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Missoulian, Tuesday, May 2, 1995 B-3 MONTANA Waters5 tBnerio ken raDe of fieartlhDsimi3 to uosp By GINNY MERRIAM of the Missoulian Conference schedule "In the Thoreau Tradition 111," a Conference on New Paradigms for Old Earth: Speaking Across Cultures In a Global Ecosystem sponsored by Hellgate Writers, will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 4-7, at the Village Red Lion Inn in Missoula. Most events are open to the public. Admission is free lo all events except readings, which cost $5 for afternoons and $7 for evenings. For information on full conference registration, call Hellgate Writers at 721-3620. Readings will include a storytelling evening Thursday with introduction by Terry Tempest Williams, and readings throughout the conference by Chickasaw writer and University of Colorado professor Linda Hogan; Alan Cheuse, writer and book reviewer for National Public Radio; New Zealand writer Keri Hulme; Garrett Hongo, author of "Volcano Alaskan writer James Nageak; Pakistani writer James Sidhwa; and Southwestern writer Benjamin Alire Saenz.

For a schedule of public talks, discussions and other events, visit the registration table Thursday from noon to 2:30 p.m. or call Hellgate Writers. National Public Radio book reviewer Alan Cheuse and others. "We just tried to get together an interesting group of people and see what happens," Smith said. Hellgate Writers, a Missoula-based literary center, held Thoreau Tradition conferences in 1990 and 1992.

This year's gathering, which has a budget of about $81,000, is helped by grants from the Montana Committee for the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, the University of Montana and its Center for the Rocky Mountain West and Colorado's Center for the American West. Conference organizers borrowed 19th-century nature writer Henry David Thoreau's name in hopes of also borrowing his legacy. "If anyone was concerned about the moral and ethical complications of human beings in the world, it was Thoreau," Smith said. "I would guess if he were alive today, this would be what interests him." want idealized versions of the world, he said. "We trash up our own world," he said, "and then we go look for Eden in Hawaii." We also search for the one story to explain everything, he said, but no such story exists.

"Our narratives are not going to be totalizing," he said. Saenz's talk, "Notes From a Post-Modern Traveler," fits in with a conference during which writers from around the planet will look at "new paradigms for old earth" new unspoken rules for cultures to live by, said Hellgate Writers project director Annick Smith. In the Western world, the dominant paradigm for a long time was Christianity. Later, Western culture looked to nationalism, a notion that was destroyed by the monstrosities of World War II. Since then, the dominant idea has been economic growth.

"We can see now that that paradigm is failing," Smith said. It's being replaced by "earthism." "That is a belief in valuing the human and natural resources of the earth, above all," she said. "This is the new ethical, cultural, moral idea." On this new planet, cultures are so closely tied that they have to understand each other. "And what is the role of writers in expressing this new paradigm?" Smith said. "Writers are the ones who are expressing it." With an eye toward discussing all this, the third "In the Thoreau Tradition" conference organizers rounded up writers from around the planet: New Zealand Maori Writer and Booker Prize winner Keri Hulme, Japanese-Hawaiian-American writer Garrett Hongo, Utah writer Terry Tempest Williams, Chickasaw writer Linda Hogan, "Video Nights in Katmandu" author Pico Iyer, writer and Southwest writer Benjamin Alire Saenz grew up in a very poor Chicano family in New Mexico.

But, from their living room, they were all world travelers. "By experiencing the media, we were transported," he said in an interview from his El Paso, Texas, home. "In a sense, we're born travelers, and we have a traveling mentality." But Saenz, a poet and novelist and creative writing professor at the University of Texas at El Paso who'll deliver the opening address at the "In the Thoreau Tradition Conference III" Thursday in Missoula, says those postmodern travels are a problem: They only go one way. "Unfortunately, we wind up experiencing only ourselves," he said. "So what we look for is encounters." And today's media travelers grow to OBITUARIES cio betweeins Global Expert envisions By GARY JAHRIG of the Missoulian corps of mediators to step in when nations clash 1 here needs to be life after Jimmy Carter.

Jeffrey Rubin, Tuns University While his Monday night lecture touched on North Korea, Rubin said he currently doesn't consider that country one of the most troublesome spots in the world. "There has been some progress in North Korea. I see some good things happening," Rubin said. Rubin said he sees potential for continuing conflict in the Middle East and Eastern Europe. Africa, also, seems ripe for turmoil, he said.

"Any place where the boundaries exist for political gerrymandering, rather than ethnic reasons, you're bound to see conflict," Rubin said. "Africa was put together solely for political reasons in Europe." Rubin has taught at Tufts, located in Medford, since 1969. He has also lectured at Harvard University and at other colleges throughout the world. He has written and published several articles and books on the social psychology of negotiating and mediation. In order to settle international disputes in the future, world leaders will have to develop a universal mediation service that can be used to impartially referee global crises, according to an expert on conflict resolution and mediation.

