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Voices The readers write................................................................................................4 Street Talk Whaddya know? ..........................................................................................4 The Week in Review The news of the day, one day at a time ......................................6 Briefs Empire Builder on film, challenge at Municipal Court, and fire season gets weird....6 Etc. Our eyes and ears on campus.................................................................................7 News At Bundy Ranch trial, questions on guns and violence .......................................8 News Mental health care providers struggle to prep for cuts .......................................9 Opinion Removing a symbol of slavery in Helena ......................................................10 Opinion Bridging the divide between Iraq and Montana ...........................................11 Feature You’ve got questions, and we’ve got The Answers Issue!...............................14

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Arts Artist Crystal Morey creates a new mythology of the West...................................18 Music Malcolm Holcombe shines a light on dark times..............................................19 Books The strange fabric of Leyna Krow’s I’m Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking ............20 Film Ingrid Goes West mines the world of Instagram—but not too deeply ................21 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................22 Resistance Kitchen The last summer on earth salad .................................................23 Happiest Hour Hitting the pavement with the Sidewalk Slammer ............................25 8 Days a Week Your smoke-filled guide to a smoke-filled week in a smoke-filled valley...28 Agenda Feeling guilty? Pack it out. ..............................................................................33 Mountain High Bugle your way to $8,000 .................................................................34

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News of the Weird ......................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................35 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................36 Free Will Astrology .....................................................................................................37 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................43 This Modern World.....................................................................................................44

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STREET TALK

by Alex Sakariassen

Asked Friday afternoon on the University of Montana Oval This week the Indy is running our annual “Answers Issue.”

What’s the coolest thing you know about Missoula?

Follow-up: What about the city are you curious to learn more about?

Leanna Plasencia: It used to be a lake.

And that during WWII there was a Japanese internment camp here. I was like, woah! Missoula mystique: I’d like to learn why, to everybody else outside this state, why Missoula and Montana are so interesting to them.

Ellie Hoffman: The coolest thing I know about Missoula is the people. They have some cool passions. Dem Missoulians: I’m curious to learn more about why it stands out from the rest of Montana with its viewpoints and perspectives.

Kim Brown: I just did an internship at the food bank, at their brand-new facility. They have cooking classes there, a big commercial kitchen. They own their building, they own their land and the people there are quirky as hell. What lies beneath: I didn’t know that Missoula has an underground. I’m not sure, but I think there might be some buildings underground that were utilized at one time.

Devin Martinez: I’m from Seattle, so the fact that there’s free parking on weekends is cool. And how easy it is to get involved with the wilderness around us and connect with the environment. Den of artistry: I really want to know why Missoula is the only liberal spot in Montana, and what makes Missoula the place where artsy, creative types come to in a red state.

Trenton Thomas: I know there’s tunnels underneath the university that a friend of mine has a key to. Gem hunter: It’s not necessarily about the town, more Montana in general, but I want to learn more about the mines, and how to find precious stones.

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Can’t be both Regarding Trump’s comments on Charlottesville: I did some serious processing over this situation and I have listened to differing points of view. I understand that there were many factors to consider and that there was culpability on both sides. And I am aware that these far-right extremists had a permit and the other group didn’t. Nevertheless, if a number of white supremacists are going to march with Ku Klux Klan garb or wear Nazi swastikas, give Nazi salutes and yell racial slurs, of course there is going to be violence. It is also an emotional trigger for people seeing these images on the news. These powerful symbols open the wounds of our country’s psyche: burning crosses and Klan brutality.

The Nazi insignia is an insult to the soldiers who fought and died in World War II. These records are deeply embedded in our collective unconscious.

Not only should the president have condemned this protest immediately, he should have specifically addressed these issues. If he had boldly stated that the Klan robes are a stark reminder of our racist past, and if he had honored the valiant men and women who served in World War II, he would have commanded respect. President Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric at this rally has fueled the fires of hatred and rage on both sides. This protest is about more than a statue being torn down, as these white nationalists, energized by a Trump presidency, are planning more rallies. It is time for the president to take a strong stand against these groups and begin to reach out to the people who do not support him and attempt to bridge the gap. Choices are being made. Are we going to devolve and erase the progress our country has made thus far, or are we going to evolve into a more humane, enlightened culture where we treat each other with understanding, compassion and mutual respect regardless of skin color?

Nancy Hufnagel Livingston

The right thing So, on Aug. 15, President Trump said this about the recent protests in Charlottesville: “This week it’s Robert E. Lee. I noticed that Stonewall Jackson is coming down. I wonder is it George Washington next week and is it Thomas Jefferson the week after? You know, you really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop?”

Really. He asked that.

I can answer the question.

Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee led an armed insurrection against our country. They did so in defense of slavery.

Period. These men do not deserve to have statues erected in their memory. What does it say to our children, our citizens of color, visitors to our country, when we revere the

memory of people who were willing to use violence in order to protect the “right” of one person to own another?

The confederates may have been brave people, but they served a terrible cause. It’s analogous to the Germans who served in the world wars. They may have been brave, but it would have been more courageous to stand against the cause their army was serving.

So, I can answer the president’s attempt to invoke the “slippery slope” argument. People will stop protesting the display of Confederate symbols when they are removed from public spaces. That’s where it stops: when we do the right thing.

Rep. Tom Woods Bozeman

“Are we going to devolve and erase the progress our country has made thus far, or are we going to evolve into a more humane, enlightened culture where we treat each other with understanding, compassion and mutual respect regardless of skin color?”

Coulda woulda I believe the mayor and commissioners blew it (“Helena to remove country’s northernmost confederate monument,” Aug. 17). This subject came up a couple of years ago and the administration said it would make a new plaque for the fountain, putting it in a better historical context and denouncing slavery, racism, etc. The fountain could have been repurposed as a symbol of peace and tolerance. Well, that didn’t happen, and in the wake of the Charlottesville violence, it is being removed, which I certainly understand. It could have been saved, though.

Pete Talbot facebook.com/missoulaindependent

So sensitive!

This is a sad moment. Any memorial should be viewed in the context that it is. A reminder of where we have been lest we forget. I visited Dachau concentration camp in Germany. I was appalled at the atrocities committed. There were people visiting from all over the world, including a lot of Jews. They weren’t offended, they were there as a remembrance, as it should be. I know there are memorials all over that memorialize something in history that didn’t have to happen. It’s not about offending people, it’s about history. People have gotten too easily offended rather than seeing it for what it is and moving forward. Open this door and it can lead to some pretty scary things, if offending someone can lead to this. Also, I’m wondering how many of those offended by things related to the Confederate war are wearing cotton T-shirts?

Carmen Gregory facebook.com/missoulaindependent

Good point Yeah, but there isn’t a giant statue glorifying Heinrich Himmler outside of the gates of Dachau constructed 50-plus years after the events unfolded there. It’s like visiting Gettysburg. Yes, we can visit the location where the battle took place and remember the men who lost their lives. But we don’t need to be building statues glorifying the people fighting to maintain the right to enslave a race of people for profit.

Steven McClain facebook.com/missoulaindependent

Take it all down To think Americans think destroying monuments is OK, and will end racism, in my opinion is absolute mindlessness! If we are to remove Confederate monuments then we should remove all governmental monuments as well, seeing it was the government that wiped out the majority of indigenous peoples. So if you’re only OK with black and white racial differences, when do you think you all will fight for the indigenous people and give us and them the right to live freely on healthy land and not behind a fence?

Kachina Rice facebook.com/missoulaindependent

Look it up Why on earth was a Confederate monument erected in the state of Montana in the first place? It didn’t become a state until 25 years after the end of the Civil War and wasn’t anywhere close to any of the main Civil War battlefields.

Michael Brown facebook.com/missoulaindependent

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WEEK IN REVIEW Wednesday, August 16 The first mandatory evacuations from the Lolo Peak fire are ordered around 10 p.m.

By week’s end, more than 1,000 people are under evacuation orders or warnings, and two homes are lost to the blaze.

Thursday, August 17 Gov. Steve Bullock calls Helena’s decision to remove a fountain dedicated to Confederate soldiers “significant” and criticizes President Trump for coddling white supremacists, quoting Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel in a statement that misspells Wiesel’s first name.

Friday, August 18 The man who oversees the University of Montana’s budget (what’s left of it, anyway), Vice President of Administration and Finance Mike Reid, accepts a similar job at Sierra Nevada College. Rosi Keller is later named interim VP.

Saturday, August 19 A firefighter working on the Lolo Peak fire is injured when a rock falls on him. The Montana National Guard arrives in the evening to assist with roadblocks.

Battle of the bench

Challenge at Municipal Court Municipal Court judge candidate Brendan McQuillan realizes the words will be controversial as soon as they come out of his mouth. “Putting someone in jail is state-sponsored kidnapping,” he says. The comment is a theoretical footnote, meant not as a wholesale rejection of prison systems but to emphasize how important it is that judges send defendants to jail only when necessary.

McQuillan says he’s seen the system fail. Fresh out of the University of Montana School of Law in 2008, he took a job as a public defender in Billings, processing some 450 cases in 10 months. It didn’t take long for the new attorney to become “really bothered” by what he encountered.

“I saw indigent people who were not committing violent crimes spending an inordinate amount of time in jail,” he says. “I counseled clients who wanted to plead guilty—but I thought were very defendable—but it was their choice because they wanted to get out of jail.”

As Missoula has embarked on its own effort to reduce the county’s inmate population, similar criticism— that too many nonviolent defendants are ending up in jail—has been leveled at Missoula Municipal Court

Judge Kathleen Jenks. And while Jenks has insisted that her court is not the problem, McQuillan is making his pledge to work with city officials on jail diversion the centerpiece of his election campaign.

That campaign finally launched in mid-August, having been delayed by a series of trials in Lake County, where McQuillan has been a special prosecutor assigned to domestic violence and sex crimes since 2016.

The most significant was a rape case involving Vaughn David James, who had avoided rape convictions twice previously. A June trial ended in another mistrial, but McQuillan successfully retried the case and obtained a conviction in July.

McQuillan says his experiences as a county prosecutor and public defender have given him an appreciation for both sides of the courtroom and a judicial mindset that favors rehabilitation over “the heavier stick of incarceration.” He considers his goals to generally align with those underpinning Missoula County’s jail diversion plan and statewide legislative efforts at criminal justice reform. Implementing them in Montana’s largest courtroom, he says, will require a judge who is ready to partner with local officials.

A number of them have already endorsed him, including city councilwoman Emily Bentley (whose

clashes with Jenks were recently reported by the Indy), deputy county attorney Jason Marks, Justice of the Peace Marie Andersen and county commissioner Cola Rowley. Still, McQuillan expects an uphill battle to unseat an incumbent who can point to her own list of improvements she’s brought to the court. “But I think the approach I would bring to the bench is in line with the values of Missoula, and the Missoula that is my home,” he says.

Derek Brouwer

Burning bright

A not-so-normal fire season On July 21, the Lolo Peak fire was still just a few days old and about 200 acres large, burning between two creeks just inside the northern boundary of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness. But at 6 p.m. that day, Greg Poncin’s Northern Rockies Incident Management Team took over operations—a development that fire information officer Mike Cole characterizes as “pretty odd.”

“We didn’t have any firefighters on the lines for weeks because of where this was located,” Cole says.

“That’s a big oddball situation to walk into.”

Cole understands why the forest ordered such a

Sunday, August 20 Two days after former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon returns to Breitbart News, Lola Zinke, wife of Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke, tweets a photo of herself with her arm around Bannon, captioned, “∫ this man! #SteveBannon”

Monday, August 21 Tiffanie Pierce and Augustus Standingrock are charged with murder after police find two bodies in chemical-filled plastic tubs in the basement of a Strand Avenue home. Oh, and there was a solar eclipse.

Tuesday, August 22 Big Sky Brewing Co. releases GRIZ Montana Lager, officially licensed through the University of Montana, where the brewery got its start as an idea “in the halls of UM’s business school.”

The [United Daughters of the Confederacy] openly supported the early Ku Klux Klan in its mission of white supremacy and worked to rewrite school textbooks to distort history by romanticizing the Old South.”—Excerpt from educational text that was drafted and approved, but never installed, next to a Confederate fountain in a Helena city park. The fountain was removed Aug. 18.

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[news] robust and experienced Type 1 crew to tackle a fledgling blaze. The Lolo Peak fire has since made runs north and east, impacting highway traffic, hundreds of nearby residents and flight paths into and out of the Missoula International Airport. In other words, it’s followed the Poncin team’s predictions almost to the letter, Cole says, and a good portion of the fire line established by those plans was in mop-up at press time. “We spent quite a long time preparing for this.�

Meanwhile, south of Georgetown Lake, the 15,600acre Meyers fire has highlighted a growing trend in Western firefighting. On Aug. 7, Georgetown area residents were informed that fire crews would be constructing a 17-mile contingency line several miles from the fire’s location. Public information officer Michelle Weston says the lack of direct action on a fire is somewhat unusual, but becoming more common as fires burn in rugged, tightly treed terrain. Meyers is a “long-term, long-duration fire,� she adds, and the contingency line is intended to allow teams to fight the fire if and when it comes to them.

On the Rice Ridge Fire west of Seeley Lake, smoke has intermittently grounded firefighting aircraft, and public information officer Jacob Brollier says smoky morning conditions have caused team leaders to push morning briefings back an hour. Beyond those minor changes, Brollier hasn’t noticed anything particularly unusual about the effort. He does, however, note one out-of-the-ordinary development this season. “We did a stand-down to reflect on the recent injuries and the fatalities,� Brollier says. “That’s something they don’t usually do.�

Brollier was at the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise when the stand-down notice went out to federal firefighters nationwide about three weeks ago, shortly after California hotshot Brent Witham, 29, was killed by a falling snag on the Lolo Peak fire. Witham’s was the second wildland firefighter fatality in Montana this summer, following the death of 19-year-old Trenton Johnson on the Florence fire July 19. This is the first fire season in Montana since 2001 to claim multiple firefighters’ lives. Brollier says the agency email he received encouraged crews to “put down your radio, put down your tool and talk about it.� “We don’t like it when we start having our brothers and our sisters getting hurt out there,� Brollier says. “We want to step back and take a look and see if there’s something we can do to mitigate that. The first thing to do is talk about it.�

Alex Sakariassen

Amtrak at risk

Empire Builder on film Cuts to the Amtrak budget proposed by the Trump administration would eliminate Montana’s last passenger rail line and leave only legendary documentarian Albert Maysles’ last film, In Transit, to commemorate it.

In Transit, which screened at last year’s Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, sleepily follows riders of the Empire Builder line from Chicago to Seattle, meditating on Montana’s harsh winter landscape along the way. Maysles and his brother David previously directed fly-on-the-wall classics including Grey Gardens, Salesman and Gimme Shelter. Maysles died at age 88 on March 5, 2015, only days after approving the final cut of In Transit.

The end of the Empire Builder would mark the end of an era in a region that relied on trains to bring armies and colonists across the plains and the Rockies. “The film becomes a document of a bygone era,� says Nelson Walker, who worked on In Transit as a director, producer and cinematographer.

Nelson says he and the crew rode the Empire Builder three times over as many months in the winter of 2014, and experienced diminished service even then. The chocolates typically left in sleeper cars were absent after one trip, and the flowers in the dining car disappeared during another. “Even before Trump it felt like they were scaling back,� Walker says.

Montana’s passenger rail service has been in decline since Amtrak was amalgamated under the Nixon administration in 1971. The North Coast Hiawatha line ran between Seattle and Chicago through Montana’s southern half, passing through Missoula, Butte, Bozeman and Billings until being discontinued in 1979. The following year the Montana portion of the privately owned Milwaukee Road line shut down.

Efforts to resurrect the North Coast Hiawatha stalled in 2009, and if the Empire Builder falls to the Trump budget, it will be the first time Montana has

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$223,152.42 Total cost of acquisitions last year at the Missoula Public Library, according to information provided to the Indy via a records request. The most expensive category was digital resources, at about $46,000. lacked passenger trains since the first tracks were laid over Monida Pass in 1880 to get at Butte’s copper.

The Trump administration’s proposed 13 percent cut to the federal transportation budget pulls money mostly from railways, including a nearly 50 percent cut to long-distance passenger rail subsidies.

Besides the Empire Builder, the budget would cut nearly all longdistance trains, including the only lines connecting the eastern and western halves of the country, and isolating 22 states in the West and the South. Whether America retains any semblance of its pioneering transcontinental rail service will be determined by the October budget deadline, unless a government shutdown prolongs the decision.

The director’s daughter, Rebekah Maysles, says her father would be outraged to see what the Trump budget would do to the Empire Builder. “Part of me is happy he’s not on this planet to see what’s going on,� she says.

In Transit has been in limbo since its financier, Al Jazeera America, shut down suddenly last year before the film could be broadcast or see wider theatrical release. The Maysles Documentary Center is still trying to reclaim distribution rights from Al Jazeera.

Rebekah says her father would have wanted a film covering such a large geographical area and such diverse populations to be seen by an equally broad audience.

The nearest scheduled showing of In Transit is Sept. 5 at the Grand Theater in Tacoma, which can be accessed from Whitefish on the Sept. 4 Empire Builder.

Hunter Pauli

ETC. Thousands of students, faculty and staff are trickling back to the University of Montana for the start of the academic year. Those who ventured beyond the smoke-filled Missoula valley for the summer will be relieved the see that the campus is still intact, spared both from literal wildfires and metaphorical budgetary icebergs.

