Legals for May, 3 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. 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. 29393 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND LOCATION OF MONTANA ALL-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE F&L BAR LLC (Stephanie Winchester, Edric W. Vredenburg, and Xyane W.R. Vredenburg, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 56-999-4496-001 to be operated at FIRST & LAST CHANCE BAR, 7906 Us Highway 93 N, Eureka, Lincoln County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location Lincoln County, residents of adjoining Montana counties, and residents of adjoining counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207(4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor’s full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number 56-999-4496-001 and the applicant’s name F&L BAR LLC; (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor’s signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protest grounds? The protest may be based on the applicant’s qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405, MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include: (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before May 20, 2023. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Eureka. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing’s time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester’s hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester’s letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Breanna Gill, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-0710 or Breanna.Gill@mt.gov. May 3, 10, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 29413 LEGAL NOTICE Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) announces its intention to prepare an EA and conduct scoping on the proposed action to implement a forest habitat improvement and fuels reduction project on the Ray Kuhns WMA. FWP determined the proposed action constitutes a state action with the potential to affect the quality of the physical and human environment; therefore, according to the requirements of the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA, § 75-1-101 et. seq, MCA), and its implementing rules (ARM 12.2.429 et. seq), development of a detailed environmental review using the form and prescribed process of an EA is required. The EA will be prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of MEPA and will address potential impacts to the physical and human environment resulting from the proposed action and the reasonable range of alternatives considered to accomplish the objectives of the proposed action. FWP invites interested agencies, organizations, and members of the public to submit suggestions to assist in identifying potential issues associated with the proposed action and in determining the appropriate scope of the EA. The 30-day public scoping period begins with the publication of this Scoping Notice and will continue through Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Copies of the scoping notice are available at the FWP Region 1 office, 490 N Meridian Rd Kalispell, MT or on the FWP website at https://fwp.mt.gov/public-notices. Comments and suggestions on the content and scope of the EA should be addressed to: FWP Region 1 Office, c/o Public Scoping R Kuhns WMA, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, 490 N. Meridian, Kalispell, MT 59901 or, via electronic mail at: Ethan.Lula@mt.gov. If you have any questions regarding the proposed project, please call or email: (406) 882-4109 or Ethan.Lula@mt.gov May 3, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________