"There needs to be life after Jimmy Carter," said Jeffrey Rubin, a psychology professor at Tufts University who specializes in negotiating and mediation. "I would argue for the creation of an international mediation service." Rubin, who was at the University of Montana Monday to deliver a lecture titled "International Conflict Resolution: Reflections on North Korea and the Middle East," said that such an organization could be made up of delegates from around the world and could communicate via telephone, fax or e-mail. He said such a multifaceted approach could even be conducted by video, thereby keeping mediators out of the media spotlight. Effective mediators must have a reputation for fairness, be well-versed in the process of mediation and have a working knowledge of the history of the conflict they are trying to settle. In addition, he said, both sides need to want to settle disputes.

"It's not enough to have just one side want to settle," he said. Rubin cited former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and President Carter as effective mediators who were able to quell disputes in the Middle East, particularly between Egypt and Israel. TUESDAY Harriet H. Ralston KALISPELL Harriet Helen d'Urfe Ralston, 83, died of natural causes Sunday, April 30, at the Brendan House. Born in Drain, she spent her early years there and in Salem, Ore.

Upon her marriage to Frank C. Ralston, son of an early Montana pioneer family, she became an "adopted Montanan." After her husband's death, she joined the Foreign Service and spent 22 years in Europe, the Orient, South America and Africa. She retired in 1972 and returned to Montana to live on Flathead Lake below Somers. Cremation is under the direction of Buffalo Hill Funeral Home. Services will be private, and her remains will be buried in Conrad Memorial Cemetery.

C.W. 'Bill' Huber HELENA C.W. "Bill" Huber, 59, of Helena died Sunday, April 30, at St. Peter's Community Hospital following complications of heart failure. Mr.

Huber was born May 27, 1935, in Lewistown to Willard J. and Ceceilia Huber. He graduated from St. Leo's High School and from Carroll College in 1957, later receiving his master's degree from the University of Montana in 1959. From 1959 through 1994, he was a professor of speech and communications at Carroll College.

Bill married Patricia A. Powers in Helena on Aug. 17, 1957. He was active in the Cathedral Parish and several civic and fraternal organizations. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, Helena; his children and their families, Kirk G.

and Sharon Huber, Albuquerque, N.M.; Father Matthew P. Huber, Missoula; Mark G. and Sandy Huber, Anchorage, Alaska; Capt. William P. Huber, Fort Hood, Texas; and Stacy M.

Huber, Antioch, his brother, Jim Huber and family, Los Angeles; his sister, Nancy Kittelson and family, Billings; and two grandchildren, Patricia R. Huber and Lyndon M. Huber, both of Anchorage. Parish vigil services will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St.

Helena Cathedral. Mass of the Resurrection will be 10 a.m. Thursday at the cathedra with burial following at Resurrection Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Carroll College Endowment Fund, 1601 Benton Helena 59625-0002. Retz Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

TESEMSilEEl W.J. 'Bill' Gugler LOLO W.J. "Bill" Gugler, 77, of Lolo died of natural causes Monday, May 1, at the Village Health Care Center in Missoula. Service arrangements will be announced by Squire Simmons Carr Funeral Home in Missoula. Garden Cm Funeral Home Crematory Funrl Director GIULIANI, Joseph Prvate fay se'vees fce he'd.

Mssovla's Only Home-Owned Independent Funeral Home 17C5W B'oaday 543-4190 Rick Evans I I PUBLIC EVENTS MISSOULA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, board of trustees' Budget Finance Committee, noon, superintendent'! conference room, 215 S. Sixth St. W. BOOK SIGNING, David Brower and Steve Chappie, "Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run," p.m., Fad Fiction, 216 W. Main St.

CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR RURAL FIRE SAFETY, informational meeting. 7 p.m., Missoula Rural Fire Station, 2521 South Ave. W. Call 721-8687, p.m. MISSOULA CONSOLIDATED PLANNING BOARD, 7:30 p.m., council chambers, City Halt, 435 Ryman St.

Theodore G. Ted' Madsen MISSOULA Theodore George "Ted" Madsen, 86, of Missoula passed away Friday, April 28, 1995, from natural causes at Riverside Health Care Center. He was born Aug. 4, 1908, in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Minnie and Theodore A. Madsen.

He was raised on the Mizpah in the Powder River Basin in eastern Montana on the family homestead. In his early years, he worked on various ranches as a ranch hand. He married Clara Hoffman on Dec. 22, 1931. She preceded him in death in 1935.

He later came to the Dillon area, where he worked in local mining operations, before moving to Butte. During World War II, he served in the U.S. armed forces and was honorably discharged. On Feb. 21, 1943, he married the Love of His Life, Gladys Smith, in Butte.