For the most part. The summer claimed 41 (of 552) faculty, the Missoulian recently reported, partly through buyouts and partly through attrition, i.e., faculty jumping ship. Adrift are familiar faces including Main Hall gadfly Michel Valentin and Nobel Prize-winning climate scientist Steve Running. The roughly 34 lecturers who teach many of UM’s most popular classes have been put on notice that they, too, could be overboard at semester’s end. On Sept. 1, Vice President for Administration and Finance Mike Reid, who oversees the campus’s tenuous budget, will bail to a much smaller school on Lake Tahoe.

None of this is pleasant to report, especially at the start of classes. After eight years of declining enrollment and subsequent budget cuts, the Titanic comparison feels too real to be funny. But UM doesn’t have the luxury of setting aside its troubles this year, even for its annual “Week of Welcome.� The fall semester is the most urgent in the last decade (or longer), as interim leaders and state officials carry out a budgetary realignment that will almost certainly end with more terminations and the discontinuance of programs.

UM’s future—from its next president to its academics to its faculty makeup to its student body— will be shaped by the decisions made during the next four months.

Some of those decisions will be made in public meetings in public view. Others may not be: UM has a mixed record on transparency in recent years, with a tendency to batten down the hatches when seas get rough. And the effects of all this on student and staff will be keenly felt, if hard to measure.

We’re committed to telling UM’s story—the good, bad and ugly—during this pivotal moment, in hopes that those stories can help the campus family make better decisions, hold decision makers accountable for bad ones and, if nothing else, let taxpayers and Griz fans know what the hell is going on. You can help. Tell us what to watch for, what we’re missing, or what we’re messing up by dropping Indy UM reporter Derek Brouwer a line at dbrouwer@missoulanews.com.

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Speech as threat?

At Bundy trial, questions on guns and violence

by Tay Wiles, High Country News

As the nation reels from protests that left one person dead and 19 injured in Charlottesville, Virginia, a trial of Cliven Bundy’s armed supporters in Nevada is raising thorny issues around the threat of violence and its relationship to free speech.

Defendants in the first of three Bunkerville trials, which concluded last week, have described their actions as being protected by the First and Second amendments. But prosecutors say the trial is about using the threat of violence to defy law enforcement.

During the six-week trial of Eric Parker, Scott Drexler, Steven Stewart and Ricky Lovelien, prosecutors and defense lawyers painted starkly different pictures of the events of April 12, 2014, when armed supporters of rancher Bundy stopped the Bureau of Land Management from seizing cattle grazing illegally in southern Nevada.

The defense characterized the Bunkerville standoff as a peaceful protest. Government prosecutors argued that even though defendants didn’t fire their weapons, they deployed a threat of violence.

In fact, prosecutors said, the defendants have been part of self-styled militias that strategically used the threat of violence to thwart federal officers. Prosecutors described how defendants traveled in 2015 to Oregon and Montana to prevent federal authorities from accessing mining claims in those states. “The point is that these operations were done to show force to federal agencies … to make them stand down and stop what they are doing,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nadia Ahmed said in closing statements last week.

The end of the trial has come just as national debate over similar issues has reached a new pitch. Dozens of far-right groups and hate groups—which hold a diversity of beliefs but share many far-right values—have sponsored what they call “free speech” rallies across the country for months, often leading to violent clashes with counter-protesters. Jason Kessler, an organizer of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, told a local radio station, “The political correctness has gotten way out of control, and the only way to fight back against it has been to stand up for our own interests.”

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Last week the American Civil Liberties Union defended the groups’ right to gather in Charlottesville, where street brawls broke out and a man allegedly drove a car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing activist Heather Heyer.

State and local officials across the country must now grapple with whether to revoke permits for more so-called free speech rallies that threaten violence.

Meanwhile, at the courthouse in Las Vegas, Bundy supporters show no real desire to respect federal authority. Friends, family members and other followers who have rallied outside the courthouse for months say the judge has put unfair restrictions on the defendants’ case. U.S District Court Judge Gloria Navarro has been stricter than she was in the previous trial,

up by that tree over there”—a comment recalling the historical lynching of African Americans as a form of systemic oppression and terror.

The Bunkerville standoff was a rally against federal authority, not for white supremacy. Among the rancher’s supporters, the face-off has become a symbol for free speech. For Bundy critics, it’s an example of the threat of violence as a bargaining chip.

Defendant Scott Drexler of Idaho testified last week that he traveled to Bunkerville in 2014 thinking he was attending a protest. “I guess the idea at the time was we were going to stand around with some signs,” Drexler said.

“Did you bring a sign?” a prosecutor asked him.

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Scott Drexler, left, and Steve Stewart, right, from Idaho, stand watch on a bridge with firearms as protesters gather by the Bureau of Land Management’s base camp, where cattle seized from rancher Cliven Bundy were being held, near Bunkerville, Nevada, in 2014.

which ended in a hung jury for these four defendants. On Aug. 10, she kicked defendant Eric Parker off the witness stand because he would not keep his testimony within her orders. Navarro had set limitations on testimony to exclude statements about what the defendants felt at the time of the standoff, which she deemed part of an irrelevant self-defense.

Bundy supporters have harshly criticized Navarro for months, sharing social media posts calling her biased and calling for her impeachment. A New Mexico rancher who met Bundy decades ago, and who shares similar views, told me outside the courthouse this week that the judge, who is Latina, should be “strung

No, Drexler said, though he did take an assault rifle and a pistol. To drive home her point, Ahmed played a video of Cliven Bundy’s son Ammon, recorded shortly after the standoff, in which he said: “We did have militia and weapons, and that was important because (the federal officers) didn’t know whether or not we were going to fire on them.” Creating that uncertainty, the prosecutors argued, was a threat of violence, punishable by law. Whether that reasoning will hold remains to be seen. Jurors were still deliberating on Tuesday.

Tay Wiles is an associate editor of High Country News, where this article originally appeared on Aug. 18.

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Holding the line Mental health care providers struggle with cuts

by Alex Sakariassen

Weeks after the Independent spoke with Western Montana Mental Health Center CEO Jodi Daly about an unexpected round of state budget cuts (see “Under the gun,” Aug. 3), it remains unclear how those cuts will ultimately affect her organization.

Daly says she’s already had to reduce some employees’ hours and lay off the equivalent of six full-time positions in Lake County.

WMMHC also closed one of its facilities in Polson and directed the clients it served to its mental health center in Ronan. Those changes were due more to ongoing difficulties funding rural services than to the cuts triggered by Senate Bill 261, Daly says, but the prospect of a $3 million shortfall is never far from her mind.

“The cuts at this point weren’t related” to the recent downsizing, Daly says, “but I wouldn’t say they haven’t pressured us into forecasting that it’s going to be a greater problem.”

The cuts that have Daly and others in Montana’s mental health care community on high alert—a $26 million reduction achieved largely by cutting reimbursements to Medicaid providers—were announced by the state Department of Public Health and Human Services last month. Daly says a July 28 meeting of the Legislature’s Children, Families, Health and Human Services Interim Committee was “packed” with people testifying in opposition to the cuts, and she anticipates a similar turnout for the next meeting, scheduled for Sept. 11. That could be the last opportunity for mental health care providers and clients to pressure legislators into intervening in the DPHHS proposed rule. Missoula-based nonprofit Summit Independent Living has scheduled a rally at the state capitol during the committee’s hearing to oppose the cuts.

Meanwhile, the nonprofit Sunburst Community Service Foundation is prepared to meet the challenge head-on. Missoula-based clinician Megan Bailey says that Sunburst, which was founded in Libby and now operates mental health centers in six towns, had a “pretty intensive” meeting in mid-August to “skim the fat.” Bailey sits on a couch in Sunburst’s new Northside office

next to clinician and program supervisor Emily Pray as the two list examples of the self-imposed “nickel-and-diming” they’ll need to enforce. No more “fancy pens,” Bailey says. Use less paper, Pray chimes in.

Both concede that even if the cuts are restricted to administrative costs, they’re going to hurt.

“One of the things that came up [in Sunburst’s meeting] is [that] our job, as clinicians, is [that] we break barriers,” Bailey says. “Someone comes to us and they’re struggling, we are going to do everything

providers and their clients in this bind for the lawmakers who supported SB 261. Cutting Medicaid reimbursements, particularly for case management, underscores lawmakers’ shortsightedness, she says, considering how much money one skilled clinician can save by helping keep a client out of jail, or the emergency room.

“If the state Legislature thinks [SB 261] is a good way to cut costs, they’ve been grossly misled,” Bailey says. “The jails are full of these kind of acutely sick individuals, where all it would take [to avoid jail] is one

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Licensed mental health organizations across the state are bracing for deep cuts to Medicaid approved by Montana lawmakers this spring. At Sunburst’s new Missoula office, clinicians Megan Bailey and Emily Pray vow those cuts won’t stop them from providing services.

in our power to help them meet their goals. If we can do it for our clients, we can do it for our agency.”

The one thing Bailey says Sunburst will not do is close its mental health care facilities in Eureka, Libby, Kalispell, Polson, St. Ignatius or Missoula. If other organizations are forced to downsize, she wants to make sure Sunburst remains to embrace any displaced clients. That may mean that case managers will have to work even harder, taking on even heavier caseloads, but Bailey refuses to entertain the alternatives.

“We’re not going to reduce benefits for our employees, we’re not going to reduce pay, and we’re not going to reduce the care that our consumers are used to seeing,” she says.

Bailey reserves her criticism of the budgetary decisions that are putting

case manager [saying], ‘Let’s have a cup of coffee. Let’s go to the food bank.’”

Regardless, the cuts will have a negative effect on Sunburst beyond the quality of office supplies. Bailey says Sunburst had been planning an expansion of its mental health care services into Browning, mirroring an expansion into Missoula earlier this year that Bailey spearheaded. A large reduction in Medicaid reimbursements for case management, like the one the state proposes, will make it hard for Sunburst to maintain its existing services, never mind deliver them to a whole new population of clients.

“Our future expansion plans just got messier,” Bailey says. “It’s going to be harder. But we’re still committed to meeting unmet need, and we’re invested in our team.” asakariassen@missoulanews.com

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Confederates down Removing a reminder of slavery in Helena

by Dan Brooks

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Last Wednesday, after white supremacists spent the weekend rallying around a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, the city of Helena decided to remove its monument to Confederate soldiers. It was the northernmost Confederate monument in the United States. The fountain in Hill Park was commissioned by the Daughters of the Confederacy and given to Helena in 1916, a little more than 50 years after Lee surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, some 2,200 miles to the south.

The question of why there is a Confederate monument in the capital of Montana—which was not a state during the Civil War and would almost certainly have fought for the North if it had been—is hard to answer. A number of Confederate veterans came to the Montana Territory during Reconstruction, but they went to California, too, and there’s no monument to the Confederacy there. The fountain in Hill Park seems to be a relic of the World War I era, when increased participation of black Americans in the workforce led to a backlash from whites. Like many such monuments, it does not tell us about history so much as it tells us what we thought about history at a later date.

This principle obtains in the present day. At the public hearing that preceded the vote to remove the fountain last Wednesday, Helena resident and Citizens’ Council member Paul Pacini worried that, “by removing the fountain, we’re erasing history.” His remarks echo a sentiment expressed in a 2015 letter

by Helena Mayor Jim Smith, who wrote, “Fundamentally, I believe we ought to be very careful before we start obliterating history. That is what totalitarian regimes do.”

I don’t think anyone wants to see Helena fall to totalitarianism. The possibility of erasing history, on the other hand, might sound a little more tempting—particularly to about 12.5 million African slaves. Still, the idea that a fountain is all that stands between Mon-

tanans and ignorance of the Civil War is absurd. I think it’s safe to bet they knew about the Confederacy in Helena before 1917. Monuments like the fountain in Hill Park are not teaching documents.

They’re symbols, and they are controversial now because what they symbolize is in dispute.

As a former teacher of history, I’m going to go out on a limb and say the Civil War was about slavery. This claim will generate letters to the editor. A sub-

“Monuments like the fountain in Hill Park are not teaching documents.

They’re symbols, and they are controversial now because what they symbolize is in dispute.” stantial number of people will tell you the Civil War was about states’ rights.

These people are white. They will insist that symbols of the Confederacy have nothing to do with legalized enslavement of black Americans, even as they describe monuments like the fountain in Hill Park as elements of their “heritage,” a pleasant word for the practice of taking credit for what previous white people have done.

Maybe it’s just because I never

owned anybody, but these arguments strike me as absurd. When I hear them, I slip into a kind of trance state wherein I want to teach others the consensus view of American history by means of a big stick. This approach is much easier than book-based methods of education, which have failed consistently for generations and pretty much brought us to where we are today.

Everybody knows what the fountain in Hill Park looks like, but few can tell you what it means. This problem is widespread. At a diner in eastern Washington this summer, I saw a stars-andbars iPhone case pressed to the ear of a 15-year-old girl. Am I to understand her as a vigorous defender of states’ rights?

Or does she see the Confederate flag less as a document of history than as one of a number of contemporary signifiers—one that vaguely symbolizes rebellion or being country in a way that those of us who speak smugly of teaching history do not understand?

I think the stars and bars are offensive. I think the Daughters of the Confederacy was a crypto-supremacist group, a tea-sipping version of the Ku Klux Klan. But every man who fought under that flag is dead, along with every woman who collected money for that fountain. Only the symbols live among us, with only as much history as we impart to them.

I think it’s good that Helena decided to remove its Confederate monument. So does Mayor Smith, who said at last week’s meeting he had changed his mind since he wrote his letter in 2015.

But until we agree on what that fountain means to us, a century after our forebears put it up, we are not going to get what we want out of taking it down. We want to settle the meaning of history, but it won’t do us much good until we settle what we mean by evoking that history today.

Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture and slavery-themed phone accessories at combatblog.net.

[opinion]

Just people Bridging the divide between Iraq and Montana

by Natalie Dawson

I was standing on the Séliš Ksanka Ql’ispé Dam in Polson this summer, along with 25 college students from Iraq, listening as a civil engineer described how the dam was built. He was followed by a Salish tribal member, who spoke about the cultural significance of the tribe’s ownership of the site.

Afterward, the engineer, who was born and raised in rural Montana, pulled one of my students aside as everyone began to climb up the bank and back into the bus. He seemed puzzled: “So, you are from Iraq, but, I mean, you aren’t going back there, right? I mean, it’s a war zone. How did you even get into the country?”

I cringed and prepared to step in, but the student, Pshtiwan, gracefully replied, “Oh no, sir, we are college students, of course I will go home. We are just here for a few weeks. Lots of us live in places that are just like here, normal, there’s even mountains.” And they started a lively discussion about what life is like in Iraq.

When we got to Glacier National Park, one of my students, who came from the Kurdish region of Iraq, carried a flag as we hiked up the trail to Hidden Lake. An older man with an American flag emblazoned on his shirt walked up and said, “Hey, where you from?”

Again, I winced, holding my breath. But again, the student stepped up and explained politely, “I am Kurdish. Do you know about Kurdistan? It is different than Iraq; we are our own government, with our own flag.” The man paused, thought about it, smiled and said, “Iraq? Yeah, I love people from Iraq!” I let out my breath. I had just realized something important: that I needed to let go of the biases I held about my own people—rural Westerners.

At first, the idea of shepherding Iraqi students around the public lands and small communities of western Montana seemed daunting. What could

I possibly tell these students about life in a place like this, so remote and sparsely populated—different in so many ways from their native land? Chosen by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and the U.S. Department of State, these students have been identified as future leaders in the rebuilding of Iraq and potential independence of Kurdistan.

Most of them had never been on a plane. Most of the women had never

“What could I possibly tell these students about life in a place like this, so remote and sparsely populated— different in so many ways from their native land?”

ridden a bicycle, gone swimming in a river or even walked alone outside at night in the open air.

The women and men had never played games together, but before long, we were on the Flathead Indian Reservation playing a Native game called Chiriki stickball with Salish Kootenai College instructors. I realized, with time, that what I could give them is what this region gives to each

of us every day: a sense of freedom and seemingly limitless open space.

Space to be creative, to try new things, to ask big questions, to have discussions that they could never have in their home country, all while watching the sun set on the mountains of the Continental Divide.

Most of our activities focused and occurred on public lands, including the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Glacier National Park. During one of our class periods, students watched a video about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, oil and gas drilling and its impact on the Gwich’in people.

One student raised his hand at the end of the film to say, “It is the same for us—so much oil and gas and development—but no space for us to enjoy wild nature. Why do we have to fight about this? Why do we have to look at each other as different? We are all just people.”

We are all just people. His words echoed in my mind when it came time for the Kurdish and Arabic students— all from war-torn communities and on opposite sides of conflicts at home—to leave. We hugged each other goodbye, and many of us cried.

The student’s belief that we are all just people ran through my mind as I left the group at the airport, realizing how much they had changed several people’s view of the world, including my own. For the residents of the small western towns that opened their arms to these students from the Middle East, the world got smaller as stories were shared with openness and kindness.

Yet our worldview grew so much larger, too, like seeing snow for the first time in your life while standing at the top of a pass in an international peace park.

Natalie Dawson is a contributor to Writers on the Range, the opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org ). She is the director of the Wilderness Institute at the University of Montana in Missoula.

