Legals for September, 29 2023

No. 29753 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Restaurant Beer and Wine License PEDERSON HOLDINGS INC (Odessa Pederson, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Restaurant Beer and Wine License No. 07-901-2412-401 to be operated at JAGZ, 3796 Us Highway 2 E, Kalispell, Flathead 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 Flathead 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 07-901-2412-401 and the applicant’s name PEDERSON HOLDINGS INC; (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 October 9, 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 Kalispell. 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 Lisa Patzer, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-4332 or LPatzer@mt.gov. September 22, 29, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 29783 September 26, 2023 Area Landowners Board of County Commissioners Re: Public Notification Letter  Opencut Mining Permit: Hilltop West Site – Flathead County, Montana To Whom It May Concern: Schellinger Construction Co., Inc. of Columbia Falls, Montana is submitting this letter as the official Public Notification of our application to DEQ Opencut to extend the final reclamation date for our Hilltop West gravel pit. This site has been active since 2000 as a project specific aggregate resource. Operations at the site will not change. The original permit and maps are being updated. The pit is located ½ mile west of Marion on US 2 West at mile marker 100. Access to the site is directly from US 2 West via a paved approach. The total area which will be under permit will be reduced from 20 to 17 acres. It is estimated that approximately 325,000 cubic yards of material will be removed from the site by the time of final reclamation. Final reclamation, which includes re-establishment of vegetation will be completed by December of 2050. The legal description of the site is: Section 14, Township 27N, Range 24W, Flathead County  Send any questions, concerns or map requests regarding the Hilltop West Site to: Schellinger Construction Co., Inc. P.O. Box 39 Columbia Falls, Montana 59912 Phone: 406-892-2188 Fax: 406-892-2187 Email: robk@sccimt.com DEQ Opencut Mining Program P.O. Box 200901 Helena, MT 59620-0901 Fax: 406-444-4988 E-mail: DEQOpencut@mt.gov Sept. 28, 29, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 29785 LEGAL NOTICE Based on the environmental review provided in the Draft EA, and, to the greatest extent possible, in accordance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and policies, FWP determined the proposed action (Alternative 2), will not have significant adverse impacts on the human environment associated with the proposed action and constitutes a reasonable and appropriate strategy to achieve identified objectives. Therefore, preparation of an environmental impact statement or EIS is unnecessary.   FWP hereby adopts the Draft EA as final and approves Alternative 2, the Proposed Action of stabilizing the bank with the use of hand tools on Hall Creek. This will halt the erosion that is causing damage at the Swan Lake campground. Little vegetative disturbance is expected as a result and the risks of increased sedimentation and damage to the campground will be addressed. Sept. 29, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 29786 NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT The Flathead County Floodplain Administrator has received the following Floodplain Development Permit applications: FDP-23-16 A request by Breckenridge Surveying and Mapping, on behalf of Skyline Metal Roofing Products Inc., for the expansion of an existing building within the 100-year floodplain of the Flathead River. The subject property is located at 210 E Cottonwood Drive in Kalispell and can legally be described as Tract SPN-2 in Section 4, Township 28 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The complete application may be viewed at our office. Written or oral comments concerning the above requests should be directed to the Floodplain Administrator at the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office, South Campus Building, 40 11TH Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana 59901, (406) 751-8200. Comments should be received by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. /s/ Erik K. Mack Erik K. Mack, AICP Planning Director Flathead County Planning & Zoning  Sept. 29, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 29787 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: MATTHEW NELSON, MADALINE NELSON, YOUTHS IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-21-015(A) Cause No. DN-21-016(A) Judge Amy Eddy SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: The Unknown 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 termination of parental rights and permanent legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Monday, October 16, 2023 at 9:00 AM before the Honorable Amy Eddy, District Judge, Department 1, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Second Floor, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. M.N. and M.N. were both born on January 19, 2018 in Kalispell, Montana. The birth mother is Brandy Nelson. 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, Montana, 59901, telephone (406) 758-5870.   WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court this 26th day of September, 2023. PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court By: Michelle Davis Deputy Clerk  Sept. 29, and Oct. 6, 13, 2023 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 29788 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: MATTHEW NELSON, MADALINE NELSON, YOUTHS IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-21-015(A) Cause No. DN-21-016(A) Judge Amy Eddy SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: Brandy Nelson, birth mother 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 termination of parental rights and permanent legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Monday, October 16, 2023 at 9:00 AM before the Honorable Amy Eddy, District Judge, Department 1, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Second Floor, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. M.N. and M.N. were both born on January 19, 2018 in Kalispell, Montana. The birth mother is Brandy Nelson. 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, Montana, 59901, telephone (406) 758-5870.   WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court this 26th day of September, 2023. PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court By: Michelle Davis Deputy Clerk  Sept. 29, and Oct. 6, 13, 2023 MNALXP __________________________