The couple lived in Butte and later moved to Arlee, where they farmed and ranched for several years. They moved to Turah 34 years ago. They were very active in the Senior Citizens Center and enjoyed participating in as many dances as they could. Ted also enjoyed woodworking, and his family still enjoys the many examples of his workmanship in their homes. After Gladys passed away in 1987, Ted moved to Missoula.

Ted is survived by a son, Theodore J. Madsen and his wife Nancy, Newnan, two daughters, Janet Wolf and her husband Paul G. Wolf Bonner, and Lorraine Parker and her husband Ed, Milltown; a brother, Arthur Madsen and his wife Blanche, Miles City; three sisters, Dorothy Hutchison, Miles City; Dagmar Parrish and her husband Lee, Kalispell; and Evelyn LeVe, Billings; 11 grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren. Graveside memorial services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Sunset Memorial Cemetery with the Rev.

Karl Rohr officiating. The family suggests memorials to the Senior Citizens Center, 705 S. Higgins Missoula 59801. Cremation and arrangements are under the direction of Squire Simmons Carr Funeral Home. Inez E.

Bergmeyer STEVENSVILLE Iner E. Bergmeyer, 89, of Stevensville died of natural causes Saturday, April 29, at North Valley Nursing Home. Survivors include a niece, Jeanne Meyers of Stevensville, and two nephews, Robert S. Werstler of Springfield, and Richard Werstler of Canton, Ohio. Cremation was under the direction of Whitesitt Funeral Home.

No services are planned in Stevensville. Placement of the urn will be in St. Petersburg, Pa. Mark W. Broderick CLANCY Mark William Broderick, 30, of Clancy died of cancer Saturday, April 29, at St.

Peter's Community Hospital in Helena. Survivors include his son, Darick Broderick-Potter, his mother, Bevtrry Winterrowd, Seeley Lake; his father, James Broderick, Clancy; two sisters, Jody Broderick, Missoula, and Shawna Jones, Clancy; five brothers, John Washburn, Melbourne, Ted Washburn, Kalispell; Lanny Broderick, Victoria, Texas; Patrick Broderick, Whitefish; and Derek BroJerkk, Pendleton, arid his good friend, Christine Potter, Henderson, Nev. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the St. Helena Cathedral Day Chapel under the direction of the Reu Funeral Home.

Memorials in Mark's name may be made to the Darkk Broderick-Potter Trust Fund, P.O. Bo 420, Seeley Lake 59S68. Love Canal crusader to speak Lois Gibbs, who brought to the nation's attention the legacy of toxic waste dumping at Love Canal, will headline a conference this weekend in Missoula. Gibbs, now executive director and founder of Citizen's Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste, organized her neighbors and led a year struggle against the government after discovering that her children's elementary school was built on top of a toxic chemical dump. The resulting Love Canal debate galvanized the country and has in the nearly 20 years since been a rallying cry for environmental activists.

Gibbs will speak at a conference on "Effective Grassroots Organizing" planned for Friday through Sunday at Unity Church, 201 University Ave. in Missoula. Her keynote address is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, followed by a 9 a.m. Saturday workshop.

Other featured speakers will include Gail Small, executive director and founder of the Montana-based Native Action; Christine Kaufman, executive director of the Montana Human Rights Network; Stewart Brandborg, former president of The Wilderness Society; and Joan Bird, a Helena-based writer, teacher and consultant. Bird will present a Sunday workshop entitled "Women Without Limits." Sponsored by Women's Voices for the Earth and the University of Montana's environmental studies program, the conference is intended to bring together activists, particularly women and minorities, to strengthen their political voice. For more information, call 543-3747. Slicrry Dcxlin, Afissouuen CALENDAR soula Group Discussion, 8 p.m., KC Hall. Silvertip group, (closed, nonsmoking), 8 p.m., Immanuel Lutheran Church, 830 South Ave.

back door. Hot line: 523-7799. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) NO. 428, 9:30 a.m., 345 S. Fifth St.

W. Call 543-8529. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, open meeting, noon; women's meeting, 6:30 p.m., Alano Club, 725 W. Alder St. Call 728-7230.

BEREAVEMENT Support Group, 6-8 p.m., Partners In Home Care, conference Room 500 N. Higgins Ave. Call Monica Trimble, 728-8848. NICOTINE ANONYMOUS, 6 p.m. Providence Center, Room 902 N.

Orange St. YWCA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Support Groups, p.m., 1130 W. Broadway. Call 542-1944. YOUNG PERSONS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 7-8 p.m., The Ark, 532 University Ave.

(open, nonsmoking). SINGLES UNITED, coffee, 7:30 p.m., Don's Restaurant, 1502 Dearborn Ave. Call Carmen, 721-6856. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS. 8:15 p.m., Providence Center, Room 901 N.