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INEXPLICABLE – The Adair family of Deerfield Beach, Florida, were startled awake on July 15 by the sound of something meaty crashing onto their roof. When they investigated, they found two packages of Italian pork sausage in the side yard, and three more packages still on the roof. The sausages were in bags marked with the name of a land-clearing company in Alabama. Austin Adair called the company to inquire about the wayward sausages, but “the guy had no idea what I was talking about and probably thought I was crazy,” he said, and the mystery remains unsolved. “I would love to know what really happened,” said Jennie Adair, “because it’s just so, so odd.”

THE NAKED TRUTH – Summers are hot in Lawrence, Kansas, and Christopher Steven Carlson, 34, of Riley took advantage of the warm temperatures on July 30 to stroll down a sidewalk in the busy college town in his birthday suit—twice. Police first arrested Carlson around 2 p.m. in downtown Lawrence for indecent exposure, after which he paid his $500 fine and was released. He caught a taxi from the Douglas County Jail back to the downtown area, where he stiffed the driver, left his clothes in the car and resumed his in-the-buff constitutional. Local business owner Meg Heriford said: “Our customers were not alarmed. It was more like, ‘Hey, there’s a naked guy.’”

Nakedness does leave one a bit vulnerable, as Travis Tingler, 32, found out on July 16 as he stood unclothed outside his girlfriend’s house in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, shouting and threatening to hurt the people inside. When police arrived, they tried and failed to get Tingler back into his pants, so they handcuffed him. As they struggled to put him in the police car, Tingler picked up a lighter off the ground, and a probe from an officer’s stun gun struck the lighter, igniting Tingler’s chest and beard hairs. An officer was able to pat the fire out.

Nudity, like everything else, is more fun when you can share it with friends. Or so it appeared to drivers along route A66 in Workington, Cumbria, in England, who spied four “shame-faced” men walking along the road wearing nothing but sneakers on July 30. The four “protected their modesty with cupped hands” and appeared to be walking quickly, according to Kathryn Lynn, 50, who drove by with her husband and daughter and snapped a photo of the odd group. “It was a bit of a shock to see,” she said.

THE CONTINUING CRISIS – Out of eight candidates for Detroit mayor in the Aug. 8 primary, half were convicted felons, the Detroit News reported. Three women and one man have convictions including gun crimes and assault with intent to commit murder. “Black marks on your record show you have lived a little and have overcome some challenges,” opined political consultant Greg Bowens. Michigan law allows convicted felons to vote and run for office unless they are currently incarcerated, or if their offenses are fraud-related or constitute a breach of public trust. (Update: None of the felons advanced to the general election.)

IRONIES – In Green Bay, Wisconsin, the Spartans of Vincent T. Lombardi Middle School won’t be playing football this year because of a lack of coaches. Jim Van Abel, principal of the school named after the revered coach of the Green Bay Packers, told parents in a letter that the district had been advertising for coaching positions since April, to no avail. Student Alex Coniff said last year about 55 students played on the school’s two football teams. (Interestingly, the district was also unable to provide a representative to be interviewed for the story.)

THE PERFECT NAME – Weedville, Pennsylvania, more than lived up to its name on July 31 when the North Central Municipal Drug Task Force busted Tiffany R. Potts, 23, and James Michael Dunshie, 30, at their home. The pair were caught with heroin, methamphetamines, hallucinogenic mushrooms, firearms and drug paraphernalia—but, apparently, no weed.

THE JOB OF THE RESEARCHER – Sexing certain species of turtles used to be an invasive process, sometimes requiring surgery on the little guy or gal. But Donald McKnight, a Ph.D. student at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, has perfected a method that speeds up the process—and presumably pleases the shelled reptile. McKnight uses a vibrator to stimulate the underside of the turtle, which causes a male to “reveal himself,” sometimes in as little as 4 seconds. McKnight did his research in Oklahoma on threatened western chicken turtles.

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IT’S IMPORTANT TO HAVE GOALS – When federal agents turned up in May 2016 with a search warrant at the Miami home of 19-year-old Phyllistone Termine, they interrupted the teenager as he crafted a summer fraud to-do list. Items on the list included buying credit card numbers and security codes on the “dark web.” Between March 2015 and his arrest, Termine had used stolen Social Security numbers from more than 1,000 victims to collect unemployment benefits in excess of $1 million. Next to his bed were blank white credit cards with magnetic strips and equipment to encode those strips. In July, Termine was sentenced to 4-and-a-half years in federal prison, where his organizational skills may be put to some more legal purpose.

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If it’s new to you…

Hey there, good to see you, thanks for picking up the paper. You must be new here. Just starting school? Still getting your bearings? Well lucky you.

Lucky to be here, for one (and try not to worry about all the smoke—it won’t last forever). But lucky to have stumbled across this issue, too. If it feels fatter than your usual free weekly newspaper, that’s because it’s carrying a brand-new edition of Fresh Facts, our back-to-school/newcomers’ guide.

Check that out and maybe keep a copy handy at home. There’s a lot of good who-what-when-where-and-why in there to help orient you to Missoula.

You’ll probably find something you can use even if you’re an old hand about town. Because if there’s one thing you need to know about Missoula, it’s that it’s always changing, so even old-timers have questions. And that’s why this issue is all about answers. Here are a few to get you started.

Q: ARE THERE REALLY TUNNELS BENEATH DOWNTOWN MISSOULA? A: If you’re new to Missoula, it’s only a matter of time before you start hearing stories of opium dens and underground speakeasies. The Prohibition era always seems to tickle our curiosity, and the historic tours of subterranean “cities” offered in Butte and Havre lend plausibility to the tales. But even people who have lived here for years might not know the truth behind the legends.

Fortunately, the anthropology department at the University of Montana has dedicated a significant amount of time to researching the hidden spaces beneath our feet. In 2013, professor Kelly Dixon led a team of 15 students from an archaeology survey course on an expedition to learn more about Missoula’s underground. One of those students, Nikki Manning, turned the project into a 2015 book, titled Historic Underground Missoula, that documents eight sites researched and documented by the UM crew. The book comes complete with maps of the city’s old steam tunnel system and photos of bricked-up doorways in downtown basements. The takeaway? Missoula’s underground is there. It just may not be what the rumors would suggest.

In an email to the Indy, Manning explains that the biggest misconception surrounding Missoula’s so-called tunnels is that Chinese immigrants built them to travel around town unseen. This popular myth, Manning says, is why she chose to focus her master’s thesis on Missoula’s underground to begin with.

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“I spent about three years surveying sites in downtown Missoula, searching for any archaeological evidence that this rumor is true,” she adds, “but never found any data to support it.”

Manning’s book notes that some of Missoula’s more significant underground findings are sealed sidewalk voids— spaces below sidewalks that offered exterior access to basements or between buildings. They’re notable, Manning writes, because they represent “the more mundane realities … of underground features that have somehow become rather sensationalized as opium dens and prostitution cribs.” So while it’s fun to imagine a serpentine network of tunnels once used by drug peddlers and bootleggers, it’s important to remember that the facts don’t always line up with the folklore. That doesn’t make Missoula’s underground any less cool. (Alex Sakariassen)

Q: HOW DID A LITTLE TOWN LIKE MISSOULA END UP WITH TWO NEW CONCERT AMPHITHEATERS?

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The entrance to one of downtown Missoula’s many steam tunnels.

A: Ambition and competition. Missoula has cycled through all sorts of music venues over the years, with places including the Top Hat, Jay’s Upstairs and the Cowboy Bar (now the Sunrise Saloon) hosting buzzworthy mid-tier acts for decades. But aside from the occasional outdoor festival (the Aber Day Kegger, for instance) and some concerts at the University (now Dennison) Theater, big-time

touring acts have been few and far between. In the mid-2000s, the Wilma, which was still mostly doing business as a movie theater, began ramping up its live music offerings, partnering with Boise, Idaho, promoter the Knitting Factory to bring in acts like Jane’s Addiction and Iron & Wine. In 2009, when Top Hat owner Steve Garr died, his children took over the venue and began booking bigger acts, too.

Then, in 2011, Big Sky Brewing Co. announced a summer concert series that over the next few years would include acts including Willie Nelson, Cake and Primus.

Around the same time, the downtown scene underwent a major shift when entrepreneur Nick Checota bought the Top Hat and installed renovations including a stateof-the art stage and sound system. The new space began booking popular acts like Shooter Jennings, Jeff Tweedy and the Polyphonic Spree. In March 2015, Checota bought the Wilma Theater and decided to keep the booking in-house, with the idea that he would work on occasion with outside bookers. This did not make Knitting Factory happy, and the company brought suit against Checota in November 2015 with a claim that he was operating as a monopoly. Checota counter-sued alleging that Knitting Factory, which booked shows at Big Sky Brewing Co., was dissuading bands from playing at Checota’s venues.

In December 2016, Checota announced the launch of his own booking company, Logjam Presents, and began building an amphitheater in Bonner, which opened in July with an inaugural performance by Lyle Lovett and his Large Band. This summer also saw the opening of Big Sky’s new amphitheater, managed by the Knitting Factory, which kicked off with a performance by Trey Anastasio. Big Sky’s major

highlight was the Travelers’ Rest festival curated by the Decemberists’ Colin Meloy.

Meanwhile, Missoula’s DIY scene has struggled to find venues for local and underground touring acts until recently, when a group of bookers secured the Zootown Arts Community Center Basement for regular shows. As for big-time acts, the fierce competition between Missoula’s two biggest promoters has made for some interesting drama, and in the end it’s given Missoula and its surrounding communities more top-notch live music than we could have ever imagined.

(Erika Fredrickson)

“When the cost of running it is going up, and you have obligations to meet when you’re trying to keep a center running, or a program running, then your prices have to go up to a little bit,” Hale says.

As for how thrift stores set prices, that varies from store to store. Some, like Teen Challenge, price on a case-bycase basis, taking into account factors like the item’s quality and how it’s

Q: WHY IS DATING SO HARD HERE? A: Dating sucks in Missoula, but if my Twitter feed is to be believed, dating sucks everywhere else, too. That’s probably because dating really isn’t any fun at all. The early going is anxiety-inducing.

When it starts getting comfortable, you start panicking about how it could go wrong. Then, when it inevitably goes

Q: WHY ARE THE THRIFT STORES SO EXPENSIVE? A: It’s a common Missoula complaint, but it may not be just Missoula. As it turns out, thrift stores have plenty of reason to be expensive. While one could argue that since the inventory is donated, prices should be rock-bottom, it’s actually a little more complicated than that.

For starters, many Missoula thrift stores fund outreach programs. At Secret Seconds, the revenue generated from sales funds programming at the YWCA. Goodwill operates on a similar model. As the need for these programs expands— they’re usually wellness efforts targeted at lower-income individuals and families—and government budgets contract, it takes more money to keep up.

Moreover, the administrative costs of operating a business at all has increased.

Deanna Hale, the general manager of Teen Challenge, notes the cost of rent, employee salaries and incidental costs like the gas necessary to pick up donated items as factors that can necessitate a price bump.

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Why so high? Missoula’s thrift stores have a pricey reputation.

priced online. Others, like the Underground Thrift Store, follow general guidelines, setting prices based mostly on the type of clothing, excepting higher-quality or designer items.

In short, thrift stores are getting expensive because everything is getting expensive. Just be thankful you can still find a decent pair of shoes for less than $50. It won’t always be this way. (Michael Siebert)

photo courtesy Logjam Presents

wrong, you’re back to crying in your bedroom, eating Doritos and watching True Blood until four in the morning.

Missoula, like every place, has its own little quirks that make dating a challenge. For starters, there are lots of families here, all of whom serve as a reminder of the ultimately hollowness of your family-free existence. And despite being a college town, Missoula is also

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A tale of two amphitheaters: KettleHouse Amphitheater, left, and the Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater.

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fairly small, with a correspondingly shallow pool of available singles. Missoula’s smallness has the added effect of ensuring that everybody in your age group already knows and has already hooked up with everybody else.

Add to this the unnavigable minefield of Tinder, an app that allows you to look at pictures of men in bucket hats holding fish at all hours of the day, and you’re destined to spend a lot of time getting your feelings hurt.

But all of these problems exist to some degree or another in every other city, too. It’s not Missoula’s fault that dating requires the investment of an immense amount of trust in a person you barely know while enforcing your own intense vulnerability. Nine times out of 10, you’re going to end up feeling like total garbage.

But when you do somehow manage to find someone you connect with here— and one way or another, you always do— it’s a hell of a place to fall in love. Yes, it’ll suck when you break up, but at least your fruitless romantic foibles will have taken place in one of the most beautiful places in the country. If you’re going to get dumped, don’t you want to get dumped while walking through Caras Park at 2 in the morning? And if you’re going to rebound on an awkward Tinder date with someone you have nothing even slightly in common with, shouldn’t you at least meet at a really good microbrewery? (Michael Siebert)

Q: WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THAT WAVE IN THE RIVER? A: It’s been there long enough, and it so immediately and enduringly en-

photo by Cathrine L. Walters

Standing and waving at Brennan’s Wave.

trenched itself in Missoula’s identity, that it’s easy to forget that Brennan’s Wave wasn’t always right where it is now, rising and falling with the Clark Fork, just downstream of Higgins.

But it wasn’t. The river feature wasn’t dedicated until summer 2006, and that arrived only after some slow years of fundraising and permission-gathering.

Before that, the standing wave that has become the liquid lodestar of Missoula iconography was just a wet scrapyard of busted concrete and rebar.

You have to go back all the way to 2001 to get to the birth of the idea. That’s the year hometown kayaker Brennan Guth drowned while boating on Chile’s Rio Palguin. Guth’s family and friends, who were many, did the heavy lifting to honor his memory by turning what had been the watercraft-unfriendly remains of an old ditch-feeding weir into one of our town’s best-loved and -used “amenities,” as the real estate people say. Kayakers and surfers use it, afternoon strollers watch the kayakers and surfers, and pho-

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No, not every car in Missoula is a Subaru. It just seems that way.

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tographers take it all in and sell their shots to the publishers of “Best Place” listicles, spreading Missoula’s river-obsessed image far and wide.

The wave needs some work now, of course, and has for a while. Some riverbed boulders came loose a couple of years ago, and a crack developed in the center channel that kicks up the wave. The Missoula Whitewater Association is collecting donations (find @Brennanswave on Facebook) and pursuing the permitting to get repairs underway.

The success of Brennan’s Wave has long inspired plans to add another play feature to the Clark Fork downstream at the site of the Flynn-Lowney Diversion weir, near Osprey stadium. This one would be called the Max Wave, after Hellgate High teen kayaker Max Lentz, who died on West Virginia’s Gauley River in 2007. Max Wave organizers continue to pick their way along the painstaking fundraising (themaxmissoula.org) and permitting paths that Brennan’s Wave blazed.

It’s hard to say from here when the Max Wave might come in—the project is far behind initial schedules, and is currently still wading through the permitting process, according to Zoo Town Surfers owner and Max Wave project vice president Jason Shreder, but when it does, it’ll be well positioned to help jumpstart development of the otherwise barely acces-

sible Broadway Island and the recently refreshed river frontage between the baseball field and Silver Park.

Where, someday, some fresh-faced Missoula newcomer may stand on the shore and watch a city playing at a new spot on its river, as natural-seeming as can be. Maybe they’ll wonder how it got there. Or if maybe it had just always been there, waiting to be discovered.

(Brad Tyer)

Q: WHAT’S THE MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH GOING ON AT UM? A: Unlike UM researchers, this question isn’t quite objective. ( Who asks these things, anyway?) Let’s start with some facts. UM is losing students faster than a gunshot victim hemorrhages blood. Duh. Everyone already knows that. What many may not know is that research on campus is booming. No, really! University researchers set a record last year for new grants ($88 million) and expenditures from previous grants (also $88 million). The expenditure number, which reflects how much research is currently taking place, is up 50 percent since 2014. The concerted effort to boost research is paying off, as faculty submitted more than 700 funding proposals last year.

Trying to choose the most “important” work from among all that research is hard work. UM’s Vice President for Research and Creative Scholarship, Scott Whittenburg, is reluctant even to touch the question. “Of course, all of the research we do is important,” he says.

Of course, Scott, but what’s the most important? Come on. Give it a shot! “I think the most impactful research we do are those projects that directly improve the lives of the citizens of the state of Montana,” Whittenburg says. Impactful!

Lives of the citizens! There’s some words lawmakers who are tight with taxpayer purse strings can appreciate. OK, whuddya got, Scott?

Brains. Faculty across campus are part of the Brain Initiative, launched in 2014, to study the noggin from “all angles.” Over at the Neural Injury Center, researchers are developing a slew of assessments and treatments related to traumatic brain injury, or TBI, a stillmysterious disease that often affects athletes and veterans. Then there’s the Montana Climate Office, which collects and disseminates climate information to farmers, ranchers and others around the state. The group also provides credible data that “decision makers” can rely on to make “important policy decisions.”

Whittenburg then name drops UM’s

FireCenter, the work of which is to improve fire management—a field of study whose importance can be appreciated simply by taking a breath of Missoula air in August. We’ll cut off this answer here, but you can be sure Whittenburg could keep going. (Derek Brouwer)

Q: HOW MANY SUBARUS ARE THERE IN MISSOULA, ANYWAY? A: “Nothing says ‘Missoula’ like your fur-filled Subaru.” That’s not our line, but part of the sales pitch on the website for Kent Brothers Automotive. Because, yes, Missoula has so many Subarus that an auto shop can specialize in fixing nothing

located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

And Spokane, Washington, has the highest percentage of Subaru owners at 10.3 percent, according to Nielsen survey data reported by the Seattle Times.

