Legals for July, 31 2022

No. 28757 CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for construction of the 12TH Avenue West Improvements Project will be received by the City of Columbia Falls at Columbia Falls City Hall, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, MT, 59912 until 3:00 PM local time on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Pre-bid inquiries should be directed to C.R. Leisinger of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., Telephone 406-751-5864 or cleisinger@m-m.net. The project generally consists of the following major items on 12th Ave W in Columbia Falls: 12" PVC water main extension with valves, fittings, services, and fire hydrants; 24" diameter steel casing jack and bore across BNSF railway right-of-way; clearing, grubbing, and topsoil removal; asphalt removal; earthwork, grading, and compaction; crushed base and new asphalt surfacing; concrete sidewalk and driveway approaches; concrete curb and gutter; signage and pavement markings; traffic control; and topsoil placement and seeding. Complete electronic Project Plans, Project Specifications, and Bid Proposal Packet are available at the Morrison-Maierle, Inc. website "www.m-m.net" by clicking on the "Project Bidding" tab, then "View our current projects bidding page" and selecting this project from the project list which will direct you to the QuestCDN website. Documents can only be viewed and cannot be downloaded or printed without purchasing. To purchase and download the project documents in pdf format, click "Download Project PDF" and sign on to QuestCDN.com. Plan documents and the Bid Proposal Packet can be downloaded for a fee of $30.00. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or email "info@questcdn.com" for assistance in the free membership registration, downloading documents, and working with this digital project information. Only firms obtaining documents by these methods will be placed on the Planholders List. In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations: The offices of the consulting engineer, Morrison-Maierle, Inc., at 172 Timberwolf Parkway Kalispell, Montana, and on the Montana Plan Exchanges at Montanabid.com. There will be a Pre-Bid Meeting held at Columbia Falls City Hall, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, MT, 59912 at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. A tour of the project site(s) will be conducted after the meeting. CONTRACTOR(s) and any of the CONTRACTOR's subcontractors bidding on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). CONTRACTOR's are required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR(s) or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of the United States and the State of Montana in accordance with the schedule of Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates established by the United States Department of Labor and/or the schedule of Montana Prevailing Wage Rates established by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry included in the Project Manual. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond payable to City of Columbia Falls, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Construction Performance Bond and a Construction (Labor and Materials) Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. This project is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA). The CONTRACTOR will be required to comply with all supplementary bidding and construction funding agency requirements presented in the Instructions to Bidders and Special Provisions and shall make themselves aware of these requirements prior to submitting a bid. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above. The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60), and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the City of Columbia Falls. The CONTRACTOR(s) is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Published at Columbia Falls, Montana this 11th day of July 2022. /s/ Susan Nicosia City Manager Address: 130 6th Street West Columbia Falls, Montana 59912 July 17, 31, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28787 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. 956EN) on July 26, 2022, to change the zoning designation in the Bigfork Zoning District from SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-1 (Suburban Residential). The boundaries of the areas proposed to be amended from SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) to R-1 (Suburban Residential) are described as: A tract of land in the NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 24, Township 27 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the section line 40 rods south of the NE corner of said NE1/4SE1/4; thence South along the section line 20 rods; thence West and parallel with the north boundary line of said NE1/4SE1/4 80 rods to the west boundary line thereof; thence North along the west boundary line a distance of 20 rods; thence East and parallel to the North boundary line of said NE1/4SE1/4 a distance of 80 rods to the East boundary line; the place of beginning. The regulations defining the SAG-5 and R-1 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations, on file for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Courthouse, 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://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 to 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 26th day of July, 2022. