Legals September 1, 2019

No. 26474 CALL FOR BIDS Live Burn Training Facility Columbia Falls Rural Fire District The Columbia Falls Rural Fire District is soliciting bids from qualified training facility manufacturers for a two-level training structure to be installed on Columbia Falls Rural Fire District property located at 5859 Hwy 2 West Columbia Falls, Montana. The training facility must meet the minimum requirements outlined below: Design Criteria and Codes: The structure provided shall meet the following minimum design criteria and Building Codes: Building Codes: 2012 International Building Code (IBC) and related Reference Codes that apply to this type of structure. Applicable State and County Codes. Design Criteria: Dead Load: Weight of the structural system being proposed. Live and Snow Loads: Roof Live Load= 100 psf; Roof Snow Load = 60 psf Floor Live Load = 100 psf Attic Live Load = 100 psf Wind Load: 115mph (Ultimate) Exposure C per ASCE7-10 Seismic: Site Class: D Seismic Design Category: D Ss = 0.59g ; S1 = 0.17g Soils: No soils report has been provided so design for IBC minimum ~ 1,500 psf allowable bearing capacity. Building Requirements: The building shall be a minimum 22ft x 35ft two-level structure with the following minimum design features. Building may be steel, concrete, masonry or a combination of the materials. Conex or other modular type container system will not be accepted. Two-story with an equivalent of two rooms on the second level. One attic space One internal stairway Two Class A burn rooms Temperature monitoring system in each burn room Low to zero maintenance durable thermal lining system No roof cut-out props Deliverables and Schedule: Construction drawings and Specification submittal of the proposed structure stamped by a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Montana identifying the structure has been designed to the building code and minimum design criteria outlined in this proposal. Foundation design, drawings and specifications: If part of the proposal, provide foundation drawings and specifications stamped by a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Montana to be used by a local contractor for foundation installation prior to building arrival. If not part of the proposal, provide foundation design, drawings and loading criteria including gravity loads and lateral loads for the foundation to be engineered by a local design professional. Clearly identify foundation option in your bid. There are no site restrictions for vehicle ingress and egress or space restrictions around the building pad for construction. All work must be substantially complete within 26 weeks after the commencement date, with allowance for weather delays, as determined in the Notice to Proceed. Response Requirements: Provide a clear written overview of the proposed structure and features along with schematic drawings of the building that include floor plans, roof plan, sections and elevations. Clearly identify the bid for the structure to include, permits, material, freight and labor FOB project site in Columbia Falls, MT. Clearly identify that as the respondent you are able to meet the building requirements, design criteria, deliverables and schedule outlined in the call for bid. Provide a minimum of three (3) project references (including project name, description and contact information - name, phone number and email) that are similar to the proposed installation. Bid Requirements: Each Bid shall be accompanied by bid security made payable to owner in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bidder's maximum bid price and in the form of cash, a cashier's check, certified check, or bank money order drawn and issued by a national banking association located in Montana or by any banking corporation incorporated under the laws of Montana; or a bid bond (on form attached if a form is prescribed) issued by a surety authorized to do business in Montana. The bid bond shall act as a guarantee that the bidder, if the bid is accepted, will promptly execute the contract, secure payment of worker's compensation insurance, and furnish a satisfactory faithful performance bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price and a payment bond in the amount of 100 percent of the contract price. Contractor and any of the contractor's subcontractors bidding or doing work on this project will be required to be registered with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-7734. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractor or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by Montana Law. The contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against on the basis of race, ancestry, color physical or mental disability, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital or familial status, creed, ex-offender status, physical condition, political belief, public assistance status or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, except where these criteria are reasonable bona fide occupational qualifications. Bid Proposal must be sealed and marked "Live Burn Training Facility" and marked "Sealed Bid" with the contractor's name, address and Montana Contractor's Registration Number, and be addressed to City of Columbia Falls Clerk's Office, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912. Bids must be received no later than Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 5 p.m. Bids will be opened and read aloud at that time and taken under advisement. The District Board will meet on October 7, 2019 to consider the bids. Any questions relative to this proposal prior to the opening of bids shall be directed to Fire Chief Rick Hagen, cffire@cityofcolumbiafalls.com, or by phone: (406) 892-3911. The District reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality in a bid, or to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid and bidder, and to make awards in the interest of the District. The District may accept in any order; any, all or none of the Bids. September 1, 8, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26360 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request