Our Indy survey of Missoula was far less scientific, but here’s what we found: 3.9 percent of the 1,763 cars posted for sale by owner on Missoula Craigslist had Subaru in the description. Subies made up three of the eight cars parked at the Lake Como picnic area on a recent weekend. And on a recent Monday afternoon, those AWD drivetrains made up a whopping 24 percent (17/72) of cars parked at the Good Food Store.

That’s pretty good evidence that Subaru owners flock to organic food. But

and federal highway contracts and subsequently made multiple fortunes in construction, mining and transportation. Now, at 83, he’s the titular head of the Washington Companies, headquartered in Missoula, which encompasses the railroad Montana Rail Link, the environmental remediation company Envirocon, the Butte mining concern Montana Resources, heavy equipment purveyor Modern Machinery, shipping company Seaspan, British Columbian railway SRY Rail Link, and aircraft technology company Aviation Partners. Washington’s quietly outsize influence on Missoula can be seen in the commercial development of Reserve Street, the restoration of the Clark Fork (enabled by

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Missoula industrialist Dennis Washington is the richest man in town.

but Subies. There are 138,000 vehicles registered in Missoula County, according to figures published by the Montana Department of Justice. If Missoulians own Subies at the same rate as the rest of the country—the company accounts for about 3.7 percent of new cars sold in 2017, according to latest numbers published by the Wall Street Journal—you’d see somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 bumper-stickered Subarus driving around town. Obviously, there’s more than that here. Right?

We couldn’t produce an exact number. But we can say a few things. Montana may be a Subaru hot spot, but it’s not Subie mecca. That honor is up for grabs among a few other places. The most used Subarus are sold in Vermont (11.3 percent), according to an analysis of 2.2 million car sales by iSeeCars.com.

The highest-volume Subaru dealership is

is it enough to crown Subaru the official car of Missoula? Maybe not. A recent analysis of state and national registration data published in Popular Mechanics found that Montanans are disproportionately attracted to the Dodge Ram, which is four times as popular here as in the rest of the country. And in Missoula County, we drive more than 41,000 trucks. Subaru doesn’t make one of those. (Derek Brouwer)

Q: WHO’S THE RICHEST PERSON IN MISSOULA? A: That’d have to be Dennis Washington, who clocked in at No. 83 on Forbes’ 2016 list of the 400 richest Americans, making him the only American billionaire to call Montana home. Washington, who spent his growing-up years in Missoula, got his start with bulldozers

Envirocon and MRL), Washington-Grizzly Stadium, and UM’s Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences, named for Washington’s wife, with whom he oversees his companies’ philanthropic arm, the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation. ( Washington himself, who suffered a bout with polio at age 8 and reputedly shined shoes as a child “for pocket money,” has a high school degree.) He doesn’t exactly cut a high profile in the press, hometown or otherwise, but he reportedly owns pretty lavish estates in the Rattlesnake and up Grant Creek to complement wherever he’s parked his latest yacht and a private estate on B.C.’s Stuart Island. But chances are you’ll probably never see him here, even if you see his work every day. (Brad Tyer) editor@missoulanews.com

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[arts]

Once upon a time In Compositions, Crystal Morey creates a new mythology of the West

by Tess Fahlgren

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his month’s show at the Radius Gallery, Compositions, is an incredibly curated collection of work by four artists that creates a space reminiscent of the magical woods in a fairytale. The trees are free-standing sculptures by Trey Hill, washed with layers of thinned underglaze and water that’s been allowed to run and blend in greens and blues. Catherine Earl’s large depictions of geese and foxes make deep shadows even as their forms, in blue-gray washes and light paint splatters, evoke fresh, dense air.

The characters in this storied place are introduced by two artists: Jennifer Eli French of Billings and Crystal Morey of Oakland. French’s dreamlike Renaissance-style portraits of animal-human hybrids are stern but colorful. She plays with images of twins, burning houses, tigers in lady’s gowns and women with Miller moth crowns.

Three enchanting pieces by Morey are set on pedestals around the room.

They are visually captivating white porcelain figurines depicting hybrids of human and animal bodies. There’s a bust of a woman with antlers, her delicate face directed to stare into your own. Two female-bodied nudes with long, delicately rendered fingers recline in languid postures, each topped with the full bulk of an oversized animal head: One a bison, the other a fox, whose pointed fur flattens and transforms into light foliage creeping down her belly.

These sculptures are nostalgic of the fantasy novels I buried myself in as a kid in eastern Montana. Talking animals, fairies and fauns—I used to pray to God for a pegasus. These stories captivated me, out there on the dry prairie.

Our most interesting wildlife was the invisible bobcat, and, while we regularly rode horses, it was almost always to work cows in the heat of August or dead-cold of winter. I lived for the moment that my dad’s sway-backed bay, Bill, would turn to me and ask my help in his escape.

This yearning dominated my childhood but became tragic when I grew

“New Symbiosis: North American Bison,” is one of Crystal Morey’s hand-sculpted porcelain pieces in Radius Gallery’s new exhibit.

up and realized the effect humans like myself have on real creatures. Morey works to reveal that tragedy by putting endangered animals’ heads on human bodies. “I want us to visualize ourselves

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as another species and how that would feel,” she says. “If that were the case, would we treat the land around us differently? Would we be more aware of our actions?”

In her early work, Morey concentrated on depicting animals made extinct by human influence since the Industrial Revolution, such as the Western Black Rhino and Baiji river dolphin. Her ani-

mal vocabulary has expanded since then, and she now looks more generally at animal species most affected by human activity, even if they aren’t technically endangered.

Her choice to use Western animals in these particular pieces works well to spark that empathy. Because these animals are familiar, the story feels present here, as our dry mountain ranges burn and fill the valley with smoke.

Each human body in her sculptures seems like a curse on the animal, posing a narrative in which people like us are made to reckon with the damage we’ve done.

The bison, depicted in her piece, “New Symbiosis: North American Bison,” is a part of the great American mythology; we came, we saw, we took.

We gathered our guns and our men killed millions of them, piling their skulls into towering pyramids to plant a booted foot onto and pose, stoney faced, for a photograph.

That animal is more of this land than we are, but seen so rarely it’s almost like a magical beast. The breathless effort to bring the bison back ironically seals the deal that humans continue to be at the helm of their survival. This is the symbiosis in the piece’s title—the strange new relationship between us and the animal world.

Morey says she finds it interesting that nature, and how we relate to it, is depicted consistently throughout art history. Think of deer and stallions in Renaissance paintings, Van Gogh’s trees and even Andy Warhol’s “Silver Clouds.”

(Though they were shiny foil, he was thinking of the natural world.)

Crystal Morey’s mythical creatures are quiet and lovely but they resonate in a big way. Compositions centers on a magical universe, but at the heart of it, the pieces force us to think about human nature and reckon with the decisions we have made in the real world.

Compositions continues at the Radius Gallery through September 23. arts@missoulanews.com

[music]

Ragged poetry Malcolm Holcombe shines a light on dark times

by Melissa Mylchreest

photo courtesy Andrea Furlan

Malcolm Holcombe sings songs about the working-class South.

I can’t believe I’d never heard of Malcolm Holcombe before now. But it seems somewhat fitting: The gravel-voiced, backwoods denizen is by all accounts unassuming and humble, keeping to himself in the hills of Appalachia, producing his own music, and quietly going about the business of writing and singing some of the most striking, insightful songs about America’s least-seen people.

Aside from a brief and tumultuous stint in Nashville, Holcombe, who plays in Missoula at this year’s River City Roots Festival, has spent his whole life in North Carolina. The writer Alan Kaufman compares Holcombe to William Faulkner, calling him a “singular sort of solitary genius that … is yet the voice of an entire region—the South.” But while I agree that he’s a genius, I think that to cast the net so broad as to encompass all of the South is to miss the true nuance of Holcombe’s music.

These are songs about working-class America and the distinct sorrows and triumphs therein. Holcombe gives voice to this population through the ages, from the era before labor reform (“fifty cents a bloody day/ no child labor laws/ most them lil babies died/ disease and alcohol,” from “Good Ol’ Days,” an ironically chipper tune) to today, when, despite all of our advances, the problems we face are just as sinister (“big money fills my pockets with words/ puppets poison my mind” from “Crippled Point O’ View”).

I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to say that Holcombe is to the working class and rural South what Richard Hugo was to the downtrodden and hard-living citizenry of Montana and the Pacific Northwest: Both find poetry in the ragged corners of life, without cheapening or objectifying it. The sorrow in Holcombe’s lyrics is real because he has lived in this world. This is not some skinny-pantwearing coiffed hipster singing about generic high lonesome hollers—this is a rough-around-theedges, damaged, prophetic troubadour whose lyrics are honest and earned.

Holcombe is, no doubt, aided in his success by his voice and appearance—he looks and sounds exactly as you’d hope: scrappy, wiry, gaunt, ponytailed, with a voice full of whiskey and cigarettes. I spent days trying to figure out who he sounds like. A combination of Guy Clark and Steve Earle? Plus a little Tom Waits?

And maybe Greg Brown and John Hiatt, too? And a little Billy Joe Shaver? But I realized it was futile. Malcolm Holcombe sounds like Malcolm Holcombe.

When you throw in his masterful guitar-picking skills, what you end up with is a truly legendary sound.

The word “authentic” is grievously overused, but it’s fitting in this case. Holcombe performs with an about-to-go-off-the-rails approach that suggests that he performs not necessarily because he wants to, but because he has to. The compulsion that drives him is undeniable. Other critics have used words like “uncanny” and even “spooky” to describe him, stopping just short of attributing his craftsmanship to possession by higher powers.

I tend to think that Holcombe isn’t channeling a deity; he’s doing one better, which is to be a thinking, seeing, empathizing human. In a world currently awash in divisiveness and animosity, Holcombe is a welcome voice, which is not to say that his songs are palliative or uplifting, because with a few exceptions, the lyrics are fairly dark (though the tunes themselves are somewhat more cheerful). What’s important about his work is that he shines a light on people and situations that so often go overlooked. Certainly, the coal miners and truck-stop waitresses and down-and-out wretches have seen countless bards capitalize on their condition over the years. But few musicians seem to approach their subjects with the kind of fierce protectiveness—even love?—that Holcombe brings.

Malcolm Holcombe plays the main stage at River City Roots Festival Sat., Aug. 26, 2:30 PM to 4. Free. arts@missoulanews.com

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[books]

What lies beneath The weird world of Leyna Krow’s I’m Fine

by Chris La Tray

Squid play a large role as supporting characters There are several fantastic elements threaded through Spokane author Leyna Krow’s debut col- of a sort in the closing story as well, called “Mr. lection of 15 stories, I’m Fine, But You Appear to Stills’ Squid Days.” This is a warm and beautiful Be Sinking. The oddities appear shoulder-to-shoul- take on memory, fantasy and growing old.

The most memorable story may be the one that der with more mundane elements, which makes the outlandishness more compelling. Many of the seems to fit least with the others, though a closer, secstories feature strange, unreliable narrators as well, ond read may reveal more connections. In “Excitable a literary tactic that can be tricky. Krow pulls it off Creatures,” our unnamed narrator is in the final three days of a job she has held for four years before a in a way that seems effortless.

I’m Fine opens boldly with the title story. forced layoff takes effect. She finds an animal in her Given that short story authors often choose their backyard and takes it as a pet, but we aren’t sure what exactly it is. It’s not a cat, is sometitle from what they consider the what dog-like, and yet isn’t. That best story in the bunch, that’s a hazy sense of “what is it, then?” tactic akin to a rock band opensets a creepy tone for the rest of ing with their biggest hit. It’s a the story. As the narrative moves good story, too. Two people and along, Krow does a fantastic job a dog are the only remaining of capturing the impersonal members of a crew of environgauntlet a person leaving a job mental activists aboard a 112must run with their co-workers. foot trimaran adrift on the The shallow requests to keep in ocean. The rest of the group distouch, the uncomfortable smiles, appeared in a storm after they the weird non-interactions when set out in an inflatable skiff to coming face-to-face out in the challenge an illegal whaling ves“real world” in the aftermath. sel. The narrator, a journalist in Meanwhile, in the narrator’s the employ of an anarchist magneighborhood, family pets are azine sent along to profile the going missing. Suspicion falls on group’s actions, is telling the the new pet, despite its seemstory via the captain’s notebook, I’m Fine, But You Appear ingly mild temperament, but kind of like the captain’s log seto Be Sinking Krow doesn’t really make us cerquences in the old Star Trek seLeyna Krow ries. Through these logs, we see paperback, Featherproof Books tain. Maybe it is the narrator, who seems to be losing more and the narrator’s take on the inter180 pages, $15.95 more of her grip on reality? Like actions among the survivors, and much of it is satire focused on environmental an exceptional horror movie, where the monster is do-gooders. But we also see the narrator’s self- always more frightening as long as we don’t really see doubt in the face of having not accompanied the it, Krow pushes the uneasiness all the way up until others to their doom. It is poignant and heartfelt. the startling conclusion.

One of the book’s most common themes is This story marks the first appearance of a squid in Krow’s collection. A giant one circles the inert what ultimately makes this collection succeed: vessel; the narrator fears it will destroy their craft, Krow captures the self-conscious doubts we all and seems to hear the suckers of its tentacles have, no matter age or gender, through people squeezing the hull. Squid show up again in the who constantly question their decisions and reflect “Spud” stories, six connected tales that begin in the to the point of distraction on what-ifs. That familiar year 2077. Parker Olstead is a marine biologist who human characteristic, surrounded by the strangeis part of a mission to outer space. He’s brought ness of the environments that Krow creates, draws along a dozen squid to test how their outer bacteria the reader in. Quirky situations and oddball interreact to a zero-gravity environment. As things go actions will only get a writer so far. It’s the relataawry, he thinks of his son, a clone of himself re- bility of her characters, regardless of setting, that cently born in a research facility. The rest of the makes Krow’s weird stories work.

Leyna Krow reads at Shakespeare & Co. “Spud” stories go back and forth between Olstead’s perspective and the life his son has in the wake of along with Tim Greenup, Ben Cartwright and his father’s disappearance in space, which includes Ellen Welcker Sat., Aug. 26, at 1 PM. an interesting take on a future version of the Puget Sound area. arts@missoulanews.com

[film]

Airbrushed life Ingrid mines Instagram—but not too deeply

by Molly Laich

Aubrey Plaza stars in Ingrid Goes West.

In Ingrid Goes West, Aubrey Plaza stars as Ingrid, a lonely, unhinged millennial who really loves Instagram and the pretty girls who live there. When we first meet Ingrid, she crashes the wedding of one such Instagram star, maces the bride, enjoys a brief montage at the nuthouse, inherits $60,000 from her recently deceased mother’s life insurance and absconds with the money to Los Angeles to start a new life and a new Instagram account, username: IngridGoesWest.

It’s a simple and timely setup from 33-year-old director Matt Spicer, who also co-wrote the screenplay with writer David Branson Smith. Social media’s such a ubiquitous part of so many of our lives, it’s a wonder there haven’t been more films born out of it already. Or maybe it’s obvious: Social media’s an immersive experience for the user, but to watch a person scroll through their feed slack-jawed and hypnotized is grossly uncinematic.

(I’m reminded of a line from the 2015 film Mistress America: “Stop talking about Twitter, it’s so awkward!”)

Ingrid’s motivated to move to L.A. by Instagram trendsetter Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen) after she replies back to Ingrid’s comment on her perfectly rendered photograph of avocado toast.

Pictures of Taylor pretending to read books by Joan Didion by the pool, aerial shots of her latte, pictures of her tiny dog playing and her storybook wedding, all of it interspersed with inconspicuous plugs for lifestyle products—this is a real life internet job, held by all the prettiest girls from high school. (I’m not as active on Instagram, but I like to check in on trendsetters like these on YouTube.

My favorite videos are of the “get ready with me” variety. I could watch a girl contour her face or engage in elaborate face washing rituals for days. “Be-

fore I get in the bath I always light this pumpkinspice scented candle by Sonoma. I’m, like, obsessed with it.”)

Not unlike the candle, Ingrid’s obsessed with Taylor, and makes quick work of ingratiating herself into the social media icon’s life. She’s helped in large part by her unwitting landlord Dan (O’Shea Jackson Jr.), an aspiring screenwriter and avid Batman fan. Like everyone else in L.A., he has a mysteriously inexhaustible income. Still, he’s the only character in the film with a soul.

Ingrid goes to great lengths to project the perfect internet image, from decorating her apartment like an Urban Outfitters catalogue to getting Taylor’s exact haircut and color (respect to the OG film of this genre, Single White Female). In one scene, she’s Dick Van Dyke-show levels of clumsy and awkward. In the next, she’s poised and normal, and the inconsistencies bug me. Moments like these make me long for more backstory about who this girl is and what led to her TV-movie psychosis. Ingrid’s obsessive behavior is the dark matter fueling this comedy, and for about half of the film’s brief 97 minutes, we’re running on fumes.

There’s a curious lack of arc to these characters that’s both refreshing and unsatisfying. No one really changes or learns from their experience, which may be reflective of real life, but is it worth going to a theater to witness? You could go see Ingrid Goes West, or quite honestly, have an equally good time watching girls on the internet make smoothies and talk to their cat. Both experiences are pretty good in different ways.

