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LOVE THY NEIGHBOR, LATER: EVANGELIZING TEEN ABSTINENCE AT ZOOTOWN CHURCH

ON BULLOCK, TRUMP, AND MONTANA DISPATCHES THE HIGHWAY A DEBUT WITH CAROLINE WHAT THE DEMS DONE WRONG ETC PATROL TO STANDING ROCK OPINION BROOKS ARTS DROPPING KEYS AND THE LANESPLITTERS

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News

Voices State of the disunion ............................................................................................4 Street Talk The foods you love to hate...........................................................................4 The Week in Review Return of the Nazis, free hugs and bumper-sticker politics.........6 Briefs Dancing for depression, renters fight back and homeless in Hamilton...............6 Etc. Why is Montana on patrol at Standing Rock?...........................................................7 News Evangelizing youth abstinence at Zootown Church..............................................8 Opinion What the Dems left unsaid .............................................................................10 Feature Passing the plate: the Indy’s annual holiday food issue..................................14

Arts & Entertainment

Art Willem (Re)introducing Caroline Keys....................................................................20 Music The Gotobeds, Thee Oh Sees and Kid Congo....................................................21 Books Rich Cohen’s The Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones ...................................22 Film Coming of age in Moonlight .................................................................................23 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................24 BrokeAss Gourmet Let us eat cake..............................................................................25 Happiest Hour Launching a single malt at Montgomery Distillery .............................27 8 Days a Week And on the 9th day we eat leftovers ....................................................28 Agenda Give thanks with a Northside Queergiving......................................................34 Mountain High Go bird the Bitterroot.........................................................................35

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News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrology.....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-8 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12

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STREET TALK

by Kate Whittle

Asked Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Clyde Coffee This issue’s cover story focuses on food and new friends.

What’s your favorite comfort food? Follow-up: What’s your least favorite dish on the Thanksgiving table?

Julie Gould: Tater tots. Is that really weird? Just, like, potatoes, all sorts of potatoes. Mashed potatoes. Cheese fries.

Sweet potatoes are great. Al’s and Vic’s sweet potato tots? Awesome. Mmm, Soggy bread: Stuffing. Who likes soggy bread? I can’t do it.

Mason Wagner: Macaroni and cheese.

Just, like, bring on the nasty Kraft straight out of the box. Half ’n half, half a stick of butter kind of thing, and I’ll eat it. Living large: When people try to make it too healthy. Just go for it. Just eat, like, sweet corn casserole, have a ton of eggs in it, whatever, I’ll eat it.

Michelle Cares: Any of the soup. I guess I would prefer, in order, the butternut squash soup, then potato soup, then tomato soup, then a curry soup. Maligned fruit: I don’t eat the cranberry sauce. I think it’s just society’s fault and not necessarily the cranberry’s fault. It’s probably fine. I don’t know if I’ve ever tried it. Yeah, I’ll try it this year.

A tale of two columns Thank you, Dan Brooks, for your excellent column of November 10, “Either/or: a tale of two outcomes.” I cancelled my subscription to the Missoulian after George Ochenski's petulant column from October 24, 2016. His column was on the same subject, the 2016 presidential election. But instead of imaginatively and humorously contrasting Hillary, Donald and possible outcomes as Dan did, George's column, “American ennui: A state of dis-union,” equated Hillary Clinton with Donald Trump. This false equivalence, believed by many low-information voters, cost Hillary the election, even though she actually won the popular vote. As a result, we “elected” a bloviating, racist, misogynistic climate-change denier to the presidency of the United States.

Before canceling, I submitted a letter using the very last words from Elizabeth Kolbert's book The Sixth Extinction regarding evolution and the threat of remaining blindered to climate change. Those words bear repeating: “We are declaring, without quite meaning to, which evolutionary pathways will remain open and which will forever be closed. No other creature has ever managed this, and it will, unfortunately, be our most enduring legacy. The Sixth Extinction will continue to determine the course of life long after everything people have written and painted and built has been ground into dust and giant rats have—or have not—inherited the earth.”

Missoula needs a progressive voice.

Thanks again, Dan. Beth Taylor Wilson Missoula

Regurgitation nation Noah Garner: I really like gyros and Asian food. I’m a big noodle fan. Vietnam Noodle is one of my favorites. Potatoes vs. bread: I’ve never liked stuffing. No. But I love so many different kinds of potatoes. Scalloped potatoes. There’s something so right about mashed potatoes with brown gravy.

Rick White: Potato leek soup in particular. I started cooking it for the first time when I was working at the PEAS farm. We get a lot of potatoes and leeks.

J-E-L-L-No: Anything with a gelatin in it, Jell-O green things, pink things, anything that’s not natural colored. I don’t go near it.

There is no rational explanation for what happened on Election Day. During decades of guzzling the wine of self-satisfaction and smugness, the leadership in both the major U.S. parties, Democrat and Republican, offered almost nothing to the majority of the American people. This is particularly true in the American heartland, the broad, bread-producing gut of the USA, and in a Rust Belt I’ve known since my childhood 50 years ago.

Democrats offered nothing other than more of the same: industries kaput, regulations that stifle development of natural resources, a healthcare offering (Obamacare) that looks like a Frankenstein creation compared to the socialized medicine available in virtually all other Western nations, and a loophole-riddled tax code that allowed a disparity between the rich and the poor approaching the inequality of the Roman Empire.

On the Republican side, only obstruction for decades. A party system in which the elite

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treat regular folks with undisguised arrogance and accepts a status quo of vast wealth at the top while factories are shuttered and production-line equipment is sold for scrap.

“Hooray-for-me-and-the-hell-with-you.” That has been the undisclosed slogan of the postReagan GOP. Then along came the Great Spewing Mouth, Donald Trump. And the system puked him up into the highest office on this planet. Out of 20 or so candidates for the presidency, the American people picked the worst among them. Why?

“Next time we are faced with the question of whether we can forfeit members of our community for the sake of something more profitable, remember that your future is tied to mine, and to all the members of our community.”

It is foolish to believe that the next President of the United States will use his power wisely. He must see his election as a vindication and legitimization of his entire selfish life.

Clearly, the second presidential election in 16 years in which the winner of the popular vote loses demands the end of America’s electoral college.

And preserving a professional political class that does not transform experience into wisdom makes no sense. So let’s put term limits on Congress.

Lastly, America needs more major political parties, not just two harboring all the control and a few fringe competitors. Sen. Bernie Sanders demonstrated that a Populist Democratic Party dedicated to a broad social agenda could be vastly different from the mainstream Democratic Party of Hillary Clinton. And the serious conservatives that Donald Trump

mocked on his way to a demagogic victory show that a Constitutional Conservative Republican Party could present a candidate who would show Trump’s reality-show politics for the joke it is.

Ed Chaberek Superior

The state of the union I have been thinking a lot about the state of humanity in the U.S. I was pained by the presidential election and truly heartsick at the outcome, as were many others in our community. My first reaction was to assume this meant a majority of Americans are aligned with Trump’s hateful bigotry and misogyny, which was shocking to consider. Then, as I actually spoke with and listened to people who had voted for Trump, I learned that many people did not share in his hate, but voted for him in spite of it, believing he would lead the way to a better life for them and their families.

The hatred he espoused and his discriminatory plans just weren’t as important to these voters as other concerns. I believe this priority is at the very heart of why Americans are so lost, so full of conflict and distrust, and why we have some of the highest rates of addiction, depression and suicide in the world.

Americans are a diverse people. At the same time, we are largely the same, and we are connected, interdependent. What hurts you hurts me. What hurts the planet hurts all of us.

Recently I have had the privilege to spend time with the Congolese families who have moved to Missoula for a safe haven. This experience has been a beacon of light and hope during these dark times. Even though these families lost their homes, suffered trauma, and faced loss and poverty that most of us will never have to face, they have kept their humanity intact. These families have opened their hearts to us, trusting us with their families, and reminded us of what is most important in life. It is not about realizing the American Dream, or being a “selfmade man,” or “pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.” It is about kindness, compassion, respect, love, family, community, sharing, and taking care of one another, including our animal and plant friends. It is about taking care of this planet we call home. This is what gives life meaning. This is what is worth living for and arguing for and working together for. So please, next time we are faced with the question of whether we can forfeit members of our community for the sake of something more profitable, remember that your future is tied to mine, and to all the members of our community. It is only through kindness, compassion and understanding that we have a chance.

Sue Silverberg Missoula

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Matt Hamon

Wednesday, Nov. 9 Reports surface of American Nazi Party flyers being posted around Missoula in apparent celebration of election results. Meanwhile, anti-Trump organizers hold a candlelight rally in Caras Park to show support for women and people of color.

Thursday, Nov. 10 Prominent Missoulians Jason McMackin and Lance Hughes stand near the Higgins Avenue bridge at lunchtime offering free hugs to cheer up Missoulians distressed by the outcome of the election. Other volunteers bring coffee and donuts.

Friday, Nov. 11 While driving through a dense fog, an ambulance in Frenchtown crashes through a train crossing and hits a train. No one was seriously injured, according to the Frenchtown Rural Fire District.

Saturday, Nov. 12 The new Missoula Valley Winter Market opens for its first Saturday at Stage 112. Missoula citizens are reassured that even though the summer markets are over, they still have a place to stand in line for coffee and chitchat on Saturday mornings.

Sunday, Nov. 13 A book-sale fundraiser for the Historical Museum at Fort Missoula raises $13,000 for educational programs and historic preservation. Who knew books could be profitable?

Monday, Nov. 14 Pleasant View neighborhood residents critique plans for a massive new Costco on Mary Jane Boulevard, saying it poses big issues with traffic. Missoula City Council returns Costco’s annexation request to committee.

Tuesday, Nov. 15 A mechanic at Missoula Nissan Hyundai loses his job after complaints about a Facebook post in which he boasts of refusing to fix a car adorned with Hillary Clinton bumper stickers.

The dealership says his actions don’t reflect its values or business practices.

Law enforcement officers man a barricade near North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in early November to keep protesters away from the Dakota Access Pipeline construction site. The protest has attracted scores of tribal members and environmental activists from across Montana, and more recently a group of 10 Montana Highway Patrol troopers assigned to assist with security.

Motional healing

Dance against depression At first blush, the Oula cardio dance workout doesn’t seem much different from other trendy group exercises like Zumba. But for Tracy Hellem, a Missoula-based medical researcher, Oula was a “lifesaver.” On a gray day last fall, she followed the loud music pumping from a room in the YMCA gym and started her first Oula class. At the time, she was dealing with a sense of loss after going through two miscarriages in the same year. She found herself feeling uplifted after an hour of Oula, in which instructors lead groups in exuberant dancing and shouting along to the music.

“Since my body had failed me twice, I just didn’t feel very womanly,” Hellem says. “But attending Oula, just doing the sexier dance moves, started to instill some of that confidence. And a big part of it is processing feelings.”

If Oula made a difference for her, Hellem won-

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dered, how might it affect people with clinical depression? As a researcher at the Montana State University College of Nursing, Hellem studies therapies for meth addiction and depression. She thought it would be simple enough to see if others would benefit from Oula. She reached out to Oula founder and creator Kali Lindner, who is also open about what it’s like to experience a miscarriage.

“We bonded over that and talked about that,” Lindner says.

Lindner—who is five months pregnant and so has cut back on Oula classes—says she designed Oula not just as a workout, but also as an emotional support system. Many “Oulagins” share encouragement before class and in a private Facebook group. Oula classes are built around top-40 songs that run a gamut of emotional expression, from Demi Lovato’s saucy “Confident” to Sia’s heart-wrenching “The Greatest.”

Instructors are free to design playlists in response to what’s going on in their lives or in the world, includ-

ing mass shootings and presidential elections.

“I don’t believe just dancing to happy songs is going to make you happy,” Lindner says. “I believe to truly heal deep wounds, you have to activate the motions.”

Hellem conducted an informal online survey that showed several respondents attend Oula primarily for therapeutic reasons. She hasn’t finished tabulating the data, but says it’s already suggestive enough to initiate an intervention study, for which recruiting began in late October. She’s seeking up to 30 participants who have little to no experience with Oula to see if taking the classes regularly for 12 weeks makes a difference in their mood.

Oula’s benefits aren’t yet proven, but Hellem says she’s personally convinced.

“Kali was instrumental in my healing from pregnancy loss,” Hellem says. “She really encourages people to let sadness come to the surface and experience healing that way. Her approach really made a big difference in how I’ve recovered from that.”

Kate Whittle

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Homeless in Hamilton Before this year, Tim Peterson never really had a clear picture of the face of homelessness in the Bitterroot Valley. For him, the issue tended to conjure images of panhandlers—a fairly rare sight in towns like Hamilton. But as he participated in public meetings and spoke with leaders of other area nonprofits, Peterson quickly realized that homelessness encompassed a far broader spectrum than he knew. “You say homeless, you see the person on the streets,� says Peterson, president of the nonprofit Bitterroot Resource Conservation and Development. “And in Ravalli County there might be one or two of those people. The real problem is invisible.�

Over the past few months, a number of local organizations, including Ravalli Head Start and Supporters of Abuse Free Environments (SAFE), have banded together to work toward a collaborative solution for the valley’s homelessness problem. Their efforts are being bolstered by a two-year, $27,500 grant Peterson received from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation this summer.

The grant is specifically designed to support a “backbone organization� for the coalition’s work, Peterson says. That organization has been dubbed Bitterroot Collective Impact. “There’s not a simple solution,� Peterson adds, “so you need a complex group of people working on a complex issue if you’re going to see a solution for it.�

According to Peterson, Bitterroot Collective Impact intends to develop five to seven goals for the next two years at its Dec. 20 meeting. The group is also funding scholarships for staff at area nonprofits to attend four spring workshops with the Montana Nonprofit Association, and it’s ramping up for a “robust� homeless count in January.

For Stacey Umhey, executive director of SAFE, the issue Bitterroot Collective Impact is now tackling first became evident about three years ago. SAFE, which offers emergency housing for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, had a long-standing practice of opening its shelter doors to others in need. But the nonprofit began to notice its facility filling up more regularly, and often with people who simply had no other bed to turn to. In 2015, Umhey recalls, SAFE turned people away 68 times. “We also started noticing ... the length of time people needed to stay in our shelter was going up and up,�

Umhey says. “That’s a direct correlation to there not

being any affordable housing in the community.�

Umhey and Peterson agree that recent discussions about homelessness, including a public symposium held in Hamilton late last month, seem to indicate that homelessness in the Bitterroot is due largely to widespread housing insecurity. In other words, Peterson says, the area’s homeless population is sleeping in cars, crashing on couches or living in campgrounds. “There are people that are working good-paying jobs that don’t know how long they’re going to be able to stay in the place that they’re living.�

Alex Sakariassen

The renting life

Fighting back on petty fees Renters in Missoula are usually expected to do more than just pay rent on time. They might be required to carry renter’s insurance, for instance, or keep the grass cut. So what happens when a tenant is slow to mow the lawn?

If the landlord is Access Property Management, general manager Sabrina Murphy takes a common sense approach. She says she’ll send the tenant a few email reminders before eventually hiring someone to do the job and passing along the bill.

Not every Missoula landlord operates this way, attorney Travis Dye says. He’s noticed a “widespread� practice of landlords charging fees for violations of minor lease terms, even when the offense hasn’t caused any actual harm. It’s one thing to charge a tenant the cost of having the lawn mowed, he argues, and another to “charge you $50 and say, ‘go mow your lawn.’� “I think it’s a stealth way of increasing rent,� Dye says. “They’re milking a lot of money out of tenants when there’s no damage that has been caused.�

Dye believes such “lease violation fees� are illegal under the Montana Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, and he’s pressing the issue this month in a civil suit that takes aim at one of the city’s largest property management companies.

The suit in Missoula County District Court is being

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Spending for preschool grants in Gov. Steve Bullock’s proposed two-year budget, released Nov. 15. A similar $37 million initiative stalled in the 2015 Montana Legislature.

On Nov. 15, the courtyard at the UM Oval was ringed with what looked from afar like political yard signs. Inside the circle, the signs revealed themselves as gripping snapshots of the ongoing demonstrations near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, where an estimated 5,000 people are protesting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. In one image, an American Indian man presses his nose against his daughter’s. In another, a group of protesters pray.

Then the images turn darker: A line of military vehicles and police carrying batons. Law enforcement in riot gear macing protesters as they forge a river.

A police dog snarling.

On the latest national “Day of Action� to show solidarity with the protesters, a group of native women used a megaphone to share their experience with the hundred or so UM students who crowded around the Oval. Cher Old Elk Stewart, an attorney, recounted the story of her mother’s arrest while she was praying alongside 140 other protesters. The group was eventually jailed in Fargo and charged with felonies. Old Elk Stewart’s mother later posted on Facebook an image of the number, 227, that authorities marked on her arm. “I was taught that writing numbers on humans was outlawed after the Holocaust, or ended with slavery,� Old Elk Stewart said, breaking down. “And it hasn’t. It’s 2016 and this is still happening.�

The sting of knowing that her mother—a former tribal college vice president and member of the Montana Board of Regents—had been arrested only sharpened when Old Elk Stewart learned last week that Montana Highway Patrol troopers had been dispatched to assist local law enforcement in North Dakota.

