NEWS
PROJECT CENSORED HIGHLIGHTS THE YEAR’S TOP STORIES THAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA MISSED
KEEBLE’S ENVIRO THRILLER CELEBRATING ELLIOTT SMITH BUY BOOKS ETC. BILLIONAIRES MUSIC TAKES CEREBRAL LEFT TURN 10 YEARS AFTER HIS SUICIDE MORE OF MONTANA
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NEWS
PROJECT CENSORED HIGHLIGHTS THE YEAR’S TOP STORIES THAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA MISSED
KEEBLE’S ENVIRO THRILLER CELEBRATING ELLIOTT SMITH BUY BOOKS ETC. BILLIONAIRES MUSIC TAKES CEREBRAL LEFT TURN 10 YEARS AFTER HIS SUICIDE MORE OF MONTANA
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cover illustration by Pumpernickel Stewart
News Voices/Letters Missing sarcasm, trees and jealousy.......................................................4 The Week in Review Oil spill, Festival of the Book and wildlife .................................6 Briefs Anonymous, art and voting rights........................................................................6 Etc. Land rich and cash richer in Montana .....................................................................7 News Project Censored highlights the stories media missed .........................................8 Opinion In search of real people amid the federal shutdown ....................................10 Feature 2013 Missoula election endorsements............................................................14
Arts & Entertainment Arts Regarding Elliot Smith on the 10th anniversary of his death ................................18 Noise Kylesa, The Blind Shake and Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires .........................19 Books Shadows of Owls goes beyond enviro-thrills ....................................................20 Books Seeking the center to Godforsaken Idaho........................................................21 Film Machete Kills needed a plan ................................................................................22 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films .....................................................23 Flash in the Pan Hunting gets harder..........................................................................24 Happiest Hour The 9 Mile Roadhouse ........................................................................26 8 Days a Week Get out the vote ..................................................................................27 Mountain High Missoula Tweed Ride..........................................................................37 Agenda Gender Expansion Conference .......................................................................38
Exclusives
Street Talk ......................................................................................................................4 In Other News..............................................................................................................12 Classifieds...................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ..................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrolog y....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle ......................................................................................................C-7 Camp Sleepover.........................................................................................................C-9 This Modern World..................................................................................................C-11
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missoulanews.com • October 17–October 24, 2013 [3]
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Taken seriously
STREET TALK
by Cathrine L. Walters
Asked Tuesday, Oct. 15, near the corner of Higgins and Broadway. Do you plan to vote in the upcoming city elections? What race or races are you following closest? Follow-up: What qualities do you look for in an elected official?
Jason Long: Yes. I haven’t paid attention to the local city races but I will before elections. Think it through: Someone who has a thoroughly thought-out plan. Their personal lives are not important to me.
Bob Bartel: Yes. But I’m not politically minded. I wouldn’t say I don’t care about politics but it’s not my avenue of influence in the world. A gladiator: Honesty. Integrity. Guts.
Gene Senne: I would but I can’t because I don’t live in the city. The mayoral race and city council races are important to me because they affect our business. I own the Import Market. The best policy: They gotta be honest—it’s the most important thing—and be open-minded and listen to other people.
Brian Johnson: Yes. I kind of just look at a few things beforehand. I don’t follow party lines but I stick to my ideals. Keep it real: Honesty. I don’t think they’re gonna make everyone happy, but if I voted for them and they vote their conscience then at least they were honest with themselves.
Brandi Christiaens: Yes. I’m following Marilyn Marler’s election. Greener pastures: I look for someone generally having parallel interests and opinions to mine. Mostly I’m interested in keeping native plants and grasses in the Missoula area, like on Mt. Jumbo, which is why I’m following Marilyn Marler because she’s all for that.
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This is in response to Dan Brooks’ short-sighted inconvenience caused to him by our inane government shut down (see “Domestic dispute,” Oct. 10). Mr. Brooks is obviously a GOP supporter as he blames Obama for our government’s inefficiencies, when in fact the Tea Partyers state as their cause to defund Obamacare at all costs to “protect our nation.” To protect our nation from what, I dare ask, affordable health care for millions! Mr. Brooks is upset by his girlfriend being furloughed and requesting he pay the heating bill. What about all the poor, single mothers who are going without food to feed their children because the SNAP program has been shut down as well? This seems a far more pressing concern than Mr. Brooks not being able to look at porn—excuse me, be a professional writer at home while his girlfriend is furloughed. Our government has stopped working not because Obama won’t compromise with delusional House Republicans. It has stopped working because the Tea Party would rather not take care of the most needy of our population so they can pursue their short sighted, albeit misguided, political agenda. Is that what America is all about? I think not. Chris Henderson Missoula
Speaks for the trees So, the trees of Crazy Canyon were recently thinned, as in cut down and killed. Why? Fire danger, bug infestation, forest enhancement or really just something to do? (See “Scary prognosis,” Sept. 19) Every day, trees, which are living things, are ignorantly cut down and killed. Are we at war with the trees? What is going on here, really? Maybe we are at war with ourselves, and we vent it out on the trees. Why do we decide that certain trees are not allowed to live? Who do we think we are? No wonder our environment is in sad
shape. We are not living with our environment. We are living against it. We are here to accept and love ourselves and the environment. We want to nourish the environment and see it flourish. We want healthy trees and a healthy environment in which to live. Finally, it is a mystery why no one speaks up for the thinned dead trees of Crazy Canyon. Maybe the people just don’t care or are too timid. Maybe it is all just for money. Let’s wake up and change our thinking now! Rev. Harry Strong Missoula
“This seems a far more pressing concern than Mr. Brooks not being able to look at porn—excuse me, be a professional writer at home while his girlfriend is furloughed.”
Proud of PPL Montana In recent days PPL Montana has received some unjust cheap shots in the news. PPL Montana is a for-profit corporation as are most main street businesses, and is owned in part by Montanans. PPL Montana’s function is to make money. That is what their shareholders expect and demand. PPL Montana does not own any power distribution lines, nor do they sell power to end consumers. They produce then sell electricity in a highly competitive market to companies that will, in turn, deliver and sell to you.
But this letter is not about PPL Montana profits, coal generation plants or even about the possible sale of their hydroelectric facilities. It is about how PPL Montana and their employees are giving back to our communities. I recently finished the first year of a two year appointment to PPL Montana Community Fund Board. This mix of PPL Montana employees and non-employees meets twice a year to review and distribute funds PPL has ear-marked for grants to non-profit organizations, schools and school districts with a focus on education, environment and economic development. Since this fund was established, $1.4 million in grants has been awarded to nearly 200 organizations across Montana. This past year, in the south central area of Montana we have awarded grants to Musselshell School Community Center to help preserve a focal point of the area, Special K Ranch of Columbus to build a hydroponic garden, Billings Education Foundation to provide weekend backpack meals for school children and Yellowstone CASA to pay for training of needed volunteers that serve as court advocates for abused and neglected children. Grants to preserve the Colstrip History and Art Center and rebuild the Howard Community Club roof. Funds in Hysham for the Yucca Museum and the Evelyn Cameron Heritage Center in Terry. In Lewistown, PPL has provided funds to the Snowy Mountain Industries in support their goals, and to the Lewistown Boys and Girls Club for needed renovations to their building. In addition to local contributions and sponsorships, Community Fund grants are just one part of PPL Montana’s community involvement. PPL Montana provides over 500 good paying jobs statewide and pays more than $26 million per year in state and local taxes and fees. So the next time someone starts talking about what PPL Montana is taking out of Montana, let’s take a moment and look at what PPL Montana is giving back to Montana. Jim Kane Billings
[Comments from MissoulaNews.com] Backtalk from “Shoot to thrill,” Oct. 10
Fashion conscious “‘For me, the killing part is the tiniest part,’ Noel says. How very nice. It’s all about Noel! For the animal, the killing is everything. ‘Even if you don’t want to shoot something you can enjoy the outdoors aspect of hunting.’ Yes, it’s called camping. Apparently for these hunter gals, com-
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passion is not in fashion.” Posted Oct. 10 at 6:20 p.m.
Direct hit “Great story. That’s why I can’t wait to get some free time and devour the latest Independent every week.” Posted Oct. 12 at 3:52 a.m.
Cat fight “Hmmmmm. Sounds like you might be a bit jealous of women who are a bit different then you. We did not judge you at all. Best of luck in your ‘professional’ endeavors.” Posted Oct. 11 at 11:45 p.m.
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missoulanews.com • October 17–October 24, 2013 [5]
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WEEK IN REVIEW
VIEWFINDER
by Cathrine L. Walters
Wednesday, October 9 A drug dealer calls the Missoula Police Department to report being robbed at gun point by two men after a deal gone wrong in John Toole Park. Police believe the suspects may also be involved with an earlier mugging in Greenough Park. Two suspects have since been arrested in connection with the crimes.
Thursday, October 10 U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill in Idaho denies a motion by the U.S. Forest Service and a division of General Electric to lift a ban on megaloads along Highway 12.
Friday, October 11 News outlets report that a burst pipeline carrying oil from the Bakken formation spewed 20,600 barrels of crude onto North Dakota farmland. Despite its size, North Dakota officials waited nearly two weeks to inform the public about the incident.
Saturday, October 12 The 14th annual Montana Festival of the Book ends with a gala reading at the Wilma Theatre featuring Montana poet laureate Tami Haaland, environmental author Richard Manning and Great Falls novelist Jamie Ford. Organizers say the three-day event broke attendance records.
Sunday, October 13 The Billings Gazette publishes photographs of a three-day standoff between wolves and a group of grizzly bears over who gets dibs to a dead bison in Yellowstone National Park. Pete Bengeyfield, a retired Forest Service hydrologist, captured the photos before the government shutdown.
Monday, October 14 Montana’s longstanding legal dispute with Wyoming over water rights to the Yellowstone River and its tributaries is set to go to trial before a federal court in Billings. Montana’s attorneys argue that too much water is being drawn from the Tongue and Powder rivers.
Tuesday, October 15 State Sen. Matt Rosendale, R-Glendive, officially announces his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives during a gathering at Makoshika State Park in his hometown.
Two Missoula couples, Jesse and Iris Owen and Josh and Jamie Herring, purchased the 104-year-old “haunted house” on Sixth Street in June to restore the property. The couples launched a blog to update neighbors on the renovations, which include Jesse, left, framing the porch, and Josh, right, working with volunteers on the foundation.
Hackers
Anonymous in Missoula Earlier this month, a federal grand jury indicted 13 alleged members of the international hacker collective Anonymous for conspiring to disrupt the websites of trade groups, credit card companies and Congress. One of the indicted is 27-year-old Missoula resident Wade C. Williams. The indictments come as part of a broad effort by the Department of Justice and the FBI to disrupt and disband Anonymous, which gained notoriety in September 2010 after it launched a campaign of online sabotage. The campaign, called “Operation Payback,” began in retaliation to the film and music industry’s harassment of The Pirate Bay, a file-sharing website dedicated to flouting copyright privileges. Anonymous’ first targets were the Motion Picture Association of America and the Recording Industry Association of America, two trade groups that support stringent copyright laws. The hackers flooded their websites with vast amounts of data in what is called a distributed denial of service attack, effectively crippling the sites for hours.
[6] Missoula Independent • October 17–October 24, 2013
In December 2010, Operation Payback switched gears. The whistleblower website WikiLeaks had recently released vast quantities of classified information to the American public. The federal government got spooked. It began to put pressure on credit card companies and websites like PayPal to stop processing donations on behalf of WikiLeaks. The companies complied, and WikiLeaks’ coffers dried up. According to the indictment, this is when Williams, who operated online under the moniker “TheMiNd,” helped organize an attack against the beleaguered website’s foes. “We need to be hitting the companies that are subverting wikileaks …,” wrote Williams in an alleged online conversation with fellow Anonymous activists. He encouraged “members of the conspiracy” to help him launch an online attack against MasterCard and Visa, which had participated in the banking blockade against WikiLeaks. The Anonymous hackers brought down the MasterCard and Visa websites on Dec. 8, 2010, allegedly costing MasterCard “at least $5,000” in damages. The accused are being charged with felony conspiracy under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Lawyers fighting the DOJ prosecutions say authorities are trying
to make an example of Anonymous in order to suppress online protest. “I see this crackdown as a ‘bodies on pikes’ kind of thing,” says Jay Leiderman, an attorney who represents Anonymous defendants in other cases. “If you pass this way, if you dare look at a computer in a way that is not pre-approved, we shall impale you as we impaled them.” Williams recently traveled to Virginia to appear in court. He and his co-defendants each face five years in federal prison. Jimmy Tobias
Tribes
Fighting for the vote In April 2012, Washington, D.C., lobbyist and Blackfeet tribal member Tom Rodgers noted a troubling fact about his parents’ hometown of Browning. Rodgers had returned to Montana for the funeral of a Blackfeet member killed in Iraq, and realized in passing that there was no satellite elections office to deal with early voting and late-voter registration on the reservation. The same held true for Fort Belknap, the Crow and Northern Cheyenne reservations.
[news] Now, tribal members are fighting an intense legal battle alongside Rodgers in the name of American Indian voting rights. A lawsuit before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals contends that by failing to establish satellite voting offices in the towns of Fort Belknap, Lame Deer and Crow Agency, Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch and election officials in three Montana counties violated the 14th Amendment, the Montana Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. “We will win,” says Rodgers, who nearly a decade ago exposed lobbyist Jack Abramoff ’s fraudulent overbilling of Indian clients. “We will persevere. We’re right. We’re right on the law, and more importantly, we’re right on the ethics and morality here.” The suit, originally filed in District Court, has made national news over the past year, and Rodgers says the Ninth Circuit judges were “awestruck” during oral arguments on Oct. 10. They queried both sides aggressively, but in the end, Rodgers feels confident. The U.S. Department of Justice is backing the tribal plaintiffs. So is the National Congress of American Indians and the American Civil Liberties Union. Still, Rodgers maintains “it shouldn’t have to take this.” The initial complaint is clear regarding the plaintiffs’ frustrations. For starters, absentee voting activity hasn’t increased in Indian Country to nearly the degree it has in Montana as a whole. Factor in staggering poverty and unemployment statistics and the distance between some tribal communities and the polls, and Indian groups believe satellite voting offices could increase voter turnout in Indian Country by upwards of 250 percent. Montana isn’t the only state to spawn such frustrations. A similar case in South Dakota has gone to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. National advocates and the DOJ have stepped in there, too. Indian Country is poised for two powerful precedents when it comes to voting rights, Rodgers says, and it all happened in less than two years. “It’s about empowerment,” he says. “These two cases, together, will apply to every tribe west of the Mississippi.” Alex Sakariassen
Art
City hears development pitch Jack Nickels is a Billings real estate agent and longtime patron of the arts who uses colorful language when discussing the challenges that his creative friends can have managing their finances. “It’s like trying to corral a bunch of calves getting back to their mothers,” Nickels says. “It’s almost impossible to do.” Nickels has always felt an affinity for the arts, and that’s among the reasons he’s hoping to launch a de-
velopment for creative people to live and work in Missoula. He’s asking Missoula City Council this week to evaluate the merits of such a project. Nickels first started brainstorming the idea in 1989 when he encountered a similar development in Portland owned by Artspace, a nonprofit that specializes in building and operating affordable apartments and studios. Artspace now runs 35 such properties across the country. Nickels initially aimed to grow the project in Billings, but that effort “hit a wall,” he says, and left him looking to Missoula. An Artspace market study conducted in Billings nearly three years ago estimated that rental prices in that community would run about $650 a month, depending on the size of the unit. The standard Artspace apartment, Nickels says, runs about 1,500 square feet.
To qualify for an Artspace unit, applicants would have to earn less than 60 percent of area median income and be a practicing artist. “You don’t have to be a good one,” Nickels says. “You have to be active.” Artspace Senior Vice President for Consulting and Strategic Service Wendy Holmes explains that the developer keeps rental prices low by drawing from federal resources designed to serve low-income people, including housing tax credits and community development block grants. Holmes says Artspace provides 80 percent of the required funding. After council hears Nickels’ pitch, the next step involves seeing whether there’s enough local interest to move ahead. “We’ll really leave it open to a core group of stakeholders,” Holmes says. “It has to be the community itself that really buys in and chooses.” Jessica Mayrer
Justice
Marble garners small victory After fighting for more than 10 years to have a felony rape conviction overturned, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week gave Cody Marble’s family a
BY THE NUMBERS Reward offered by Montana Trout Unlimited for tips leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone illegally stocking fish in state waterways. The nonprofit decided to aid state officials financially after the discovery of nonnative smallmouth bass in Seeley Lake.
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glimmer of hope. “It’s certainly a victory,” says Cody Marble’s father, Jerry. “I just don’t really know to what extent.” In 2002, Cody Marble was sentenced to 20 years in prison with 15 suspended on a felony charge of sexual intercourse without consent for allegedly raping another inmate at the Missoula County Detention Facility. On Oct. 10, the Ninth Circuit ordered the U.S. District Court to more thoroughly deliberate whether to revisit Marble’s claim that he should have had his rape conviction addressed in juvenile court rather than District Court because he was 17 at the time of the alleged crime. The alleged victim was 13. From the outset, Marble has maintained his innocence, consistently arguing that other inmates set him up. He’s noted that the teenager who first reported witnessing the crime later admitted that he was in lockdown at the time and could not have seen it. Meanwhile, in 2010, the alleged victim recanted his initial testimony, only to revert back to his original claims. Largely because of the fierceness with which the Marbles have contested the conviction—Jerry Marble regularly throws verbal jabs in public at the prosecutors who helped to send his son to jail—the Marble family has drawn a significant amount of local attention. Cody Marble’s well-publicized drug charges also continue to draw interest. In the most recent example, law enforcement found him in March carrying hypodermic needles, a digital scale, spoons and, according to charging documents, “two or more glass pipes.” Those who support Cody’s innocence say there’s another side to him, one that is tough to capture in headlines and sound bites. They say the conviction screwed him up, but that he has potential, evident from serving as his own attorney in federal and state court filings. “He’s learned the law the hard way,” says Missoula attorney Colin Stephens, who’s representing Marble on a separate case that seeks a new trial and to have Marble’s conviction overturned. “He’s an unbelievably smart kid ... The problem is he’s got this frickin’ meth problem.” It remains to be seen how the Ninth Circuit’s decision will affect Cody Marble’s ongoing efforts to overturn his conviction. Jessica Mayrer
ETC. Montana has long been a land sought after by the wealthy. The state’s riches catapulted the likes of William Andrews Clark, F. Augustus Heinze and Marcus Daly—Montana’s infamous Copper Kings—to global prominence. Nowadays, it’s individuals like philanthropist and mining magnate Dennis Washington or billionaire media mogul Ted Turner who tend to shape our perception of backyard celebrity. But in a state where two-thirds of the land is under private ownership and the phrase “land rich, cash poor” gets tossed around regularly, property is increasingly becoming a path to notoriety for the nation’s elite. This fall, Bozeman-based real estate brokerage Fay Ranches Inc. released the latest edition of its annual Land Report 100, a run-down of the top private landowners in the country. Turner, of course, maintained his station as No. 2, in large part due to his 113,613-acre Flying D Ranch in southwest Montana. Further down the list, however, several recent Treasure State purchases changed the board. Stanley Kroenke, the owner of several major sports franchises whose estimated $5.3 billion net worth rivals even Turner’s, jumped to eighth thanks to his $132.5 million purchase of the 124,000-acre Broken O Ranch west of Augusta last fall. Kroenke now owns land along a 20-mile stretch of the Sun River, a farm that spans three counties and is considered one of the largest agricultural operations in the Rocky Mountain West. Forbes postulated shortly after the purchase that Kroenke’s interest may have had to do with the farm’s dual small crop/cattle operations and the escalating value of farmland in recent years. The indoor pool and access to some of Montana’s best hunting and trout fishing probably helped. The acquisition earlier this year of the Dana Ranch near Great Falls also managed to rocket the oil-rich Killam family further up the rankings. But the Land Report’s biggest wildcards this year were Texan brothers Dan and Farris Wilks, founders of the hydraulic fracturing firm Frac Tech, which they sold to a Singapore company two years ago for $3.5 billion. Strangers to Fay Ranches’ revered list until 2013, the Wilks brothers debuted at No. 28 with 276,000 acres. The bulk of those holdings lie in eastern Montana. They purchased the N Bar Ranch for $45 million from former Land Report ranker Tom Siebel in 2011. The allure of the West isn’t likely to waver, especially among the nation’s elite. As more individuals seek to make their fortunes here, or simply sink those fortunes into vast holdings, we wouldn’t be surprised to hear the phrase “land rich, cash richer” making the rounds.”
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Project Censored 2013 The news that didn’t make the mainstream news by Joe Fitzgerald Rodriguez
This year’s annual Project Censored list number one on the Project Censored list, the documents, many published in 2010 of the most underreported news stories in- but the shallow coverage this story received through 2011, news from the leaks have cludes the widening wealth gap, the trial of is not unique. The failures of mainstream since slowed to a trickle—a waste of over Pfc. Bradley Manning for leaking classified media can be seen throughout this year’s 700,000 pieces of classified intelligence giving unparalleled ground level views of documents, and President Barack Obama’s selections. America’s costly wars. war on whistleblowers—all stories that acThe media quickly took a tually received considerable news scathing indictment of U.S. milcoverage. So how exactly were itary policy and spun it into a they “censored” and what does story about Manning’s politics that say of this media watchdog and patriotism. As Rolling Stone project? pointed out (“Did the Media Project Censored isn’t only Fail Bradley Manning?”), Manabout stories that were deliberning initially took the trove of ately buried or ignored. It’s about leaks to The Washington Post stories the media has covered and The New York Times, only poorly through a sort of false obto be turned away. jectivity that skews the truth. JourAlexa O’Brien, a former Ocnalists do cry out against injustice, cupy activist, scooped most of on occasion, but they don’t always the media by actually attending do it well. Manning’s trial. She produced That’s why Project Censored tens of thousands of words in was started back in 1976: to hightranscriptions of the court hearlight stories the mainstream ings, one of the only reporters media missed or gave scant attenon the beat. tion to. Although the project initially started at Sonoma State University, now academics and 2. Richest global students from 18 universities and 1 percent hide bilcommunity colleges across the lions in tax havens country pore through hundreds Global corporate fatcats of submissions of overlooked and hold $21-$32 trillion in offshore underreported stories annually. A havens, money hidden from panel of academics and journalgovernment taxation that ists then picks the top 25 stories would benefit people around photo courtesy U.S. Army and curates them into themed the world, according to findings clusters. What causes the media to Pfc. Bradley Manning, who now goes by the first name by James S. Henry, the former Chelsea, tops Project Censored’s list of the year’s most stumble? There are as many rea- underreported stories. Manning made news, of course, chief economist of the global sons as there are failures. Brooke but reports focused on the soldier’s personality rather management firm McKinsey Gladstone, host of the radio pro- than the revelations included in more than 700,000 & Company. The International Consorgram “On the Media” and writer classified documents sent to WikiLeaks. tium of Investigative Journalists of the graphic novel cum news obtained a leak in April 2013, revealing how media critique, The Influencing Machine, widespread the buy-in was to these tax said the story of Manning (who now goes 1. Manning and the failhavens. The findings were damning: govby the first name Chelsea) was the perfect ure of corporate media example of the media trying to cover a story Untold stories of Iraqi civilian deaths by ernment officials in Canada, Russia and right, but getting it mostly wrong. American soldiers, U.S. diplomats pushing other countries have embraced offshore ac“The Bradley Manning case is for far aircraft sales on foreign royalty, un-investi- counts, the world’s top banks (including too long centered on his personality rather gated abuse by Iraqi allies, the perils of the Deutsche Bank) have worked to maintain than the nature of his revelations,” Glad- rise in private war contractors—this is what them, and the tax havens are used in Ponzi stone says. Manning’s career was sacrificed Manning exposed. They were stories that schemes. Moving money offshore has implicafor sending 700,000 classified documents challenge the U.S. political elite, and they tions that ripped through the world econabout the Iraq war to WikiLeaks. But the were only made possible by a sacrifice. media coverage focused largely on ManManning got a 35-year prison sentence omy. Part of Greece’s economic collapse ning’s trial and subsequent change in gen- for the revelation of state secrets to Wik- was due to these tax havens, ICIJ reporter der identity. iLeaks, a story told countless times in cor- Gerard Ryle told Gladstone on her radio Gladstone said that this is part of the porate media. But as Project Censored show. “It’s because people don’t want to media’s inability to deal with vast quantities posits, the failure of our media was not in pay taxes,” he said. “You avoid taxes by of information which, she said, “is not the lack of coverage of Manning, but in its going offshore and playing by different rules.” what most of our standard media does all focus. U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan, introthat well.” Though The New York Times partnered The media mangling of Manning is with WikiLeaks to release stories based on duced legislation to combat the practice,
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SB1533, The Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, but so far the bill has had little play in the media. Researcher James Henry said the hidden wealth was a “huge black hole” in the world economy that has never been measured, which could generate income tax revenues between $190-$280 billion a year.
