Legals for February, 23 2025
NO. 30936 INVITATION TO BID The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for Sidewalk and Curbing Construction Ending July 31, 2026. The project primarily consists of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to remove and replace, or construct concrete sidewalk, curbing, gutters, driveway approaches and restorative seeding. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. A Pre-Bid meeting will be held on Monday, February 24th at 3:15PM in the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 3:15 PM on Thursday March 6, 2025. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901, at 3:15 PM on Thursday March 6, 2025. Further bidding instructions and a link to the Kalispell QuestCDN portal is located at www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx. Any bidder wishing further information may obtain the same from the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Phone 406-758-7720. Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 19, 2024. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC City Clerk & Communications Manager February 2, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30948 INVITATION TO BID The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive bids for the Chip Seal Project for the Year Ending December 31, 2025. Project areas are illustrated in the project manual and include all associated interior radiuses, intersection turn lane widening, turnouts, and parking areas which shall be chipped as detailed in the project manual. The proposed projects primarily consist of furnishing materials, labor, and equipment required to chip seal to approximately 36,540 SYs of City Streets. Chip Sealing shall not begin prior July 1, 2025, and shall be completed prior to September 16, 2025. The Contractor shall schedule work to avoid conflicts with community events around July 4, 2025. Plans and specifications may be examined beginning Monday, February 10, 2025, through QuestCDN. Full bidding instruction and the City of Kalispell portal to QuestCDN is located on the City of Kalispell website at https://kalispell.com/bids.aspx. The City will be only accepting online electronic bids through QuestCDN. A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held in the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901 at 2:30pm on Thursday, February 27, 2025. Interested Bidders are encouraged to attend the Pre-Bid Meeting. Bids will be received by QuestCDN until 2:30 PM on Thursday, March 6, 2025. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:30 PM on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in the City Hall First Floor Conference Room, 201 1st Ave. East, Kalispell 59901. Any bidder wishing further information may obtain the same from the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Phone 406-758-7720. Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 19, 2024. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst CMC, APR City Clerk & Communications Manager February 9, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30952 Shane N. Reely, Esq. Goodrich & Reely, PLLC 2315 McDonald Avenue, Suite 200 Missoula, MT 59801 Telephone (406) 541-9700 Telefax (406) 541-9707 shane@goodrichreely.com Attorneys for the Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BONNIE S. SMITH, Deceased. Cause No. DP-25-29 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 BENTLEY L. SMITH, JR., the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Goodrich & Reely, PLLC, 2315 McDonald Avenue, Suite 200, Missoula, Montana 59801, or filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. DATED this 3rd day of February, 2025. /s/ Bentley L. Smith, Jr. Bentley L. Smith, Jr. Personal Representative GOODRICH & REELY, PLLC 2315 McDonald Avenue, Suite 200 Missoula, Montana 59801 Attorneys for the Personal Representative By: Shane N. Reely Shane N. Reely, Esq. February 9, 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30958 Jay T. Johnson MOORE, COCKRELL, GOICOECHEA & JOHNSON, P.C. PO Box 7370 Kalispell, MT 59904-0370 Telephone:(406) 751-6000 jjohnson@mcgalaw.com Attorneys for Sheri Lee Anderson MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PAUL AUGUSTS CANNADAY, JR., Deceased. 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 decedent are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claim will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Sheri Lee Anderson, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Jay T. Johnson, P. O. Box 7370, Kalispell, Montana, 59904, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court at 920 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, 59901. DATED: January 29, 2025. /s/ Sheri Lee Anderson SHERI LEE ANDERSON, Personal Representative February 9, 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30962 Karl K. Rudbach HASH, RUDBACH, HUTCHISON & MURRAY, PLLP 136 1st Avenue West Kalispell, MT 59901 Telephone: (406) 755-6919 Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of JESSE L. KITCHEN, Deceased. No. DP-25-014 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 Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP, 136 1st Avenue West, Kalispell, MT 59901, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled court. Dated this 22nd day of January, 2025. /s/ Laurie Kitchen Laurie Kitchen Personal Representative HASH, RUDBACH, HUTCHISON & MURRAY, PLLP By: /s/ Karl K. Rudbach Karl K. Rudbach Attorneys for Personal Representative February 9, 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30963 C. Mark Hash Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP Attorneys at Law 136 1st Ave. W., P. O. Box 1178 Kalispell, MT 59903-1178 (406) 755-6919 cmhash@hashlaw.com MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In The Matter of The Estate of: Larry J. Gordon, Deceased. Cause No. DP-25-32(A) 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 be either mailed to Chyrl A. Gordon, the personal representative, by certified mail, return receipt