Ingrid Goes West opens at the Roxy Fri., Aug. 25. arts@missoulanews.com

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[film] young woman discovers that sometimes the heart doesn’t listen to common sense. Rated R. Stars Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis and Paul Hilton. Playing at the Roxy, where hopefully they call it Lady The Scottish Play to avoid theatrical curses.

OPENING THIS WEEK ALL SAINTS Based on a true story, a young pastor is instructed to close a struggling church. Instead he turns the land into a farm for refugees from Burma. Somehow no one is happy with the idea. Rated PG. Stars John Corbett, Cara Buono and Barry Corbin. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

LOGAN LUCKY Trying to reverse a family curse, a group of siblings set out to rob a NASCAR race. Rated PG-13. Stars Channing Tatum, Adam Driver and hillbilly Daniel Craig.

Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

BIRTH OF THE DRAGON Before the movies, the fame and completely revolutionizing marital arts, Bruce Lee was just a scrappy kid looking for a fight. Rated PG-13. Stars Philip Ng, Xia Yu and Billy Magnussen. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

INGRID GOES WEST The relationship between an unhinged social media stalker and an Instagram-famous influencer goes from #BFF to #WTF. Rated R. Stars Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen and Billy Magnussen. Playing at the Roxy. (See Film) LEAP! So you want to be a ballerina, huh? It’s going to take a lot of dedication, practice and probably a flying machine to help you escape from the orphanage. How hard can that be? Rated PG. Stars the voice talents of Elle Fanning, Dane DeHaan and Carly Rae Jepsen.

Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

WHOSE STREETS? The National Guard descends on a small suburb of St. Louis with military grade weaponry to shut down grief-stricken protests over a murder. It’s not another dystopian tale, it’s a documentary about what happened in Ferguson, Missouri. Rated R. Directed by Sabaah Folayan. Playing at the Roxy.

WIND RIVER The best way to describe the mood of this murder mystery set on a Wyoming Indian reservation is to just say the soundtrack is by Nick Cave. Rated R. Stars Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen and Tantoo Cardinal.

Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

NOW PLAYING ANNABELLE: CREATION The evil doll from hell returns in this prequel to the spinoff of a film loosely based on the writings of a con artist to make us wonder why everything has to be part of a connected cinematic universe. Rated R. Stars Stephanie Stigman, Talitha Bateman and Miranda Otto. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

THE DARK TOWER Stephen King’s magnum opus, made up of eight core books, dozens of tie-in novels and a long run-

“Are we supposed to be the Avengers?” Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen star in Wind River, opening at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex. ning comic book series, hits the big screen as a single 90-minute film. O Discordia! Rated PG-13. Stars Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey and Abbey Lee. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

DESERT HEARTS (1985) Arriving in Reno to take advantage of Nevada’s divorce laws, a straight-laced professor spends her time doing her damnedest to not fall in love again, especially with another woman. Rated R. Stars Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau and Gwen Welles.

Playing Wed., Aug. 30 at 8 PM at the Roxy.

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.

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.

GIRLS TRIP It’s been five years since these best friends have had a chance to cut loose. New Orleans has no idea what is in store. Rated R. Stars Queen Latifah, Regina Hall and Jada Pinkett Smith. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

THE GLASS CASTLE Is there anything better than going on a road trip with your free-spirited dad and artist mother? I mean, aside from going to a real school, learning social skills and not ending up a depressed wreck unable to connect with anyone? Rated PG-13. Stars Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson and Naomi Watts. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

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THE HERO Forty years ago Lee Hayden made a name for himself starring in a classic western. Since then it’s mainly been voiceovers for barbecue sauce. Now the aging actor decides to mend fences with his estranged daughter. Rated R. Stars Sam Elliott, Krysten Ritter and Nick Offerman. Playing at the Pharaohplex.

THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD When you’re one of the most deadly assassins in the world, who do you trust to watch your back before you turn state’s evidence against a murderous dictator? Ryan Reynolds, of course. Rated R. Also stars Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman and Salma Hayek.

Playing at the Missoula AMC 12 and the Pharaohplex.

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004) Aging 90 years is a pretty crummy way to spend the day, but at least Sophie has a friendly scarecrow, a talking fire and the nicest mobile home imaginable to help her. Rated PG. Starring the voice talents of Emily Mortimer, Lauren Bacall and Christian Bale.

Playing Thu., Aug. 24 at 11 AM and 8 PM at the Roxy.

AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER In this sequel to the hit documentary, Al Gore finds himself in a dark timeline where Biff Tannen controls everything and is driving the United States off the climate change cliff. Rated PG. Directed by Bonni Cohen. Playing at the Roxy.

KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988) This World War I drama recounts the daily bravery of nurses struggling to find love in the face of adversity.

Just kidding. The title is pretty self-explanatory. Rated PG-13. Stars Grant Cramer, Suzanne Snyder and a dozen of the scariest space clowns you’ll ever see.

Playing Sat., Aug. 26 at 9 PM at the Roxy.

LADY MACBETH Married to a much older man and marooned on an estate amid the bleakness of Victorian England, a

MIDNIGHT COWBOY (1969) Everybody’s talking at me. I don’t hear a word they’re saying, only the echoes of my mind. It’s probably because I’m a small-town boy getting in over my head on the mean streets of New York. Rated R (though it is the only film to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards under its original X rating). Stars Jon Voigt, Dustin Hoffman and Sylvia Miles. Playing Sun., Aug. 27 at 8 PM at the Roxy.

THE NUT JOB 2: NUTTY BY NATURE Let’s be honest, no one remembers the film that this is supposed to be a sequel to. Rated PG. Stars the voices of Will Arnett, Liam Neeson and Brendan Fraser. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

PONYO (2008) A tsunami is brewing, but what does it have to do with a magical fish-girl with an obsession for ham? Rated G. Stars the voice talent of Tina Fey, Matt Damon and Liam Neeson. Playing Thu., Aug. 31 at 11 AM at the Roxy.

PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997) After getting hexed by a demonic pig, a young warrior travels west to either find a cure or meet his destiny. Instead he ends up meeting a girl raised by wolves who is ready to kick butt and eat bacon, and she’s all out of bacon. Rated PG-13. Stars the voice talents of Claire Daines, Billy Crudup and Billy Bob Thorton. Playing Thu., Aug. 31 at 8 PM at the Roxy.

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Is he strong? Listen, bud, he’s got radioactive blood.

Marvel’s friendly neighborhood wall-crawler 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. Playing at the Missoula AMC 12.

Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn.

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.

[dish]

The last summer on earth salad

by Andrea Grimes

RESISTANCE KITCHEN

Fresh, seasonal cooking seems so much more urgent when you contemplate the possibility that two of the world’s greatest jackasses are playing a game of nuclear chicken.

In an attempt to dissuade myself from drinking myself to sleep every night because nothing matters and we’re all screwed, I’ve decided that beautiful produce matters to me right now. Not because I want to nourish my body as a vehicle in which to survive the fall of American democracy and possibly humanity as we know it, but because summer tomatoes are fucking delicious and you know what? If I’m going to be scared shitless most of the time, I want something worthwhile to mask the acrid sting of fear in the back of my throat.

There is nothing more delicious on earth than a vine-ripe tomato in the heart of summer. My dad grew them in our garden when I was a child, and they take me right back to the sticky heat of a Texas summer, the vague scent of chlorine on everything I owned and the goopy sweetness of the antibiotic I used to always take for swimmer’s ear.

Summer tomatoes taste like that first jump off the diving board. I hope these don’t taste like my last.

Ingredients vine-ripe tomatoes, sliced and/or diced (I’m not jerking you around here; don’t even read the rest

of this recipe unless you’re going to make it with vine-ripe tomatoes) pickled green beans (homemade, not the shitty store kind), roughly chopped fresh green beans, roughly chopped red onion, thinly sliced celery tops and leaves, roughly chopped olive oil sun-dried tomatoes red wine vinegar garlic cloves Maldon sea salt freshly ground pepper Directions In your food processor, make the dressing: blend a couple of small vine-ripe tomatoes, ¼ cup olive oil, a tablespoon of salt, many grinds of black pepper, four smashed garlic cloves, 1/4 cup of chopped sun-dried tomatoes and 1/4 cup of red wine vinegar. Toss the dressing with however much you like of the remaining ingredients except for your fresh tomatoes. Add those in last, because they get a little squishy being mushed up with the tougher veg. Eat outside.

Resistance Kitchen is a blog about food, rage and politics at resistancekitchen.tumblr.com. Andrea Grimes is a journalist for hire, Bloody Mary expert and Texpat living in the Bay Area.

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[dish] Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in.

Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation.

Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$

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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358

406-829-8989 1901 Stephens Ave Chinese & Japanese menus.

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It’s a done deal! No foolin’. Bernice’s Bakery will be introducing a new owner June 1st!

Christine and Marco have spent the last 15 years stewarding the development and sustainability of one of Missoula’s iconic businesses. Congratulations to Marco and Christine! And, congratulations to the new owner Missy Kelleher. Come in and say hello or goodbye. Follow that up by a “hello” to Missy in June as you snag your favorite treat or a cup o’joe. Bernice’s Bakery Keepin’ Missoula Sweet. $-$$

Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns 200 S. Pattee St. 721-8550 Brooks & Browns Bar and Grill has the best patio in town, relax and unwind with great food and a selection of Montana Brews on tap. Come down as you are and enjoy Happy Hour each day from 4-7p and all day Sunday with drink and appetizer specials!

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

Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 45 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$

Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm. $-$$

Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana microdistilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner.

Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile!

No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu. We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage. Open daily 7:30am to 9pm.

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

Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar.

Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available.

Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$

Orange Street Food Farm 701 S. Orange St. 543-3188 orangestreetfoodfarm.com Experience The Farm today!!! Voted number one Supermarket & Retail Beer Selection. Fried chicken, fresh meat, great produce, vegan, gluten free, all natural, a HUGE beer and wine selection, and ROCKIN’ music. What deal will you find today? $-$$$

Saying so long with a ‘sidewalk slammer’

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Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Beef Filet with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Fresh Northwest Fish, Seasonally Inspired Specials, House Made Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list, local beer on draft. Reservations recommended. Visit us on Facebook or go to Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates.

Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating.

Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week.

Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town. Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$

Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$

photo by Derek Brouwer

What you’re drinking: The sidewalk slammer is a combination of life’s two greatest pleasures: malt liquor and fruit-flavored malt liquor. It’s made with a 40 oz. bottle of plain malt liquor and your choice of either Four Loko or Sparks. After consuming roughly half of your 40, empty your other beverage into the bottle. Swirl gently.

Why you’re drinking: There are plenty of circumstances that warrant a sidewalk slammer.

Perhaps you’ve officially failed microeconomics for the third time. Maybe you scored a pizza out of a Dumpster and need something to chase it with. More likely, you work at the Missoula Independent and the departing summer staff writer insisted the whole office share a so-long slammer in the alley. Under all circumstances, though, be sure to pair it with Taco Bell.

What it tastes like: The taste varies widely depending on the source materials.

For our slammer, we settled on a 40 of Olde

English and a blackberry Sparks. The melding of malt liquor with its fruity counterpart cuts through the latter’s cloying sweetness while eliminating the alcoholic burn of the former.

Our result tasted a lot like a Mountain Dew Baja Blast.

But is it good? In fact, it’s surprisingly drinkable, and doubly so if you’re a soda fan.

Even the “responsible” and “grown-up” Indy staffers [ed. note: Just say “old,” fer chrissake] who sampled the slammer seemed to genuinely enjoy it. In short, not only does it taste pretty all right, it has the power to bridge the generation gap [ed. note: You’re fired].

Where it’s from: There’s no verifiable evidence of an origin story, but the drink’s top-rated Urban Dictionary definition suggests it comes from the San Francisco Bay Area. And it does have a certain gutter-punk charm, doesn’t it?

—Michael Siebert

Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$

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THU | 8/24 | 10:15 Jeff Crosby and the Refugees play the Top Hat Thu., Aug. 24 at 10:15 PM. Free.

SAT | 9 PM Zigtebra plays Monk's Sat., Aug. 26 at 9 PM. Free.

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MON | 7 PM Tall Tall Trees plays an evening of psychedelic banjo music at the ZACC Mon., Aug. 28 at 7 PM. $6.

SAT | 6:30 PM The Band of Heathens play as part of the River City Roots Festival Sat., Aug. 26, at 6:30 PM. Free. photo courtesy of Greg Giannukos

SAT | 8:30 PM Anders Osborne plays as part of the River City Roots Festival Sat., Aug. 26, at 8:30 PM. Free.

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nightlife A month-long silent auction for signed Monte Dolack film and theater posters goes to support the Roxy Theater’s historic renovation. A reception kicks things off at 5 PM at the Roxy.

Missoula’s favorite evening music and food festival continues with 406 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.

Fan favorites The John Floridis Trio play Draught Works Brewery at 6 PM. Free.

Singer-songwriter Melissa Forrette plays a night of music with a voice MPR says “Merle Haggard would be proud of” at the Ranch Club. 6 PM. Free, but call 406-532-1019 for reservations.

Punish your core in the great outdoors with Pilates in the Park.

This week bring your exercise mat to Silver Park. 6 PM. $3.

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. MASC Studio teams up with Missoula Symphony for Symphonic Cirque, an evening of music and movement when classical music meets performing arts. 7 PM. $35. Grab your tickets at missoulasymphony.org.

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. The jazzy stylings of Chuck Florence, David Horgan and Beth Lo serenade the wine at Plonk Wine Bar from 8 PM–11 PM. Free.

Is it big? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s not small. No, no, no. Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk’s. 9 PM. Free.

Kris Moon hosts a night of volcanic party action at the Badlander. 9 PM. Free.

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

River City Roots brings more than 15,000 people to the heart of Downtown Missoula for a two days of exceptional music. This day features Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband, Rotgut Whines, John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band and more. Visit rivercityrootsfestival.com for more info and a full schedule.

nightlife Missoula Public Library presents the Third Annual Youth Book Festival featuring free workshops where kiddos and teens can interact and create with authors and artists.

10 AM. Call 406-2583861 for more information.

Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband play as part of the River City Roots Festival Fri., Aug. 25 at 6:30 PM. Free.

Want to do your part in legalizing recreational marijuana? Get organA BAT-CREDIT CARD?! The at Headstart School. Free, but do- the Union Club for the music of ized at the Montana Recreational Movie Mockers return with a live, nations encouraged the Joan Zen Band at 9:30 PM. Cannabis Organizing Meeting at running commentary to legFree.

That’s also a good description for the Union Club from 6 PM–9 PM. endary disaster Batman & Robin most Missoulians on Grindr. Sista Otis and DRIFT play the They formed a band, wrote at the Roxy Theater. 8 PM. $8.

Dodgy Mountain Men play the VFW’s River City Roots Afterparty original songs, and now the (See Spotlight) Top Hat Lounge. Doors at 9:30 at 9:45 PM. Free. kiddos from the ZACC Rock Watch stars under the stars durPM, show at 10:15. $5.

Explore planets, nebulas and disCamp unleash their slumbering rock monsters at Family Friendly ing another season of Missoula The Country Boogie Boys get tant galaxies during Free ObserFriday at the Top Hat. 6 PM. Outdoor Cinema. A wrinkly alien your boots scootin’ and hip wag- vation night at Blue Mountain with an obsession for Reese’s Observatory. 10:30 PM. Visit Free.

Pieces befriends a young boy in glin’ at the Sunrise Saloon at hs.umt.edu/physics/blue_mounTravis Yost plays Ten Spoon Vine- E.T. The Extraterrestrial. The film 9:30 PM. tain_observatory to reserve your yard at 6 PM. starts at approximately 8:30 PM Be at peace, be mindful, be at spots.

Spotlight I was sitting in the passenger seat of my dad's Geo Prism, driving back to Deer Lodge from Butte's multiplex, when I realized that movies could be bad.

It was 1997. I was 11 years old, sitting pensively, probably without a seatbelt, as Dad drove my brother and I home. We had just left a screening of the new Batman & Robin, and I couldn't believe how WHAT: Movie Mockers: Batman & Robin

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Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW. 9:30 PM.

WHERE: The Roxy Theater

Let’s just say there are certain people with political power that are terrified of this band. Jeff Crosby and the Refugees play the Top Hat at 10:15 PM. Free.

HOW MUCH: $8

WHEN: Fri., Aug. 25 at 8 PM.

bad it was. “Movies aren't supposed to be bad,” I told myself. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in it and he certainly doesn't make bad movies! My father,

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dork night surprised that his comic book dork offspring weren't bouncing around the car after seeing the Caped Crusader's newest film, asked me what I thought of it. I froze. If I told him I didn't like it, he'd think something was wrong with me.

“It was great,” I finally said. “I did think it was pretty weird how they introduced Mr. Freeze. And how did Batman get a credit card without exposing his secret identity? Why did all the buildings look like naked men and why did everyone's costume have nipples?” My brother didn't say anything.

As it turns out, I wasn't alone in my shock and disappointment in George Clooney's only outing as the Dark Knight. Batman & Robin has gone down in history as one of the worst films ever made. That makes it perfect fodder for the Movie Mockers.

After taking a break for a year, the Movie Mockers, made up of local comedians John

Howard, Kyle McAfee and Aaron Roos, return to give the film the thrashing it deserves. Joined by standup comic and Indy contributor Sarah Aswell, the Mockers provide a live, running commentary over the movie. With this much hilarious talent, movie-goers should expect a much better theatergoing experience than the one so many of us suffered through in 1997.

—Charley Macorn

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Saturday 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.

farewell to Big Sky Country with their final show. The Roxy Theater. 8 PM. $8.