Orange St. Information hot line: 1-800-990-6262. FAMILY FOR FAMILIES, for parents who are unjustly accused of child abuse; call Ken, 543-6193. CONFIDENTIAL Support Group for people with HIVAIDS and support group for family, friends and partners of people with HIVAIDS; call Kathy, 523-4775. P-FLAG (Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), confidential support group; call 251-3756.

SCHOOL MENUS ELEMENTARY: MISSOULA chili, crisp tossed salad with ranch dressing, roll, birthday cake, milk. TARGET RANGE com dog with catsup and mustard, potato chips, fruit, cookie, milk. ST. JOSEPH Breakfast: pancakes, fruit, milk. Lunch: chef salad with crackers, banana, cake, milk.

BONNER menu unavailable. HELLGATE Breakfast: french toast, sausage link, grapes, milk. Lunch: turkey casserole, corn, cantaloupe, roll, flavored milk. FRENCHTOWN spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad with ranch dress-irg, fru'rt, breadslicks, milk. LOLO Breakfast: pancakes with pale syrup; or hot or cold cereal with toast or muffin and jePy, choice of fruit or juke, mi'k.

Lunch: teriyaki ppers with seasoned rice, garden fresh peas, apricots, fruit pizza, miik. FLORENCE-CARLTON pasties with gravy, corn, apple, gingerbread with lemon sauce, milk. HIGH SCHOOLS: BIG SKY hamburger and gravy over mashed potatoes, choice of fruit, dinner roll, cookie, milk. HELLGATE super submarine sandwich, green beans, applesauce, milk. SEELEY-SWAN tacos, garden corn, choice of fruit, empanada, milk.

SENTINEL tuna salad sandwich or stromboli, milk. ON CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA Business seminar, "Economies in Transition Doing Business in Russia and The Newly Independent States, Strategies for Success," 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., University Center Mount Sentinel Room. Lunch in the Dell Brown Room, Turner Hall, with Gov. Marc Racicot, keynote speaker. Cost: S40 (includes luncheon) or $12 luncheon only.

Call 243-2164 or 243-4470 to register. Alcoholics Anonymous, Cornerstones Group, p.m., University Center 114. Young People's Alcoholics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m., The Lifeboat, 532 University Ave. International Film Festival, "The Double Life of Veronique," (France Poland), English subtitles, 7 p.m.. Journalism 304.

Free. Young People's Alcoholics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m., The Lifeboat, 532 University Ave. Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, "The National Historic Preservation Act: Its Potential for Protecting Wildlands," by Nicole Price, the Medicine Wheel Alliance. 7-9 p.m., Social Science 356. Free.

Spring Dane Festival, presented with ACDF Gala Concert and Montana Transport, 8 p.m., through May 6, Montana Theater, J8general, $7seniors and students. SERVICES GREEN THUMB, INC, offers temporary part-time work for those 55 and older, while looking for permanent employment. Call Ken Bernstein, 543-0023. YWCA, orientation to pre-employment, housing and shelter programs, today, 9 a.m., 1130 W.Broadway. COMING SOON TOASTMASTERS, breakfast forum, Wednesday, May 3, 6:30 a.m., JBS Restaurant, 19C1 Stephens Ave, BIRTH Jane! and Tory Reep, Missoula, boy, April 27.

ORGANIZATIONS MISSOULA SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER, 705 S. Higgins exercise class, 9-10 i.m.; snack bar, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; blood pressure, 1-2 p.m.; wa-tercolor class, 1:30 p.m.; Singleton's pinochle, 7 p.m.; support group for health, 7-8 p.m. KIWANIS CLUB OF MISSOULA, noon, Village Red Lion, 100 Madison St. Program: Pat Dodson, executive director, YMCA. FRIENDSHIP FORCE OF WESTERN MONTANA-Missoula, dinner and election of officers, 6:30 p.m., Cherry's Fort Owen Inn, Stevensville.

Call 728-2995. MILLTOWN TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, monthly meeting, 7 p.m., City-County Health Department, 301 W. Alder St. Call Brian, 258-6085. FIVE VALLEY SWEET ADELINES CHORUS, 7 p.m..

First Baptist Church, 3308 W. Pine St. ROCKY MOUNTAINAIRES BARBERSHOP CHORUS. 7:30 p.m., St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 202 Brooks St.

SUPPORT GROUPS ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Early Sunriie, group discussion, a.m., (closed, nonsmoking). Knights of Columbus Hall. 312 E. Pine St Sunrise group (closed, nonsmoking), 8 i.m., KC Hall. Cornerstones group (nonsmoking, wheelchair accessible), noon.

University Center, University of Montana campus. HTch Noon group (closed), noon, KC Hall. Young People's group, 7 The Lifeboat, 532 University Ave, (nonsmoking, wheelchair accessible). Mis.