The ten MHP troopers left Oct. 29 to spend two weeks at Standing Rock in accordance with a longstanding interstate Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

Outcry against the move, which didn’t become public knowledge until after the Nov. 8 election, prompted Gov. Steve Bullock to issue a statement saying he would consult the tribes before approving any future requests. Old Elk Stewart calls Bullock’s promise a “good step,� but adds that “it’s upsetting that (the troopers) were sent in the first place.�

As it turns out, the MHP troopers didn’t just stand around at Standing Rock. They were embedded in a 47-person mobile field team under the direction of the Ohio State Patrol, Department of Justice spokesman Eric Sell says. The troopers made direct contact with demonstrators once: to arrest four people who “would not disperse an unlawful gathering,� Sell says.

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brought on behalf of a woman named Cindy Galbraith, who rented a Grant Street apartment from Professional Property Management from 2012 to 2014. Dye is also seeking class-action certification that could bring hundreds of area renters on board. While Galbraith’s individual case is complicated—her troubles began while she was in jail—Dye says the fees she was charged, such as $50 for failing to provide proof of renter’s insurance, appear to be standard practice in Professional Property Management’s lease agreements. A representative from Professional directed the Indy to the company’s attorneys, who declined to comment.

Dye argues that state law only allows landlords to recover actual damages. They can also enforce a lease through eviction or by seeking a courtordered injunction. What they shouldn’t be able to do, he believes, is charge an arbitrary penalty, regardless of whether it’s stipulated in the lease.

The suit comes on the heels of another classaction lawsuit, against Riverstone Property Management, over allegedly illegal lease terms, which was settled earlier this year for nearly $2.4 million, court records indicate.

Mary O’Malley, director of the ASUM Off-Campus Renter Center, says lease violation fees aren’t explicitly addressed in state law, though she adds that the idea of predetermining charges in a lease agreement seems “a little unfair.�

That’s why Murphy, of Access Property Management, says she reserves violation fees for more serious infractions, such as unauthorized occupants or pets.

Those violations can cost her tenants $100. While such fees can help get a tenant’s attention, they don’t actually solve anything, Murphy says. “It just puts people further behind.�

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Don’t spread the love Zootown Church and the appeal of abstinence

photo by Derek Brouwer

Last weekend, Zootown Church and pastor Kyle Smith, pictured, hosted a two-day conference focused on encouraging abstinence. “Waiting. Dating. Mating.” was aimed at teens, college-age students and their parents.

Zootown Church was founded in the Zootown Brew coffee shop in 2008 and recently expanded to the former Vann’s warehouse on Brooks Street. An estimated 1,500 worshipers pack the evangelical church for Sunday services, and the church is planning a major renovation so it can accommodate even more. On Nov. 11 and 12, Zootown Church hosted a youth abstinence conference titled “Waiting. Dating. Mating.” The Independent sent two non-abstinent reporters to see what they could learn.

Where love is like lint Zootown Church on a Friday night feels like a concert venue. WDM confer-

ence attendees—mostly teenagers—mill around the lobby while a DJ blasts electronic music. Inside the main hall, there’s a full band kit on a large stage beneath three huge projector screens.

As a woman who was raised Catholic, I’m intrigued by this deviation from the stiff formality of a traditional mass. Nobody’s wearing robes or carrying candles.

Instead, teens dance near a fog machine.

Pastors wear baseball caps and black Tshirts.

After settling into our seats we’re handed small stickers printed with emojis.

I get a cactus. My colleague, Derek, gets women holding hands. We’re instructed to peel the backing off the stickers and wear them on our shirts.

After a rousing introduction, pastor

and primary conference speaker Kyle Smith and his wife, Dani, step onstage and describe falling in love in high school.

Smith says he’d never kissed a girl before he started dating Dani. Dani explains that Kyle was upset when he found out she’d had “experiences” fooling around with previous boyfriends. “But I was a virgin when I got married, thank God,” Dani says. They now have three kids and will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary next year.

Kyle tells the crowd that they too can look forward to such a blissful union and, presumably, great marital sex, as long as they stay “pure,” as God intended, in the meantime.

Between sermons, Derek and I are escorted around the church by the cheerful

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head pastor Scott Klaudt. Scott, beaming, tells us that Zootown’s goal is to welcome everyone, even those who might disagree with the church’s stance on abstinence, homosexuality or abortion. Scott decries street preachers and abortion-clinic protesters for being too off-putting.

“We believe the Scripture that says God opens people’s hearts and our job is just to give the message,” Scott says. “We don’t push it on anybody.”

Every half an hour or so, Kyle Smith asks the crowd to peel off the emoji stickers and trade them with someone. Derek and I swap stickers.

Kyle’s sermons deploy Bible quotes, jokes about Instagram and movie clips to explain why God doesn’t want us to even think about sex or masturbation until He

assigns us the person we should marry.

“If you get Jesus on the inside, abstinence is not going to be a problem,” he says. “If you get Jesus and the Holy Spirit directing you and guiding you ... He’s going to tell you what you should and shouldn’t do.”

Kyle tells us to take a look at our emoji stickers after we’ve traded them a few times. The stickers are now covered in lint and don’t stick very well. Kyle says the same thing happens to our souls every time we indulge impure thoughts or actions. But if everyone comes to Jesus and asks His forgiveness, Kyle says, we’ll be made pure again. Kyle produces a Brita filter and pours dirty water into it. Jesus is our Brita filter. The Lord will remove every impurity—even, he says, if we’ve

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been molested or assaulted. Kyle invites everyone to take communion or be baptized in a horse trough. Some families huddle up in small groups to pray with their arms around each other.

While Zootown Church’s rituals are unfamiliar to me, nothing about its core teachings on sexuality is different from anything I learned as a teenager attending Catholic Bible study. Zootown Church might be new, but its ideas about gender and sex are very old.

On my way out of the conference, I step into the bathroom. A teenage girl is standing at one of the sinks, crying.

—Kate Whittle

Harris’ influential I Kissed Dating Goodbye, which set a tone that Smith says was perhaps overly onerous.

“I remember the first time I kissed my wife when we were dating, I felt this pres-

Smith described sexuality as a gift from God, only to compare the guidelines accompanying it to rules of the road designed to help drivers arrive safely at their destination.

Those rules include no sexual contact before

Backstage access I met pastor Kyle Smith on Saturday, after he’d finished his fourth sermon of the past 20 hours. He found me in my seat and led me through a door at the auditorium’s far end, past a volunteer checking credentials and into a sort of green room backstage. The room was no bigger than a walk-in closet, but it offered a respite from the music—a Selena Gomez song, maybe— booming through the rest of the church.

Smith moved a bass guitar from the couch and sat down. The couch’s dark leather matched his bomber jacket.

I hadn’t asked to interview Smith, assuming that the conference host would be too busy for a sit-down between the six sermons and three “breakout” sessions he’d scheduled for Friday night and Saturday. But church staff seemed eager for the meeting, just as they had been welcoming and unusually attentive the night before. We talked for the next hour.

Smith, 31, is short and fit with a hairstyle similar to Macklemore’s. Head pastor Scott Klaudt and other church leaders tease Smith for the “Hitler Youth” hairdo—a description coined by an online commenter who saw Smith’s photo in the Missoulian. It doesn’t bother Smith. “I know there’s a good community that knows my heart more than my haircut,” he says.

Smith says that Zootown is about building authentic faith.

“I think the problem is that a lot of the church world is fake,” he says. “We’re trying to be something that’s not really who we are, and I think that is such a turn-off.”

It’s in that spirit that Smith decided to launch #wdmconf with the proclamation that “God is for sex.”

Smith grew up in Missoula during the height of the American evangelical purity movement. Smith remembers reading Joshua

A booklet distributed at the “Waiting. Dating. Mating.” conference asks attendees to consider, “Am I currently treating my purity the way that I want my future spouse to treat theirs?”

sure, like, ‘Oh no, I have to marry her,’ which is insane to me,” he says.

Rather than just lecturing teens on the sinfulness of sex, Smith tries to convince them to keep their gazes fixed on Jesus, who will guide them through their romantic decision-making. Instead of signing abstinence pledges, attendees take home a blue tassel, a reference to the Book of Numbers and a reminder of God’s plan for them.

“Our goal is not to keep everyone just sheltered and protected and naïve,” Smith says. After all, as church leaders like to joke, Zootown once ended up on a list of best places for Missoula singles to mingle.

Protecting young people from the harm and hurt of heartbreak, however, had been central to Smith’s pitch the previous night.

From the stage, he crowdsourced a dating pro/con list, shrugged off pros like “emotional support” and “understanding God’s character” and concluded flatly that contemporary dating culture isn’t worth the trouble.

marriage, no masturbation, no lustful thoughts and no flirting with or dating of non-believers.

Smith acknowledges that such strictures have the “potential” to make teens feel shameful about their bodies, though “that’s not the goal.”

Throughout the conference, attendees were invited to anonymously text questions to the pastors. During a breakout session aimed at college students, one person asked, “Why is it when a woman tries to get close to me, I run?” The host, thinking he was being punked, tried to laugh it off, before eventually chalking up the feeling to past hurts.

Fear, though, can come from many places. It can come from experience. And, I found myself thinking, it can come from church. As the session ended, the young man texted again to clarify that his question wasn’t a joke.

—Derek Brouwer

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Three weeks before the election, a Lee Newspapers poll found Gov. Steve Bullock in a dead heat with challenger Greg Gianforte. It was the only reputable statewide poll conducted this year and, of course, it was wrong.

Bullock beat Gianforte by four points.

That’s not so different from what the Lee poll predicted, but it seemed stranger in the context of the night’s other headline result. Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in Montana by 21 points en route to a national victory that shocked pundits and contradicted every poll available.

This was a bad year for polling. Like most people who publicly anticipated the results of the election, I was surprised last Tuesday. So was the rest of the commentary-industrial complex, from the impartial nerds at Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight blog to the party hacks who thought Democrats might retake the Senate.

They did not. Republicans will now control not just the White House and Congress, but also both the governorships and legislatures of 24 states. Last week’s election was a historic landslide for the GOP, at a moment when it seemed likely the party would lose disastrously and potentially split apart.

That no one saw this coming is strange. But in defense of the prognosticators, the electorate behaved strangely this year. Montana offers a particularly baffling example, because its governor’s race so resembled the race for president.

Like Clinton versus Trump, Bullock versus Gianforte pitted the successor to a more-popular Democratic executive against a wealthy Republican with no experience. Why did Montanans overwhelmingly prefer one rich outsider while rejecting the other?

This line of questioning does not lead us anywhere pleasant. One obvious difference between the two contests was gender. Maybe Montanans, who expressed a slight preference for Democratic leadership in the statehouse, went massively Republican for president because the alternative was to put a woman in the White House. I don’t want to believe that,

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but as an explanation it seems robust.

Equally uncomfortable but also compelling is the explanation that Gianforte did not play to bigotry. Although he spent the last two months making a bogeyman of Syrian refugees, the entrepreneur from Bozeman did not embrace white nationalism as Trump did. In Montana, a state that is 89 percent white, that kind of racebaiting might have made a difference.

“Why did Montanans overwhelmingly prefer one rich outsider while rejecting the other?”

Both of these possibilities are too depressing to contemplate, unless they’re true. In that case we should contemplate until we figure out what to do about them. The narrative that voters broke for Trump because they’re xenophobic misogynists might be dangerous, though, if it oversimplifies the story. Race and gender almost certainly played a more prominent and corrosive role this year than in any election of the last 30 years. But we should not embrace this explanation as an excuse to avoid holding the Democratic Party to account.

One big difference between Trump/ Clinton and Gianforte/Bullock is that Trump had a message. I find that message reprehensible and dumb, but it’s easy to say what

it was. Build a wall. Deport immigrants.

Keep tabs on Muslims. Replace the political class. It’s harder to say what Clinton, Gianforte and Bullock stood for, because they ran predominantly negative campaigns.

Clinton spent the summer and fall alternately warning us against Trump and promising to continue the policies of the Obama administration. Looking back on a year that saw 16 Republican presidential candidates destroyed by an anti-establishment firebrand, this approach was doomed.

The United States has spent the last eight years in a dubious economic recovery that has brought financial markets to record highs as wages stagnate. A decade and a half of war in the Middle East cost us blood and treasure without improving our position in the region or our security at home. Trump told voters frustrated by these real problems and frightened by changing demographics that the country is on the verge of collapse. In response, the Democratic Party told them a Trump presidency would be the real catastrophe and urged them to vote instead for more of the same. In retrospect, that strategy was foolish to the point of negligence.

Democrats should dwell on this failure. They lost to the most vulnerable Republican ticket in generations. They did it by ignoring an electorate that believes America is in crisis, dismissing voters’ alienation from the political establishment out of contempt for the rhetoric Trump used to exploit it.

Trump channeled voters’ frustration and anxiety into racism, but it wasn’t racism that convinced them the economy only really works for the rich. Misogyny didn’t give us 15 years of unproductive foreign wars and zero-sum partisan government. There is a vacuum in American politics, and president-elect Trump filled it with garbage. That’s not the voters’ fault. It’s the Democratic Party’s fault for not filling it with something else.

Dan Brooks writes about culture, lived experience and the crazy thing that just happened at combatblog.net.

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THE NANNY STATE – New York City officially began licensing professional fire eaters earlier this year, and classes have sprung up to teach the art so that the city’s Fire Department Explosives Unit can test for competence (if not “judgment”) and issue the “E29” certificates. In the “bad old (licenseless) days,” a veteran fire eater told The New York Times in October, a “bunch of us” performed regularly for $50 a throw, largely oblivious of the dangers (though some admit that almost everyone eventually gets “badly burned”). For authenticity, the Times writer, a fire eater who dubbed herself Lady Aye, completed the licensing process herself (“as sexy as applying for a mortgage”), but declined to say whether she is awaiting bookings.

BRIGHT IDEAS – A major streetlight in the town of Pebmarsh Close, England, went out of service when a truck hit it a year ago, and despite pleas to fix it from townspeople—and Essex county councillor Dave Harris—no action has been taken. In October, Harris staged a “birthday party” on the site, formally inviting numerous guests, and furnishing a birthday cake—to “celebrate” the “age” of the broken streetlight. (The shamed county highway office quickly promised action.)

Prominent British radio host Dame Jenni Murray suggested in October that the U.K. scrap traditional “sex education” courses in school and instead show pornographic videos for classes to “analyze it in exactly the same way as (they analyze Jane Austen)” in order to encourage discussion of the role of sex. Younger students might explore why a boy should not look up a girl’s skirt, but older students would view hard-core material to confront, for example, whether normal women should “shave” or make the typical screeching moans that porno “actresses” make. Dame Jenni said simply condemning pornography is naive because too much money is at stake.

At a World Cup qualifier match in October in Quito, Ecuador, police arrived during the game to question star player Enner Valencia about an unpaid alimony complaint, and he saw them waiting on the sideline. Local media reported that Valencia then faked an on-field injury near the end of the match to “necessitate” being taken away by ambulance, thus outmaneuvering the police. (He settled the complaint in time for the next match.)

ARE WE SAFE? – The security firm Trend Micro disclosed in October its “surprise” to find, in the course of a routine investigation, that firms in several crucial sectors (nuclear power, electric utilities, defense contractors, computer chip makers) send critical alert messages via old-style wireless pagers wholly unsecured against hacking. In fact, Trend Micro said the enormously popular WhatsApp message-exchange app has better security than the alert systems of nuclear power plants. (Infrastructure engineers defended the outdated technology as useful where internet access was unavailable.)

Life Imitates Art: Security experts hired by the investment firm Muddy Waters (which is being sued for defamation by St. Jude Medical Inc. over claims that St. Jude’s cardiac implant device can be hacked) disclosed in an October court filing that they agree the devices are anonymously and maliciously hackable. They found that a popular control device (Merlin@Home) could be remotely turned off, or jiggered to carry a dangerous electrical charge from up to 100 feet away. (A similar incident was part of a plot in Season 2 of the “Homeland” TV series, as the means by which the ailing U.S. vice president was assassinated.)

WAIT, WHAT? – New York’s prestigious Bronx High School of Science enrolls some of the “best and brightest” students in the city—some of whom (perhaps rebelling against the “nerd” label) for the last two years have held unauthorized, consensual fistfights (a “fight club”) in a field near the school, according to an October New York Daily News report. Students at the school (which has produced eight Nobel Prize winners and eight National Medal of Science honorees) then bombarded the Daily News reporter by telephone and Facebook with acrimonious, vulgar messages for placing the school in a bad light.

TOO QUICKLY PROMOTED – Nathan Lawwill, 32, from Lansing, Michigan, was arrested in Tunisia in October after emigrating as a recent Muslim convert, speaking little Arabic—which did not restrain him (a one-time Christian) from now being the Islamic Messiah, the “gift to Muslims,” “Mahdi to Muslims and Messiah to the Jews.” “I am going to be the center of the world very quickly,” he wrote on Facebook. He and his brother Patrick were found by police on Oct. 25 “unwashed,” and were detained on suspicion of terrorism.

