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WATCHLISTED

by Tobin Miller Shearer

After the election of Donald Trump, a conservative ‘student advocacy’ group started targeting ‘leftist’ academics. To historian Tobin Miller Shearer—the only Montana professor on the list— the threat sounds awfully familiar.

WRAPPING IT UP: THE INDEPENDENT GUIDE TO LAST-MINUTE GIFTING ARE SONNY’S CHEESESTEAKS DARBY ADVENTURER JON TURK MARIJUANA ISN’T OPINION MEDICAL SETTLED—IT’S JUST TAKING A NAP ARTS TALKS CROCODILES AND ICE FOOD AUTHENTIC? DO YOU EVEN CARE?

GIFT GUIDE

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News

cover by Charles Wybierala

Voices Not good for the goose, public impact on the Westside and mayoral kudos......4 Street Talk Who should inaugurate the newly announced Bonner amphitheater? .......4 The Week in Review Zinke tapped, Percival passes and please step away from the bus .....6 Briefs Commish makes the scene and positively 5th St. (maybe) .................................6 Etc. City remembers Betty Museus with a tax assistance fund........................................7 News Wrap it up with the Indy’s last-minute gift guide..................................................8 Opinion Medical marijuana: right back where we started, but probably not the end........10 Opinion Pantsless in Trumplandia................................................................................11 Feature A history professor considers what to do when they come looking for you ........14

Arts & Entertainment

Arts Jon Turk goes wild .................................................................................................18 Music Camp Daze breaks the Christmas music curse ..................................................19 Books Fitz Gale explores the glances that bind in Spells for Victory and Courage .....20 Film Kenneth Lonergan makes a masterpiece in Manchester.......................................21 Movie Shorts Independent takes on current films.......................................................22 What’s Good Here Sonny’s Original Cheesesteaks......................................................23 Happiest Hour Swimming in Fresh Bongwater ...........................................................25 8 Days a Week Maybe we’ll get our cabinet appointment tomorrow? ........................26 Agenda A candlelight vigil for the homeless .................................................................33 Mountain High Shuttle on up to Snowbowl................................................................34

Exclusives

News of the Weird ........................................................................................................12 Classifieds....................................................................................................................C-1 The Advice Goddess ...................................................................................................C-2 Free Will Astrology.....................................................................................................C-4 Crossword Puzzle .......................................................................................................C-9 This Modern World...................................................................................................C-12

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STREET TALK

by Kate Whittle

Asked Tuesday, Dec. 13, at Taco John’s on West Broadway Logjam Presents and Kettlehouse Brewing recently announced plans to build a new 4,000-seat amphitheater at the Kettlehouse facility in Bonner. What’s your reaction?

Followup: What act would you most like to see perform there next summer?

Ali Gadbow: There’s a third Kettlehouse?

Uh. My friend says it’s gonna be dope.

And I’m a big fan of the Kettlehouse, so I think it would be a fine establishment.

Rock Lotto VI: I’d like to see a massive show of local bands.

Jason McMackin: I think it’ll be nice for a certain level and kind of a band to come to town. It’ll be a little more space than the Wilma, little smaller than the Adams Center. We need a venue this size. Formerly of Mötley Crüe: It’s not a real venue until Vince Neil performs at it.

Fix it now Thank you for the in-depth article pertaining to the situation in Warm Springs Hospital by Kate Whittle (“Ill Treatment,” Dec. 1). I have been waiting for this story to come out for some time. This timing is perfect, as we are soon entering the Montana legislative session.

It appears to me that there are several issues to address in the ongoing problems at Warm Springs State Mental Hospital.

These issues were explained well in your article. May I now make some suggestions for correction?

Primarily: Commission an outside professional review of the entire hospital with a report made to the appropriate legislative committee for action. Gov. Bullock could order that immediately and have it available for the session.

Second: Settle the current grievances immediately without the expenditure of limited funds for high-cost lawyers. This action would mitigate the suffering of the four individuals cited in the current complaint. Since this has been dragging on at least since September, I believe that would be an appropriate action.

Vera McCurley Hamilton

Wishing well Timmy Arrowtop: Ripping mandolin solos and growlers. Hail Satan: Obscure Norwegian black metal.

Fantastic that this man was wise enough to realize his problem and get help (“Etc.,” Dec. 1)! A real hero! Wish there were more like him! I’m proud of him and his accomplishment. HOOORAY John!

Patrica Bowers Polson

can’t heal the forests, if humans just get out of the way. And that somehow these fireprone ecosystems can be made safe for homeowners by logging miles away from homes. In other words, they want to “make the forests great again!”

This is the exact same propaganda the Forest Service is using to justify logging all over the National Forest system. And that should be of concern to all of us National Forest “landowners”—the American public.

“This is the exact same propaganda the Forest Service is using to justify logging all over the National Forest system. And that should be of concern to all of us National Forest ‘landowners’—the American public.”

Public over private Travis Yost: The more music the better, and hopefully the monopoly is not hurtful to the scene. Make V-shaped guitars great again: I hope they bring back Monsters of Rock. And I’m sure Wilco will play there and I’ll go see them.

Al Pils: I was really hoping that we could get Whitney Houston back from the dead and get her to perform. No, it doesn’t seem real. Seems like a made-up thing. I drive up there and I look at the hole in the ground and I’m like, that’s not real. Night moves: Bob Seger.

I don’t want to disrespect the private landowners’ issues in this lawsuit, which as far as I can tell are legitimate (“Westside project barrels ahead,” Dec. 1). However, from my work, which involved writing comments and the objection to the Westside timber sale, there are more profound issues that relate to the direct damage to National Forest land from logging and road construction. And, of course, the fact that taxpayers are subsidizing timber mills based upon fraudulent agency and industry “science.” This pseudoscience is based on the false proposition that nature

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These issues get left behind when the media focus on more narrow private interests.

Jeff Juel Missoula

Ode to dead geese I read my poem “Not Water” at the Snow Geese Memorial event in Butte after the 1995 loss of 342 migrating snow geese.

White birds get our attention because

they are so highly visible on the dark red surface. Darker birds have surely suffered the same fate, unnoticed.

I submit it as a letter to the editor. It still speaks to the problem.

And I am still mad after all these years.

Can we stop calling it water?

Water brews tea, cooks carrots, grows roses.

We baptize babies with water The liquid in question is a dead headwater.

Could baptize us yet, could be our Lourdes, bottled and sold at Pit viewing stand in bitter brown vile child-proof cap with appropriate warning label: “If swallowed, induce vomiting.

Call a doctor.”

Call it what you will, what it is, is not water.

Water falls on mountaintop, holy, frozen melts to feed fir and pine where birds hatch hungry melts to feed swollen stream where lunkers hide melts on windshields coming home with a load of standing dead cut before snow geese fly.

We need the moisture.

We think we know all about this so-called water.

We know next to nothing.

Don’t be surprised When it rolls across the driveway in a red brown wave, flood irrigates the lawn to a sudden death, delaminates linoleum, rots carpets, stains dust ruffles.

Curtains.

Leaves a nasty ring around the lampshade.

Don’t be surprised when the lemonade tastes funny.

Call a doctor.

When we call it what it is, we are all called to name our poison and change it back into Water.

Kristi Hager Missoula

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WEEK IN REVIEW

VIEWFINDER

by Cathrine L. Walters

Wednesday, Dec. 7 Longtime local artist Mary Beth Percival dies at 71. She and her husband, Monte Dolack, helped established the local art scene in the 1970s and championed the regular First Friday events in the 1990s.

Thursday, Dec. 8 The Montana Attorney General’s office files a petition to revoke the suspended sentence of convicted murderer Barry Beach after Beach allegedly violated an order of protection involving the mother of his child. The state’s petition could send Beach back to prison.

Friday, Dec. 9 A South African firm announces plans to buy southeast Montana’s Stillwater Mining Company for $2.2 billion. Stillwater is the only platinum producer in the United States.

Saturday, Dec. 10 The Missoula Solidarity Alliance hosts a march from the Missoula County Courthouse to the UM Oval to mark Human Rights Day. The MSA came together a few weeks ago to share support for marginalized groups and an affinity for hearts-and-rainbows iconography.

Missoula’s Leah Proctor and a small group of cross-country skiers take advantage of the recent snowfall at Lolo Pass on Dec. 10.

Sunday, Dec. 11 Kettlehouse Brewing and Logjam Presents announce plans for a new 4,000-capacity amphitheater in Bonner at the old mill site.

Here’s to chugging subsidy-priced Bongwater in an extraordinarily scenic venue.

Monday, Dec. 12 Scott Price and Sarah McKnight are sentenced in Missoula County District Court to life in prison for a meth-fueled crime spree that led to the stabbing and murder of a Missoula woman. Judge Robert Deschamps calls Price a “bad, evil man.”

Tuesday, Dec. 13 President-elect Donald Trump taps Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke as his nominee for Secretary of the Interior, a position that oversees federal lands and Indian affairs. If confirmed, Zinke will be eighth in the order of presidential succession.

UM’s reality show

Christian makes the scene To access the large lecture hall in the Gallagher Business Building on the University of Montana campus, one must walk along either side of an atrium that cuts through the building’s main lobby. On Dec. 8, a small group of faculty and student demonstrators posted up along the walkway nearest to the building entrance, so that anyone attending the afternoon’s faculty senate meeting had to either walk past the sign-toters or risk being seen taking the long way around to avoid them. One student’s placard read #DeniseJuneau4President. French professor Michel Valentin’s sign was attached to a little wooden stake. It read, “Halte a l’educastration,” with a pair of bloody scissors drawn beneath.

The occasion wasn’t the senate meeting itself, but rather the presentation to be delivered by Commissioner of Higher Education Clay Christian, who was about to speak with faculty for the first time after asking UM Pres-

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ident Royce Engstrom to resign earlier this month. The demonstrators were glad to see Engstrom ousted, community activist Lewis Schneller explained, but they remained worried that Christian and the interim leadership he has installed will cut classes, programs and jobs.

Christian, running late from another appointment, managed to avoid the pre-meeting protest. The outgoing president, on the other hand, walked straight through the demonstrators, sporting a Griz beanie and a tight smile.

He was the first speaker on the agenda.

“I just came by to say thank you,” Engstrom told the faculty senators. He received a framed “Certificate of Appreciation” and a round of applause before returning to a seat in the back.

Christian and University Faculty Association President Paul Haber arrived 15 minutes later, just in time for their scheduled presentations. Engstrom had already left. A nervous Haber read a prepared statement urging “trustbuilding activities” between faculty and the administration. Christian, apologizing for not having “a lot of great

things to report,” said the university’s enrollment-based budget woes may soon be compounded by belt tightening at the upcoming Montana Legislature—a cold answer to Engstrom’s plea for more state funding during his final Board of Regents meeting last month.

Facing “some realities of the budget” was a refrain during Christian’s 67-minute question-and-answer session, but his realities were decidedly vague, ill described beyond the fact that they are realities.

“The reality of it is there’s going to continue to be decisions made every day,” Christian said. “We’ll either find a format that allows us to provide input into that, or we let them get made.”

The commissioner’s “we” was rhetorically empathetic. Christian, with his bachelor’s degree and $309,207 salary, is not a professor, though UM’s problems certainly have become his own. As he fielded questions, Christian twisted his wedding ring, picked at a screw in the tabletop and appeared to twiddle his thumbs. He had spent the whole day on campus, meeting with Engstrom’s cabinet

[news] in the morning and with faculty representatives in the afternoon, all to “facilitate the transition” until interim president Sheila Stearns takes over Jan. 1. “It’s not my campus to run,” he said on his way out.

Derek Brouwer

Forest follies

Land transfer plan panned The last slide of the Lake County Conservation District’s PowerPoint presentation on Dec. 7 read, simply, “All politics is local.” And that bugged the hell out of Swan View Coalition President Keith Hammer. He and dozens of other locals had gathered at the Swan Lake Club House to hear from Lake County Conservation District Chairman Jim Simpson about a bold proposal to transfer management of a swath of Swan Valley national forest to the state.

Based on what Hammer heard during the meeting, the statement on the slide could not have been more wrong.

“These are federal lands,” Hammer says. “The politics on this is not local. The politics on this is national in scope.”

The LCCD’s pitch calls for the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation to assume management of a 60,000-acre chunk of the Flathead National Forest for the next 100 years.

Under the so-called Swan Forest Initiative, the conservation district would then become the sole beneficiary of any revenue generated by timber harvest on that acreage. An economic analysis completed in 2015 put potential annual revenues as low as $498,000 and as high as $1.6 million.

Simpson, who did not return messages seeking comment, had hoped to take the public’s temperature on the idea last week. What he got was a roomful of near-unanimous criticism. Lake County residents balked hard at the notion of a local organization exclusively profiting from a publicly owned forest. And the LCCD has failed to reach a consensus within its own ranks, as evidenced by a letter released by district supervisors challenging the proposal last month.

“Enough time and money have been spent on this dead end proposal,” according to the counterpoint signed by LCCD members Curt Rosman, Susan Gardner and Toni Burton. “It is time to let it die and concentrate on our current responsibilities.”

Flathead National Forest spokeswoman Janette Turk says the U.S. Forest Service is aware of the district’s efforts but has yet to be presented with a proposal. The state DNRC is also waiting.

“The Lake County Conservation District’s proposal will require federal legislation,” says DNRC spokesman John Grassy. “DNRC is looking forward to reviewing any legislation once it’s drafted. Until that time, DNRC cannot take a position.”

Critics of the Swan Forest Initiative wasted little time speculating about a connection to the broader national lands transfer movement. During the Dec. 7 meeting, Simpson dismissed such concerns, claiming that if the nonprofit American Lands Council were to make any move to hijack the proposal, “We’re out of here.”

Hammer isn’t convinced. The Flathead National Forest belongs to 300-some million people, and localizing control of part of it feeds into the same narrative as federal lands opposition “down in Bundyville,” he says. If Simpson really wanted to gauge public support, Hammer adds, he would publish the proposal on the federal register.

“This is exactly the kind of thing that gets tacked onto a totally unrelated bill in the middle of the night in Washington, D.C.,” Hammer says, “and the American public never does have a discussion about it.”

Alex Sakariassen

Rubber meets road

Reconsidering Fifth and Sixth The Missoula City Council is considering a reconfiguration of Fifth and Sixth streets sometime in the indeterminate future, but in the meantime the discussion has turned into a referendum on a host of complaints about Missoula’s roadways in general. After a Dec. 7 council committee discussed possible changes to the east-west routes, the MissoulaGov list serv erupted for the first time in months with commentary from current and former city officials.

City Councilwoman Marilyn Marler wrote that she’s “frustrated” that the proposal is up for consideration—she thinks the streets are fine. County Commissioners Jean Curtiss and Stacy Rye both chimed in to say they’d rather focus on streets farther from the city core, such as Mullan Road and Russell Street. “The relatively minor problems on Fifth and Sixth streets have no comparison to Russell,” Rye wrote.

Ben Weiss, the city’s Bike/Ped Program manager, observes that some amount of frustration over local road-

BY THE NUMBERS Estimated number of Montanans who have acquired health insurance as a result of the Affordable Care Act and the state’s expansion of Medicaid, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report released Dec. 13.

58,000

ways is related to problems the city can’t control, such as the possible delay of the state-funded Russell Street expansion and bridge repair.

“If you were to ask me what are my priorities for biking and walking in this town, I don’t think it would be on Fifth and Sixth,” Weiss says. “But the study does still show solutions to some issues.”

The study Weiss refers to is the result of University District residents asking the council a few years ago to address speeding and crashes on Fifth and Sixth. Weiss says the study shows no major safety issues on those streets, though it can be difficult for pedestrians to cross the two lanes of traffic. Nonetheless, the study suggests a few options for improving Fifth and Sixth, ranging from repainting them into one-lane streets to converting them to two-ways.

Meanwhile, Councilman Jordan Hess, who’s sponsoring the Fifth and Sixth discussion item, says nothing will happen until Fifth and Sixth are due to be resurfaced.

That’s currently a few years down the—umm— road. Hess is a fan of converting the streets to two-way for ease of traffic flow. He says one-way streets often are relics of the Cold War era, when city centers were designed under the assumption that residents might need to evacuate quickly in case of nuclear attack.

“Some people say we shouldn’t do anything, but ‘no build’ is not an option,” Hess says. “We need to take advantage of that opportunity.”

Missoula City Council’s Public Works Committee is scheduled to consider the Fifth and Sixth street study options again on Dec. 21.

Kate Whittle

ETC. In 2011, Missoula City Councilman Jon Wilkins noticed that a neighbor’s house on Park Street was up for sale. But the resident, an elderly piano teacher named Betty Museus, hadn’t meant to sell it. Wilkins’ family got to know Museus after noticing that she often stared out her window, looking lonely. Wilkins sometimes came over and mowed her lawn, and she would come outside and offer him 25 cents.

“Her husband died, and she wasn’t really mentally capable of handling her house and her affairs,” Wilkins explains now. “And she got behind on her taxes.”

Virginia-based Mooring Tax Asset Group paid the property’s $5,822 in tax debt and took legal possession of Museus’ home through the “taxdeed process,” as the Independent reported at the time. Museus was evicted and eventually moved to an assisted living home where she still resides, as far as Wilkins knows. He and City Attorney Jim Nugent sought to make sure she at least got some proceeds from the sale of her home, and he thinks she did eventually get a check for about $34,000.

Museus was all but forgotten until midDecember, when Wilkins proposed that an unusual new property tax relief program be dubbed “Betty’s Fund” in her honor. Councilwoman Julie Armstrong first pitched the tax relief idea to council in August, saying that she’d like to offer assistance to low-income citizens through a program funded by donations from other citizens. Donations would be accepted through the city’s website, and applicants for the help would have to prove themselves qualified for the state’s property tax assistance program. By the city’s current calculations, Betty’s Fund could offer recipients about $100-$200 each, assuming it receives enough donations.

Wilkins acknowledges that Museus herself probably didn’t realize she could have applied for a tax relief program. “But I think it would help other people,” Wilkins says. “And the main thing, along with that, is it would tell people there’s other types of tax relief and help get them into those other programs.”

Council approved Betty’s Fund on Dec. 12, and the program will begin accepting donations in January. The city’s resolution includes no guarantee that the fund will be able to assist anyone with anything. As with Wilkins’ outreach to Museus, the program’s success will depend entirely on the generosity of neighbors.

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Time to wrap it up A procrastinator’s guide to last-minute gifting by the Independent staff

FOR THE BAREFOOT LAGER LOVER The craft beer aficionado in your life most likely doesn’t need another growler or brewery logo T-shirt. Think outside the box with Bayern’s new branded line of comfy, cotton, made-inUSA Socco striped socks. They’re stylish, they’re practical and they’ll help outfit craft beer lovers from head to toe. (KW) How much: $10 a pair Where to find it: Bayern Brewery, 1507 Montana St.