3. Trans-Pacific Partnership Take 600 corporate advisors, mix in officials from 11 international governments, let it bake for about two years, and out pops international partnerships that threaten to cripple progressive movements worldwide. The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a trade agreement, but leaked texts show it may allow foreign investors to use “investor-state” tribunals to extract extravagant extra damages for “expected future profits,” according to the Public Citizen’s Global Trade Watch. The trade watch group investigated the TPP and is the main advocate in opposition of its policies. The AFL-CIO, Sierra Club and other organizations have also had growing concerns about the level of access granted to corporations in these agreements. With extra powers granted to foreign firms, the possibility that companies would continue moving offshore could grow. But even with the risks of outsized corporate influence, the United States has a strong interest in the TPP in order to maintain trade agreements with Asia. The balancing act between corporate and public interests is at stake, but until the United States releases more documents from negotiations, the American people will remain in the dark.
4. Obama’s war on whistleblowers President Obama has invoked the Espionage Act of 1917 more than every other president combined. Obama has pursued leakers seven times with the act, against Thomas Drake, Shamai Leibowitz, Bradley Manning, Stephen Kim, Jeffrey Sterling, John Kiriakou and most recently, Edward Snowden. All had ties to the State Department, FBI, CIA or NSA, and all of them leaked to journalists. “Neither party is raising hell over this. This is the sort of story that sort of slips through the cracks,” said Robert McChesney, an author, longtime media reform advocate, professor at University of Illinois and host of “Media Matters” from 2000-2012. And when the politicians don’t raise a fuss, neither does the media. ProPublica covered the issue, constructing timelines and mapping out the
various arrests and indictments. But where Project Censored points out the lack of coverage is in Obama’s hypocrisy—only a year before, he signed The Whistleblower Protection Act. Later on, he said he wouldn’t follow every letter of the law in the bill he had only just signed. “Certain provisions in the act threaten to interfere with my constitutional duty to supervise the executive branch,” Obama said. “As my administration previously informed the Congress, I will interpret those sections consistent with my authority.”
5. Hate groups and antigovernment groups on rise Hate groups in the United States are on the rise, according to a report by the Southern Poverty Law Center. There are 1,007 known hate groups operating across the country, it wrote, including neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan, white nationalists, neo-Confederates, racist skinheads, black separatists, border vigilantes and others. Since 2000, those groups have grown by over half, and there was a “powerful resurgence” of Patriot groups, the likes of which were involved in the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. Worst of all, the huge growth in armed militias seems to have conspicuous timing with Obama’s election. “The number of Patriot groups, including armed militias, has grown 813 percent since Obama was elected—from 149 in 2008 to 1,360 in 2012,” the SPLC reported. Though traditionally those groups were race motivated, the report noted that now they are gunning for government. There was a smattering of news coverage when the SPLC released its report, but not much since.
6. Billionaires’ rising wealth intensifies poverty and inequality The world’s billionaires added $241 billion to their collective net worth in 2012. That’s an economic recovery, right? That gain, coupled with a new total worth of $1.9 trillion (more than the GDP of Canada) for the world’s richest people, wasn’t reported by some kooky socialist group, but by Bloomberg News. But few journalists are asking the important question: Why? Project Censored points to journalist George Monbiot, who highlights a reduction of taxes and tax enforcement, the privatization of public assets and the weakening of labor unions.
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His conclusions are backed up by the United Nations’ Trade and Development Report from 2012, which noted how the trend hurts everyone: “Recent empirical and analytical work reviewed here mostly shows a negative correlation between inequality and growth.”
7. Merchant of death and nuclear weapons The report highlighted by Project Censored on the threat of nuclear war is an example not of censorship, strictly, but a desire for media reform. Project Censored highlighted a study from the Physicians for Social Responsibility that said 1 billion people could starve in the decade after a nuclear detonation. Corn production in the United States would decline by an average of 10 percent for an entire decade and food prices would make food inaccessible to hundreds of millions of the world’s poorest. This is not journalism in the classic sense, Gladstone said. In traditional journalism, as it’s played out since the early 20th century, news requires an element of something new in order to garner reporting—not a looming threat or danger. So in this case, what Project Censored identified was the need for a new kind of journalism, what it calls “solutions journalism.” “Solutions journalism,” Sarah van Gelder wrote for Project Censored, “must investigate not only the individual innovations, but also the larger pattern of change— the emerging ethics, institutions and ways of life that are coming into existence.”
8. Bank interests inflate global prices 35-40 percent Does 35 percent of everything bought in the United States go to interest? Professor Margrit Kennedy of the University of Hanover thinks so, and she says it’s a major funnel of money from the 99 percent to the rich. In her 2012 book, Occupy Money, Kennedy wrote that tradespeople, suppliers, wholesalers and retailers along the chain of production rely on credit. Her figures were initially drawn from the German economy, but Ellen Brown of the Web of Debt and Global Research said she found similar patterns in the United States. This “hidden interest” has sapped the growth of other industries, she said, lining the pockets of the financial sector.
So if interest is stagnating so many industries, why would journalists avoid the topic? Few economists have echoed her views, and few experts emerged to back up her assertions. Notably, she’s a professor in an architectural school, with no formal credentials in economics. From her own website, she said she became an “expert” in
“The number of Patriot groups, including armed militias, has grown 813 percent since Obama was elected—from 149 in 2008 to 1,360 in 2012.”
economics “through her continuous research and scrutiny.” Without people in power pushing the topic, McChesney said that a mainstream journalist would be seen as going out on a limb. “The reporters raise an issue the elites are not raising themselves, then you’re ideological, have an axe to grind, sort of a hack,” he said. “It makes journalism worthless on pretty important issues.”
9. Icelanders vote to include commons in their constitution In 2012, Icelandic citizens voted in referendum to change the country’s 1944 constitution. When asked, “In the new constitution, do you want natural resources that are not privately owned to be declared national property?” its citizens voted 81 percent in favor. Project Censored says this is important for us to know, but in the end, U.S. journalism is notably American-centric. Even the Nieman Watchdog, a foundation for journalism at Harvard University, issued a report
in 2011 citing the lack of reporting on a war the United States funneled over $4 trillion into over the past decade, not to mention the cost in human lives. If we don’t pay attention to our own wars, why exactly does Project Censored think we’d pay attention to Iceland? “The constitutional reforms are a direct response to the nation’s 2008 financial crash,” Project Censored wrote, “when Iceland’s unregulated banks borrowed more than the country’s gross domestic product from international wholesale money markets.” Solutions-based journalism rears its head again, and the idea is that the United States has much to learn from Iceland, but even Gladstone was dubious. “Iceland is being undercovered, goddamnit! Where is our Iceland news?” she joked. “Certainly I agree with some of this list. Bradley Manning was covered badly. I was sad the tax haven story didn’t get more coverage. But when has anyone cared about Iceland?”
10. A “culture of cruelty” along Mexico–U.S. border The plight of Mexican border crossings usually involves three types of stories in U.S. press: deaths in the stretch of desert beyond the border, the horrors of drug cartels and heroic journeys of border crossings by sympathetic workers. But a report released a year ago by the organization No More Deaths snags the 10th spot for overlooked stories in Project Censored. The report asserts that people arrested by U.S. Border Patrol while crossing were denied water and told to let their sick die. No More Deaths conducted more than 12,000 interviews to form the basis of its study in three Mexican cities: Nacos, Nogales and Agua Prieta. The report cites grossly ineffective oversight from the Department of Homeland Security. This has received some coverage, from Salon showcasing video of Border Patrol agents destroying jugs of water meant for crossers to a recent New York Times piece citing a lack of oversight for Border Patrol’s excessive force. The ACLU lobbied the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to call international attention to the plight of these border crossers at the hands of U.S. law enforcement. If ever an issue flew under the radar, this is it.” editor@missoulanews.com
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[10] Missoula Independent • October 17–October 24, 2013
Fleeing the burning city of Sodom, Lot’s wife famously looked back—despite God’s order not to—and turned into a pillar of salt. The writer Kurt Vonnegut said it was for that act, the turning back, that he loved her so much: It was such a human thing to do. I, too, fled what felt like a burning city recently—Washington, D.C.—just as the shutdown began. I was there with a who’s who of snow-sports illuminati from the nonprofit Protect Our Winters. Assembled were some 17 athletes, climbers and businesspeople, including three-time Everest summiteer and Bozeman resident Conrad Anker, two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Seth Wescott, David Ingemie, the head of the snow-sports industry’s trade group, and executives from Burton, Black Diamond and K2. Our mission: Convince members of the House and the Senate that they need to act on the climate crisis, and urge them to support (or at least not oppose) President Obama’s plan to use the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate carbon dioxide emissions. The visit had been planned for months; it pulled athletes out of training, executives out of boardrooms and climbers off the mountains. But unfortunately, the shutdown started the night of our arrival. Two of our most important meetings, with the EPA and the White House Council on Environmental Quality, were instantly canceled. But then something surprising happened. We ended up having more and better meetings with more lawmakers than we’d had on any past visits. It was as if, in the heart of the dysfunction, certain elected officials decided they had something to prove—maybe that they could at least listen to constituents, even if they couldn’t act. And so, even as federal employees were being furloughed across the nation, a few elected officials in D.C. showed up for work. Many disagreed with us, of course, but
they all listened, including Sens. Susan Collins, R-Me., Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Jon Tester, D-Mont., and the chief of staff for Michael Bennet, D-Colo. Climate champion Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., set up a press conference on the Capitol lawn for us. Bernie Sanders, Ind.-Vt., stopped en route to another meeting to give us a pep talk. The athletes took time out for this trip because they see climate change as a threat to their livelihood and the economic future
“Baucus engaged with our group at the end of the day for so long that it was almost awkward.” of their sport and sponsors, and also to their passion, to a piece of themselves called winter. Forrest Shearer, a professional snowboarder who has been featured frequently in the Patagonia catalog, said quietly at dinner that he’d come to Washington because “it’s my duty.” Our last meeting of the day, before the government shut down altogether, was with the outgoing Democratic senator from Montana, Max Baucus. He seemed exhausted by the dysfunction in Washington. Baucus was one of the driving forces behind the updated Clean Air Act, and recently introduced climate adaptation legislation. Coming from a coal state, it was clear that climate policy was a tough issue for him. Indeed, in a letter to the president, he had expressed discomfort with Obama’s use of the EPA to regulate CO2—the very action we were in D.C. to defend.
But Baucus engaged with our group at the end of the day for so long that it was almost awkward. His wife called. He left to call her and came back. His staffer handed him a note. He looked at it and said: “Can you ask if we can call him back?” He said: “I’m staying here because I care about this issue.” But, he pointed out, he was also working on health care, on tax reform and on immigration. And progress was slow. We talked about how the senator had even discussed potentially putting a carbon tax on the table as part of a tax reform deal. The attempt hit a wall. What Washington had become, the meeting suggested, was both baffling and deeply frustrating to Baucus, a 35-year veteran of the Senate known for his ability to work across the aisle and make deals. Washington today seems to be an inhuman place. The real people are suffering from the shutdown out in the hinterlands, like the kids who work for concessionaires at national parks and now get no pay, or the guy who told NPR that he’d spent $30,000 to raft the Grand Canyon with his family and friends, renting gear and taking kids out of school and planning it for a year. His dream vacation was destroyed when the national parks closed. As we got ready to leave the city, pro snowboarder Danny Davis, a 20-something stuffed into a suit, sporting a burly mustache and unruly curls, said our talk with Baucus had been the best meeting —by far—of our long day. The senator was, he said, “a real person.” Maybe the best advice in Washington today comes from an ancient Hebrew saying: “In a place where there are no people, try to be a person.” Auden Schendler is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). He is the board chair of the nonprofit Protect Our Winters and lives in Colorado.
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CURSES, FOILED AGAIN – When an unidentified burglar entered a San Francisco bank through a ventilation shaft, he triggered a silent alarm. Police Chief Greg Suhr said that when officers responded, the 230-pound suspect fled to a nearby building and promptly fell through the roof into an apartment, where officers arrested him. (Associated Press) British police identified Afrasayab Khan, 18, as the suspect in an assault on a Staffordshire University student after he stole her phone and changed her profile picture on a phone app to his. Friends noticed and notified the victim, who gave police the photo. Officers investigating an unrelated matter in Hanley spotted Khan and recognized him from the photo. He pleaded guilty. (Stoke on Trent’s The Sentinel)
THE PRICE IS SPITE – New York’s Suffolk County hoped to get at least $10 at an auction for a lot that’s only a foot wide but runs 1,885 feet from a highway to an Atlantic beachfront. It wound up selling for $120,000, however, because the owners of adjoining lots got into a bidding war. “I gathered one guy really did not want the other one walking over his property to the water,” county property manager Wayne R. Thompson said. Winning bidder Marc Helie now owns two narrow strips on both sides of losing bidder Kyle N. Cruz, who has no direct route to the beach without trespassing on Helie’s property. (Long Island’s Newsday) WHEN GUNS ARE OUTLAWED – Seattle police accused Joseph V. Floyd Jr., 58, of repeatedly hitting a man in a wheelchair over the head with a 16-pound tub of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! Floyd admitted pouring ersatz butter on the victim’s head because he objected to the man’s playing his television too loudly but denied hitting him. (Seattle’s KIRO-TV) MODERN MALADIES – Sleep texting is the latest side effect of technology, according to Seattle neurologist Dr. Lina Fine, who reported growing numbers of patients expressing concerns that they’re texting in their sleep but don’t remember. “The smartphone has become a common way to communicate,” Fine said. “It’s reflexive to go for something we use the most.” She added that people are engaged with so many digital devices nowadays, “we never really fall asleep.” Sleep medicine specialist Dr. William DePaso said people have to be awake at least 30 seconds to remember. “My son can probably send 20 text messages in that time,” he commented. (Seattle’s KOMO-TV) Scottish health authorities reported a rash of injuries to babies from swallowing laundry detergent capsules. The brightly colored pods attract infants, but their alkaline chemicals can burn throats and prove fatal, according to the National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde. In response, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents launched a safety campaign that includes distributing 16,000 cabinet door latches to all families with 12- to 16-week-old babies to help keep the pods out of reach. In Florida, meanwhile, authorities reported the death of a child in August who ate a detergent pod. The capsules “just became available in the U.S. last year, and within weeks to months of them becoming available we began to get reports through the poison centers of children ending up in the hospital following exposure to these packets,” Dr. Cynthia Lewis-Younger, medical director of the Florida Poison Information Center of Tampa, said. (Scotland’s STV and ABC News) MYSTERY MEAT – Chicken nuggets contain only 50 percent or less chicken muscle tissue from breasts and thighs, according to Mississippi researchers. The rest is a mix of fat, blood vessels and nerves from skin and internal organs. “Some companies have chosen to use an artificial mixture of chicken parts rather than low-fat chicken white meat, batter it up and fry it and still call it chicken,” said Dr. Richard D. deShazo of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, who reported the study’s findings in the American Journal of Medicine. (Reuters) Two years after concerns over pink slime prompted Fairfax County, Va., to replace additive-filled hamburgers on school lunch menus with all-beef patties, it’s returning to adulterated burgers because students complained the beef burgers didn’t look or taste right. For one thing, their centers were pink, since the all-beef patties lacked caramel coloring. The old burgers contained 27 ingredients, including caramel coloring and pink slime, a combination of beef scraps and connective tissue sprayed with ammonia gas to kill pathogens. The all-beef burgers contained only beef. The new patties have 26 additives, including the caramel coloring but lacking pink slime. “Students are our customers,” Penny McConnell, the county’s food and nutritional service director, said, “and we listen to them and implement their requests if possible.” (The Washington Post) SUPPLY AND DEMAND – Coupon-dealing Groupon offered its Indian users onions for 9 rupees per kilo (6-plus cents a pound) just as the price of onions skyrocketed to 100 rupees per kilo. Groupon sold 6,613 pounds of onions in 44 minutes and 15,000 pounds total by the time its website overloaded and crashed. Explaining that the promotion was aimed at getting shoppers’ attention, Anur Warikoo, CEO of Groupon in India, said that even before the price of onions tripled in two months, they hadn’t been priced at 9 rupees since 1999. “We wanted to sell it at a price that most of us have completely forgotten,” he said. (Al Jazeera America) IT’S ALL HAPPENING AT THE ZOO – A British safari park hired guards to enforce a new dress code aimed at keeping visitors from scaring the animals. The restrictions against clothing resembling the hides of giraffes, zebras, leopards, cheetahs and tigers affect a 22-acre, Serengeti-style reserve at Chessington World of Adventure, where visitors are driven while animals roam free. “Animals are getting confused when they see what looks like zebras and giraffes driving across the terrain in a 7.5-ton truck,” park official Natalie Dilloway said. (Britain’s The Guardian) HAZARDS OF (E)SMOKING – A 3-year-old boy received first- and second-degree burns while riding with his mother in Provo, Utah, after an e-cigarette exploded in their car. Kinzie Barlow said she noticed a strange smell while charging the device, “then there was a big bang, and kind of a flash, and there’s smoke everywhere.” She explained that a white-hot copper coil shot out into the boy’s car seat, where it burned through the fabric, melted the hard plastic and sent flames up the boy’s body. Barlow tried to smother the flames with her shirtsleeve, but it caught fire. She finally doused the flames with iced coffee. (Salt Lake City’s KSTU-TV)
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MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE
Kathleen Jenks (incumbent), Mark McClaverty, Leta Womack The Missoula Municipal Court handles roughly 180 cases a day. Defendants in the misdemeanor court are typically law-abiding locals who get caught speeding or busted for driving under the influence of alcohol. Due to the sheer volume of cases adjudicated and the fact that the fines generate hundreds of thousands of dollars annually for the Missoula General Fund, we view this race among the year’s most important—and most inter-
esting—with three candidates bringing distinctly different views to the campaign. In 2011, the Missoula City Council appointed Kathleen Jenks to replace Municipal Court Judge Donald Louden, who served for nearly two decades. Jenks has made radical changes during her 23 months on the bench. She’s implemented online fine payment and overhauled record keeping. Defendants now get computerized printouts of their sentence requirements. In the past, the information was sloppily handwritten in the margins of the actual tickets.
[14] Missoula Independent • October 17–October 24, 2013
or the first time in a long time, the 2013 Missoula election presents a deep slate of challengers and the possibility of significant change in local leadership. Four city council incumbents decided not to run for reelection, meaning at least a third of the governing body will be new. And of the six council seats on the ballot, four are contested. Two-term Mayor John Engen faces competition for the first time since 2005 with three others vying for his office. Perhaps the most intriguing race involves the battle for Municipal Court judge. The court sees roughly 40,000 misdemeanor cases annually and mainly adjudicates everyday crimes like speeding tickets, so many residents are likely to make a mandatory appearance before the city judge. This is the first time in two decades the robe has been truly up for grabs, and the first time ever the Independent has made a local judicial endorsement. The Indy interviewed the candidates over the last three weeks. The conversations ranged from frustratingly ill informed to inspiring, which we suppose should be expected with so many first-time candidates. Overall, we came away mostly encouraged by the level of civic engagement and discourse, and with a clear understanding of the best choice in each race.
Jenks has also launched a misdemeanor probation program that better ensures more stringent court oversight of alcohol and anger management counseling. A study conducted by the Office of Planning and Grants before Jenks was appointed to the bench found that four out of five offenders sentenced for partner family violence were not completing their court-ordered counseling. According to Jenks, between July 2012 and January 2013, the completion rate for anger management classes increased to 70 percent. During Jenks’ short tenure, she’s earned a reputation for being tough. She’s also proven her management skills by increasing the court’s efficiency, which is evidenced by shorter lines and a significant jump in fine
collections. Jenks says she hopes to be reelected and continue to build upon the considerable progress she has already made behind the bench. Mark McClaverty says that, if elected, his judicial style would be more relaxed and personable. He speaks highly of Judge Louden, who was popular throughout his tenure and earned a reputation as something of a softy, inspiring the memorable nickname, “Let ’em loose Louden.” McClaverty calls Louden a mentor and a friend and, when asked if his courtroom would more closely resemble Louden’s or Jenks’, he quickly sides with Louden. McClaverty says his primary goal as judge would be to keep offenders from getting in trouble again. He
speaks at length about his capacity to empathize with defendants and his ability to make those appearing in court feel more comfortable. “I enjoy working with people,” McLaverty says. “And I enjoy hearing their stories.” McClaverty presents himself as a nice enough guy, but he doesn’t offer much substance when it comes to improving the court. Aside from a pledge to improve collaboration with the Missoula Veterans Court, which exerts more stringent oversight of addicted and mentally ill offenders, and a generic offer to better educate students about the dangers of drunken driving, we heard few details, new ideas or even reasons why a change in leadership is necessary. Perhaps more troubling is McClaverty’s overly relaxed approach to doling out justice, one that is more focused on making friends than interpreting statute. His decision to omit his 2003 drunken driving conviction on a judicial candidate application reinforces our perception of McClaverty as a casual interpreter of the rules. State law requires defendants convicted of misdemeanor DUI to spend one day in jail. McClaverty says that because he doesn’t recall serving time, and the 2011 application question specifically inquired about convictions carrying a jail sentence, he omitted the charge from the application. McClaverty is splitting hairs. As an attorney, he knows the statute. If not, he ought to. His two opponents believe the question was clearly worded and McClaverty erred in not divulging the conviction, and we agree. McClaverty is certainly personable. He’s the kind of guy we’d want to sit down with and shoot the bull over a root beer or two. But that’s not enough to earn our endorsement. The third candidate, Leta Womack, is a veteran trial lawyer who currently serves as a public defender in Polson. She’s articulate, engaging and accumulated quite the resume, including a perfect score on the MartindaleHubble rating system, a peer-dictated measure of professional standards such as legal ability and ethical practices. Womack wants to distinguish herself from the incumbent by emphasizing alternatives to jail sentences. She’d like to place first- and second-time offenders into community service, rather than fining them or locking them up. She also believes that there’s room to grow the Municipal Court’s collaborations with Co-occurring Treatment Court and Veterans Court. “Throwing them in jail is not the right solution,” Womack says. “The harshest punishments that you can assess are not necessarily a deterrent to crime.” We like Womack’s drive to treat rather than incarcerate, but again we heard little else in the form of substantive changes. Perhaps the reason Womack and McClaverty struggled to articulate a need for improvement is because Jenks has made such significant strides in relatively short order. The incumbent’s track record leaves us eager to see what she can accomplish during another four years. tEndorsement: Kathleen Jenks
WARD 1
Bryan von Lossberg, Patrick Maddison Bryan von Lossberg is a newcomer to politics but arrives with an impressive background and a palpable enthusiasm for the Missoula community. The former program and engineer manager for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory spoke at length about how he would
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apply the same forward-thinking problem solving he learned in the space program to the city’s challenges. As a graduate of the University of Montana’s Environmental Studies program and the current executive director for the Alternative Energy Resources Organization, or AERO, he emphasizes his passion for issues like the purchase of Mountain Water Co. and the city’s Conservation and Climate Action Plan. He’s also eager to help the city follow through on the 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness and continue to attract innovative businesses like Rivertop Renewables and Blue Marble to help reinvigorate Missoula’s economy. “I think over my career I’ve learned how to balance long-range planning for some pretty ambitious projects with the sort of meat and potatoes, day-to-work necessary to get them done,” he says. We appreciate that von Lossberg isn’t afraid to admit he’s still getting educated about the intricacies of local government and doesn’t have all the answers. He arrived for his interview holding a thick binder full of past city budgets and other planning documents, and said that he “has a ton to learn.” Based on his past experience and enthusiasm for holding office, we feel good about his prospects in Ward 1. It’s worth noting that we’re not alone in that confidence. Voters will see Patrick Maddison’s name on the ballot, but he announced last month that he was ending his campaign and endorsing von Lossberg. That makes it all the easier for us to do the same. tEndorsement: Bryan von Lossberg
Hess, who works for the University of Montana Mansfield Library as a web developer, often falls in line with the current council’s progressive majority. He lists his primary goals as continuing to connect and improve the city’s bike and pedestrian trails, and ensuring that residents of his ward can cross Reserve Street safely. Hess agrees with many of council’s decisions, but insists that he wouldn’t be afraid to go against the grain. He is critical, for instance, of the May decision to legalize accessory dwelling units, or so-called “granny flats,” in single-family neighborhoods. “I think I would want to emphasize that a philosophy of one-size-fits-all doesn’t work in Ward 2,” Hess says. “ADUs, for instance, don’t belong in Grant Creek. If anything, I’d bring an increased sensitivity to the diversity of our city and particularly the residents of my ward.”