LEAST COMPETENT CRIMINALS – Ms. Cana Greer, 29, was arrested in Sacramento, California, in October when police responded to a call to help her remove handcuffs she had accidentally engaged while fooling around with a friend. Police, routinely checking her ID, discovered an outstanding felony burglary warrant. As per procedure, officers took her to a fire station for removal of the cuffs—to make room on her wrists for their own handcuffs.

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hanksgiving is a time for us all to gather around the banquet table and express how thankful we are. It’s an opportunity to stuff ourselves silly with turkey and gravy, pie and drink. It’s about enjoying treasured family and gathered friends.

And it can be kind of a crock, too, right?

Because we all know that family isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be.

And we all know that much of America’s bounty was stolen from the native people who first welcomed us here, whose descendants are even now fighting (still!) for some small shred of sovereign respect in North Dakota. And we all know that as holidays go, Thanksgiving is just a wind-up for Black Friday, when American gratitude really gets its game on.

Hungry yet?

Well here’s something to remember: Just because Thanksgiving has become an anxiety-inducing nexus of guilt, gross consumerism and that awful aunt who insists on saying a prayer for the success of President Trump, it can still be about sharing good food. It can still be about welcoming people to our table.

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Over the past year, Missoula and surrounding areas have started taking in a modern group of settlers—refugees from war-torn parts of the world including the Democratic Republic of Congo and Iraq—and helping them make new homes. Soft Landing Missoula, a new nonprofit organization, received approval from the International Rescue Committee in the spring to help resettle families seeking refuge. For this year’s Holiday Food issue, we talked with Soft Landing founder Mary Poole and five local cooks about what it means to invite a stranger to the table, and what kinds of recipes they’d pull out of their cupboards to welcome new friends to a new land.

In the process, we leave behind the usual Thanksgiving fare to shine a light on some comfort foods that, in the spirit of the holidays, might make you feel at home away from home.

Pornthip Rodgers’ Red Curry Seafood (Pagoda Thai Kitchen) P

ad Thai is probably the most popular dish at Pagoda Thai Kitchen in Missoula’s Northside neighborhood. But if we’re talking about warm and welcoming comfort food, owner Pornthip Rodgers says it’s all about the red curry sauce. Rodgers, who goes by “Thip,” grew up in Thailand on the border of Laos. She bought the Chinese restaurant in 2010 and added Thai fare to the menu. This recipe is close to what she serves at Pagoda Thai Kitchen, but because she’s a seafood fan she recommends adding a combination of tilapia, crab, squid and shrimp.

Another noteworthy “secret” ingredient is the Totole chicken flavor soup base mix (identifiable by the big yellow chicken on the bag). She ballparks the measurements and recommends tasting as you go.

Though relatives have worked with her at the restaurant, Rodgers doesn’t host a big family Thanksgiving gathering in Missoula. She regards her regular customers as guests in her home. “I tell my kids, ‘Make sure it’s a little bit sweet and a little bit salty before the food comes out,’” she says. “Make it exciting-tasting for them.”

INGREDIENTS 2 tablespoons red curry paste 1 (15 ounce) can light coconut milk

2 tablespoons fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar 1/2 tablespoon Totole chicken flavor soup base mix 1/3 cup red bell pepper, chopped into 1- or 2-inch pieces 1/3 cup green bell pepper, chopped into 1- or 2-inch pieces 1/3 cup chopped carrot 1 small can sliced bamboo shoots 1/4 cup fresh basil 1/2 cup fresh shrimp 1/2 cup tilapia 1/2 cup crab meat salt to taste DIRECTIONS In a medium saucepan, combine red curry paste with coconut milk. Simmer five minutes. Add bamboo shoots, fish sauce, brown sugar and chicken mix. Simmer for 15 minutes. Add peppers and carrot, simmer for 10 minutes. Add seafood and simmer three to five minutes or until cooked through. Add basil and salt to taste. Spoon over rice.

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John Kordonouris’ Lamb and Potatoes with Tomato Salad (#1 Greek Gyro) J

ohn Kordonouris remembers living in Greece as a child and meeting an elderly stranger on the street. She asked him for olive oil and he went to check with his parents. They told him to bring the woman back to their home for dinner.

“I was like, ‘Why are we bringing some random stranger into our house?’” he says now. “But we started talking with her and I learned about how her sons were in the army and they were held captive in Germany.”

Kordonouris says the memory sticks with him because it helped teach him about community. Last Easter, his family roasted six lambs on spits and hosted 175 people at their house—many of them regular customers at #1 Greek Gyro. He says there’s a wealth of favorite dishes that Greeks like to share, but one of the most common—and one that everyone has a recipe for—is lamb and potatoes. Likewise, everyone serves tomato salad. Whom they share it with, however, is just as important as the recipe. “Greek culture is always about welcoming,” he says. “They open the door to anyone.”

Lamb and Potatoes INGREDIENTS 4.5 to 5.5 pound leg of lamb, bone in 3 to 4 lemons 1 teaspoon oregano, plus extra for sprinkling on potatoes olive oil 3 to 4 pounds of red potatoes cut into bite-size pieces salt and pepper to taste 3 tablespoons butter

oil. Squeeze one lemon over lamb. Sprinkle lamb with oregano, salt and pepper. Place in oven for two hours, rotating and basting periodically.

After two hours, remove and turn heat up to 350 degrees. Spread the potatoes around the lamb leg. Squeeze remaining lemons over potatoes, making sure to get a bit of lemon juice on the lamb as well. Sprinkle oregano, salt and pepper and dab the butter on potatoes. Pour 1/2 cup of water into the roasting pan. Place back in oven for one hour. Check to see if it’s done to your liking. For medium, lamb should reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees.

Classic Greek Tomato Salad INGREDIENTS 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 tablespoon chopped oregano salt and pepper to taste 2 cucumbers, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and cut into bite-size chunks 4 ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into bite-size pieces 1 green bell pepper, cored, seeded and roughly chopped 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives 4 ounces feta cheese, cut into cubes DIRECTIONS Mix all ingredients and top with cubed feta.

DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Unwrap lamb, wash with cold water and place on roasting pan, fat side up. Lightly drizzle lamb with olive

Terry Whitright’s Indian Tacos L

ike many kids who grew up on a reservation, Terry Whitright always considered Indian tacos a special treat. Whitright, a Blackfeet tribal member from Heart Butte who cooks at the Iron Horse Bar and Grill, says he’s accustomed to frybread that uses an especially sweet dough. “I’m probably gonna catch shit for this recipe, because everyone and their grandma has a recipe that is supposed to be the end-all be-all of frybread,” he says.

When Whitright’s family hosts a big gathering, he says, expect a boisterous group of friends, family, kids and pets underfoot, and food everywhere. Given a chance to host guests from another country, he says, he’d probably welcome them to sit down, crack a beer, and watch some football. He calls himself realistic about the problems a refugee might face in the United States.

“You’re in a better place now than the war-torn areas, it’s way better, but there’s going to be some challenges ahead, especially with the new president,” he says. “At the same time, this is Missoula. It’s the most liberal town in the state. It’s not like everybody’s a gun-shootin’ redneck.”

INGREDIENTS 1 package of yeast, about 1/4 ounce 1 cup sugar (or less, depending on how sweet you want it) 6 cups flour 2 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 cup lukewarm water 1/2 cup milk

chili con carne (homemade or canned) or ground beef cooked with taco seasoning shredded lettuce cheddar cheese chopped onion diced tomato hot sauce DIRECTIONS Dissolve yeast and sugar in 1/2 cup warm water. Let stand five to ten minutes. Place flour and salt in large bowl, making a depression in the center. Combine milk, remaining water and dissolved yeast and pour into depression. Begin mixing flour with liquid, making sure all batter is worked into dough. Knead until dough is smooth and the sides of the bowl are clean. While kneading, occasionally dip your hands in water or vegetable oil to give dough a smooth, elastic finish. Cover with towel and let rise in a warm place for two to four hours, until dough doubles in size. Punch it down, cover, and let rise for another 30 minutes.

A deep fryer works best to fry the bread, but a fry pan heated on the stovetop works as well. Pinch off balls of dough, about four ounces each, and flatten with a rolling pin. Fry in hot lard or vegetable oil until golden brown on both sides. Recipe yields about 15 pieces of frybread.

Once the frybread is done, ladle on some chili or taco meat, throw down a handful of lettuce, top with cheddar, onion and tomato, and eat.

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Connie Surber and Laura Ginsberg’s Pecan Pie (Golden Yoke) A

t The Golden Yoke farm and creamery, owners Connie Surber and Laura Ginsberg enjoy a striking view of the Mission Mountains. But even so, they sometimes find themselves missing certain comforts of the South, where they both grew up, and that’s where pecan pie comes in.

“We definitely make it at the holidays, and then if we have a special occasion—for birthdays and things like that—it’s our special occasion dessert,” Ginsberg says. “We know we shouldn’t make it all the time because it’s too delicious to have around, and we’ll just eat the whole thing.”

For Thanksgiving this year, the couple plans to host a firefighter friend and his parents, and they’ll be serving pecan pie for dessert. They use a pie-filling recipe from Cook’s Country and a “foolproof ” crust recipe poached from “America’s Test Kitchen,” and they top the finished pie with vanilla ice cream they make at the creamery.

“Pecan pie is a staple in the South, and I think it is very American in that way,” Ginsberg says. “When we have people over, we like to cook things for them that remind us of home.”

Piecrust INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (12 1/2 ounces) 1 teaspoon table salt 2 tablespoons sugar 12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), cut into 1/4-inch slices 1/2 cup chilled vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces 1/4 cup vodka, cold 1/4 cup cold water DIRECTIONS Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt and sugar in food processor until combined, about two one-second pulses. Add butter and shortening and process until homogeneous dough just starts to collect in uneven

clumps, about 15 seconds (dough will resemble cottage cheese curds, and there should be no uncoated flour). Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Add remaining cup flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around bowl and mass of dough has been broken up, four to six quick pulses. Empty mixture into medium bowl.

Sprinkle vodka and water over the mixture. With a rubber spatula, use a folding motion to mix, pressing down on dough until it is slightly tacky and sticks together. Divide dough evenly into two balls and flatten each into a 4-inch disk. Wrap separately in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to two days. Once you’re ready to make the pie, roll out the disk to fit into an 8- or 9-inch pie plate and pinch the dough around the edges.

Scatter pecans in pie shell. Pour filling over pecans.

Place pie in oven and immediately reduce temperature to 325 degrees. Bake until the filling is set and centers jiggles slightly when pie is gently shaken, 45 minutes to one hour.

Let pie cool on a rack for one hour, then refrigerate to set, up to one day. Pie is also delightful hot out of the oven (the filling will be runny), or straight out of the freezer (the pie will keep for months if it’s wrapped well).

Pie Filling INGREDIENTS 1 cup maple syrup 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon molasses 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into half-inch pieces 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 large egg yolks, lightly beaten 1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted and chopped DIRECTIONS Put oven rack to lowest position and preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Heat the syrup, sugar, cream and molasses in saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves, about three minutes.

Remove from heat and let cool for five minutes.

Whisk butter and salt into syrup mixture until combined. Whisk in egg yolks until incorporated.

Supper served softly Refugee resettlement helps families find new homes where they can be safe from war and persecution, but it also uproots families from the lives they’ve known. Sharing food is one way that refugees and their new communities can bond. “As in many cultures, I think the sharing of the food and the sharing of the meal holds community together,” says Mary Poole, founder of Soft Landing Missoula. “We’ve done potlucks outside when the weather was warm and we have volunteers who have been invited to partake in meals. It’s been really fun.”

One important traditional food for Congolese families is ugali, a cornmeal ball boiled to the consistency of dough.

It’s a comfort food used in a similar fashion as tortillas or bread, and as a way to sop up stews and soups.

“When I shared a meal with one of the families, it was this delicious stew of tomatoes, garlic, onions and fish, and we used the ugali to pick up the rest of the food and soak up the juices,” Poole says. “Everyone eats off of one plate, and in my limited experience it’s very much about sharing that meal.”

Finding the right kind of cornmeal locally isn’t easy, but Poole says Soft Landing plans to set up a recipe board and share information about how to obtain certain ingredients.

One side effect of resettlement in the area is the potential for local restaurants and markets to start carrying new items, adding another layer of flavor to the Missoula menu.

On Thursday, Nov. 17, Soft Landing hosts a “First Thanksgiving” meal for refugee families and community members. A traditional American Thanksgiving meal will be served, and the price of each plate ($20) will help subsidize the evening’s meals for the new families.

The organization is aiming to hold more gatherings in the future in which Montana residents and overseas refugees can continue to forge relationships, and Poole says refugees are eager to share their food culture.

“They’ve had everything taken from them against their will, and they’ve been dropped in the middle of this place where, in the beginning, they require help and assistance from so many other people,” Poole says. “One way they feel

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like they can give back is to share food. And I think that can become something very powerful.”

First Thanksgiving takes place at First United Methodist Church, 300 E. Main St. Doors open at 5 PM, with a welcome at 5:30 PM followed by dinner. $20/$12 for kids 5 to 12. Free for children under 5.

Table sponsorships are available for $200, which includes two meals.

Omkar Thakur’s Yellow Lentils (India Grill and Curry House) “B

ack at home in India, at every home, every mom would cook lentils every day,” says Omkar Thakur, chef at India Grill and Curry House.

“Like in America you have mashed potatoes—the lentil is everywhere.”

Thakur grew up in the northeastern region of India, in the state of Jharkand. He spent several years in Atlanta before moving to Missoula to work for Curry House owner Sanjay Patel. His recipe for yellow lentils can be tweaked for regional authenticity—for instance, he says, people where he’s from usually add cumin, a whole garlic and a whole dried chile. His recipe uses three types of beans to create extra layers of flavor.

“Our national soup is mulligatawny soup made from lentils and goat meat,” he says. “Lentils are a comfort food, and if you’re sick you can have some more garlic and some more chile to make it hot, and you can drink it as a soup.”

When he’s in India, Thakur celebrates the Hindu holidays of Diwali (in autumn) and Holi (in the spring). There are fireworks and sometimes alcohol, but always lentils. These are welcoming holidays, he says.

“In India we have Christians, Muslims and Hindus, and with festivals like Holi, all our friends get together,” Thakur says. “On Good Friday and Christmas my friend invites us to his house, and on Holi and Diwali my Christian and Muslim friends come to my house. And on Eid we got to our Muslim friends’ houses. We have so many times to come together and celebrate.”

1 1/2 tablespoons tumeric powder 2 tablespoons fenugreek leaves 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/2 tablespoon red chile powder or one whole dried red chile 1/2 tablespoon cumin seed 1 tablespoon minced garlic or whole clove 1 tablespoon ghee cilantro DIRECTIONS Soak the lentils overnight, then boil for 1 1/2 hours with tumeric and salt so the liquid takes on a yellow color, refilling the water as needed. In a new pan, add vegetable oil, cumin seed, garlic, chile and fenugreek until browned, then add lentils and mix in the ghee. Garnish with cilantro and serve with white or brown rice, naan or bread.

INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup masoor dal (pink lentils) 1/2 cup dried garbanzo beans 1/2 cup dried black eyed peas 1 1/2 tablespoons salt

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During Savor Missoula, participating establishments offer a prix fixe menu of $35, $20, $9.50, $7.50 or $5 per person. Restaurants will also feature their regular menus during the promotion.

Food lovers: Dine out at as many participating restaurants as you like during Savor Missoula; explore new dining opportunities or enjoy old favorites. There are no tickets or passes required for Savor diners!

Prix Fixe Menu Bayern Brewery $ 50 9 2-course lunch First Course: Mushroom Cream Soup Second Course: Breaded Ham Dumpling served over Beef Goulash

Brooks & Browns $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Manhattan Clam Chowder: Baby clams, bacon, peppers, onion, tomato, carrot, heirloom potato Second Course: Salmon BLT: Grilled maple glazed Atlantic salmon, Daily’s thick-cut bacon, Dijon, lettuce, heirloom tomato on ciabatta Third Course: Pear Tart: Brown butter custard and wine poached pears Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand or Cold Smoke Scotch Ale, Montana OR First Course: Elk Chili: Ground elk, chipotle peppers, bell pepper, tomato, onion, red wine Second Course: Garden Pasta with Chicken: Seasonal vegetables, penne pasta, pesto, roasted red pepper, brined and grilled chicken breast Third Course: Pear Tart: Brown butter custard and wine poached pears Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand or Blackfoot IPA, Montana

All prices are per person

Burns St. Bistro $ 50 9 lunch Westside Meatball Sub: Locally-raised beef meatballs on made-from-scratch bread smothered in Marinara, covered with melty cheese. With fries of course.