PORTABLE MEDICINE CABINET Celebrate Montana’s newly rejuvenated medical marijuana program with a high-end stash box. The stainless steel CVault storage container is specially designed to protect dried herb from light, humidity and other environmental factors that can degrade quality and flavor. The smallest size, 3.25 inches in diameter, holds up to 12 grams, according to the manufacturer. It’s an anti-humidor for your ganj! (KW) How much: $20 to $90, depending on size Where to find it: Summer Sun Brewing Co., 838 W. Spruce St.

CHEESY NAVIDAD Short on time but want to show your appreciation (and sense of humor)? Take your loved one out for a round of Nachos Navidad, the festive red-and-green holiday menu item from Taco John’s. (KW) How much: $5.29 Where to find it: Taco John’s, 623 W. Broadway St.

UBER FOR ALL Booze and Christmas go together like… well, like booze and most other holidays (we’re looking at you, saints Patrick and Valentine). But unlike those less gift-centric spots on the calendar, Christmas is the perfect opportunity to passive-aggressively shame that friend who constantly insists he or she is totally OK to drive home after five pints of IPA. Uber, the appbased car service that finally came to Montana this fall, offers digital gift cards for whatever amount you’re willing to donate to the “get ’em home safe” fund. Let someone else worry about Missoula’s slick winter streets. Preferably someone who isn’t stubborn and drunk. (AS) How much: Gifter’s choice Where to find it: uber.com/gift-cards

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FOR MR. OR MRS. PARKS-A-LOT Doesn’t matter what your winter poison is. Snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, alpine touring, sipping cocoa in a lodge while someone else does one of those things—once the snow falls, the Missoula masses ascend on Lolo Pass. And in a good snow year, those $5-a-day parking passes can add up. If you know someone who frequents that Subaru-choked lot, stick a season-long parking pass in their stocking. It’s a gift that keeps giving all winter. (AS) How much: $35 Where to find it: The Trail Head, the Missoula Ranger District office or Lolo Hot Springs

GROOMING FOR BEARDOS Face it, the whole “facial hair” thing isn’t going away anytime soon. Best to just do what you can to make the beard in your family as unobtrusive as possible. Enter the Glacier Beard Company, a Kalispell outfit launched this summer by Justin Turcotte. GBC specializes in Montana-made beard-care products, and Turcotte’s holiday gift boxes are an excellent place to start, containing 1- or 2-ounce bottles of beard oil and a tin of beard balm. Both oil and balm come in a variety of scents, from Bay Rum to an almost smell-free Bear Naked. Turcotte says the “Montana” scent, made with a heavy dose of essential oils, is far and away the most popular. (AS) How much: $32 for a 2-ounce gift box combo Where to find it: Online at glacierbeardco.com

CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL Frogs with wings. Snakes, too. Or a koi fish with a smaller fish dangling from its mouth. These ornaments from famed jewelry designer Laurel Burch, hand-carved and painted in Indonesia, invoke a fantastical universe at stocking-stuffer prices. (DB) How much: $10-$15 Where to find it: China Woods, 716 N. Dickens St.

HOT WHEELS OF WOOD Back in the good old days, when you were a kid, you and your friends didn’t need virtual reality goggles to have a good time. Toys didn’t break at the slightest bump—they were simple and durable, and all your imagination needed. Well, those days aren’t gone.

Candylab Toys’ line of vintage wood cars represents the best of your sepia-toned childhood memories. There’s a police cruiser, a tow truck, a camper and a woodie to hitch it to—rooftop surfboard included. Crash ’em together, make “vroom” sounds as they roll across the kitchen floor, then display them on the mantle once naptime calls. (DB) How much: $34.99 Where to find it: La Stella Blu, 612 S. Higgins Ave.

MOVIES WITH BENEFITS Any good movie is best watched with popcorn. Any bad movie is best watched with popcorn. And any movie at the Roxy Theater is better with the theater’s triple-organic popcorn (that’s organic corn, oil and butter). With a Galaxy membership to Missoula’s community theater comes a year’s supply of free tripleorganic popcorn and a $2 discount on the price of every show. (DB) How much: $100 Where to find it: Roxy Theater, 718 S. Higgins Ave.

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Out of the weeds?

Medical marijuana isn’t settled—it’s just taking a nap

by Dan Brooks

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Last month, voters approved ballot initiative I-182, repealing Montana’s three-patient limit on providers of medical marijuana. The “yes” votes won by a substantial margin, 58 percent to 42 percent. But shortly after Election Day, state officials announced that a “scrivener’s error” would delay the repeal until July 2017. Evidently, the sponsors of the initiative rewrote it in a way that changed the number of its sections shortly before it appeared on ballots, and then forgot to update the part that said when which sections would come into force.

I sometimes wonder what role forgetting things has played in the history of marijuana decriminalization. But District Judge James Reynolds of Helena rode to the rescue last week, snatching victory from the jaws of a defeat previously snatched from the jaws of victory. He ruled that the three-patient limit should be repealed immediately, arguing that “the folks that are maybe the most in need are the least able to provide, to grow their own, [so] speed is more important than niceties.” And like that, one of the longestrunning controversies in Montana politics seemed to have been put to rest.

The three-patient limit that I-182 repealed was itself the product of a court battle that lasted five years, beginning when activists, patients and providers challenged a law passed by Republican legislators in 2011.

That law, which kept medical marijuana legal but made it virtually impossible to run a business selling it, was itself a response to ballot initiative I-148, which legalized marijuana in Montana for medical purposes back in 2004.

The legislature passed a bill to repeal I-148 in 2011, but then-Gov. Brian Schweitzer vetoed it, so they went with the three-patient limit instead.

All that’s over now. The restrictions that accomplished the same effect as the vetoed bill to repeal the ballot initiative were themselves repealed by another ballot initiative, and although that ballot initiative technically said the wrong thing, the lawsuit to enforce what it really meant has succeeded. So everything is fine, in the sense that we are right back where we started when voters approved medical marijuana in the first place.

When you put it that way, it doesn’t

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sound like this issue has been resolved at all.

As of press time, no Republican legislators or anti-marijuana activists have challenged Judge Reynolds’ ruling. That’s probably good, since the voters approved medical marijuana by a landslide. But that didn’t stop the legislature in 2011, when it voted to repeal another marijuana ballot initiative that also passed in a landslide.

“The doctors who prescribe medical marijuana make money when people come to them looking for cards. The same incentives are in place for the industry to expand that were in place five years ago.”

Why did they do that? Maybe it was because medical marijuana was starting to look like recreational marijuana, and fast. In March 2009 there were 2,000 medical marijuana cardholders in the state. By March 2011 there were 31,000. Either Montana suffered a colitis epidemic, or people were abusing the system.

I should pause here and say I don’t think that’s so bad. Many states have used medical marijuana as a kind of soft decriminaliza-

tion—a way to tax and regulate a popular drug and bring a portion of the illicit market under government control. Medical marijuana seems more palatable to voters than recreational marijuana. The boom between 2009 and 2011 also created a growth industry in a state that sorely needed one. The conditions surrounding medical marijuana in Montana five years ago seemed just ducky to me, but those were the conditions to which Republican lawmakers objected. And nothing about the present situation suggests they won’t arise again.

There are shops that sell medical marijuana in Missoula right now. They pay rent every month, and they make more money if they serve more patients. The doctors who prescribe medical marijuana make money when people come to them looking for cards. The same incentives are in place for the industry to expand that were in place five years ago.

Maybe we’ll be fine with that. Perhaps de facto re-criminalization convinced Montanans that the proliferation of cardholders and dispensaries wasn’t so bad. But if keeping recreational users from becoming medical marijuana patients is an issue we’re concerned about, I suspect we’re going to keep litigating it.

I applaud the opponents of medical marijuana for showing restraint thus far. A new legislative session is only weeks away, though. The voters have weighed in twice on this issue, and they voted for medical marijuana both times—once when they might not have understood the consequences, and now again when they do. I believe Republicans should respect that, but there are not many concrete reasons to believe they will.

The medical marijuana issue has not been put to bed. It’s only drowsing on the couch, waiting for that message that asks if it’s still watching Netflix. Let’s hope it rests peacefully for a while, instead of jolting awake and knocking over the bong of legislative comity once more.

Dan Brooks writes about politics, culture, and why you should always just put your bong away immediately after you’re done using it at combatblog.net.

[opinion]

Pantsless in Tumplandia Elk, climate change, free trade and the view from 9,000 feet

by Ari LeVaux

After the election, I went elk hunting. A week in the wilderness was what I needed after all the noise and drama— even though I found myself obsessively checking the post-election fallout on my device, at the expense of scanning for elk.

Montana’s weather forecast had called for unseasonably warm temperatures, but that understanding failed to register in the chill of the first pre-dawn morning. And I failed to remember that my hunting buddy hikes like a maniac.

Overdressed, I heated up quickly, huffing up the mountain trying to keep up.

By the time the sunrise put away its colors, my waterproof pants had trapped a juicy layer of sweat. Soon after, they were hanging from a tree, inside-out, drying in the sun. And I was hunting, comfortably, in my underpants.

The fact that I could do that in midfall at 9,000 feet, combined with the winning presidential candidate’s statement that climate change is a “Chinese hoax,” reinforced the sense of doom I’ve been feeling since the election.

I noticed that some plants had recently sprouted on the forest floor. Bad timing. The heat was confusing the elk, as well. Their bodies have prepared for cold weather at this time of year, with thick fur and fat underneath. Like me, the elk were overdressed but didn’t have the option to shed layers like I could. For the first few days we didn’t see a single animal, and without snow on the ground it was hard to get a sense of how many were in the vicinity at all.

Most likely, the elk were holed up in the highest, steepest, most northfacing slopes on the mountain. These are the coldest places, as well as being among the most inaccessible and difficult to hunt. Pants are advised for twolegged travelers.

That first day, since my pants weren’t around, I rested on the ridge, sunning my legs and taking the long view with binoculars, while taking advantage of cell service to read an article by Naomi Klein on my

phone. She argued that the election hinged on the votes of working-class Rust Belt dwellers, and was won on the issue of free trade. Trump opposes efforts to facilitate free trade, and I agree with some of his reasons, much to my chagrin.

In many ways, free trade deals are contrary to principles held dear by local food snobs like myself. While a

“I noticed that some plants had recently sprouted on the forest floor.

Bad timing. The heat was confusing the elk, as well.”

global perspective is important, spending locally—not just on food—benefits all parties. With local commerce there is more accountability, more opportunity to work directly with the producer, and more of your dollars stay in your community. I suspect that many of the Trumpistas share this view with the hippie farmers.

Bill Clinton was behind the North American Free Trade Agreement, which in hindsight has been widely regarded

as a disaster for the Rust Belt workers, something they haven’t forgotten, Klein argues. The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is like NAFTA on steroids, and Hillary only backed off her support for it in the primary after seeing how much success Sen. Bernie Sanders achieved by opposing it. Clinton’s switch was perceived as insincere political calculus, and the rest is history, still to be written.

A few days later, now wearing my pants, I was staring at my phone like a total idiot when my buddy noticed a herd of elk spilling over a ridge above us. We managed to hunker down, but the elk disappeared like an exhaled puff of smoke.

The direction of their escape, over the ridge and onto the north-facing slope, was a clue that even we couldn’t miss. We followed them over, and I found a slope so steep and perfectly north-facing that the sun hadn’t touched it for weeks. Suddenly I was in snow, and soon enough I found fresh elk tracks. There is an elk at the end of every set of elk tracks, and this set was no exception. I was somehow able to sneak to within 100 yards and shoot a beautiful cow elk.

Then began the work of hauling 200 pounds of meat out of a canyon so steep it barely held snow. Most of the meat spent the night at the bottom, cooling on a sheet of ice, and it was nearly frozen when I returned the next day to retrieve it. Thirty hours, many of them grueling, after I shot her, the meat was in the truck.

In addition to the meat, I’d like to think I returned with some extra wisdom. It’s important to keep cool. Respect your adversary. Put one foot in front of the other. Don’t forget the big picture. And don’t forget your pants.

Ari LeVaux is a contributor to Writers on the Range, an opinion service of High Country News (hcn.org ). He writes about food and food politics in Missoula, Montana.

missoulanews.com • December 15–December 22, 2016 [11]

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These are the good old days.

Good times, great people, deep snow.

Welcome to Whitefish.

ECRET-SAY ODE-KAY – American gangsters traditionally use euphemisms and nicknames (“Chin,” “The Nose”) to disguise criminal activities, but among details revealed at a November murder trial in Sydney, Australia, was that members of the “Brothers 4 Life” gang might have used “pig latin.” In a phone-tapped conversation played in court, one of the men on trial was overheard cunningly telling a henchman that a colleague had been “caught with the un-gay in the ar-kay.” A helpful witness then took the stand to explain to the jury that the defendant thus knew there was “a gun in the car.” At press time, the trial was still in progress.

RECURRING THEMES (RECENT INCIDENTS THAT ARE NOT “FIRSTS”) – An “academic” paper composed entirely of gibberish was accepted for a lecture at the International Conference on Atomic and Nuclear Physics in Atlanta last month. Prof. Christoph Bartneck of New Zealand’s University of Canterbury said he began writing (using Apple iOS) by entering “atomic” and “nuclear” into his tablet and “randomly” following whatever “autocomplete” suggestions emerged. (Sample sentence: “The atoms of a better universe will have the right for the same as you are the way we shall have to be a great place ...” Conclusion: “Power is not a great place for a good time.”)

Divorcing couples who cannot decide who gets to keep a treasured family home leave the decision to a judge, and in October, a court in Moscow ordered a couple to build a brick wall dividing in two their expensive house in an elite neighborhood. Apparently contractors’ measurements have been taken, and the couple has assumed dominion over their respective areas, even to the extent that a friend of the wife had become “trapped” on the husband’s side and prevented from leaving until she called emergency services. Furthermore, the wife must have a second stairway built, as the existing one is on the husband’s side.

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THE MICROPENIS DEFENSE – Jacques Rouschop, 44, went to trial in October in Ottawa, Ontario, denying that he had raped two sex workers—which he said was physically impossible because at the time he, at 5-foot-6, weighed 400 lbs., had a 66-inch waist and a two-inch-long penis (erect), plus a painful hernia. He was not asked to “flash” the jury, but an examining nurse verified the details. (Despite the lack of DNA evidence, video or a rape kit, Rouschop was convicted.)

A 23-year-old man in Tampa, Florida, was hanging out with his cousin in September, and nearby were a gun and a bulletproof vest—and the result was predictable. According to police, the first man donned the vest and said he wondered whether it “still worked”; the cousin picked up the gun and said, “Let’s see.” The cousin, Alexandro Garibaldi, 24, was charged with manslaughter.

Judges can issue “material witness” warrants to lock up innocent people to ensure their trial testimony, but rarely do it to actual crime victims. In December 2015, the Houston, Texas, district attorney obtained such a warrant jailing a rape victim (“Jenny”) to secure her testimony against a serial rapist she could identify, because Jenny, exceptionally fragile, was hesitant. She finally took the stand, and the rapist is now serving multiple life terms, but Jenny’s added trauma (especially since police mistakenly placed her into the jail’s general population instead of a separate wing) provoked her to file a lawsuit against the DA, which is still in progress. And in November, likely to Jenny’s satisfaction, the DA, Devon Anderson, failed re-election.

ANOTHER ANIMAL SURVIVES WITH MOUTH-TO-MOUTH – In November, an 18-year-old man who allegedly tried to steal koi carp fish from a holding tank (pending their return to a pond at Castle Park in Colchester, England) botched the job, resulting in the deaths of most of them, including some of the oldest and most visitor-friendly of the species. Park rangers managed to rescue several, and one ranger even gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to three carp. (A biologist told BBC News that carp are noted for surviving on low oxygen and might not have needed the mouth-to-mouth.)

MORE SPERM WARS – Most couples who create embryos to freeze for the future agree that the consent of both is required for actual use. Two former couples are on opposite sides of the issue: Actor Sofia Vergara’s ex-boyfriend wants their embryo brought to term (but she does not), and Missouri woman Jalesia McQueen wants two she created with then-husband Justin Gadberry brought to term (but he does not). In the latter case, an appeals court ruled for Gadberry in November (though the couple already have two children from frozen embryos). In the Vergara case, the ex, Nick Loeb, is trying for an extraordinary court ruling based on his “inability to otherwise procreate” (since two subsequent girlfriends adamantly chose abortions).

Victims in News of the Weird stories have been hit by “flying” animals that should not be airborne—even once by a cow (falling off a cliff) and once by a horse (that fell from a trailer on a highway overpass). On Nov. 17, in Clarksville, Tennessee, an unassuming pedestrian along Dover Road was smacked by a deer that sailed into him after it collided with a minivan. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with broken bones.

Thanks this week to Chuck Hamilton and Andrew Hastie, and to the News of the Weird Board of Editorial Advisors.

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missoulanews.com • December 15–December 22, 2016 [13]

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n the weeks since I was put on an academic watchlist, I have thought often about one of the biggest bastards that I know. I only talked to him once and that was by phone. Even then, the conversation was short, truncated. He told me a story and then we hung up. He recently passed away. Up to the end, he was apparently a full-fledged s.o.b.

I’ll tell you who he was shortly. And I’ll get around to explaining what he has to do with being watchlisted, but first I have to let you in on a secret.

The watchlist is not the problem.

More on that later.

First, the context. Since its appearance early in the week of Thanksgiving, Professor Watchlist—a website sponsored by conservative student advocacy group Turning Point USA—has accused a shortlist of professors of discriminating “against conservative students” and advancing “leftist propaganda in the classroom” and a “radical agenda in lecture halls.”

Although the list has been widely criticized for inaccurate information, false representation and the reintroduc-

tion of McCarthy-era scare tactics, the group’s instigator, Charlie Kirk, claims his site is nothing more than a “tool that students can use in determining where to go to colleges… .” Montana gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte provided financial support to Kirk and his organization, and white supremacist news site Breitbart.com has publicly defended the list.

As of the second week of December, I have the dubious distinction of being the only professor in the state of Montana to be included on this watchlist of about 150 professors.

By way of additional context, let me tell you a bit of my backstory. I am a history professor at the University of Montana. I’ve had the gig for going on nine years. During that time I have directed the African-American Studies program, the country’s third oldest. And, yes, I’m white. As I frequently tell my students, “As a white man I can demonstrate that African-American history is at the very center of our nation’s story—that it is one we all should know.”

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Before I switched careers to attend graduate school, I worked for nine years as an anti-racism educator and organizer.

Along with a cherished friend, an AfricanAmerican woman from Cleveland, Ohio, I co-founded a training program focused on dismantling racism in white Mennonite institutions. Together we crisscrossed the country to consult with colleges, universities, mission agencies and denominational offices. During those years I led or co-facilitated more than 400 workshops. It was a heady time.