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Hess is officially running unopposed. But a month after the deadline to file as a candidate, Roger Seewald announced that he’d like the job, too. Seewald’s tardiness and the fact that he hasn’t launched much of a campaign contribute to our decision to endorse Hess. tEndorsement: Jordan Hess
WARD 2
Jordan Hess, unopposed Jordan Hess is running unopposed, but that hasn’t stopped him from knocking doors to better acquaint himself with Ward 2’s size and complexity. Each neighborhood in the district—which encompasses Grant Creek, areas off Mullan Road, plus the Westside—has its challenges, meaning the person who replaces outgoing Councilwoman Cynthia Wolken will need to bring themselves up to speed quickly. The Union Gospel Mission’s July announcement that it intended to move from its current Toole Avenue location to West Broadway, near the new site of the Poverello Center homeless shelter, prompted one of Ward 2’s hottest debates. Hess says that he agrees with council’s decision to more thoroughly vet such social service operations prior to allowing them to open their doors, even though the decision was made retroactively.
WARD 3
Emily Brock Bentley, Paul Bohan During his two terms of service, outgoing Councilman Bob Jaffe has been one of the most productive members of the lawmaking body. His replacement will be challenged to rise to Jaffe’s level of effectiveness. Emily Brock Bentley believes she’s up for the task. The long-time Missoula County Democratic Party member works professionally as a campaign manager for Compassion and Choices, a nonprofit that advocates for death with dignity. As such, she already has an understanding of how the local political apparatus works. Among Bentley’s primary goals would be to beef up Missoula’s low-income housing stock. For two years, she served on the Missoula Housing Authority Board of
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Directors. She’d like to strengthen the city’s relationship with MHA and, in doing so, expand housing options for people on a budget. “There’s a shared interest there,” she says of MHA and the city. Among the biggest issues facing Ward 3 is transportation, Bentley says. Specifically, she wants to ensure that Russell Street and its impending redesign don’t ruin the neighborhood’s feel. “I’m not willing to sacrifice Ward 3 to make Missoula a thoroughfare,” she says. Bentley discusses housing needs and transportation issues articulately. Like von Lossberg, ley she admits that she’s still getent B k roc ting schooled on the nuts and ly B i m E bolts of city government. We appreciate her candor and the fact that she followed up on our interview by emailing additional materials to bolster her position on certain issues. The other Ward 3 candidate, Paul Bohan, says he’s running to provide an alternative discourse and challenge the “ruling clique” currently on council. We agree with Bohan that dissent among lawmakers is healthy and that debates help strengthen policy. But Bohan is not a productive voice in these discussions. He admits he has trouble staying on topic. He rarely answers direct questions. He has a history of running over his allotted time when speaking in front of council and not following basic meeting decorum, and we experienced similar annoyances during our interview. Bohan’s brand of dissent is not one we can support. Bentley, however, shows promise as a new voice on council and deserves the seat. tEndorsement: Emily Brock Bentley
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Jon Wilkins (incumbent), unopposed Jon Wilkins comes across as a pretty straightforward communicator who speaks plainly and doesn’t mince words. His voting record is significantly more complex. The two-term incumbent and military veteran is a registered Democrat, but it’s often tough to predict which way he will vote. He recently sided with conservatives against legalizing ADUs in single-family districts. But he also maintains a strong progressive streak, one that’s led him to champion the causes of renters’ rights and that of an elderly woman who was evicted from her home for failure to pay property taxes. In response to the woman’s plight, Wilkins went so far as to lobby the Montana Legislature (unsuccessfully) to change laws governing such tax evictions. There have been times when Wilkins’ wildcard nature has made us uneasy. But as council’s liberal voting block appears poised to grow, his independence becomes an important part of the governing body’s makeup. tEndorsement: Jon Wilkins
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Annelise Noelle Hedahl, David “Doc” Moore
dedicated herself to the city of Missoula. While three of her two-term colleagues are leaving council in 2014, she says she wants to stick around to take care of unfinished business. At the top of Marler’s to-do list is the long-anticipated redesign of Russell Street, which, after nearly a decade of planning, is slated to begin next year. Similarly, council’s recent creation of a sidewalk-funding policy that decreases the financial burden on property owners has her eager to help transform Garden City streets into more pedestrian-friendly thoroughfares. And then there’s her interest in a possible new Open Space Bond, which will be discussed during the next term. As a natural areas specialist for the University of Montana, it’s a conversation with which she wants to be intimately involved.
Annelise Noelle Hedahl isn’t shy about the fact she never really had political aspirations before filing in Ward 5 this year. The notion of running for office first dawned on her during the city’s discussion about shutting down Fire Station No. 5 on Lower Miller Creek Road—an issue she knew intimately given her husband’s career as a city fireman. She’s not terribly concerned about critics of her candidacy either. “With me,” she says, “you get what you get.” In Hedahl’s case, what Missoula would get is the business-savvy product of a military family, a local since childhood and a former membership coordinator for the Missoula Building Industry Association. She’s a young mother, professional advertising salesperson and a self-proclaimed “Republicrat.” Hedahl speaks her mind. She’d like to see a municipal fuel tax to bolster the general budget, as unpopular as that might be, and she supports the idea of Missoula purchasing Mountain Water so long as “we consider everything, and it’s very well calculated.” Hedahl doesn’t run from discussions that could turn heated. In fact, she encourages them. Can we say as much for her opponent, David “Doc” Ann elise Noel Moore? The state legislator is cerle He hahl tainly not the breed of candidate who attracts single-issue voters. He’s a registered Republican who landed an endorsement from Planned Parenthood during his legislative campaign. He City council elected Marler as its president in Janualso made waves in his first session in Helena, sponsorary 2012, and she’s proud of her track record leading ing a successful measure to roll marijuana into the state the group. Those who have followed city politics for a DUI laws. long time will recognize that the current level of disThe problem is that, as a Ward 5 candidate, Moore’s course and productivity fostered under Marler’s leaderbeen a no-show. He admits he only filed for the race to ship is unusual. We may occasionally make fun of tactics “give voters a choice.” He has hardly campaigned and like rearranging the seating at meetings, but whatever doesn’t seem interested in winning. In fact, if not for a Marler is doing is working. nasty concussion he suffered near the end of the legMarler’s challenger, Ernest Szechenyi (sounds like islative session, Moore says he would have preferred to “Say-chainy”) studied medicine on the East Coast and run for mayor. arrived in Missoula in 1995. He currently works at OpMoore believes the mere presence of his name on portunity Resources and speaks passionately about his the ballot has actually helped Hedahl by forcing her to involvement with his church. His volunteerism with orrun a campaign, thus making her a stronger candidate. ganizations such as Meals on Wheels and the Knights of It seems odd that a politician would boast about strengthColumbus demonstrate a community spirit. Szechenyi ening an opponent’s campaign. And Moore’s cavalier apwas a pleasure to meet, but he is simply not conversant proach to this race is discomforting to say the least. about city issues and not a serious challenger to Marler. Thankfully Hedahl isn’t just the other choice. She’s a solid candidate who deserves the chance to serve on council. tEndorsement: Marilyn Marler tEndorsement: Annelise Noelle Hedahl MAYOR
Marilyn Marler (incumbent), Dr. Ernest Szechenyi
John Engen (incumbent), Michael Hyde, Dean McCollom, Peggy Ann Cain
It’s clear after 15 years of community service, including nearly eight on council, that Marilyn Marler has
In the months before this year’s deadline to file as a mayoral candidate, it looked like incumbent John
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Engen’s popularity would once again scare away any challengers. Citywide elections are nonpartisan, but Engen’s a Democrat in a progressive city. And local Republicans during the weeks leading up to the deadline publicly predicted that, despite Engen’s enthusiasm for expanding government, he’d likely run unopposed, as was the case in 2009. It didn’t play out that way. On the last possible day to file for candidacy, three challengers emerged, each bringing a distinctly different voice to the race. Dean McCollom is a 44-year-old California transplant who moved to Missoula in 2010. He earned a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master’s in business administration from San Jose State University, and has professional experience that includes working with startups and established businesses in fields like environmental protection, construction and manufacturing. McCollom now oversees his own Missoula consulting company, Hellgate Technologies, and touts his varied business credentials as one of the driving forces of his campaign. “I can’t tell you how surprised I was that Mayor Engen didn’t attend the Montana Economic Summit,” says McCollom, who did go to the event. “As the CEO of the city I would think that’s somewhere he needs to be.” In addition to job creation and attracting new businesses to Missoula, McCollom talks a lot about his commitment to process. That commitment, however, makes it difficult to know where he stands on certain issues. When asked about the increase of the city’s general fund during Engen’s tenure and where he would make cuts, McCollom said he’d apply a structured, data-driven approach to the issue, but didn’t offer specifics. When asked if he would pursue the purchase of Mountain Water, he was similarly non-
Mari lyn M arler
committal. He says he wants more information and can only hope Engen’s decision to negotiate with Carlyle Group is “based on facts” and that “the mayor’s rationale is sound.” Mike Hyde is not nearly as evasive when discussing his goals. The outspoken medical marijuana activist is running to “protect the will of the people” when it comes to local cannabis laws, as well as fight for the city’s local food, water and sustainable industry. He believes hemp should play a major role in all three.
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Hyde’s message comes with a compelling backstory. His son, Cash, was among the nation’s youngest medical marijuana patients before he died last year from brain cancer. The Hydes used cannabis oil to help alleviate Cash’s pain and nausea associated with the disease. They were stunned that the city ignored a voter initiative to make marijuana crimes the lowest priority and the state allowed federal agents to raid caregiver operations and essentially repeal the use of medical cannabis. “We went from fighting for Cashy to fighting for his medicine,” says Hyde. Some may be quick to dismiss Hyde’s platform, but he’s dealing with his grief and channeling his passion by contributing to the democratic process and engaging in civic life. If nothing else, his campaign has helped keep this issue in the spotlight and question glaring inconsistencies at both the state and local levels. We can’t help but commend his efforts. Peggy Cain is a self-proclaimed “oldfashioned labor Democrat” who doesn’t understand the priorities of local progressives. She offers colorful critiques of the current leadership’s obsession with “grants, loans, rules and more rules and more rules,” and says they’ve forgotten how to listen to constituents. “Taxes are going up, traffic is a mess, two mills shut down and they’re telling me I can’t light a sparkler on the Fourth of July? Really?” she says in regards to the city enforcing its ban on fireworks. Cain is a retired licensed practical nurse who says her greatest concerns are how an expanding city budget and corresponding increases in property taxes are impacting people like her—locals living on a fixed income. That fiscal responsibility is part of the reason she believes the city should not purchase Mountain Water because the cost would be “ginormous.” Cain continued her criticisms by questioning Engen’s relationship with UM President Royce Engstrom, the handling of the Union Gospel Mission, the “unrealistic” 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness and how the city “shut out the public” when addressing ADUs. She offered some of the most entertaining sound bites
with each barb, but the substance of her policy solutions doesn’t match her wit or charm, which are considerable. Engen has heard all of these criticisms—and more—during the campaign and we were interested to see his reaction. He stands by his decision, for example, to increase the city’s budget by 22 percent since first elected, especially in light of waning state funding. “When I increase taxes, it’s about retaining high-quality employees, and high-quality service needs,” he says, before adding a good line that even Cain would appreciate. “Fundamentally, there is no better value than your city tax dollars ... I pay more for TV than police, fire, sewer, parks and recreation, and all of that other good stuff that we provide.” It’s striking that even after two terms, Engen seems genuinely excited about leading the city for another four years. He says he has a “fire in the belly for what I think is a cool recovery time for Missoula,” and notes there has been more interest in local business development over the past six months than in the past seven and a half years. He talks specifically about promising activity at the long overdue Riverfront Triangle site. He boldly proposes a public safety special district to purchase necessary new equipment like fire engines. He wants voters to help create a Fort Missoula Regional Park that could be “something for the ages.” And then there’s that thing about buying a water company. Engen has guided the city through some trying times, weathering both an economic downturn and entanglement in the university sex assault imbroglio. His challengers have used this election to criticize some clear errors, like the city’s retroactive soup kitchen ordinance, and that’s made the mayoral race more interesting. But we feel they’re largely nipping at Engen’s heels. His steady leadership through crisis and promis-
ing outlook for the future have Missoula heading in the right direction. We’re lucky to have him. tEndorsement: John Engen
MISSOULA URBAN TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT MILL LEVY During the past two years, Mountain Line has consistently broken ridership records. Last year alone, it provided 943,809 lifts to locals. For the first time since 1976, the Missoula Urban Transportation District is asking taxpayers to help Mountain Line grow. Specifically, Mountain Line is requesting $1.7 million annually—roughly $19.11 in taxes for a $100,000 home—to extend bus service into the late evening hours and to fill demand on busy routes. The levy would also provide much-needed van service to the elderly and people with disabilities.
Mountain Line helps keep cars off the road and, in doing so, curbs the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to a warming climate. The service also provides a vital link to low-income people who can’t afford a vehicle, enabling them to connect with the broader Missoula community. We think a “yes” vote is a no-brainer for such an important local service. tEndorsement: Vote “Yes” to Mountain Line Mill Levy
Election Day Basics This year’s elections are being conducted by mail. The Missoula County Election’s Office will send ballots to voters starting Tuesday, Oct. 21. To best ensure that your vote is tallied, post your ballot a few days before the election. Ballots can also be dropped off through Election Day— Tuesday, Nov. 5—at the Missoula
County Courthouse or at the Missoula County Fairgrounds Elections Office. Voter registration is open now through 8 p.m. on Election Day at the Missoula Fairgrounds Elections Office. Check to see if you’re registered to vote and check your ballot at the Office of Elections website, www.co.missoula.mt.us/election.
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[arts]
Somebody I used to know Regarding Elliot Smith on the 10th anniversary of his death by Dan Brooks
photo courtesy of Tibor Bozi
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he first Elliott Smith song I ever heard was “Somebody That I Used to Know,” in fall of 2000. As periodically happened in that bold new millennium, I was putting on my pants in someone else’s bedroom. She had a six-CD changer, and “Somebody That I Used To Know” was the second track on disc three, a mix whose provenance I was barely smart enough not to ask about. We would get quiet in the mornings when that song came on, shuffling around with socks in our hands and thinking, I suppose, about how we would probably never break up. We were wrong, and Elliott Smith was right. To paraphrase, “I had tender feelings [she] made hard / but it [was] her heart, not mine, that’s scarred / so when I [went] home I [was] happy to go. / [She’s] just somebody that I used to know.” I’d like to say I think about her whenever I hear that song, but by now I’ve had Figure 8 for about six times longer than we ever dated. It’s more that when I think of something that used to make me sad, I wind up listening to Elliott Smith. Chuck Klosterman called him “the thought experiment of a clinically depressed Beatle.” Even his quietest, most desperate songs have that same light sense of
melody. It’s just the lyrics are about asking your friends for money and they won’t give it to you because you’re a junkie. Smith was a junkie. He died 10 years ago this week in Los Angeles, where he reportedly stabbed himself in the chest with a kitchen knife, twice, after an argument with girlfriend Jennifer Chiba. The report came from Chiba herself, who was questioned but never indicted. The idea that Smith would kill himself was too plausible. His signature vocals are recorded just above a whisper and overdubbed several times—the sound of someone obsessively rewriting a diary entry. The lyrics are self-lacerating and relentlessly specific, as in the opening lines of “Clementine,” the third track from his self-titled debut: “Waking you up to close the bar / street’s wet; you can tell by the sound of the cars.” That right there is a man with either a good imagination or a good memory. Smith’s career can be read as the desperate attempt to exchange one for the other, but that is conjecture. You can pretty much concoct any theory you want about Elliott Smith, as long as it does not involve him being happy. “High on amphetamines,” he sings in “St. Ides Heaven.” “The moon is a lightbulb breaking. / It’ll go
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around with anyone, / but it won’t come down for anyone.” And that’s the chorus. Ten years later, approximately the same culture would produce Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” whose chorus is “partyin’, partyin’, yeah!” The gap between that kind of pop and Smith’s music seems insurmountable, except “St. Ides Heaven” begins with the same accumulation of images, the same drooping melodic phrases repeated and then raised to a triumphant chorus. The only difference is that instead of waking up in a suburban bedroom, Smith woke up in a bar. Herein lies the singular charm of Elliott Smith: It’s pop music. “Whatever (Folk Song in C),” on the second disc of the posthumous outtakes collection New Moon, ties up as neatly as any Supremes hit. Even “Miss Misery,” Smith’s contribution to the Good Will Hunting soundtrack that begins with plans to “fake it through the day with some help from Johnny Walker Red,” has an earworm chorus that ends with a button. It’s pop music by someone who has lost faith in what pop music is fundamentally about. The structure is everywhere, and everywhere Smith is alienated from it; partying has escaped the weekend to destroy Tuesday afternoon, and new love is just another person to use. It would all seem mawkish if it weren’t so closely
observed. The songs would be dirges if you didn’t wind up singing them doing the dishes. As it is, Elliott Smith’s music is so relentlessly about regret and so manifestly, meticulously crafted that it denies its own sadness. He can’t have been abject, because he kept getting inspired. He shouldn’t have killed himself, because he was a genius. Or maybe he had to kill himself for the same reason. The musical career of Elliott Smith is documentary proof that being really good at something doesn’t make you happy. It asserts the insidious claim of modern poseurhood: that a smart, sensitive person can only be alienated and depressed. I don’t think that’s true. If it were, though, we would have to work up to looking at it. We would have to practice three or four minutes at a time, on rainy afternoons or when we think about what we said to our first girlfriends and can’t take back now because we said it before Facebook was invented, getting ready to regret everything and then stop caring about even that. We would need a friend to introduce these ideas to us. We would want him to sugarcoat it a little, but most of all we would need him to tell the truth. arts@missoulanews.com
[music]
Sludge is in the air Kylesa’s Ultraviolet doesn’t wait to exhale
Kylesa
If I were the Program Director at KTBR (Tripping Balls Radio) I would put Kylesa’s most recent effort, Ultraviolet, into the heavy rotation bin, kick back in the DJ booth with a doob and watch the doors of perception come unhinged. Not that these longtime Savannah, Ga. metal maestros are a latter day psych-rock outfit gussied in tie-dye tees bent on performing 12 minutes of go-nowhere guitar goofery. Instead, on tracks like “Exhale,” the band keeps things tidy, blending the atmospheric elements of doom metal and shoegaze: The wistful, spooked-out keyboards and the fuzzy, echoed vocals of guitarists Laura Pleasants and Phillip Cope combine with sludge-a-riffic riffery and the pounding attack of double drummers.
photo courtesy of Geoff L. Johnson
“Exhale,” along with the Southern rock groove of “Grounded,” are classic Kylesa, but the heavy and trippy tracks like “We’re Taking This” and “Unspoken” seem to be the yellow brick road Kylesa will travel on future records. As Ultraviolet rolls toward its end, a myriad of non-metal influences arise, including My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division and the Beatles. For some metal “purists” (you know, the dudes who love Metallica’s Black) Kylesa’s latest growth ring could be a hard sell. But as Timothy Leary said, “You can always pick up your needle and move to another groove.” (Jason McMackin) Kylesa plays the Palace Sat., Oct. 19, at 9 PM with Pinkish Black, Sierra and Grunt. $13. Tickets available at totalfest.org.
The Blind Shake, Key to a False Door Seeing The Blind Shake live is like watching a well-oiled machine in action. There’s no choreography per se, and no gratuitous stage antics, like fog machines and such. But somehow you can’t take your eyes off the Minneapolis band—the musicians lurch together in a sort of unintended unison as if they’re just extensions of their instruments. They make it look easy and natural. They make garage rock seem sophisticated without getting uppity. Key to a False Door relays that feeling more than you might expect, even without the visual of a live show. The choppy chants of “Garbage on Glue” make me think of early, pre-disco Gang of Four. Basslines volley from one note back to the other in a shimmy-shake, claphappy way. That danceable playfulness blends with a melody that seeps with minor keys and is blanketed by static. The moody tone ensures songs, no matter how danceable, never feel like vapid dance tracks. “Can’t Stand Life” has the upbeat whoa-oh of a good Ramones tune, but layered with surfy riffs and fuzz. In the back-
ground you can hear the pitch wax and wane, and sometimes when it hits high notes it almost sounds like a scream, adding a little anxiety to the mix. The album’s songs aren’t necessarily about dancing or having a good time, like some garage rock is. Even if you can’t exactly hear what The Blind Shake is singing, you can tell that “Anaerobic” and “Crawl Out” grow out of darker sentiments. With “Viva La Misery,” of course, it’s more obvious—though the punchy chorus implies having a party more than huddling alone in some depressing room. The Blind Shake hasn’t done much new with this album except for adding a little more psychedelic sheen—no ridiculous meanderings into hip-hop or new jazz like some bands do, thank goodness. Key to a False Door lives up to the swift, no-b.s., de-tuned style that the band has honed to a glistening point. (Erika Fredrickson) The Blind Shake plays the VFW Sat., Oct. 19, at 9 PM with Thee Oh Sees and The Boxcutters. $12/$15 for ages 18 to 20.
Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, There Is a Bomb in Gilead It’s hard to call things “Southern rock” without summoning the scourge of Lynyrd Skynyrd, but it’s a pretty unavoidable term here—Alabama’s Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires make soulful rock ’n’ roll and country-inflected songs tinged with Southern accents and images of red dirt and whiskey. The band’s May 2012 debut, There is a Bomb in Gilead, reminds me of the sweetness of Tennessee’s Glossary, who, like Bains, has toured with Austin Lucas. The album’s title comes from a gospel lyric Bains misheard as a kid in Birmingham, according to the band’s bio. As someone who normally avoids music that needs more than two words to describe it, I’ve had trouble pinning down what it is I like about Lee Bains III and the
Glory Fires. It finally came together in my brain when I heard Bains reference Fugazi and Fear on “Righteous, Ragged Songs.” Bains has some punk in his past, and he spent a few years playing for the raucous Dexateens. Punk rock is all about stripping music to the essentials, and even when bands give it up to try gentler or more varied sounds, that same straightforward approach often seems to remain pretty intact. Most of Bains’ songs are short and to-the-point; solos are kept sweet and tight. Plenty of bands try to play soulful rock and country; not many make it sound as fresh and honest as Lee Bains. (Kate Whittle) Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires play the Palace Fri., Oct. 18., at 9 PM, along with Austin Lucas. $5.