Finn & Porter $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Mussels stewed in Pernod and garlic, with grilled baguette Second Course: Grilled Petite Fillet of Beef with Truffle and Pecorino Gratin, and Italian salsa verde Third Course: Assorted Chocolate Truffles -milk chocolate and chili -dark chocolate and espresso -white chocolate and coconut

Good Food Store $ 50 7 lunch Turkey cranberry panini Kale slaw Chocolate Pumpkin cookie

Choose an entrée: Cold Smoke & Cheddar Meatloaf Paired with a Pint of Kettle House Cold Smoke or glass of Drumheller Washington Cabernet OR Montana Lentils, Mushroom & Squash Saute (gf, vegetarian) Paired with a can of Harvest Moon’s Beltian White Ale or a glass of Ryan Patrick Washington Riesling

Montana Distillery $ 5 & $750 cocktail specials PUMPKIN PIE MARTINI: the MT Distillery Vanilla vodka, Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Cream, Agave, Garnished with Pumpkin Spice $7.50 HARVEST MOON: our Soiled Dove Gin, Cinnamon, Agave, Cayenne, Lemon, Apple Cider, Garnished with Apple slice $5.00

Pearl Cafe $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Roasted Beet, Amalthea Dairy Goat Cheese and Toasted Almond Salad with Orange and Balsamic Vinaigrette OR A Cup of Our French Onion Soup

Iron Griz $ 20 2-course dinner

Second Course: Cider Brined and Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin, Grilled and Served with Wild Mushroom Cream, Cider Reduction, Butternut Squash Puree, Sauteed Greens, Pickled Crabapple and Crispy Sage

Choose an appetizer from our garden: Fried Zucchini Rampicante (vegetarian) OR Kale Caesar (gf, vegetarian)

Third Course: Dark Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream and Candied Kumquats

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Prix Fixe Menu Red Bird $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Butter Lettuce with Peas, Bacon & creamy Blue Cheese dressing Second Course: Beef Bourguignon with roasted Root Vegetables with Polenta Third Course: Fried Apple Pie served with Buttermilk Ice Cream

Romaines $ 50 9 2-course lunch Large Signature Salad and Brownie OR A Small Signature Salad with a Cup of Soup of the Day and Biscuit $

20 2-course dinner Small Signature Salad or a Bowl of Butternut Squash Soup with Candied Walnuts OR Dessert of Chocolate Brownie and Huckleberry Caramel Sauce AND Oxbow Cattle Company Steak with Caramelized Shallots, Rosemary Mashed Potatoes, and Braised Kale

All prices are per person

Second Course: Entrée - CEDAR PLANK SALMON wild caught salmon broiled on a cedar plank to your liking, served on top of wild rice with almonds and mushrooms, sautéed bok choy OR PORK TENDERLOIN beet and caraway roasted pork tenderloin served with cheesy garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed seasonal vegetable

Sushi Hana $ 20 2-course dinner

Third Course: Dessert - FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE TORTE raspberry coulis, whipped cream

The Trough $ 50 9 2-course lunch, available 10am-8pm

First Course: Crab Cakes Second Course: Steven’s Maki - Creamy scallops & tuna with wasabi relish

Market Club: Roasted turkey, Daily's bacon, provolone, cheddar, tomato, romaine, and roasted red pepper aioli on a Le Petite sourdough baguette OR Pulled Pork sandwich on a Le Petite sourdough baguette topped with pepper jack and bread and butter pickles with a side of coleslaw AND Cup of one of our savory soup options

Stone of Accord $ 50 9 2-course lunch First Course: Choice of soup OR dinner salad Second Course: Choice of one of our 1/2 sandwiches with side $ $

20 2-course dinner

First Course: Choice of Small Cheesy Chips, Spinach Artichoke Dip, OR Thai Peanut Chicken Skewers Second Course: Choice of Petite Corned Beef and Cabbage, Petite Bangers and Mash, Shepards Pie, OR Chicken Leek Pot Pie

20 2-course dinner, available in the evenings Slow cooked Beef Brisket dinner with Garlic mashed potatoes and Honey glazed carrots OR The Trough Signature Lasagna with a Caesar salad AND Homemade Apple Pie w/Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Rumour $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Salad - ROASTED BEETS with chevre cheese, maple walnuts, arugula, honey dijon vinaigrette

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During Savor Missoula, participating establishments offer a prix fixe menu of $35, $20, $9.50, $7.50 or $5 per person. Restaurants will also feature their regular menus during the promotion.

Food lovers: Dine out at as many participating restaurants as you like during Savor Missoula; explore new dining opportunities or enjoy old favorites. There are no tickets or passes required for Savor diners!

Prix Fixe Menu Bayern Brewery $ 50 9 2-course lunch First Course: Mushroom Cream Soup Second Course: Breaded Ham Dumpling served over Beef Goulash

Brooks & Browns $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Manhattan Clam Chowder: Baby clams, bacon, peppers, onion, tomato, carrot, heirloom potato Second Course: Salmon BLT: Grilled maple glazed Atlantic salmon, Daily’s thick-cut bacon, Dijon, lettuce, heirloom tomato on ciabatta Third Course: Pear Tart: Brown butter custard and wine poached pears Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand or Cold Smoke Scotch Ale, Montana OR First Course: Elk Chili: Ground elk, chipotle peppers, bell pepper, tomato, onion, red wine Second Course: Garden Pasta with Chicken: Seasonal vegetables, penne pasta, pesto, roasted red pepper, brined and grilled chicken breast Third Course: Pear Tart: Brown butter custard and wine poached pears Paired with Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc, New Zealand or Blackfoot IPA, Montana

All prices are per person

Burns St. Bistro $ 50 9 lunch Westside Meatball Sub: Locally-raised beef meatballs on made-from-scratch bread smothered in Marinara, covered with melty cheese. With fries of course.

Finn & Porter $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Mussels stewed in Pernod and garlic, with grilled baguette Second Course: Grilled Petite Fillet of Beef with Truffle and Pecorino Gratin, and Italian salsa verde Third Course: Assorted Chocolate Truffles -milk chocolate and chili -dark chocolate and espresso -white chocolate and coconut

Good Food Store $ 50 7 lunch Turkey cranberry panini Kale slaw Chocolate Pumpkin cookie

Choose an entrée: Cold Smoke & Cheddar Meatloaf Paired with a Pint of Kettle House Cold Smoke or glass of Drumheller Washington Cabernet OR Montana Lentils, Mushroom & Squash Saute (gf, vegetarian) Paired with a can of Harvest Moon’s Beltian White Ale or a glass of Ryan Patrick Washington Riesling

Montana Distillery $ 5 & $750 cocktail specials PUMPKIN PIE MARTINI: the MT Distillery Vanilla vodka, Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Cream, Agave, Garnished with Pumpkin Spice $7.50 HARVEST MOON: our Soiled Dove Gin, Cinnamon, Agave, Cayenne, Lemon, Apple Cider, Garnished with Apple slice $5.00

Pearl Cafe $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Roasted Beet, Amalthea Dairy Goat Cheese and Toasted Almond Salad with Orange and Balsamic Vinaigrette OR A Cup of Our French Onion Soup

Iron Griz $ 20 2-course dinner

Second Course: Cider Brined and Herb Crusted Pork Tenderloin, Grilled and Served with Wild Mushroom Cream, Cider Reduction, Butternut Squash Puree, Sauteed Greens, Pickled Crabapple and Crispy Sage

Choose an appetizer from our garden: Fried Zucchini Rampicante (vegetarian) OR Kale Caesar (gf, vegetarian)

Third Course: Dark Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream and Candied Kumquats

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Prix Fixe Menu Red Bird $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Butter Lettuce with Peas, Bacon & creamy Blue Cheese dressing Second Course: Beef Bourguignon with roasted Root Vegetables with Polenta Third Course: Fried Apple Pie served with Buttermilk Ice Cream

Romaines $ 50 9 2-course lunch Large Signature Salad and Brownie OR A Small Signature Salad with a Cup of Soup of the Day and Biscuit $

20 2-course dinner Small Signature Salad or a Bowl of Butternut Squash Soup with Candied Walnuts OR Dessert of Chocolate Brownie and Huckleberry Caramel Sauce AND Oxbow Cattle Company Steak with Caramelized Shallots, Rosemary Mashed Potatoes, and Braised Kale

All prices are per person

Second Course: Entrée - CEDAR PLANK SALMON wild caught salmon broiled on a cedar plank to your liking, served on top of wild rice with almonds and mushrooms, sautéed bok choy OR PORK TENDERLOIN beet and caraway roasted pork tenderloin served with cheesy garlic mashed potatoes and sautéed seasonal vegetable

Sushi Hana $ 20 2-course dinner

Third Course: Dessert - FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE TORTE raspberry coulis, whipped cream

The Trough $ 50 9 2-course lunch, available 10am-8pm

First Course: Crab Cakes Second Course: Steven’s Maki - Creamy scallops & tuna with wasabi relish

Market Club: Roasted turkey, Daily's bacon, provolone, cheddar, tomato, romaine, and roasted red pepper aioli on a Le Petite sourdough baguette OR Pulled Pork sandwich on a Le Petite sourdough baguette topped with pepper jack and bread and butter pickles with a side of coleslaw AND Cup of one of our savory soup options

Stone of Accord $ 50 9 2-course lunch First Course: Choice of soup OR dinner salad Second Course: Choice of one of our 1/2 sandwiches with side $ $

20 2-course dinner

First Course: Choice of Small Cheesy Chips, Spinach Artichoke Dip, OR Thai Peanut Chicken Skewers Second Course: Choice of Petite Corned Beef and Cabbage, Petite Bangers and Mash, Shepards Pie, OR Chicken Leek Pot Pie

20 2-course dinner, available in the evenings Slow cooked Beef Brisket dinner with Garlic mashed potatoes and Honey glazed carrots OR The Trough Signature Lasagna with a Caesar salad AND Homemade Apple Pie w/Salted Caramel Ice Cream

Rumour $ 35 3-course dinner First Course: Salad - ROASTED BEETS with chevre cheese, maple walnuts, arugula, honey dijon vinaigrette

missoulanews.com • November 17–November 24, 2016 [19]

[arts]

Bold future Caroline Keys comes into her own with the LaneSplitters

by Erika Fredrickson

O

n the night of Sept. 26, during the first presidential debate, progressive-leaning patrons dominated the Top Hat Lounge, groaning at the spectacle of Donald Trump on the venue’s large drop-down screen. Just down the street, at the Wilma, Missoula’s Caroline Keys and the LaneSplitters played the opening slot for Dwight Yoakam in front of what appeared to be a much different crowd. At least a couple of guns and a few knives had been confiscated at the front door by Wilma staff and, inside, cowboy hats and country drawls were prominent among the audience. How the crowd split politically is difficult to say, but Yoakam is known for his wide appeal, claimed by both flag-waving, pop-country-loving Republicans and New Yorker-reading alt-country leftists alike. Caroline Keys and the LaneSplitters appeared to fit right in as people nodded and clapped along to the band’s swinging tunes and Keys’ warm Southern drawl.

“It felt like the audience was on our side,” Keys says. “Which is a nice thing to feel in your own town.”

The first time I met Keys was in 1999 at a University of Montana magazine writing course. Students were asked to bring in examples of favorite magazines, and we both brought copies of the alt-country publication No Depression, which stood out among our classmates’ stacks of outdoor recreation magazines. A the time, she was a musician with no music community. A few years later, in 2001, she subbed in on guitar for a couple of gigs with local country-bluegrass band Broken Valley Roadshow.

“We played the senior pro rodeo in Hamilton and I drove back in tears,” Keys says. “It was so fun to be in a band. And I was thinking, ‘Too bad that was my only chance.’”

It wasn’t, of course, and Keys went on to become a prominent permanent member of BVR. She founded her own band, Stellarondo, a few years later. Stellarondo started as a solo project when Keys took the RPM Challenge, a songwriting exercise where musicians write a full album during the month of February and share it online. It became a full-fledged band and eventually worked with author Rick Bass

photo by Amy Donovan

Caroline Keys has built her reputation in Missoula’s music scene one band at a time.

for a musical storytelling project. They toured and ended up playing Nashville’s Ryman Theater.

Over the years, Keys has built a solid reputation in the scene, becoming the kind of musician other bands vie for no matter their genre, from concert-hall country to dive-y dirty rock outfits. Currently she’s in The Best Westerns, an alt-country band that aims for an old-school Nashville sound, and The Shiveries, a country-tinged rock band whose frontwoman, Cindy Marshall, comes from a metal and punk background.

Keys says she’s most at home as a backup singer and an all-purpose right-hand woman, but with the LaneSplitters, she’s front and center among a crew of well-established musicians: bassist Jeff Turman, guitarist Nate Biehl, pedal steel player Gibson Hartwell and drummer Matt Tipton.

The band spent part of June recording its new album at the Type Foundry Recording Studio in Portland. They slept in the studio, Keys says. (For a pillow, she used a guitar case owned by REM’s Peter Buck.) The band shares songwriting and singing credits, though they decided to keep Keys’ name out front.

“It’s kind of cringe-y, but also feels like that’s where I’m at,” she says.

The band booked its album release show this week, but the album won’t be ready for a few more weeks. They were overly optimistic about how long it would take to finish when they booked the show, Keys says, but she isn’t one to be impatient. Even the way she funded the album speaks to her endurance.

“Ever since last August I’ve put every penny I’ve ever made into a sandwich bag

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in my underwear drawer and that money has all gone to mixing and mastering,” she says. “I hate that I’m talking about money, but it’s part of how it’s all unfolding. And it’s really important to me. My parents instilled in me how satisfying it is to earn something. So it feels good. It feels like it’s been a lesson in patience.”

Keys says she’s taken a lot of personal risks in the last several years, especially when she stepped away from collaborative projects and took the wheel on her own. It’s an uncomfortable role, she says, for a Southern girl who grew up as a preacher’s daughter (“Even a liberal preacher’s daughter,” she notes). At the beginning of her music career, she felt pressure—mostly from herself—to please others, but now she’s paying more attention to her own vision.

“Making sure everyone else is comfortable has a grace to it, but it can come at a price,” she says. Since the election, and the national conversation about president-elect Donald Trump’s negative views on women, Keys says she feels more emboldened as a female artist.

“For a minute I was feeling scared, like, ‘Am I going to be able to be an artist in this climate?’ And then realizing, ‘Oh wait. This is exactly when you do it.’ I’ve been sharpening my skills in the womb of Missoula for the past eight years and now it’s time to come out and wield them. I look forward to seeing what that brings.”

Caroline Keys and the LaneSplitters play the Top Hat Fri., Nov. 18, at 10 PM, with opener Hermina Jean. $5. efredrickson@missoulanews.com

[music]

Up all night The Gotobeds’ new album forecasts live fun Pittsburgh’s Gotobeds are an indie rock band with a pretty good sense of album nomenclature and irony. And when I say “indie” rock band, I don’t mean it in the pejorative kind of way. I mean it in a “somewhat successful independent rock band on an independent label (Sub Pop) that sounds kind of like Wire, Pavement and Parquet Courts” kind of way. You know? In other words, it’s a band that plays rock tunes slightly faster than mid-tempo, but not blazingly fast, and with a strong melodic foundation.

They’re pretty good musicians, too, if a little predictable in their writing. I really like the two guitar leads on “Brass Not Rash.” That song has a jaunty weirdness that I really dig. For me, stuff like this can be judged one of two ways: 1) you listen to a record on Bandcamp and think, “Yep, that’s pretty all right

for what it is. Seems fun.” Or 2) you see the band first, have a raging good time, drink a few beers, dance around with good folks, have a ton of fun, buy a shirt, have a conversation with somebody from the group who’s cool, go to an afterparty, and wake up too early, kind of bleary-eyed, for work. And then you have all these memorable associations flooding back every time you decide to queue up the album on your phone during your daily bus commute.

Something about Blood // Sugar // Secs // Traffic tells me you’re a nut if you’re not taking in the Gotobeds live before you listen to this. God knows what I would have thought of The Fireballs of Freedom had I heard a tape first. ( Josh Vanek) The Gotobeds plays the Palace Fri., Nov. 18, at 9 PM, along with The Sasha Bell Band and Arrowleaf.

Thee Oh Sees, An Odd Entrances I get what’s so great about John Dwyer: He’s a musical explorer who uses the building blocks of psychedelia, electronica and garage rock to create technically compelling fireworks. His music is complicated and distantly cool stuff that never quite fits into a single genre. An Odd Entrances marks the 18th studio album for his band, Thee Oh Sees, and it’s meant to be a companion to its March release, An Odd Exits. Exits had a more Sabbath flavor to it, and I appreciated the way the band took full advantage of its relatively new two-drummer setup on that album. The departure of vocalist Brigid Dawson, who was arguably the band’s secret weapon, was a loss for its sound, but Exits seemed to hold together anyway.

Entrances is a whole other beast, with some songs emulating British psych folk complete with

lines such as, “And from his hand a sword did land.” Even more puzzling is “Jammed Exit,” which sounds like the soundtrack to a Super Mario World game—perhaps from an advanced level in the far reaches of outer space. Flutes toodle in chinook-like outbursts and the synthetic sounds of bubbles popping create a cartoonish soundscape. What is going on here? The album is willfully disjointed and devoid of authentic feeling.