I made the decision to enter graduate school after falling in love with teaching and realizing that, due to my anti-racism work, I had been pushed to the margins of my religious community. I was no longer welcome to write for our national church magazine, work in our church institutions or preach at our congregations.

Although Mennonites have a reputation for being peacemakers, they can be really passive-aggressive. In essence, this was the first time I was put on a watchlist.

By the time I arrived in Missoula in 2008, I was ready for a change. People did

not know me. Few Mennonites lived in the area. I could start with a clean slate. Although teaching African-American studies in one of the whitest states in the union presented its own challenges, the program grew five-fold in as many years. I found a host of supportive colleagues in the history department and throughout the university.

I engaged and challenged my students even as I learned much from them.

I was happy to be off the radar, no longer on a watchlist.

Then I gave a talk in Bozeman in January 2014 on the history of white privilege.

The content was not new. I’d discussed similar ideas thousands of times. I described our country’s history of genocide and appropriation of Native lands. I explained how white people—and specifically white men—designed institutions to serve themselves. I discussed the history of U.S. apartheid. I argued that white power was at the very center of the American project and needed to be dismantled for our multicultural democratic experiment to succeed. As I do in almost every public talk that I give, I invited strong criticism.

At the workshop’s end, a group of student journalists interviewed me. They asked some easy questions. I recapped my argument. It was a congenial exchange, although I remember feeling really tired. My responses had gotten long-winded.

A couple of weeks later, Campus Reform, a self-described “watchdog to the nation’s higher education system,” reposted the video interview. On their site, they excerpted my densest, foggiest, most convoluted quotation: “To be white in America is to claim an identity that attempts to be de-racialized and is predicated upon the receipt of power and privilege simply on one’s appearance: a racialized appearance from the fundamental equations that whiteness equals access to power and privilege based on one’s racial identity.” Frankly, I am surprised that they didn’t just shake their heads and walk away.

But that’s where my second watchlisting started. More than 5,000 Campus Reform readers viewed the video. In response, I received several threatening emails. One said, “Kill Yourself!!!!” Another: “If you’re so overwrought about your ‘whiteness’ suicide is an option and it’s painless.”

The theme continued in subsequent posts:

“Whether this is the last gasp of institutionally sanctioned white male privilege or a long-term resurgence of the same will hinge on which actions we collectively take in the next number of years.” an email from one of my colleagues in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality program at UM. She wrote, “You are on a ‘professor watch list’ compiled by a rightwing group … Sorry to be the bearer of bad news ...”

I visited the site, noticed who else was on the list and immediately realized that this watchlisting was going to be different.

A thin-skinned demagogue was poised to enter the White House. He had done more than any presidential candidate in the last 40 years to legitimize and em-

could be very dangerous for those included on the list.

So what do you do when a conservative group with white supremacy connections paints a target on your back? The first thing is to point out the target to as many people as possible. That way, if anyone takes aim, there are a lot of people paying attention and poised to intervene.

The next morning I sent a note to my dean, the provost and the president alerting them that I and one other professor at UM had been put on the list. The admin-

This is exactly how prior attempts at watchlisting have unfolded. As historian Ellen Wolf Schrecker has pointed out, McCarthy-era professorial “blacklists”—a racially problematic term from the Red Scare of the 1950s—had two phases. In the first, an official organization identified the so-called subversive faculty. In the subsequent phase, the professors were fired or received economic sanction.

Turning Point personnel are currently setting the stage for the first phase by winnowing their list. After opening with 200

“Maybe this guy should take a walk through the average trailer park and spew his crap about ‘white privilege.’ I want to see how far he gets in relation to how much popcorn I ate prior to his beating.”

“I hate looking at the photo’s [sic] he’s posted on facebook of hmself [sic] sitting and smiling with the students who are white. This guy is more like a snake and an enemy to white people. Can’t wait to see this joker called out.”

“I know a neighborhood in Oakland where he can get his guilt trip fixed. ‘Coordinator’ of African-American Studies? So is he responsible for buying the malt liquor, or the crack?”

Even though the missives were more ugly and anemic than truly menacing, I was encouraged to treat them as legitimate death threats.

Nonetheless, I was not too worried.

At the behest of my life partner, I informed campus security. With time the comments dissipated. I continued working with some of the best students and colleagues that you’ll find anywhere.

Then, on the evening of Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, I came home from teaching a three-hour graduate seminar to find

Professor Watchlist, a website produced by conservative “student advocacy” group TurningPoint USA, has so far identified some 150 “radical” academics, including just one in Montana: University of Montana professor of AfricanAmerican studies Tobin Miller Shearer, pictured here on campus in December.

bolden white supremacy groups. A watchlist designed to “expose and document … professors that advance a radical agenda in lecture halls” was going to have a much more chilling effect. According to Pam Vogel of Media Matters, Kirk has parlayed his post-list notoriety into a meeting with the Trump transition team. Suffice it to say that a meeting between the incoming administration and the chief author of a shoddy watchlist does not bode well. It

istrators responded positively. In less than 48 hours President Engstrom sent out a message reiterating the university’s support of academic freedom. Oddly enough, between the time of the watchlist’s release and President Engstrom’s statement, the other professor’s name had been removed from the list. As that professor later noted, Turning Point’s ability to add or remove names at will emphasized the impunity of its actions.

names, the list was down to 150 by Dec. 9.

Historians account for the largest portion of the remaining group, followed by political scientists, English professors, and women’s and gender studies faculty. Dangerous disciplines indeed. By demanding that history be grounded in evidence, we historians threaten those who tell stories about the past without regard for the historical record.

In the same way, the ability to analyze political discourse, literary narratives and gender

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“What do you do when a conservative group with white supremacy connections paints a target on your back?

The first thing is to point out the target to as many people as possible.” dynamics prove equally threatening. That these disciplines emphasize critical thinking and thoughtful writing is not coincidental.

Whether a second stage will follow is still difficult to determine. In the aftermath of 9/11, when conservative author David Horowitz released a similar list, the prosecutorial stage did not follow. His subsequent book, The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America, claimed to reveal the “shocking and perverse culture of academics,” many of whom appear on the current Professor Watchlist. According to Publishers Weekly, “the most egregious crimes perpetrated by the majority of these academics is that their politics don’t mesh with Horowitz’s.”

formances abroad. His income plummeted, surveillance increased and, even after the Supreme Court effectively renewed Robeson’s passport with its 1958 Kent V. Dulles ruling on free speech, Robeson’s health declined due to the pressures of social hostility and ongoing governmental scrutiny. He lived the remainder of his life in seclusion.

It is a sobering story.

But now back to the unnamed bastard I began with. He was the Rev. Will D. Campbell, a southern Baptist preacher, civil rights activist and author of the memoir Brother to a Dragonfly. He has long fascinated me. Here was another white man who cared passionately about African-American history, oper-

Shearer, pictured here in his office on the UM campus: “I really do believe that every institution in this country was created to serve white people. I am a self-declared feminist. I am aware that I directly benefit from the forces of gender, race, class and heterosexism. It appears that these convictions are enough, in this political moment, to get me watchlisted.”

Something similar could be said of the current list.

The primary crime of those of us who are listed is that we don’t agree with Kirk and his Turning Point colleagues.

The accomplished football player, actor and singer Paul Robeson provides an example of what can happen to those included on such lists. Along with African-American scholar W. E. B. DuBois and New York City councilman Benjamin Davis, Robeson drew the attention of McCarthy’s House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s. In response, Robeson remained unbowed, declaring, “I am a radical. I am going to stay one until my people are free to walk the earth.” Despite McCarthy’s blatant fabrications and refusal to back his claims with evidence, the State Department confiscated Robeson’s passport, thereby robbing him of his primary source of income—per-

[16] Missoula Independent • December 15–December 22, 2016

ated within a faith community, and had—in effect— been put on a watchlist. After facing down segregation at the University of Mississippi in 1955, supporting integration at Little Rock Central High School in 1957 and participating in the Birmingham desegregation campaign of 1963, Campbell ministered to those who were disaffected with religious and secular institutions.

I will never be half the writer that Will Campbell was, or half as courageous a human being. His memoir is a masterpiece. His acts of speaking truth to power are legion.

He was also a bastard.

I use that word intentionally, despite its problematic baggage, because it figures centrally in one of the most important passages of Brother to a Dragonfly, in which Campbell recounts a conversation

with P. D. East, a white southern newspaper editor and an atheist. East, like Campbell, was adamantly opposed to southern segregation practices. East kept hounding Campbell to define his faith—which East found highly objectionable—in 10 words or less. Campbell replied, “We’re all bastards but God loves us anyhow.” East would later challenge Campbell to stand by those words after segregationists murdered a young civil rights activist by the name of Jonathan Daniels.

Campbell took East’s challenge seriously and decided that, if he really believed we are all bastards, then he had to spend time associating with and understanding some of the biggest bastards that he knew. So Campbell began meeting with leaders of the KKK, drinking whiskey with them and listening to their stories. All along, he maintained his deep commitment to racial justice, his unflagging opposition to institutional hypocrisy and his connection to civil rights leaders.

In essence, he tried to love the KKK bastards without ever forgetting that he was a bastard as well.

I spoke with Campbell only once, back in the 1990s.

At that time, I had set out to ask 100 people in the course of one month, “What gives you hope?” Campbell was one of the last people I contacted. After I explained my project, he told me a story. In the mountains of Tennessee where he then lived, an ice storm had socked in his neighborhood. Few could get out to buy supplies.

He said, “My white, liberal neighbors who never use the n-word stayed at home and did nothing to help their black neighbors, but my white, conservative neighbors who sometimes used the n-word were the ones out delivering coal and milk to their black neighbors.” He added, “Who, really, was more offensive?”

Rev. Campbell was talking about integrity, a word that seems antiquated in this moment of bombast, fake news and unapologetic prevarication. Campbell’s path of integrity took him into the darkest woods of racism. He chose to travel there with a fifth of whiskey in his hand. The whiskey was for sharing.

Like I said, I’ve been thinking a lot about him lately. Here’s why.

I’ve ended up on the Professor Watchlist for a variety of reasons. As I noted before, I direct the only African-American Studies program in the least-black state in the union. I sometimes say controversial things. I really do believe that every institution in this country was created to serve white people. I am a selfdeclared feminist. I am convinced that men need to take responsibility for dealing with our sexism. I am aware that I directly benefit from the forces of gender, race, class and heterosexism. It appears that those convictions are enough, in this political moment, to get me watchlisted.

I suspect that this watchlist will soon blow over.

Yet even if it doesn’t, even if Turning Point leverages its access to the Trump administration into federal pressure that results in the dismissal or sanction of the 150 or so of us currently on the list, it would not be the end of higher education. It would be incredibly disturbing, consistent with the history of such lists, and a severe attack on academic freedom, but it would not itself be the problem.

The problem is much deeper, far more insidious and not nearly so dramatic. The problem is that we are poised on the brink of a breakdown of this coun-

try’s social safety net. We are about to have some of the most powerful positions in this country filled by people with direct connections to white supremacy groups. The incarceration of black men for nonviolent crimes has come to replicate the scale and scope of slavery. Civil discourse has been worn thin to the point of transparency.

The problem lies in the legislative and policy decisions that will be made in disregard of the poor and oppressed. The problem is found in the systems of white power and privilege that have been emboldened and strengthened anew. Historian Nell Irvin Painter observes that at this point in history, “white men in charge will not simply happen to be white; they will be governing as white, as taking America back, back to before multiculturalism.” An ideologically oriented watchlist is just one small cog in the larger engine that is threatening to overpower our constitutional democracy. Whether this is the last gasp of institutionally sanctioned white male privilege or a long-term resur-

I am easy to reach. You can contact me through my university. Write me. The drinks are on me.

I don’t know if anyone from Turning Point will read this, but I will post this challenge on all my social media outlets. I encourage anyone reading this essay to distribute my challenge as widely as possible.

In any meeting that results, I will carry the spirit of Will Campbell with me.

But I will also carry something else.

Because there is also this: Ever since I was watchlisted, I have been inundated with expressions of support from throughout Montana, across the country and around the world. If someone from Turning Point has the courage and integrity to meet with me, they have to know ahead of time that this community of friends, colleagues, family members and former students has got my back. They will be with me in spirit in the room. Hundreds of them.

“By demanding that history be grounded in evidence, we historians threaten those who tell stories about the past without regard for the historical record.” gence of the same will hinge on which actions we collectively take in the next number of years.

So, returning to Will Campbell, my question is, “How can I act with integrity after having been watchlisted?”

To begin, I have assured my students that I will not be intimidated. This is what I posted on my blog the day after I appeared on the watchlist: If the organizers of this so-called “watchlist” thought that including our names and pictures on their website would somehow curtail our voices, our intellects, or our pedagogical commitments, they seriously misjudged the professoriate. I will go about my work, my teaching, and my writing and research with the same passion, commitment, and clarity that I did before the list appeared.

I continue to stand by those words.

Yet that is just my first response. My second is to make this public challenge to Turning Point personnel: Since you have not contacted me, talked to me, or done anything but threaten me via the internet, I challenge you to have the courage to meet with me in person. I will pay for a beer, whiskey, or soda at a bar, restaurant, or other public location where we can both feel safe. I have no interest in martyrdom, but I do have interest in listening to you. I want to know your story. I want to listen to your voice. I want to know how you have come to hold the beliefs that you do. I want, in the end, to know why you have painted a target on my back.

There is Ray, whom I work out with in the gym, who came up to me and said, “Tobin, where do I have to stand? I’ll get in the way if they come to get you.”

Ray is a veteran and a very big man.

There is Todd, a former student, who wrote, “Whatever the amount of insecurity and hatred that may exist, or try to manifest, there is 10 fold the amount of support, care, protection and love for you. … I am on your side!”

There is Valerie, another former student, who wrote, “I am just one who hopes that someday I too can be placed on a watchlist for dissident ideas, thoughts, and language. If I am ever lucky enough to make such a list, know that it was your classroom that gave me the voice I needed to resist the racist, misogynistic, and hate-filled discourse of our society.”

And then, of course, there is my son Zachary. He adds this delightfully mocking warning to those who might attack me: “Do not approach. A committed pacifist but does Crossfit. Consider him a threat at all times.”

So in this particular moment in history I will bring all the good humor, joy, subversiveness and academic rigor I can to the classroom. I will show up. I will stay engaged. And, as I posted on my door after Donald Trump was elected and my students of color witnessed a substantive rise in racial harassment right here in Missoula, my office will be a place where my students are cherished, where they will be as safe as my body and voice can make them, where they will be known by their names regardless of their identity.

That is my guarantee regardless of who may watchlist me. editor@missoulanews.com

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In the flow Darby’s Jon Turk talks outdoor adventure and revolution

by Chris La Tray

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riter, adventurer and part-time Darby resident Jon Turk began his adult life as a scientist, having earned a doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Colorado in 1971. Almost immediately, though, he abandoned the laboratory for the wilderness. He has skied and run dogsleds across the far North. He has bagged multiple first ski descents in Asia, and he has twice kayaked around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America. His most extreme expedition—the first circumnavigation of Canada’s Ellesmere Island via ski and kayak, in 2011—resulted in National Geographic nominating Turk and his partner, Erik Boomer, as 2012 Adventurers of the Year. Turk was 65 at the time.

Turk, now 70, is currently promoting his fourth book, Crocodiles and Ice: A Journey Into Deep Wild, about the Ellesmere Island expedition. His audience is a curious mix. Engagements up and down the East Coast have Turk talking to high-level adventure athletes at outdoor festivals and to spiritual seekers at New York City’s Open Center. The tour wraps up in April at the Whistler World Ski & Snowboard Festival, in British Columbia, where Turk will deliver the keynote address. He recently sat down with the Indy and answered a few questions about the intersection between outdoor adventure and spirituality.

You’re best known for your exploits in a kayak and as a backcountry skier. What came first, paddling or skiing?

Jon Turk: They’re different seasons, so there’s not a direct conflict. I grew up on the shores of a wooded lake in Connecticut, and as early as I can remember we had boats. Then I got a canoe, and a little sailboat, and this goes way back to when I was six or seven and I hung out on the lake all summer long. But when the lake froze up, we put the skis on. And skates. I played hockey a lot, but I can’t remember when.

How do you sum up Crocodiles and Ice? JT: A lot of it is about the expedition circumnavigating Ellesmere Island. I tell people it’s in the same vein as—I’m

photo courtesy of Jon Turk

Jon Turk’s recent book, Crocodiles and Ice: A Journey Into Deep Wild details his physical—and spiritual—expedition around Ellesmere Island.

standing on the shoulders of these giants—Thoreau, or Aldo Leopold. Those guys, their books. I just come at the ideas differently.

The book has mountain biking in it, it has kayaking, it has skiing—we skied half the Ellesmere thing—it’s got hiking. It’s got dancing. So the point is, it’s not necessarily whether you’re on skis or in a kayak, it’s approaching the wilderness on something of a spiritual journey. With a certain headspace. With a certain reciprocity, where you are learning from nature, you’re not playing in nature. You have a reciprocal relationship with nature.

connection from other sports. In basketball and tennis, the environment stays the same. Every basketball court, every tennis court, is the same, and it doesn’t change from millisecond to millisecond. In skiing and kayaking, you’re reading the environment from millisecond to millisecond, and you’re dealing with this extraordinarily complex environment. In the backcountry your life is dependent on your reading an environment that is infinitely complex. So skiing isn’t just turning left, turning right. Backcountry skiing is surviving while you’re turning left and turning right.

How is that different from a spiritual journey found through other sports?

JT: If you find your passion in other sports, great. Fine. It’s just important that you find it. I don’t happen to get the same

Do you find the book to be a hard sell for people because of its spiritual component?

JT: It depends on who I am selling it to. We sent the book in for foreign rights and it was rejected by some big publishing

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company in England on the grounds that it was “too spiritual” for the kayaking group. I think some of these people are missing what general audiences—what people—respond to. I talk to hardcore kayakers, and I give them the full spiritual thing and they love it. So I think that that editor was off base. It was #1 on Amazon for kayaking for a month.

This thing at Whistler, I’m talking in front of hardcore adventure athletes …

The same thing in Toronto at the Wilderness Canoe Association. I’m giving them the solid consciousness revolution [talk]—that wilderness brings you to a special spiritual place—and people love it.

Why call it a consciousness revolution?

JT: The revolution is the idea that we can walk out of this expectation in society that we should have all this shit—more

money, more possessions, bigger houses— in order to be fulfilled. Then when we don’t get as much shit as [we think] we are supposed to have, we get pissed off. That idea, that change of consciousness, that change in idea about where and how our spirit is fulfilled, is what is happening.