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Hoo done it Shadows of Owls goes beyond enviro-thrills by Kate Whittle
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The Shadows of Owls John Keeble hardcover, University of Washington Press 452 pages, $28.95
Our hero is Dr. Katherine McDuff DeShazer, who we meet while she’s driving her Subaru to her Idaho Panhandle home on a cold night in November 2000. Keeble writes, “The tree trunks were black and they stuttered in the periphery of Kate’s vision as she passed, while the snow that bedecked the limbs was a dancing white cloud above the black stems.” Kate is a name often given to tough, smart women (I don’t really have a problem with this, ahem) and DeShazer is no exception. She’s a career-oriented ichthyologist, and a wife and mother of three, devoted to both spheres of her life. Kate has gone into independent research after working for corporations that, to her dismay, have had shady dealings and involvement in oil exploration. But along the way, she’s collected research that could threaten a corporation’s plans for an oil pipeline in the Chukchi Sea north of Alaska, and it’s this data that will prove to get her and her family into a whole lot of trouble. Over the course of more than 400 pages, car wrecks, a kidnapping, crazed white supremacists, mysterious Siberian cities, giant ships in Arctic seas, a man named “U,” shootings and explosions all play a role in
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the drama. Plus, there’s attaché cases of secret documents, a must-have for any thriller or mystery. It’s all very cool–it just takes so damn long to get there. We’re not introduced to the oil conglomerate villains until page 100; the real action of the book doesn’t begin until more than halfway through. This is what makes Shadows of Owls maddening—Keeble veers off into dream states, fascinating tangents and odd extended metaphors just as plot points heat up. The thing is, he does it masterfully, forcing the reader to choose between lingering to absorb every page or skimming along to keep up with the main thread. Keeble can’t help but pause to give even bit players a piece of memorable personality, like here, with Charles Lamb, a trucker: “A little man who liked tall women and big rigs and engaged in endless small-time dirty dealings in an effort to trim the world down to his size.” Keeble’s imagination swoops from the diving of shearwater birds to the machinations of accounting to a beautiful woman and the “burning hoop of her electricity.” It’s unusual to read an author who’s as informed by biology and geography as the give-and-take of human behavior. At one point, Kate’s husband, Jack, is at their son’s basketball game, nervous because Kate is running late. The chapter exactingly details the game play, the small-town sense of community in northern Idaho and the topography and geology of the Cabinet Mountains and Lake Pend Oreille outside. Jack contemplates the mindset of the area: “An old snake was still lodged in the people, many of whom lived in mountain pockets, a diamondback, a living, commonly held relic of the hazard, brutality, and opportunism, and also of the common earthbound competence with mountain weather, floods, hunting, fishing, with machines, and with raising the kids, keeping things safe, and putting up stores against hard winters.” Jack gets along with these people, but also is careful to avoid political discussions with them; it perfectly sums up what it’s like to swing lefty in a red state. And so, Shadows of Owls is less a thriller and, at heart, a meticulously recorded document of the life and land in the Idaho Panhandle and British Columbia. Keeble’s love for the area—he’s a professor at Eastern Washington University and holds dual citizenship—is contagious. Kate and her family are likable people. It’s engaging and, toward the end, nail-biting to read as they tumble toward uncertain fates and a disquieting conclusion. Shadows of Owls might be maddening, but it’s entirely worth it. Keeble has created a parallel universe that will likely stay with the reader for a long time. John Keeble reads from Shadows of Owls at Shakespeare and Co. Thu., Oct. 24, at 7 PM. kwhittle@missoulanews.com
[books]
Good faith Seeking the center to Godforsaken Idaho by Jo Deurbrouck
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Winter in the Blood Newspaper columnist Shawn Vestal once had something in common with 46,484 Montanans and nearly a third of Idahoans; with 45 percent more Americans in 2010 than in 2000; and with a former presidential candidate. He was Mormon. Leaving the faith you were raised in cannot be easy, I thought, staring at Vestal’s debut short story collection, Godforsaken Idaho. But what was up with the hackle-raising title? I wondered if I was in for nine stories’ worth of Mormon-bashing. Then I opened to the first story, titled “The First Several Hundred Years Following My Death.” It begins like this: “The food is excellent. The lines are never long. There’s nothing to do with your hands.
Godforsaken Idaho Shawn Vestal paperback, Little A/New Harvest 224 pages, $15.95
These are the first things I tell my son. Then we don’t talk again for something like two hundred years.” A story narrated by a dead guy? And the first thing this guy wants to say about the afterlife is that he likes the food? Wherever Vestal was headed, the journey suddenly looked entertaining. It was. Vestal delivers such attention-grabbing beginnings one after another. Here’s how “Families are Forever!” begins: “Gina said, ‘I’d love to stab you to death with an ice pick. Like four hundred times.’ She feigned delicate stabs. ‘Or a hatpin.’” They’re addictive, Vestal’s beginnings. Like pretzels or, if you want to be regionally appropriate, french fries with fry sauce. Vestal likes disagreeable narrators and resolutionless endings. I don’t. But those tasty beginnings kept luring me away from my
irritation, and in the end there was plenty in these stories to feast on. I learned to relish Vestal’s taste for absurdity. Yes, the character trying to welcome his son to the afterlife talks a lot about the food. Eats a lot of it, too. He’s also not Vestal’s only dead narrator. I admired how with each surprise and seeming contradiction Vestal’s characters become more bitingly real. For instance, Gina, the bright, independent girl who amuses herself brainstorming creative ways to kill her boyfriend, should dump the guy. She knows he’s morally bankrupt. Instead, his betrayals, small and large, are perversely pleasing to her. Two months after my first read of that story, I’m still arguing with her. Most satisfying of all was Vestal’s ability to render a single, perfect detail against the vast canvas of the unsaid. In the story “Opposition in All Things,” a character named Rulon has his first, deeply conflicted sexual experience with a young prostitute, about which Vestal says only this: “Afterward, Rulon was not quite sure what had happened between them—could not picture the way their bodies had come together. He knew only the surge of intensity that wrapped his hips and shot up his spine.” Like Rulon, many of Vestal’s characters are Mormon. Church founder Joseph Smith even appears in two stories. But not only is there no Mormonbashing in these stories, Mormonism is not Vestal’s theme. It’s merely his lens, just as Philip Roth and Michael Chabon employ the lenses of cultural and religious Judaism. But then what is Vestal’s theme? Thumbing pages, I was struck by a passage from a chilling story called “Winter Elders,” about a former Mormon named Bradshaw who has just become a father. “When the boy was born Bradshaw kept waiting for it to happen,” he writes. “The flash of light. The surge of joy. Some brightness shining through the visible world. He had been so sure this would be it—the moment that he felt what everyone else seemed to feel, what his mother felt, what all the other Mormons felt, what people in other churches felt, what even people like Cheryl felt, people who were hostile to the very idea of religion: some spirit in the material. The thing behind the thing.” Vestal, generally compassionate toward his characters, has little for those who, failing to find “the thing behind the thing,” decide there isn’t one. And isn’t that, I thought—adding his book to my “keeper” pile—his unifying thread? Perhaps it also explains the title. Faith without doubt, Vestal seems to say, is absurd. Doubt lies at the center of the human condition. But so does absurdity, and in the end, in Vestal’s Godforsaken Idaho, what kills the soul isn’t faith, doubt or absurdity. It’s emptiness.
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Out of control Machete Kills needed a better plan by Molly Laich
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The Machete film franchise is born out of a joke that may have been taken too far. We first met Machete, the man in a fake trailer, shown as part of the Grindhouse double feature back in 2007. The trailer has everything action lovers and teenage boys would ever want in a film. Machete, played by Danny Trejo, is an unstoppable killing machine. There is a cartoonish, decisive violence, complete with satisfyingly fake-looking blood and entrails. The women are equal parts dangerous and beautiful, and they all swoon for Machete. Machete is the first film I’ve ever heard of that’s inspired by a fake trailer, and the result is surprisingly great. It’s a parody of itself, but more than that, the story is imaginative and comprehensible. In the film, Machete and his cohorts are fighting for the liberation of Mexico from the clenches of overzealous border patrol politicians. The violence is campy and the characters have heart, and at the end we’re shown a trailer promising the sequel. So goes the tagline: “Trained to kill. Left for dead. Back for more.” It’s too bad that the sequel, director Robert Rodriguez’s Machete Kills, is such a slapdash, thrown-together effort, compared to the original. It offers all the ingredients of the first film without the necessary love and attention of a well-crafted story we can get behind. It’s not a total wash; there are some delightful, creative moments. For many viewers, seeing a man strung up by his intestines and then chopped to pieces in the blades of a helicopter will be enough to make them happy, but—sue me—I wanted more attention paid to good storytelling. Machete Kills is as the trailer promised: Machete is trained to kill and back for more. The President of the United States, played by Charlie Sheen—why not?—has a madman on his hands, intent on pointing dangerous nuclear weapons at America, unless Machete stops him. This is the film’s unbelievable conceit— that Machete is literally the only man capable of saving America from its demise at the hands of a lunatic. Again, why not?
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Machete has orders to kill Mendez (Demián Bichir), but it’s complicated: The bomb is wired to his heart, and further, Mendez is truly mad: He changes allegiance and mood on a dime, like a multiple personality thing. It’s too bad that one of the best characters winds up with his head cut off and his heart left beating in a glass case. Along the way Machete meets all sorts of strange people, and who knows what team they’re playing for or what motivates their actions? Miss San Antonio (Amber Heard) is a beauty queen who’s spent a lifetime training to kill (as has everyone else in this film, apparently) and she has a direct line to the president. She’s a vixen, but can Machete trust her? There’s a man/woman roaming the desert named El Camaleón who shapeshifts into many famous actors: Cuba Gooding Jr., Lady Gaga, Antonio Banderas… It’s a neat trick but why is he here? Michelle Rodriguez reprises her role as a badass with one eye defending the Mexican people from tyranny. Mel Gibson plays the evil billionaire behind the heart in the glass case. An insane madam (Sofia Vergara) shoots people with machine guns mounted on her bra and crotch, but why, again? Machete Kills begins with a trailer for the third movie: Machete Kills Again… In Space. It’s a curious choice to put the trailer for the next installment at the start of the film, but it works. You’re thinking, “How the hell are they going to get this crazy Mexican in space?” Well, life finds a way, and so does this weird movie. Machete Kills is not very good, but I wouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater just yet. If they take their time with the third film and remember what made the original stick—an imaginative but coherent story despite the weird details—Rodriguez and his friends just might be able to turn this car around. Machete Kills continues at the Village 6 and Pharaohplex. arts@missoulanews.com
[film] provide back-up, including Lady Gaga, too. Starring Danny Trejo, Alexa Vega and Mel Gibson. Rated R. Village 6, Pharaohplex. (See Film.) MONSTERS UNIVERSITY The prequel to 2001’s Monsters, Inc., visits Sulley and Mike during their college days. I bet they threw some beastly frat parties. Starring the voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi. Rated G. Village 6. RUNNER RUNNER The stakes are high when Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake play pretty men in an ugly intrigue involving online poker games and shady offshore dealings. Also starring Gemma Arterton. Rated R. Carmike 12. RUSH Fast cars, fast women and slick hairdos feature in Ron Howard’s drama based on the real-life rivalry between Formula One racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl and Olivia Wilde. Rated R. Carmike 12. A codpiece by any other name would be as discreet. Romeo and Juliet opens Friday at Carmike 12.
OPENING THIS WEEK BLUE CAPRICE Go into the psyche of the twisted father-son relationship behind the 2002 D.C. sniper attacks. Starring Isaiah Washington, Tequan Richmond and Tim Blake Nelson. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Theater Oct. 18-20 at 7:15 and 9:15 PM. CARRIE Strap in your dirtypillows for the ride when Carrie gets her revenge in director Kimberly Peirce’s version of Stephen King’s 1974 classic. Starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore and Gabriella Wilde. Rated R. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex. ENOUGH SAID A middle-aged woman seeking love realizes the fella she likes is a friend’s ex. You’re never too old for sloppy seconds! Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, James Gandolfini and Catherine Keener. Rated PG13. Pharaohplex. ESCAPE PLAN Sly Stallone is “structural-security authority” Breslin, who winds up incarcerated in the top-secret prison that, oddly enough, he designed himself. Schwarzenegger and 50 Cent get in on the action, too. Rated R. Carmike 12. THE FIFTH ESTATE Benedict Cumberbatch plays Julian Assange, as he
runs a li’l ole website called WikiLeaks. Also starring Daniel Brühl and Carice van Houten. Rated R. Carmike 12. INEQUALITY FOR ALL As the country’s income gap grows ever wider, former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich dissects why that is and what we can do about it. Rated PG. Wilma. THE LAST PICTURE SHOW All hail West Texas in this 1971 coming-of-age classic about teens in the 50s. Starring Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd. Rated R. Showing at the Roxy Theater Thu., Oct. 17 at 7 PM. ROMEO AND JULIET “Downton Abbey” director Julian Fellowes adapts the latest version of Shakespeare’s tragedy. As an IMDB reviewer said, sic throughout: “Its Romeo and Juliet, we all know the story, unless you are from mars or something.” Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth and Damian Lewis. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12.
NOW PLAYING CAPTAIN PHILLIPS Yar, there be bloody pirates! Tom Hanks plays Captain Richard Phillips during the 2009 hijacking of an American cargo ship by Somali criminals. Also starring Barkhad Abdi and Barkhad Abdirahman. PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex.
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 Watch out for shrimpanzees, apple pie-thons and snarling tacodiles when inventor Flint Lockwood finds out a machine he’s created is churning out mutant food-beasts. Voiced by Bill Hader, Anna Faris and Will Forte. Rated PG. Carmike 12, Village 6, Pharoahplex, Entertainer. DON JON A young porn-addicted dude in New Jersey tries to find his own “happy ending,” and learns some unexpected lessons along the way. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore. Rated R. Carmike 12. GRAVITY A space shuttle accident leaves two astronauts untethered in space and struggling to survive in director Alfonso Cuarón’s intense drama. Starring Sandra Bullock, George Clooney and Ed Harris. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12, Pharaohplex, Showboat, Village 6. INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 The Lambert family must uncover what evil presence is terrorizing them and possibly inhabiting their kiddo. Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey. Rated PG-13. Carmike 12. MACHETE KILLS Machete is here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and he’s all outta bubblegum. Gun-toting ladies
THE SPECTACULAR NOW A hard-partying high schooler reconsiders his “live in the now, man” attitude after meeting a cute, quirky nerd girl. Starring Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley and Kyle Chandler. Rated R. Wilma. WE’RE THE MILLERS A drug dealer asks oddballs to pretend to be his family to avoid suspicion while moving a large amount of weed over the U.S/Canada border. Dude, strippers look like normal women when they put pants on! Lolz! Starring Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis and Emma Roberts. Rated R. Carmike 12. WINTER IN THE BLOOD This adaptation of a classic James Welch novel, shot in Montana, depicts a young Indian man’s search for his gun, his wife and another drink. Starring Chaske Spencer, David Morse and Gary Farmer. Showing at the Roxy Theatre Oct. 18-21 at 7 and 9 PM.
Capsule reviews by Kate Whittle. Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit missoulanews.com’s arts section to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 and Village 6 at 541-7469; Wilma at 728-2521; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.
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Hunting just got harder
FLASH IN THE PAN As hunting season approaches, I’ve been shooting my rifle a lot recently at the range, with the goal of shooting accurately at 300 yards. But recently, the supply of my bullet of choice, Remington .270 (130 grain), ran dry. All the gun and hunting stores have bare spots on the shelves where boxes of ammunition used to be stacked, with hunting bullets being among the most scarce. This could make it tough to put meat on the table this year. “It’s not looking good for hunting season,” one wholesale ammunition dealer told me. “Hunting rifle ammo is a lot scarcer than AR (assault rifle) loads,” he added. A gun store employee (who, along with most people I spoke with, didn’t wish to be quoted on the record), told me that manufacturers are focusing their energies on producing AR loads at the expense of traditional hunting ammo. This might explain why one type of ammo not in short supply is for AR calibers, like .223 and 5.56 mm. According to the Remington website, of the company’s six new bullet offerings, three are in AR calibers. Two are for pistols, and only one is for hunting—especially if you like hunting with an assault rifle. Remington’s new hunting bullet is called the Hog Hammer. Of the seven calibers in which Hog Hammer bullets are available, four are for ARs—such as the 450 Bushmaster, mentioned in the Hog Hammer blurb: “For whacking and stacking swine, nothing delivers like our new Hog Hammer.™ It penetrates even the thickestskinned pigs with a Barnes TSX Bullet at its heart. With all copper construction for 28 percent deeper penetration than standard lead-core bullets, it’s the toughest expanding bullet on the market, offering near 100% weight-retention on-hog, while expanding rapidly to deliver devastating wound channels. Hog Hammer utilizes a flash-suppressed propellant for nighttime or low light hunts, and uses nickel-plated cases for reliable feeding in today’s hog rifles. Available in seven calibers, including 450 Bushmaster. Hog Hammer. Full-boar annihilation only Remington can provide.” The recent push for hunting with ARs gives those weapons a more noble purpose than what they are most known for: war game fantasies, the occasional killing spree and even a Zombie attack (seriously, see below). If a case can be made for a wholesome use for assault rifles, the gun lobby will have an easier time justifying their accessibility. In February, Guns.Com noted, “Remington’s making a great case for AR hunting with these guns. They’re pretty, functional and just begging to be suppressed.” They’re espoused as good hunting setups for game as big as buffalo. And if you’re hunting at night, as Remington endorses, you would probably want a target as big as a buffalo. Meanwhile, another new AR ammo goes by the name Zombie, and comes in a case that appears to have been de-
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signed by a comic book artist. It includes the ironic warning that “This is not a toy” and the slogan “Just in case.” While the implication is that Zombies might attack, consumers are free to substitute other would-be attackers in place of Zombies, like “government agents.” Lee Matthews, host of the Oklahoma radio show “Firearms Fridays” told KFOR, an Oklahoma City television station, that he receives “a lot of phone calls, a lot of literature from people thinking it’s the government buying all the ammunition and not letting us have any!” But he’s not buying into any government conspiracy theory theories. “It’s just being swallowed up for unrealistic reasons,” says Matthews, noting that many factories are producing ammo “24/7.” As best as I can tell, Matthews is right. Hoarding is to blame, fueled by paranoia of a shortage that has become a self-fulfilling prophecy. “The reasoning,” he says, “seems to be stretching from a worry of government intervention to, ‘Well, it’s getting hard to find, I better stock up as much as I can.’” The shortage certainly isn’t coming from the supply end. Remington’s third quarter earnings report shows a 30 percent increase in ammo sales, from $79.7 to $110.6 million in the third fiscal quarter of 2012. In light of this, the guy from the gun store seems to have been on target: Manufacturers are making extra assault rifle ammunition at the expense of traditional hunting ammo. After an email to Remington with questions about the shortage went unanswered, I reached an ammunition specialist at the company by phone. He wouldn’t comment on the causes of the ammo shortage, and told me that the wholesalers determine what the manufacturers produce by telling Remington what they need (all of Remington’s ammunition customers are wholesalers). He also said that they were done making .270 caliber for the year. But the wholesale dealer I spoke with said they only get to sell what the makers supply them with. If he’s right, it wouldn’t be surprising that Remington would want an alternative story. There would be a lot of angry hunters. At first glance, hunting might seem a good use for an AR. If you really want to get something, what way could be better than mowing it down? It could be great for trophy hunting, but it opens the door to irresponsible and unethical shooting, such as the unfathomable practice of hunting at night; I wouldn’t want to be in that hunting party. It’s sad that ammo makers are tilting the playing field away from meat hunters who want to feed their families, and toward the insane practice of hunting with ARs. That, along with market forces driven by fear, is turning paranoia into reality.
[dish] Bagels On Broadway 223 West Broadway • 728-8900 (across from courthouse) Featuring over 25 sandwich selections, 20 bagel varieties, & 20 cream cheese spreads. Also a wide selection of homemade soups, salads and desserts. Gourmet coffee and espresso drinks, fruit smoothies, and frappes. Ample seating; free wi-fi. Free downtown delivery (weekdays) with $10.00 min. order. Call ahead to have your order ready for you! Open 7 days a week. Voted one of top 20 bagel shops in country by internet survey. $-$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West • 728-1358 Bernice's wants to say THANK YOU. Thank you Missoula for buying Bernice's handmade breads for a third of a century - - 35 years! Bernice's will be stopping production of breads for retail sale beginning November 1st. Why? YOU. You Hipsters, Professors, Moms, Dads, Kids, Griz Fans...MISSOULIANS. We have been increasing our sweet treat production for the last 4 years and you want more. Bernice's has an awesome location in a 100 year-old historic building and we are not moving. We need more space to make Missoula just a little sweeter. Bernice's will still offer a full line of breakfast goodies, rich coffee, our infamous Parkerhouse Rolls and crazy cheap lunches. AND BERNICE'S WILL STILL BE BAKING DINNER ROLLS FOR THANKSGIVINGS TO COME! You'll just have to stop by the bakery to get 'em. Halloween is around the corner come in and check out Bernice's amazing line up for the Halloween holiday starting October 24th. xoxo bernice $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street • 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a time-honored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Black Coffee Roasting Co. 1515 Wyoming St., Suite 200 541-3700 Black Coffee Roasting Company is located in the heart of Missoula. Our roastery is open Mon.–Fri., 7:30–4, Sat. 84. In addition to fresh roasted coffee beans we offer a full service espresso bar, drip coffee, pour-overs and more. The suspension of coffee beans in water is our specialty. $ The Bridge Pizza Corner of S. 4th & S. Higgins 542-0002 A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas. Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11 to 10:30 pm. $-$$ Brooks & Browns Inside Holiday Inn Downtown 200 S. Pattee St. • 532-2056 This week at Brooks and Browns... THURSDAY is Trivia Night (7:30-10 pm). FRIDAY 10/18: The Captain Wilson Conspiracy 6-9 pm. SUNDAY: Funday (Happy Hour all day). Martini MONDAY ($4 select martinis). TUESDAY 10/22: Curtiss Rathburn 6-9 pm. Have you discovered Brooks and Browns? Inside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Missoula. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins • 728-8780 Celebrating 41 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Ciao Mambo 541 S. Higgins Ave. 543-0377 • ciaomambo.com The vibrant energy at Ciao Mambo is fantastically accompanied by steaming hot pizzas, delicious assortments of pastas and of course authentic Italian wine. We focus on making sure that whether it be date night, family night, or business dinners we accommodate whatever the need! And do not forget there are always leftovers! Open 5 to close every day, come make us your go to dinner destination! $-$$ Claim Jumper 3021 Brooks 728-0074 Serving Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner 7 days a week. We feature CJ’s Famous Fried Chicken, Delicious Steaks, and your Favorite Pub Classics. Breakfast from 7am-
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11am on Weekdays and 7am-2pm on Weekends. Lunch and Dinner 11am-9pm Sun-Wed and 11am-10pm Thurs-Sat. Ask your Server about our Players Club! Happy Hour in our lounge M-F 4-6 PM. $$-$$$ Dickey’s Barbecue Pit 143 W. Broadway Downtown Missoula • 203.1557 Taste why Dickey’s Barbecue is the world’s best barbecue since 1941! Try our 8 juicy hot pit smoked meats, like our southern pulled pork or our family recipe polish sausage. We even offer 11 home-style sides, like our creamy cole slaw and fried okra. Don’t forget we’re also your catering experts! Any event, any size – let Dickey’s do the cooking, and you can take the credit. Graduation parties, weddings, office functions, you name it! Dickey’s Barbecue is the perfect catering choice for groups of all sizes – from 10 to 10,000! Don’t forget-Kids Eat Free Sundays & everyone enjoys FREE ice cream every day! Dickey’s Barbecue. Seriously, Pit Smoked. Open 7 days a week. Offering a full liquor bar. $-$$ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ El Cazador 101 S. Higgins Ave. • 728-3657 Missoula Independent readers’ choice for Best Mexican Restaurant. Come taste Alfredo's original recipes for authentic Mexican food where we cook with love. From seafood to carne asada, enjoy dinner or stop by for our daily lunch specials. We are a locally owned Mexican family restaurant, and we want to make your visit with us one to remember. Open daily for lunch and dinner. $-$$ The Empanada Joint 123 E. Main St. • 926-2038 FREE DELIVERY DOWNTOWN. Offering authentic empanadas BAKED FRESH DAILY! 9 different flavors, including vegetarian and gluten-free options. NOW SERVING BREAKFAST Empanadas! Ask us about our Take and Bake Service! Plus Argentine side dishes and desserts. Super quick and super delicious! Get your healthy hearty lunch or dinner here! Wi-Fi and Soccer on the Big Screen. 10am5pm Mon-Sat. Downtown Missoula. $ Food For Thought 540 Daly Ave. • 721-6033 Missoula’s Original Coffehouse/Café located across from the U of M campus. Serving breakfast and lunch 7 days a week+dinner 5 nights a week. Also serving cold sandwiches, soups, salads, with baked goods and espresso bar. HUGE Portions and the Best BREAKFAST in town. M-TH 7am-8pm, Fri 7am-4pm, Sat 8am-4pm, Sun 8am-8pm. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, a rotating selection of six soups, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a selfserve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locally-roasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive smoothie menu complement bakery goodies from the GFS ovens and from Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day, 7am – 10pm. $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St • 549-7723 www.grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula's Best Liquor Store! Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking. Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 www.grizzlyliquor.com. $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins • 728-8866 www.ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service. Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$
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The 9 Mile Roadhouse HAPPIEST HOUR Why I’m here: I grew up in the Six Mile, and as a kid when my parents would ask, “Who wants to go get some greasy cheeseburgers?” I knew we were going to the 9 Mile House. Back then it was a restaurant with a bar attached, and it wasn’t always necessarily a “family” place, depending on what night of the week it was and who was getting liquored up in the bar. When I heard that after a four-year absence the place had been reopened, I had to check it out. Ambiance: Who says you can never go home? It’s still a restaurant with a bar attached. The Roadhouse looks much the same as the dim fog of decades allows me to remember, only more polished. It still leans suitably rustic with a low ceiling, pine walls and posts, and a big, copper-plated bar. A flat-screen TV occupies one wall and a quartet of gaming machines props up another. I’ve been twice, and both times shared lively conversation with bartender/owner Shawna McWatters and her dad, Scott, who cooks. Who you’re drinking and feasting with: Could be a family of locals, a crusty old-timer or a Simms-bedecked pack of fisherfolk. This time of year there will probably be a hunter or three, and maybe some highway workers from the endless road construction that seems to have been a permanent process as long as I-90 has linked South Dakota with Washington state. What you’re eating: Delicious burgers, prime rib sandwiches, chicken, steak, some
Iza 529 S. Higgins • 830-3237 www.izarestaurant.com Contemporary Asian cuisine featuring local, vegan, gluten free and organic options as well as wild caught seafood, Idaho trout and buffalo. Join us for lunch and dinner. Happy Hour 3-6 weekdays with specials on food and drink. Extensive sake, wine and tea menu. Closed Sundays. Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 3-6pm, Dinner 5pm-close. Sat: Dinner 5pm-close. $-$$ Jimmy John’s 420 N. Higgins • 542-1100 jimmyjohns.com Jimmy John’s - America’s Favorite Sandwich Delivery Guys! Unlike any other sub shop, Jimmy John’s is all about the freshest ingredients and fastest service. Freaky Fast, Freaky Good - that’s Jimmy John’s. Order online, call for delivery or visit us on Higgins. $-$$
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seafood and mountains of the best fresh-cut, skinon fries I’ve had in forever. What you’re drinking: I counted at least a dozen beers on tap, the locals well-represented, and who knows how many others in the cooler. The Roadhouse has an all-beverage liquor license, and the bar had plenty of whiskeys and spirits on offer. Where to find it: Head west on I-90 to the Ninemile exit in Huson, maybe 30 minutes or so from Missoula. From the exit it’s just a couple miles up and down a hill; where the road forks it will be on your left. You really can’t miss it. Assign a driver if you’re drinking. They’ve just announced new fall/winter hours: 4 p.m.—10 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. —Chris La Tray Happiest Hour celebrates western Montana watering holes. To recommend a bar, bartender or beverage for Happiest Hour, email editor@missoulanews.com.
