Legals January 4, 2018

No. 25044 AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT An audit of the City of Kalispell has been conducted by Wipfli LLP. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. Section 2-7-527, MCA, requires the publication of the following summary of significant findings. Summary of Significant findings The audit report for the City of Kalispell for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, contains an Independent Auditor's Report on the City of Kalispell's basic financial statements. The report issued for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, contains an unmodified opinion. The audit report also contained one other auditor's report. Following is the report and a summary of the findings. This is only a summary and is not intended to be used as an audit report. 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 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 City Hall, or on the City's website, www.kalispell.com. Sincerely, Rick Wills, Finance Director January 4, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 25037 NOTICE OF SALE FOR STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND The Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) will offer the following parcels of state land located in Flathead County for sale at public auction on February 8, 2018 at 11:30 am at the DNRC Northwest Land Office, 655 Timberwolf Parkway, Suite 1, Kalispell, MT under terms and conditions provided herein. Sale No. 850 Acres: 1.247± Legal Description: Lot 25 McGregor Lake, Sec. 16, T26N, R25W Minimum Bid for Land: $230,000 Value of Improvements on Property: $96,000 Location: Lot 25, McGregor Lake, MT 59925 BID PARTICIPATION A bid packet containing an Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form and Invitation to Purchase State Land at Public Oral Auction and General Terms & Conditions for Sale is available on the website: http://dnrc.mt.gov/cabinsitesales or from DNRC upon request. For Open House dates go to http://dnrc.mt.gov/cabinsitesales. All persons wishing to participate in the auction, on or before January 19, 2018, must submit a bid deposit in the form of a certified check made payable to DNRC equal to five percent (5%) of the minimum bid indicated for that parcel. In addition, an Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form must be completed and submitted with each bid deposit. Failure to submit the Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form as provided herein will prohibit participation in the auction. All Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Forms and payments must be sent to the address shown below. DNRC, Attn: Renee Kelley, PO Box 201601, 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena, MT 59620-1601, (406) 444-4289 or renee.kelley@mt.gov. TERMS OF SALE for SALE No. 850: The improvements and any other personal property on the cabin/home sites are owned by the lessee or other 3rd party. The successful bidder shall be required to pay the appraised value of the improvements in addition to the purchase price of the cabin/home site determined by the highest bid at the auction in accordance with M.C.A. §77-2-318. The minimum acceptable bids for the land are the values indicated above. The parcel will be sold to the high bidder of that parcel. However, the current lessee of the parcel shall retain the option to exercise their preference right for purchase by matching the high bid for that parcel. If that right is exercised, the lessee will be deemed the purchaser of the parcel. If the preference right is not exercised, the high bidder shall be deemed to be the purchaser. The high bidder will be responsible to pay the lessee for the value of improvements located on the property. In addition to the purchase price for each parcel and the purchase of the improvement, the purchaser shall also be responsible for the following costs (if applicable to that particular sale) including, but not limited to: Advertising, Appraisal, Filing fees, Water Right Transfers, Cost of Closing. All inquiries, bid deposits, or requests for forms are to be sent to: DNRC, Attn: Renee Kelley, PO Box 201601, 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena, MT 59620-1601, (406) 444-4289 or renee.kelley@mt.gov. December 28, 2017 & January 4, 11, 18, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________