The whole point that I’m trying to make about the consciousness revolution can be summarized in a single ski run, or a single run through a rapid, in that you’re totally in the flow, you’re totally immersed, you’re totally in a walking meditation. Your soul is completely fulfilled in this relationship with an extremely complex environment. The natural world has all the joy and complexity and richness that we can conceivably want. And it’s free. arts@missoulanews.com

[music]

All-season sound Camp Daze X-Mas comp breaks the curse

by Erika Fredrickson

A scan of winter 2016 album releases tells me what I already know: There is almost nothing worse that an artist— pop, country, metal or otherwise—can do than to take a stab at remaking Christmas music.

This year’s selection makes the point without even trying.

Jimmy Buffett’s “Tis the SeaSon” (with a cover image of Buffett in a summery Santa outfit balancing on a paddleboard) includes a baffling cover of “All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth” and, more predictably, the tropical holiday song “Mele Kalikimaka.” Garth Brooks’ and Trisha Yearwood’s “Christmas Together” showcases twangy rehashes of “Santa Baby” and the creepy “Baby, It’s Cold Out25 Daze of X-Mas: A Cassette Compilation includes bands from side.” The Killers’ collection Missoula, Olympia and New York City.

“Don’t Waste Your Wishes” features the band’s Christmas songs spanning from 2006 mas in Prison,” Pender’s “Christmas Dirt” and Tiny to 2016 and includes a horrible spoken-word version Plastic Stars’ heart-wrenching “It’s Christmas Somewhere.” Almost every track is worth a listen. (There of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.”

Recording Christmas songs is always a bad idea— are 50 copies of the cassette and unlimited downexcept when it turns out to be a really good idea. The loads available for purchase at the Camp Daze Bandlocally produced 25 Daze of X-Mas: A Cassette Compila- camp page, and all proceeds go to support families tion is one such exception. The brainchild of Foster Caf- affected by the Ghost Ship fire in Oakland.)

Every year, someone makes a treacly version of frey—one of the organizers of Missoula’s annual Camp Daze music festival—the comp features 25 artists mostly “The Christmas Song” (“Chestnuts roasting on an from Missoula, but also from Bozeman, Olympia, Den- open fire”) or does a sillier take on “Grandma Got ver, Nashville and New York City. The mix of covers and Run Over by a Reindeer,” and the only thing that originals is not so entrenched in Christmas motifs that comes of it is that retail stores and local restaurants it couldn’t be played year-round. And the album’s tone, have one more tool for torture in a season that seems colored with shades of irreverence, melancholy and just to begin earlier every year. And when it comes to ala bit of good cheer, avoids the grating novelty of, say, ternative takes on Christmas, no one is settling in for a night of listening to “We Wish You a Metal ChristTwisted Sister’s “Oh Come All Ye Faithful.”

Olympia’s Blood Orphans do a fantastically moody mas.” Not even—especially not—metalheads.

The Camp Daze comp is a genuine alternative for cover of Low’s “Just Like Christmas.” While Low’s version gallops along at a pretty pace, the Blood Orphans take the season. It isn’t really for those who love decoratevokes Casiotone for the Painfully Alone in the way it ing the tree to a soundtrack of Bing Crosby classics— lingers in a quiet dusk of warped piano chords and guitar but if that’s you, you already know where to get your fuzz. Grant Atticus’ acoustic cover of Blink 182’s “I Won’t music. Instead, it’s a nice collection of some superBe Home for Christmas”—a fun, snotty song about end- talented musicians playing holiday songs that don’t ing up in jail—is way better than the original. Cory Fay’s make you feel like you’re trapped inside a candy cane “Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis” begins carnival. These are songs peripherally about Christjust as lounge-ily as the Tom Waits’ version but turns R&B mas, but mostly about the exquisite pleasures and by the end with dramatic drum fills and xylophone, disappointments we feel all year round.

Camp Daze presents an album release party swapping out Waits’ easy gravel for desperation.

Other highlights include The Whoopass Girls’ at the Palace Thu., Dec. 22, at 9 PM. “I’m Dreaming of a Jack White Christmas,” Caroline efredrickson@missoulanews.com Keys and Nate Biehl’s cover of John Prine’s “Christ-

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[books]

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It’s not unusual for short fiction to focus on the briskly paced, aided by heart-quickening storytelling bonds and rifts between lovers, family members and and writing techniques more commonly seen in the friends. Spells for Victory and Courage isn’t just about thriller or horror genres.

Fitz Gale’s superpower is writing gut-punching those big, complex relationships. Dana Fitz Gale’s crisp, slightly strange debut of short stories is more last lines, which create a sudden—almost magical— interested in the ties that don’t usually bind: the rela- moment of understanding for the reader, even if you tionship between neighbors. The relationship be- aren’t quite sure how or why they work. Many of the tween a door-to-door makeup salesperson and her stories are written like miniature, emotional mysteries: The ending reveals a tiny mentee. The relationship bepiece of missing information, tween a widow and the reor a small revelation, that vival preacher that she’s changes the way the first part made into a pen pal. The reof the story should have lationship between a carnival been interpreted, and that, dunk-tank clown and the rein turn, changes the way the cently divorced Iraq vet who reader feels about the charwon’t stop dunking him. acters they thought they These might sound like knew. At its worst, this stories written for novelty’s sleight of hand and the subsake, but they aren’t. They sequent reveal feels conmight also sound like stories trived and unfairly tricky, but that don’t get into the deep at its best it creates a true unand meaningful stuff that veiling—one that often excomes from writing about poses the prejudices of more traditional relationcharacter and reader alike. ships, but they do. Fitz Gale, Nowhere are Fitz Gale’s a Missoula author and gradmystery-like techniques more uate of the University of successful than in the collecMontana’s MFA program, extion’s second story, “Leah, plores several fascinating Lamb,” in which a middlequestions as she delves into aged church cleaning lady the odd connections bewith a big secret falls for a travtween her characters: Are Spells for Victory and Courage eling preacher. Tension grows we who we are, or are we Dana Fitz Gale paperback, Brighthorse Books throughout the story as it bewho we appear to be to 196 pages, $14.99 comes apparent that the naïve other people? How might a and love-blind Leah is about small interaction with a to be swindled by a con man, but the end of the story stranger change the course of your life?

In “Canoe,” for example, a gas station attendant lifts the curtain just enough to show that Leah has more has what seems to be a mundane interaction with a grit than we thought—and an almost frightening amount family en route to float the river and fish, but the sim- of agency. The reveal requires self-reflection: Why did I ple conversation leads to tragedy and forever changes assume that Leah couldn’t take care of herself? Why how the attendant approaches his life and raises his didn’t I take her at her word?

We spend a lot of time thinking about our parchild. In “Vaquero,” a woman’s daily walks connect her with her neighbor, as well as with an eccentric Mexican ents, our partners and our friends. The stories in shepherd who cares for a flock of weed-eating sheep Spells for Victory and Courage are about how in the hills above her neighborhood. What she learns strangers and acquaintances can move us in powerful helps her reconnect with her husband, whose recent ways as well. These stories are a reminder that everyone—nosy neighbors and teenage store clerks and stroke has left him an unwitting compulsive liar.

Spells for Victory and Courage is simply but pushy real estate agents—contains a depth of mysstrongly written, and it’s easy to see how the collection tery, if only we look closely enough.

Dana Fitz Gale reads from Spells for Victory won the Brighthorse Prize in Short Fiction and was a finalist for the Flannery O’Connor Award and the Ohio and Courage at Shakespeare and Co. Sat., Dec. State Book Prize. While remaining clearly literary, and 17, at 1 PM. while comfortably fixed on small, everyday events that happen to normal, everyday people, the stories are arts@missoulanews.com

[film]

No ordinary people Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester masterpiece

by Molly Laich

Casey Affleck stars in Manchester by the Sea.

Whatever you do, don’t be put off by the slightly pretentious-sounding film title. Manchester by the Sea is not The Flower That Drank the Moon (a fictional movie inside the movie Ghost World, so-named to make fun of sentimental filmgoers). In fact, Manchester-by-the-Sea is a real place in Massachusetts, and the film that’s named after it will astound you and break your heart in ways you won’t see coming.

But it’s funny somehow, too!

Casey Affleck stars as Lee Chandler, a brooding janitor in Boston. From his interactions with clients, we learn that he is efficient, gruff, lonely and not interested in changing. Life changes for him anyway when his brother becomes sick and dies, leaving behind a 16-year-old son and a commercial fishing vessel, among other things.

Kenneth Lonergan writes and directs the picture, and his previous work has never failed to both thrill and upset me. His directorial debut, You Can Count on Me (2000), won him a best screenplay Oscar nomination and helped launch the careers of Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo, and it was followed not so swiftly by 2011’s cult favorite Margaret. Both films excel at showing ordinary lives altered by twists of fate both tragic and ordinary. Lonergan has a particular talent for laying people bare and showing how they work.

You see yourself in his characters, and you want to help put them back together again. You get the feeling that Lonergan could take any life—he could take your life—put it on screen and make it feel special.

With Manchester by the Sea’s Lee Chandler, we can tell that he’s moody but we don’t know why.

Slowly, methodically, through one engrossing scene

after another, the story begins to uncover the circumstances that have led him to this moment. We learn that he was married to a formidable woman (Michelle Williams) and that they had a family together in Manchester. Chandler’s brother had a wife, a son and a degenerative heart condition. And we learn through a series of flashbacks how it all fell apart for everyone, and how some of them have put the pieces back together better than others.

This is a pretty unlucky family, but it’s not too far off from the kind of loss most of us have experienced, or one day will. My best friend died last year and my dog died a week ago and I feel like I’ll never get over any of it. I just walk around riddled with bullets, trying to hold my guts in, the same as everybody else.

But I don’t know what it’s like to be a teenage boy who loses a father, or a parent who’s lost a child.

That’s what movies like these are for—to help us see ourselves, and to help us understand and grieve for one another.

Affleck has never given a bad performance, and this may be his best, in a film where all of the actors pull their weight. Most of all, I’m impressed with the screenplay. The story weaves in and out of the past and the present with the complexity of a novel. Just when you think you know what direction the story’s headed—you’re wrong. I am Lonergan’s AnnieWilkes-in-Misery-level #1 fan, and I think Manchester by the Sea is his masterpiece.

Manchester by the Sea opens at the Roxy Fri., Dec. 16. arts@missoulanews.com

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[film] illegal in their home state of Virginia. Rated PG-13.

Stars Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga and Marton Csokas.

Playing at the Roxy.

OPENING THIS WEEK COLLATERAL BEAUTY Following the death of his daughter, a distraught businessman writes letters to Death, Time and Love, looking for answers. Then they start answering back. Rated PG-13. Stars Will Smith, Edward Norton and Helen Mirren. Playing at the Carmike 12.

MOANA An adventurous teenager sails out on a daring mission to save her people with a little help from a demi-god.

Rated PG. Walt Disney’s computer-animated musical stars the voices of Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Alan Tudyk. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.

MANCHESTER BY THE SEA Returning to your hometown is always tough, especially when you’re returning to raise your orphaned nephew. Rated R. Stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams and Lucas Hedges. Playing at the Roxy.

NATIONAL LAMPOON’S CHRISTMAS VACATION Clark Griswold just wants this Christmas to be perfect.

After his trips to Wally World and Europe, you can probably guess how it’s going to turn out. Rated PG13. Stars Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo and Randy Quaid. Playing Thu., Dec. 15 at 7 PM.

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY A long time ago in a galaxy far far away a band of rebels must steal the designs for the Galactic Empire’s new super weapon, a moon-sized, planet-destroying Death Star. Rated PG-13. Stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna and Mads Mikkelsen. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.

OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY If this company can’t woo a potential client, they’re going to be shut down. Guess they’d better invite him to one hell of a yuletide rager. Rated R. Stars Jennifer Aniston, T.J. Miller and Jason Bateman. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.

NOW PLAYING 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 Pharaohplex.

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 and Pharaohplex.

BELIEVE Even with the local economy tanking, one business owner is going to do whatever it takes to make sure the local Christmas pageant still goes off without a hitch. Rated PG. Stars Ryan O’Quinn, Shawnee Smith and Danielle Nicolet. Playing at the Carmike 12.

THE CIRCUS On the run from the law, Charlie Chaplin ducks into the big top. Luckily a circus tent is the safest place in the world, right? Not Rated. Also stars Merna Kennedy.

Playing Tue., Dec. 20 at 5 PM at the Roxy.

DIE HARD Yippee Ki Yay, festive revelers! You think spending the holiday with your family is rough, this cop is trapped in a skyscraper with an army of terrorists. Rated R. Stars Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman and Reginald VelJohnson. Playing Thu., Dec. 22 at 7 PM at the Roxy.

Wow! Another Star Wars movie. I had no idea. You’d think there’d at least be some advertising telling us about it. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story opens at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.

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, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tilda Swinton. Playing at the Pharaohplex and the Carmike 12.

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN This highly praised coming-of-age story features a high school junior whose life turns even more awkward when her older brother starts dating her best friend. Rated R. Stars Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson and Woody Harrelson. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.

ELF Raised by elves, this overgrown Santa’s helper strikes out from the North Pole to find his biological father.

Rated PG. Stars Will Farrell, James Caan and Bob Newhart. Playing Sun., Dec 18 at 2:30 PM at the Roxy.

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM Newt Scamander explores New York’s secret community of witches and wizards 70 years before Harry Pot-

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ter reads about the adventures in a Hogwarts textbook. Rated PG-13. Stars Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Jon Voight. Playing at the Carmike 12 and the Pharaohplex.

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 Bracey. Playing at the Carmike 12 and Pharaohplex.

INCARNATE To remove a demon from an 11 year old, this exorcist travels into his subconscious. Too bad something from his past is waiting there for him. Rated PG-13. Stars Aaron Eckhart, David Mazouz and Emjay Anthony.

Playing at the Carmike 12.

LOVING Based on the true story of Richard and Mildred Loving.

This couple fell in love and were married, which is great. Except it’s 1958 and interracial marriage is still

SEVEN SAMURAI If you liked The Magnificent Seven, but wish it had fewer cowboys, this classic from Akira Kurosawa is going to scratch that itch. A poor Japanese village asks seven out-of-work samurai for help. Not Rated. Stars Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura and Keiko Tsushima.

Playing Mon., Dec. 19 at 7 PM at the Roxy.

TRAINSPOTTING Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Or choose to do heroin in Scotland. Your call. Rated R. Stars Ewan McGregor, Johnny Lee Miller and Ewen Bremner. Playing Sat., Dec. 9 at 8 PM at the Roxy.

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.

Capsule reviews by Charley Macorn.

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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photo by Kate Whittle

On a roll with Sonny’s cheesesteaks

by Kate Whittle In September a new food truck appeared on the Missoula scene: Sonny’s Original Cheesesteaks. Note the tagline: original, not “Philly-style” or, god forbid, “authentic.”

“The last thing I was going to put on the truck was ‘authentic,’” says owner and cook Daniel DiMezza. He’s a gruff guy, dressed in a flannel shirt and jeans, with a tiny silver nose ring. He’s aware that “every asshole” from back East has an opinion regarding what an authentic cheesesteak should be, himself included.

“The reason we don’t have ‘Philadelphia’ cheesesteaks on there is because there isn’t another kind,” he says. “If you order a ‘Philly’ cheesesteak, you’re not getting it from anybody with an idea of what a good cheesesteak is.”

DiMezza grew up in South Jersey, not far from Philadelphia, and moved to Montana in the late 1990s to go to college and play hockey. He’s worked a variety of jobs, from bartender to construction worker, but wanted to be his own boss. Two years ago he bought a tool truck and remodeled it for food service.

He’s running the business mostly solo right now while his wife is at home with their six-month-old, Santino, aka “Sonny.”

DiMezza saw a vacancy in the Missoula food scene when the sports-themed cheesesteak and pizza place Philly West closed in 2014. DiMezza says he doesn’t understand why Philly West didn’t make it, but he believes, regardless, that there’s a market in Missoula for a properly made cheesesteak.

“I think it’s something that Americans generally speaking can identify with,” DiMezza says. “If they can come close to, not necessarily an authentic, but a genuine experience here in Missoula, that’s what we try to get after.”

The basic format of a cheesesteak goes like this: a long, soft roll filled with thinly sliced seared steak and topped with cheese, obviously. The debate is

WHAT’S GOOD HERE about particulars. Take the bread, for instance.

DiMezza has heard the argument that the right roll is impossible to replicate outside of Philadelphia due to variances in temperature and altitude. Some restaurants opt to order their rolls from Philadelphia bakery Amoroso’s, but DiMezza didn’t see any point.

“I can’t put you in your favorite cheesesteak place in Philadelphia when we’re in Montana,” he says.

“Which is why we don’t ship products from Philadelphia—it’s stupid.”

Instead, he worked with a couple of different Missoula bakeries before settling on a roll custom-made for him by Rosauer’s. His roll is longer and thinner than what’s typically used for cheesesteaks, but it achieves the right combination of pliancy and sturdiness to contain six ounces of tender chuck roast per sandwich. (Rib-eye is a more traditional cut for cheesesteaks, but it’s cost-prohibitive, DiMezza says.)

Customers can pick toppings, including melted American cheese, provolone, onions, banana peppers and hot-sweet cherry peppers.

So far, customer reaction has been positive, DiMezza says. Sonny’s is his full-time gig, and he plans on working through the winter, except when the temperature drops below 15 degrees. He parks Sonny’s outside various breweries on the weekends and on Wednesdays he’s at Boyce Lumber, where friends from his construction days line up to wait for their orders in the icy parking lot.

Sonny’s sandwiches take about 15 minutes, cooked to order, but it’s worth the wait when they arrive, warm and wrapped in butcher paper.

“We try to make the best sandwich we can make,” DiMezza says. “If you’re from Philly, and you think it’s authentic or you don’t, that’s fine. But the bottom line is that we’re trying to create something that’s original and good for Missoula and Montana.” kwhittle@missoulanews.com

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Season Greetings from Asahi Have a great holiday!

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

Delicious dining or carryout.

Chinese & Japanese menus.

COFFEE SPECIAL

Yuletide Blend $10.95/lb.

Coffees, Teas & the Unusual

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Bernice’s Bakery 190 South 3rd West 728-1358 It’s the little things we do together.

Bernice’s takes these moments to heart. This Christmas when you want “just the right size” gift or party package, think about stopping by Bernice’s having us prepare you a personalized cookie plate, or pick up frosted Christmas trees (Yep! Those famous sugar cookies.) Packaged Bernice’s Hot Cocoa, Mini Macaroons, Gingerbread Coffeecake, and loaves of Poundcake, also make great gifts! Have you checked out Bernice’s wearables lately? Downright smart. Gift Cards? Oh, yeah. Bernice’s wishes you a Merry Little Christmas. xoxo Bernice. $-$$ Biga Pizza 241 W. Main Street 728-2579 Biga Pizza offers a modern, downtown dining environment combined with traditional brick oven pizza, calzones, salads, sandwiches, specials and desserts. All dough is made using a “biga” (pronounced bee-ga) which is a timehonored Italian method of bread making. Biga Pizza uses local products, the freshest produce as well as artisan meats and cheeses. Featuring seasonal menus. Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat. Beer & Wine available. $-$$

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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. $-$$$

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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, drivethru, & delivery. Open everyday 11am 10:30pm. $-$$

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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 $-$$ Iron Horse Brew Pub 501 N. Higgins 728-8866 ironhorsebrewpub.com We’re the perfect place for lunch, appetizers, or dinner. Enjoy nightly specials, our fantastic beverage selection and friendly, attentive service.