Le Petit Outre 129 S. 4th West 543-3311 Twelve thousand pounds of oven mass…Bread of integrity, pastry of distinction, yes indeed, European hand-crafted baked goods, Pain de Campagne, Ciabatta, Cocodrillo, Pain au Chocolat, Palmiers, and Brioche. Several more baked options and the finest espresso available. Please find our goods at the finest grocers across Missoula. Saturday 8-3, Sunday 8-2, Monday-Friday 7-6. $ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. 543-7154 (on the hip strip) Did you know that the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $6? Anyone is welcome to join us for a delicious meal from 11:3012:30 Monday- Friday for delicious food, great conversation and take some time to find a treasured item or garment in our thrift shop. For a full menu and other activities, visit our website at www.missoulaseniorcenter.org. The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine. Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar. Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary Korean-Japanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$
SATURDAYS 4PM-9PM
MONDAYS & THURSDAYS ALL DAY
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Pearl Cafe 231 East Front St. 541-0231 • pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with Dungeness Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Snake River Farms Beef, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$
Roxiberry Gourmet Frozen Yogurt Southgate Mall Across from Noodle Express 317.1814 • roxiberry.com Bringing Missoula gourmet, frozen yogurt, using the finest ingredients (no frozen mixes), to satisfy your intense cravings with our intense flavors. Our home-made blends offer healthy, nutritional profiles. We also offer smoothies, fresh-made waffle cones, and select baked goods (gluten-free choices available). Join Club Roxi for special offers. See us in-store or visit our website for information. $-$$ Silvertip Casino 680 SW Higgins • 728-5643 The Silvertip Casino is Missoula’s premiere casino offering 20 Video gaming machines, best live poker in Missoula, full beverage liquor, 11 flat screen tv’s and great food at great prices. Breakfast Specials starting at $2.99 (7-11am) For a complete menu, go to www.silvertipcasino.com. Open 24/7. $-$$ Sis’s Kitchen 531-5034 • sisskitchen.com Wheat, Gluten & Allergen Free Foods. Frozen & Dry Mix Products. Sis’s Kitchen plays a part in Best of Missoula “Best Pizza” Winner’s for 2008-2012. Find our products at: The Good Food Store • Biga Pizza • Bridge Pizza • Pizza Cafe in Ronan (12”crust). $-$$ NOT JUST SUSHI We have quick and delicious lunch specials 6 days a week starting at $7, and are open for dinner 7 nights a week. Try our comfort food items like Pork Katsu and Chicken Teriyaki. We also offer party platters to go and catering for all culinary styles. Lunch 11:30-3 Mon-Sat. Dinner 5-9:30 Every Night. Corner of Pine and Higgins. Very Family Friendly. 549-7979. $-$$ Taco Del Sol 422 N. Higgins • 327-8929 Stop in when you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll do our best to treat you right! Crowned Missoula’s best lunch for under $6. Mon.-Sat. 11-10 Sun 12-9. $-$$ Taco John’s 623 W Broadway 2600 S Reserve West-Mex® is about fresh taste and BOLD flavors. Taco John’s recipes make you smile and yell “OLÉ”. We combine hearty helpings of seasoned meats, crispy Potato Olés®, and flavorful cheeses with fresh-made Mexican specialties like burritos, tacos, and quesadillas. All topped off with bold sauces, spices and salsas. You’ll find West-Mex® cooking makes for an unbeatably satisfying meal. See you soon ... Amigo :) $-$$ Taco Sano 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West Located next to Holiday Store on Hip Strip 541-7570 • tacosano.net Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9am 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$
Philly West 134 W. Broadway • 493-6204 For an East-coast taste of pizza, stromboli, hoagies, salads, and pasta dishes and CHEESESTEAKS, try Philly West. A taste of the great “fightin’ city of Philadelphia” can be enjoyed Monday - Saturday for lunch and dinner and late on weekends. We create our marinara, meatballs, dough and sauces in-house so if “youse wanna eat,” come to 134 W. Broadway. $-$$
Ten Spoon Vineyard + Winery 4175 Rattlesnake Dr. • 549-8703 www.tenspoon.com Made in Montana, award-winning organic wines, no added sulfites. Tasting hours: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, 5 to 9 pm. Soak in the harvest sunshine with a view of the vineyard, or cozy up with a glass of wine inside the winery. Wine sold by the flight or glass. Bottles sold to take home or to ship to friends and relatives. $$
Plonk 322 N Higgins • 926-1791 www.plonkwine.com Plonk is an excursion into the world of fine wine, food, cocktails, service and atmosphere. With an environment designed to engage the senses, the downtown establishment blends quality and creativity in an all-encompassing dining experience. Described as an urban hot spot dropped into the heart of the Missoula Valley and lifestyle, Plonk embodies metropolitan personalities driven by Montana passions.
Walking Moustache 206 W. Main St. • 549-3800 www.walkingmoustache.com Live music 10/12: John Floridis 7:3010:30 pm. Our aim is to offer excellent food with five star service. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner, Daily Specials + 2 am Special. Restaurant Hours: 24/6. Tues–Sun 6:00am–11:00pm. Closed Mondays. Winebar Hours: Tues–Sun 11:00am–11:00pm. Closed Mondays.
Romaines 3075 N. Reserve Suite N 406-214-2659 www.romainessalads.com We provide you with the convenience of delicious salads, sandwiches and soups. Our salads include over 30 whole-
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some ingredients. Our homemade soups change with the season as different ingredients become available. If hearty sandwiches are your favorite, then visit Romaines for one of our braised meat sandwiches. We also have a Montana Hummus sandwich made from Montana grown garbanzo beans. At last, local, fresh, and healthy! $-$$
Westside Lanes 1615 Wyoming 721-5263 Visit us for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served 8 AM to 9 PM. Try our homemade soups, pizzas, and specials. We serve 100% Angus beef and use fryer oil with zero trans fats, so visit us any time for great food and good fun. $-$$
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THURSDAYOCT17 Boston indie rapper legend Edo.G. plays the Palace tonight, along with Filth and Foul, on the Intelligence and Ignorance Tour. 9 PM. $5. Cerbral middle school students are invited to the two-day health/science/ fitness/cooking camp, Brain Beat, where seventh and eighth grade students can do neat stuff like cook, build heart pump models and dissect sheep innards. It all goes down at Sentinel High School, starting Thu., Oct. 17 at 8:30 AM. Free. Email martha.robertson Antiblues goes against the grain when they play Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave., 6-8 PM. The Bitterroot’s Supporters of Abuse Free Environments hold a fundraiser with silent auction and brewskies at Higherground Brewery in Hamilton. 4-8 PM. Proceeds support victims of sexual and domestic violence in Ravalli County.
nightlife Local musicians are banding together for a good cause at the Molly Huffman Fundraiser Show, with Kayla Hutchins, Wolf Redboy, Jenn Adams, Kristi Neumann and Andrea Harsell. All ages from 6 PM-9 PM, 21plus afterward. Free, donations encouraged. Overcome your fears and take a stand when Treasure State Toastmasters mentors folks in leadership and public speaking. Community Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free. Join Hospice of Missoula for Community Conversations on Death and Dying, where facilitators educate people on how to talk about this oft-uncomfortable subject. The Loft, 119 W. Main St. 6–8 PM. Free. Suede-denim secret police. The Avett Brothers, with guest Nicholas David, play the Adams Center Sun., Oct. 20. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $32-$38. Tickets at GrizTix.com.
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[calendar] I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Captain Wilson Conspiracy is playing Montgomery Distillery, do you? 6-8 PM. No cover.
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John Schiever puts on the blue jeans and plays the brewglass music for y’all at Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton, 6-8:30 PM. No cover. What’s the Irish bouzouki? I have no clue, but let’s find out together when Roger Landes plays a concert at UM’s Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $20/$15 for students and Friends of Irish Studies members/free for kids under 12.
Fight for your right to belt out tunes at the Dark Horse’s Combat Karaoke, hosted by Aaron B. and accompanied with drink specials. 1805 Regent Street. 9 PM. Free. If you wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy, head on over to the Dead Hipster Dance party to rub up against sexy beasts and carouse to hip tunes and underground tracks. 9 PM. Badlander. $1 well dranks til’ midnight, and remember, the last edition of Dead Hipster is on Halloween. Hone your performance skills at the Broadway Inn’s open mic night, with Big Sky Pool Party in the Cabana starting at 5 PM, singing and prizes at 9 PM. Includes $3 Big Sky beer special. 1609 W. Broadway St. Free to attend. Maxwell Hughes, who you might remember from such projects as The Lumineers, brings his guitar-pickin’ abilities to Stage 112, 112 Pattee St. at the Elk’s. 9 PM. $5. Hobnob with all the swingers when Western Union Band plays the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., from 9 PM to close. No cover.
Cash for Junkers provides the beat, you provide the feet at the Union Club. 9 PM. No cover.
The Log Lady
You remember not too long ago when television used to be just television? No “Breaking Bad” or “Lost” or “The Sopranos,” nothing notable except a few good sticoms like “Seinfeld.” Still, there were a few pioneering shows that gained a cult following, including David Lynch’s 1990 series “Twin Peaks.” WHAT: Twin Peaks series WHERE: Roxy Theater WHEN: Every Mon. starting Oct. 21 through Feb. 10 at 7 PM nightly HOW MUCH: $5
The weird world of Laura Palmer—a girl who was, as Lynch described her, “radiant on the surface but dying inside”—seemed absolutely out of place on ABC. It introduced a whole new type of drama where all the rules of storytelling were broken. To describe it as part crime mystery, part supernatural drama doesn’t even get close to explaining the moody ambience of the Black Lodge, the creepiness of Bob, the oddness of the Log Lady and the awesomeness of Agent Dale Cooper played by Kyle MacLachlan. I am just old enough to have enjoyed the original airing of the series. My friends and I drank cups of of the YWCA’s Brown Bag Lecture Series. 1130 W. Broadway. Noon-1 PM. Visit ywcaofmissoula.org for more info.
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FRIDAYOCT18 Prepare to kick up your clogs when Kicking Bill plays woodenshoesblues and windmillrock from the Netherlands. Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort in Paradise. 8:30 PM. Free. Helga Hosford speaks about a childhood in Nazi Germany and the similarities she sees between then and now with “World War II– Impact on a Child & The World.” Part
Wendy Woollett presents Alice’s Showcase, a comedic tribute to her beloved mother, featuring Gretchen Spiess, Paul Kelly, Deb Goslin and more. Crystal Theatre. Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, plus Oct. 20 matinee at 2 PM. $20/$15 in advance. Call 7770520 for tickets. (See Spotlight.) We’re doing it live when Band In Motion plays the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., starting at 8 PM. No cover.
Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place. $7 Bayern pitchers. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. During Open Mic Night at Sean Kelly’s, local talented folks may titillate your eardrums. 8:30 PM. Free. Call 542-1471 after 10 AM Thursday to sign up.
and 20. $16/$11 for seniors/$6 for ages 12 and under.
The Montana Innocence Project hosts an open house, where you can learn about their work to free wrongly convicted folks and meet with the staff and board of directors. UM Law School Castles Center. 5 PM. Free. Visit mtinnocenceproject.org to learn more. Winter is coming so bust out your best chili recipe for the 2013 Western Chili Cook-Off Dinner at the Teen Challenge Center, 3815 S. Seventh St. W. 5:30-8:30 PM. Awards for best costume, too. $5/$3 for kids ages 3-10/free for
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joe and spouted Agent Cooper-isms and sometimes ate cherry pie. That’s right: total nerds. We were invested. We quoted it constantly: “Fellas! Don’t drink that coffee. You’ll never guess—there was a fish in the percolator.” Fortunately for those who want to relive it and those who missed it, the Roxy Theater is showing the series in its entirety, a few episodes a week. (There will be pie and coffee there—new blends by Black Coffee Roasting Co. called “Red Room” and “Laura.”) I don’t want to hype it too much for you. There are definitely issues with the series. The pacing is so off-kilter, the acting so ridiculous, the soapopera tone so dense, but if you already like David Lynch’s work you’ll relish every bit of it. The series actually derails, even disappoints at times, which is also classic Lynch. But the dream sequences, diner scenes, Cooper’s monologues, the nightmarish soundtrack is all so delightful—even if there are endless questions. As the Log Lady once said: “Hello again. Can you see through a wall? Can you see through human skin? X-rays see through solid, or so-called solid objects. There are things in life that exist, and yet our eyes cannot see them. Have you ever seen something startling that others cannot see? Why are some things kept from our vision? Is life a puzzle? I am filled with questions.”
three and under. Call Judi at 5431912 to register. Kick back with the acoustic stylings of Christopher Mario Bianco, who “celebrates Nature and the living Earth,” at Clatters Coffee House, 170 S. Second St. in Hamilton. 6-8 PM. No cover. Unleash the little ones and get your drink on when Pinegrass plays the Top Hat’s Family Friendly Friday. 6 PM. Free. It’ll be enjoyable, suspiciously so, when Captain Wilson Conspiracy plays jazz at Brooks and Browns, inside the Holiday Inn Downtown. 69 PM. No cover. Major Jackson, poetry editor of the Harvard Review and author of collections including 2010’s Hold-
—Erika Fredrickson ing Company, presents a reading at the Dell Brown Room of Turner Hall. 7 PM. Free. The Whitefish Theatre Company presents a production of Noises Off, the classic play-within-a-play comedy about a bumbling cast. Performances are at the O’Shaughnessy Center Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, with matinees on Oct. 13 and Oct. 20 at 4 PM. $18/$16 for seniors/$8 for students. The Bigfork Community Players present Bus Stop, a romantic comedy by William Inge, about a nightclub singer and a ranch hand in Kansas. Performances at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, plus 2 PM matinees on Oct. 13
Put new meaning into “playing house” when the Badlander hosts another edition of I’ll House You, with DJs Mike Stolin, Coma and Hotpantz. 9 PM. Free. Let’s convince Austin Lucas to move to Missoula once and for all when he plays the Palace, along with the fearsome Lee Baines III and the Glory Fires. 9 PM. $5. (See Music.) Turn it up to 11 when Tom Catmull’s Radio Static plays Sean Kelly’s, along with Sean Devine. 9 PM. No cover. John “Poncho” Dobson hosts open mic at Fergie’s Pub every Fri., where you’re bound to mingle with a mix of resort celebs, odd locals and dizzy soakers. You never know who’ll show up and play. It could be you. Starts at 3 PM. 213 Main Street in Hot Springs. Sign up ahead at 406-721-2416 or just show up. Lolo Hot Springs Resort hosts the weekly TomBourine Show, plus you can get your soak on and rent a cabin. 9:30 PM. No cover. Boise-based Jonathan Warren and the Billy Goats play their downhome Appalachian folk grass tunes while all y’all party it up at the Top Hat. 9:30 PM. No cover. Mark Duboise and Crossroads take country and rock Playdough and smush ‘em together when they play the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., from 9:30 PM to close.
SATURDAYOCT19 Bellingham’s electro-funk maestros Acorn Project will get down and get up at the Top Hat. 10 PM. Free. Music is an aeroplane so share the gift of it with the chilluns at Kids’ Vibrations, a 45-minute funtime featuring local musicians. At the Missoula Senior Citizens’ Center, 705 Higgins Ave. 11–11:45 AM. Donations accepted. Get real hands-on with your liquor when Montgomery Distillery
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Just another brick in the wall. Singer-songwriter Maxwell Hughes, formerly of The Lumineers, plays Stage 112 Thu., Oct. 17, at 9 PM. $5.
hosts a bottling party, where folks who come help out can earn themselves some fine spirits. 129 W. Front St. 1 PM. Spots are limited, so sign up in advance at montgomerydistillery.com.
Folks can attend either workshop. Materials provided. Meets Oct. 16 at 6 PM and Oct. 19 at 1 PM. Free, donations appreciated. Email info@zootownarts.org to learn more.
Ladies, start your engines and cruise over to MUD’s Car Repair for Girls, where mechanical engineer Michael Manhardt will go over basics like changing oil and fixing flats. Location to be determined. 1-4 PM. $20/$10 for MUD members. Register by calling 493-1556 or visit mudproject.org.
It’ll be totally classic when Mendelssohn plays Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave., from 6-8 PM. No cover. Joan Zen and her five-piece bluesy soul outfit shake a tail feather at the Bitter Root Brewery in Hamilton, 6-8 PM. No cover.
The Coke’s in the icebox, popcorn’s on the table, and you and your baby can dance the night away at the Weekly Country Dances at the Hamilton Eagles Lodge, 125 N. Second St., with the Bitterroot Dancers and appearances from live bands like Northern Lights and the Revelators. $7. The Whitefish Theatre Company presents a production of Noises Off, the classic play-within-a-play comedy about a bumbling cast. Performances are at the O’Shaugh-
Missoula Parks and Rec hosts the Fall Family Fest, with timeless fun like s’mores, face painting, sack races, cake walk, cider pressing, live music and more. McCormick Park, 1-4 PM. $1 suggested donation. Cal Poly is in town to suffer the wrath of the Griz this week at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. Kickoff at 1:30 PM. See gogriz.com.
nightlife The ZACC hosts a two-part shrine-building workshop in connection with the Missoula Festival of the Dead. Art therapist Kim Brown Campbell will talk about working through emotions with art.
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Party line. The Whitefish Theatre Company presents the comedy Noises Off at the O'Shaughnessy Center Thu., Oct. 18–Sat., Oct. 19 at 7:30 PM, plus a Sunday matinee on Oct. 20 at 4 PM. $18/$16 for seniors/$8 for students.
nessy Center Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, with matinees on Oct. 13 and Oct. 20 at 4 PM. $18/$16 for seniors/$8 for students. The Bigfork Community Players present Bus Stop, a romantic comedy by William Inge, about a nightclub singer and a ranch hand in Kansas. Performances at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts Oct. 11-12 and Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, plus 2 PM matinees on Oct. 13 and 20. $16/$11 for seniors/$6 for ages 12 and under. Wendy Woollett presents Alice’s Showcase, a comedic tribute to her beloved mother, featuring Gretchen Spiess, Paul Kelly, Deb Goslin and more. Crystal Theatre. Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, plus Oct. 20 matinee at 2 PM. $20/$15 in advance. Call 7770520 for tickets. We’re doing it live when Band In Motion plays the Eagles Lodge, 2420 South Ave. W., starting at 8 PM. No cover. Kylesa plays ultra-heavy ultrarawk at the Palace, along with Texas’ Pinkish Black, Canadians Sierra and Missoula’s Grunt. 8 PM. $13. Tickets available at Ear Candy and totalfest.org. 18-plus. (See Music.)
Have an old-fashioned good time when the Missoula Folklore Society presents a contra dance, with Tra le Gael providing tunes and Janet Grove makin’ the calls. Union Hall upstairs. 8-11 PM. $9/$6 for members. All ages. Absolutely DJs Kris Moon and Monty Carlo are like Shabba-Doo and Boogaloo Shrimp, saving rec centers one beat at at time. Get hip to their jamz, hippies. Badlander. Doors at 9 PM. 2-for-1 Absolut drinks until midnight. $2. The Jack Saloon and Grill (formerly the venerated Lumberjack) presents live music on Saturdays. 7000 Graves Creek Road. 9 PM. Bring some extra socks ‘cause yours could be rocked off after Thee Oh Sees and the Blind Shake play the VFW, along with the Boxcutters. 245 W. Main St. 9 PM. $12/$15 for ages 18-20. (See Music.) Seal the deal with that cutie from HR when Josh Farmer Band plays the Union Club, starting at 9 PM. No cover. Mark Duboise and Crossroads take country and rock Playdough and smush ‘em together when they play the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand Ave., from 9:30 PM to close. Three Eared Dog busts out with some bluegrass at the Dark Horse,
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1805 Regent Ave., from 9:30 PM to close. You might wanna call some Ghostbusters before heading out on a Ravalli County Museum Ghost Tour, where you’ll be taken on a spooky trip through the historic county courthouse in Hamilton. 10 PM-3 AM. Ages 14-plus; anyone under 17 must be accompanied by parent or guardian. All tour-takers must sign liability waver.
SUNDAYOCT20 Put some centripetal motion into your evening when Western Union plays swing dance music at the Top Hat, with dance lesson at 6 PM and tunes starting at 7 PM. Free, all ages.