Watch stars under the stars during another season of Missoula Outdoor Cinema.

Tonight’s film features Jeff Bridges, a ruined rug and a gallon of White Russians in The Big Lebowski. The film starts at approximately 8:30 PM at Headstart School. Free, but donations encouraged.

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.

Absolutely Dance Party at the Badlander gets rolling at 9 PM.

I didn’t know elk liked trumpet music so much. Win over $8,000 in prizes at Cabela’s Elk Bugling Contest. All ages welcome. 11 AM. Free.

A 1 PM float on the Clark Fork River leads to a day of music featuring Jonny Fritz, Fantasy Suite and June West at Western Cider.

Visit westerncider.com for more information. Free.

Spokane-based author Leyna Krow reads from her debut story collection I’m Fine, But You Appear to Be Sinking at Shakespeare & Co. 1 PM. Free. (See Books.)

River City Roots brings more than 15,000 people to the heart of Downtown Missoula for a two days of exceptional music. This day features The Whizpops, Malcolm Holcombe, Anders Osborne and more. Visit

Improv and sketch duo Gingers on Ice bid a fond farewell to Big Sky Country with their final show Sat., Aug. 26 at the Roxy Theater. 8 PM. $8. rivercityrootsfestival.com for more info and a full schedule.

nightlife Missoula Public Library presents the Third Annual Youth Book Festival featuring free workshops where kiddos and teens can interact and create with authors and artists.

10 AM. Call 406-258-3861 for more information. (See Spotlight.)

Watch Floyd Mayweather beat Connor McGregor into next week while raising funds for local veterans groups at the Press Box. Doors at 5 PM. $30.

John Floridis provides the soundtrack at Ten Spoon Vineyard. 6 PM–8 PM. Wake up! Insomnia Plague plays Imagine Nation at 6 PM. Free.

I hear one of them dyes his hair. Improv and sketch duo Gingers on Ice bid a fond

Is that like a liger? I don’t think those animals can reproduce. The Windy City’s indie darlings Zigtebra play Monk’s at 9 PM. Free.

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Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM. It’s a band, not the brand of vampiric highlighters. NightLiner plays the Sunrise Saloon at 9:30 PM. Free.

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. The Shiver plays the Union Club at 9:30 PM. Free.

NYC’s DJ Ari El headlines the (not so) minimal iii party at the American Legion. 10 PM. $8.

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Sunday Sample high tea-themedsnacks, plus desserts prepared by local baker Margaret Ambrose-Barton at The Clay Studio of Missoula’s Summertime High Tea. 4 PM–7 PM. $60.

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.

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The Missoula Vet Center hosts T’ai Chi for Veterans with Michael Norvelle every Monday from 3 PM–4 PM. Free for veterans.

Rhonda Johnson and Easy Listening play Draught Works from 5 PM–7 PM. Free.

Indulge your inner Lisa Simpson with live jazz and a glass of craft beer on the river every Sunday at Imagine Nation Brewing. 5 PM–8 PM. Every Sunday is “Sunday Funday” at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other games. 9 PM. Kaleidoscope Karaoke at the VFW kicks off at 9:30 PM.

WordPlay! offers opportunity for community creativity. Word games, poetry, free writing and expansion all happen in Ste. 4 of the Warehouse Mall at BASE. Open to all ages and abilities every Mon. at 4 PM.

nightlife A portion of every pint sold at

Missoula Brewing Co. goes to support Mountain Home. 5 PM– 8 PM. Don’t have time to drive across the country is a tie-die van?

Raising the Dead Happy Hour at the Top Hat let’s you live out your hippie fantasies. A live recorded Grateful Dead show is selected and played in its entirety. Things kick off at 5 PM, but we know you’ll be there at 4:20. Free.

Twenty percent of all food and drink sales after 6 PM at the Thomas Meagher Bar are donated to support the Norman Maclean Festival.

Real Good Art Space is getting ready to close its doors for the final time. Instead of going out

with a whimper, the art space hosts Dumpster Fire, one last evening of music and art.

Come down and say goodbye.

6 PM–9 PM. Free.

Listen to the evolution of the Beatles’ White Album in a multimedia lecture by composer Scott Freiman at the Roxy Theater. 8 PM. $8.

Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there. Every Monday from 6–8 PM.

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

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

6:30 PM. $12 buy-in.

NYC’s Tall Tall Trees plays an evening of psychedelic banjo music at the ZACC. 7 PM. $6.

Don’t get caught standing alone, come see Blue Moon play the Red Bird Wine Bar from 7 PM–10 PM. Free.

Spotlight

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

If there's one thing we can all take away from our childhood years attending school, it's that no one wants to sit quietly and listen to talking heads all day. This is

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Tuesday 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 shootinthe bull.info for details.

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. Packing It Out is on a 5,000 mile bicycle tour to clean up scenic areas across America. Help the organization beautify Silver Park at 4 PM, and then listen to a presentation at REI at 6 PM.

nightlife Enjoy beer and wine from around the world every Tuesday at Wine Tasting at the Iron Griz. 5 PM–7 PM. $18.

Missoula Farmers’ Market’s Tuesday Evening Market features fresh produce, baked goods, flowers at the north end of Higgins at the XXXXs. 5:30 PM–7 PM. Greet the sun under the sun at Yoga in the Park. This week at Franklin Park. 6 PM. Free.

The Child & Family Service Network’s Fun Festival let’s you enjoy

The Child & Family Service Network’s Fun Festival let’s you enjoy food, games and the live music of Shakewell. Western Montana Mental Health Center. 6 PM. Free. food, games and the live music of Shakewell while supporting its work helping at risk Montanans.

Western Montana Mental Health Center. 6 PM. Free.

Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Missoula Senior Center. All ages and skill levels welcome. $10/$35 for four classes. Call 549-7933 for more information.

Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, 6–8 PM every Tuesday. All ages.

Learn the two-step at country dance lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center from 7–9 PM. $5.

Call 381-1392 for more info.

Step up your factoid game at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: Mickey Mantle tied Babe Ruth’s record in what area on today’s date in 1964? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.

The Unity Dance and Drum African Dance Class is sure to teach you some moves you didn’t learn in junior high when it meets

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

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Every Monday DJ Sol spins funk, soul, reggae and hip-hop at the Badlander. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. Free. 21-plus.

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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. Just ask a server for the SIN menu.

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Children of all ages will be able to meet several prominent authors and work with them in group workshops. Among the many scheduled authors include Jake Halpern, Keir Graff, Kent Davis, Janet Fox, Susan WHAT: Youth Book Festival 2017 Adrian, local comic team Toby and WHERE: Missoula Public Library Bryce Hansen, and WHEN: Fri., Aug. 25 through Sat., Aug. 26. Missoula spokenword artist Tahj MORE INFO: missoulapubliclivary.org Kjelland. Participants can expect to engage in drama why Youth Book Festival organiz- exercises, learn the difference beers Dana McMurray and Pam tween a good hero and a perfect Carlton wanted to makes sure that one and learn how to create comthe Third Annual Youth Book Festi- pelling villains. “Libraries of the fuval was as interactive as possible. ture are about programming,” Formerly part of the Montana Book says McMurray. “This is the best Festival, the YBF has become its example of that. It's very important own distinct entity, dedicated to for these kids to be able to see and giving kids and teenagers hands- interact with our authors.” on experience working with Young —Charley Macorn Adult and Children's authors.

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Wednesday 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.

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

NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness every Wednesday at 2 PM.

nightlife Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support the North Missoula Community Development Corporation. 5 PM–8 PM. Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Yes, even you with the

tuba. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co. 6–8 PM. Free.

Tim Fast takes his time playing music at Great Burn Brewing at 6 PM. Free.

The last Wednesday of every month you can join a few dozen other thirsty road warriors for Run Wild Missoula’s Last Wednesday Beer Run. This month’s run starts at Great Burn Brewing. 6 PM. Free.

Try out new material, talk about new bits and brainstorm jokes at Women’s Comedy Happy Hour and Workshop at The Badlander. All women welcome. 6 PM–7 PM. Free.

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

Can I get an amen? Revival Comedy Open Mic features new and experienced comedians slinging their goofs for your pleasure. This month HomeGrown Comedy Godfather John Howard headlines. 7 PM. Free.

Are you a DJ? Of course you are.

It’s 2017; everyone’s a DJ. Bring your gear or a thumb drive to show the world what you got at Missoula Open Deck Society at the VFW. 8 PM. Spin to facebook.com/missoulaopendecks for registration and more info.

rappers Milo and Randal Bravery play Monk’s. 8 PM. $10/$7 advance.

These guys have got more nicknames than the Wu-Tang Clan. Seriously, go Google it. Milwaukee

Show your Press Box buddies just how brainy you are at Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30 PM every

Get up onstage at VFW’s open mic, with a different host each week. Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free.

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 your favorite tunes at the Badlander. 9 PM. No cover.

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Thursday

Country music star Cody Jinks plays the Wilma Thu., Aug. 31. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $27.

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

University Center Art Gallery hosts its opening reception for artist Anne Yoncha’s exhibit Tell Me There’s a Mathematical Equation For Being Alive. 4 PM–6 PM.

nightlife Missoula’s favorite evening music and food festival continues with Ghost Pepper 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.

The jazzy stylings of Chuck Florence, David Horgan and Beth Lo serenade the wine at Plonk Wine Bar from 8 PM–11 PM. Free.

Is it big? Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s not small. No, no, no. Groove the night away at the Honeycomb Dance Party at Monk’s. 9 PM. Free.

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

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.

Caracol plays Draught Works from 6 PM–8 PM. Free. Is that a renewable resource?

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

Learn the sultry movements of Bachata, the hot new Latin dance at Downtown Dance Collective. 6 PM–9 PM. $20/$15 advance.

Say “yes and” to a free improv workshop every Thursday at BASE. Free and open to all abilities, levels and interests.

725 W. Alder. 6:30 PM–8 PM. Texas-based country music artist Cody Jinks plays the Wilma. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $27.

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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.

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. We've all forgotten about the eclipse by now, haven't we?

Agenda Ready to feel bad about yourself? In 2016, members of Packing It Out hiked 2,650 miles along the Pacific Crest Trail, removing more than 720 pounds of trash they found along the way. If this sounds like a daunting task, hold on, because right now Packing It Out founder Seth Orme and member Abby Taylor are taking five months to bike 5,025 miles across the United States from Jacksonville, Florida to Portland, Oregon, picking up trash the whole trip. So if you're feeling guilty about not doing your part to beautify the country and keep Montana clean, there's good news: They need your help.

During their trip, Orme and Taylor will stop off at REI stores to discuss their cross-country cycling journey, screen a short film about the team's 2016 garbage-cleaning hike and discuss how we can all work to keep our local communities clean. Packing It Out will also

THURSDAY AUGUST 24 Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4.

FRIDAY AUGUST 25 Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4.

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.

Want to do your part in legalizing recreational marijuana? Get organized at the Montana Recreational Cannabis Organizing Meeting at the Union Club from 6 PM–9 PM.

Packing It Out are on a 5,000 mile bicycle tour to clean up scenic areas across America. Help them beautify Silver Park at 4 PM, and then listen to their story at REI at 6 PM.

MONDAY AUGUST 28

The Child & Family Service Network’s Fun Festival let’s you enjoy food, games and the live music of Shakewell while supporting its work helping at risk Montanans. Western Montana Mental Health Center. 6 PM. Free.

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

A portion of every pint sold at Missoula Brewing Co. goes to support Mountain Home. 5 PM–8 PM.

lead a group of local volunteers for a cleanup, and in Missoula that spot will be Silver Park.

—Charley Macorn The Packing It Out Tour cleans up Silver Park at 4 PM followed by the discussion at REI Missoula Tue., Aug. 29.

Registration is required, so head to rei.com to do your part.

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.

Twenty percent of all food and drink sales after 6 PM at the Thomas Meagher Bar are donated to support the Norman Maclean Festival.

TUESDAY AUGUST 29 Start your day with Yoga for Everyone at Missoula Senior Center at 9 AM. $4.

Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters helps you improve

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30 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 North Missoula Community Development Corporation.

5 PM–8 PM.

THURSDAY AUGUST 31 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.

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

MissoulaOsprey.com.

Tuesday, August 29

Sunday, August 27

Monday, August 28

vs. Great Falls Voyagers

vs. Great Falls Voyagers

vs. Billings Mustangs

SENIOR SUNDAY

FAMILY NIGHT

Sponsored by The HAWK CLASSIC COUNTRY

Four general admission tickets, hot dogs, bags of chips and sodas for just $30 ($64 value), with the donation of nonperishable food items at the ticket booth. All food donated benefits the Missoula Food Bank.

BIKE TO THE BALLPARK

2-for-1 tickets for anyone 55+ with ID.

KIDS’ DAY

The game is centered on kids’ promotions, music & activities. Following the game, all fans can run the bases and play catch on the field.

2-for-1 tickets for anyone who bikes to the game.

Wednesday, August 30 vs. Billings Mustangs

GAME SHOW NIGHT The Osprey promo staff recreates your favorite game shows of the past.

Sponsored by NOW 106.7

Sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, Native Grill & Wings, and Cherry Creek Radio

Sponsored by Chipotle Mexican Grill & Trail 103.3

Sponsored by Jack FM & Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores

Gates 4:30; Game time 5:05

Gates 6:30; Game time 7:05

Gates 6:30; Game time 7:05

Gates 6:30; Game time 7:05

Thursday, August 31 vs. Billings Mustangs

MEGA BREW FEST! Arrive early to sample an expanded menu of local microbrews. 21+, game ticket & wristband purchase required for BREWFEST entry.

Sponsored by the Trail 103.3

Gates 6:30; Game time 7:05

Friday, September 1 vs. Billings Mustangs

It’s the FINAL FIREWORKS

EXTRAVAGANZA of the 2017 season!

The final of four, Fireworks Extravaganzas! Low-level Fireworks Spectacular following the game.

Sponsored by Mountain FM

Gates 6; Game time 6:35

Playoff tickets on sale now – Northern Division Championship series – Monday, September 11 at 7:05

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ike many majestic creatures in the animal kingdom, the mighty elk has a super weird dating ritual. A male elk, upon finding himself in the open parklands or meadows (i.e. places where sound can travel), will start screaming at the top of his lungs. Outdoor enthusiasts call these vocalizations bugling because it's less scary to call them that. Female elk, hearing the blood-curdling bugling, will realize that only the sexiest bull can scream that loud, and dash towards the sound, ready to mix DNA. Humans, being the weirdos we are, have been successfully using approximations of the bugle to lure elk to their end for generations.

The lesson of course being, if you hear someone screaming sexily, don't run towards it as you'll probably end up getting shot.

But if you're one of those dedicated hunters who has been training their bugling skills to the point you can attract any number of confused elk, it's time to show off your skills. World and United States champion elk caller Chad Schearer and his wife Marsha host the Elk Bugling Contest at Cabela's. Over $8,000 in prizes are on the line including rifles, scopes and tents. All ages are welcome to compete with different age categories for the kiddos.

—Charley Macorn Cabela's Elk Bugling Contest starts at 11 AM on Sat., Aug. 26. Visit cabel.as/MissoulaMT for official rules.

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THURSDAY AUGUST 24

TUESDAY AUGUST 29

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

Greet the sun under the sun at Yoga in the Park.

This week bring your yoga mat to Franklin Park.

6 PM. Free.

SATURDAY AUGUST 26

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 30

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.

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.

I didn’t know elk liked trumpet music so much.

Win over $8,000 in prizes at Cabela’s Elk Bugling Contest. All ages welcome. 11 AM. Free.

A 1 PM float on the Clark Fork River leads to a day of music featuring Jonny Fritz, Fantasy Suite and June West at Western Cider. Visit westerncider.com for more information. Free.

The River City Roots 4-Mile Fun Run takes you through downtown Missoula. Jog over to runwildmissoula.org for registration. 8:30 AM. $10– $40.

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The last Wednesday of every month you can join a few dozen other thirsty road warriors for Run Wild Missoula’s Last Wednesday Beer Run. This month’s run starts at Great Burn Brewing. 6 PM. Free.

THURSDAY AUGUST 31 Punish your core in the great outdoors with Pilates in the Park. This week bring your exercise mat to Franklin Park. 6 PM. $3.

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EMPLOYMENT GENERAL Dry Cleaner/Laundry Worker The laundry attendant works as a part of the laundry team. Duties include: sorting soiled linen, washing soiled linen and processing clean linen for distribution to all user departments.

Customer service-type communication with health care professionals, coworkers, and patients. Efficient time management. Ability to be on feet all day; standing, walking, and stooping.

This job is physical; must have the ability to push cart or vacuum, carrying and lifting up to 50lbs.

Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #39667

this sounds like you, please submit your inquiry form today at missoulian.com/carrier or call 406-523-0494. You must have a valid driver’s license and proof of car insurance. This is an independent contractor business opportunity.

Laborer The primary responsibilities of a Field Technician will be assisting on the mitigation side; which would include light demolition work on jobsites and assisting our lead techs with inspections and job completion.

The company offers construction repair, fire and smoke repair, flooding and mold restoration, as well as hazmat and trauma clean up. This position will mainly be using shovels and other hand digging devices, as well as hammers.