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

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

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

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

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

Award winning desserts made fresh daily , local and regional micro brews, fine wines & signature cocktails. Vegetarian and Gluten free menu available. Takeout & delivery. $$-$$$ Korean Bar-B-Que & Sushi 3075 N. Reserve 327-0731 We invite you to visit our contemporary 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? $-$$$ Pearl Cafe 231 E. Front St. 541-0231 pearlcafe.us Country French meets the Northwest. Idaho Trout with King Crab, Rabbit with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Garden City Beef Ribeye, Fresh Seafood Specials Daily. House Made Charcuterie, Sourdough Bread & Delectable Desserts. Extensive wine list; 18 wines by the glass and local beers on draft. Reservations recommended for the intimate dining areas. Visit our website Pearlcafe.us to check out our nightly specials, make reservations, or buy gift certificates. Open Mon-Sat at 5:00. $$-$$$ 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. $-$$

Fresh Bongwater: The wait is over

HAPPIEST HOUR The rollout: Snoop Dogg would have to admit, the timing was good good. As the famed rapper rolled into Missoula Dec. 6 for the latest stop on his Puff Puff Pass Tour, Kettlehouse Brewing announced the hotly anticipated release of Fresh Bongwater Hemp Pale Ale in cans. The brewery teased the rollout on social media by inviting Snoop himself down to the Northside taproom for “a swizzle on us.” He didn’t show, but Fresh was the tap du jour at the concert that night.

The reception: Anyone even half awake in this town was aware for much of 2016 that once Kettlehouse’s new production facility in Bonner got up and running, Fresh would be joining the flagship four-pack fold. The brew has long been a taproom favorite, and the appeal of cans became immediately clear. Mere hours after the release, one Indy staffer found the beer case at Orange Street Food Farm completely cleared out of the stuff. The shelves have since been restocked.

The taste: Fresh Bongwater ranks among the most drinkable craft selections in Montana, with a smooth, almost nutty flavor and a mellow 5 percent alcohol by volume.

It’s the personal favorite of Kettlehouse coowner Tim O’Leary, who confessed to Colorado-based Brewery Week in a profile this fall that he keeps a keg of Fresh at his house.

Best we can tell so far, aluminum hasn’t done

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a thing to sabotage Bongwater’s slightly sweet, slightly hoppy taste.

The stash: Score a four-pack of 16-ounce Fresh cans at Orange Street Food Farm (701 S. Orange St.), Worden’s Market (451 N. Higgins Ave.) or Missoula Fresh Markets (800 W. Broadway St. and 3801 S. Reserve St.).

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

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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SAT | 8 PM | WILMA Montana-raised musician and comedian Reggie Watts performs at the Wilma Sat., Dec 17. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $39.50/$29.50 advance.

SAT | 6 PM | BITTER ROOT BREWING

FRI | 9:30 PM | UNION CLUB

Letter B brings beats and bedlam to Bitter Root Brewing Sat., Dec 17. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

Tune in to Tom Catmull’s Last Resort at the Union Club Fri., Dec 16.

9:30 PM. Free.

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nightlife Caroline Keys and Jeff Turman join musical forces at Draught Works. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

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 Western Union Country Swing Band swings into the Sunrise Saloon. 8 PM. Free.

The Dead Hipster Dance Party at the Badlander is so cool even I don’t know about it. 9 PM. 208 Ryman St. Star t 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.

Lay down some cardboard and assemble your crew. Monk’s hosts Break Night with Sam Sqwuanch, Headphone Steve and MANKiiSi. 10 PM. Free.

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Thursday

Missoula Art Musesum hosts a new exhibit, Resistance, from Seattle-based artist RYAN! Feddersen. 10 AM–5 PM. Free admission.

You’ll be in stitches at Yarns at the Library, the fiber-arts craft group that meets at the Missoula Public Library in the board room from noon–2 PM Fridays. No registration required, just show up!

Garden City Ballet presents a production of The Nutcracker at the Montana Theatre. 2 PM. $25.

nightlife Bring an instrument or just kick back and enjoy the tunes at the Irish Music Session every Friday at the Union Club from 6–9 PM. No cover.

So much tuba music. Tuba Santas play Draught Works. 6 PM–7 PM. Free The Top Hat presents FamilyFriendly Friday, a time where parents and their kids can socialize, listen to music, eat great food and have fun. This week the groups created during the ZACC’s Kid Hip Hop/Rap camp provide the musical entertainment. Free.

Missoula Brewing welcomes the live music of Andrea Harsell. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

Gerygone & Twig’s annual Christmas Soirée features the music of Red Onion Purple, Modesta and Pender at the Joe Below inside Zootown Brew. This family-friendly

E3 Convergence Gallery hosts a special holiday music showcase benefiting Camp Mak-A-Dream. John Floridis plays your holiday favorites. 7 PM–9 PM. $15, kids free. event is only $5 or free if you bring a dish for the potluck.

6 PM–10 PM.

cracker, everyone’s favorite ballet about a rodent infestation.

7:30 PM. $30.

E3 Convergence Gallery hosts a special holiday music showcase benefiting Camp Mak-A-Dream.

John Floridis plays your holiday favorites. Not mine though, but only because he doesn’t play jazz flugelhorn. 7 PM–9 PM. $15, kids free.

A donation of canned food or winter clothing gets you in to see the live music of Missoula #ILLUMNI at Monk’s. The 2016 Can/Coat Drive Concert starts at 9 PM. 18-plus.

Grow your fringe and line your eyes, the Palace hosts Emo Night.

Nick Hawksley and Brady Schwertfeger spin the finest emo tunes ever.

Join the black parade at 9 PM. Free. 21-plus.

Your paramour will appreciate your thriftiness at the Cheap Date Night, where the Missoula Public Library screens a free, recently released motion picture. Doors open at 6:45 PM and close at 7:15. Enter from the Front Street side of the building.

Raid your grampie and nana’s closet: The Badlander hosts I’ll House You Ugly Sweater Edition.

DJs No Show, Tempo Tantrum, Kalub Swirvin, Hotpantz and Kris

The Montana Theatre hosts Garden City Ballet’s production of The Nut-

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The music of Comatose Posse headlines a fundraising concert for the Military Order of the Purple Heart at the Top Hat. Doors at 9:30 PM, show at 10. Free.

Tom Catmull’s Last Resort plays the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free.

406, the band with a near ungoogleable name, plays the Sunrise Saloon. 9:30 PM. Free.

It’s Deadbeats’ last show, and they’re going out with a real barnburner. That’s appropriate slang, right? Boston’s Pucker Up, Bozeman’s The Permians and Denver’s Body Meat help bid a fond farewell. VFW. 10 PM. Free.

holiday classic

Spotlight National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a classic holiday movie that’s going to outlive all of us. And why shouldn’t it? The jokes are so fast and furious you’ll completely forget all those things you heard about Chevy Chase. It also gives a painfully accurate portrayal of a family Christmas. As long as people deal with visiting in-laws and putting up Christmas trees, Christmas Vacation will be there to let humanity laugh at its own yuletide stress for generations to come. Or, more likely, be a grim reminder of the time before it stopped snowing forever.

But the point is Christmas is supposed to be a little crazy. When you have a holiday that has for years successfully existed in a yin-yang of unrestricted consumerism and altruism, plus peace and family, sometimes things go bad. Stress is inevitable. We’ve kept Christmas going for a pretty long time

Moon provide the tunes, you provide the sweater. 9 PM. Free.

WHAT: Screening of National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation WHERE: The Roxy Theater WHEN: Thu., Dec. 15 at 7 PM HOW MUCH: $8

now. As long as our consumer society continues to run unchecked, and as long as humans celebrate joy, love and community, it’s not going to go away. And as long as those two disparate parts of humanity meld every holiday season, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation will be that reminder that it’s okay to have a little Christmas stress.

—Charley Macom

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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.

The first shuttle bus of the year takes you to Snowbowl for a day of skiing. The bus leaves the Grant Creek Town Pump at 8:45 AM and returns at 4:15 PM. $3.

Get your fresh produce and farmdirect goodies when Stage 112 hosts the Missoula Valley Winter Market from 9 AM–1 PM.

The 5th annual Zoo Town Indoor pickleball tournament brings the best in this weird spor t apparently ever yone knows about but me to the MPR Sports & Wellness Center.

Brine your way to ci.missoula .mt.us/1239/ for registration.

Yoga and Beer: The two cornerstones of Missoula. The Yoga Spot and the Sweat Shop host yoga every Saturday morning at Imagine Nation Brewing. Class and a beer for $8. 10:45 AM. Barnes and Noble hosts a day-long celebration of books benefiting Chief Charlo School.

Visit mcpsmt.org/domain/ 114 for a full schedule of readings, signings and music.

11 AM–6 PM. Family Storytime offers engaging experiences at 11 AM on Sat. and 2 PM at the Missoula Public Library. Free.

Bring the kiddos to the Daly Mansion for an afternoon of activities.

A certain jolly old elf in red is expected to make an appearance. I sure hope they’re talking about Santa Claus. 11 AM–3 PM. $5 adults/$2 children.

Writer Dana Fitz Gale, a UM MFA alumna, reads from her debut collection at Shakespeare and Co. 1 PM. Garden City Ballet presents a production of The Nutcracker at the Montana Theatre. 2 PM. $25.

nightlife The band Letter B brings beats and bedlam to Bitter Root Brewing. 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

The Frederico Brothers play Draught Works Brewery. Meanwhile my own brother won’t return my phone calls. You’re a jerk, Mortimer. 6 PM–8 PM. I’ve heard of drive-in movies before, but dive in? Currents Aquatics Center screens Finding Dory at their pool. Space is limited so call 721-PARK for tickets. $3.

Oh KBGA! Oh KBGA! Your tunes are really rocking! Celebrate the college radio station’s accomplishments with a Christmas party at the ZACC. 8 PM–11 PM.

Travis Yost provides the soundtrack at Imagine Nation Brewing’s Saturday Night Live Music series.

6 PM–8 PM. Free.

D e n v e r ’s S u g a r S k u l l s a n d Marigolds play the VFW. Delicious. 8 PM.

The Frederico Brothers play Draught Works Brewery. Meanwhile my own brother won’t return my phone calls. You’re a jerk, Mortimer. 6 PM–8 PM. Montana-raised musician, comedian and performer Reggie Watts plays the Wilma. Let’s hope he doesn’t repeat his father’s performance on the Sullivan Hunchy Show from the ‘60s. Doors at 7 PM, show at 8. $39.50/$29.50 advance.

The Montana Theatre hosts Garden City Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker, everyone’s favorite ballet about a rodent infestation.

7:30 PM. $30.

Don’t bring any chips, it’s not that kind of salsa. Salsa 406 brings salsa, merengue and more to the Dark Horse. 8:30 PM. Free.

And you thought the holidays were a drag before. The Imperial Sovereign Court hosts Another Cliche Christmas Extravaganza at the Palace. 18-plus. $5.

I’m more of a fan of Groucho, WY, Chico ND and Harpo OR myself. Zeppo MT play the Union Club. 9:30 PM. Free.

The Top Hat is your capsaicin station for the Ghost Peppers and Newlyweds. 10 PM. Free.

People Who Stutter is a casual group of folks who get together the third Sunday of each month 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.

Author Franses A. Hermann reads from here new memoir about growing up in World War II Holland and her family’s trip to Montana. Shakespeare and Co. 4 PM. Free.

Catch the last performance of MCT’s A Christmas Story: the Musical with a 2 PM matinee and a 6:30 PM show. An iconic family favorite in time for the holidays, it brings back the familiar playground “triple dog dare,” the neighborhood bully, and even the leg lamp. This musical version received three

Tony Award nominations in 2013, including Best Original Score.

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

Garden City Ballet presents its production of The Nutcracker at the Montana Theatre. 6 PM. $30.

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 2732297 to sign up. No cover.

It’s the end of an era! An allstar lineup of Missoula talent performs a benefit for the Poverello Center at the lastever show to be staged at the Crystal Theater. 7 PM. $5.

John Floridis plays at First United Methodist Church. 7 PM. No admission, but contributions are collected for Family Promise Montana.

The last No Pads, No Blazers comedy hour of the year welcomes back to the stage prodigal son, Zack Jarvis. The VFW. 8 PM. $3.

Every Sunday is “Sunday Funday” at the Badlander. Play cornhole, beer pong and other great games, have drinks and forget tomorrow is Monday.

9 PM.

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The Roxy shows Seven Samurai as part of its Cinema Abroad series. 7 PM. Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge. 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.

The Shuffles Dance Studio hosts tap classes for all ages and levels, Mondays through Thursdays from 4 PM–7 PM. 500 N. Higgins Ave. Call 210-8792 or drop in to observe a class. $60 for four classes.

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

nightlife Prepare a couple of songs and bring your talent to Open Mic Night at Imagine Nation Brewing. Sign up when you get there.

Every Monday from 6–8 PM.

Bingo at the VFW: The easiest way to make rent since keno. 245 W. Main. 6:30 PM. $12 buy-in.

Find out how the Garden City grows at the weekly Missoula City Council meeting.

140 W. Pine St. Meetings are the first four Mondays of every month at 7 PM. 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.

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

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

Live in SIN at the Service Industry Night at Plonk, with DJ Amory spinning and a special menu. 322 N. Higgins Ave. 10 PM to close.

Just ask a server for the SIN menu. No cover.

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

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. Caregiver Support Group, for caregivers to an older adult or person with a disability, meets every third Tuesday of the month from 4–5 PM at Missoula Aging Services, 337 Stephens Ave. Call 728-7682 for more information.

nightlife Dust off that banjolin and join in the Top

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Hat’s picking circle, 6–8 PM every Tuesday. All ages.

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.

Show off your big brain at Quizzoula trivia night, every Tuesday at the VFW. Current events, picture round and more. 8:30 PM. Free. Our trivia question for this week: What is the name of Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeers’ creator? Answer in tomorrow’s Nightlife.

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.

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Wednesday A candlelight vigil to remember those without homes who died this year takes place on the Missoula County Courthouse lawn.

5:30 PM. The Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek meets every Wednesday at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com or 406-4433439 for more information.

NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness.

Meets every Wednesday at 2 PM.

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.

I personally recommend matching the music of Dan Henry with a Church Picnic Cream Ale at Great Burn Brewing. You can do the same from 5 PM–8 PM. Free.

Dress in bright yellows and make your way to downtown Missoula to celebrate solar power. 5 PM. Climate Smart and partners host a solstice rally. Meet at the solar phone charger at Hunter Bay Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support Missoula Community Food Co-op. 5 PM–8 PM. 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.

Bring your unwrapped Christmas gifts to Red’s bar where a team of box and bow

experts will wrap them in exchange for a donation to help with the medical costs of a family fighting Leukemia. 6 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.

- EzyDog Adventure Lights - Dog is Good gear

- West Paw Designs - Soda Pup dog toys - H2 4 K9 water bottles

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: Robert. L May. Got two left feet? Well, throw them away and head down to Sunrise Saloon for beginners’ dance lessons. 7 PM. $5.

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.

Get your yodel polished up for rockin’ country karaoke night, every Wed. at the Sunrise Saloon. 9 PM. Free.

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

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Thursday nightlife Bring your unwrapped Christmas gifts to Red’s bar where a team of box and bow experts will wrap them in exchange for a donation to help with the medical costs of a family fighting Leukemia. 6 PM. I recommend pairing the music of Andre Floyd with a Clothing Optional Pale Ale at Draught Works. See for yourself 6 PM–8 PM. Free.

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. Want some karaoke with a country twang?

Country Karaoke let’s you live out your cowboy dreams at the Sunrise Saloon. 8:30 PM.

The Dead Hipster Dance Party at the Badlander is so cool even I don’t know about it. 9 PM. 208 Ryman St. Start spreading the news! There’s karaoke today! Broadway Bar. 9:30 PM. Free.

Ir8prim8, 3DHR and Tayln Lang host Escape dance party at Monk’s. 10 PM. 21plus. Free.

We want to know about your event! Submit to calendar@missoulanews.com at least two weeks in advance of the event. Don’t forget to include the date, time, venue and cost. Send snail mail to Cal-eesi, Mother of Calendars c/o the Independent, 317 S. Orange St., Missoula, MT 59801. Or submit your events online at missoulanews.bigskypress.com.

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Despite what your uncle might tell you at Christmas dinner this year, homeless people are not a faceless problem to be ignored. They're still people. People with lives, thoughts, opinions and dreams. At this time of the year they are the most at risk. According to the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, 700 people experiencing or at risk for homelessness are killed from hypothermia annually in the United States.

Seven hundred people. Hypothermia can set in when temperatures drop below 50 degrees. This

THURSDAY DECEMBER 15 number does not include those who lost their lives to murder, suicide, substance abuse or the countless other dangers the homeless face every day. Homelessness is a more complex issue than we give it credit for. It's not a matter of pulling one's self up by the bootstraps, finding employment or simply choosing to not be homeless. Systemic problems, addiction and mental illness all contribute to a true epidemic.

In memory of the homeless who have lost their lives this year, a candlelight vigil will be held Wed., Dec. 21, the longest night of the year, on the Missoula County Courthouse lawn. Donations of toiletries, dental care items or canned goods will be collected for Project Homeless Connect.

—Charley Macorn The Missoula Homeless Memorial Candlelight Vigil will be held from 5:30 PM–6:30 PM.

A portion of every pint sold at the Kettlehouse Northside Tap Room will go to support Garden City Harvest. 5 PM–8 PM. Be a pinot noir superstar at the Toys for Tots Wine Tasting at Katie O’Keefe’s. 6:30 PM–9:30 PM.

FRIDAY DECEMBER 16 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.

Folks with disabilities can get creative at Art Group, every second and fourth Friday of the month at Summit Independent from 2–4 PM. Call 728-1630.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 18 John Floridis plays at First United Methodist Church.

7 PM. No admission, but contributions are collected for Family Promise Montana.

MONDAY DECEMBER 19 Sip a fancy cocktail for a cause at Moscow Monday at the Montgomery Distillery. A dollar from every drink sold is donated to Blackfoot Challenge.

12 PM–8 PM.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 20 Shootin’ the Bull Toastmasters help you improve your public speaking skills with weekly meetings at ALPS in the Florence Building, noon–1 PM. Free and open to the public. Visit shootinthebull.info for details.