Attend the church of country and western this morning, when Mark Duboise, ShoDown and the O’Connols play a benefit for Jimm M. Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand. 11 AM. Brush off your epaulets, Colonel Featherbottom, and invite Lady Foxglove along for the Fourth Annual Missoula Tweed Ride. This fundraiser invites cyclists
to don vintage clothing and take a leisurely five-mile trip through town, stopping for tea and drinks along the way, ending in a party and silent auction. Meet at Free Cycles at noon. $10, includes dinner. Baby and Bukowski and Cash For Junkers play the block party from 3-5 PM. Register and learn more at missoulatweedride.org. Ask a cutie to bee your honey at the second annual Fall Festival and Bee Fest at Ten Spoon Vineyard and Winery, 4175 Rattlesnake Drive. Fun stuff includes live music, apple pressing, pie contest, beekeeping demonstrations and wine sippin’. Find rules for the pie contest at bearapple.org. Noon-4 PM. Free.
ers vs. Browns game. 2:25 PM. Free, all ages. Get your dose of Vitamin B for a good cause when the Supporters of Abuse Free Environments host a fundraiser at the Bitter Root Brew Pub in Hamilton. Proceeds support victims of domestic and sexual violence in Ravalli County.
nightlife Wendy Woollett presents Alice’s Showcase, a comedic tribute to her beloved mother, featuring Gretchen Spiess, Paul Kelly, Deb Goslin and more. Crystal Theatre. Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, plus Oct. 20 matinee at 2 PM. $20/$15 in advance. Call 7770520 for tickets.
Kick out the jams down the ‘Root at the dining room of the Sapphire Lutheran Homes, corner of 10th and River streets. Players of all levels are invited to bring their guitars, mandolins, harmonicas, fiddles, banjos, dobros, or other acoustic instrument. Music includes old-time country, bluegrass, swing, cowboy, folk, old standards, etc. Folks who want to play or just listen are encouraged to come. For more information, call John at 381-2483. Free.
Brent Jameson plays tunes while you get your brewsky on at Draught Works, 915 Toole Ave., from 5-7 PM. No cover.
Load up on the ‘kraut and brats when the Top Hat shows the Pack-
The Avett Brothers, with guest Nicholas David, play the Adams
Let’s all pitch in to help out Molly Huffman, the longtime manager at Rockin Rudy’s who’s been diagnosed with cancer, at the fundraiser at the MCT Center for the Performing Arts. There’ll be beverages, appetizers, auctions and tunes from Bill Mize and Beth Bramhall, Andrea Harsell, Tom Catmull, Barnaby Wilde and others. 510 PM. (Donations requested.)
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[calendar] Center. Doors at 6 PM, show at 7. $32-38. Tickets at GrizTix.com. Close out the weekend in style at the Badlander’s Jazz Martini Night, with $4 martinis from 7:30 PM to midnight, plus live jazz and DJs. Starts at 8 PM with Front Street Jazz. Free. Portland metalheads The Body (No. 1 recommended band by men with fierce beards), play the Palace along with Bay Area rockers The New Trust. 9 PM. Free. Hold on to yer hats, acoustic singer fella McDougall is in town, and he’s playing the VFW, 245 W. Main., along with Portland’s Acoustic Noir and our own Aran Buzzas. Doors at 9, tunes at 10 PM. Free.
MONDAYOCT21 Your Grizzly T-shirts will come in handy when EDM dude GRiZ plays Stage 112, along with Two Fresh and Marvel Years on the Rebel Era tour. 9 PM. $23/$20 in advance. 18-plus. Check out stageonetwelve.com.
nightlife Show how big your gray matter can get at Super Trivia Freakout.
Garage rock. The New Trust plays the Palace Sun., Oct. 20, along with Portland metal band The Body. 9 PM. Free.
WE WILL MAKE THE JOURNEY YOU WILL EXPERIENCE WORLD-CLASS ARTISTRY We will be closed October 19th ~ 21st to attend this incredible event, and look forward to seeing you back on October 22nd!
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dear alice Wendy Woollett started doing “Bus Material” at San Francisco’s Other Café in the 1980s. Riding the bus around the city, she’d pick up tidbits from conversations and turn them into characters. It was a vehicle—literally—in which she could address politics and human emotion via spontaneous bus ride conversations. The writer also put on variety shows at the cafe under the name “Ms. Boris Presents,” which would often include members of Duck’s Breath Mystery Theater. Duck’s Breath, some might recall, ended up as a show on NPR for a decade and was where Wollett’s ex-husband, aka Dr. Science—“He has a master’s degree...in science!”—got his start. WHAT: Alice’s Showcase WHO: Wendy Woollett WHERE: Crystal Theatre WHEN: Oct. 18-19 at 7:30 PM, plus Oct. 20 matinee at 2 PM. HOW MUCH: $20/$15 in advance. INFO: Call 777-0520 for tickets.
Woollett has been creating monologues ever since, including The Montana Monologues, which culls stories from women ranchers, and My Ex-Husband’s Visit. Her most recent creation is Alice’s Showcase, which is dedicated to her mother, Alice, who recently passed away. In Alice’s Showcase, Woollett brings back “Bus Material,” this time setting the scene in Missoula (fittingly for the 35th anniversary of Mountain Line) and referencing bus stops Missoula people will recognize, announced
Win a bar tab, shots and other mystery prizes during the five rounds of trivia at the Badlander. 8:30 PM. Free. Local Deadheads have got you covered when the Top Hat presents Raising the Dead, a curated broadcast of two hours of Jerry Garcia and co. from 5 to 7 PM. Free, all ages. Bingo at the VFW: the easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:45 PM. $12 buy-in. Find an Abe’s Cabe and let’s ankle to Monk’s for Jazz Mondays with the four-piece Basement Boys kicking things off at 7 PM and a vetted jazz jam starting at 9. $5 suggested donation. 21-plus. Consider the path less taken when former Montana Poet Laureate Sheryl Noethe reads from Grey Dog Big Sky, her collection commemorating two years spent travel-
over the loud speaker by Montana Public Radio DJ Zed. Musician Paul Kelley plays the bus driver and also plays guitar—specifically Marty Robbins’ “Strawberry Roan,” which was Alice’s favorite song. Gretchen Spiess, who worked for many years with Stevensville’s Chantilly Theater, will play the role of Wendy Woollett in the showcase. That’s become a tradition: Spiess has played Woollett in a couple of different shows. Alice’s Showcase is about grief, but it’s not really a tear-jerker. It delves into the dark issues of living in a nursing home, but also the absurdity—and, thus, comedy—of those issues. Woollett made the showcase as a tribute to a woman who was radically different from herself: Her mom was a right-wing Republican and she is a lefty, and so they didn’t always get along. Still, the show isn’t a mea culpa for a distant relationship. Woollett says that the two of them learned to deal with their opposing views and create a strong relationship. “At some point you need to bury those and just have a mom,” she says. United States government, take note. —Erika Fredrickson
ing on a Greyhound bus. Also reading is David Cates, whose last novel was Ben Armstrong’s Strange Trip Home. Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. 7 PM. Sing out against domestic violence with the SARC-sponsored Open Mic Night in the University Center. Performers are invited to come sign up and play, and “talentless people can come and watch.” 7-11 PM. Free. Whip your hair back and forth and check out the 1996 Neil Young and Crazy Horse tour in Year of the Horse, a Jim Jarmusch documentary showing at the Top Hat’s Monday Movie Night. 7:30 PM. Free. Open mic at the VFW, 245 W. Main St., seems like a fine idea, especially with 2-for-1 drink specials for musicians and the working class. 10 PM. Free. Call Joey at 406-229-0488 to get yourself a spot.
TUESDAYOCT22 The Montana Musicians and Artists Coalition hosts the Musician Showcase at Stage 112, inside the Elk’s at 112 Pattee St., an evening of tuneful live tuneage made by locals for locals. 8–11 PM. Free. 18 plus. Brush up on your mastery of the BookFace and Tweeter with the Social Media Marketing Made Simple workshop, hosted by the Learning Center at Red Willow. Folks learning to grow their business or nonprofit with social media are welcome. 825 W. Kent Ave. 10 AM. Free. Email info@missoulamarketing.com to learn more. Watch your little ones master tree pose in no time during yoga at the Families First Children’s Museum. 11 AM. 225 W. Front. $4.25.
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[calendar] a seven-course, seven-beer tasting, plus musical accompaniment by Andy Dunnigan, Cameron WIlson and Jesse Brown. 7 PM. $35, tickets at the Top Hat, Kettlehouse, Draught Works and Big Sky Brewery. Red Solo cup, I fill you up. Let’s have a party at Stage 112’s Solo Cup Wednesdays with live music. One American dollar, plus $3 cup fee, gets you a 32-ounce cup of beer or well drink. 9 PM. 21-plus. Here we go a worb-a-ling with Milkcrate Wednesday, featuring the Milkcrate Mechanic and friends playing tunes starting at 9 PM. No cover, plus $6 PBR pitchers and free pool. (Trivia answer: 1845.) Soothe what ails ya when Bozeman’s Cure For the Common plays funk and rock at the Top Hat, starting at 10 PM. Free.
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Beat of a different drum. McDougall plays the VFW, 245 W. Main St., along with Portland's Acoustic Noir and Aran Buzzas, Sun., Oct 20. 10 PM. Free.
Hey hunters and other liars, come on down to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation conference room for Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters, at 5205 Grant Creek Dr., and work on your elk-camp locution with the best. All are invited. Noon–1 PM. Free.
nightlife It’s always a glutenous good time when Wheat Montana, 2520 S. Third St. W., presents Black Mountain Boys Bluegrass from 5:30 to 8 PM. Free. Call 327-0900. Patrick Marsolek presents a five-week Compassionate Communication class, where you’ll get “tools that will bring ease, clarity and personal integrity to every conversation,” like making connective requests, taking criticism and expressing our needs. Meets Tuesdays at the Living Art Studio, 725 W. Alder St. 6:00–7:30 PM. $50/$90 for two. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com to learn more. Put on your red shoes and dance at the Country Dance Lessons, Tuesdays at the Hamilton Senior Center. The shindig steps off at 6 PM with a line dance, followed by 7 PM two-step and 8 PM country cha-cha. Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top Hat’s picking circle, from 6 to 8 PM. All ages. Wake up and smell the leather when author Alyson Hagy reads Boleto, a novel about men, horses and the West, at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7 PM.
Lo, the angels are calling to remind you that the holidays are just around the corner, and the Five Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines invite women to join in the four-part barbership harmony for performances at the Parade of Lights and Christmas concerts. Practice is at the First Baptist Church, corner of Woody and Pine streets, Tuesdays from 78 PM. Call 543-8137 to learn more. The Unity Dance and Drum African Dance Class is sure to teach you some moves you didn’t learn in junior high when it meets Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Missoula Senior Center, 705 S. Higgins Ave. All ages and skill levels welcome. $10, $35 for four classes. Email tarn.ream@umontana.edu or call 549-7933 for more information. Hey now, pay attention when the UM School of Theatre and Dance presents Distracted, a play by Lisa Loomer. Masquer Theatre. 7:30 PM. $16/$14 for seniors and students/$10 for kids age 12 and younger. Tickets at the UMArts Box Office in the PAR/TV building. Runs Oct. 22-26 and Oct. 29-Nov. 2 at 7:30 PM. Sean Kelly’s invites you to another week of free pub trivia, which takes place every Tuesday at 8 PM. Here’s a question to tickle your brainwaves: American elections are held on Tuesdays, originally to suit the schedules of Christian farmers. What year did this practice begin? (See answer in tomorrow’s nightlife.)
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The winningest USian will get a $25 bar tab at KBGA’s Tuesday Trivia night, plus drank specials. Pro tip: $25 is enough to buy almost everybody in the bar a Natty Light. Free to play. VFW, 245 W. Main St. 8-10 PM. The Acousticals use humanpower to party bluegrass-style at the Top Hat, starting at 8:30 PM. Free.
WEDNESDAYOCT23 Hearing Radmilla depicts the turbulent life of Radmilla Cody, Miss Navajo Nation in 1997-1999. Screens as part of the Indigenous Film Series at the Payne Family Native American Center, room 201. 4:30-6:30 PM. The 13th Annual Day of the Dead Steamroller Print Project gets into gear today. UM art students carve 4-by-8-foot woodblocks to make posters for the Day of the Dead parade. See the action on the sidewalk outside the Dennison Theatre.
modernism. 4:30-6 PM. Free. Check out missoulaartmuseum.org.
nightlife Mark your calendars for the bluegrass-inspired picking circle at Tangled Tones, now every week on Wednesday. Bring anything from your violin to your accordion, as long as it’s got “strings or buttons that you don’t plug in.” All skill levels welcome, listeners too. 2005 South Ave. W. 6 PM. Free. Go DIY with your massage oil when Meadowsweet Herbs hosts a class in infusing therapeutic oils, making muscle-soothing salves and using essential oils. 180 S. Third St. 6:30 PM. $20, plus $6 to bring home your own salve. Discover Ethiopia, a region of diverse people, ancient tribal cultures and tasty cuisine, with Elaine Davis’ travelogue at the North Valley Public Library in Stevensville. 6:30 PM. Free.
The Jocko Valley Farmers Market offers treats, produce, tunes and more in The Hangin Art Gallery parking lot, 92555 Highway 93 in Arlee, from 4-7 PM. For more information or to become a vendor, call Kelley at 726-5550.
Prep for your “Judge Judy” appearance when UM hosts a Citizens’ Law School lecture series, which covers stuff like landlord/tenant regulations, family law, criminal prosecution and defense, estate planning and the very sexy Night With the Judges. Runs through Nov. 20, and meets at the School of Law, Room 215, on Wednesdays at 7 PM. $40 for the series. Register by calling 243-6169.
Missoula Art Museum’s art crash course continues, with this latest installment featuring post-
Beer and food nerds can finally come together at one table at the Top Hat’s Montana Craft Beer Dinner,
Sir Mix-A-Lot will inform everyone at the Top Hat this evening that he cannot lie about liking big butts. 10 PM. $15/$13 in advance. Tickets at Rockin Rudy’s and the Top Hat. 18-plus.
nightlife You’ll salute after the Flag Book Binding Class, where pages form a “panoramic spread” after opening the spine all the way. The Vespiary Book Restoration and Bindery, 1221 Helen Ave. 6 PM. $40. Call 396-1911 or email info@thevespiary.com to learn more. Overcome your fears and take a stand when Treasure State Toastmasters mentors folks in leadership and public speaking. Community Medical Center meeting rooms, 2827 Ft. Missoula Road. 6–7 PM. Free. Enjoy a tropical adventure when Rio plays Draught Works Brewery, 915 Toole Ave. 6-8 PM. No cover. The Kimberlee Carlson Jazz Trio gets all snazzy at the Top Hat, with tunes from 6:30-8:30 PM. No cover. Better hit the thrift shop so you can pop some tags before heading to see Seattle hip-hoppers Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at the Adams Center, along with Talib Kweli and Big K.R.I.T. Doors at 7 PM. $39.50 plus fees for general admission floor seating. Advance tickets sold out. Perhaps we’ll grab our pitchforks and take down the corporate food industry after Wenonah Hauter reads her expose, Foodopoly, at Fact and Fiction, 220 N. Higgins Ave. 7 PM.
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“I thought it was flaxseed oil!” The UM School of Theatre and Dance presents Distracted, a play by Lisa Loomer. Masquer Theatre. $16/$14 for seniors and students/$10 for kids age 12 and younger. Tickets at the UMArts Box Office in the PAR/TV building. Runs Tue., Oct. 22–Sat., Oct. 26 and Tue., Oct. 29–Sat., -Nov. 2 at 7:30 PM.
Author John Keeble reads from his new scientific intrigue novel, The Shadows of Owls, at Shakespeare and Co., 103 S. Third St. W. 7 PM. (See Books.) Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night. $50 bar tab for first place. $7 Bayern pitchers. 200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM.
SeaCats come all the way from Washington to play pop rock for y’all at the Palace. 9 PM. No cover. As a great sage once said, “#YOLO.” Submit events by 5 PM on Friday to calendar@missoulanews.com to ensure publication in print and online. Include the
who-what-when-where-why and a picture, if you would be so kind. Alternately, snail mail to Calapatra c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801 or fax your way to 543-4367. You can also submit events online. Just find the “submit an event” link under the Spotlight on the right corner at missoulanews.com.
Fight for your right to belt out tunes at the Dark Horse’s Combat Karaoke, hosted by Aaron B. and accompanied with drink specials. 1805 Regent Street. 9 PM. Free. If you wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy, head on over to the Dead Hipster Dance party to rub up against sexy beasts and carouse to hip tunes and underground tracks. 9 PM. Badlander. $1 well dranks til’ midnight, and remember, the last edition of Dead Hipster is on Halloween. Hone your performance skills at the Broadway Inn’s open mic night, with Big Sky Pool Party in the Cabana starting at 5 PM, singing and prizes at 9 PM. Includes $3 Big Sky beer special. 1609 W. Broadway St. Free to attend. Let your hair down and put on a cowboy hat when Wild Coyote Band plays the Sunrise Saloon, 1101 Strand., from 9 PM to close.
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hen considering how bicycles started out, it’s a wonder they ever became popular at all. One of the first, in 1817, was Baron von Drais’ “walking machine,” a two-wheeled wooden contraption which one sat on and propelled by scooching their feet. The next contraption, the 1865 velocipede, improved on the design with pedals, but was nicknamed “the bone shaker” because it had metal tires and streets of the day were cobblestone. One can only imagine the unpleasant effect on Victorian Age gonads. But eventually, with lightweight designs, the invention of pneumatic tires and drive chains, cycling became easier, popular and cheap, creating cultural effects, too. Cyclists were among the first to advocate for smooth, paved asphalt roads. Women ditched their bustles and corsets. The world of bicycling has come a long way, with all kinds of fancy gear and clubs and organized sports.
And we have community organizations devoted to helping people get rolling, like Missoula’s own Free Cycles. The upcoming Tweed Ride is a nod to old-fashioned style while raising funds to keep Free Cycles going into the future. Plus, there’s libations and live music, which never go out of style. —Kate Whittle The Fourth Annual Missoula Tweed Ride invites cyclists to don vintage-style clothing and take a leisurely five-mile trip through town, ending in a party and silent auction Sat., Oct. 19. Meet at Free Cycles at noon before departing. $10, includes dinner. Baby and Bukowski and Cash For Junkers play the block party from 3-5 PM. Register and learn more at missoulatweedride.org.
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THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 If you’ve got more of a black thumb, now’s your time to shine when the Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden hosts a spooky centerpiece workshop. Seed heads, dried flowers, berries and branches will all go into the mix. 5:30 PM. $5. Email cmorris@montananaturalist.org or visit montananaturalist.org to learn more.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18 Active outdoor lovers are invited to the Mountain Sports Club’s weekly meeting to talk about past glories and upcoming activities at Bigfork’s Swan River Inn. 6–8 PM. Free.
History Center, 120 Hickory St., for the bus ride to a scenic locale. 9 AM-4 PM. $30 adults/$20 for kids, plus discounts for MNHC members. Call 327-0405 to register. Be awed by forces of nature, as this weekend kicks off the Rolling Thunder cyclocross competition in Missoula, hosted by the Montana Bicycle Racing Association. Maverick Stadium on Tower Street. Races run from 12:30 to 8 PM, plus, there’s beer. Check out montanacycling.net.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 20
Make sure your first time is special by attending First Timer Friday at the Freestone Climbing Center, 935 Toole Ave. in Missoula, at 7 PM. Free if it’s your first visit.
Use your gourd during the 18th Annual Pumpkin Run, which benefits the Missoula Food Bank. Osprey Stadium at the west end of Cregg Lane. 400-meter for ages 12 and under is at 9:45 AM, 5K run/walk starts at 10 AM. $15 for 5k/$4 for 400meter. Register at runwildmissoula.org.
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You’ll be bright eyed and bushy tailed after Run Wild Missoula’s Saturday Breakfast Club Runs, which start at 8 AM every Saturday at Runner’s Edge, 325 N. Higgins Ave. Grab breakfast with other participants afterward. Free to run. Visit runwildmissoula.org.
Help tidy the riverbanks we hold dear during the Fall River Cleanup with the Clark Fork Coalition and Poverello Center. Meet at the Madison Street Bridge at 4:30 PM to get bags, gloves and instructions. Visit clarkfork.org or call Clara at 542-0539 to learn more.
Get your gear for the upcoming season at the Lost Trail Ski Patrol equipment swap, with beginner and intermediate skis, snowboards and boots. National Guard Armory 910 W. Main St. in Hamilton. Drop off anything you want to swap Oct. 18 from 5:30-8 PM, sale on Oct. 19 from 9 AM to noon. Call Dan at 370-5888 to learn more.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23
The whole darn family (even Baby Boo) is invited to a Landscape and Nature Photography Class with naturalist Hobie Hare. Meet at the Montana Natural
Demonstrate the power of your glutes this season with the Ski/Winter Sports Conditioning class at Summit Athletics, designed to get your butt in gear for everything from ice skating to snow shoeing. 1920 Montana St. Wednesday nights through March. 5 PM. $5 drop-in/$20 per month. calendar@missoulanews.com
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[community]
In the last few years, there’s been an astonishing rise in the visibility of transgender folks in Montana, in no small thanks to events like the Transgender Day of Remembrance (Nov. 17 this year) and activists like Bree Sutherland, who’s been open about her experiences as a trans woman. In Missoula, Blue Mountain Clinic provides transgender health services like hormone replacement, mental health services and gynecology for the masculine spectrum. In a recent press release, the clinic reported seeing more than twice the typical amount of trans-identified patients last year. I’d speculate that people with varying gender expressions have been
around for a very long time, but with cultural shifts toward acceptance, more are coming out of the closet and seeking services now than they might have before. In light of the increasing awareness, Blue Mountain and the Gender Expansion Project are coming together for the Oct. 24-26 Gender Expansion Conference, hosted by the University of Montana. Transgender people and their families, along with medical professionals, lawyers and nonprofit workers are invited to the conference. Workshops cover topics like “Everything You Wanted to Know About Intersex,” “Trans 101” and “Developing Trans Inclusion in a Rural Environment,” plus informational courses on mental health care, serving young and elderly trans people and surgery options. With more visibility, comes more help than ever before.
—Kate Whittle The 2013 Gender Expansion Conference runs Thu., Oct. 24–Sat., Oct. 26 at the University Center, organized by Blue Mountain Clinic and The Gender Expansion Project. Registration runs $30–$250, and scholarships are available. Learn more at genderexpansionconference.org.
[AGENDA LISTINGS] THURSDAY OCTOBER 17 Honor your connection to the earth and the glorious array of life on it during the Children of the Earth Tribe Song and Chant Circle at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 519 S. Higgins, enter through back alley door. 7:30-9 PM. Free will offering.
FRIDAY OCTOBER 18
in the Missoula Public Library community room. 10:15 AM-noon. Folks dealing with illness and loss are welcome to the Woven Pocket Pouches class with Bonnie Tarses at Living Art of Montana, 725 W. Alder St., No. 17. 10:30 AM-12:30 PM. Free, materials provided. Visit livingartofmontana.org.
Bitterrooters can show their support for ending domestic violence during White Ribbon Week in Ravalli County. Ribbons are available at SAFE, the Safe on First Thrift Store and Chapter One Bookstore. Check out the SAFEintheBitterroot Facebook page.
See performers like Eden Atwood, Northern Cheyenne activist Vanessa Braided Hair and blogger Jennifer Arce as part of the Evening of Women’s Voices. Hosted by Women’s Voices for the Earth as part of their inaugural health summit. UM Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $25/$12 for students.
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The Ombudsman Program at Missoula Aging Services seeks good eggs to serve as Friendly Visitors, who serve as impartial mediators and representatives for personal care and nursing home residents. October is Residents’ Rights Month, and this year’s theme is “Speak Out Against Elder Abuse.” Learn more by calling 728-7682.
Learn how to make your home a safe space for your family with the Building an Emotionally Safe Household workshop at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. 2 PM. $50. Call 531-1270 or email natalie@feeleez.com to learn more.
St. Francis Xavier’s high school youth group hosts a Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade Sale, with items made by marginalized crafters from around the globe. 420 W. Pine Street, Saturday from 9 AM-5 PM and Sunday from 9 AM-2 PM.
Learn how to give and receive empathy with Patrick Marsolek during Compassionate Communication, a non-violent communication weekly practice group, at the Jeannette Rankin Peace Center, 519 S. Higgins Ave. Noon. Free.