This is an opportunity for a permanent position following a successful probationary period as an LC Staffing employee to ensure a reliable employee that wants to learn the industry and grow with the company. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 40066

MONTANA CHS MEMBER Cooperatives Openings: *Agronomy Location Manager *Farm Store Manager *Feed Store Manager *Retail Division Manager *Sales Agronomist *Seed Sales Representative *Specialty Grains Merchandiser. Apply online or view all open positions at: http://tinyurl.com/zatcbto Questions: Brian Slaughter, 701-7217247, Brian.slaughter @chsinc.com NOW HIRING Part-Time Guest Service Representative

Thursday-Sunday 3pm-11pm.

Apply in person at 3333 Brooks St. Planer Worker Pushing wood through lumber machines and stacking the wood as it exits the machines. Pulling staples and prepping units for production.

Paper wrapping, banding and labeling finished lumber units.

Working the prime line to paint finished lumber units. Help maintain workstations to meet safety requirements of the mill. The Company is well-established and offers cross-training to various

PET OF THE WEEK Mia is a husky through and through!

This magnificent 2 year old has the stamina and desire to run for miles.

Mia is very devoted to her people but her independent nature shines when she is outdoors. Mia is looking for a home that will put her energy & drive to good use. If you have an appreciation for the intelligent, athletic & independent nature of northern breeds, come meet Mia! Call 406.549.3934 for more information.

Earn $300-$1000 per month working part-time! The Missoulian is looking for reliable individuals to deliver the daily newspaper in the Missoula, Bitterroot and Flathead areas. For individual route details go to: missoulian.com/carrier If you’re looking for extra income, are an early riser and enjoy working independently, you can make money and be done before most people get going with their day. If

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

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Place your classified ad at 317 S. Orange, by phone 543-6609x115 or via email: classified@missoulanews.com

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By Amy Alkon WATERCOLOR UNDER THE BRIDGE A guy my girlfriend dated seven years ago is now an aspiring artist, and he gave my girlfriend one of his paintings. It’s abstract, splashy and horrible. I find it disrespectful of him to give it to her (because she’s in a relationship).

She said he does lots of paintings, sells almost none, and gives them as gifts to all of his friends. I asked her to throw it away, but she said that would be “too mean” and shoved it under the bed. Am I being overly jealous, or is it wrong to accept gifts from exes?

—Chafed Art—especially abstract art—says different things to different people. To you, the painting screams,“Ha-ha, I had sex with your girlfriend!”To everyone else, it’s probably an expression of a moment—the one that came seconds after “Outta the way! I had some bad clams!”

It makes sense that a gift from a guy to your girlfriend would set off your internal alarms. Consider, as evolutionary behavioral scientist Gad Saad points out, that one sex—the male one—woos (as in, tries to get the other into bed) with gifts. When a guy arrives to pick a woman up, she doesn’t open the door with “Surprise, bro! Got you these roses! Take off your pants!”

As I somewhat frequently explain, this difference comes out of how sex can cost women big-time in a way it doesn’t cost men—with pregnancy and the 18-year after-party. So, women evolved to go for men who are willing and able to invest in any little, uh, nipple nibblers they give birth to, and gift-giving can be a signal of that.

Your being upset over the painting could be a subconscious reaction to this.

But considering that this guy is handing out paintings like they’re “We Buy Gold!” leaflets, this gift to your girlfriend is probably a sign of a few things: He paints badly (though prolifically) and lacks storage space.

In general, as for whether it’s okay to accept gifts from exes, context counts. Did the two people break up just yesterday or a decade ago? Are there still feelings bubbling up? Was the ex’s gift, say, a tire jack or a diamond-encrusted thong?

Because this was just an ugly painting given to your girlfriend by a friend (long stripped of benefits), she did the kind thing and accepted it. So maybe just appreciate that her willingness to shove it under the bed relieves you of the need to suggest an even better location: a la “Can I offer you a steak—mesquite-grilled with just a hint of carcinogenic paint fumes?”

WIFE IN THE FAST LANE I’m a 31-year-old woman, and I’ve been dating my boyfriend for 10 months. I was hoping to get married eventually. Well, my friend goes to this famous “relationship coach” who says that if a guy doesn’t ask you to marry him within the first year, he never will. Is that true? It’s making me feel anxious and worried that I’m wasting my time.

—Two More Months?

It’s comforting to believe that somebody has the magical knowledge that can get us to happily ever after. That’s why there was a movie called “The Wizard of Oz” and not “The Dishwasher Repairman of Oz.” In fact, we crave certainty and get freaked out by uncertainty. Psychologically, a guarantee of something bad happening is way more comfortable for us than the mere possibility that it could.

This sounds a little nuts, but it makes evolutionary sense, because uncertainty leaves us on constant alert, which is both psychologically and physiologically draining.

When research subjects are given a choice—get an electric shock for sure right then and there or possibly get surprised with a shock later—they overwhelmingly opt for the certain zapping in the present. And neuroscientist Archy de Berker found that people experienced greater physical stress responses (sweating and enlarged pupils) when a shock came unpredictably than when they knew it was coming.

This is why it can be tempting to buy into an “expert’s” doom-and-gloom timetable—despite countless examples disproving their “Marry before the year’s out or spinsterville forever!” pronouncement. And consider something else: University of Pisa psychiatrist Donatella Marazziti finds that people in love are basically hormonally inebriated for a year or two. Also, it’s typically adversity—which tends to be in short supply during a year of romantic picnics and spa vacations— that shows what two people are made of and how well they, as a couple, weather life’s kicks in the teeth.You know ... like after you encourage your partner to be true to that inner voice—and he listens: “Thanks to you, honey, I’m quitting my soul-killing six-figure job to become a professional pogo stick artist.”

Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.com.

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EMPLOYMENT positions in the mill; great opportunity to find your career! Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #40070

chanical equipment, and exposure to various fumes, heat, cold, and irritants. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 40040

team of 5 geotechnical engineers and 4 laboratory/field techniciansFull job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 40227

Plumber Helper Plumbing laborers will be trained to install plumbing in new and existing construction. The plumbers will be working at various job sites designated by the foreman each day.

The primary responsibilities include cutting openings in structures in preparation for pipers, drilling holes, sweeping floors, and carrying pipes. This position is physically demanding; qualified candidates must lift up to 75lbs consistently. Construction background a plus! Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID #40103

Part-Time Guest Service Representative Thursday-Sunday 3pm11pm. Apply in person at 3333 Brooks St.

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Production Control The ideal candidate will contribute to running the business by ensuring quality and on time delivery when preparing prefinished siding, including: loading of automated machines, painting of boards by hand, and bundling and packaging of units for shipment. PT and FT positions available, day or swing shift.

Wage $12/hour. $13/hour differential pay for swing shift. Crosstrain on multiple pieces of equipment and processes. Be flexible and rotate as needed Must be able to lift 50-75#, continuously Exposure to production shop conditions; including moving me-

Sales Assistant The key responsibilities for the sales assistant are greeting customers when they walk in and guiding them around the show room. Successful candidates have the ability to be creative to work with the different needs and styles of the customer requests and have excellent sales aptitude. The successful candidates have great teamwork and thrive in a fast paced, interactive sales environment. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 40233

PROFESSIONAL Laboratory Technician Exciting opportunity for a Laboratory Technician to join a leading provider in consulting, engineering, and technical services throughout Montana and worldwide. This is a diverse company, including individuals with expertise in science, research, engineering, construction, and information technology . More than 14,000 employees and 350 offices worldwide! Opportunity to work with

Boiler Operator The boiler operator is one of the most important positions in the production of quality lumber products.This operator controls the lumber during the drying process where efficient boiler/kiln operation has an important impact on the quality of the lumber.This is an opportunity for a permanent/long-term position following a successful probationary period as an LC Staffing employee to ensure a good fit for you and the business. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com Job ID# 39893 Nuverra is hiring for CDL Class A Truck Drivers. Drivers can earn a $1,500 sign on bonus. To apply call 701-842-3618, or go online to www.nuverra.com/careers. Nuverra environmental solutions is an equal opportunity employer.

Welder Reads and follows blueprints and work orders ensuring a quality product that meets customer demands. Welds different facets of a trailer, including but not limited to: tacking, clamping, and

welding with proper bead size on bases and cages in accordance with the work order; ensures quality of welds for structural integrity. Follows all safety procedures, wears appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE), and reports any accidents or near misses to supervisor immediately. Performs other related duties and assignments as required. Full job listing online at lcstaffing.com. Job ID #39965

HEALTH CAREERS Advanced Pain & Spine Nurse Practitioner/Physician’s Assistant Seeking self-motivated individual to work as a Nurse Practitioner/Physician’s Assistant in our fast-paced, well-established office. Full time position, however part time considered for the right candidate(s). Salary DOE with competitive benefits.

Please apply via email nicolef@advancedpainandspine.c om Dental Assistant The Dental NOW HIRING Quality Guest Representative & Housekeepers. Please apply in person at our 3035 Expo Parkway Missoula location.

Temporary Positions Available with UM Dining

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Knowledge of fair trade and computer software expertise preferred.

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is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the Western Montana Fish & Game Association, P.O. Box 4294, Missoula, MT 59806 until 2:00 p.m. on August 28, 2017 ( envelope to be marked BID ) and will then be open and publicly read for furnishing all labor, equipment and materials for construction of the following: *Create a 100 yard shooting bay for ADA handicap accessible shooters. *Three new shooting covers for west end of the Deer Creek Shooting Center. *Junior Shooting Bay, Accommodating various shooting positions & a shooting cover. *New Safety Bay at west end of the Deer Creek Shooting Center. *New well for irrigation and fire suppression. *Cover for outdoor area on 50-C Shooting Range. This project is funded in part by Montana Department of Fish,

Wildlife and Parks through a Grant from the Shooting Range Development Act. A Pre-Bid Walk-Through is scheduled for August 16, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. The Western Montana Fish & Game Association reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive any and all irregularities or informalities. For more information call 406370-2500 Montana Fourth Judicial District Court Missoula County Cause No.: DV-17-719 Dept.

No.: 4 Notice of Hearing on Name Change of Minor Child In the Matter of the Name Change of Kristopher Anthony Ocampo Andrea Knight, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner had asked the District Court to change a child’s name from Kristopher Anthony Ocampo to Kristopher Anthony Knight. The hearing will

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The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: July 24, 2017 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Deputy Clerk of Court Montana Fourth Judicial District Court Missoula County Cause No.: DV-17-788 Dept.: 1 Leslie Halligan Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Brenda Lineback Getz, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Brenda Lineback Getz to Brenda Lee Lineback The hearing will be on 09/20/2017 at 2:00 p.m. The hearing will be at the courthouse in Missoula County.

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Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Cause No. DP-17-189 Judge Leslie Halligan NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EVA D. AMUNDSON, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the abovenamed Estate.All persons having claims against the said decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to the undersigned, return receipt requested, at Thompson Painter Law P.C., 176 South 32nd Street West, Suite 4, Billings, Montana 59102, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED: August 8, 2017 /s/ Mark Cain /s/ Karen Hawkins THOMPSON PAINTER LAW P.C. By /s/ Courtney B. Darnell Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DP-17-184 Department No. 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In re the Matter of the Estate of JACK LEROY BOGAR, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months from the mailing of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be mailed to the Personal Representative c/o Matrium Law Group PLLC, 317 East Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. The undersigned Personal Representative declares, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing is true and correct.

DATED this 16th day of August, 2017 by /s/ Claudia Lee Quinlivan State of Montana):ss.

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CLAUDIA LEE QUINLIVAN. /s/ Lili R. Panarella, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, MT My Commission Expires November 1, 2019 Dated this 16th day of August, 2017. /s/ Janel F. Chin, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. 1 Cause No. DR-17-420 PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MICHAEL J. HEBERT, Petitioner, v. CATHY D. HEBERT, Respondent.

COMES NOW the Petitioner, Michael J. Hebert, by and through counsel, Tiffany A. Nunnally of Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, and hereby respectfully petitions the Court as follows: I. The vital statistics concerning the parties are as follows: HUSBAND (a) Age: 50 (b) Occupation: Law Enforcement (c) Current Address: 240 Mount Ave., Missoula, MT 59801 (d) Length of Montana residence: Greater than 90 days WIFE (a) Age: 49 (b) Occupation: Unemployed (e) Current Address: 2273 S. 13th St. W., Missoula, MT 59801 (c) Length of Montana residence: Greater than 90 days II. The parties were married at Hamilton, Montana, on April 21, 1987. The marriage is registered in Ravalli County, Montana. III.The parties separated on May 1, 2016. IV. The marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken in that there is serious marital discord which adversely affects one or both of the parties toward the marriage, and there is no reasonable prospect of reconciliation.

V. The conciliation provisions of the Montana Conciliation law do not apply and the requirements of Mont. Code Ann. §40-4-107 have been met.

VI. There were children born of marriage who have reached the age of majority.The wife is not currently pregnant. X.The parties hereto have accumulated real and personal property during their marriage, which should be equitably divided between them.The parties should provide each other with full disclosure of their as-

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By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Welcome to Swami Moonflower’s Psychic Hygiene Hints. Ready for some mystical cleansing? Hint #1:To remove stains on your attitude, use a blend of Chardonnay wine, tears from a cathartic crying session and dew collected before dawn. Hint #2: To eliminate glitches in your love life, polish your erogenous zones with pomegranate juice while you visualize the goddess kissing your cheek. #3: To get rid of splotches on your halo, place angel food cake on your head for two minutes, then bury the cake in holy ground while chanting, “It’s not my fault! My evil twin’s a jerk!” #4: To banish the imaginary monkey on your back, whip your shoulders with a long silk ribbon until the monkey runs away. #5: To purge negative money karma, burn a dollar bill in the flame of a green candle.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A reader named Kameel Hawa writes that he “prefers pleasure to leisure and leisure to luxury.” That list of priorities would be excellent for you to adopt during the coming weeks. My analysis of the astrological omens suggests that you will be the recipient of extra amounts of permission, relief, approval and ease. I won’t be surprised if you come into possession of a fresh X-factor or wild card. In my opinion, to seek luxury would be a banal waste of such precious blessings.You’ll get more health-giving benefits that will last longer if you cultivate simple enjoyments and restorative tranquility.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The coming weeks will be an excellent time to cruise past the houses where you grew up, the schools you used to attend, the hotspots where you and your old friends hung out, and the places where you first worked and had sex. In fact, I recommend a grand tour of your past. If you can’t literally visit the locations where you came of age, simply visualize them in detail. In your imagination, take a leisurely excursion through your life story. Why do I advise this exercise? Because you can help activate your future potentials by reconnecting with your roots.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): One of my favorite Cancerian artists is Penny Arcade, a New York performance artist, actress and playwright. In this horoscope, I offer a testimonial in which she articulates the spirit you’d be wise to cultivate in the coming weeks. She says, “I am the person I know best, inside out, the one who best understands my motivations, my struggles, my triumphs.

Despite occasionally betraying my best interests to keep the peace, to achieve goals, or for the sake of beloved friendships, I astound myself by my appetite for life, my unwavering curiosity into the human condition, my distrust of the status quo, my poetic soul and abiding love of beauty, my strength of character in the face of unfairness, and my optimism despite defeats and loss.”

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): The Witwatersrand is a series of cliffs in South Africa. It encompasses 217 square miles. From this area, which is a tiny fraction of the Earth’s total land surface, humans have extracted 50 percent of all the gold ever mined. I regard this fact as an apt metaphor for you to meditate on in the next 12 months, Leo. If you’re alert, you will find your soul’s equivalent of Witwatersrand. What I mean is that you’ll have a golden opportunity to discover emotional and spiritual riches that will nurture your soul as it has rarely been nurtured. messy gift. I want you to experience an empowering surrender and a calming climax. I very much c ahope, Virgo, that you will finally see an obvious secret and capitalize on some unruly wisdom and VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): What I wish for you is a toasty coolness. I pray that you will claim

take an epic trip to an intimate turning point. I trust that you’ll find a barrier that draws people together instead of keeping them apart. These wonders may sound paradoxical, and yet they’re quite possible and exactly what you need.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Psychologist James Hansell stated his opinion of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud: “He was wrong about so many things. But he was wrong in such interesting ways.

He pioneered a whole new way of looking at things.” That description should provide good raw material for you to consider as you play with your approach to life in the coming weeks, Libra.

Being right won’t be half as important as being willing to gaze at the world from upside-down, inside-out perspectives. So I urge you to put the emphasis on formulating experimental hypotheses, not on proving definitive theories. Be willing to ask naive questions and make educated guesses and escape your own certainties.

(Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’re entering a phase of your astrological cycle when you’ll be likely to receive gifts at a higher rate than usual. Some gifts could be big, complex and catalytic, e SCORPIO though others may be subtle, cryptic or even covert. While some may be useful, others could be problematic. So I want to make sure you know how important it is to be discerning about these offerings.

