Legals for May, 29 2026

NO. 32093 Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Jelani Rashidi Rayford: Jelani Rashidi Rayford a.k.a. Jelani Rashidi Lawson, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-26-746 NC PAUL SULLIVAN Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Jelani Rashidi Rayford to Jelani Rashidi Lawson. The hearing will be on 06/24/2026 at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date: May 8, 2026 Sara Smith Clerk of District Court By: /s/Jamie Hadley Deputy Clerk of Court (SEAL) May 15, 22, 29 and June 5, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32117 INVITATION TO BID PROJECT/OWNER: Flathead County  Health Department Renovation 1035 1st Ave W Kalispell, Montana 59901 ARCHITECT: Cushing Terrell 745 South Main Street Kalispell, Montana 59901 Flathead County is requesting Bids from qualified Contractors for the Health Department Renovation project. The project is located at the Flathead County Earl Bennett Building, at 1035 1st Ave W, Kalispell, MT 59901. This project involves the renovation of roughly 550 sf of office area in the southeast corner of the second floor. The project includes the addition of some interior partition walls to create and privatize a new conference room, a new office, and the expansion of one existing office. Fully interior scope with the intent to be a minimal impact to the existing spaces, only affecting finishes and building systems as needed to complete the work in the select few areas. Additional details and other Work is indicated in the Contract Documents. The anticipated notice of award is June 25th, 2026 with an estimated substantial completion date of September 30th, 2026. The office suite where this work is to take place, is not currently occupied, so Contractor will have full access to and full control of the work area itself. However, the adjacent office suites and the rest of the building will be occupied and open to the public, so exceptional care and consideration of any disruptions, temporary utilities, noise, dust, odors, etc will need to be coordinated and approved by the owner in advance. The one percent (1%) Montana Gross Receipts Construction and Montana Prevailing Wage Rates are both applicable.     Copies of the construction documents and specifications can be obtained online http://www.montanabid.com or from local Montana plans exchanges beginning Wednesday, May 20th, 2026. A Pre-Bid/Kick-Off Meeting will be held on site on Thursday, May 28th, 2026 at 11:00AM. It is not required, but recommended. Bidders are to meet out in front of the main entrance of the Flathead County Earl Bennett Building, located at 1035 1st Ave W, Kalispell MT 59901. From there, the group will tour the spaces/facilities within the scope of this project. The deadline for all Contractor and Supplier RFIs and substitution requests is 4:00pm, June 5th, 2026. All bidding questions should be directed to Cushing Terrell in Kalispell, Shawn Pauly (Architect / Project Manager), at 406.407.7781 or emailed to ShawnPauly@CushingTerrell.com  Sealed Bids must be submitted to the Commissioners’ Office, located at 800 South Main Street, Room 302, Kalispell MT no later than 4:00 PM local time, Monday, June 15th, 2026. No faxed or emailed Bids will be accepted. Bids are scheduled for opening by the Board of Commissioners at 9:45am, June 16th, 2026 in the Commissioners Chambers. All Sealed Bids must be clearly marked, “Flathead County – Health Department Renovation”. All Sealed Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form found in the Specifications and signed by an officer or a person duly authorized to sign Bids. ONLY BIDS RECEIVED BY THE SPECIFIED TIME AND AT THE SPECIFIED LOCATION WILL BE CONSIDERED. LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE OPENED. Bid Security in the amount of 10 percent (10%) of the total Bid must accompany each Bid. This Security shall be in the form of a cashier’s check, certified check, bank draft or bank money order, in any case drawn and issued by a federally chartered or state chartered bank insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation, or a Bid Bond executed by a surety corporation authorized to do business in the State of Montana payable to Flathead County. Each Bidder will be required to have a Montana Public Contractor’s License. Subcontractors for work over $1,000 shall also be the holder of a Montana Public Contractor’s License in the proper classification. All bids will be taken under advisement. Flathead County reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and Alternates, to waive formalities that do not affect the fairness of the Bid process, reject nonconforming, irregular, non-responsive or conditional Bids, and to accept the Bid deemed in the best interest of the County. Flathead County is an equal opportunity employer. Pending an acceptable bid, the Board of Commissioners will issue a Notice of Award June 25th, 2026 and the selected Contractor will then draft an agreement / contract for review by the Owner. Within 10 calendar days after the Notice of award the Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the contract. DATED this 19th day of May, 2026. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  Flathead County, Montana By /s/Brad W. Abell Brad W. Abell, Chairman May 22, 29, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32140 Capital Fund Annual Statement Public Hearing – Whitefish Housing Authority   A Public Hearing will be held to review and solicit comments from the general public regarding the Whitefish Housing Authority’s FY2026 Capital Fund Annual Statement. The hearing will occur at the beginning of WHA’s Regular Board Meeting on July 22, 2026 at 5:15 pm at Whitefish City Hall. The full agenda and Capital Fund documentation is available for review and inspection on the Whitefish Housing Authority website and in person at 100 4th St, Whitefish, MT. For more information, please contact Riss Getts at director@whitefishhousing.org or 406-901-2844.  May 29, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32141 LEGAL NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT USDA FOREST SERVICE - FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST Comprehensive River Management Plan for the Flathead Wild and Scenic River The USDA Forest Service has prepared an updated environmental assessment (EA) and draft decision notice and finding of no significant impact (DN/FONSI) for the Flathead Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP) Project.  The Flathead National Forest and Glacier National Park are proposing to adopt an interagency comprehensive river management plan for the three forks of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River (Flathead WSR). The primary goal of this plan is to provide management direction for protecting and enhancing the river values of the Flathead WSR. The Responsible Official for this decision is Anthony Botello, Forest Supervisor.   The proposed action and draft CRMP were developed to meet the statutory requirements set forth in the WSR Act. The Responsible Official is planning to implement a modified version of the proposed action. The updated EA, draft DN/FONSI, and supporting documents can be viewed on the Flathead National Forest’s project webpage at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/flathead/projects/56536 or in the public Box folder at: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/ddn6w 2wtx3gw39d9sz8f0mov89gj6j2a Additional information can be obtained from Rob Davies, District Ranger, at 406-387-3801 or robert.davies@usda.gov. The Flathead CRMP Project is an activity implementing a land management plan. This activity is subject to pre-decisional objection under subparts A and B of 36 CFR Part 218. Objections, including attachments, must be filed with the appropriate reviewing officer within 45 calendar days following publication of this notice in the Daily Inter Lake, the newspaper of record. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an objection. Objectors should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. It is the objector’s responsibility to ensure timely filing of a written objection with the reviewing officer pursuant to 36 CFR 218.9.  Objections will only be accepted from those who have previously submitted specific written comments regarding the proposed project during scoping or other designated opportunities for public comment in accordance with 36 CFR 218.5(a). Issues raised in objections must be based on previously submitted timely, specific written comments regarding the proposed project unless the issue is based on new information arising after the designated comment opportunities.  The objection must contain the minimum content requirements specified in 36 CFR 218.8(d) and incorporation of documents by reference is permitted only as provided in 36 CFR 218.8(b). Objections that do not adhere to these requirements make review of an objection difficult and are conditions under which the reviewing officer may set aside an objection pursuant to 36 CFR 218.10. All objections received in response to this solicitation, including names and addresses of those who object, will be considered part of the public record on these proposed actions and will be available for public inspection during and after the objection process.  Electronic objections are preferred and must be submitted to the Objection Reviewing Officer online at https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public/CommentInput?project=56536, with “CRMP Objection” in the subject line. Electronic submissions must be submitted in a format that is readable with optical character recognition software (e.g., Word, PDF, Rich Text) and be searchable. An automated response should confirm your electronic objection has been received. Written objections may be submitted via regular mail or hand delivery to: Objections Reviewing Officer, Flathead National Forest, Attn: CRMP Project, 650 Wolfpack Way, Kalispell, MT 59901. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm, excluding Federal holidays, for hand delivery. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. May 29, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________