Like Thee Oh Sees’ other albums, Entrances feels like a sculpture made by a madman or a science experiment built by the smartest kid in the class. It might be innovative, but that doesn’t mean it’s compelling.

(Erika Fredrickson) Thee Oh Sees plays Stage 112 Wed., Nov. 23, at 9 PM, along with Ferbus. $23/$20 advance.

Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds, La Araña Es La Vida Kid Congo Powers is the stage name of Brian Tristan, the stalwart underground rock ’n’ roller who played with the Gun Club, Cramps and the Bad Seeds. He’s released records over the past six or so years with the Pink Monkey Birds. I’d wondered what the deal with the newish band was, and recently took the plunge.

What’s instantly great about Kid Congo is his light touch as a guitarist. He doesn’t have any need to hot dog around, he just plays and knows when not to play. His music has an impeccably timeless caveman rock and roll feel to it, with a boxy, preKinks overdriven tone, basic repeated riffs and minimal other effects. For a guy who’s getting close to

60 years old, there’s no sign of fatigue from Kid Congo, who’s been directly involved with all kinds of crucial music projects through the years. He’s a fascinating survivor, having outlived many of his contemporaries, including Rowland S. Howard, Lux Interior and Ricky Wilson. That this style of music has long been steeping in Kid Congo’s world shines through this record.

There isn’t a dud track.

Parts of this record remind me of Mick Collins’ (The Gories and The Dirtbombs) stompers and Cramps songs, along with Link Wray leads and shimmering surf.

But the foundation here is excellent rock ’n’ roll, for which I am a complete sucker. (Josh Vanek)

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[books]

Blood from the Stones It’s only rock and roll, and Rich Cohen writes it

by Ednor Therriault

But of course it’s Jagger and Richards at the center Rich Cohen had a fever. And the prescription was more cowbell. When a 10-year-old Cohen heard the of the maelstrom, and from the ouster of Jones to the intro to “Honky Tonk Women” coming from his older bloody disaster of Altamont, Cohen gets pretty close to brother’s attic bedroom in 1978, he crept up the the core of the man whose face taunted him from that stairs and got a glimpse of a Rolling Stones poster. poster he’d seen as a boy. Jagger’s reaction to Altamont, Mick Jagger’s insolent sneer contained the essence where four people died, is a good example. When the of these mysterious rockers. “He was grotesque yet band was whisked away from the carnage and chaos to handsome, with the outsized features of an adoles- a hotel in San Francisco, they panicked. Jagger’s priority was, says Cohen, his own survival. To avoid legal entancent, a man who never grew into his face.”

In the 55 years since Jagger and Keith Richards’ first glements, Jagger insisted that the band flee to England encounter on a London train platform, where they dis- the next morning, leaving tour manager Sam Cutler to covered their shared love of American blues music, the twist in the wind of Altamont’s aftermath. “I never heard from them again,” said Cutler. It’s Stones’ story has been told in countone of many examples that shine an less articles, movies, autobiographies unflattering light on the enigmatic and memoirs. But Cohen’s The Sun Stones frontman. Still, Cohen shows & the Moon & the Rolling Stones his affection, acknowledging that it transcends mere biography to examhas always been Jagger who kept the ine the band’s history through the pilot light lit on the Greatest Rock ’n’ lens of a fan, musician and clear-eyed Roll Band in the World. insider. Cohen’s prose sparkles like a Even though they haven’t made a new set of guitar strings as he delves great record since the days of MTV and into the Stones’ complex history with Donkey Kong, the band still draws milrazor-sharp humor and mind-blowlions of fans to their tours at an age ing details that reveal the band’s when most people are fretting about swirling creative process. outliving their pensions or scheduling While providing illumination, that fourth hip replacement. It’s the Cohen doesn’t skip past the darkpower struggle between Jagger and ness. A handful of Stones have sucThe Sun & the Moon & Richards—which has occasionally cumbed along the way to life in the the Rolling Stones metastasized into a full-blown feud— fast lane, including original keyRich Cohen that’s always provided the high-octane boardist Ian Stewart, who was, amazhardcover, Spiegel & Grau fuel that runs the band’s engine. ingly, deemed too unattractive to 400 pages, $30 Cohen crystallizes their yin-yang with tour with the band. Too ugly to be a Rolling Stone? Dude must have had a face like a great analogy: “When you interview Mick...you think, grandma’s elbow. The man who made that decision was ‘I’m a fisherman catching wonderful things in my nets.’

Andrew Loog Oldham, the band’s first real manager. Every turn of phrase feels like a scoop summoned by your Cohen paints a vivid portrait of the 19-year-old Oldham own trusting presence. But later, when those interviews as a cross between Austin Powers and Col. Tom Parker. are transcribed, you realize your nets are empty.” Keith It was Oldham who orchestrated the success of “Satis- is almost the opposite. When interviewing Keith, “you faction,” the Stones’ first worldwide hit. The Jagger and worry you’re getting nothing in your nets but catfish and Richards composition marks the watershed when gui- perhaps a tire. But when those tapes are transcribed, you tarist Brian Jones began to get squeezed out and, as realize you’ve hauled in a bounty.”

Jagger dabbled in movies even after the band Cohen suggests, the Stones sold their souls to the devil.

After “Satisfaction,” their only competition was started to taste success, seemingly hedging his bets. the Beatles. Between 1968 and 1972 the Stones re- Richards never had a Plan B. “Keith was a rock and leased a Mount Rushmore of rock and roll, four roll Cortez: burn the boats!” Cohen writes.

This is a wickedly compelling account of a band iconic albums that traversed the transition from the peace-and-love 1960s into the elegantly wasted ’70s. whose history reads like a Dostoyevsky novel as transSex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll became their brand. lated by Kafka and edited by William Burroughs. Cohen’s Cohen goes deep into the personalities, the tangled own poignant experiences and fascinating glimpses into relationships, the legal woes, the drug busts, excesses the Stones’ inner workings provide plenty of cowbell, and all the creative elements that played a part in this making for one of the most hilarious, touching and endastonishing run. He gives special attention to Gram lessly entertaining rock biographies I’ve read.

Parsons, a tragic figure whose influence on Richards’ music has been understated in other biographies. arts@missoulanews.com

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[film]

Glow in the dark Moonlight casts a perfect coming-of-age story

by Molly Laich

“Relax. We’re not in a shark movie.”

Look, nobody’s more introverted than me. If I have to raise my voice to ask a bus driver to open the back door, I’m devastated. I can’t bear to make noise, and if I do it takes me two hours to recover. And yet when Moonlight was over and the credits rolled, I was so excited and overwhelmed by what I’d just seen that I almost started clapping in the crowded theater.

And I don’t think I was the only one who felt that way.

We were shy, so no one clapped, but the room felt changed by what we’d seen. Our exhalations had meaning.

Moonlight is written and directed by Barry Jenkins and based on an unproduced play by Tarell McCraney. Jenkins and McCraney grew up in the same Miami housing project in an area called Liberty City, where the film takes place. They didn’t know each other at the time, but both consider the film’s story as partly autobiographical. Moonlight exists in three distinct acts following a young black kid through childhood, adolescence and adulthood. Different actors play the main character, Chiron, in each segment, but that’s not a gimmick. This isn’t Cate Blanchett playing Bob Dylan. Chiron doesn’t say much, but the actors unite him into one person with their bodies and their eyes.

In the first act, we meet Chiron, known at this point as “Little” (Alex Hibbert), as he’s running away from bullies in his neighborhood. He hides out in an abandoned dope house where local drug dealer Juan (Mahershala Ali) finds him. The two form a friendship as we learn the circumstances of Chiron’s unhappy life. His mother (Naoime Harris) does her best as a single mom, but she’s addicted to crack, and Juan is the one selling it to her. There’s an overwhelming poetry to the way we discover all of this, and in what the characters say and don’t say to each other, in the

discordant, perfect score. James Laxton’s distinctive cinematography keeps us close to the action as he moves around the characters. His camera makes it impossible for us to forget about their humanity.

There’s no mention of religion in the film, and yet the effect is somehow deeply spiritual. You can’t help but love and pity even the film’s villains.

In the second part, Chiron (Ashton Sanders) is high-school age, and the bullying has only gotten worse. We see the direction his mother’s life has taken and get to know Juan’s partner, Teresa ( Janelle Monáe).

We also learn more about Chiron’s friendship with Kevin, the only other character to be played by three actors ( Jaden Piner, Jharrel Jerome and André Holland). In the first part, Juan gives Chiron some clutch wisdom. “At some point you’ve got to decide who you gonna be. And let no one make that decision for you.”

It’s good advice, but who can ever follow it? All of us are informed by what we think society wants from us.

And what happens to Chiron in the second act defines the person he becomes in the third, to which he’s known as “Black” and played by Trevante Rhodes.

I hope I haven’t made Moonlight sound intimidating or too deep. Critics love this film, but I fear they may be scaring viewers away by describing it as “unbearably intimate,” “profoundly subtle” and “crushingly sad.” It is sad. I cried during every act.

But there’s a comfort in the sadness, because you know that what you’re feeling is the truth. I’m in love with these characters. I can’t stop thinking about them. And I can’t wait to see this movie again.

Moonlight opens at the Roxy Theater Fri., Nov. 18. arts@missoulanews.com

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[film] Mirren, Om Puri and Manish Dayal. Playing Fri., Nov. 18 at the Roxy Theater.

OPENING THIS WEEK ALLIED Dating a coworker is always complicated, especially when your job is to sabotage Nazi interests. Rated R. Stars Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard and Lizzy Kaplan. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaoplex.

INFERNO Dan Brown’s globe-trotting symbologist is back to stop another biblical conspiracy from wiping out Earth’s population. At least he has a decent haircut this time.

Rated PG-13. Stars Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones and Irrfan Khan. Playing at the Carmike 12.

BLEED FOR THIS After a car accident wrecks this young boxer’s neck, his doctors tell him he’ll never fight again. They didn’t know how dedicated he is. Rated R. Stars Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart and Katey Sagal. Playing at the Carmike 12.

JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK This former military cop stops at nothing to save his partner from a bum rap. Stars Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders and Aldis Hodge. Rated PG-13. Playing at the Carmike.

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN She thought high school couldn’t suck any worse than it already did. Then her older brother started dating her best friend. Rated R. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson and Woody Harrelson. Playing at the Carmike 12.

A MAN CALLED OVE (EN MAN SOM HETER OVE) Why can’t the new neighbors just leave this grumpy widower alone while he’s trying to kill himself? Rated PG-13. Stars Rolf Lassgård, Zozan Akgün and Bahar Pars. Playing at the Roxy.

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM I like Harry Potter just fine, but I’m really excited for this, the first of five movies about a guy who wrote one of his textbooks. Rated PG-13. Stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Jon Voight. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.

SEASONS (LES SAISONS) I deal with the changing seasons by wearing warmer socks and adding pumpkin spice to everything. The animal kingdom, however, has their own ways of dealing with the cold. Thankfully someone documented them. Rated PG. Playing Thu., Nov. 17 at the Roxy.

MOANA The open sea has many dangers. Good thing this young navigator-in-training has a demigod on her side.

Rated PG. Stars the voices of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Alan Tudyk. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.

MOONLIGHT Set against the backdrop of the War on Drugs, a young man comes to terms with himself, his community and his sexuality. Rated R. Stars Mahershala Ali, Naomie Harris and Janelle Monáe. Playing at the Roxy. (See Film.)

NOW PLAYING

Ah, yes, a prequel to a beloved film franchise. There’s no way this can go badly. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them opens at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.

AMELIE This young Parisian likes dipping her hands in sacks of grain, cracking crème brûlée with her spoon, hanging out in DVD spindles and being delightful. Rated R. Stars Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz and Claire Maurier. Playing Sat., Nov 19 at the Roxy.

CERTAIN WOMEN Rich with Montana connection, Certain Women is based on the short stories of Helena’s Maile Meloy and stars Missoula’s heavily lauded Lily Gladstone.

Rated R. Also stars Michelle Williams and Laura Dern.

Playing at the Roxy Theater through Nov. 12.

ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY San Diego’s top newsman runs into trouble when his station hires an ambitious woman as the new anchor.

Sweet Lincoln’s beard! Rated R. Stars Will Ferrel, Christina Applegate and Steve Carrell. Playing Wed., Nov 23 at the Roxy.

DOCTOR STRANGE By the hoary hosts of Hoggoth! The director of Hellraiser 5 brings Marvel Comics’ Sorcerer Supreme to the big screen. Rated PG-13. Stars Benedict Cumberbatch, his ridiculous American accent and Tilda Swinton. Playing at the Pharaohplex and the Carmike 12.

THE ACCOUNTANT What do criminal cartels, weapons dealers and terrorists have in common? They all have the same accountant. Rated R. Stars Ben Affleck, J.K. Simmons and Anna Kendrick. Playing at the Carmike 12.

ARRIVAL Alien spacecraft appear all over the world, and a crack team of linguists, mathematicians and soldiers race against the clock to prevent another Independence Day. Rated PG-13. Stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. Playing at the Carmike 12.

ALMOST CHRISTMAS Getting the family together for the holidays is easy.

Keeping the family from self-destructing is the real Christmas miracle. Rated PG-13. Stars Danny Glover, Kimberly Elise and Gabrielle Union. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.

BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK The Army, an NFL team and Hollywood are lined up to call this teenage solider a hero. All he can think about are the people who didn’t make it home. Rated R. Stars Kristen Stewart, Steve Martin and Vin Diesel.

Wait, really? Playing at the Pharaohplex.

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GIMME DANGER Jim Jarmusch brings along the original members of The Stooges to explore the early days of the protopunk band. Rated R. Playing at the Roxy.

SHUT IN Well the weather outside is frightful, but that’s nothing compared to what’s happening inside the house.

Rated PG-13. Stars Namoi Watts, Oliver Platt and Charlie Heaton. Playing at the Carmike 12.

TROLLS Those ugly dolls with the colorful hair your brother melted in the microwave are back! Rated PG. Stars the voices of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick and Ron Funches. Playing at the Carmike 12.

WILLY WONKA AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY Oompa, loompa, doom-pa-de-rage. This movie’s great no matter your age. Rated G. Stars Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson and Peter Ostrum. Screening at the Roxy Theater as part of Savor Missoula Sat., Nov. 19 at 3 PM. Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn.

HACKSAW RIDGE Being a pacifist in the army or saving the lives of 75 men.

Which do you think was harder for U.S. Army medic Desmond T. Doss? Rated R. Stars Andrew Garfield, Vince Vaughn and Luke Pegler. Playing at the Carmike 12.

THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY The owner of a prissy French restaurant clashes with an upstart ethnic family eatery. Rated PG. Stars Helen

Planning your outing to the cinema? Visit the arts section of missoulanews.com to find up-to-date movie times for theaters in the area. You can also contact theaters to spare yourself any grief and/or parking lot profanities. Theater phone numbers: Carmike 12 at 541-7469; The Roxy at 728-9380; Pharaohplex in Hamilton at 961-FILM; Showboat in Polson and Entertainer in Ronan at 883-5603.

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Let us eat cake

by Gabi Moskowitz I think this is what peppermint patties are supposed to taste like—sweet, rich chocolate entwined with cool, crisp mint. Except you’ll find no peppermint extract or fake chocolate coating here. This cake is 100 percent real and 300 percent delicious. Perfect at the end of a dinner party or a picnic.

Note: You need a food processor for this recipe.

Serves 6-8 Ingredients 1 cup unsalted butter, divided (2 sticks) 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup dark cocoa powder 2 eggs vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups flour 1 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large handful (about 1/2 cup) fresh mint leaves, plus extra for garnish 2 cups powdered (confectioners’) sugar 2 tablespoons heavy cream chocolate sprinkles or jimmies Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease an 8inch round cake pan and set aside.

In a food processor or stand-up mixer, cream 1/2

BROKEASS GOURMET cup (1 stick) butter with regular sugar. Add cocoa powder, eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla and beat until creamy. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt until incorporated. Scrape into prepared pan and bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed in the center. Allow to cool completely (note: this can be expedited by carefully removing the cake from the pan and placing it on a cool plate in the freezer for 10 minutes).

While cake bakes, beat remaining butter in a food processor. Add mint, 1 teaspoon vanilla and powdered sugar and let machine run for one to two minutes. Add cream and run machine for another one to two minutes or until very creamy. Refrigerate until ready for use.

Once cake has cooled, slice horizontally so that you have two thin, round cakes.

Place one cake round on a plate or cake stand.

Cover top and sides with icing and place remaining round on top of iced cake. Ice thoroughly (top and sides) so that it looks like one uniform iced cake.

Garnish with chocolate sprinkles and mint leaves.

Cut into wedges and serve.

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BrokeAss Gourmet caters to folks who want to live the high life on the cheap, with delicious recipes that are always under $20. Gabi Moskowitz is the blog’s editor-in-chief and author of The BrokeAss Gourmet Cookbook and Pizza Dough:100 Delicious, Unexpected Recipes.

