Legals for April, 26 2023

No. 29355 SECTION 00100 INVITATION FOR BID Separate sealed bids of the Lakeside Tank Well #2 will be received by Lakeside County Water and Sewer District at the District Office 253 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside, MT 59922 until 2:00 P.M. local time, Monday, May 8th, 2023 and then publicly opened and read aloud in the Board Room of the District Office at 253 Bierney Creek Road, Lakeside, MT 59922 at 2:15 PM. Lakeside County Water and Sewer District has hired Water & Environmental Technologies to develop a design, provide bid services and construction oversight, and manage associated permitting of a new municipal supply well serving Lakeside Water System. Work contained under this contract consists of drilling and developing the new municipal supply well serving Lakeside Public Water System (PWS). The location of the PWS well to be drilled is along Grayling Road, just south of the intersection with Sunset Court in Section 7, Township 26N, Rnage20W of Flathead County at Geocode 07-3705-07-3-11-08-0000. Questions regarding design of the well can be directed to Brad Bennett with Water & Environmental Technologies at (406) 860-6244. The Request for Bid (RFB) documents are available in electronic form. Bidding documents may be viewed and downloaded online by registering with the Builders Exchange at www.montanabid.com. Printed copies of the bid documents are not available from the Engineer or OWNER. Printed copies may be ordered from reprographic companies through the website or by contacting a reprographer directly. Cost of printing Bidding Documents is non-refundable. The local plan center for this project is The Flathead Valley Plans Exchange which publishes a weekly bulletin providing local and semi-local information about construction projects and bidding information. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday May 1st, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. in the Board Room of the District Office, 253 Bierney Creek Road. Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend the meeting. 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. BIDDER shall possess an appropriate Montana Water Well Driller’s License. No contract shall be awarded to any BIDDER unless said BIDDER is the holder of a license in the class within which the value of the project falls. All operators, laborers, drivers, and mechanics employed by CONTRACTOR or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as required by the laws of the State of Montana. The CONTRACTOR must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Each bid or proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Bid Bond payable to Lakeside County Water and Sewer District, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. Successful BIDDERS shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a 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. BIDDERS on the project will also be required to pay the States 1% Contractor’s withholding tax. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which will take place on May 8th, 2023, 2:15 P.M. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest responsive and responsible bid which is in the best interest of the OWNER. Lakeside County Water and Sewer District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (OWNER) April 12, 26, May 3, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29363 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Pursuant to the Small Tract Financing Act of Montana, the following described real property THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (N 1/2 NW 1/4 NW 1/4) OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., FLATHEAD COUNTY. MONTANA. MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTH HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (N ½ NW ¼ NW ¼ ) OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST, P.M.M., FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, KNOWN AS: PARCEL A OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 18090. (the “Property”) shall be sold at public auction on SEPTEMBER 5, 2023, at 11:00 AM, located at the East Door of Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901 By Trust Indenture dated April 6, 2006, recorded on April 11, 2006, as Document No. 200610110210 (the “Trust Indenture”), Douglas L Stiffarm and Denise L Stiffarm (the “Grantors”) conveyed the Property to First American Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Sallie Mae Home Loans, Inc., its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary; the Trust Indenture was assigned to the Beneficiary’s successor in interest: LSRMF MH Master Participation Trust II, its successors and assigns (the “Beneficiary”), by instrument recorded on January 29, 2020, as Document No. 202000002466; and Heidi R. Goettel (the “Trustee”) with a mailing address c/o IDEA Law Group, LLC, 4530 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 10, Las Vegas, NV 89119, is successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded on April 10, 2023, as Document No. 202300005138; all on the records of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of the Deed of Trust due to the Grantor’s failure to make monthly payments on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust, beginning June 1, 2018, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation. Due to said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $288,427.40, interest in the sum of $56,942.08, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $41,449.05 for a total amount owing of $386,818.53, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced. The Beneficiary has elected to sell the Property to satisfy the obligation. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the Property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the Property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, pay the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and reasonable trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees) other than the portion of the principal that would not then be due if a default had not occurred and cure the existing default. In the event all defaults are cured, the sale will be canceled. Any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash (or cash equivalents acceptable to the trustee valid money orders, certified checks, or cashier’s checks). The Property will be conveyed by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where- is basis, without limitation, subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Dated: April 11,2023 Heidi R. Goettel, Trustee A- 4781218 04/19/2023, 04/26/2023, 05/03/2023 April 19, 26, May 3, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29373 AUTHORIZATION TO PUBLISH REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CONTRACT SECURITY SERVICES  The Flathead County Board of Commissioners is requesting proposals from licensed, contract security companies to provide services to Flathead County, pursuant to the requirements of Section 18-8-201 et seq., M.C.A. Services needed include providing a security presence at County operated buildings and parking lots, preventing loss or damage of assets, and enhancing staff and visitor safety. A more detailed description of requested services is included in the Scope of Work section of this RFP. All County offices included in this proposal are located within the city limits of Kalispell, MT. Flathead County intends to select a security firm for a two (2) year contract term. Renewals of the contract may be made by mutual agreement of both parties.   Copies of the detailed RFP, including a description of services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of proposals, and the factors used to evaluate the proposals, can be found on the Flathead County webpage at: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/commissioners-office/public-notices or by contacting Whitney Aschenwald, Flathead County Commissioners Office, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, MT 59901 - (406) 758-2467 / waschenwald@flathead.mt.gov.  All statements must be submitted to the Flathead County Commissioners Office, 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, MT 59901, by 4:00 pm local time on May 22, 2023. Flathead County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. DATED this 13th day of April, 2023. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Brad W. Abell Brad W. Abell, Chairman April 19, 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29375 AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT An audit of the affairs of Somers School District 29, Somers, Montana, has been conducted by Denning, Downey & Associates, P.C. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The audit report is on file in its entirety and is open to public inspection at the Somers School District Main Office, and Somers School District 29 will send a copy of the audit report to any interested person upon request. Sincerely, Dennice Taylor, District Clerk Somers School District 29 315 School Addition Rd Somers, MT 59932 April 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29387 The State of Montana is providing notice pursuant to Section 75-10-713, MCA, that on March 23, 2023, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware entered a settlement agreement that resolves the remainder of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ’s) amended proof of claim in W.R. Grace & Co.’s (“Grace”) Chapter 11 bankruptcy case for the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site. The settlement resolves the natural resource damage liability of Grace and other affiliated companies to the State of Montana for the Libby Asbestos Superfund Site and requires Grace to provide the State with financial assurance for the Kootenai Development Impoundment Dam, amongst other provisions. For more information about the settlement and for a copy of the court order entering the settlement agreement, please see https://dojmt.gov/lands/nrdp-public-notices/notices-of-public-comment/. DATED April 21, 2023 April 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29388 TRUMAN STORAGE LIEN SALE The stored property listed below will be sold to satisfy the back rents if not paid before May 4, 2023. Sale will be held at Truman Storage on Thursday May 4, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. No partial payments will be accepted. Cash, money order or credit card only, and all property must be removed by the following Tuesday after the purchase – NO EXCEPTION. Barbara Gillespie D-40 Robert Parsons B-03 Carmen Walker D-46/47 Jake Walker G-50 April 26, May 3, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29389 NOTICE OF LOCATION AND METHOD FOR COUNTING MAIL BALLOTS Updated April 2017 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned Clerk of Kalispell Public School District No. Five, Flathead County, State of Montana that Ballots for the School Election held on the 2nd day of May, 2023, will be counted at the following location commencing May 1, 2023: Flathead County Election Office 290 B North Main Street Kalispell MT 59901 And these Ballots will be counted using the following method: Count Board Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated 13-15-112 a Counting Board comprised of five (5) election judges will begin the process of separating the ballots from the secrecy envelopes commencing at noon on Monday, May 1, 2023. This same process will resume at noon on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated 13-19-312(3), two (2) Election Judges will begin feeding the ES&S ballots into the tabulators on Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 7 P.M.. This procedure will entail use of the high-speed, digital scan, ES&S DS850 Ballot Tabulator Machine. Any person observing the procedures of the count is required to take the oath provided in 13-15-207(4) and is subject to 13-35-241 Resolution Board One (1) Election Judge will resolve any ballots unable to be tabulated by the machine. Public test of tabulators and ExpressVotes election equipment including a pre-election (acceptance and public) test and a random test on Election Day. The public test will be conducted at the County Election Office-Sperry Conference Room located at 290 North Main Street, Kalispell on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM. The Election Day equipment test will be conducted at the same location on May 2, 2023 at 5:00 PM. Additionally, an Elections Systems and Software (ES&S) ExpressVote ballot marking system will be available for the School Election at the following location: 514 E. Washington St., Kalispell. The voting system will be on public exhibition at the county election office, located at: 290 B North Main, Kalispell, MT 59901 DATED this 24 day of April, 2023 District Clerk: Denise Williams Signature: /s/Denise Williams April 26, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________