Women’s Voices for the Earth hosts the inaugural Women’s Health and Environment Summit, with speakers, multimedia presentations, lunch, yoga and networking opportunities. Stensrud Building. 9 AM-4:30 PM. $50, includes entry to the evening performance event to follow. Visit womensvoices.org and find event info under the Take Action tab.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23
Take a field trip today and tour energy-efficient homes in the Bitterroot with Sustainable Living Systems. Vans meet at 9 AM at the Super 1 parking lot in Stevensville and the Kmart lot in Hamilton. $10, payable on departure. Tour lasts five hours and ends at the Wildwood Brewery for libations. Call Jill at 6423601 to learn more. You might see the winner of the judicial election the next time you get a misdemeanor, you scoundrel, so maybe head over to the Municipal Court Judge candidate forum to take a look-see. Hosted by the League of Women Voters of Missoula
TUESDAY OCTOBER 22
Consider how mining affects folks in the Rockies and southeast Asia alike at “Mining: A CrossCultural Comparison of Impacts in Thailand and Montana,” presented by Thai Ecology and Culture Study Group Coordinator Bampen Chaiyarak and Clark Fork Coalition Staff Scientist Christine Brick. UM Mansfield Center. 12:10 PM. Weigh in on proposed carbon pollution standards for power plants at the Climate Action Peoples Hearing. University Center Theater. 7-8:30 PM.
THURSDAY OCTOBER 24 The 2013 Gender Expansion Conference invites medical professionals, lawyers, nonprofit workers, transgender identified/questioning folks and their families. The three-day conference, at the University Center, includes workshops and more. For info and registration, visit genderexpansionconference.org.
AGENDA is dedicated to upcoming events embodying activism, outreach and public participation. Send your who/what/when/where and why to AGENDA, c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange, Missoula, MT 59801. You can also email entries to calendar@missoulanews.com or send a fax to (406) 543-4367. AGENDA’s deadline for editorial consideration is 10 days prior to the issue in which you’d like your information to be included. When possible, please include appropriate photos/artwork.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): In the coming weeks, you Geminis could be skillful and even spectacular liars. You will have the potential to deceive more people, bend more truths, and even fool yourself better than anyone else. On the other hand, you will also have the knack to channel this same slipperiness in a different direction. You could tell imaginative stories that rouse people from their ruts. You might explore the positive aspects of Kurt Vonnegut's theory that we tend to become what we pretend to be. Or you could simply be so creative and playful and improvisational in everything you do that you catalyze a lot of inspirational fun. Which way will you go?
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CANCER (June 21-July 22): I'm all in favor of you indulging your instinct for self-protection. As a Cancerian myself, I understand that one of the ways you take good care of yourself is by making sure that you feel reasonably safe. Having said that, I also want to remind you that your mental and emotional health requires you to leave your comfort zone on a regular basis. Now is one of those times. The call to adventure will arrive soon. If you make yourself ready and eager for changes, the changes that come will kick your ass in mostly educational and pleasurable ways.
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Who exactly do you want to be when you grow up, and what is the single most important experience you need in order to make that happen? What riches do you want to possess when you are finally wise enough to make enlightened use of them, and how can you boost your eligibility for those riches? Which one of your glorious dreams is not quite ripe enough for you to fulfill it, but is primed to be dramatically ripened in the coming weeks? If I were you, Leo, I would meditate on these questions. Answers will be forthcoming.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): At an elementary school festival some years ago, I performed the role of the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland. One of my tasks was to ask kids to make a wish, whereupon I sprinkled their heads with magic fairy dust. Some of the kids were skeptical about the whole business. They questioned the proposition that the fairy dust would make their wishes come true. A few were so suspicious that they walked away without making a wish or accepting the fairy dust. Yet every single one of those distrustful kids came back later to tell me they had changed their minds, and every single one asked me to bestow more than the usual amount of fairy dust. They are your role models, Virgo. Like them, you should return to the scene of your doubts and demand extra fairy dust.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): "The door to the invisible must be visible," wrote the surrealist spiritual author Rene Daumal. This describes an opportunity that is on the verge of becoming available to you. The opportunity is still invisible simply because it has no precedents in your life; you can't imagine what it is. But just recently a door to that unknown realm has become visible to you. I suggest you open it, even though you have almost no idea what's on the other side.
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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): In Tim Burton's film Alice in Wonderland, Alice asks the White Rabbit, "How long is forever?" The talking rabbit replies, "Sometimes, just one second." That's an important piece of information for you to keep in mind, Scorpio. It implies that "forever" may not necessarily, in all cases, last until the universe dies out five billion years from now. "Forever" might actually turn out to be one second or 90 minutes or a month or a year or who knows? So how does this apply to your life right now? Well, a situation you assumed was permanent could ultimately change—perhaps much faster than you have imagined. An apparently everlasting decree or perpetual feeling could unexpectedly shift, as if by magic.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): "I need a little language such as lovers use," wrote Virginia Woolf in her novel The Waves. "I need no words. Nothing neat . . . I need a howl; a cry." If I'm reading the astrological omens correctly, Sagittarius, Woolf is speaking for you right now. You should be willing to get guttural and primal . . . to trust the teachings of silence and the crazy wisdom of your body . . . to exult in the inarticulate mysteries and bask in the dumfounding brilliance of the Eternal Wow. Are you brave enough to love what can't be put into words?
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): "I get bored with the idea of becoming a better listener," writes business blogger Penelope Trunk. "Why would I do that when interrupting people is so much faster?" If your main goal is to impose your will on people and get things over with as soon as possible, Capricorn, by all means follow Trunk's advice this week. But if you have other goals—like building consensus, finding out important information you don't know yet, and winning help from people who feel affection for you—I suggest that you find out how to have maximum fun by being an excellent listener.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): "You won't do it at the right time," warns writer Kate Moller. "You'll be late. You'll be early. You'll get re-routed. You'll get delayed. You'll change your mind. You'll change your heart. It's not going to turn out the way you thought it would." And yet, Moller concludes—are you ready for the punch line?—"it will be better." In describing your future, Taurus, I couldn't have said it better myself. Fate may be comical in the way it plays with your expectations and plans, but I predict you will ultimately be glad about the outcome.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): This is an indelicate oracle. If you're offended by the mention of bodily functions in a prophetic context you should STOP READING NOW. Still here? OK. I was walking through my neighborhood when I spied an older woman standing over her aged Yorkshire Terrier next to a bush. The dog was in discomfort, squatting and shivering but unable to relieve himself. "He's having trouble getting his business done," his owner confided in me. "He's been struggling for ten minutes." I felt a rush of sympathy for the distressed creature. With a flourish of my hand, I said, "More power to you, little one. May you purge your burden." The dog instantly defecated. Shrieking her approval, the woman exclaimed, "It's like you waved a magic wand!" Now I am invoking my wizardry in your behalf, Aries, although in a less literal way: More power to you. May you purge your psychological burden.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): The last time meteorologists officially added a new type of cloud formation to the International Cloud Atlas was 1951. But they're considering another one now. It's called "asperatus," which is derived from the Latin term undulatus asperatus, meaning "turbulent undulation." According to the Cloud Appreciation Society, it resembles "the surface of a choppy sea from below." But although it looks rough and agitated, it almost never brings a storm. Let's make asperatus your mascot for the next few weeks. Aquarius. I suspect that you, too, will soon discover something new under the sun. It may at first look turbulent, but I bet it will mostly just be interesting.
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PUBLIC NOTICES CITY OF MISSOULA INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, 59802-4297 until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 and will be opened and publicly read in the Mayor’s Conference Room, City Hall at that time. As soon thereafter as is possible, a contract will be made for the following: Purchase of one (1) Asphalt Paver. Bidders shall bid by City bid proposal forms, addressed to the City Clerk’s Office, City of Missoula, enclosed in separate, sealed envelopes marked plainly on the outside with the bidder’s company name and address and the words: “Bid for one (1) Asphalt Paver, Closing at 2:30 p.m., November 5th, 2013.” Pursuant to Section 18-1-102 Montana Code Annotated, the City is required to provide purchasing preferences to resident Montana vendors and/or for products made in Montana equal to the preference provided in the state of the competitor. Each and every bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified check, bid bond, cashier’s check, bank money order or bank draft payable to the City Treasurer, Missoula, Montana, and drawn and issued by a national banking association located in the State of Montana or by any banking corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Montana for an amount which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the bid, as a good faith deposit. The bid security shall identify the same firm as is noted on the bid proposal forms. No bid will be considered which includes Federal excise tax, since the City is exempt there from and will furnish to the successful bidder certificates of exemption. The City reserves the right to determine the significance of all exceptions to bid specifications. Products or services that do not meet bid specifications must be clearly marked as an exception to the specifications. Vendors requesting inclusion or pre-approved alternatives to any of these bid specifications must receive written authorization from the Vehicle Maintenance Superintendent a minimum of five (5) working days prior to the bid closing. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and if all bids are rejected, to re-advertise under the same or new specifications, or to make such an award as in the judgment of its officials best meets the City’s requirements. The City reserves the right to waive any technicality in the bidding, which is not of substantial nature. Any objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with the City Clerk prior to bid opening at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 5th, 2013. Bidders may obtain further information and specifications
from the City Vehicle Maintenance Division at (406) 552-6387. Bid announcements, bidding documents, and bid results are posted on the city’s website at www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, until 2:00 p.m., on Thursday, October 24, 2013, and will then be opened and publicly read in the Mayor’s Conference Room, 435 Ryman St., for the furnishing of labor, equipment and materials for construction of the following: McCormick Park All Abilities Playground, Hardscape City of Missoula PR 13-10 AAP This project consists of the installation of concrete pavement, a concrete “playmound” feature, concrete retaining walls, reinforcement as noted and landscape boulder placement. Concrete and other materials will be Provided by Owner as noted in the contract document and on the plan set. Construction is planned to begin Spring 2014. Note: The installation of playground equipment, playground safety surfacing, landscaping, irrigation and fences will be provided by others as noted on the plan set. Bidders shall submit sealed bids as prescribed in the Project Manual; enclosed in sealed envelopes plainly marked on the outside with the contractor’s name, address, Montana Contractor’s Identification Number and “Proposal for City of Missoula PR 13-10 AAP McCormick Park All Abilities Playground, Hardscape.” Bids should be addressed to: City of Missoula Clerk’s Office 435 Ryman Street Missoula, MT 59802 Proposals must be accompanied by cash, cashier’s check, certified check, or bank money order drawn and issued by a national banking association located in the State of Montana, or by any banking corporation incorporated in the State of Montana, or by a bid bond or bonds executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in the State of Montana in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid as a guarantee that the successful bidder will enter into the required contract. The bid security shall identify the same firm as is noted on the bid proposal form. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required of the successful bidder in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate of the proposal for the faithful performance of the contract, and protection of the City of Missoula against liability. No bid will be considered which includes federal excise tax, since the City is exempt therefrom and will furnish to the successful bidder certificates of ex-
PUBLIC NOTICES emption. A complete set of the Contract Documents and Project Manual will be furnished to the Contractors making application from Parks & Recreation, 600 Cregg Lane, Missoula MT 59801, (406) 552-6264, upon payment of $50.00 by company check, cashier’s check, or bank money order (cash cannot be accepted). Full amount of payment will be refunded upon request within ten (10) City business days following bid opening provided that complete plans and bid proposal package are returned in good condition. A Project Manual submitted for bid is retained for legal purposes and is therefore not refundable. After 10 City business days, the remaining checks will be deposited; no reminder calls will be made. Plans and project manual are available for viewing at the following locations: Missoula Plans Exchange 201 North Russell Street Missoula, MT 59801 (406) 549-5002 http://www.mpe.us iSqFt (Selbys) 1914 North Ave West Missoula, MT 59801 (406) 543-5101 http://www.isqft.com There will be a non-mandatory pre-bid conference at Missoula Parks & Recreation Conference Room, 600 Cregg Lane, Missoula, Montana (406-552-6256), Wednesday October 16, 2013 at 3 p.m. Interested contractors are strongly encouraged to attend. Contractor and any of the contractor’s subcontractors doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) except as listed in MCA 39-9-211. Information on registration can be obtained from the Department of Labor and Industry by calling 1-406-444-7734. Contractor is required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractor or subcontractors in performance of this construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by law. The contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. The City of Missoula reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any and all bids, and, if all bids are rejected, to re advertise under the same or new specifications, or to make such an award as in the judgment of its officials best meets the City’s requirements. Any objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with the City Clerk prior to bid opening at 2:00 p.m. on October 24, 2013. Bid announcements and bid results are posted on the city’s website at http://ww.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 435 Ryman Street, Missoula, MT 59802 until 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 and will be opened and publicly read in the Mayor’s Conference Room, City Hall at that time. As soon thereafter as is possible, a contract will be made for the following: Purchase of one (1) Parks Department Tractor. Bidders shall bid by City bid proposal forms, addressed to the City Clerk’s Office, City of Missoula, enclosed in separate, sealed envelopes marked plainly on the outside, “Bid for Parks Department Tractor, Closing 2:30 p.m., November 5th, 2013.” Pursuant to Section 18-1-102 Montana Code Annotated, the City is required to provide purchasing preferences to resident Montana vendors and/or for products made
in Montana equal to the preference provided in the state of the competitor. Each and every bid must be accompanied by cash, a certified check, bid bond, cashier’s check, bank money order or bank draft payable to the City Treasurer, Missoula, Montana, and drawn and issued by a national banking association located in the State of Montana or by any banking corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Montana for an amount which shall not be less than ten percent (10%) of the bid, as a good faith deposit. The bid security shall identify the same firm as is noted on the bid proposal forms. No bid will be considered which includes Federal excise tax, since the City is exempt there from and will furnish to the successful bidder certificates of exemption. The City reserves the right to determine the significance of all exceptions to bid specifications. Products or services that do not meet bid specifications must be clearly marked as an exception to the specifications. Vendors requesting inclusion or pre-approved alternatives to any of these bid specifications must receive written authorization from the Vehicle Maintenance Superintendent a minimum of five (5) working days prior to the bid closing. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids and if all bids are rejected, to re-advertise under the same or new specifications, or to make such an award as in the judgment of its officials that best meets the City’s requirements. The City reserves the right to waive any technicality in the bidding which is not of substantial nature. Any objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with the City Clerk prior to the bid opening at 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 5th, 2013. Bidders may obtain further information and specifications from the City Vehicle Maintenance Division at (406) 552-6387. Bid announcements and bid results are posted on the City’s website at www.ci.missoula.mt.us/bids. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON STREET VACATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Missoula, Montana, passed Resolution Number 7821 at their regular meeting held on October 2, 2013. A resolution declaring it to be the intention of the City Council of the City of Missoula, Montana, to close and vacate all of the alley located in Block 9 of Sunnyside Addition, a subdivision on file and of record in Missoula County, Montana; all of the alley located in Block 18 lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of the present Bitterroot Branch, Montana Rail Link Railroad; that portion of Walnut Street lying westerly of Block 9 and located between Wyoming Street and Montana Street; that portion of Walnut Street, lying westerly of Block 18, and located between Wyoming Street and Dakota Street all located in Sunnyside Addition; and all of the alley located in Block 16 of Eddy Addition, a subdivision on file and of record in Missoula County, Montana (Section 21, Township 13 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M.) The City Council will hear all matters pertaining to the proposed street vacation at its regular meeting on October 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine St. The full resolution is on file and open for inspection in the City Clerk’s Office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at City Hall, 435 Ryman, Second Floor. For more information, contact Jessica Miller, Development
Services at 552-6347. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC City Clerk CITY OF MISSOULA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Missoula City Council will hold a public hearing on October 21, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 140 West Pine, Missoula, Montana, to consider an ordinance to provide notice to The Carlyle Group that the City desires to purchase the water system owned by The Carlyle Group and operated by Mountain Water Company, and authorize the Mayor to enter Into negotiations to acquire such water system either by purchase or by eminent domain, and provide for other matters properly relating thereto. A copy of the ordinance is on file at the City Clerk office. For further information, contact Bruce Bender, Chief Administrative Officer at 552-60034. If you have comments, please mail them to: City Clerk, 435 Ryman, Missoula, MT 59802. /s/ Martha L. Rehbein, CMC, City Clerk DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Missoula County, Montana and Incorporated Areas The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued a preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report, reflecting proposed flood hazard determinations within Missoula County, Montana and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. Technical information or comments are solicited on the proposed flood hazard determinations shown on the preliminary FIRM and/or FIS report for Missoula County, Montana and Incorporated Areas. These flood hazard determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to either adopt or show evidence of being already in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. However, before these determinations are effective for floodplain management purposes, you will be provided an opportunity to appeal the proposed information. For information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, as well as a complete listing of the communities affected and the locations where copies of the FIRM are available for review, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627). IN THE JUSTICE COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA MISSOULA COUNTY COURTHOUSE ROOM 302, 200 WEST BROADWAY, MISSOULA, MT 59802 No. CV-2013-43699 SUMMONS (ADDITIONAL) Denise Peterson, Plaintiff -vs- Robert Oscar Walker, 329 Randles Street, Missoula, MT 59802, Defendant. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT SENDS GREETINGS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed with the above-named Justice of the Peace, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the above-entitled Court and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’, or Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A $30.00 fee must be accompanied by the answer for each Defendant. WITNESS m hand this 30th day of September, 2013. /s/ Karen A. Orzech, Justice of the Peace, Dept. I/II MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP-13-197 Dept. No. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRITZ D. HOLMBERG, 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 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 Leah Martin, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o GIBSON LAW OFFICES, PLLC, 4110 Weeping Willow Drive, Missoula, Montana 59803, or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court. DATED this 2nd day of October, 2013. /s/ Leah Martin, Personal Representative /s/ Nancy P. Gibson, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DR-10-572 Department No. 3 John W. Larson SUMMONS for PUBLICATION In re the Parenting of K.C.B., Initials of Minor Child, Samantha Bristle, Petitioner, and Ricky G. Bristle, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: YOU THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the temporary judgments in this action and attend the upcoming Hearing on the Temporary Order of Protection and the Temporary Parenting Plan, set for November 7, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. If you fail to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Temporary Order of Protection and the Temporary Parenting Plan. DATED this 30th day of September, 2013. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of the District Court By: /s/ Nicole Borchers, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No.: DV-12-1247 Dept. No.: 1 Notice of Hearing on Name Change of Minor Child In the Matter of the Name Change of Emily Mae Solomon, Genevieve McGrath, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court to change a child’s name from Emily Mae Solomon to Emily Mae McGrath. The hearing will be on 12/4/13 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Date: September 13, 2013. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Cady Sowre, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Cause No. DP-13-189 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JESSE ARCHIBALD HENDERSON a/k/a JESSE A. HENDERSON a/k/a ARCHIE HENDERSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Debra Jean Glennon at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 23rd day of September, 2013. /s/ Debra Jean Glennon, Personal Representative DATED this 23rd day of September, 2013. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Rochelle L. Loveland I declare under penalty and perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Debra Jean Glennon MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 1 Cause No. DP-13-191 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF NATHAN S. BIRD, a/k/a NATHAN SCOTT BIRD, a/k/a NATHAN BIRD, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Christina Lee Bird, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 26th day of September, 2013. /s/ Christina Lee Bird, Personal Representative DATED this 26th day of September, 2013. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Rochelle L. Loveland I declare under penalty and perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Christina Lee Bird MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Department No. 2 Cause No. DP-13-188 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES F. SANDFORD, a/k/a C.F. SANDFORD, a/k/a FRANK SAND-
FORD, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to James and Anita Jakob, at St. Peter Law Offices, P.C., 2620 Radio Way, P.O. Box 17255, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 23rd day of September, 2013. /s/ Anita Jakob, Co-Personal Representative /s/ James Jakob, Co-Personal Representative DATED this 23rd day of September, 2013. ST. PETER LAW OFFICES, P.C. /s/ Rochelle L. Loveland We declare under penalty and perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Anita M. Jakob /s/ James N. Jakob MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-13-180 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF PETER S. ADDEO, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Carolyn R. Addeo has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be mailed to Carolyn R. Addeo, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER & FROINES, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 20th day of September, 2013. GEISZLER & FROINES, PC /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 20th day of September, 2013 /s/ Carolyn R. Addeo, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Probate No. DP-13-193 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINDA G. BUXTON, 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 estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Charles Marlin Buxton, III, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 27th day of September, 2013. /s/ Charles Marlin Buxton, III, Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Charles Marlin Buxton, III WORDEN THANE PC Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ Gail M. Haviland MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-13-196. Honorable Robert L. Deschamps, III Presiding. NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND JEROME LEITHEISER, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to MARY LOUISE MANN, the Personal Representative, Return Receipt Requested, c/o Skjelset & Geer, PLLP, PO Box 4102, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 2nd day of October, 2013. /s/ Mary Louise Mann, Personal Representative. SKJELSET & GEER, P.L.L.P. /s/ Suzanne Geer, Attorneys for the Estate MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DV-13-892 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION JOHN R. MECREDY, Plaintiff, v. CHESTER L. KRAGE, DIANE D. KRAGE, JOSEPH A. GUTHRIE, JR., CAROL W. GUTHRIE, ROGER THOMAS ALMER, BOBBE ROBBINS ALMER, SCOTT C. CHINN, BRETT HARDY, a/k/a BRETT F. HARDY, TAMMY SUE ASBURY, AND ALL UNKNOWN
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PUBLIC NOTICES OWNERS, UNKNOWN HEIRS, OR ANY UNKNOWN DEVISEES OF ANY DECEASED PERSON, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS, UNKNOWN, CLAIMING OR WHO MIGHT CLAIM ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE OR INTEREST IN OR LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE UPON THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO, WHETHER SUCH CLAIM OR POSSIBLE CLAIM BE PRESENT OR CONTINGENT, Defendants. THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: You are hereby SUMMONED to answer the Complaint to Quiet Title in this Action which is filed with the above-named Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUMMONS, or such other period as may be specified by law, exclusive of the day of service. Your failure to appear or answer will result in judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. A filing fee must accompany the answer. This action is brought for the purpose of Quieting Title to the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: The West one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 12, Township 15 North, Range 23 West, Principal Meridian, Montana, Missoula County, Montana. Dated this 26th day of September, 2013. /s/ Shirley E. Faust By: /s/ Heather Olean, Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-13-186 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES M. CLAWSON, 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 estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Diane M. Clawson, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 2nd day of October, 2013. /s/ Diane M. Clawson, Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE’S ATTORNEY RONALD A BENDER, ESQ., WORDEN THANE P.C., PO BOX 4747, MISSOULA, MONTANA 59806 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-13-190 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY JANE BLAKELY, 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 estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Shae Blakely Cole, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 26th day of September, 2013. /s/ Shae Blakely Cole, Personal Representative I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Shae Blakely Cole WORDEN THANE PC Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/ Gail M. Haviland MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-13-201 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RAYMOND G. HICKS a/k/a R.G. HICKS, 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 estate are required to present their claim within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Gerald Hicks, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane PC, PO Box 4747, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 9th day of October, 2013. WORDEN THANE PC By /s/ William E. McCarthy /s/ Gerald Hicks, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
OWEN C. MALONEY, Deceased. Dept. No. 4 Probate No. DP-13-199 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Shirley F. Maloney, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Boone Karlberg P.C., P. O. Box 9199, Missoula, Montana 598079199, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare, under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana, that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 4th day of October, 2013, at Missoula, Montana /s/ Shirley F. Maloney BOONE KARLBERG P.C. By: /s/ Julie R. Sirrs, Esq. P. O. Box 9199 Missoula, Montana 59807 Attorneys for Shirley F. Maloney, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP-12-198 Dept. No. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ELISE F. ZAWADA, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to the Personal Representative, Scott Ochsner, return receipt requested, at Tipp & Buley, P.C., PO Box 3778, Missoula, MT 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 2nd day of October, 2013 /s/ Scott Ochsner, Personal Representative. Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County. Cause No. DV-131040, Dept. No. 3. Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Kelly Sedgwick-Read, Petitioner. This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Kelly Sedgwick-Read to Kelly Lynn Sedgwick. The hearing will be on November 7, 2013 at 9:00am. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County. Dated: September 23, 2013, /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By; /s/ Andy Brunkhart, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA MONTANA Dept. No. 2 Robert L. Deschamps III Case No. DV-13-1054 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Anna Rose Gordon-Norby, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, Anna Rose GordonNorby, has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from Anna Rose Gordon-Norby to Anna Rose McComb and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 5th day of November, 2013, at 11:00 a.m. in the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway, Missoula, in courtroom number 2S. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. DATED this 25th day of September, 2013. /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Maria Cassidy, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Cause No. DP-13-20 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re the Matter of the Estate of MARK I. HALLGRIMSON, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Kristin M. Hallgrimson, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 207 Whitaker, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 24th day of September, 2013. /s/ Meghann F. Paddock, Attorney for the Personal Representative MONTANA JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DP-13-154 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: HARRY C. COOK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Toni L. Mantei has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the
said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Toni L. Mantei, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at P. Mars Scott Law Offices, PO Box 5988, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 30th day of September, 2013. /s/ Ryan A. Phelan, Attorney for the Personal Representative NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 06/29/05, recorded as Instrument No. 200516250, BK-755, PG-298, mortgage records of Missoula County, Montana in which Kelly J. Keintz, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Title Services, Inc was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Title Services, Inc as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Parcel I: Lot 23A of Daly’s Addition, Block 64, Lots 23A and 24A, a Platted Subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official recorded Plat thereof. Parcel II: Together with a 15 foot permanent water and private utility service easement across Lot 24A as delineated on the Plat of said Subdivision. Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 08/01/12 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of August 27, 2013, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $150,025.35. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $134,612.20, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on January 6, 2014 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.northwesttrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USAForeclosure.com. (TS# 7023.103504) 1002.236401-File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 4, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT11A OF SOUTHSIDE ADDITION TO BLOCK 11, LOTS 11A AND 12A, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Abraham F Schulz and Lyudmila N Schulz, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed
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to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated July 29, 2005 and recorded August 5, 2005 in Book 757, Page 989 as Document No. 200520109. The beneficial interest is currently held by Green Tree Servicing LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,018.43, beginning May 1, 2013, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 7, 2013 is $110,801.46 principal, interest at the rate of 6.25% now totaling $2,422.28, late charges in the amount of $109.44, suspense balance of $-384.81, plus accruing interest at the rate of $18.98 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 29, 2013 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 29th day of July, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public State Idaho County Bingham Commission expires: 2/18/2014 Green Tree v Schulz 42072.052 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 4, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 5 OF LINDA VISTA 5TH SUPPLEMENT, PHASE 5, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF MISSOULA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF Jeffery L Borchers, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Surety Title, LLC- Mr. John Barker, as
Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated August 2, 2006 and recorded August 7, 2006 in Book 780, Page 723, under Document No. 200619831. The beneficial interest is currently held by RMS Mortgage Asset Trust 2012-1. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,581.75, beginning December 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of June 13, 2013 is $365,492.97 principal, interest at the rate of 7.2500% now totaling $105,973.81, late charges in the amount of $5,503.39, escrow advances of $6,795.20, suspense balance of $1,547.39 and other fees and expenses advanced of $7,839.80, plus accruing interest at the rate of $72.60 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE
EAGLE SELF STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: 182, 234, and 659 Units contain furniture, clothes, toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds & other misc. household goods. These units may be viewed startingm Monday, October 28, 2013. 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 Thursday, October 30, 2013 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 are final.
USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 29, 2013 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 29th day of July, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 SLS vs. Borchers 41807.581 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 4, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in MISSOULA County, Montana: THE EAST ONE-HALF OF THE SOUTH ONEHALF OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 74 OF SUPPLEMENTAL PLAT TO R.M. COBBAN ORCHARD HOMES, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, AS FILED IN THE CLERK AND RECORDER’S OFFICE, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA Denise M. Sherman, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on February 15, 2006 and recorded on February 15, 2006 in Book 768, Page 1510 under Document No. 200603511. The beneficial interest is currently held by GMAC Mortgage, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of MISSOULA County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $1,052.23, beginning November 1, 2011, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of September 1, 2013 is $212,394.61 principal, interest at the rate of 4.25% now totaling $17,301.29, late charges in the amount of $119.10, escrow advances of $9,035.41, and other fees and expenses advanced of $6,806.01, plus accruing interest at the rate of $24.73 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed
the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 29, 2013 /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 29th day of July, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Lisa J Tornabene, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of
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POSTPONEMENT of the PUBLIC HEARINGS NEW PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE: Missoula Consolidated Planning Board: November 5, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. Missoula City Council: November 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. 1. Rezoning Request – Amend Mill Site Special Zoning District Standards A request from Millsite Revitalization Project, LLC, represented by Nick Kaufman of WGM Group, Inc., to amend the standards of the Mill Site Special Zoning District. See Map A.
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will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): 53, 87, 145, 172, 201, 216, 247, 289. 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 10/21/2013 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 10/24/2013 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.
Both public hearings will be held in the City Council Chambers at 140 West Pine Street in Missoula. Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged. The request and exact legal description is available for public inspection at the City of Missoula Development Services office, City Hall, 435 Ryman, Missoula, Montana. Telephone 552-6638. If anyone attending any of these meetings needs special assistance, please provide 48 hours advance notice by calling 552-6638. Development Services will provide auxiliary aids and services.
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Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Dalia Martinez Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 2/18/2014 Gmac vs. Sherman 41965.453
"A Little Diversion"–be careful when you hear these.
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 9, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF Missoula, STATE OF Montana, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TRACT 4A OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 1088, A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 4, TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MONTANA, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA. TOGETHER WITH: A RIGHT OF WAY FOR ROADWAY PURPOSES OVER THE ROADWAY SHOWN IN THE SAID CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY AND OVER THE EXISTING ROADWAY. Parcel ID: 2285853 Gary L. Cleveland, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated March 18, 2010 and Recorded March 26, 2010 in Book 857, Page 479 as Document No. 201005794. The beneficial interest is currently held by CitiMortgage, Inc.. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $2,178.92, beginning August 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of July 5, 2013 is $298,865.60 principal, interest at the rate of 5.25% now totaling $15,862.43, late charges in the amount of $938.41, escrow advances of $2,559.39, and other fees and expenses advanced of $115.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $42.99 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale
include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 30, 2013 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 30th day of July, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Citimortgage Vs. Cleveland 42011.897 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on December 9, 2013, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 1006 West Sussex, Missoula, MT 59801, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 14 OF MALONEY RANCH, PHASE VI, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT
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THEREOF. Dawn Wahl, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Title Services, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated April 23, 2007 and recorded April 27, 2007 in book 796, page 95, under document number 200710053. The beneficial interest is currently held by Fannie Mae (“Federal National Mortgage 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 due in the amount of $1,860.72, beginning November 1, 2012, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of August 2, 2013 is $382,230.08 principal, interest at the rate of 5.00% now totaling $15,978.61, escrow advances of $4,111.86, suspense balance of $-1,419.34 and other fees and expenses advanced of $1,365.00, plus accruing interest at the rate of $52.36 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by
the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property o satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by
public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: July 30, 2013 /s/ Dalia Martinez Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services P.O. Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ))ss. County of Bingham ) On this 30th day of July, 2013, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Dalia Martinez, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Lisa J Tornabene Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: Nov 6, 2018 Seterus Vs. Wahl 42008.283
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RENTALS 1885 Mount Ave. #2. 1 bed/1 bath, shared yard, storage, central location. $550. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2 bedroom, 1 bath $615, coin-op laundry, storage, off-street parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1 bath $675 W/S/G paid, DW, W/D hookups, off-street parking. free standing gas stove. Cat upon approval. No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 2 bedroom, 1 bath $695, quiet culde-sac, DW, coin-op lndry, offstreet parking, H/W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333 2101 Dearborn: Beautiful condo!, 2 bedroom, garage space, wood floors, DW, hook-ups, heat paid, $995. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106; 1YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP!! 2805 Lowridge #9. RENT INCENTIVE. 2 bed/1.5 bath condo Grant Creek Area, W/D, carport, pet? $900. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 3020 Garfield: 2 bedroom, hookups, dishwasher, gas fireplace, storage, carport, cable provided, $695. GARDEN CITY PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 549-6106; 1YEAR COSTCO MEMBERSHIP & $300 GIFT CARD!!
Orchard Gardens. This 2 floor, townhome-style 2 bedroom apartment has great light, more than 1000 square feet of well-designed space, and is located on the Milwaukee Bike Trail. $707 all utilities paid. Available end of October. Contact Connie Toney at 406-5437500 or ctoney@missoulahousing.org
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Palace Apartments. Beautifully restored downtown location! Studio $407. 1 bedroom $438. 2 bedroom $527 h/w/s/g paid. ONE MONTH FREE RENT AND FREE PARKING OR BUS PASS! Contact Matty Reed at 406-549-4113, ext. 130 or mreed@missoulahousing.org
817 Monroe. 1 bed/1 bath, Rattlesnake area, W/D hookups, carport $700. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
3+ bedroom, 1.5 bath house $1,200. Garage, DW, W/D in unit, lawn care provided, W/S/G paid. No Pets, No Smoking. GATEWEST 728-7333
603 Cherry St. 2 bed/1 bath, Rattlesnake area, W/D hookups, carport. $1000, Grizzly Property Management 542-2060
Russell Square Apartments: This 2bedroom, second-floor apartment has new flooring, heat is paid, comes with ample storage space, and washer/dryer hookups. RSA is located conveniently near Albertsons, a Mountain Line bus stop, and has great views of the South Hills Range. $650 available first week of October. Contact Kelly Abbey at 406-549-4113, ext. 127 or kabbey@missoulahousing.org
MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $425/month 406-273-6034
Gold Dust Apartments. Quiet location near downtown! Art studio and large community room! All utilities paid! Mountain Line EZ pass included for all household members! 2 BR $691. 3 BR $798. ONE MONTH FREE RENT! Contact: Matty Reed at 406-549-4113, ext. 130 or mreed@missoulahousing.org.
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HOMES FOR SALE 11689 Stolen Rock Court. 5 bed, 3 bath, 2 car garage on 3.15 acres. $315,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 880-4749. montpref@bigsky.net 1617 Ronald. 3 bed, 2 bath across from Bonner Park. Remodeled bungalow with basement, heated studio, 2 car garage. $375,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com 1807 Missoula Avenue. Lovely Bavarian-style 3 bed, 2 bath in Lower Rattlesnake. Mount Jumbo views & 2 car garage. $309,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com 1944 S. 8th W. 2 bed, 1 bath on two lots. Wood floors, garden & front deck. $158,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653. pat@properties2000.com
2808 Rustler Drive. 5 bed, 3 bath Edgell home on Ranch Club Golf Course. $499,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate. 532-9229 tory@montana.com
6614 MacArthur. 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhome with amazing views. $194,500. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properites. 240-6503 riceteam@bigsky.net
29203 Old Hwy 10 West. 4 bed, 2.5 bath on 3.39 acres on the Clark Fork River. $539,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com
6632 MacArthur. 3 bed, 2 bath with gas fireplace, Jacuzzi and wonderful views. $273,000. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties. 240-6503, riceteam@bigsky.net
1845 B West Central. 3 bed, 1.5 bath on quiet cul-de-sac. Large, open kitchen, patio & garage. No HOA dues! $155,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com
716 South 6th West. 3 bed, 2 bath with wood floors, fireplace, basement, large fenced yard & single garage. $259,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653 pat@properties2000.com
2025 Mullan Road. Mullan Heights Riverfront Condos. Large secure units with affordable HOA dues. Starting at $149,900. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 8804749. montpref@bigsky.net
720 Ben Hogan Drive. 4 bed, 3 bath on 4 private acres with Missoula & Pattee Canyon views. $789,900. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate. 532-9229 tory@montana.com
2121B West Kent. Immaculate, energy-efficient 3 bed, 1.5 bath with covered front porch, fenced backyard & single garage. $159,900. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Big Flat home on 5.3 acres. $440,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3010 West Central. 3 bed, 1 bath on 5 acres in Target Range. Borders DNRC land. $499,900. Properties 2000. Pat McCormick 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com 3024 Elms Park Drive. 2 bed, 2 bath with 2 bonus rooms, gas fireplace, deck & single garage. $260,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambroera.com
1965 Raymond. 4 bed, 2 bath Rattlesnake home with 2 kitchens & 3 garages. $339,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
3940 Melrose Place. 3 bed, 2 bath Pleasant View home on fenced corner lot with 2 car garage. $245,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
2 Bdr, 1 Bath North Missoula home. $160,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Miller Creek home on 1 acre. $250,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
2316 Craftsman. 3 bed, 1.5 bath 2 story on quiet cul-de-sac near Milwaukee Trail. $224,500. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com
4475 Quaking Aspen. 4 bed, 2.5 bath Prairie-style home on almost one Rattlesnake acre. Built by professional woodworker with lots of natural light and beautiful details. $599,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate, 532-9229 tory@montana.com
2550 Pattee Canyon. 3 bed, 2.5 bath on 8 acres. Gourmet kitchen, deck, patio, 2 car garage. $480,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 2607 View Drive. 3 bed, 2 bath ranch-style home in Target Range. Hardwood floors, fireplace & 2 car garage. $239,500. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate. 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com
509 Simons. 6 bed, 3 bath Farviews home with 2 car garage. Backs Mountain Water owned park, City Park & open space. $365,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 524 Spanish Peaks Drive. 4 bed, 3 bath Mansion Heights home with 3 car garage near park & common area. $575,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 5329229 tory@montana.com
9755 Horseback Ridge. 3 bed, 3 bath on 5 acres overlooking Clark Fork River. Missoula Valley and Mission Mountain views. $395,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com FIND YOUR WAY HOME! David Loewenwarter, Prudential Montana Real Estate, 406.241.3321 Grant Creek Frontage. 4 bed, 3 bath with open floor plan, fireplace, deck & 2 car garage. $655,000. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties. 541-7365 milyardhomes@yahoo.com Lewis and Clark Area Home! 839 W Central. $220,000 MLS# 20136229. 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Double detached garage and many other sweet features. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Lot 42 Jeff Drive. To be built 2 bed, 2 bath Hoyt home in Linda Vista with 3 car garage. $369,500. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229. tory@montana.com LotB MacArthur. 3 bed, 2 bath to be built with fantastic views. $189,900. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties. 240-6503 riceteam@bigsky.net
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Burns Street Commons 1400 Burns St. #15. $159,9000. 3 bedroom, 1 bath. Coveted 3 bedroom home in the Burns St. Commons, next to the Burns St. Bistro and the Missoula Community Co-op. KD: 2405227 porticorealestate.com Condo With Views 1545 Cooley, Apt C. 2 bed, 1 bath Westside condo close to downtown, Burns Street Bistro & Missoula Community Co-op. $128,500 MLS# 20134747 KD 240-5227. porticorealestate.com Uptown Flats #103. 1 bed, 1 bath with W/D, patio and handicap accessible features. $120,000. Anne Jablonski, Por-
tico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats #306. 1 bed, 1 bath top floor unit with lots of light. W/D, carport, storage & access to exercise room. $162,000. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 546-5816. annierealtor@gmail.com Uptown Flats. From $155,000. Upscale gated community near downtown. All SS appliances, car port, storage and access to community room and exercise room plus more. Anne Jablonski, Portico Real Estate 5465816. annierealtor@gmail.com www.movemontana.com Why Rent? Own Your Own 1400 Burns. Designed with energy efficiency, comfort and affordability in mind. Next to Burns Street Bistro and Missoula Community Co-op. Starting at $79,000. KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
LAND FOR SALE 53 acres overlooking Missoula in the South Hills. Utilities and septic approved. $927,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 5402 Canyon River Road. Canyon River Golf Course Lot 901 sq.ft. $150,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
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Robin Rice 240-6503 PRICE REDUCED! 11082 Cherokee • $232,000 3 bed, 3 bath in Lolo. PRICE REDUCED! 19560 Mullan • $305,000 3 bed, 2 bath in Frenchtown. MAKE OFFER! 13465 Crystal Creek • $225,000 3 bed, 2 bath near Turah. 102 Boardwalk • $283,000 3 bed, 2 bath zoned commercial in Stevensville.
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REAL ESTATE 910 Bandmann Trail. Over 1 acre on Canyon River Golf Course with 252 Clark Fork River frontage. $350,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com East Missoula Lot At 559 Speedway (Next Door) $55,000. 4,800 square feet. Mature trees, sewer available. KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Florence Acres 944 Pathfinder. 330 gorgeous acres with 1 bed cabin and double garage. This little slice of perfection can be yours! Build your
dream home here. $650,000 MLS# 20134863, 20134864 KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com Frenchtown area, 14.9 Acres, existing well, adjacent to Forest Service land. $225,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com Near Riverfront Park. 1265 Dakota #B. To-be-built, 3 bed, 2 bath with 2 car garage. Lot: $55,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 240-7653. pat@properties2000.com
NHN Edgewood, East Missoula. 3.5 acres bare land. $89,900. Vickie Honzel, LambrosERA Real Estate 531-2605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com NHN Frontage Road, Alberton. 2 building sites with Clark Fork River views. $65,900. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653 pat@properties2000.com NHN Mormon Creek Road. 12 acres with Sapphire Mountain views. $150,000. Pat McCormick, Properties 2000. 2407653. pat@properties.2000.com NHN Old Freight Road, St. Ignatius. 40+ acre parcel with Mis-
sion Mountain views. $199,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com NHN Old Freight Road. Approximately 11 acres with Mission Mountain Views. $86,900. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com NHN Ryans Lane Tract B. 103+/- treed acres with year-round creek near Evaro Hill. $517,250. Betsy Milyard, Montana Preferred Properties 541-7355. milyardhomes@yahoo.com
Noxon Reservoir Avista frontage lots near Trout Creek, MT. Red Carpet Realty 728-7262 www.redcarpet-realty.com
COMMERCIAL HISTORIC STENSRUD BUILDING. Renovated 1890’s building with 95% original hardware. Residential or commercial zoning. Lovely opportunity. $799,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Prudential Missoula 728-9270. glasgow@montana.com
OUT OF TOWN 102 Boardwalk, Stevensville. 3 bed, 2 bath zoned commercial with 48x30 shop. $283,000. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties 240-6503, riceteam@bigsky.net
ing views. $232,000. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net 11901 Lewis & Clark Drive, Lolo. Cute 2 bed, 2 bath farmhouse on nearly 1 acre. $220,000. Rita
109 Church Street, Stevensville. Historic 2 bed, 1 bath 2 story home with 2 bonus rooms, parlor & library. $139,000. Rita Gray, Lambros Real Estate 532-9283. ritagray@lambrosera.com 11082 Cherokee Lane, Lolo. 3 bed, 3 bath with finished basement, 2 car garage and amaz-
12646 Conestoga, Lolo $565,000 • MLS# 20135424
3940 Melrose Place $245,000
• One level 3 bed, 2 bath Pleasant View home • Large kitchen, dining & living area perfect for entertaining • Fenced corner lot, 2 patios & UG sprinklers • Double attached garage
4 bed, 4 bath, 4400 sqft, Beyer Meadows. Beautifully landscaped, with views in all directions. Custom home, top of the line finishes throughout. Basement is a private sanctuary with large family room and service bar complete with stainless appliances and black granite counter. Full theater room! The back patio is massive, made of stamped and stained concrete. Completely new paint, both exterior and interior. New plush, deep carpeting on all levels.
Curtis Semenza
406-360-0364 • curtis.semenza@prumt.com
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3416 Lupine Lane, Stevensville $259,900
Well-maintained 3 bed, 2 bath log-sided home with wraparound deck & gorgeous Bitterroot Mountain views. Easily accessible, flat usable acre.
REAL ESTATE Gray, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 532-9283 ritagray@lambrosera.com 13475 Crystal Creek, Clinton. 3 bed, 2 bath with large deck, 2 wood stoves & 2 car garage. $225,000. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net 15305 Spring Hill, Frenchtown. 4 bed, 3 bath cedar-sided home bordering Forest Service. $430,000. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties. 240-6503 riceteam@bigsky.net 19655 Mullan Road, Frenchtown. 3 bed, 2 bath log/frame with 1 bed rental on 15 acres. $305,000. Robin Rice, Montana Preferred Properties 240-6503. riceteam@bigsky.net 210 Red Fox Road, Lolo. 4 bed, 2.5 bath on 2.59 acres along Bitterroot River. $480,000. Shannon Hilliard, Prudential Missoula, 239-8350. shannon@prudentialmissoula.com 3 Bdr, 1 Bath Alberton home. $130,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com
3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Historic Stevensville home. $239,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Stevensville area home on 6+ acres. $325,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2.5 Bath, Florence area home on 12.6 irrigated acres. $500,000. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3416 Lupine, Stevensville. 3 bed, 2 bath log-sided home with wraparound deck & Bitterroot views. $269,000. Tory Dailey, Lambros Real Estate 532-9229 tory@montana.com 4449 Johnsrud Park Road. 3 bed, 2 bath on 2.52 Blackfoot River acres. Incredible retreat! $675,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605 vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com 5 Bdr, 3 Bath, Florence area home on 3.2 acres. $575,500. Prudential Montana. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 2396696, or visit... www.mindypalmer.com
575 Killdeer, Stevensville. 5 bed, 3 bath on 7.5 fenced acres. Mountain views, hay barn & 2 car garage. $339,000. Vickie Honzel, Lambros ERA Real Estate. 531-2605. vickiehonzel@lambrosera.com
Light-filled log cabin with an open floor plan with high ceilings and large windows. Hiking in the summer with a great little sled hill in the winter! KD: 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
Corner Lot in East Missoula! 450 Speedway. 1 bed, 1 bath, garage with attached workspace. Mature trees, easy access to downtown and the UofM. MLS# 20135333 $139,500 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.com
MORTGAGE & FINANCIAL
Potomac Log Cabin 1961 Blaine, Potomac. $195,000. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, 8.77 acres.
Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com We are experts in the home lending process. Call Astrid Oliver, Loan Officer at Guild Mortgage Company. 1001 S Higgins Suite A2, Missoula. Office: 406-2587522 or Cell: 406-550-3587
EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance &
Rochelle Glasgow Cell:(406) 544-7507 glasgow@montana.com www.rochelleglasgow.com
Missoula Properties 728-8270
11689 Stolen Rock, Frenchtown • $319,000 5 bed, 3 bath on over 3 acres Great valley & mountain views
Rita Gray Lambros Real Estate ERA 406-544-4226 www.ritagray.com
Mullan Heights Riverside Condos Large secure units with affordable HOA dues Starting at $144,900
$259,900 716 South 6th West Inviting 3 bed, 2 bath in Central Missoula Arched doorways, cove ceilings & wood floors Fireplace, finished basement & upper level Large fenced yard, deck & single garage
Pat McCormick Real Estate Broker Real Estate With Real Experience
pat@properties2000.com 406-240-SOLD (7653)
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PUT A SMILE ON A DESERVING FACE! Many rewarding experiences await you by assisting severely intellectually and developmentally disabled adult clients live healthy and well-meaning lives in our group home settings. It’s challenging and fun to help clients with daily tasks, take them into the community, and help them prepare meals, do laundry and house cleaning. And, check out our new progressive wage scale. Start at $9.20 per hour without experience or $9.60 per hour with proven experience. Then, watch your wage grow after that! We also provide extensive paid training to help you be successful in your work. All shifts available – Days (Mon.-Fri), Evenings, and Graveyards, working from 24 to 40 hours per week. Openings for Relief Staff offer more weekends off flexibility, but requires ability to work at least 2 shifts per week and be flexible to work any shift with notice. Anyone working 30+ hours per week is eligible for our extensive health/dental benefits and paid time off package.
Molly Huffman, native Missoulian, mother, artist, volunteer, long-time Rockin Rudy's manager and all-around amazing person has been recent diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Please join us at this benefit for Molly to help with her everyday expenses and the mounting medical bills. Silent and live auctions, appetizers and drinks. Donations of any kind are being sought for auction at the event and can be dropped off at Rockin Rudy's during business hours. If you have an item to be picked up, or have any questions, please call Sandy at Rockin Rudy's: 542-0077. Cash donations are also accepted through the Rudy's website, rockinrudys.com, or on the Rockin Rudy's facebook page.
[C12] Missoula Independent • October 17 – October 24, 2013