requested, c/o Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP, Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 1178, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1178, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 5th day of February 2025. Chyrl A. Gordon Personal Representative Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP By C Mark Hash Attorneys for the personal representative February 9, 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30972 Erika L. Johnson WORDEN THANE P.C. 321 W. Broadway St., Ste. 300 Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 721-3400 ejohnson@wordenthane.com Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY LOU ST. AUBIN, Deceased. Probate No.: DP-25-015-IT DEPT. No.: B NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Erika L. Johnson 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 months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court or mailed,return receipt requested, to Erika L. Johnson, the Personal Representative, c/o WORDEN THANE P.C., 321 W. Broadway St., Ste. 300, Missoula, MT 59802. DATED: January 29, 2025. WORDEN THANE P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative /s/Erika L. Johnson Erika L. Johnson February 23 and March 2, 9, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30985 AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT An audit of the affairs of City of Kalispell has been conducted by Eide Bailly. The audit covered the fiscal year(s) ended June 30, 2024. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires the publication of the following summary of significant findings. Summary of Significant Findings The audit report for City of Kalispell for the fiscal year(s) ended June 30, 2024, contains an Independent Auditor’s Report on the City’s/Town’s basic financial statements. The report issued for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 contains an unmodified opinion. The audit report also contains several other auditor’s reports. Following is a listing of the reports and a summary of the findings included in each. This is only a summary and is not intended to be used as an audit report. Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards – This report did not identify any material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, nor did it disclose any instances of noncompliance or other matters required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards. Report on Compliance with Requirements Applicable to Each Major Program and on Internal Control Over Compliance in Accordance with “Uniform Guidance” - This report found the City complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2024. The report on compliance for major programs received an unmodified opinion. Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs consist of four sections. Section I is a summary of auditor’s results. Sections II summaries the financial statements findings. Section III summarizes the federal awards findings. Section IV is the current status of prior year findings. The prior year finding related to internal control deficiencies has been fully implemented. Public Inspection of Audit Report The complete audit report is on file in its entirety and open to public inspection at Kalispell City Hall, 201 1st Avenue East, or on the City’s website, www.kalispell.com, under Departments, Finance. February 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30990 Return to: Debbie Pierson, Flathead County MT by DK Travis, Moore & Brann, PLLP P.O. Box 899 Kalispell, MT 59903-0899 AMENDED NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: 1. Property. This Notice concerns the following described real property (the “Property”) located in Flathead County, Montana, and more particularly described as follows: Parcel D of Certificate of Survey No. 9097, located and being in Government Lot 6 of Section 16, Township 27 North, Range 24 West, P.M.M. Flathead County, Montana. 2. Deed of Trust. The Grantor named below executed and delivered to the Beneficiary named below a Deed of Trust covering the Property. The Deed of Trust is described as follows: Date: December 2, 2020 Grantor: Robert James Slayton and Andrea Slayton Trustee: C. Mark Hash Beneficiary: Glacier Bank Recorded in the records of Flathead County, Montana, as follows: Date: December 7, 2020 Time: 10:52 a.m. Document No.: 202000041096 5. Note. The Deed of Trust was given to secure payment of a Home Equity Line of Credit in the original principal amount of $200,000.00 from Grantor to the Beneficiary. The Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement is dated December 2, 2020. 6. Substitute Trustee. Randall S. Ogle, an attorney living in Kalispell, Montana, was substituted as trustee by a written document recorded in the records of Flathead County, Montana, as follows: Date: December 2, 2024 Document No.: 202400024100 7. Default. Grantor, or their successors in interest, have defaulted under the Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement and Deed of Trust in that they failed to pay the Deed of Trust payments due and owing for, June, July, August, September, October, and November, leaving payments due and owing of $9,658.35, including penalty and interest to October 25, 2024 plus all taxes, penalty and interest due thereafter. 8. Amount Owing. The amount owing under the Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement and Deed of Trust is the sum of $210,065.66, plus interest at the rate of 10.40% per annum from October 25, 2024, to the date of payment, plus all taxes, penalty and interest, costs and attorneys fees which are allowed by law. 9. Acceleration. Notice is hereby given that the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust and the undersigned Substitute Trustee have elected and do hereby elect to consider all principal and interest to be immediately due and payable in consequence of the default of Grantor under the Home Equity Line of Credit Agreement and Deed of Trust. 