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Super Lunch Combo 3 sushi rolls, miso soup and green salad

Just $12.00 406-829-8989 1901 Stephens Ave Order online at asahimissoula.com.

Delicious dining or carryout.

Chinese & Japanese menus.

NOVEMBER

COFFEE SPECIAL

SEASONINGS for the season

High Octane Espresso Blend

$10.95/lb.

BUTTERFLY HERBS

BUTTERFLY HERBS

232 N. HIGGINS AVE • DOWNTOWN

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Coffees, Teas & the Unusual

ALL DAY

MONDAY & THURSDAY SATURDAY NIGHT

Coffees, Teas & the Unusual

SUSHI SPECIALS Not available for To-Go orders

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Asahi 1901 Stephens Ave 829-8989 asahimissoula.com Exquisite Chinese and Japanese cuisine. Try our new Menu! Order online for pickup or express dine in. Pleasant prices. Fresh ingredients. Artistic presentation. Voted top 3 People’s Choice two years in a row. Open Tue-Sun: 11am-10pm. $-$$$ Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 November brings a chill in the air and the desire for PUMPKIN! Bernice’s is rockin’ out pumpkin bread and pumpkin pies just in time for Thanksgiving. But that ain’t all. Enjoy a warm cup of joe on a chilly fall mornin’ while nibblin’ on a piece of Bernice’s already famous Pumpkin Coffeecake. Or order any one of our delicious pies with a dozen Parkerhouse rolls for Thanksgiving.

Place that order early. The earlier the better. Bernice’s...a tradition on Thanksgiving dinner tables around Missoula since 1978. xoxo bernice. bernicesbakerymt.com $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a timehonored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$ Bridge Pizza 600 S Higgins Ave. • 542-0002 bridgepizza.com A popular local eatery on Missoula’s Hip Strip. Featuring handcrafted artisan brick oven pizza, pasta, sandwiches, soups, & salads made with fresh, seasonal ingredients. Missoula’s place for pizza by the slice. A unique selection of regional microbrews and gourmet sodas.

Dine-in, drive-thru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am - 10:30pm. $-$$ Burns Street Bistro 1500 Burns St. 543-0719 burnsstbistro.com We cook the freshest local ingredients as a matter of pride. Our relationship with local farmers, ranchers and other businesses allows us to bring quality, scratch cooking and fresh-brewed Black Coffee Roasting Co. coffee and espresso to Missoula’s Historic Westside neighborhood. Handmade breads & pastries, soups, salads & sandwiches change with the seasons, but our commitment to delicious food does not. Mon-Fri 7am - 2pm. Sat/Sun Brunch 9am - 2pm. $-$$ Butterfly Herbs 232 N. Higgins 728-8780 Celebrating 44 years of great coffees and teas. Truly the “essence of Missoula.” Offering fresh coffees, teas (Evening in Missoula), bulk spices and botanicals, fine toiletries & gifts. Our cafe features homemade soups, fresh salads, and coffee ice cream specialties. In the heart

of historic downtown, we are Missoula’s first and favorite Espresso Bar. Open 7 Days. $ Doc’s Gourmet Sandwiches 214 N. Higgins Ave. • 542-7414 Doc’s is an extremely popular gathering spot for diners who appreciate the great ambiance, personal service and generous sandwiches made with the freshest ingredients. Whether you’re heading out for a power lunch, meeting friends or family or just grabbing a quick takeout, Doc’s is always an excellent choice. Delivery in the greater Missoula area. We also offer custom catering!...everything from gourmet appetizers to all of our menu items. $-$$ Good Food Store 1600 S. 3rd West • 541-FOOD The GFS Deli features made-to-order sandwiches, Fire Deck pizza & calzones, rice & noodle wok bowls, an award-winning salad bar, an olive & antipasto bar and a self-serve hot bar offering a variety of housemade breakfast, lunch and dinner entrées. A seasonally-changing selection of deli salads and rotisserie-roasted chickens are also available. Locallyroasted coffee/espresso drinks and an extensive fresh juice and smoothie menu complement bakery goods from the GFS ovens and Missoula’s favorite bakeries. Indoor and patio seating. Open every day 7am-10pm $-$$ Grizzly Liquor 110 W Spruce St. 549-7723 • grizzlyliquor.com Voted Missoula’s Best Liquor Store!

Largest selection of spirits in the Northwest, including all Montana micro-distilleries. Your headquarters for unique spirits and wines! Free customer parking.

Open Monday-Saturday 9-7:30 $-$$$ Hob Nob on Higgins 531 S. Higgins • 541-4622 hobnobonhiggins.com Come visit our friendly staff & experience Missoula’s best little breakfast & lunch spot. All our food is made from scratch, we feature homemade corn beef hash, sourdough pancakes, sandwiches, salads, espresso & desserts. MC/V $-$$ India Grill & Curry House 400 E. Broadway 926-2021 facebook.com/indiagrillandcurryhouse Experience Missoula’s only authentic Indian restaurant! Try our unique, daily vegetarian or meat combos prepared with house-made curries and spices imported directly from India. Served with rice, naan bread, salad and dessert all served on traditional Thali-style plates. Also try our housemade Chai, Mango Lassi or our special Lemon Juice. New menu items and combos daily! Special orders and catering available. Mon-Sat - Lunch 11am-3pm / Dinner 5pm-9pm. $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service.

Stop by & stay awhile! No matter what you are looking for, we’ll give you something to smile about. $$-$$$

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[dish] Iza 529 S. Higgins 830-3237 izarestaurant.com Local Asian cuisine feature SE Asian, Japanese, Korean and Indian dishes. Gluten Free and Vegetarian no problem. Full Beer, Wine, Sake and Tea menu.

We have scratch made bubble teas. Come in for lunch, dinner, drinks or just a pot of awesome tea.

Open Mon-Fri: Lunch 11:30-3pm, Happy Hour 36pm, Dinner M-Sat 3pm-close. $-$$ Liquid Planet 223 N. Higgins 541-4541 Whether it’s coffee or cocoa, water, beer or wine, or even a tea pot, French press or mobile mug, Liquid Planet offers the best beverage offerings this side of Neptune. Missoula’s largest espresso and beverage bar, along with fresh and delicious breakfast and lunch options from breakfast burritos and pastries to paninis and soups. Peruse our global selection of 1,000 wines, 400 beers and sodas, 150 teas, 30 locally roasted coffees, and a myriad of super cool beverage accessories and gifts. Find us on facebook at /BestofBeverage.

Open daily 7:30am to 9pm.

Liquid Planet Grille 540 Daly 540-4209 (corner of Arthur & Daly across from the U of M) MisSOULa’s BEST new restaurant of 2015, the Liquid Planet Grille, offers the same unique Liquid Planet espresso and beverage bar you’ve come to expect, with breakfast served all day long! Sit outside and try the stuffed french toast or our handmade granola or a delicious Montana Melt, accompanied with MisSOULa’s best fries and wings, with over 20 salts, seasonings and sauces!

Open 7am-8pm daily. Find us on Facebook at /LiquidPlanetGrille. $-$$ Missoula Senior Center 705 S. Higgins Ave. (on the hip strip) 543-7154 themissoulaseniorcenter.org Did you know the Missoula Senior Center serves delicious hearty lunches every week day for only $4 for those on the Nutrition Program, $5 for U of M Students with a valid student ID and $6 for all others. Children under 10 eat free. Join us from 11:30 - 12:30 M-F for delicious food and great conversation. $ The Mustard Seed Asian Cafe Southgate Mall 542-7333 Contemporary Asian fusion cuisine.

Original recipes and fresh ingredients combine the best of Japanese, Chinese, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian influences. Full menu available at the bar.

Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary KoreanJapanese restaurant and enjoy it’s warm atmosphere. Full Sushi Bar. Korean bar-b-que at your table. Beer and Wine. $$-$$$

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

Montgomery Distillery launches a single malt

HAPPIEST HOUR

Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Garden City Beef Ribeye, 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. $$-$$$ Pita Pit 130 N Higgins 541-7482 pitapitusa.com Fresh Thinking Healthy Eating.

Enjoy a pita rolled just for you. Hot meat and cool fresh veggies topped with your favorite sauce. Try our Chicken Caesar, Gyro, Philly Steak, Breakfast Pita, or Vegetarian Falafel to name just a few. For your convenience we are open until 3am 7 nights a week. Call if you need us to deliver! $-$$ Sushi Hana 403 N. Higgins 549-7979 SushiMissoula.com Montana’s Original Sushi Bar. We Offer the Best Sushi and Japanese Cuisine in Town.

Casual atmosphere. Plenty of options for non-sushi eaters including daily special items you won’t find anywhere else. $1 Specials Mon & Wed. Lunch Mon–Sat; Dinner Daily. Sake, Beer, & Wine. Visit SushiMissoula.com for full menu. $$-$$$ Taco Sano Two Locations: 115 1/2 S. 4th Street West 1515 Fairview Ave inside City Life 541-7570 • tacosano.net Home of Missoula’s Best BREAKFAST BURRITO. 99 cent TOTS every Tuesday. Once you find us you’ll keep coming back. Breakfast Burritos served all day, Quesadillas, Burritos and Tacos. Let us dress up your food with our unique selection of toppings, salsas, and sauces. Open 10am-9pm 7 days a week. WE DELIVER. $-$$

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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photo by Alex Sakariassen

The party: Rejoice, Missoula, for the day has finally come. Four years after its grand opening—and three years after tucking away casks of the good stuff for aging—Montgomery Distillery is rolling out its long-awaited single malt this week. To mark the occasion, Montgomery is hosting a release party complete with bagpipers on Nov. 18. Show up early, because according to co-owner Jenny Montgomery, the distillery filled just 1,380 bottles, and the next batch won’t be out for another year. Bottles cost $48.

The backstory: When Jenny and Ryan Montgomery first hatched their plan for a Missoula distillery in 2009, they were targeting single malt from the start. While their vodka and gin have since amassed a loyal following, the clear spirits were in part a means to float the business while their whiskey matured.

Distiller Christopher Conley says whiskey is at the forefront of Montgomery’s plans for the future. As Jenny puts it, Friday’s release marks “the beginning” for the distillery.

The taste: If you’re put off by the smokey, peaty taste commonly associated with Scotch, worry not. Montgomery’s single

malt is a smooth, almost fruity ride and smells a bit like fresh-cut apples. There’s even a faint note of mint on the back end. And for the love of Robert Burns, leave the shot glass on the shelf. Jenny recommends sipping this whiskey neat, preferably from a glass with a fluted rim to concentrate the scent.

The mixer option: Much of Montgomery’s single malt will leave the distillery in bottles, but Jenny says they will have a cocktail option—a classic 1920s-era Blood and Sand, mixing the whiskey with orange juice and a house-made Flathead cherry liqueur— available starting Friday.

The deets: Montgomery’s single malt release party starts at 5:30 p.m. Friday at 129 W. Front St. The first bottle of the batch will be auctioned off at 6:30, with the proceeds going to Empower Montana.

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

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SAT | 9 PM | TOP HAT The New Mastersounds play the Top Hat Sat., Nov 19. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $22/$18 in advance.

SUN | 8 PM | BADLANDER Olé! Toro y Moi comes to the Badlander Sun., Nov. 20. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $18/$16.50 in advance. 18-plus.

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WED | 10 PM | STAGE 112 See Thee Oh Sees at Stage 112 Wed., Nov. 23. Joined by Ferbus. Doors open at 9 PM, show at 10. $23/$20 in advance.

SAT | 6:30 PM | UC BALLROOM Huey Lewis hosts a night of jazz and fundraising at the University Center Ballroom Sat., Nov. 19. 6:30 PM. Visit umt.edu/umarts for tickets. $145-$195.

OPENS TUE | 7:30 PM | MT THEATRE Bend and snap your way to the Montana Theatre for Legally Blonde: The Musical, opening Tue., Nov. 22. 7:30 PM. $20. photo by Cathrine L. Walters

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Friday

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Thursday Savor Missoula continues. Head to savormissoula.com for full details.

A panel of speakers discuss their vision for having a 100 percent renewable energy future for Montana.

Great Burn Brewery. 5 PM–7 PM. The International Rescue Committee and Soft Landing Missoula host a community Thanksgiving event at First United Methodist Church.

5 PM–8 PM. $20. Please RSVP at softlandingmissoula.org.

nightlife Take a dip when Geoffrey Lake plays Draught Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

Live and let die at the annual City Life Benefit Auction at City Life Community Center. This year’s theme draws inspiration from everyone’s favorite Double-0, James Bond. 6 PM–10 PM. $50.

Come on and jam and welcome to the E3 Convergence Gallery Poetry Slam. 7 PM. Free.

Mountaineer and author O. Alan Weltzien talks about his time trekking across some truly exceptional mountains followed by a signing of his new book. Fact and Fiction. 7 PM. Smash some apples and cut a rug at Missoula Urban Development’s Apples & Squares dance at Downtown Dance Collective.

The cider-pressing and squaredancing starts at 7 PM. $2. (See Spotlight).

Unleash your cogent understanding of the trivium at Brooks and Browns Big Brains Trivia Night.

200 S. Pattee St. in the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7:30–10 PM. The Dead Hipster Dance Party at the Badlander is so cool even I don’t know about it. 9 PM. 208 Ryman St. Red Onion Purple’s Residency at the VFW continues with Hermina Jean, Lego Hundy, Root Cellars and Hunter & the Gatherers. 9 PM. The Shook Twins play the Top Hat. Doors at 9 PM, show at 10. $15/$12 advance.

Start spreading the news! There’s Karaoke today! You don’t need to be a veteran of the Great White Way to sing your heart out at the Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free.

Savor Missoula continues. Head to savormissoula.com for full details and schedule.

Join other pedalers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-243-4599 for info.

In celebration of the publication of Field Notes from the Montana Natural History Center, the MNHC hosts a party from 5 PM–7 PM.

nightlife Need to get your flu shot? Want a free beer? You’re in luck as Imagine Nation Brewing hosts a Shot for the Flu and a Brew, where you get a free beer with your purchase of a $20 flu shot. 5 PM–7 PM. (See Spotlight).

There is no phrase that excites me more than “free fries.” Burns Street Bistro hosts their second Happy Hour celebration with food and drink. 5 PM–9 PM. The ZACC’s annual Holiday Open House features food, drink and music. 5:30 PM–8:30 PM. Ironically they’re trying to make sure everything is great. The Ruins play Lolo Hot Springs. 8 PM. Free.

Melissa Forrette, Shane Clouse and County Line unite for a night of music at Sunrise Saloon. 8:30 PM. Free.

You'renotmymom! Pittsburgh's The Gotobeds rock the Palace Fri., Nov. 18. 9 PM. $5.

You’renotmymom! Pittsburgh’s The Gotobeds rock the Palace. 9 PM. Cover $5.

There’s no reason to keep music shows constrained to just one genre, is there? Rotgut Whines, Codependents, Tiny Plastic Stars and RUDE MAX get the Ole Beck VFW all shook up. $6. 18-20/$3 21-plus.

Spotlight lax on washing our hands, going to the dentist and not getting that weird rash checked out, the perfect opportunity to comply with two recommendations from the CDC will definitely give us enough smug power to lord over all of our dirty, presumably disease-infested friends.

If you get your flu shot during this special event at WHAT: A Shot for the Flu and a Brew Imagine Nation Brewing, sponsored by Missoula's WHO: The Last Best Beer Show and craft beer radio gurus at The the Granite Pharmacy Last Best Beer Show and Granite Pharmacy, not only WHERE: Imagine Nation Brewing will you get an adhesive WHEN: Fri., Nov. 18 from strip for where you get poked, but you’ll also re5 PM to 7 PM ceive a free beer. By getting HOW MUCH: $20 a flu shot you greatly reduce your chances of catching the flu this year. You’ll also realso defines moderate drinking as duce your risks of long-term health having fewer than two drinks in a problems, and miss, on average, given day. And while we might be less than half the amount of days

Mudslide Charley slides into the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free.

Caroline Keys & the LaneSplitters roll a strike at the Top Hat. Doors at 9:30 PM, shows at 10. $5.

Wear your coolest Griz gear and get the Brawl in the Wild started with the FTC Dance Party at Monk’s.

10 PM. 18-20 $5/21-plus free.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is actually a real organization and not just the bad guy in most zombie movies, recommends that everyone over the age of six months receive a yearly flu shot to help stop the spread of influenza. The CDC

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from work than someone who doesn’t get one. And, by getting a free beer, you’ll have a free beer.

How great is that?

—Charley Macorn

Spotlight do-si-do

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Saturday Studio. 1 PM–4 PM. $50 plus materials.

Roll over to nancyseiler.com for more info.

The football match the whole state has been waiting for is here. The Montana State Bobcats meet the University of Montana Grizzlies for Cat/Griz 2016. 2:30 PM. Sacajawea park hosts a peaceful gathering of protesters, activists and artists to raise funds to assist the water protection at Standing Rock. 4 PM. Free, but donations welcome.

