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Legals January 30, 2017

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No. 24151 AUDIT PUBLICATION INTRODUCTION An audit of the affairs of Flathead County has been conducted by Anderson ZurMuehlen & Co., P.C. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires the publication of the following summary of significant findings. Summary of Significant Findings The audit report for Flathead County for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016, contained an Independent Auditor's Report on the County's financial statements. The report issued for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 was an unqualified report. The audit report also contained several other auditor's reports. Following is a listing of the reports and a summary of the findings included in each. This is only a summary and is not intended to be used as an audit report. 1. Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance With Government Auditing Standards-This report included finding 2016-01- Preparation of Financial Statements and Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards 2. Independent Auditor's Report on Compliance for Each Major Program and on Internal Control over Compliance Required by the Uniform Guidance-This report contained no findings. 3. Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs-This report contained no findings. Public Inspection of Audit Report The complete audit report is on file, in its entirety, and open to public inspection at the County Court House. January 30, 2016 MNAXLP

No. 24226 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION FLATHEAD COUNTY ZONING REGULATIONS The board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana hereby gives notice pursuant to Section 76-2-205(5), M.C.A. that it passed a resolution of intention, Resolution No. 1323B, to consider amending the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. The proposed amendment would amend Section 3.39 of the Flathead County Zoning Regulation as described as follows: 1. By removing Dwelling, Family Hardship as a permitted use; 2. By adding Dwelling unit, Accessory as a conditional use and Dwelling, Family Hardship as an administrative conditional use; 3. By adding language that states setbacks are "grandfathered"; 4. By adding setback requirements from all property lines; 5. And by adding definitions of Bed and Breakfast, Caretaker's Facility, Dwelling unit, Accessory, Dwelling, Family Hardship, and modifying the definition of Guest House. The Flathead County Zoning Regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th St. West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office's website at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed amendments, including the Flathead County Zoning Regulations showing the proposed amendments to the text along with the current Flathead County Zoning Regulations, are available for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. For thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice, the Board of Commissioners will receive written protests to the change proposed for a portion of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations from persons owning real property within that District whose names appear on the last completed assessment roll of Flathead County and who either are registered voters in Flathead County or execute and acknowledge their protests before a notary public. DATED this 25th day of January, 2017. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Philip B. Mitchell Philip B. Mitchell, Pro-Tem Chairman January 30, and February 6, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24231 MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: ALLEN WALKER, Deceased. PROBATE NO. DP-17-013B NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Pamela Curtis Whitaker, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Box 171, Olney, Montana 59927, of filed with the Clerk of the above Court. /s/ Pamela Curtis Whitaker Pamela Curtis Whitaker, Personal Representative. January 30, and February 6, 13, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24224 Lori B. Miller Lori B. Miller, P.C. P.O. Box 4955 Whitefish, MT 59937 Telephone (406) 730-2752 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FLATHEAD COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM J. BEIRNE, Deceased. Case No. DP-16-251 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Marina B. Beirne 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 Lori B. Miller, P.C., attorney for the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at P.O. Box 4955, Whitefish, Montana, 59937, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. Dated this 25th day of January, 2017. LORI B. MILLER, P.C. By: Lori B. Miller Lori B. Miller, Attorney at Law January 30, and February 6, 13, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24209 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST ENTITY TYPE CHANGE MONTANA RETAIL ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION RESTAURANT BEER AND WINE LICENSE Bullmans Wood Fired Pizza - Kalispell, Inc. has applied to transfer Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Restaurant Beer and Wine License No. 07-901-2499-401 to be operated at Bullmans Wood Fired Pizza, 175 Hutton Ranch Road #107, Kalispell, Flathead County. The public may protest this license in accordance with the law. Who can protest this license? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location (Flathead), residents of adjoining Montana counties (Lincoln, Glacier, Pondera, Teton, Lewis & Clark, Powell, Lake, Sanders), and residents of adjoining counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207(4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor's full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number (07-901-2499-401) and the applicant's name (Bullmans Wood Fired Pizza - Kalispell, Inc.) (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor's signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protest grounds? The protest may be based on the applicant's qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405, MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include: (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before February 9, 2017. What happens if the license is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Kalispell. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing's time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester's hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester's letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Patty Kautz, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue's Liquor Control Division, at (406) 444-0017 or PKautz@mt.gov. January 23, 30, 2017 MNAXLP

No. 24229 INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids for construction of the following project(s) will be received by the Montana Department of Transportation, Contract Plans Bureau, Room 101, 2701 Prospect, Helena, Montana until 9:00 a.m. on February 23, 2017. All bids being publicly opened, reviewed for correctness, and then publicly read in the Department's auditorium. 205 SF 149 LAKE FIVE LEFT TURN HSIP 1-2(208)150 Construction of a left-turn lane on the SF 149 Lake Five Left Turn project located in Flathead County. Work includes: cold milling, PMS overlay, rumble strips, seal & cover and pavement markings. The project is located between RP 150.1 and RP 150.6, the intersection of National Highway Route 1/US 2 and Lake Five Road. Bid documents and instructions to bidders may be obtained from the Contract Plans Bureau. These documents may be requested by FAX (406)444-7236 (see order form), by mail, by downloading at the following web site: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/business/contracting/current_letting.shtml under "Bid Packages" link, or by calling (406)444 6216, 6212, 6215 or TTY 444 7696. Any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement is subject to all appropriate state and federal civil rights laws. The prime and subcontractors are required to pay the wage rates set out in the bid proposal. MDT will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin or sex in the award, performance or administration of any MDT contract or in the administration of its DBE program (49 CFR Part 26). MDT attempts to provide reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person participating in any service, program or activity of the department. Alternate accessible formats of this document will be provided upon request. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in MDT bid lettings, call the Civil Rights Bureau at 444-6331 or TTY 406-444-7696 [TTY 1-800-335-7592 (toll free)]. MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Rick Griffith, Chairman Montana Transportation Commission Michael T. tooley Director of Transportation January 30, and February 6, 2017 MNAXLP