Legals November 25, 2019

No. 26652 November 14, 2019 FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO ALL INTERESTED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND PUBLIC GROUPS As required by state and federal rules for determining whether an Environmental Impact Statement is necessary, an environmental review has been performed on the proposed action below: Project Bigfork Bay Sewer Replacement Location Bigfork, Montana Project Number C304243 Total Cost $2,760,000 From the 2018 Preliminary Engineering Report (PER), the Bigfork County Water & Sewer District identified the need to replace the gravity sewer that serves downtown Bigfork and runs along the edge of Bigfork Bay of Flathead Lake. The District is concerned with the condition of the existing Bay Sewer Main and the additional effort required for maintenance, given the limited access. The Bay Lift Station is more than 50 years old and in need of replacement. Furthermore, the proximity of this existing infrastructure to the bay and lake poses a risk to public health and safety should an overflow occur. The proposed sewer main replacement and relocation includes installation of roughly 25 individual grinder pumps; nearly 3,100 feet of low pressure sewer main and services; and a short segment of 8-inch gravity sewer main. A new lift station would be constructed on Bridge Street and pump through a new 1,000-foot-long force main along Osborne and Cascade Avenues where it would discharge into the existing A-Line sewer main. The existing gravity sewer main, Bay Lift Station, and force main would be properly abandoned in place. The new collection system will eliminate maintenance issues and public health and safety concerns and better protect state waters. The project will take roughly four months to construct, following system design and approval. Construction is scheduled to begin in March 2020, prior to the peak tourist season in Bigfork. Federal and State grant/loan programs will fund the project. Environmentally sensitive characteristics such as wetlands, floodplains, threatened or endangered species, and historical sites are not expected to be adversely impacted because of the proposed project. Public participation during the planning process demonstrated support for the selected alternative. No significant long-term environmental impacts were identified. An environmental assessment (EA), which describes the project and analyzes the impacts in more detail, is available for public scrutiny on the DEQ web site (http://www.deq.mt.gov/Public/ea) and at the following locations: Jeremy Perlinski, P.E. Julie Spencer, District Manager Department of Environmental Quality Bigfork County Water & Sewer District 1520 East Sixth Avenue 108 Harbor Heights Blvd. P.O. Box 200901 Bigfork, MT 59911 Helena, MT 59620-0901 Jeremy.Perlinski@mt.gov Comments on the EA may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality at the above address. After evaluating comments received, the department will revise the environmental assessment or determine if an environmental impact statement is necessary. If no substantive comments are received during the comment period, or if substantive comments are received and evaluated and the environmental impacts are still determined to be non- significant, the agency will make a final decision. No administrative action will be taken on the project for at least 30 calendar days after release of the Finding of No Significant Impact. Sincerely, Kevin B. Smith, P.E. Engineering Bureau Water Quality Division Montana Department of Environmental Quality November 25, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26629 MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY Cause No. DP-19-258D In the Matter of the Estate of Jerome Belstad II, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Tiffany Neuman 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 filed with the Clerk of Court, or mailed to Tiffany Neuman c/o Frampton Purdy Law Firm, 530 W 19th Street, Whitefish, MT 59937. November 11, 18, 25, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26638 INVITATION FOR BIDS Sealed bids for construction of the following project(s) will be received by the Montana Department of Transportation, Construction Contracting Bureau, Room 101, 2701 Prospect, Helena, Montana until 9:00 a.m. on December 12, 2019. All bids being publicly opened, reviewed for correctness, and then publicly read in the Department's auditorium. 106 NORTH FORK ROAD (COLUMBIA FALLS) STPS 486-1(9)2 North Fork Rd (Columbia Falls) project consists of a crack seal, fog seal, and seal and cover with intermittent full width mill and overlay sections (totaling 2.1 miles) on State Secondary Route S-486. Other work includes new pavement markings, signing, and delineation. The project begins on North Fork Rd (Sate secondary route S-486) at RP 2.2 and extends northeast 10.1 miles to RP 12.4 The project is located in Flathead County. 107 THOMPSON PASS - EAST ELMO - WEST STPS 471-1(14)10 STPP 36-2(10)36 STPS 471-1(14)10 - Seal & Cover, Pavement markings on the Thompson Pass - East project located in Sanders County. The project is located on Montana Secondary HWY 471(S-471) Idaho/Montana line PR 22 and extends along Montana Secondary HWY 471 to RP 10. STPP 36-2(10)36 - Seal & Cover, Pavement markings on the Elmo - West project in Flathead and Lake Counties. The Project is located on MT-28 west from the town of Elmo (RP 46) and extends along MT 28 to RP 36.1. Bid documents and instructions to bidders may be obtained from the Construction Contracting 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/ under "Bid Packages" link, or by calling (406)444-6215, 6212 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 Barb Skelton, Chairperson Michael T. Tooley Montana Transportation Commission Director of Transportation November 18, 25, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26651 Notification of Opportunity to Object Hellroaring Basin Improvements Project USDA Forest Service Flathead National Forest Tally Lake Ranger District Flathead County, Montana The Tally Lake Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest announces the release of an updated environmental assessment, response to comments, finding of no significant impact, and draft decision notice for the Hellroaring Basin Improvements Project. These documents are available online at https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=55012. The publication of this legal notice also initiates the objection period for this project, which begins the day after the publication of the legal notice. The project includes proposed winter recreation activities within Whitefish Mountain Resort's ski area permit boundary. The project is implementing the 2018 Flathead National Forest Land Management Plan, is not authorized under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act, and is subject to subparts A and B of 36 CFR 218. The responsible official is the Flathead National Forest Supervisor, Chip Weber. This decision is subject to objection pursuant to 36 CFR 218, "Project- Level Pre-Decisional Administrative Review Process." This project implements an existing land management plan and is subject to §218 subparts A and B. Objections, including attachments, must be in writing and filed (regular mail, fax, e-mail, hand-delivery, express delivery, or messenger service) with the reviewing officer (§218.8) within forty-five days of the date of publication of the legal notice announcing the opportunity to object in the Daily Inter Lake. The publication date of the legal notice in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection (§218.6(c)). Those wishing to object should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. It is the objector's responsibility to ensure timely filing (§218.9). Only those who submitted timely, specific written comments during the formal comment period may file an objection (§218.5(a)). Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted specific written comments regarding the proposed project or activity and attributed to the objector, unless the issue is based on new information that arose after the opportunities to comment (§218.8(c)). Objections must meet content requirements of §218.8(d), including objector's name and address, signature or verification of authorship, identification of the project, and a description of those aspects of the project addressed by the objection, including specific issues, suggested remedies, and supporting reasons for the reviewing officer to consider. Any decision on this project will not be appealable under §215.11 or any other authority. The objection shall be sent to: Objection Reviewing Officer USDA Forest Service, Northern Region 26 Fort Missoula Road Missoula, MT 59804 Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, excluding Federal holidays. Objections can be faxed to the Objection Reviewing Officer at 406-329-3411. The fax coversheet shall include a subject line with "Hellroaring Basin Improvements Project Objection" and should specify the number of pages being submitted. Electronic objections must be submitted to the Objection Reviewing Officer via email to appeals-northern-re gional-office@usda.gov, with "Hellroaring Basin Improvements Project Objection" in the subject line. Electronic submissions must be submitted in a format that is readable with optical character recognition software (e.g. Word, PDF, Rich Text) and be searchable. An automated response should confirm your electronic objection has been received. For more information, please contact Rita Bennett, project leader at 406-758-3528 or rita.l.bennett@usda.gov. November 25, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________