by Peter William Busch Revocable Trust #2 to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Rural Whitefish Zoning District from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-2.5 (Rural Residential). The boundaries of the areas proposed to be amended from SAG-10 to R-2.5 are described as: Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 15010 located in Government Lot 4 (NW4NW4) of Section 2, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 15802 located in the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 2, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the SAG-10 and R-2.5 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations, on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and online at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on for file for public inspection at the Flathead County Commissioners' Office and the Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 10th day of September, 2019 at 9:30 o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Rural Whitefish Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received at least three days prior to the hearing. DATED this 15th day of July, 2019. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Philip B. Mitchell Philip B. Mitchell, Chair August 25, September 1, 2019 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 26461 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION BIGFORK ZONING DISTRICT 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. 956DY) on August 22, 2019 to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Bigfork Zoning District from SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) to B-3 (Community Business). The boundaries of the areas proposed to be amended from SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) to B-3 (Community Business) are described as: Lot 2 of Flathead Swan Junction Unit #1 in Section 13, Township 27 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana The regulations defining the SAG-5 and B-3 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations, on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, Courthouse, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and online at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file 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 Bigfork Zoning District from persons owning real property within Flathead County 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 22nd day of August, 2019. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Philip B. Mitchell Philip B. Mitchell, Chair August 25, September 1, 2019 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 26473 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 THOMAS P. BURTON Deceased. Case No. DP-19-201D NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Paul H. Burton has been appointed as 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 23rd day of August 2019. LORI B. MILLER, P.C. By: Lori B. Miller Lori B. Miller, Attorney at Law September 1, 8, 15, 2019 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 26454 NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Montana Department of Transportation will sell at public auction, with reserve, to the highest bidder, the following described real estate: A tract of land being situated in the SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 28, Township 31 North, Range 19 West, P.M., M., Flathead County, Montana, more particularly described as Lot 2A of the Amended Plat # 20190046, Document # 201900013473, to Lots 2, 3, 4, & 5 of Nita's Bide A Wee Tracts, containing an area of 0.68 acres, more or less. The auction will be held beginning at 11:30am on Thursday, October 10, 2019 in Conference Rooms A & B on the 2nd floor of the Flathead City County Health Dept. aka Earl Bennett Building, 1035 1st Ave. W., Kalispell, Montana. Terms: 10% down payment by check at auction. The auction is complete when the auctioneer announces that the down payment has been paid. The appraised value of this land is $56,450.00. Under statutory restrictions, the State cannot accept any bid under 90% of the appraised value. The property is being sold AS IS. Sale will be conducted pursuant to the Montana Code Annotated. Additional information and a copy of the "Detailed Terms and Conditions" of the sale may be obtained from the Real Estate Services Section, Right-of-Way Bureau, Montana Department of Transportation, Attn: Jenna Bousman, 2701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 201001, Helena, Montana, 59620- 1001, phone (406) 444-9272 or TTY 1-800-335-7592 for the hearing impaired. STATE OF MONTANA - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Right-of-Way Bureau Helena, Montana September 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, October 2, 6, 9, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26460 LEGAL NOTICE Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing to conduct forest management treatments on 2 FASs in the Bigfork area in FWP Region 1. The sites proposed for treatment include Woods Bay FAS and Horseshoe Lake FAS. The treatments would involve the removal of primarily conifer trees (both of merchantable and nonmerchantable value) for the purpose of mitigating hazard trees in developed areas, reducing hazardous fuels in the wildland urban interface (WUI), and increasing resiliency to insects and diseases. If approved by the Fish and Wildlife Commission, the work could begin as early as November 2019. A copy of the draft environmental assessment is available at the FWP Region 1 office, 490 N. Meridian Rd., Kalispell; Montana State Library, 1515 E 6th Ave., Helena; FWP State Headquarters, 1420 E 6th Ave., Helena; the FWP website at http://fwp.mt.gov/news/publicNotices/; and available for viewing at local libraries. FWP asks that comments on this draft environmental assessment be submitted to either of the following addresses by 5:00 pm on Monday, September 30, 2019: Tony Powell, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 490 North Meridian Road Kalispell, MT 59901; tpowell@mt.gov. September 1, 2019 MNAXLP __________________________