Legals for April, 1 2025

NO. 30986 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, herby 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 (FCZR). The proposed amendments are described as follows: 1. Amend Section 5.07.010 to read: 3. Livestock and fowl in R-2.5 and R-1 residential districts are allowed only for domestic use or consumption and shall not be raised for commercial purposes.  4. The keeping or raising of pigs and swine is permitted temporarily in association with 4-H or similar projects and must be removed immediately after the conclusion of the fair. The keeping or raising of non-domesticated animals in areas zoned as suburban agricultural and residential is not allowed. 6. This Section shall not be deemed to allow the keeping of livestock on parcels where they are precluded by other text or ordinances.  2. Amend Section 6.01.010 to read:  4. Fractional Measurements: When units or measurements determining the number of required off-street parking and off-street loading spaces result in a requirement of a fractional space any fraction shall be disregarded.  7. Shared residential, institutional, and commercial parking lots for a mixed-use building or lot shall be permitted and subject to the requirements of whichever are greater. 3. Amend Section 6.01.020 to read: Off-street overflow/visitor parking shall be provided for multi-family housing developments, mobile home parks, and recreational vehicle parks. This overflow parking may be provided in parking modules throughout the development, as additional parking per unit or space, or in a single parking area. The amount of parking provided shall equal at least one (1) parking space for every six (6) living units/spaces. 4. Amend Section 6.03 to read:  6.03.010 Bed and Breakfast 1 space for the resident family or manager plus 1 space per room rented plus 1 space for every 3 outside employees of maximum shift 6.03.020 Boarding house 1 space per guest room plus 1 space for residential family 6.03.040 Convention and meeting  facilities accessory to hotel, motel, or other use 1 space per 15 fixed seats or 150 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly purposes, whichever is greater 6.03.050 Convention and meeting facilities, sole use 1 space per 10 seats or 100 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly purposes, whichever is greater  5. Amend Section 6.04 to read:  6.04.010 Animal hospitals, pounds shelters or commercial kennels 1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor space; minimum 4 spaces 6.04.020 Auditoriums, theaters, churches or other places of assembly 1 space per 10 seats or 100 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly purposes, whichever is greater 6.04.030 Hospitals 1 space per bed 6.04.040 Libraries, museums and art galleries 1 space for every 750 square feet of gross floor area plus 1 for every 2 employees per maximum shift 6.04.050 Mortuaries 1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area used for assembly 6. Amend Section 6.06 to read:  6.06.040 Private clubs and lodges, special centers, athletic clubs and the like 1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor area 7. Amend Section 6.07 to read:  6.07.010 Drive-in restaurants 1 space per 150 square feet of gross floor area with 10-space minimum 6.07.020 Restaurants, cafeterias, food and beverage establishments 1 space per 6 seats plus 1 space per employee on maximum shift. Drive-through windows must be provided with 5 stacking spaces per window 8. Amend Section 6.08 to read:  6.08.010 Banks and financial institutions 1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor area. Drive-in windows must be provided with 4 stacking spaces per window 6.08.020 Offices 1 space per 600 square feet of gross floor area  6.08.030 Offices not providing customer services 1 space per 6 employees, but not less than 1 per 600 square feet of gross floor area 6.08.040 Medical and dental offices 1 space per 250 square feet of gross floor area 9. Amend Section 6.09 to read:  6.09.010 Retail or personal service stores 1 space per 450 square feet of gross floor area 6.09.020 Service stations 2 spaces per service bay and 1 space per 2 fuel pumps 10. Amend Section 6.11.020 to read: Residential parking spaces shall be on the same lot as the main building. Parking for non-residential uses may be located up to 300 feet from the property. 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: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/documents-online. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on 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 8th day of April, 2025 at 10:30 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 13th day of February, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman March 25 and April 1, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31004 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 Evergreen Zoning District from ‘SAG-10 Suburban Agricultural’ to ‘R-1 Suburban Residential’ for property located at 111 West Reserve Drive near Kalispell, Montana. The boundaries of the areas proposed to be amended from ‘SAG-10 Suburban Agricultural’ to ‘R-1 Suburban Residential’ are described as: Parcel E of Certificate of Survey No. 19911, that portion of the Southeast Quarter of Section 29, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the SAG-10 and R-1 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 South Main, Room 302, 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: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/meeting-information. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Commissioners’ Office and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 15th day of April, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, 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 Evergreen Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received prior to the hearing. DATED this 20th day of February, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman April 1, 8, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31052 Connor C. Walker FRAMPTON PURDY LAW FIRM 530 W. 19th St., Suite 301 Whitefish, MT 59937 (406) 862-9600 connor@framptonpurdy.com   Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of  JOHN P. VAN VALKENBURG, Deceased. Cause No. DP-2024-303-IT Judge Heidi J. Ulbricht NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Amanda L. Walsh has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the Decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be filed with the Clerk of Court, or mailed to Amanda L. Walsh c/o Frampton Purdy Law Firm, 530 West 19th Street, Whitefish, MT 59937-2576. DATED this 18th day of November, 2024. By: Amanda L. Walsh Amanda L. Walsh, Personal Representative 270 McMannamy Draw Kalispell, Montana 59901 March 18, 25 and April 1, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31054 Montana 11th Judicial District Court  Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Tara Lynne Chapman: Tara Lynne Chapman, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-25-329 Notice of Hearing on Name Change HEIDI J ULBRICHT This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Tara Lynne Chapman to Tara Lynne Velasco. The hearing will be on 4/30/2025 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in: Flathead County. Date: March 12, 2025 Sara Smith Clerk of District Court By: Jamie Hadley Deputy Clerk of Court (SEAL) March 18, 25 and April 1, 8, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31085 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  ANNEXATION TO SOMERS RURAL FIRE DISTRICT The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 7-33-2125(1)(b), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a petition to annex territory into the Somers Rural Fire District. WHEREAS, the property to be annexed is legally described as follows:  The Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE ¼ SW ¼) of Section 13; The Northeast Quarter (NE ¼); the Southeast Quarter (SE ¼) and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SE ¼ SW ¼) of Section 24, ALL in Township 26 North, Range 21 West, M. P. M., Flathead County, Montana. The Board of Commissioners has received a petition in writing by the owners of 74.99% of the land of the area to be annexed asking that such area be annexed into the Somers Rural Fire District by transferring the property as described above into the Somers Rural Fire District. The public hearing will be held on April 15, 2025 at 10:45 a.m. in the Commis¬sioners’ Chambers, located on the third floor of the Old County Courthouse at 800 South Main Street in Kalispell, Mon¬tana. At the public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed annexation and will consider a protest petition, if one is presented at the hearing that is signed by a majority of the landowners of the area proposed for annexation, which would prevent the annexation. DATED this 18th day of March, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Brad W. Abell, PT  Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman  April 1, 8, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31109 West Glacier Elementary #8 RESOLUTION OF INTENET TO INPOSE AN INCREASE IN LEVIES As an essential part of its budgeting process, the West Glacier School Board of Trustees is authorized by law to impose levies to support its budget. The West Glacier School Board of Trustees estimates the following increase/decrease in revenues and mills for the funds noted below for the next school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, using certified taxable valuations from the current school fiscal year as provided by the district. Building Reserve Fund estimated change in revenues: $220.00 increase change. Estimated change in mills: .03 increase. Estimated impact on a home of $100,000 is $0.04 increase and