10. Notice of Sale: Notice is hereby given that the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust and the Substitute Trustee hereby elect to sell or cause to be sold the Property described above to satisfy the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. The sale will be held at the following date, time and place: Date: April 22, 2025 Time: 9:00 a.m. Place: Flathead County Courthouse entrance The Substitute Trustee will sell the property at public auction to the highest bidder, in cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of the sale. DATED this 9th day of December, 2024. TRAVIS, MOORE & BRANN, PLLP By: Randall S. Ogle Randall S. Ogle Substitute Trustee February 23 and March 2, 9, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30991 Columbia Falls Rural Zoning WORKSHOP The Flathead County Planning Board will be holding a workshop to discuss the future Columbia Falls Rural Zoning. March 12, 2025 immediately following the regularly scheduled Planning Board Meeting 2nd Floor Conference Room South Campus Building 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, MT The public is invited to attend and discuss the future zoning within the former interlocal agreement boundary. Interested persons are encouraged to attend the workshop and make their views and concerns known to the Board. For additional information contact the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office at (406) 751-8200. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office at 406-751-8200 or TTY (800) 335-7592, or call Montana Relay at 711. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. /s/Erik K. Mack Erik K. Mack,AICP Planning Director February 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30992 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FLATHEAD COUNTY PLANNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING The Flathead County Planning Board will hold their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, beginning at 6:00pm in the 2nd floor conference room of the South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana. During this meeting, the Board will hold a public hearing to consider the agenda items described below and make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners who will take final action. 1. A zone change request from Terry and June Stedman Revocable Trust, with technical assistance from Breckenridge Surveying and Mapping, Inc, for property located within the Evergreen Zoning District. The proposal would change the zoning on a parcel located at 111 West Reserve Drive near Kalispell, Montana from ‘SAG-10 Suburban Agricultural’ to ‘R-1 Suburban Residential’. The total acreage involved in the request is approximately 7.34 acres that can legally be 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. 2. A request from Glacier Home Buyers LLC, with technical assistance from Sands Surveying, Inc. and 406 Engineering, Inc., for preliminary plat approval of the Amended Plat of Lot 6 River Meadows, a proposal to create two (2) residential lots on 10.00 acres. The subdivision would be served by an individual well on Lot 1 and a shared well on Lot 2 and an individual septic system on Lot 1 and a shared septic system on Lot 2. The property is located at 124 Glacier Flats Road near Kalispell, Montana and can legally be described as Lot 6 of River Meadows Subdivision in the North Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 11, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. This item will be reviewed by the Helena Flats Land Use Advisory Committee on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 @ 4:30 p.m. at Helena Flats School, 1000 Helena Flats Road, Kalispell, MT 59901. Documents and maps pertaining to these agenda items are on file for public inspection in the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, South Campus Building, 40 11th Street West, Ste. 220 in Kalispell. All decisions made by the Planning Board are considered recommendations and will be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for final action. Please check the County Commissioners page of the County website, http://flathead.mt.gov/commissioner, or contact the Commissioners’ office for the scheduled date and time of a particular item. Interested persons are encouraged to attend the hearing and make their views and concerns known to the Board. For additional information contact the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office at (406) 751-8200. Written comments are strongly encouraged to be submitted and should be received by the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office no later than March 12, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. Please note the agenda items are subject to change without notice. Any modifications to agenda items will be posted on the county website, http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/events.php Please note agenda items are subject to change without notice. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office at 406-751-8200 or TTY (800) 335-7592, or call Montana Relay at 711. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. /s/Erik K. Mack Erik K. Mack,AICP Planning Director February 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30993 Craig Mungas State Bar No. 6746 Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC 2809 Great Northern Loop, Ste 100 Missoula, Montana 59808 Telephone: 406-721-8896 Telefax: 406-541-8037 Email: craig@bjornsonlaw.com Attorneys for Quentin Rhoades, Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: RITA JEANNE CRABILL, a/k/a Rita J. Crabill, Rita Crabill, and Rita Jeanne Andrews, Deceased. Dept. No.: E Cause No.: DP-15-2025-38 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 decedent 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 QUENTIN RHOADES, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at c/o Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC, 2809 Great Northern Loop, Suite 100, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 18th day of February 2025. /s/ Quentin Rhoades Quentin Rhoades Personal Representative Bjornson Jones Mungas, PLLC By: Craig