Caregiver Support Group, for caregivers to an older adult or person with a disability, meets from 4–5 PM at Missoula Aging Services, 337 Stephens Ave. Call 728-7682 for more information.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21 Nonviolent Communication Practice Group facilitated by Patrick Marsolek at Jeannette Rankin Peace Center. 12–1 PM. Email info@patrickmarsolek.com or 406-443-3439 for more information.

NAMI Missoula hosts a free arts and crafts group for adults living with mental illness. Meetings every Wednesday at 2 PM. Dress in bright yellows and make your way to downtown Missoula to celebrate solar power. 5 PM. Climate Smart and partners host a solstice rally. Meet at the solar phone charger at Hunter Bay Coffee.

Every Wednesday is Community UNite at KettleHouse Brewing Company’s Northside tap room. A portion of every pint sold goes to support local Missoula causes. This week support Missoula Community Food Co-op. 5 PM–8 PM. Bring your unwrapped Christmas gifts to Red’s bar where a team of box and bow experts will wrap them in exchange for a donation to help with the medical costs of a family fighting Leukemia. 6 PM.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 22 Bring your unwrapped Christmas gifts to Red’s bar where a team of box and bow experts will wrap them in exchange for a donation to help with the medical costs of a family fighting Leukemia. 6 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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MOUNTAIN HIGH

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s the last bit of autumn gives up its grasp and winter blankets Missoula, the siren's call of the mountains comes roaring through the valley. The calls beckons people to the slopes, promising another season of great skiing. For some, this pull is light but unshakeable. Maybe they check their gear before checking to see which of their friends and family members have the same free time to shred down Montana's mountains. For others, the call of the slope is to be answered immediately.

Some days you have to get out there, no matter what obstacles stand in the way, up to and including getting a ride.

For the latter group, The Snowbowl Shuttle Bus starts its regular services to Montana Snowbowl. The bus departs Town Pump at the base of Grant Creek at 8:45 AM and takes you to Snowbowl for a day of skiing. For the return journey, the shuttles leave the Snowbowl parking lot at 4:15 PM. Get out on the slope, not matter what this year.

Answer the call.

—Charley Macorn The Snowbowl Shuttle Bus runs Dec. 17, 18 and 24, and then daily Dec. 26– Jan 1. $3 for a round trip.

photo by Chad Harder

THURSDAY DECEMBER 15 I don’t know about you, but wrapping up my work week by watching some poor cricket getting devoured by a large Chilean tarantula is somehow very satisfying. Tarantula feeding at the Missoula Butterfly House and Insectarium, every Friday at 4 PM. $4 admission.

SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 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 run. Visit runwildmissoula.org.

The first shuttle bus of the year takes you to Snowbowl for a day of skiing. The bus leaves the Grant Creek Town Pump at 8:45 AM and returns at 4:15 PM. $3.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 18 The Missoula marathon running class is designed for beginning to advanced runners. Meet every

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Sunday morning at 8 AM, Run Wild Missoula in the basement of the Runner’s Edge, 304 N. Higgins. $100.

MONDAY DECEMBER 19 Spend Monday morning exploring the fall foliage around Missoula before relaxing with a hot beverage with Coffee Walks. This week explore the Moon-Randolph Homestead. Meet at Currents Aquatics Center. 9 AM–12 PM. $5.

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 21 Dress in bright yellows and make your way to downtown Missoula to celebrate solar power. 5 PM. Climate Smart and partners host a solstice rally. Meet at the solar phone charger at Hunter Bay Coffee.

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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EMPLOYMENT

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By Amy Alkon TULLE TIME A female friend of mine wanted to get married, but her boyfriend was resistant.

He’d been married before, with disastrous results. He eventually married her—not because he wanted to be married but because it meant so much to her. Initially, she felt bad about this. She had to give up her romantic dream of getting married because somebody would want to be tied to her forever. Do men just marry women to make us happy?

—Wondering Woman Picture a zookeeper coming in in the morning and going, “Crap—we’ve got a new giraffe. How did he get in here?”

On one level, a man pining for a life in sexual captivity makes about as much sense as a wild animal breaking into a zoo.

Evolutionary psychologists David Buss and David Schmitt note that we humans evolved to choose between two different sexual strategies—short-term and longterm. Women typically benefit more from a “long-term sexual strategy”—a commitment model, i.e., getting men to stick around to invest in their children. Men often benefit more from a “short-term sexual strategy”—a lack-of-commitment model, i.e., sticking it into a long line of sexfriends. That’s because a man can have sex with thousands of women and never end up pregnant with something that needs to be fed, clothed and sent to hipster day care.

Though a man gets more shots to pass on his genes with the short-term “I love a parade!” approach, it’s sometimes more advantageous for him to opt for a long-term strategy. It’s a huge time-, energy- and resource-suck to perpetually be on the hunt. Also, Buss explains, because “highly desirable women” can hold out for commitment, men can get a much better woman if they’re willing to go for a longterm thing (buying the relationship stroganoff instead of living off the free samples in the supermarket).

Whether to commit generally doesn’t play out in men’s heads in such clear costbenefit terms—like calculations on whether to go all in on pork futures. It’s emotion that pushes them toward commitment—loving a woman who happens to insist on a commitment and wanting to make her happy. Economist Robert H. Frank calls love “a solution to the commitment problem.” Mushywushy feelings are what keep you with that special someone—instead of running off the moment somebody who’s objectively a better deal moves in next door or your beloved is tossing their cookies on the side of the

road: “Bye, hon ... hope somebody nice comes along to hold your hair back!”

So a man’s being willing to officially take his penis off the market—even if he isn’t particularly hot on the idea of marriage—is a really big deal. There are two major reasons you spend the rest of your life with one person: Either you realize you love them more than you love your freedom or you’re serving a sentence for a string of really bad felonies.

IN THICKNESS AND IN HEALTH My wife isn’t smart. She also doesn’t read books or newspapers or know anything about current events or politics. I knew that when I married her, but we were both kids, and I thought it was kinda sweet and funny. Fifteen years later, it bothers and embarrasses me. I still love her, but I’m depressed by the idea of spending the rest of my life with someone who can’t share some of what I see as life’s basic pleasures.

—Hating Myself For Sounding Snobby It’s something of an attraction killer when you look deep into a woman’s eyes—and feel pretty sure you can see clear out the back of her head.

Yes, 15 years ago, you pledged to spend forever with this woman—surely intending to follow through, despite how she probably makes major life decisions by consulting fortune cookies. The truth is, we can lack foresight when we’re younger. (As late as eighth grade, I announced to my parents with great gravitas: “Roller-skating is my life!”)

Though you care about her, what you’re missing—being similar in essential areas—is called “assortative mating.” Psychologist Michelle Shiota notes that “studies have repeatedly found that similarity between romantic partners in domains such as socioeconomic status, educational background, age, ethnicity, religion, physical attractiveness, intelligence, attitudes and values predicts higher levels of marital satisfaction and lower likelihood of separation and divorce.”

Sure, you could focus on what you love about her and try to get your intellectual needs met elsewhere. However, if what makes you feel alive and connected to somebody is engaging intellectually, this might just be a bridge too far—being with someone who believes the Electoral College is where your 18-year-old niece is going next fall to study bioengineering.

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

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Customer Care Consultant (CCC) Location: Missoula, MT Blackfoot Telecommunications Group, an innovative communications, broadband & IT solutions provider in Western Montana & Idaho is seeking a CSR that will bring that will bring a positive and enthusiastic attitude toward customer care. Successful candidate will bring proficiency in customer consultation in order to match services to needs, undaunted by business agility & have a desire to foster positive experiences. Must love multi-tasking, work well in a team, be very organized, detail oriented, have exceptional communication skills, have the ability to learn & use complex software packages, & thrive in a fast paced environment. Need previous customer service experience, ideally in the telecom industry. Competitive Pay and Benefits. Apply ASAP with a cover letter, resume, typing test results (within last 6 months), and Application for Employment on blackfoot.com . EOE General Labor LC Staffing, Montana’s largest independently owned staffing firm, is seeking candidates for a variety of manufacturing, assembly and general labor job opportunities. Our experienced recruiters will take the time to understand what you want from a job, and will go the extra mile to match you with a desirable assignment that meets your needs. We are looking for candidates to fill a wide range of labor assignments. Qualifying employees who work through LC Staffing are eligible for competitive benefits, including vacation pay, holiday pay, direct deposit and even a 401(k). Here are a few of our hot jobs available now: • Laundry Worker • Production • HVAC • General Labor • Fabrication Technician Ready to find a great seasonal laborer job? Browse LC Staffing’s job board or contact a recruiter to register with us today! Apply online and see full job listings at www.lcstaffing.com. It’s simple and free!

HVAC – Entry Level Locally owned full service and installation heating and air conditioning company is looking to fill a full-time, temporary HVAC entry level position. Qualified candidate must have good communication skills, be able to pay attention to details and work independently and in a timely manner. Job Duties (on the job training) include but are not limited to: HVAC duct cleaning HVAC air conditioning & furnace tune-ups Preventative mainte-

nance tasks and inspections Requirements: Valid driver’s license, with a clean driving record. Must be able to lift up to 80 lbs; be able to push, pull, carry or maneuver heavy items; work from heights; work in small crawl spaces. Starting wage is $9-$10/hour, DOE Apply online and see full job listing at www.lcstaffing.com.

It’s simple and free! Job ID# 28438 Lumber Grader Large, local and proud Lumber Company seeking a Temp-to-Hire Grader Operator.

The Grader Operator will turn boards ranging from 6 - 20’ in length, 4 - 15” in width, and up to 2” thick, often turning 5000 to 10000, per day, and must be able to grade to within 5% average.

Must be able to stand 8 hours a day, lift up to 50#’s repetitively, twist, turn and set up a grade stamper and lug loader. Light computer work required. The select candidate will have proven work history, reliability, excellent work ethics and be team oriented.

Upon satisfactory completion of 500 hours as a Temp-to-Hire, the Client Company offers a comprehensive benefit package including: Medical Insurance, 401K, profit sharing, paid time off and more!

Pre-employment screening required. $14.00-$18.00 DOE. Apply online and see full job listing at www.lcstaffing.com.

It’s simple and free! Job ID# 27171 Mail Order Packaging Local bakery has an opening for Mail Order Packaging. Prepping for wrapping, gift wrapping, hand writing gift messages, packaging for shipment. Attention to detail, ability to work independently, prior food service experience helpful.

Full-time seasonal position for December. Shifts vary but are typically Mondays-Saturdays 8am-5pm. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10253652 NEED A JOB? Let NELSON PERSONNEL help in your job search!

Fill out an application and schedule an interview. Call Us at 543-6033 Nelson Personnel is in search for CONSTRUCTION/CONCRETE workers $13/HR. Must have construction experience, reliable transportation, and clean record.

Call 543-6033 NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill PRODUCTION SUPPORT, JANITORIAL, & WAREHOUSE positions for a manufacturing company. $11/hr – Full-Time. Call Us at 543-6033 PARAEDUCATORS - MCPS Missoula County Public School Dis-

EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS AVAILABLESEE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO Must Have: Valid driver license, No history of neglect, abuse or exploitation Applications available at OPPORTUNITY RESOURCES, INC., 2821 S. Russell, Missoula, MT. 59801 or online at www.orimt.org. Extensive background checks will be completed. NO RESUMES. EEO/AA-M/F/disability/ protected veteran status.

trict is recruiting for Para Educators at various school sites for various positions. For job description, and detailed instructions for applying visit www.mcpsmt.org and click on “Employment”. *Positions will serve students with special education needs in academics, behavior, and self help skills. ~Equal Opportunity Employer ~ Tire Tech Local tire shop needs a full-time TIRE TECHNICIAN. Must have valid driver’s license and be able to pass a drug screening test! Must be able to physically do the job and keep up in a fast-paced environment. Experience is preferred, but not required! Will change and repair light truck and passenger tires. Work is full time & scheduled Monday-Friday 7:30am - 6:00pm, Saturday’s 8:00am - 1:00pm. $11.00 per hour or more DOE. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10253643 UPS Helpers UPS is hiring temporary Driver Helpers. Physical, fast-paced, outdoor position that involves continual lifting, lowering and carrying packages that typically weigh 25 - 35 lbs. and may weigh up to 70 lbs. Requires excellent customer contact skills and lots of walking. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10245067 Water/Mold Technician Come join a highly skilled and readily equipped local company willing to train you to identify, evaluate, and solve problems to manage and eliminate mold and water intrusion from residential and commercial buildings. Requirements of the job: Must be able to read and follow directions and learn new trade on the job Must have valid Driver’s License and clean driving record Be comfortable in crawl spaces and other confined spaces Be comfortable working near insects such as spiders that may be commonly found in such areas as attics and basements This is an opportunity for long term employment Typical schedule is Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:00PM Wage starts at $11.00 /hour and up DOE Apply online and see full job listing at www.lcstaffing.com. It’s simple and free! Job ID# 28421 WORK FOR MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS! Nelson Personnel needs people to help fill-in for various shifts for the school cafeterias. $8.05/HR Call Us at 543-6033 WORK OUTSIDE! NELSON PERSONNEL is looking to fill a Maintenance position for a property management company. $10/hr. Fulltime. Call Us at 543-6033

Youth Care Worker (Missoula) compensation: 10.50 hourly employment type: part-time Working with children who are residing in a transitional short term emergency shelter.You would be assisting the children in meeting their daily needs such as interactive monitoring, meal prep, minor house clean-up, home work, visitation monitoring etc...).This is a fast paced job as the children have high energy and some may have emotional disturbances. We will provide on site training. children. Our children ages range from new born to age 14. More details will be provided upon interview. If you are interested in our positions please stop by 4978 Buckhouse Lane, Missoula, MT 59804 to fill out a application or on-line at watsonchildrensshelter.org. You much be at least 21 years of age. One year child related experience (can include baby sitting) At minimum high school diploma or GED Be able to pass a criminal/cps back ground check (no felonies of abusing anyone)

PROFESSIONAL Front Office Administrative Assistant Progressive Neuropsychological office seeking a Front Office Administrative Assistant to be a part of dedicated and supportive team committed to Client excellence. This position will be responsible for oversight of day to day functions for a fast paced private practice. Duties include but are not limited to: Coordinating and maintaining patient records for providers, fielding telephone calls, receiving and directing patients, file management, clerical entry, coordinating patient information and releases. Key requirements/ attributes: adept at multi-tasking and problem solving, acute attention to detail, proficiency in prioritizing projects and daily activities, exceptional time management skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel & Outlook. Medical receptionist experience preferred but not necessary. This is a full-time position with the potential to be a temp-to-hire . M-F $12.50$15.00/DOE Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran Apply online and see full job listing at www.lcstaffing.com.

It’s simple and free! Job ID# 28820 HR Assistant/Administrative Assistant Immediate need for a temporary HR Assistant to support the HR Director in a large local company for a 5-10 month assignment. In addition to providing administrative and technical support for the Human Resource

Let us help in YOUR job search!

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Department, the HR Assistant will create and maintain the employee personnel records and enters employee information into the HR system as well as providing customer service to employees by answering general HR and Benefit questions. Experience in Payroll, Benefits and Recruitment required. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Build and maintain employee personnel files, organizational charts and monthly personnel changes • Perform and process background screens under direction of HR Manager of Generalist • Enter HR data ensuring accuracy • Support entire HR Department projects with administrative and technical support • Support payroll and benefits administration • Assist in onboarding, open enrollment activities, Affirmative Action, EEO and Vets reporting and other duties as assigned Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Experience working with an HRIS and payroll systems preferred or the ability to learn the systems and report writing • Excellent communication and organizational skills • Working knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook and Employee Benefits • 2 years Administrative experience in a complex business environment Education and Experience • 1 + Years of Human Resource experience a plus Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet. M-F $12.00 – $15.00/DOE Apply online and see full job listing at www.lcstaffing.com. It’s simple and free! Job ID# 28767 Human Resource Manager An established and growing Missoula manufacturing company has an immediate opening for a Human Resource Manager. The HR Manager will oversee all the functions of the HR Department, including talent identification, placement and development, performance management, compensation and benefits, employee relations and conflict resolution, employee communications and training and development. The HR Manager is responsible for compliance with our Code of Ethics and related policies and creating and maintaining a safe workplace. Must be dependable, trustworthy, tactful and looking for long-term employment. Proven knowledge of laws affecting human resources administration. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in

Mechanic / Driver Full-time position with Paid Vacation, 401k and Health Insurance. Inquire at Beach Trans. 825 Mount Ave, Missoula, MT 59804 www.beachtrans.com 406-549-6121

Business, HR Management or related field, or a combination of 35 years of experience and education that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Strong relationship-building skills, project management, organizational and leadership skills are essential. Candidate must be able to interact effectively and confidently with all levels of employees, including senior management. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, computer skills, investigation and coaching skills required. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office. PHR Certification or SHRM-CP preferred but not required. Wage will be to start $16-$18.00/hour, DOE Schedule: M-TH 6:30am-5:30pm. Apply online and see full job listing at www.lcstaffing.com. It’s simple and free! Job ID# 28626 Secretarial And Administrative America Inc. Secretary/Administrative Assistant Needed to be communicating with company customers in a well-organized and timely manner. Experience not required. send resume to: smccreativerrolls@yahoo.com for details.

Secretary/Administrative Assistant Needed to be a Customer Care Rep in our company a in well-organized and timely manner. Experience not required. $860 per week for a start, send your CV/Resume to aliciaje92@yahoo.com or call:(406) 234-2197 Social Worker Home Health Social Worker helps clients and their families throughout the Missoula region to deal more effectively with the psychosocial implications of their illnesses through counseling, education, and referrals to community resources. Schedule is part-time, generally 20 hours per week. Requirements include MSW or LCSW, a valid driver’s license, appropriate auto insurance, and reliable transportation. 1 year of previous experience as a Social Worker in a medical setting preferred. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job # 10251515 Victim Witness Coordinator Missoula County is seeking a full-time VICTIM WITNESS COORDINATOR. Requires a Bachelor’s Degree preferably in criminology, sociology, psychology or social work. Requires two years of work experience working in the criminal justice system or providing victim and witness assistance. Will require passing an extensive criminal history and background investigation. Provides support and liaison services to victims, with focus on victims of sexual assault and witnesses. Full job description

at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10252299

SKILLED LABOR Design Drafter Looking for a great career in breathtaking Missoula Montana? Premier Manufacturer specializing in design and production of commercial aquatics equipment, with an outstanding reputation for excelling industry standards for more than 40 years, is looking for you! Full-time opportunity for a Solidworks drafter with extensive knowledge of the software using, design properties and strong communication skills to ensure that Clients needs are meet.This position will assist engineering with the design and development of new products and the improvement of existing products.