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman July 31, August 7, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28777 On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, at 11:00 PM, a Public Hearing will be held via a webinar only (No in-person hearing) for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft Department of Public Health and Human Services '2023 LIHEAP State Plan' Application. You can access the webinar at https://mt-gov.zoom.us/j/81580469045?pwd=dWNHaHhYR3hpMG4veEFoL3Z3WTI4QT09. Draft copies of the proposed application will be available at the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau, 1400 Carter Drive, P.O. Box 202956, Helena, MT 59620-2956 or by calling 1-833-317-1080 starting Monday, July 25, 2022. Written comments must be received by 5:00 PM, Wednesday, August 3, 2022. July 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, August 1, 2, 3, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28783 CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS INVITATION TO BID - AMENDED Separate sealed bids for construction of the Overlay and Reconstruction Project will be received by the City of Columbia Falls at Columbia Falls City Hall, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, MT, 59912 until 3:00 PM local time on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, and then publicly opened and read aloud. Pre-bid inquiries should be directed to C.R. Leisinger of Morrison-Maierle, Inc., Telephone 406-751-5864 or cleisinger@m-m.net. The project consists of improvements to several City streets in Columbia Falls including Beth Road, Martha Road, 1st St EN, Vans Ave, 13th St W, and 1st Ave W and includes the following major items: clearing, grubbing, and topsoil removal; asphalt pavement removal; asphalt pavement milling; earthwork, grading, and compaction; crushed base; new asphalt surfacing; concrete sidewalk; concrete curb and gutter; concrete dry well structures; signage and pavement markings; traffic control; and topsoil placement and seeding. Complete electronic Project Plans, Project Specifications, and Bid Proposal Packet are available at the Morrison-Maierle, Inc. website "www.m-m.net" by clicking on the "Project Bidding" tab, then "View our current projects bidding page" and selecting this project from the project list which will direct you to the QuestCDN website. Documents can only be viewed and cannot be downloaded or printed without purchasing. To purchase and download the project documents in pdf format, click "Download Project PDF" and sign on to QuestCDN.com. Plan documents and the Bid Proposal Packet can be downloaded for a fee of $30.00. Please contact QuestCDN at 952-233-1632 or email "info@questcdn.com" for assistance in the free membership registration, downloading documents, and working with this digital project information. Only firms obtaining documents by these methods will be placed on the Planholders List. In addition, the Drawings and Project Manual may also be examined at the following locations: The offices of the consulting engineer, Morrison-Maierle, Inc., at 172 Timberwolf Parkway Kalispell, Montana, and on the Montana Plan Exchanges at Montanabid.com. There will be a Pre-Bid Meeting held at Columbia Falls City Hall, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, MT, 59912 at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. A tour of the project site(s) will be conducted after the meeting. CONTRACTOR(s) and any of the CONTRACTOR's subcontractors bidding on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). CONTRACTOR's are required to have registered with the DLI prior to bidding on this project. All laborers and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR(s) or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as may be required by the laws of the State of Montana in accordance with the the schedule of Montana Prevailing Wage Rates established by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry included in the Project Manual. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier's Check, or Bid Bond payable to City of Columbia Falls, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Construction Performance Bond and a Construction (Labor and Materials) Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful BIDDER(s) and a certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of the Bids specified above. The right is reserved to reject any or all Proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of not to exceed sixty (60), and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the City of Columbia Falls. The CONTRACTOR(s) is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Published at Columbia Falls, Montana this 19th day of July 2022. /s/ Susan Nicosia City Manager Address: 130 6th Street West Columbia Falls, Montana 59912 July 31, August 7, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28768 DARRELL T. PETERSON PETERSON, PETERSON & SHORS, P.C. Attorneys at Law P.O. Box 10 Cut Bank, Montana 59427 Telephone (406) 873-2231 MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM R. EDENS, Deceased. File No. DP 22 - 97D 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 Metha A. Edens, the personal representative, return receipt requested, at %Darrell T. Peterson, Attorney at Law, Peterson, Peterson & Shors P.C., P. O. Box 10, Cut Bank, Montana 59427, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 12th day of July, 2022. /s/ Metha A. Edens Metha A. Edens 189 Crestline Ave, Kalispell, MT 59901 /s/ Darrell T. Peterson Darrell T. Peterson, Attorney July 17, 24, 31, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 28788 TANKO LAW OFFICE BRIAN C. TANKO, ESQ. Montana Bar No. 5194 392 - 1st Avenue East North Kalispell, MT 59901 Tel: (406) 257-3711 Fax: (406) 257-3722 Email: btanko@tankolaw.com Web: www.tankolaw.com Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In Re: The Estate of: SCOTT ALLEN STORKSON, Deceased Cause No.: DP-22-242 ROBERT B ALLISON District Court Judge 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 (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to KYE WEBER, the Personal Representative, to c/o Tanko Law Office, 392 - 1st Avenue E.N., Kalispell, MT 59901, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 26th day of July, 2022. /s/ Kye Weber KYE WEBER, Personal Representative Submitted by: TANKO LAW OFFICE /s/ Brian C. Tanko BRIAN C. TANKO, ESQ. Attorney for Personal Representative July 31, August 7, 14, 2022 MNAXLP __________________________