You probably shouldn’t blindly accept all of them. For instance, don’t rashly accept a “blessing” that would indebt or obligate you to someone in ways that feel uncomfortable.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You are currently under the influence of astrological conditions that have led to dramatic boosts of self-esteem in laboratory rats. To test the theory that this experimental evidence can be applied to humans, I authorize you to act like a charismatic egomaniac in the coming weeks. JUST KIDDING! I lied about the lab rats. And I lied about you having the authorization to act like an egomaniac. But here are the true facts: The astrological omens suggest you can and should be a lyrical swaggerer and a sensitive swashbuckler.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): I invite you to eliminate all of the following activities from

repertoire in the next three weeks: squabbling, hassling, feuding, confronting, scuffling, skirg your mishing, sparring and brawling. Why is this my main message to you? Because the astrological

omens tell me that everything important you need to accomplish will come from waging an intense crusade of peace, love and understanding.The bickering and grappling stuff won’t help you achieve success even a little—and would probably undermine it.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stockbrokers in Pakistan grew desperate when the Karachi Stock Exchange went into a tailspin. In an effort to reverse the negative trend, they performed a ritual sacrifice of ten goats in a parking lot. But their “magic” failed. Stocks continued to fade. Much later they recovered, but not in a timely manner that would suggest the sacrifice worked. I urge you to avoid their approach to fixing problems, especially now. Reliance on superstition and wishful thinking is guaranteed to keep you stuck. On the other hand, I’m happy to inform you that the coming weeks will be a highly favorable time to use disciplined research and rigorous logic to solve dilemmas.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): In the coming days, maybe you could work some lines from the Biblical “Song of Solomon” into your intimate exchanges. The moment is ripe for such extravagance.

Can you imagine saying things like, “Your lips are honey,” or “You are a fountain in the garden, a well of living waters”? In my opinion, it wouldn’t even be too extreme for you to murmur, “May I find the scent of your breath like apricots, and your whispers like spiced wine flowing smoothly to welcome my caresses.”

If those sentiments seem too flowery, you could pluck gems from Pablo Neruda’s love sonnets. How about this one: “I want to do with you what spring does to the cherry trees.” Here’s another: “I hunger for your sleek laugh and your hands the color of a furious harvest. I want to eat the sunbeams flaring in your beauty.”

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sets, liabilities, amounts and sources of income, and monthly expenditures pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 404-252. XI. The parties hereto have accumulated liabilities during the marriage, which should be equitably distributed between them. XII. Based upon Mont Code Ann. § 40-4-203, neither party should be required to pay maintenance to the other. XIII. Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-110, each party should be responsible for their respective attorneys’ fees. WARNING FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS (ASSETS, LIABILITIES, INCOME AND EXPENSES) OF § 40-4-251 THROUGH § 40-4-258 MAY SUBJECT A NONCOMPLYING PARTY TO PENALTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE LOSS OF ASSETS OR THE REQUIREMENT TO PAY LIABILITIES WHICH ARE NOT DISCLOSED. WAIVER OF SUCH DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY SEEKING DEFAULT MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF REMEDIES OTHERWISE AVAILABLE TO THAT PARTY. THE PARTIES ARE REQUIRED TO ABIDE BY THE RESTRAINING ORDERS SET FORTH IN THE SUMMONS AND TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS ISSUED THEREIN UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT. WHEREFORE, Petitioner prays for the following relief: 1. That the marriage of the parties be dissolved; 2.That the real property, personal property and debts accumulated by the parties during their marriage be equitably distributed between them; 3.That, based upon Mont.

Code Ann. § 40-4-203, neither party should be required to pay maintenance to the other. 4.

That pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-110, each party should be responsible for their respective attorneys’ fees and costs. 5. For such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper. DATED this 13 day of June, 2017. /s/ Michael J. Hebert, Petitioner VERIFICATION STATE OF MONTANA ) ss. County of Missoula )

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Michael J. Hebert, being first duly sworn upon oath, deposes and states that he is the Petitioner in the foregoing dissolution of marriage proceeding; that he has read the foregoing Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and knows the contents thereof, and the facts and matters contained therein, to be true, accurate and complete to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief. /s/ Michael J. Hebert, Petitioner SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me, a Notary Public, this 13th day of June, 2017, by Michael J. Hebert. (SEAL) /s/ Sarah N. K. Testerman NOTARY PUBLIC for the State of Montana Residing at Florence, Montana My Commission Expires August 18, 2018 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: CHRISTIAN, SAMSON & JONES, PLLC By: /s/ Tiffany A. Nunnally Attorney for the Petitioner MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. 1 Cause No. DR-17-420 SUMMONS AND TEMPORARY ECONOMIC RESTRAINING ORDER IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF MICHAEL J. HEBERT, Petitioner, v. CATHY D. HEBERT, Respondent. SUMMONS TO RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT, GREETINGS:You are hereby summoned to respond to the Petition in this proceeding which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your Response in this Court, and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or respond, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Petition.

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER TO BOTH PARTIES: This TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER is issued automatically pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. § 40-4-121(3), and provides: 1. BOTH PARTIES ARE

HEREBY RESTRAINED from transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether jointly or separately held, without ei-

ther the consent of the other party or an order of the Court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party must notify the other party of any proposed

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BUDDY• Buddy is a 1 1/2-year-old male Cattle Dog/Lab mix. He is a happy and energetic boy who loves squeaky toys and water. On walks, volunteers tell us he loves to hunt grasshoppers in the tall grass. Buddy would make a great companion for someone who goes on regular runs.

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DONALD•Donald is a 2-year-old male Pit Bull. This big goof ball is looking for a constant companion to go on hikes, play in the yard, or just lounge on the couch. Whatever you're doing, Donald will be happy to come along. He walks well on leash and knows a few basic commands. Donald is very treat motivated, and we're sure will pick up many new tricks easily.

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 MACK• Fun-loving Mack LOVES the ball.

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SKITTLES• Staff can’t believe Skittles has not yet found a home. This active, sweet, and snuggly 2-year-old short-haired tuxedo has all the best traits. She’s a social gal but can also entertain herself when need be. Skittles is spayed, vaccinated, microchipped and ready to go home with you! Visit her at the Humane Society of Western Montana today!

CHEON• Cheon is a 4-year-old, 23 pound, short coated dog. He prefers a lap and lounging on the couch over too much activity. He does enjoy leisurely leash walks, short hikes, and exploring with other dogs around his size. You can meet Cheon at the Humane Society of Western Montana Wednesday-Friday 1-6 pm or Saturday/Sunday 12-5.

TOBINA• 7-year-old Tobina is looking for that special someone who appreciates a cat with a little sass. Don’t get her wrong, she enjoys petting and will rub against you affectionately but she’s not afraid to tell you what she doesn’t like.

Tobina knows what she wants and wants what she knows. Call the Humane Society of Western Montana at (406)549-3934 for more information.

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PEAR• If you want a playful and affectionate cat, Pear is the cat for you! This 3-year-old, shorthaired, female cat LOVES wand toys. She entertains herself for hours with a feather on a string.

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extraordinary expenditures at least five (5) business days before incurring the expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after service of this SUMMONS (however, this TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER does not preclude either party from using any property to pay reasonable attorney fees in order to retain counsel in the proceeding). 2. BOTH PARTIES ARE HEREBY RESTRAINED from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability coverage held for the benefit of a party or the child of a party for whom support may be ordered. WITNESS, my hand and seal of this Court, this 15th day of June, 2017. /s/ Shirley E. Faust Clerk of District Court (Court Seal) By: J. Atkins Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. NO. 4 PROBATE NO. DP-17-204 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GOTTLIEB BEIERLE, 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 DARLENE B. DAVIS, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Worden Thane P.C., P.O. Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806-4747, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 10th day of August, 2017. /s/ Darlene B. Davis c/o Worden Thane P.C. P.O. Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 598064747 WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Gail M. Haviland, Esq. NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE Cause No. DV-16-451 Dept.

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CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 12, 117. 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 9/4/2017 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 9/7/2017 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.

and ALYCE COOPER; GLEN COOPER, deceased; ALYCE COOPER, deceased; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF WAYNE COOPER; WAYNE COOPER, deceased; DEAN COOPER; LINDA MORRISON; and all other persons unknown claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real and personal property described in the complaint for foreclosure adverse to plaintiffs ownership or any cloud upon plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, Defendants. TO BE SOLD AT SHERIFF’S SALE: TERMS: CASH, or its equivalent; NO personal checks On the 19th day of September, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at the front door of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 W. Broadway, Missoula, County of Missoula, State of Montana, that certain real property situated in said Missoula County, and more particularly described as follows: Lots 7 and 8 in Block “B” of Carline Addition #2, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof KNOWN AS 2133 Mount Ave., Missoula, MT 59801 DATED this 20th day of August, 2017. /s/ T.J. McDERMOTT Sheriff of Missoula County, Montana By /s/ David L. Merifield, Deputy NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on November 30, 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: UNIT 613 OF THE RIVERFRONT PARKSIDE CONDOMINIUMS, A RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM SITUATED ON THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY IN MISSOULA, MONTANA, TO WIT: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN MCCORMICK`S ADDITION NO. 2,TO THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE

EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units 92,146, 265, 318, 356, 370 & 484. Units can contain furniture, clothes, chairs, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, & other misc. household goods. These units may be viewed starting Monday, August 28, 2017. All auction units will only be shown each day at 3 P.M. written sealed bids may be submitted to storage office at 4101 Hwy 93 S., Missoula, MT 59804 prior to Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at 4:00 P.M. Buyers 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.

INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF THE MULLAN ROAD (A PUBLIC ROAD) AND THE WESTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF THE U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 10 AND 93 AS PRESENTLY EXISTING, WHICH POINT OF INTERSECTION IS S.68°11`E., 637.80 FEET FROM AN INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SAID MULLAN ROAD AND THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF SAID MCCORMICK`S ADDITION NO. 2; THENCE N.68°11`W., 225.0 FEET; THENCE S.21°49`W., 398.54 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S.21°49`W., 191.26 FEET, THENCE S.53°30`E., 376.81 FEET; THENCE N.21°49`E., 286.77 FEET; THENCE N.68°11`W., 364.50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH A PRIVATE ACCESS, PARKING AND PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1993 IN BOOK 393 AT PAGE 877 OF MICRO RECORDS. ALSO TOGETHER WITH A SEWER LINE EASEMENT RECORDED JULY 28, 1966 IN BOOK 3 AT PAGE 1435 OF MICRO RECORDS.ALSO TOGETHER WITH A UTILITY EASEMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 18, 1968 IN BOOK 15 AT PAGE 929 OF MICRO RECORDS.TOGETHER WITH A 1/55TH INTEREST IN THE GENERAL COMMON ELEMENTS, IS ANY, AND A 100% RIGHT TO USE THE LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS APPERTAINING EXCLUSIVELY TO EACH UNIT, AS SAID GENERAL COMMON ELEMENTS AND LIMITED COMMON ELEMENTS ARE DEFINED IN SAID DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM FOR RIVERFRONT PARKSIDE CONDOMINIUM. AND SUBJECT TO THE BYLAWS OF THE RIVERFRONT PARKSIDE C O N D O M I N I U M RECORDED DECEMBER 1, 1994 IN BOOK 430 MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 445, THE AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS RECORDED AUGUST 27, 2013 IN BOOK 918 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 798 AND THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM RECORDED DECEMBER 1, 1994 IN BOOK 430 OF MICRO RECORDS AT PAGE 429. Kevin Harrington, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Charles Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to U.S. Bank N.A., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on August 27, 2015, and recorded on September 8, 2015 as Book 950, Page 910, as Document No. 201517027. The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. Bank National Association. 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 February 1, 2017, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said

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obligation and other charges against the property or loan.

The total amount due on this obligation as of August 4, 2017 is $103,880.93 principal, interest totaling $2,150.81, escrow advances of $560.11, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation.The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, ex-

press or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, whereis 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: July 14, 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 14 day of July, 2017, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, known 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 she executed the same.

SEAL /s/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 US Bank National Association vs Kevin Harrington 103600-1

APARTMENTS

DUPLEXES

1400 Burns #8. 2 bed/1.5 bath town house. Westside location near Burns Street Bistro, W/D, patio $1100. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

1779-81 W Sussex. Centrally located duplex close to shopping and parks and schools! Great investment opportunity. One 2 bedroom, 1 bath, one 3 bedroom 1 bath. Live in one and rent the other or rent both! $192,500 KD 240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com

Sealed bids for construction of new 30’ x 42’ storage shed addition for Missoula Trap & Sheet Club. Plans and specifications available at missoulatrapandskeetclub.com. Pre-bid walk thru on 8/30/17@ 2pm, 8890 Hwy 10 West, Missoula, MT 59808. Plans to be received by 5pm 9/25/17, send to MT&SC, PO Box 16152, Missoula, MT 59808.

Montana 4th Judicial District Court Missoula County In the Matter of the Name Change of Claire Payne, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-17-793 Dept. No.: 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE This is notice that Petitioner has asked the

District Court for a change of name from Claire Suzanne Payne to Claire Suzanne Sriraman The hearing will be on 9/26/17 at 11:00 a.m.The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County.

Date: 8/14/2017 /s/ Shirley E Faust Clerk of District Court By /s/ Andy Brunkhart, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-17-208 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF VALERIE A. LOCKRIDGE, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or their claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Melvin E. Lockridge, Jr., the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Tiffany Nunnally at 310 West Spruce Street, Missoula, Montana 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED this 17th day of August, 2017. /s/ Melvin E. Lockridge, Jr. Personal Representative

RENTALS

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-877-7353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611

1502 Ernest Ave. #4. 1 bed/1 bath, central location, W/D hookups, storage $625 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1920 14th St. “B” Studio/1 bath, newer unit, W/D, A/C, close to shopping $575. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 303 E. Spruce St. #2 1 bed/1 bath, downtown, HEAT PAID, coin-ops $625. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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

coin-op laundry, storage & off street parking. HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 728-7333 2 bed, 1 bath, near Good Food Store, $800, DW, Quiet cul-desac, coin-op laundry & off street parking. HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 7287333

211 S. 4th Street East #1. 3 bed/1 bath, close to U, W/D hookups $1050. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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509 S. 5th St. E. #1. 1 bed/1 bath, two blocks to University, sunroom, coin-ops, HEAT PAID $775. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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HOUSES 1863 S. 5th St. E. 3bd/2.5 bath, brand new, energy efficient, central location ... $1500 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2 bed, 1 bath, N. Russell, $750,

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

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RENTALS gas fireplace $1250. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

237 1/2 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,

Live MT dream, Avail. NOW $1200 340-473-9007 https://missoula. craigslist.org/apa/ 6270017087.html

5 bedroom, 3 bath home, $1,800, off Curtis, DW, double garage, W/D hookups, family room, deck, fenced yard. S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING Gatewest 7287333

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

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REAL ESTATE HOMES FOR SALE 2 Bdr, 1 Bath South 39th St home, $245,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit 2 Bdr, 1 Bath, Lewis & Clark home. $178,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Huson home on 5.5 acres. $390,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3625 Kingsbury. Pleasant View 3 bed, 3 bath on corner lot with 2 car garage. $289,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 2398350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

3701 Brandon. 4 bed, 3 bath with cook’s kitchen, 2 gas fireplaces and great views. $399,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com 4 Bdr, 3 Bath, Grant Creek home on 5.7 acres. $415,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.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 2398350, shannonhilliard5 @gmail.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 PorticoRealEstate.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 2405227 PorticoRealEstate.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

529 Blaine. Price reduced to $275,000. 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

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

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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

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

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 2025 Mullan Heights #306. 2 bed, 2.5 bath facing the Clark Fork River. $249,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816 anne@movemontana.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath, Northside Townhome. $185,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

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64 Brewer's supply 65 Hardtop substance

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24 Continental currency 26 Sinus specialists, for short 27 Toy-filled takeaway for a kids' birthday party guest 28 America's largest multi-level marketing company 29 Cafe au ___ 31 "The Madcap Laughs" singer Barrett 32 Rows of seats 33 Only a single time subsequently 34 "Golf ball coming!"

35 Asks for table scraps, like Fido 36 School advisory gp.

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REAL ESTATE

Condo - University District 951 Ronald #409. 62&older. 2 bedroom,1½ baths, New carpet & windows. Terrific location. For sale by owner with owner financing. $119,000; 406-274-3466 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

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

MANUFACTURED HOMES

13221 Old Freight. Approximately 11 acres near St. Ignatius with incredible Mission Mountain views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

For Sale 2- 2013 16x80 mobile homes in great condition $43,900 delivered and set up within 150 miles of Billings. 406-2594663Land for Sale

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

1 Bdr, 1 Bath, Upper Rattlesnake home on 3.6 acres on Ray Creek. $500,000. BHHS Montana Prop-

For Sale by Owner: 11.75 Acres at Calf Creek Trailhead, bordering State of MT property. Located on NE corner of Hamilton Heights Rd & Gray Fox Ln, in Corvallis.

New, unused, septic on site. Electric service installed. Includes 2 barns and other out buildings. For addt’l details contact: Bryan Mosley @bmosley1385@gmail.com or call 617-901-3850 for pricing NHN Raymond. Beautiful .43 acre lot in quiet Rattlesnake neighborhood. $245,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group.

239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com NHN Weber Butte Trail. 60 acre ranch in Corvallis with sweeping

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

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1328 Bulwer $183,000

UNDER CONTRACT

2 bed 1-1/2 bath MLS # 21710551

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18740 E MULLAN RD, CLINTON $299,500 Charming 2 bedroom, 1 bath home on 1.37 acres. Includes a 4 car garage and large barn which is divided into 4 16x20 storage spaces renting @ $200 a mo. and 9 5x10 spaces renting @ $95 a mo. Mobile home hook up rents for $400.

Apple tree, 2 plum trees and UG sprinklers. MLS #21707610

2161 South 10th Street • $269,900

Call Vickie Amundson at 544-0799 for more information

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) 293-3714

Large 4+ bed, 3 bath across from Franklin Park with Rattlesnake views. New furnace & water heater. Lots of shade trees.

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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 2398350. shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

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 406-240-5227 PorticoRealEstate.com

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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 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville home on 15 acres. $378,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

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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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