Must be proficient in product specifications and design; AS in Drafting or 4 years’ experience drafting in a manufacturing environment. Strong proficiency in Solidworks and MS Office Suite.

Excellent benefits, vibrant team environment. $17.00/hr/non-exempt. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran Apply online and see full job listing at www.lcstaffing.com.

It’s simple and free! Job ID# 28855 Skilled Labor Local construction company is accepting resumes for a SKILLED LABORER in general construction techniques and demolition. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10235132

TRAINING Lead Preschool Teacher Accepting applications for a FT LEAD PRESCHOOL TEACHER with a Masters degree in Education or related field, current immunizations, current CPR/First Aid, class-

room instruction experience, and knowledge of child development.

Classroom is equipped with a smart board, and offers Pre-1st grade based curriculum, with an average of 22 students. Program is supported by a team of 3 FT/1 PT. Hourly pay ($12-$13), year-round position. Program hours are Monday-Friday 7:15-5:30. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10251258 Para Educators Employer is hiring Extended Resource and Structured Learning Program Para Educators at various elementary schools to provide support to teachers and help children needing extra support with academic and behavioral skills. High school diploma or GED required, experience working with school age children is preferred. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10248393

HEALTH CAREERS Home Care Nurses Needed Now. NOC nurses needed, PLEASE contact Meadowlark home care.

Fill out application online http://meadowlarkhomecare.com/ or call (406) 926-3447 LPN/CMA/RMA Needed Immediately! Please join our progressive and enterprising health care organization in our commitment to providing the best patient care in Western Montana! Candidates must have excellent clinical and computer skills (Epic experience preferred) and be able to demonstrate their initiative and ability to work in a team environment with patients, providers and co-workers. Be a part of an organization that makes a difference in our health care community. Currently in need of LPN/CMA’s for a 10-12 week assignment in an OB

setting with a current MT LPN license or certified/registered MA required. New graduates will be considered. Wage range from $13.50-$20.25/DOE. Apply online and see full job listing at www.lcstaffing.com. It’s simple and free! Job ID# 27049 RN Missoula County is seeking a full-time REGISTERED NURSE CLINIC. Requires current license to practice as a registered nurse in Montana. Requires a current Healthcare Professional BLS Certification. Works with PHC medical providers to develop strategies to manage complex medical needs for clients with chronic illness. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10250230 Travel RNs Providing nursing care to a diverse group of patients.Wonderful opportunity for Registered Nurses who desire travel opportunities throughout Montana and Idaho. Qualifications: Graduate of accredited school of nursing Recent Acute Care, ER and/or Medical/Surgical RN experience. Duties include: Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care needs for patients with a variety of medical or surgical conditions. Full job description at Missoula Job Service. employmissoula.com Job #10240931

CURATORIAL TECHNICIAN TRIBAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The successful applicant must possess a High school diploma or GED and will possess a combination of education, training and experience in several types of curation, collections- as in archeological and material culture. Must possess the ability to function in a multi-cultural environment and respect cultural protocol as necessary. Any specific training in the areas of curation, conservation, archival and other museology methods relating to the management of collections is preferred.

Must possess basic knowledge or Salish, Kootenai and Pend d'Oreille tribes. Must be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Must possess good organizational skills.

Must possess the ability to work independently. Must possess basic computer skills with knowledge of "Past Perfect" Museum program. Must possess a valid Montana Driver's License. All applicants must submit a Tribal application and copy of academic transcript/training certificate, proof of enrollment in a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary is $14.06 to $16.33 per hour, plus benefits. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1029. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. Closing date will be Thursday, December 22nd, 2016 at 5:30 p.m.

CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER

Customer Care Consultant (CCC) Location: Missoula, MT Blackfoot Telecommunications Group, an innovative communications, broadband & IT solutions provider in Western Montana & Idaho is seeking a CSR that will bring that will bring a positive and enthusiastic attitude toward customer care. Successful candidate will bring proficiency in customer consultation in order to match services to needs, undaunted by business agility & have a desire to foster positive experiences.

1116 S Reserve Street, Missoula

542-3377

www.lcstaffing.com

Must love multi-tasking, work well in a team, be very organized, detail oriented, have exceptional communication skills, have the ability to learn & use complex software packages, & thrive in a fast paced environment. Need previous customer service experience, ideally in the telecom industry. Competitive Pay and Benefits. Apply ASAP with a cover letter, resume, typing test results (within last 6 months), and Application for Employment on blackfoot.com . EOE

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By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how,” said dancer Agnes De Mille. “We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.” As true as her words might be for most of us much of the time, I suspect they don’t apply to you right now. This is one of those rare moments when feeling total certainty is justified.Your vision is extra clear and farseeing.Your good humor and expansive spirit will ensure that you stay humble. As you take leap after leap, you’ll be surrounded by light.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): “We are torn between nostalgia for the familiar and an urge for the foreign and strange,” wrote author Carson McCullers. Are you ready to give that adage a twist, Taurus?

In the coming weeks, I think you should search for foreign and strange qualities in your familiar world.

Such a quest may initially feel odd, but will ultimately be healthy and interesting. It will also be good preparation for the next chapter of your life, when you will saunter out into unknown territory and find ways to feel at home there.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): “If you don’t use your own imagination, somebody else is going to use it for you,” said writer Ronald Sukenick. That’s always true, but it will be especially important for you to keep in mind in 2017. You Geminis will have an unparalleled power to enlarge, refine and tap into your imagination. You’ll be blessed with the motivation and ingenuity to make it work for you in new ways, which could enable you to accomplish marvelous feats of creativity and self-transformation. Now here’s a warning: If you DON’T use your willower to take advantage of these potentials, your imagination will be subject to atrophy and colonization.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Why are Australian sand wasps so skilled at finding their way back home after being out all day? Here’s their trick: When they first leave the nest each morning, they fly backwards, imprinting on their memory banks the sights they will look for when they return later. Furthermore, their exiting flight path is a slow and systematic zigzag pattern that orients them from multiple directions. I recommend that you draw inspiration from the sand wasps in 2017, Cancerian. One of your important tasks will be to keep finding your way back to your spiritual home, over and over again.

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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22):Vault 21, a restaurant in Dunedin, New Zealand, serves sautéed locusts. For $5, patrons receive a plate of five.The menu refers to the dish not as “Oily Sizzling Grasshoppers,” but rather as “Sky Prawns.” Satisfied customers know exactly what they’re eating, and some say the taste does indeed resemble prawns. I bring this to your attention, Leo, because it illustrates a talent you will have in abundance during 2017: re-branding.You’ll know how to maximize the attractiveness and desirability of things by presenting them in the best possible light.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The literal translation of the German word Kummerspeck is “grief bacon.”

It refers to the weight gained by people who, while wallowing in self-pity, eat an excess of comfort food.

I know more than a few Virgos who have been flirting with this development lately, although the trigger seems to be self-doubt as much as self-pity. In any case, here’s the good news: The trend is about to flip. A flow of agreeable adventures is due to begin soon. You’ll be prodded by fun challenges and provocative stimuli that will boost your confidence and discourage Kummerspeck.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “Since you are like no other being ever created since the beginning of time, you are incomparable,” wrote journalist Brenda Ueland. Pause for a moment and fully take in that fact, Libra. It’s breathtaking and daunting. What a huge responsibility it is to be absolutely unique. In fact, it’s so monumental that you may still be shy about living up to it. But how about if you make 2017 the year you finally come into your own as the awesomely unprecedented creature that you are? I dare you to more fully acknowledge and express your singular destiny. Start today!

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “To dream ... to dream has been the business of my life,” wrote author Edgar Allan Poe. I don’t expect you to match his devotion to dreams in 2017, Scorpio, but I do hope you will become more deeply engaged with your waking fantasies and the stories that unfold as you lie sleeping.Why? Because your usual approaches to gathering useful information won’t be sufficient.To be successful, both in the spiritual and worldly senses, you’ll need extra access to perspectives that come from beyond your rational mind. Here’s a good motto for you in 2017: “I am a lavish and practical dreamer.”

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Physicist Stephen Hawking is skeptical of the hypothesis that humans may someday be able to travel through time. To jokingly dramatize his belief, he threw a party for time travelers from the future. Sadly, not a single chrononaut showed up to enjoy the champagne and hors d’oeuvres Hawking had prepared. Despite this discouraging evidence, I guarantee that you will have the potential to meet with Future Versions of You on a regular basis during the next nine months. These encounters are likely to be metaphorical or dreamlike rather than literal, but they will provide valuable information as you make decisions that affect your destiny for years to come. The first of these heart-to-hearts should come very soon.

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you as much as they should. I hope you abstained from doing things like that. Now here are some prescriptions to help you graduate from unproductive impulses: Make or find a symbol of one of your mental blocks, and bash it to pieces with a hammer; clean and polish precious keepsakes, and perform rituals to reinvigorate your love for them; take as many trips to the dump as necessary to remove the congestion, dross and rot from your environment.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Singer-songwriter Tom Waits has a distinctive voice. One fan described it this way: “Like how you’d sound if you drank a quart of bourbon, smoked a pack of cigarettes and swallowed a pack of razor blades. Late at night. After not sleeping for three days.” Luckily, Waits doesn’t have to actually do any of those self-destructive things to achieve his unique tone. In fact, he’s wealthy from selling his music, and has three kids with a woman to whom he’s been married for 36 years. I foresee a similar potential for you in the coming weeks and months.You may be able to capitalize on your harmless weirdness ... to earn rewards by expressing your charming eccentricities ... to be both strange and popular.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Was punk rock born on June 4, 1976? A fledgling band known as the Sex Pistols played that night for a crowd of 40 people at a small venue in Manchester, England.

Among the audience members was Morrissey, who got so inspired that he started his own band, The Smiths. Also in attendance was a rowdy guy who would soon launch the band Joy Division, despite the fact that he had never played an instrument. The men who would later form the Buzzcocks also saw the performance by Johnny Rotten and his crew. According to music critic David Nolan, these future pioneers came away from the June 4 show with the conclusion, “You don’t have to be a virtuoso or a musical genius to be in a band; anyone can do it.” I see parallels between this seminal event and your life in the coming weeks.

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IN THE JUSTICE COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA MISSOULA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, ROOM 302, 200 WEST BROADWAY, MISSOULA, MT 59802 Civil Case: CV-16-2737 SUMMONS (Amended) POSSESSIONS OF PREMISES Heather H. Leipham, 330 SW 43rd Street, Ste. K-303, Renton, WA 98057 Plaintiff(s), vs. Michelle Christmas, PO Box 1484, Lolo, MT 59847 Defendant(s). THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S), GREETINGS: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action which is filed in the office of the above-entitled Justice of the Peace, a copy of which is herewith served upon you. In the event that you deny any or all of the material facts stated in the complaint, you must file your written answer together with a $30.00 answer fee for each Defendant with the above-entitled Court, and serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or attorney at the address as shown on the Complaint.

The answer must contain a denial of any or all of the material facts stated in the

Complaint that the Defendant believes to be untrue, and also a statement, in plain or direct manner, of other facts constituting a defense. Any matter not denied shall be deemed admitted. If you fail to answer or assert a counterclaim with ten (10) days after service of the Complaint and Summons, the Plaintiff may request entry of default judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. GIVEN under my hand this 23rd day of November 2016. /s/ Landee N. Holloway, Justice of the Peace, Dept. I/II By: /s/ Rae Lynn Roadhouse, Clerk of Justice Court MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP16-207 Dept. No. 3 John W. Larson NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MEDORA TOWE, DECEASED. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four

months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to CLIFFORD C. TOWE, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2620 Connery Way, Missoula, Montana 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 26th day of October, 2016. /s/ Clifford C. Towe, Personal Representative DARTY LAW OFFICE, PLLC /s/ H. Stephen Darty, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Cause No. DP16-229 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE OF CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF JEAN F. GUENTHER, 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 LORETTA BOHNEN, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o REEP, BELL, LAIRD, SIMPSON & JASPER, P.C., P.O. Box 16960, Missoula, Montana 59808-6960, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 30th day of November, 2016. REEP BELL LAIRD SIMPSON & JASPER, P.C.. /s/ Richard A. Reep, Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 1 Leslie Halligan Cause No.: DP-16-215 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: SHIRLEY J. MARKS, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ronald E. Marks, has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or

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PUBLIC NOTICES said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Ronald E. Marks, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o, Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 31 day of October 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. By: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct.

DATED this 31 day of October 2016. /s/ Ronald E. Marks, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 2 Robert L. Deschamps, III Cause No.: DP-16-221 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN RE THE ESTATE OF: JULIE ANN HACKER, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Glenn A. Hacker, Jr., has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Glenn A. Hacker, Jr., Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o, Timothy D. Geiszler, GEISZLER STEELE, PC, 619 Southwest Higgins, Suite K, Missoula, Montana 59803 or filed

with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 3 day of November, 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC. By: /s/ Timothy D. Geiszler, Attorneys for the Personal Representative. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 3 day of November, 2016. /s/ Glenn A. Hacker, Jr., Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Dept. No.: 4 Cause No.: DP-16-233 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: DEBORAH I. JANIKOWSKI, a/k/a Deborah Janikowski, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to DARRELL L. BROWN, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 15th day of November, 2016. /s/ Darrell L. Brown, Personal Representative Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC By: /s/ R. Nick Jones, Attorneys for Darrell L. Brown, Personal Representative

MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY PROBATE NO. DP-16-147 DEPT. NO. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CONSTANCE JOSEPHINE LUEDTKE, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kayleen Briceland has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims may be mailed to Howard Toole, the attorney for Michael John Felde, return receipt requested, at the address of PO Box 8774, Missoula, Montana 59807-8774, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 21st day of November, 2016.

HOWARD TOOLE LAW OFFICES, PO Box 8774, Missoula, MT 59807 /s/ Howard Toole, Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP16-173 Dept. No. 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Margaret A. Carson, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four

months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Heather Torgenrud, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at PO Box 655, Arlee, MT 59821, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 5th day of December, 2016. /s/ Heather Torgenrud, Personal Representative, PO Box 655, Arlee, MT 59821 MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY PROBATE NO. DP-16-209 DEPT. NO. 4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN FREDRICK FELDE, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Michael John Felde has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of the notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims may be mailed to Howard Toole, the attorney for Michael John Felde, return receipt requested, at the address of PO Box 8774, Missoula, Montana 59807, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

DATED this 21st day of November, 2016.

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DICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP16-228 Dept. No. 2 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: KENNETH ALLEN SHATTO, 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 MONICA KAY SHATTO, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, in care of Douglas Harris, Attorney at Law, PO Box 7937, Missoula, Montana 59807-7937 or filed with the Clerk of the above-named Court.

DATED this 6th day of December, 2016. /s/ Monica Kay Shatto, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No. DP16-231 Dept. No. 1 Leslie Halligan NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT L. PORCH, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that VALERIE E. PUMNEA, has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the decedent are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first

publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to VALERIE E. PUMNEA, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested c/o Victor F. Valgenti, Attorney at Law, Ste. 200 University Plaza, 100 Ryman Street, Missoula, Montana, 59802, or filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. /s/ Valerie E. Pumnea, Personal Representative MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, MISSOULA COUNTY Probate No.: DP-16-226 Dept. #4 NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL JEAN EVERLY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Patrick R. McVeigh 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 Amrine Law, PLLC, P.O. Box 8776, Missoula, MT 59807, the attorneys for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct.

Dated this 18th day of November, 2016. /s/ Patrick R. McVeigh, Personal Repre-

sentative of the Estate of Carol J. Everly /s/ W. Brett Amrine, Attorney for Personal Representative Notice of Public Hearing The Homeword Board of Directors will hold their quarterly board meeting on Tuesday, December 20th, 2016, from 3 – 5 pm at 1147 Montana Street, 59801.This meeting is open to the public however, parking and access is limited so please contact Homeword in advance. For further information, contact Erin Ojala, Homeword Administrative Specialist, at 406532-4663 x10. If you have comments, please mail them to: Homeword, 1535 Liberty Lane, Ste 116A, Missoula, MT, 59808.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE Pursuant to § 71-1301, et seq., of the Montana Code Annotated, the undersigned hereby gives notice of simultaneous Trustee Sales to be held concurrently on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., at the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59802, and at the Lake County Courthouse, 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, Montana 59860, the following described properties located in Missoula County, Montana, and Lake County, Montana, respectively, as follows: Lot 59 of GRANTLAND NINE, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. Portions of Government Lot-1, Section 32 and Government Lot-3, Section 33, Township 23 North, Range 19 West, P.M.M., Lake County, Montana, further shown and described as being Amended Lot A on Certificate of Survey No. 5720, on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana.

Douglas B. Woodahl conveyed the above described Missoula County property, and improvements situated thereon, if any, to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to First Security Bank of Missoula, Division of Glacier Bank, which was designated as beneficiary in a Deed of Trust dated July 2, 2004, and recorded April 25, 2005 in Book 751 at page 389, Document No. 200509458, records of Missoula County, Montana.

Douglas B. Woodahl also

PUBLIC NOTICES conveyed the above described Lake County property, and improvements situated thereon, if any, to First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to First Security Bank of Missoula, Division of Glacier Bank, which was designated as beneficiary in a Deed of Trust dated July 2, 2004, and recorded April 22, 2005 under Microfile No. 457745, records of Lake County, Montana. The obligations secured by the aforementioned Deeds of Trust are now in default and the required payments on the Promissory Note secured by the Deeds of Trust have not been made as required, and have been accelerated.

As of October 26, 2016, the sum of $720,276.03 was past due. The principal balance as of that date was the sum of $696,159.60, with related late fees and interest accruing thereon at a rate of 5.25% per annum, with a daily interest accrual of $99.85. In accordance with the provisions of the Deeds of Trust, the beneficiary has elected to accelerate the full remaining balance due under the terms of the Deeds of Trust and note and elected to sell the interest of Douglas Woodahl, Grantor, the original Grantors, their successors and assigns, in and to the afore described proper-

ties, subject to all easements, restrictions, encumbrances, or covenants existing of record or evident on the properties at the time of sale to satisfy the remaining obligation owed. Beneficiary has directed David J. Steele II of Geiszler Steele, PC, a licensed Montana attorney, as successor Trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The sale noticed herein may be terminated and the Deeds of Trust and note obligation be reinstated by the tender to the successor Trustee of all amounts in arrears to the date of payment, together with all fees, costs and expenses of sale as incurred.