He plays his banjo with what he calls “claw hammer style.” I’m terrified for his banjo’s safety. Old Sap anchors a night of music at Imagine Nation Brewing Co. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

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

Have you heard the news? Huey Lewis hosts a night of jazz and fundraising at the University Center Ballroom. A cocktail hour and three-course meal start things off at 6:30 PM. Visit umt.edu/umarts for tickets. $145-$195.

Sentinel High School hosts their 22nd annual Craft Fair with vintage, re-purposed and artisan goods. All proceeds from the craft fair booth rentals benefit Sentinel’s Special Services Department and Missoula High School Special Olympics.

Sharpen your bird identification on a beginning birding field trip to the Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Meet at the refuge headquarters at 10 AM for a twohour trip over level terrain. Free.

Yoga and Beer: the two cornerstones of Missoula. The Yoga Spot and the Sweat Shop host yoga every Saturday morning

Music by the Beet Tops will make you dance, A two-dollar donation’s easy to finance.

Tie up your shoes and take a chance, More than dancing at first glance.

Press some apples til you’re in a trance, Enjoy fresh tangy cider by the glass.

Now circle left.

The Zootown Cabaret slinks up to the Missoula Winery for a night of musical theater and dance review. 7PM. $10.

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

Get your fresh produce and farm-direct goodies when the Missoula Valley Winter Markets kicks off at Stage 112. 9 AM-1 PM.

Grab your partner swing ‘em round, Skip on to the Dance Collective Downtown.

There’s so much cider, so don’t you frown, Right foot up and left food down.

Promenade your partner ‘round, to Chelle Karcher’s callin’ sounds.

Now do-si-do.

at Imagine Nation Brewing. Class and a beer for $8. 10:45 AM. Sit Happens Dog Training Center hosts a fundraising benefit for RezQ Dogs and their work to help unwanted and abandoned dogs from Indian reservations. 11 AM–4 PM. Savor Missoula continues. Head to savormissoula.com for full details and schedule.

By Vulcan’s hammer! Ian Lange, professor of geology at the University of Montana, reads from his in-depth survey of volcanism in Volcanoes: What’s Hot and What’s Not on Earth and in Our Solar System at Shakespeare & Co. 1 PM. Working from photographs, learn to draw and paint rocks at Nancy Seiler’s

Zounds! The New Mastersounds and Turkuaz join forces for a night of funk,soul and rock at the Top Hat. Doors at 8 PM, show at 9. $22/$18 in advance.

PIttsburgh DIY punks Calyx are joined by Bird’s Mile Home and Mido Skip at the VFW. 9 PM. $5. 18-plus.

Did your team cover the spread? Celebrate your good fortunes with the Griz/Cat After Party at Monk’s, featuring the music of Rotgut Whines, Newlyweds and Iron Eyes. 9 PM. $3.

And I saw, and behold, a pale horse: and he that sat upon him, his name was Russ.

It’s Russ Nasset and the Revelators at the Union Club. 9:30 PM. It all comes down to this. ShoDown plays Sunrise Saloon. 8:30 PM. Free.

WHAT: Apples and Squares WHO: Missoula Urban Demonstration Project WHEN: Thu., Nov. 17 at 7 PM. WHERE: Downtown Dance Collective HOW MUCH: $2 donation goes to MUD

One last spin I do declare, Take a breather in your chair.

You have ‘til tonight to prepare, Even if you’re poor or a millionaire.

It’s the most fun to have anywhere.

Down at MUD’s Apples and Square.

Bow to your partner.

—Charley Macorn

Thursday 11/17 Foodie Trivia @ the Holiday Inn - Downtown, Brooks & Browns

Cupcake decorating @ The Insectarium, 3-5pm Sponsored by Taste Buds Kitchen (Kid-friendly)

Friday 11/18 Foodie film @ The Roxy, The Hundred-Foot Journey, 7pm

Saturday 11/19 Foodie film @ The Roxy, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, 3pm

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Lots of strings will be attached when the String Orchestra of the Rockies plays at the UM Music Recital Hall Sun., Nov. 20. 7:30 PM. $30.

The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.

People Who Stutter is a casual group of folks who get together to just hang out and exchange stories and info. With Tricia Opstad, MS, CCC-SLP and Trevor Monsos. Liquid Planet Grille, 1025 Arthur St., 1:30–3:30 PM. Free.

Family Storytime offers engaging experiences like storytelling, finger plays, flannel-board pictograms and more at 11 AM on Sat. and 2 PM on Sun. at the Missoula Public Library. Free.

Did you miss Old Sap yesterday?

The banjo-playing troubadour plays Draught Works. 5 PM–7 PM. Free.

It’s really about the notes they aren’t playing. Every Sunday Imagine Nation hosts Jazzination. 5 PM–8 PM. Free.

You’re telling me all I have to do to help support the Humane Society of Western Montana is to enjoy allyou-can-eat pizza, salad and dessert? Any chance I can get retroactive credit for my time in college? Biga Pizza hosts Eat, Spay, Love. 5 PM–8 PM. $15.

Need to get your stomach in shape for the big meal on Thursday? Head to the North Missoula Community

Development Corporation building for a free feast. 6 PM–8 PM.

nightlife Open mic at Lolo Hot Springs’ Bear Cave Bar and Grill offers cool prizes like cabin stays, bar tabs and hot springs passes, plus drink specials, starting at 7 PM. Call 406273-2297 to sign up. No cover.

Olé! Toro y Moi comes to the Badlander. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $18/$16.50 in advance. 18-plus.

The finest strings players from Montana unite as the String Orchestra of the Rockies plays at the UM Music Recital Hall. 7:30 PM. $30.

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Monday Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. Bring the family! 12 PM–8 PM. Relax and realign with Yoga for Wellness at the Learning Center at Red Willow, 825 W. Kent Ave., Mondays from noon–1 PM. $45 for six classes or $10 drop-in. Call 721-0033 or visit redwillowlearning.org.

Brush up on your skills with the Bridge Group for beginners. Missoula Senior Center, Mondays at 1 PM. $2.25.

The Shuffles Dance Studio hosts tap classes for all ages and levels, Mondays through Thursdays from 4-7 PM. 500 N. Higgins Ave. Call 2108792 or drop in to observe a class. $60 for four classes.

WordPlay! offers opportunity for community creativity. Word games,

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poetry, free writing and expansion all happen in Ste. 4 of the Warehouse Mall at The Base. Open to all ages and abilities every Mon. at 4 PM. Is your kiddo the next Lenny Bruce?

BASE Missoula hosts All Ages Comedy Open Mic. 6 PM. Free.

nightlife Prepare a couple songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Every Monday from 6–8 PM. Bingo at the VFW: The easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:30 PM. $12 buy-in.

Think you got what it takes? Come to the University Center Atrium for a chance to show your talents with the UC Open Mic. Music, singing, spoken word and more. 7 PM–11 PM. Free.

Find out how the Garden City grows at the Missoula City Council meeting,

council chambers, 140 W. Pine St. Meetings are the first four Mondays of the month, 7 PM, except holidays.

Clean out your pantries and come fill up on laughter at Thanksgoofing.

A donation of a non-perishable item to the Missoula Food Bank gets you in to the all-you-can-goof standup comedy buffet. The Roxy. 7 PM. Missoula Moves to Amend sponsors a free screening of The Heist, a documentary that explores the relationship between money and politics. Missoula Public Library.

7 PM. Free.

Get mindful at Be Here Now, a mindfulness meditation group that meets Mondays from 7:30–8:45 PM at the Open Way Mindfulness Center, 702 Brooks St. Free, but donations appreciated. Visit openway.org.

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

Thursday

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

It’s Mule-Tastic Tuesday, which means the Montana Distillery will donate $1 from every cocktail sold to a local nonprofit organization.

12–8 PM. Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike. More info at facebook.com/ MontanaDirtGirls. 6 PM.

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

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Tuesday Learn the two-step and more at Country Dance Lessons at the Hamilton Senior Center, Tuesdays from 7–9 PM. $5. Bring a partner.

Call 381-1392 for more info.

Unity Dance & Drum’s African Dance Class meets every Tuesday at the Missoula Senior Center, 7 PM. All levels, all ages and drop-ins welcome. $10 per class/$35 for a group of 4.

Elle Woods goes from running meetings at her sorority to spinning circles around her opponents at Harvard Law. Bend and snap your way to the Montana Theatre for Legally Blonde: The Musical. 7:30 PM. $20.

Take down the Athenian hegemony but pass on the hemlock tea at the Socrates Cafe, in which facilitator Kris Bayer encourages philosophical discussion. Bitterroot Public Library. 7–9 PM.

Show off your big brain at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW, 245 W. Main St. Current events, picture round and more.

8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: Which piece of cutlery was absent from the first Thanksgiving? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.

Yitzchak Mendel Wagner, the first ordained Rabbi born in Germany after the Holocaust, gives a talk about the state of modern Jewish relations in Europe at the Holiday Inn Downtown. 7 PM. $12/$10 advance.

Mike Avery hosts the Music Showcase every Tuesday, featuring some of Missoula’s finest musical talent.

At the Badlander, 9 PM–1 AM. To sign up, email michael.avery@ live.com.

The 5th annual Queergiving is a celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday for those who have no where to go. 2 PM. North Missoula Community Development Corp. (See Agenda.)

Don’t wanna talk politics with the inlaws? The International House at the University of Montana is opening its doors to the public. Come play games, watch movies and have some snacks.

4 PM–7 PM.

We want to know about your event!

Submit to calendar@ missoula news.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost.

Send snail mail to Cal-eesi, Mother of Calendars c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801.

Or submit your events online at missoulanews.com. Let's keep the giving in Thanksgiving this year, okay?

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

Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold go to support lthe Ecology Project International.

5 PM–8 PM. Wednesday Night Brewery Jam invites all musicians to bring an instrument and join in. Hosted by Geoffrey Taylor at Imagine Nation Brewing Co., 6–8 PM. Free.

This open mic is truly open. Jazz, classic rock, poetry, spoken word, dance, shadow puppets—share your creative spark at The Starving Artist Café and Art Gallery, 3020 S. Reserve St. Every Wed., 6–8 PM. Free.

Win big bucks off your bar tab and/or free pitchers by answering trivia questions at Brains on Broadway Trivia Night at the Broadway Sports Bar and Grill, 1609 W. Broadway Ave. 7 PM. Trivia answer: The fork.

‘Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the Roxy, several comedians were stirring, high on epoxy. Bring your visiting in-laws to the HomeGrown Comedy Showcase. 7:30 PM. Free with concession purchase.

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

Half-price whiskey might help loosen up those nerves. 8 PM. Free.

Show your Press Box buddies you know more than sports and compete in Trivial Beersuit starting at 8:30 every Wednesday. $50 bar tab for the winning team.

Make the move from singing in the shower to a live audience at the Eagles Lodge karaoke night. $50 to the best singer. 8:30–10:30 PM. No cover.

See Thee Oh Sees at Stage 112.

Joined by Ferbus, the doors open at 9 PM, show at 10. $23/$20 in advance.

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

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Agenda

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20

A panel of speakers discuss their vision for having a 100 percent renewable energy future for Montana. Great Burn Brewery. 5 PM–7 PM.

You’re telling me all I have to do to help support the Humane Society of Western Montana is to enjoy all-you-can-eat pizza, salad and dessert? Any chance I can get retroactive credit for my time in college? Biga Pizza hosts Eat, Spay, Love. 5 PM–8 PM. $15.

The International Rescue Committee and Soft Landing Missoula host a community Thanksgiving event at First United Methodist Church. 5 PM–8 PM. $20.

Live and let die at the annual City Life Benefit Auction at City Life Community Center. This year’s theme draws inspiration from everyone’s favorite Double-0, James Bond. 6 PM–10 PM. $50.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18

Thanksgiving is always a stressful time of the year for my father. Not only does he have to successfully fry a turkey while dealing with a house full of out-of-town relatives, he has to do it while getting in his daily recommended dose of football. But more than that, he has to sit across the table from me every year, silently wondering if this is the Thanksgiving I decide to come out of the closet to the family.

Well, don't worry, Dad. I wouldn't do something like that at the dinner table when I can just do it in the newspaper. And while I know my father will love and support me no matter what, I know there are a lot of LGBTQI+ people without a safe home or family to go to this holiday season. That's where Queergiving comes in. In its fifth year, Queergiving is a free potluck-style

dinner where those who have no place to go can come together and enjoy the community and fellowship that Thanksgiving should bring to everyone. At this time of year, we are asked to be mindful of the things in our lives that others might not have. And through the act of giving, even those without a welcoming family can still enjoy a warm welcome.

—Charley Macorn Lambda sponsors the Fifth Annual Queergiving. The meal takes place Thu., Nov. 24 from 3 PM to 7 PM at the North Missoula Community Development Corporation building.

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MONDAY NOVEMBER 21 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery, 129 W. Front St. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. Bring the family! 12 PM–8 PM.

The Women in Black stand in mourning of international violence every Friday on the Higgins bridge from 12:15–12:45 PM. Visit jrpc.org/calendar to learn more.

Clean out your pantries and come fill up on laughter at Thanksgoofing. A donation of a non-perishable item to the Missoula Food Bank gets you in to the all-you-can-goof standup comedy buffet. The Roxy. 7 PM.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23

Sentinel High School hosts their 22nd annual Craft Fair with vintage, re-purposed and artisan goods.

All proceeds from the craft fair booth rentals benefit Sentinel’s Special Services Department and Missoula High School Special Olympics.

Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek every Wednesday at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com or 406-443-3439 for more information.

Sit Happens Dog Training Center hosts a fundraising benefit for RezQ Dogs and their work to help unwanted and abandoned dogs from Indian reservations. 11 AM–4 PM.

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

Sacajawea park hosts a peaceful gathering of protesters, activists and artists to raise funds to assist the water protection at Standing Rock. 4 PM. Free, but donations welcome.

Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold go to support local Missoula causes. This week supports Ecology Project International. 5 PM–8 PM.

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

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op quiz, hotshot. Answers below.

Who was the Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge named after? a. Sen. Lee Metcalf, a champion of the conservation movement. b. Doctor Lee Metcalf, an arbologist and painter. c. General Lee Metcalf, a car with the Confederate flag on it.

Why should you visit the Metcalf National Wildlife refuge? a. To brush up on your bird identification skills and enjoy nature. b. To have, no joke, the best sushi in Montana c. To escape your creditors and start over as a mountain person.

Who can you go with? a. The Five Valleys Audubon Society. b. Doug Talsegurgh. c. No one. You're escaping your creditors after all.

When and where should you meet? a. 10 AM at the Refuge entrance. b. 10 AM at the Refuge entrance c. No seriously, I don't want to confuse this.

10 AM at the Refuge entrance.

—Charley Macorn The Five Valleys Audubon Society's bird-watching trip to the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge meets at 10 AM.

photo by Chad Harder

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18 Join other pedalers for a weekly ride to Free Cycles Missoula and back to UM. Meet at the Grizzly statue. 12:30–2 PM. Free. Contact Sandra Broadus at 406-243-4599 for info.

Sharpen your bird identification on a beginning birding field trip to the Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. Meet at the refuge headquarters at 10 AM for a two-hour trip over level terrain. Free.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20

I don’t know about you, but wrapping up my workweek by watching some poor cricket getting devoured by a large Chilean tarantula is somhow very satisfying. Tarantula feeding at the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, 218 E. Front St., every Friday at 4 PM. $4 admission.

The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.

In celebration of the publication of Field Notes from the Montana Natural History Center, the MNHC hosts a party from 5 PM–7 PM.

Join the Montana Dirt Girls every Tuesday for an all-women hike or bike. Find locations at facebook.com/MontanaDirtGirls. 6 PM.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 23

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. Free to runners. Visit runwildmissoula.org.

The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Every Wednesday at 6 PM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.

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By Amy Alkon THE SHRINING Six months after meeting this amazing woman—I’ll call her Ms. Perfect—I asked her to marry me. A year later, she broke off the engagement, saying, “I shouldn’t be wearing your engagement ring and noticing other men.” That was two years ago.

Since then, I’ve dated three women.

None came close to the high bar set

by Ms. Perfect. Do I lower my standards or live the rest of my life alone?

–Don’t Want To Hurt Someone Else As I Was Hurt Endlessly replaying the memories of how perfect your ex was is a great idea—if you’re looking to grow old with a tube sock and a vat of lotion.

Like most of us, you probably have the adorable idea of memory as some faithful servant, dutifully reporting what actually happened—rather than as the sneaky, egoserving distorter it is. If memory were faithful to reality—like a videotape—we could just pull out, oh, “The night of January 12, 2015, with Ms. Perfect” and we’d have an accurate replay of the evening’s events, with maybe a few fuzzy bits where somebody spilled a little sangria on the tape.

However, fascinating research on learning and memory by cognitive psychologist Robert Bjork finds that “using one’s memory shapes one’s memory.” Bjork explains that the more you “retrieve” something from your mind—that is, bring up the memory to replay—the bigger and stronger it grows in your memory. In other words, retrieval is the neon-pink highlighting marker of your mind.