Mungas Craig Mungas Attorneys for Quentin Rhoades, Personal Representative February 23 and March 2, 9, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30994 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING KALISPELL CITY PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 11, 2025 The regular meeting and work session of the Kalispell City Planning Commission is scheduled for Tuesday, March 11, 2025, beginning at 6:00 PM in the Kalispell City Council Chambers, Kalispell City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell. The public can participate in person in the Council Chambers or via videoconferencing. Register to join the video conference at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Bb68rOeMTtSXyWFNsxmCoQ Public Comment can also be provided via email to planning@kalispell.com The Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and take public comments on the agenda item listed below: 1. File #KCU-25-01– Renaissance Senior Care, LLC, has submitted applications for a Conditional Use Permit for the expansion of existing residential care home/facility located at 645 Liberty St. The expansion would increase the capacity of the facility from 13 beds to 15 beds. The project would involve remodeling existing space and not include an expansion of the building. The legal description of the property is Lot 4 of Liberty Village, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. The Planning Commission will also hold a work session on the following item: 1. In the last legislative session, the Montana Legislature passed Senate Bill 382, which created the new Montana Land Use Planning Act. Under the Act, for cities such as Kalispell, the current growth policy, subdivision regulations, and zoning regulations are largely replaced with a new land use planning paradigm. The concept is that a land use plan is established with extensive public input. The plan then becomes a guiding document for land use decisions, many of which, such as subdivisions, become administrative rather than conducted through a public hearing process. The opportunity for the public to be engaged comes with the process establishing the plan and regulations, not with review of a site-specific project. This work session is the fifth in a series the Planning Commission will hold in the coming months. It is intended that the focus of this work session will be a discussion of portions of the preliminary draft land use plan. Future work sessions will be noticed and a formal hearing will be held before the Commission forwards a recommendation to the City Council for its action. Documents pertaining to the agenda item are on file for public inspection at the Kalispell Development Services Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901, and are available for public review during regular office hours. In addition, information on the agenda item is posted on our website at Planning Commission | Kalispell, MT (civicplus.com) under Planning Commission “upcoming agenda.” Interested persons are encouraged to present their views and concerns to the Planning Commission. Written comments may be submitted to the Kalispell Development Services Department at the above address, prior to the date of the hearing or work session, or you may call us at (406) 758-7940 or e-mail us at planning@kalispell.com for additional information. The City of Kalispell does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its programs, services, activities, and employment practices. Accessible parking is available in the city lot north of City Hall, and accessible restrooms are available. If you need auxiliary aids or services for effective communication or other reasonable accommodation to participate in the meeting or hearing, please contact the Development Services front desk at (406)758-7940 as soon as possible, preferably at least two working days before the meeting date. /s/Jarod Nygren/KR Jarod Nygren Development Services Director February 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________
NO. 30997 Paul A. Sandry Johnson, Berg & Saxby, PLLP 221 First Avenue East PO Box 3038 Kalispell, Montana 59903-3038 Telephone: (406) 755-5535 Facsimile: (406) 756-9436 Email: psandry@jbsattorneys.com Attorneys for Plaintiff MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY JANE C. WELLS, Trustee of the JANE WELLS LIVING TRUST u/d/t dated November 18, 2022, Plaintiff, vs. LAWRENCE A. MEECE and BARBARA KLEMPNOW, Individually and as Trustees of the KLEMPNOW-MEESE LIVING TRUST u/d/t dated November 18, 1996, THEIR HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, and ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN claiming, or who might claim, any right, title, estate or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the Complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s ownership, or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim is present, future or contingent in nature, including any claim or possible claim of elective or inchoate share or any claim of right to use or possess said premises, Defendants. Cause No.: DV-25-174 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MONTANA sends greetings to the above-named Defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you in the County wherein you reside, and to file your Answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and address are listed above, within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you, by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is brought to quiet title to land situated in Flathead County, Montana, and is described as follows: Tract 3 of Certificate of Survey No. 12636, located in Government Lot 3 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 10, Township 36 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana (hereinafter “Subject Property”). Witness my hand and Seal of said Court this 19 day of February, 2025. (SEAL) SARA SMITH Clerk of District Court By: Kristen Skees Deputy Clerk February 23 and March 2, 9, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________