on a home of $200,000 is $.013 increase. Estimated change in Transportation is a $22,736 increase change. Estimated change in Mills: 2.09 increase. Estimated impact in a home of $100,000 is $3.67 increase and on a home of $200,000 is $11.01 increase. Tuition Fund estimated revenue is $14,658.16. Estimated mills are 1.64 increase. Estimated impact on a home of $100,000 is $2.21 increase and on a home of $200,000 is a $6.63 increase. The Tuition Fund has been opened to support the newly implemented House Bill 203. Regarding the increase in Building Reserve levy referenced above, the following are school facility maintenance projects anticipated to be completed at this time are Repair and Maintenance of West Glacier Elementary School. The district intends to use the permissive Building Reserve levy for: 1. Replace Cafeteria Tables 2. Replace Gym Floor 3. Internet Accessibility Updates 4. Replace Carpet in Building Courtney Eberhardy, Chairperson   Rachelle Aldrich, District Clerk Dated March 26th 2025 March 30, 31 and April 1, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31110 West Glacier Elementary #8 Invitation for Bids West Glacier Elementary School is accepting bids for a Transportation Contractor, period beginning with the first day of school for school year 2025-26 and ending with the last day of school for school year 2029-30 to transport elementary school students residing within School District No. 8 to and from school on each day during which school shall be in session. The route is 164 miles with stops at State Road Crew turnaround east of Glacier Haven, Glacier Wilderness, West Glacier School, Montana Raft, and Lake 5, and Columbia Falls Junior High. (Stops subject to change as ridership vacillates). That such transportation shall be furnished by means of a suitable, proper, safe and approved school bus to be provided by the Contractor at their own cost and expense, which school bus shall, in all respects , fully comply with the provisions, requirements, rules, and regulations of the State Highway patrol, State Board of Education and Elementary District No 8, which are now in effect or which may hereinafter be enacted permitting the operation of the vehicle as a school bus. The bus age does not exceed 7 (seven) years at the beginning of the contract period, not exceeding 12 (twelve) years at any time during the contract. Age specification will not be applied to the use of a spare bus. The Contractor must provide a properly certified and competent driver, approved by the State of Montana, for such bus in accordance with the provisions and requirements of the law, and which driver must be a holder of a commercial driver’s license and a School Bus Driver’s Certificate issued by the State Highway Patrol.  Please contact West Glacier Elementary School for a list of additional terms and conditions required for bids: required compliance with pupil transportation laws, required insurance and work comp coverage, required training/inspections and bus specifications.  Bids will be accepted until April 30th, 2025 Rachelle Aldrich District Clerk/Business Manager 406-888-5312 Wclerk@westglacierelementary.org March 31 and April 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31112 NOTICE OF SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY BY FLATHEAD COUNTY By the order of the Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, entered in its minutes of the 27th day of March, 2025, the Board will, on June 3, 2025 beginning at 1:00 pm of said day, at the Flathead County Commissioner Chambers, 800 South Main Street in the City of Kalispell, in Flathead County, State of Montana, offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder all right, title and interest, estate, lien, claim, and demand of the County of Flathead in and to the following described real property to wit: Assessor #: E001145 Address: 3444, 3450, 3452, 3454 Highway 93 S, Kalispell, MT 59901 TR 5CCA in NW4SW4 & SW4NW4 of S33-T28N-R21W and TR 6BA in NE4SE4 of S32-T28N-R21W of Kalispell, Montana, according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. The property is 15.25 acres total. The Board has determined and fixed the minimum sale price at $1,456,000 based on a recent property appraisal and costs incurred to complete the sale. The property is being sold as-is.   Contact Ted Dykstra, Keller Williams Realty NW Montana, tntreteam@gmail.com, (406) 249-8345 for questions regarding the property sale or to schedule a showing. NO BID BELOW MINIMUM SALE PRICE ($1,456,000) IS ACCEPTABLE. TERMS OF SALE: All offers to purchase shall have Buyer proof of funds at time of offering. Ten thousand dollars ($10,000) due at time of sale, balance due within ten (10) business days or forfeit the money down as costs of sale incurred by the Board.  DATED this 27th day of March, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman April 1, 8, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________