So, you retrieve and retrieve—and remember—your ex’s heart-shaped fried eggs and that sweet thing she said while unloading the dishwasher and not being exiled to the couch or her circus-style knife throwing.

Not surprisingly, no real woman can compare. And sure, maybe these women you dated weren’t right for you. But the question—with any woman—is whether she meets enough of your standards. You can’t have it all—but do you have enough of it all?

You figure that out by coming up with a shortlist of minimums—standards for the stuff you absolutely can’t live without in a partner, in looks, demeanor (especially kindness), intelligence, rationality and anything else that matters to you. Once you find someone who meets your minimums, remind yourself of the distorto job done on memory by the viewing preferences of your ego and emotions. This should help keep you from damaging your future with this new woman: “Oh ... table for three?” she says. “Is somebody joining us?” You:

“Just the eternal spectre of my ex.” (Uh, not the sort of threesome anyone is looking for.)”

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THE EAGER HAS LANDED I’m a 26-year-old guy. In four years, I’ve taken three dozen women on one or two dates each. Without fail, I get rejected. I’ve tried changing things up— shameless flirting instead of casual small talk, etc.—but the result is always the same. I’m not some loser. I have a cool job and an active social life. But I’m the common denominator in things not working out. What am I doing wrong that I can’t even swing a third date?

—Bummed Consider the fine-French-restaurant approach. Before the first course is served, the chef will sometimes send you out a tiny, delectable palate teaser, called an “amuse-bouche” (mouth amuser)—as opposed to sending out two burly waiters to hold you down and force-feed you a vat of stew. (What’s French for “fatten you up for the kill”?)

In other words, chances are, your problem is one of presentation—and yours is probably dragging you across the loserhood equator from nice to needy. Granted, you won’t be every woman’s cauldron of bouillabaisse, and maybe some of your prospects were out of your league. But 36 different women? That’s three egg cartons of ladies all saying nuh-uh to a second or third date with you. And if there’s one thing that women have in common, it’s the ability to sniff out Eau Pleeeeeease, Pick Meeee! on a guy.

Consider “the scarcity principle,” which, as social psychologist Robert Cialdini explains, describes how we tend to long for what’s out of reach. Try a little test: Make an effort to make much less effort. Ask women about themselves instead of trying to hard-sell them on you (either by singing your own praises or complimenting them senseless). As I often advise, keep your dates cheap, short, and local. Especially short. (Leave them wanting more instead of less.) And sure, text a woman— once, the afternoon after, not 26 times in the 20 seconds after you drop her off. If you and a woman get into a longdistance thing, it shouldn’t be because you’ll go to jail if you violate the 100yard rule mandated by the judge.

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SAFETY OF DAMS/ROADS PROGRAM MANAGER (MAY BE EMPLOYED UNDER CONTRACT) NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT CSKT Natural Resources Department invites application for a Safety of Dams/Roads Program Manager at the Tribal office located in Ronan, Montana. Position is full-time (possible contract), requires a Professional Engineering License or Ability to obtain license within 6 months, salary negotiable and open until filled. To learn more and to apply visit http://www.csktribes.org The successful applicant must possess a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, or closely related field AND five (5) years of professional experience, most of which must be in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, as well as administrative experience of dams, roads, and appurtenant facilities. Must be registered as a licensed professional engineer (or the ability to obtain such license within 6 months of hiring) and must possess or be eligible for a valid Montana Motor Vehicle Operators license. Also must wear Tribal Government identification and safety apparel when conducting field activities. All applicants are required to submit a Tribal application, copies of relevant transcripts and/or certificates, a copy of a valid driver’s license, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veterans preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. This position is not a (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): There is a 97 percent chance that you will NOT engage in the following activities within the next 30 days: naked skydiving, tight-rope walking between two skyscrapers, getting drunk on a mountaintop, taking ayahuasca with Peruvian shamans in a remote rural hut, or dancing ecstatically in a muddy pit of snakes. However, I suspect that you will be involved in almost equally exotic exploits—although less risky ones—that will require you to summon more pluck and improvisational skill than you knew you had.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): The Onion, my favorite news source, reported that, “It’s perfectly natural for people to fantasize about sandwiches other than the one currently in their hands.” You shouldn’t feel shame, the article said, if you’re enjoying a hoagie but suddenly feel an inexplicable yearning for a BLT or pastrami on rye. While I appreciate this reassuring counsel, I don’t think it applies to you in the coming weeks. In my opinion, you have a sacred duty to be unwaveringly faithful, both in your imagination and your actual behavior—as much for your own sake as for others’. I advise you to cultivate an up-todate affection for and commitment to what you actually have, and not indulge in obsessive fantasies about “what ifs.”

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): I hesitate to deliver the contents of this horoscope without a disclaimer. Unless you are an extremely ethical person with a vivid streak of empathy, you might be prone to abuse the information I’m about to present. So please ignore it unless you can responsibly employ the concepts of benevolent mischief and tricky blessings and cathartic shenanigans. Ready? Here’s your oracle: Now is a favorable time for grayer truths, wilder leaps of the imagination, more useful bullshit, funnier enigmas, and more outlandish stories seasoned with crazy wisdom.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Kavachi is an underwater volcano in the Southwest Pacific Ocean.

It erupts periodically, and in general makes the surrounding water so hot and acidic that human divers must avoid it. And yet some hardy species live there, including crabs, jellyfish, stingrays and sharks. What adaptations and strategies enable them to thrive in such an extreme environment? Scientists don’t know. I’m going to draw a comparison between you and the resourceful creatures living near Kavachi.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Seventeenth-century British people used the now-obsolete word “firktytoodle.” It meant “cuddling and snuggling accompanied by leisurely experiments in smooching, fondling, licking and sweet dirty talk.” The coming weeks will be prime time for you to carry out extensive experiments in this activity. But here’s an interesting question: Will the near future also be a favorable phase for record levels of orgasmic release? The answer: maybe, but IF AND ONLY IF you pursue firkytoodle as an end in itself; IF AND ONLY IF you relish the teasing and playing as if they were ultimate rewards, and don’t relegate them to being merely preliminary acts for pleasures that are supposedly bigger and better. P.S. These same principles apply not just to your intimate connections, but to everything else in your life, as well. Enjoying the journey is as important as reaching a destination.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): By the time he died at the age of 87 in 1983, free thinker Buckminster Fuller had licensed his inventions to more than 100 companies. But along the way, he often had to be patient as he waited for the world to be ready for his visionary creations. He was ahead of his time, dreaming up things that would be needed before anyone knew they’d be needed. I encourage you to be like him in the coming weeks, Libra. Try to anticipate the future. Generate possibilities that people are not yet ripe to accept, but will eventually be ready to embrace.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Does the word “revolution” have any useful meaning? Or has it been invoked by so many fanatics with such melodramatic agendas that it has lost its value? In accordance with your astrological omens, I suggest we give it another chance. I think it deserves a cozy spot in your life during the next few months. As for what exactly that entails, let’s call on author Rebecca Solnit for inspiration. She says, “I still think the [real] revolution is to make the world safe for poetry, meandering, for the frail and vulnerable, the rare and obscure, the impractical and local and small.”

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “We all have ghosts inside us, and it’s better when they speak than when they don’t,” wrote author Siri Hustvedt. The good news, Sagittarius, is that in recent weeks your personal ghosts have been discoursing at length. They have offered their interpretation of your life’s central mysteries and have provided twists on old stories you thought you had all figured out. The bad news is that they don’t seem to want to shut up. Also, less than 25 percent of what they have been asserting is actually true or useful. But here’s the fantastic news: Those ghosts have delivered everything you need to know for now, and will obey if you tell them to take an extended vacation.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In the film Bruce Almighty, Morgan Freeman plays the role of God, and Capricorn actor Jim Carrey is a frustrated reporter named Bruce Nolan. After Nolan bemoans his rocky fate and blames it on God’s ineptitude, the Supreme Being reaches out by phone.

(His number is 716-776-2323.) A series of conversations and negotiations ensues, leading Nolan on rollercoaster adventures that ultimately result in a mostly happy ending. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you Capricorns will have an unusually high chance of making fruitful contact with a Higher Power or Illuminating Source in the coming weeks. I doubt that 716-776-2323 is the right contact information. But if you trust your intuition, I bet you’ll make the connection.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Some spiders are both construction workers and artists. The webs they spin are not just strong and functional, but also feature decorative elements called “stabilimenta.” These may be as simple as zigzags or as complex as spiral whorls. Biologists say the stabilimenta draw prey to specific locations, help the spider hide, and render the overall stability of the web more robust. As you enter the web-building phase of your cycle, Aquarius, I suggest that you include your own version of attractive stabilimenta. Your purpose, of course, is not to catch prey, but to bolster your network and invigorate your support system. Be artful as well as practical. (Thanks to Mother Nature Network’s Jaymi Heimbuch for info on stabilimenta.)

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): “Aren’t there parts of ourselves that are just better left unfed?” asked Piscean author David Foster Wallace. I propose that we make that one of your two keynotes during the next four weeks. Here’s a second keynote: As you become more and more skilled at not fueling the parts of yourself that are better left unfed, you will have a growing knack for identifying the parts of yourself that should be well-fed. Feed them with care and artistry!

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PUBLIC NOTICES MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY DEPT. NO. 1 CAUSE NO. DR-16-806 SUMMONS, TEMPORARY ECONOMIC RESTRAINING ORDER AND ORDER TO ATTEND MANDATORY PARENTING PLAN ORIENTATION BY CLERK OF COURT IN RE THE PARENTING OF: B.H, A Minor Child. JENNIFER A. TAWATER, Petitioner, and

ANDREW W.K. HAWKER, Respondent. THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the above named Court, a copy of which is served upon you with this Summons, and to file your answer and serve a copy of your answer upon the

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MNAXLP Petitioner within twenty-one (21) 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 Petition. Pursuant to Mont. Code Ann. §40-4-121 (3), the Petitioner and Respondent are hereby restrained from transferring, encumbering, pawning, pledging, hiding, or in any way disposing of any property,

real or personal, whether jointly or separately held, without either the consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party must notify the other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least 5 business days before incurring the expenditures and must account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after service of this summons. This re-

straining order does not prevent either party from using any property to pay reasonable attorney fees in order to retain counsel in this proceeding. Petitioner and Respondent are further restrained from cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability coverage held for the benefit of a party or a child of

a party for whom support may be ordered. This temporary restraining order shall continue until another order of the Court is issued either amending or vacating this temporary restraining order. VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE UNDER M.C.A. §§ 45-5220 or 45-5-626 WITNESS my hand and the seal of this court this 21st day of October, 2016. /s/ Shirley E. Faust CLERK OF DISTRICT

COURT (COURT SEAL) By: M.J. Tanna Deputy Clerk MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-16-222 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SUZANNE M. DEPUYDT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been

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PUBLIC NOTICES appointed Personal Representative of the above named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to LINDSAY THERESE DEPUYDT, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 10th day of November, 2016. /s/ Lindsay Therese DePuydt, Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 2 Cause No. DP-16-223 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ANDREW C. DEPUYDT, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to LINDSAY THERESE DEPUYDT, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with

the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 10th day of November, 2016. /s/ Lindsay Therese DePuydt, Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 3819 Stephens Avenue, Suite 201, Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ Shane N. Reely, Esq. Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Cause No.: DV-16-744 Dept.

No.: 3 Notice of Hearing on Name Change In the Matter of the Name Change of Jamie M. Goldsberry, Petitioner.

This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Jamie Marie Goldsberry to Jamie Marie Walter. The hearing will be on 11/17/2016 at 10:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Missoula County.

Date: 10/11/2016 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Darci Lehnerz, Deputy Clerk of Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 1 Hon. Leslie Halligan Probate No. DP-16-68 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARJORIE PETTINATO, Deceased. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate. All persons having claims against this 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 certified mail, return receipt requested, to Martin J. Elison, PO Box 5496, Missoula,

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TICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: THEOBALT FLECK, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Richard Fleck has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or their claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be mailed to Christian, Samson & Jones, PLLC, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 310 W. Spruce, Missoula, MT 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana the foregoing is true and correct. Dated this 9th day of November, 2016. /s/ Richard Fleck, Personal Representative /s/ Kevin S. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative of the Estate of Theobalt Fleck MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 3 Hon. John Larson Probate No. DP15-118 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LOREN GETSCHMAN, Deceased.

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of this Estate.

All persons having claims against this 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 certified mail, return receipt requested, to Martin J. Elison, PO Box 5496, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed

with the Clerk of the aboveentitled Court. DATED this 1st day of November, 2016. /s/ James Spooner, Personal Representative. Martin J. Elison, Attorney for Personal Representative. /s/ M. Elison MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Cause No. DV-16-896 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION WILLIAM B. GILBERT and ASHLIE B. GILBERT, Plaintiffs, v. EMMET GILBERT, A/K/A EMMET GILVERT, THE ESTATE OF EMMET GILBERT, AND ALL UNKNOWN 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 PLAINTIFFS’ OWNERSHIP OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFFS’ 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 abovenamed Court, a copy of which is served upon you, and to file your written answer with the Court and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty-one (21) days after service of this SUM-

MONS FOR PUBLICATION, 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 the following-described real property located in Missoula County, Montana: A piece or parcel of land comprising one-third of an acre in area upon which is located a certain log house which straddles the boundary line between the Northeast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of Section 20, in Township 15 North, Range 22 West, Missoula County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on said boundary line 30’ North of said house, running thence East 60’ to a point, thence South on a line parallel to said boundary line 242 feet to a point, thence West 60’ feet to a point on said boundary line; thence North along said boundary line 242 feet to the place of beginning.

Dated this 4th day of November, 2016. /s/ Karen S. Townsend, District Court Judge

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No. 4 Karen S. Townsend Probate No. DP16-204 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF OPAL A. SMITH, 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

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Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. All Sales final.

PUBLIC NOTICES the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be certified mail, return receipt requested, to Calvin F. Smith, c/o Worden Thane P.C., PO Box 4747, Missoula, Montana 59806 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 21st day of October, 2016. /s/ Calvin F. Smith, Personal Representative WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative By: /s/ William E. McCarthy MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP16-198 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of FRANCES L. RUFFATTO, 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 Donna Ann Gilbert, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at P.O. Box 1645, Great Falls, Montana 59403, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court.

DATED Oct. 24, 2016. /s/ Donna Ann Gilbert, Personal Representative

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 04/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter.

As of September 20, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $108,163.31. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $104,097.33, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings. Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, On the Front Steps, City of

MNAXLP Missoula on February 2, 2017 at 11:00 AM, Mountain Time. The sale is a public sale and any person, including Beneficiary and excepting only Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding at the sale location in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by trustee’s deed without any representation or warranty, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. Grantor, successor in interest to Grantor or any other person having an interest in the Property may, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, pay to Beneficiary the entire amount then due on the Loan (including foreclosure costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred. Tender of these sums shall effect a cure of the defaults stated above (if all non-monetary defaults are also cured) and shall result in Trustee’s termination of the foreclosure and cancellation of the foreclosure sale. The trustee’s rules of auction may be accessed at www.north-

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 12/22/03, recorded as Instrument No. 200347710 Book 724 Page 169, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Richard J Freeman, a single person was Grantor, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Inc. was Beneficiary and Insured Titles was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Insured Titles as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 20 in Block 6 of Wapikiya Addition No. 2, a platted subdivision in the City of Missoula, Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof Beneficiary has declared the

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PUBLIC NOTICES westtrustee.com and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.com or USA-Foreclosure.com.

Freeman, Richard J.(TS# 7023.117159) 1002.288760File No. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on February 23, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: Lot 6A of River Road Estates Lots 6A & 7A, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. THEODORE D Weber, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Insured Titles, a Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to , National Association, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on June 26, 2002, and recorded on June 28, 2002 as Book 684 Page 752 Document No. 200218611. The beneficial interest is currently held by LSF9 Master Participation Trust. First American Title

Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning December 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 October 10, 2016 is $72,250.57 principal, interest totaling $7,372.48 escrow advances of $15,139.06, suspense balance of $-433.42 and other fees and expenses advanced of $8,509.06, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors.

If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the

MNAXLP 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

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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: October 13, 2016 /s/ Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss.

County of Bingham) On this 13 day of October, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First

American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 07/29/2022 Caliber Home Loans vs THEODORE D Weber 101331 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 2, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 17 OF COUNTRY CREST NO. 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF JAMES B KELLER and MARGARET KELLER, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to CTC Real Estate Services, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Elec-

PUBLIC NOTICES tronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on February 22, 2003, and recorded on March 5, 2003 as Book 700 Page 1174 Document No. 200307579. The beneficial interest is currently held by Nationstar Mortgage LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning February 1, 2016, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan.

The total amount due on this obligation as of June 30, 2016 is $88,294.02 principal, interest totaling $2,518.77 late charges in the amount of $180.16, escrow advances of $4,249.44, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,079.91, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors.

If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is

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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: October 21, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho)) ss. County of Bingham) On this 21st day of October, 2016, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 09-06-2022 Nationstar Mortgage LLC KELLER 101580-2

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