Trustee is unaware of any party in possession or claiming right to possession of the subject properties other than those persons noticed herein. DATE this 22nd day of November, 2016. GEISZLER STEELE, PC By:/s/ David J. Steele II Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA County of Missoula.This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 22 day of November, 2016, by David J. Steele II, Successor Trustee. /s/ Katie M. Neagle, Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Missoula, Montana My Commission Expires July 28, 2019

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Reference is hereby made to that certain trust indenture/deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”) dated 08/31/12, recorded as Instrument No. 201217220 B: 899 P: 1297, mortgage records of MISSOULA County, Montana in which Anatoly A. Vasilenko and Laura M. Vasilenko, as joint tenants with rights or survivorship husband and wife was Grantor, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Beneficiary and Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. was Trustee. First American Title Insurance Company has succeeded Alliance Title & Escrow Corp. as Successor Trustee. The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located in MISSOULA County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: Lot 7 in Block 5 of El Mar Estates Phase I, a platted subdivision in Missoula County, Montana, according to the Official recorded Plat thereof. Subject to Rural Special Improvement District No. 474. Subject to Rural Special Improvement District No. 916. Subject to Rural Special Improvement District No. 923. Subject to Easements, Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions or Record or Apparent.

Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note (“Note”) secured by the

Deed of Trust because of Grantor’s failure timely to pay all monthly installments of principal, interest and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note (“Loan”) is now due for the 05/01/16 installment payment and all monthly installment payments due thereafter. As of October 21, 2016, the amount necessary to fully satisfy the Loan was $143,430.10. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $139,691.23, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any) and advances for the protection of beneficiary’s security interest (if any). Because of the defaults stated above, Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the Loan and has instructed Successor Trustee to commence sale proceedings.

Successor Trustee will sell the Property at public auction on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802, City of Missoula on March 3, 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.northwesttrustee.co m and are incorporated by the reference. You may also access sale status at www.Northwesttrustee.co m or USAForeclosure.com. Vasilenko, Anatoly A. and Laura M. (TS# 7023.117323) 1002.289231-File No.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Successor Trustee will, on March 10, 2017 at the hour of 11:00 AM, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Deed of Trust, together with any interest which the Grantor or his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Deed of Trust, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charges by the Successor Trustee, at the following place: Missoula County Courthouse, on the front steps of the Missoula County Courthouse, 200 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59802 John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, of Robinson Tait, P.S. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to the Deed of Trust in which SARA LERBACK, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and ANTHONY LERBACK, as joints tenants with rights of survivorship. as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to WESTERN TITLE & ES-

CROW as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR MOUNTAIN WEST BANK, N.A., Beneficiary of the security instrument, said Deed of Trust which is dated July 7, 2008 and recorded on July 7, 2008 as in Book 822 of Micro Records at Page 658, and re-recorded July 11 2008 in Book 822 of Micro Records at Page 984, of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Missoula County, Montana.The Deed of Trust encumbers real property (“Property”) located at 2045 CHICKADEE DRIVE, MISSOULA, MT 59808 and being more fully described as follows: LOT 9, BLOCK 4, EL MAR ESTATES PHASE 3, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION OF MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.The beneficial interest under said Deed of Trust and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP.The Beneficiary has declared the Grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the Promissory Note (“Note”) secured by said Deed of Trust due to Grantor’s failure to timely

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PUBLIC NOTICES

By Matt Jones

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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. The default for which foreclosure is made is grantors’ failure to pay when due the following sums: monthly payments totaling $73,660.58 beginning March 1, 2012; plus corporate advances of $465.00; plus expense advances of $5,172.86; less unapplied funds credit of $847.04; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described real property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said trust deed immediately due and payable, said sums being the following, to wit: $163,792.95 with interest thereon at the rate of 6.37500 percent per annum beginning February 1, 2012; plus corporate advances of $465.00; plus expense advances of $5,172.86; less a suspense balance of $847.04; plus other fees and costs in the amount of $50.00; together with title expense, costs, trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees incurred herein by reason of said default; any further sums advanced by the beneficiary for the protection of the above described property and its interest therein; and prepayment penalties/premiums, if applicable. Due to the defaults stated above, the Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. Notice is further given that any person named has the right, at any time prior to the date last set for the sale, to have this foreclosure proceeding dismissed and the Deed of Trust reinstated by making payment to the Beneficiary of the entire amount then due (other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred) and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in

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enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust, together with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: November 7, 2016 /s/ John A.“Joe” Solseng John A. “Joe” Solseng, a member of the Montana state bar, Attorney of Robinson Tait, P.S., MSB #11800 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 30, 2017, at 11:00 AM at the Main Door of the Missoula County Courthouse located at 200 West Broadway in Missoula, MT 59802, the following described real property situated in Missoula County, Montana: LOT 2 IN BLOCK 3 OF WEST VIEW, A PLATTED SUBDIVISION IN MISSOULA COUNTY, MONTANA,ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL RECORDED PLAT THEREOF LEON P KAVIS, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, A Montana Corporation, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (“MERS”) as designated nominee for Universal American Mortgage Company, LLC, beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on November 4, 2015, and recorded on November 9, 2015 as Book 953 Page 945 Document No. 201521262.

The beneficial interest is currently held by Pingora Loan Servicing, LLC. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Missoula County, Montana. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning May 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 August 31, 2016 is $224,403.29 principal, interest totaling $3,380.12 late

charges in the amount of $237.32, pro rate MIP/PMI in the amount of $155.87 and other fees and expenses advanced of $117.00, 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 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.

CLARK FORK STORAGE will auction to the highest bidder abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following unit(s): OS51. Units can contain furniture, cloths, chairs, Toys, kitchen supplies, tools, sports equipment, books, beds, other misc household goods, vehicles & trailers.

These units may be viewed starting 12/19/2016 by appt only by calling 541-7919. Written sealed bids may be submitted to storage offices at 3505 Clark Fork Way, Missoula, MT 59808 prior to at 12/19/2016 at 4:00 P.M. Buyer’s bid will be for entire contents of each unit offered in the sale. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale, All Sales final

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: November 10, 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 10th day of November, 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/ Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 01/19/2018 Cenlar Bank, FSB vs LEON P KAVIS 102048-1 Montana Fourth Judicial District Court, Missoula County Cause No.: DV-161028 Dept. No.: 3 NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED NAME CHANGE In the Matter of the Name Change of Ronald Lee Cox, Petitioner. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner has petitioned the District Court for the Fourth Judicial District for a change of name from Ronald Lee Cox to Lee Cox, and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 29th day of December, 2016 at 10:00am, in the Missoula County located at 200 W. Broadway, in courtroom number 3. At any time before the hearing, objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name. Dated this: 25th day of November, 2016 /s/ Shirley E. Faust, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Casie Jenks, Deputy Clerk of Court

These pets may be adopted at Missoula Animal Control 541-7387 ECHO•

Echo is a 10+ year-old, long-haired Tortie! Echo is one of our longest resident cats, having been at the shelter since June 16th. She's an older gal, with your typical Tortie personality.

She is a loving, cuddly, lap cat, but still has some spunky attitude when she feels like she's not getting her way. Echo doesn't really enjoy being picked up, but she'll get up into your lap all by herself for a little bit of affection.

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LUCAS•Lucas is a quiet, 4-year-old Tabby lovebug who is looking for a calm, small household. He would love to spend his days on a high shelf snoozing and watching his human guardian. However, he does have moments when he expects ALL the attention that he should rightfully have. He is the master of head butts and nudges and will practice this skill over and over again as long as you let him.

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CHARLIE• Charlie, the angel, is a 2-yearold female black and white tuxedo sweetheart.

She is very playful and adventurous. Charlie could keep anyone entertained for hours with her precocious antics and personality. Charlie loves stick toys and toys that dangle, including her adorable little halo. She is looking for a home that will make her part of the family, even though she may climb the Christmas tree.

WYN• Wyn, our little white stocking stuffer, is a 1-year-old female. This girl’s name is the epitome of the holiday season as its Welsh meaning is “fair, white, blessed, and holy.” She is a striking and svelte young girl, believing herself to be descendant of royalty. So you may call her Princess Wyn. As all true royalty, she may have some snippy moments, but is still just a kitten and loves to play.

SUSHI• Sushi is a 1-year-old dilute Tortie and is one of the sweetest cats around. She is our Hawaiian themed Christmas kitty! Sushi is a mild mannered girl who doesn’t ask for much, but loves to roam about and investigate. Sushi is not very demanding of attention, but would love to come home with you and share a seaweedwrapped, raw fish Christmas dinner in a twinkle-light trimmed forever home.

Help us nourish Missoula Donate now at

www.missoulafoodbank.org For more info, please call 549-0543

Missoula Food Bank 219 S. 3rd St. W.

ABBY• Abby is a large 7-year-old female black cat. Abby is our Bah Humbug kitty. While the rest of the cats are getting into the Christmas spirit, Abby is being a bit of a scrooge. Possibly because she's been at the shelter for far too long. She kind of grumbles at other cats, doesn't think snuggling is a worth while past time, and gets rather upset when you dangle a string toy in front of her.

These pets may be adopted at the Humane Society of Western Montana 549-3934 MURPHY• Murphy is a lovable Labrador/ Terrier cross. At about a year old, this fellow enjoys playing fetch and hanging out with his people. He is house- and crate-trained, and also knows how to sit. Murphy would appreciate an adult family who would keep his mind and body busy! Come meet him at the shelter 5930 Highway 93 South in Missoula.

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SNOW• Snow is a Heeler mix looking for a

love match here in Missoula after making the long trek from Idaho. Snow has been around kids and typically gets along with other dogs her size at the shelter. Learn more about her on our website www.myhswm.org.

829-WOOF

HOMER• Homer is a flashy, independent Pomeranian cross who knows what he likes!

Those “likes” include leash walks, car rides, and naps in the sun. He lived with and ignored cats in his prior life and can coexist with other dogs, as long as they don't mess with his stuff. Come meet him at the shelter 5930 Highway 93 South in Missoula. 1-6 Wednesday-Friday and noon-5 Saturday-Sunday.

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POPPI• Poppi is a polydactyl (extra toes!) wild woman who loves to climb, scratch her scratching post, and play with any toy she can find! This beautiful kitten is bold and fun. Poppi is loads of fun and full of energy. If you're looking for a kitty cowgirl to wrangle all the toys in your house, look no further. Learn more about Poppi on our website www.myhswm.org.

HORSE• Horse is a CAT of course of course.

He is a gentle and quite the talker. He enjoys spending time with dogs of all sizes and loves to explore the outdoors. Horse would do well in a home with room to roam and lots of fun toys and people to play with. He’s ready to go home today!

Come meet him at the shelter 5930 Highway 93 South in Missoula.

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LOLLI• Lolli is a beautiful girl who loves to be treated like the supermodel she is! Lolli takes a little time to warm up to new people, but she is happy to sit and purr by your side once you've earned her trust. Lolli gets along with other cats and would enjoy getting adopted with another of her fellow HSWM roommates! Visit her at the shelter 1-6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 12-5 p.m.

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RENTALS

REAL ESTATE

erty Management 542-2060

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal and State Fair Housing Acts, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, marital status, age, and/or creed or intention to make any such preferences, limitations, or discrimination. Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, and pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate that is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To report discrimination in housing call HUD at toll-free at 1-800-8777353 or Montana Fair Housing toll-free at 1-800-929-2611

APARTMENTS 1 bed, 1 bath, $600, N. Russell, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, storage, HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 7287333 1 bed, 1 bath, $635, near Good Food Store, DW, coin-op laundry, off-street parking, HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 1 bed, 1 bath, $650-$675, Ronald & Connell, Microwave, 62 & older community, coin-op laundry, onstreet parking, storage, basic cable, HEAT paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333

1400 Burns St. #8. 2 bed/1.5 bath, Westside, W/D hookups, patio, pet? $1050 Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 1502 Ernest Ave. #3 1bd/1ba, central Missoula, w/d hkups, storage ... $625. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 2 bed, 1 bath, $650, near Southgate Mall, DW, W/D hookups, offstreet/carport parking, storage, W/S/G paid. Cat Upon Approval, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 7287333 2 bed, 1 bath, $850, S. Russell,W/D hookups, DW, wood laminate flooring, storage, off-street parking. W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 2329 Fairview Ave. #2. 2 bed/1 bath, shared yard, close to shopping. $725. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 3 bed, 2 bath, $1175, by Southgate Mall, W/D hookups, DW, wood laminate flooring, storage, offstreet parking. W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333 Garden City Property Management. Voted Best Property Management Company in Missoula for the past 9 years. 406-549-6106 www.gcpm-mt.com

DUPLEXES

agement Company in Missoula for the past 9 years. 406-549-6106 www.gcpm-mt.com

1269 S. 1st St. West “A”. 2 bed/1 bath,W/D, DW, central location, all utilities included. $1100. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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1706 Scott Street “B’ 1bd/1ba, Northside, all utils paid, pet? … $700. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060 524 S. 5th Street E. “A”. 3 bed/2 bath, two blocks to U., W/D, yard $1300. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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Clean 1bd, 1ba, downstairs apartment. newly painted, new flooring, with W/D. B&D Property Management, MT. Call Betty (406) 3690609

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212 ½ S. 5th Street East 1bd/1ba, University area, recently remodeled … $800. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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1 bed, 1 bath, $675, newer complex, DW, wood laminate flooring, storage, off-street parking. W/S/G paid. NO PETS, NO SMOKING. Gatewest 728-7333

7207 Uncle Robert Lane #4 2 Bed/ 1 Bath $795/month

1024 Stephens Ave. #2 2bd/1ba, central location, coin-ops, shared yard, cat? … $750. Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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1324 S. 2nd Street West “B”. 3 bed/2 bath, central location, single garage, W/D. $1100. Grizzly Prop-

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18.6 acre building lot in Sleeman Creek, Lolo. $129,900. BHHS Montana Properties. For more

2 Bdr, 2 Bath, Rose Park home. $270,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, East Missoula home. $200,000. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, Huson home on 5.5 acres. $425,500. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

1201 South 6th Street, Missoula Modern Condo Unit #204

Since 1995, where tenants and landlords call home.

Garden City Property Management. Voted Best Property Man-

1520 Big Flat Road. Wonderful 3 bed, 2 bath on 5.57 fenced acres with orchard and great northern views. $550,000. Rochelle Glasgow, Ink Realty Group. 728-8270 glasgow@montana.com

$259,900 • MLS # 20157047

"Let us tend your den"

650 South Avenue East. 3 bed/1 bath, blocks to U, W/D hook-ups, double garage, fenced yard $1400.

Grizzly Property Management 542-2060

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

1001 Medicine Man Cluster. Stunning custom-built 3 bed, 3.5 bath with 3 car garage. $950,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group.

239-8350 shannonhilliard5 @gmail.com

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HOUSES

MOBILE HOMES Lolo RV Park. Spaces available to rent. W/S/G/Electric included. $495/month. 406-2736034

210 South 3rd West. Lease space available by the Hip Strip near Bernice’s Bakery. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

HOMES FOR SALE

2 Bedroom 3 Bathroom Unit, 1,496 sq ft. The Factory Condos Complex is possibly the ''Greenest'' Building in Missoula. High Efficiency Lighting and Energy Efficient Gas Boiler with H2O Baseboard Heat. Unit consists of 2 levels with 10 Foot Ceilings on Main Floor and 9 Foot Ceilings on the upper floor. Bamboo Floors throughout the Main Floor Highlight the Open Kitchen which has Butcher-Block Counter Tops. Fresh Interior, Brand New Appliances with Natural Gas Range. Living Area has a New Gas Fireplace Master Bath with Tiled Floors and Counter Tops.

Tylor Trenary Finalist

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Main Street Realty (406) 544-3310 tylor@mainstreetmissoula.com

REAL ESTATE More than 35 years of Sales & Marketing experience. JAY GETZ • @ HOME Montana Properties • (406) 214-4016 • Jay.Getz@Outlook.com • www.HOMEMTP.com

CONDOS/TOW NHOMES Pinnacle Townhomes. Modern 3 bed, 2.5 bath with private fenced yard & double garage on Charlo Street. $289,900. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

DUPLEXES DUPLEX - UNIVERSITY AREA LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Duplex 8 blocks from campus! The upper unit has three bedrooms and one bathroom. The lower unit, accessed by a separate entrance, has two bedrooms and one bathroom.

Other features include a fenced back yard, large garden area and a storage building that could easily be converted back into a garage.

There is plenty of off-street parking in the alley. So many options

for this property! Live in one unit and rent out the other, rent both or convert back into a single family home in one of the most coveted locations in Missoula! For more information or to schedule a showing, please contact your real estate agent or Megan Twohig at (406)370-2895

LAND FOR SALE NHN Weber Butte Trail. 60 acre ranch in Corvallis with sweeping Bitterroot views. $800,000. Shan-

1520 Big Flat Road $550,000

Never let your gun get in the wrong hands.

Wonderful one owner, 3 bed, 2 bath Big Flat home on 5.57 acres. Large open living room, fireplace, a large country kitchen with formal dining room. Large trex deck looking North towards Snowbowl and Rattlesnake mountains. The breezeway off the laundry room attaches to the double garage. Don't miss the large detached shop on the back of the property.

There is an orchard, with fruit trees,a circular driveway, and underground sprinklers. The property is fenced and cross fenced, with the shop situated on the back of the property. Don't miss the 2 bonus rooms upstairs, where one has been a craft room, the other is an open room, with vaulted ceilings. This home has a lot of natural light, and is a must see.

MLS #21611915

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

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REAL ESTATE

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COMMERCIAL Holland Lake Lodge. Lodge with restaurant, gift shop & Montana

liquor license on 12 acres of USFS land. $5,000,000. Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group 239-8350. shannonhilliard5@gmail.com

OUT OF TOWN 122 Ranch Creek Road. 3294 sq.ft.

home on 37+ acres in Rock Creek. Bordered by Lolo National Forest on 3 sides. $1,400,000.

Shannon Hilliard, Ink Realty Group. 239-8350 shannonhilliard5@gmail.com 3 Bdr, 2 Bath, River Road home. $304,900. BHHSMT Properties.

For more info call Mindy Palmer

@ 239-6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com 4 Bdr, 2 Bath, Clinton home on 1.5 acres. $300,000. BHHSMT Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-6696, or visit

www.mindypalmer.com 4.6 acre building lot in the woods with views and privacy. Lolo, Mormon Creek Rd. $99,000. BHHS Montana Properties. For more info call Mindy Palmer @ 239-

1545 South 8th West • $212,500

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Hot Springs 215 Spring Street, Hot Springs. Don’t miss this one!

A short walk from downtown and healing mineral springs with more

2308 W CENTRAL AVE

Under contract

Super cute 2 bed, 1 bath with unfinished basement, hardwood floors, tiled bath, in-floor radiant heat & single garage.

6696, or visit www.mindypalmer.com

This ranch style home has a fully finished basement and features 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. The kitchen has been updated with baker's style cabinetry, a center island, built in storage, and a spacious dining area.

The deck has a pergola that overlooks the fully landscaped and fenced back yard w/ garden spot. $250,000

Call Matt Rosbarsky @ 360-9023 for more information

than an acre of bountiful gardens and attached greenhouse!! $145,000 KD 240-5227 porticorealestate.comz