Legals for September, 12 2021

No. 28041 NOTICE OF HEARING ON APPROVAL OF BUDGET FOR FY21-22 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Big Mountain Sewer District, Flathead County, Montana intends to: Approve the budget for FY21-22. Details are available for public inspection by contacting Big Mountain Sewer District, bigmtsewerdist@gmail.com. The Big Mountain Sewer District Board will meet on the 28th day of September, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. in the Northern Lights Conference Room, Kandahar Lodge, 3824 Big Mountain Road, Whitefish, MT 59937. The meeting may also be attended via ZOOM, please contact bigmtsewerdist@gmail.com for ZOOM link. Any taxpayer or resident may appear at the hearing and will be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Big Mountain Sewer District Board if received prior to the hearing. For further information please contact Leslie Bales, Administrative Manager, telephone 406-249-5669. Done by the Order of the Board of Directors of Big Mountain County Sewer District, Montana this 22nd day of June, 2021. /s/ Leslie Bales, Secretary September 12, 19, 26, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28050 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on the 20th day of September 2021 at 7:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 201 1st Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana, the City Council of the City of Kalispell shall hold a Public Hearing on the following amendments to the 2021-2022 fiscal budget: Community Development Miscellaneous Fund Redevelopment 2886-480-470210-795 $44,074 For the purpose of paying closing costs associated with the sale of Old School Station Property. Further information is available on-line at https://www.kalispell.com/agendacenter or contact the Finance Director at City Hall, telephone (406) 758-7950. Any person wishing to address the proposed budget amendment may appear at this hearing in person or online and make oral statements or present same in writing. Written comments may also be submitted for Council consideration by delivering the same to the City Clerk at 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901, (PO Box 1997, 59903) or by email to publiccomment@kalispell.com prior to the hearing. Dated this 7th day of September 2021. Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC, City Clerk September 12, 19, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 27947 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 from the Flathead County Planning Board to amend the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. The proposed amendment includes adding "marina" as a conditional use in the B-3 zone (Section 3.20.030 and adding the word "marina" to the definition of Recreational Area, Commercial (Section 8.17.020). The Flathead County Zoning Regulations apply in all County zoning districts created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A., and are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302 Kalispell, Montana, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, 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 to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and Recorder and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 21st day of September, 2021 at 9:00 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 text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County commissioners' Office at least three business days prior to the hearing. DATED the 20th day of July, 2021 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By:/s/ Randy L. Brodehl Randy L. Brodehl, Chairman September 5, 12, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 27973 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 change in the zoning designation in a portion of the Willow Glen Zoning District from R-5 (Two-Family Residential) to B-2 (General Business). The boundaries of the area proposed to be amended from R-5 (Two-Family Residential) to B-2 (General Business) are described as: Parcel 1: Tract 1 of Certificate of Survey No. 21478, Located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. Parcel 2: Tracts 1 and 2 of Certificate of Survey No. 21539, Located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the R-5 and B-2 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office's website, at: http:// http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/zoning.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on for file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 23 day of September, 2021, at 9:00 o'clock a.m., in the Commissioner's 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 Willow Glen Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners' Office at least three business days prior to the hearing. DATED this 3 day of August, 2021. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Randy L. Brodehl Randy L. Brodehl, Chairman September 5, 12, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28022 Peg L. Allison Clerk of District Court Flathead County Justice Center 920 South Main Street Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 758-5906 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD IN THE MATTERS OF: J.S., A.S., YOUTHS IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-05-017(A) Cause No. DN-07-008(A) SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: Nickolas Sicilia, birth father of the above-named children: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition has been filed in the above-entitled Court by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division, 121 Financial Drive, Suite C, Kalispell, MT 59901, requesting emergency protective services, adjudication of the above-named children as youths in need of care, and temporary legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Friday, September 17, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Amy Eddy, District Judge, Department 1, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Third Floor, Kalispell, Flathead County, MT, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. J.S. was born on September 19, 2004 in Kalispell, Montana. A.S. was born on August 11, 2006 in Whitefish, Montana. The birth mother is Brandi Bonner. You have the right to representation by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney to represent you. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in the above-named child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceedings, in the Court entering judgment by default against you for all relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition is filed with the Clerk of District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District Court in and for Flathead County, 920 South Main, Third Floor, Kalispell, MT, 59901, telephone (406) 758-5870. WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court this 26th day of August, 2021. PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court By: ANISA NEILS Deputy Clerk August 29, September 5, 12, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28029 NATIONAL FOREST TIMBER FOR SALE FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST The Tiny Timber Sale is located within Portions of Sec. 3-5,9,10, T31N, R24W; Portions of Sec. 34,35, T32N, R24W, Flathead County, State of Montana, PMM. The Forest Service will receive sealed bids by either appointment or mail only, with the accompanying bid guarantee. If submitting bids by mail, refer to General Section of Prospectus to ensure mailed bids will be considered as received by the bid date. Bids must be received, on or prior to; at SO, Kalispell, MT at 2:00 PM local time on 10/12/2021 for an estimated volume of 1679 ton of Douglas-fir and Other sawtimber, and 18933 ton of Lodgepole Pine sawtimber marked or otherwise designated for cutting. In addition, there is within the sale area an estimated volume of 16708 ton of Combined Softwood non-saw that the bidder agrees to remove at a fixed rate. Sale contains specified roads with an estimated public works construction cost of $176,571.58. Bidders qualifying as small business concerns under the Small Business Act may, when submitting a bid, elect for the Forest Service to build permanent roads. Additional information concerning this option is in the prospectus. The Forest Service reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Interested parties may obtain a prospectus, and complete information concerning the timber, the conditions of sale, and submission of bids by contacting the Sale Officer at: 650 Wolfpack Way Kalispell, MT or by obtaining the sale information from the Forest Web page at www.fs.usda.gov/ resources/flathead/landmanagement/resourcemanagement. Bid forms must be obtained from the office listed above or by contacting the sale officer. Bidders not submitting their bid by mail, must contact the sale officer at 406.758.5290 to arrange for an appointment to submit their bid The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. September 12, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28006 Montana Department of Transportation 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: Parcel A and Lot 1A, shown on Certificate of Survey 21303, being situated in in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 1, Township 28 North, Range 22 West, P.M., M., Flathead County, Montana, containing an area of 4.196 acres, more or less. SUBJECT TO all rights of ingress and egress over and across the New Limited Access Control lines as shown on said COS referenced above as effected through the access control resolution for highway project MT-NH-NCPD 15(76) approved by the Highway Commission, filed with the Clerk and Recorder's Office of Flathead County. Grantor grants the right of reasonable access to and from the adjacent property of the Grantor. It is expressly intended and agreed that these reservations, burdens, and restrictions shall run with the land and shall forever bind the Grantees, their heirs, successors or assigns. Improvements: A ranch style home constructed in 1951 and a large addition was added in 2005. It has six bedrooms and three bathrooms (5,435 sq ft) with a three-car detached garage (990 sq ft), detached shop/tack room (1,200 sq ft), and a shed (150 sq ft). The house is tied into city water and sewer and has a separate well for irrigation use only. The auction will be held beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, October 22, 2021 in Conference Rooms A & B of the Flathead City-County Health Department (Earl Bennett Building), 1035 1st Avenue West, 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 the land and improvements is $587,000.00 (five hundred eighty-seven thousand dollars and zero cents). 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, Jenna Bousman, Montana Department of Transportation, 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, or email jbousman@mt.gov. For more information please go to: www.mdt.mt.gov/business/real_estate.shtml September 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3, 10, 17, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28046 Service Date: September 7, 2021 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN THE MATTER OF NorthWestern Energy's Annual PCCAM Filing and Request for Hedging Authorization REGULATORY DIVISION DOCKET NO. 2021.09.112 NOTICE OF APPLICATION AND INTERVENTION DEADLINE On August 31, 2021, NorthWestern Energy Inc. ("NorthWestern") filed with the Montana Public Service Commission ("Commission") its annual approval of an adjustment to reflect costs tracked pursuant to its Power Costs and Credits Adjustment Mechanism ("PCCAM"), De mand Side Management ("DSM") costs, and MPSC/Montana Consumer Counsel ("MCC") taxes for the July 2020 - June 2021 tracking period. NorthWestern proposes that the typical residential customer using 750 kilowatt-hours per month will see an increase of $1.85 or 2.01% on their monthly bill due to the annual PCCAM adjustment. A copy of the filing is publicly available online at the Commission's website (http://psc.mt.gov) under Docket No. 2021.09.112. A copy of the filing may also be available at the office of Montana Consumer Counsel ("MCC"), which represents consumer interests before the Commission, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, MT 59601, (406) 444-2771. Interested parties can register on the Commission's website to be added to the Watch List for notice of filings in this docket (select "EDDI", create ePass account, and, under "Watch List" tab, enter Docket No. 2021.09.112). The Commission invites any interested party affected by NorthWestern's filing to intervene in this docket. To intervene, a party must file a petition to intervene with the Commission no later than September 28, 2021. A party seeking intervention must submit an electronic petition to the Commission's website at http://psc.mt.gov ("EDDI, Customer Portal & E-Filing" icon). Under the "Electronic Filings" section of the Notice, the Commission outlined a temporary change in its policy. All filings must be made in EDDI and hard copies are not required. A party seeking intervention must also mail a hard copy of the petition to MCC at the address stated above, and to NorthWestern's attorney, Ann Hill, 208 N. Montana Ave., Suite 205, Helena, Montana 59601. The Commission invites members of the public who do not wish to formally intervene to submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission's address at 1701 Prospect Ave., P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620; through the Commission's website at http://psc.mt.gov (select "Documents & Proceedings" tab; select "Comment on a Proceeding"; select "Continue as Guest"; complete form; select "Submit"); or by email at pschelp@mt.gov. The Commission's jurisdiction over this matter is provided in Title 69 and Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Montana Code Annotated; Title 38, Chapters 2 and 5 of the Montana Administrative Rules, and any prior orders of the Commission relevant to the issues presented. DONE AND DATED this 7th day of September, 2021. BY THE MONTANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION JAMES BROWN, Chairman BRAD JOHNSON, Vice Chairman TONY O'DONNELL, Commissioner RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner JENNIFER FIELDER, Commissioner September 12, 2021 MNAXLP __________________________