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Legals for March, 16 2020

| March 16, 2020 12:00 AM

No. 26873 Notice is hereby given that regular* registration for elections to be held on May 5, 2020 will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 6, 2020. To register to vote, or to update your name, address, or other voter information, submit the voter registration application to the county elections office. You may obtain an application by calling the elections office at 406-758-5536 or downloading the application online at www.flathead.mt.gov/elections. The application must be signed before being submitted to the elections office. *If you miss this regular registration deadline, you may still late-register for and vote in the election by showing up at the county election office up to and including on Election Day. Between noon and the close of business on the day before Election Day, you can complete and submit a voter registration card, but you will need to return to the local election office on Election Day or in some cases the school district office to pick up and vote a ballot. The following special purpose district elections will be held on May 5, 2020: Badrock Rural Fire District, Big Mountain County Sewer District and Hungry Horse County Water District. The following school districts are scheduled to hold a May 5, 2020 election; however their elections may be cancelled if trustee positions are not contested and there are no other ballot issues to vote on: Swan River School, Bigfork Elementary and High School, Columbia Falls Elementary and High School, West Valley Elementary, Pleasant Valley, Marion, Smith Valley, Marion, Helena Flats, Evergreen, Deer Park, Fair-Mont Egan, Creston, Cayuse Prairie, Kila, Somers, Kalispell Elementary, Flathead High School, Olney/Bissell, Flathead Valley Community College, Whitefish Elementary and High School. All active and inactive**electors who reside in the school/special purpose district holding an election may vote in that district's election. In a water and/or sewer district election, an elector need not be registered to vote provided they meet voter qualifications and are a resident of the district or an owner of property in the district that has provided written proof of their qualifications to the elections office by April 10. Active registered voters in the district will be automatically mailed a ballot. Nonregistered electors must provide their qualifications and request a ballot. The form to do so is available online at https://flathead.mt.gov/election/downloads.php. In a fire district or fire service area election, any holder of title to lands within the district who presents proof of payment of taxes to the election office is eligible to vote in the election, in addition to the registered voters of the district. Active registered voters in the district will be automatically mailed a ballot. Nonregistered electors must provide proof of payment of taxes and request a ballot. The form to do so is available online at https://flathead.mt.gov/election/downloads.php . ** For districts holding a mail ballot election, ballots will be automatically mailed to registered electors with an active status by April 15, 2020. For districts holding a polling place election, ballots will be mailed to absentee voters only on April 15, 2020. If you do not receive a ballot, contact the county election office at 406-758-2453 for more information on voter eligibility and how to receive a ballot. DATED this 10th day of March, 2020 Debbie Pierson Election Administrator March 16, 23, 30, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26880 NOTICE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REQUEST FOR FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT The Flathead County Floodplain Administrator has received the following Floodplain Development Permit application: FDP-19-16 A request by Hafferman Engineering, Inc. on behalf of Sand Wedge, LLC to place 2,638 cubic yards of fill within the regulated floodplain of Flathead Lake for the purpose of a dynamic equilibrium beach. The applicant proposes to place approximately 907 cubic yards of 3/8-inch washed gravel, 750 cubic yards of 1 to 2-inch washed drain rock, 900 cubic yards of 3-inch pit run, and 81 cubic yards of boulders along 266 feet of shoreline to cover landward and lakeward a width of 65 feet. The project is located at 7185 and 7195 Highway 93 South, Lakeside, MT 59932 and can legally be described as Tract 2B and Tract 2BD in Lot 4 of Section 7, Township 26 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. FDP-19-18 A request by Hafferman Engineering, Inc. on behalf of the Flathead County Parks and Recreation Department to place 600 CY of fill within the regulated floodplain of Flathead Lake for the purpose of a dynamic beach. The applicant proposes to place approximately 300 CY of 3/8" washed gravel and 300 CY of 1' and 2' washed drain rock along 224 feet of shoreline for a width that covers landward and lakeward a width of 65 feet for the purpose of a dynamic beach. The project is located at Volunteer Park, 608 Lakeside Boulevard, Lakeside MT 59932 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 Wednesday, April 1, 2020. /s/ Mark Mussman Mark Mussman, CFM® Planning Director Flatd County Planning & Zoning March 16, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26850 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Notice of the sale of real property which is secured by a Deed of Trust is hereby given pursuant to the provisions of the "Small Tract Financing Act of Montana" (Section 71-1-301, et. seq., Montana Code Annotated). THE NAMES OF THE GRANTOR(S), TRUSTEE, THE LENDER, THE BENEFICIARY IN THE DEED OF TRUST, ANY OF THE SUCCESSOR(S) IN IN TEREST TO THE BENEFICIA RY, AND ANY SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE(S) ARE: Grantor(s): Lisa M Decker Trustee: First American Title Company Lender: Glacier Bank Beneficiary: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Lender Successor In Interest to the Beneficiary: Montana Board of Housing Successor Trustee: Burt W. Ward, Esq. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY COVERED BY THE DEED OF TRUST IS: The real property and its appurtenances in Flathead County, Montana, more particularly described as follows: THE SOUTH 40 FEET OF LOT TWO (2) AND THE NORTH 32 1/2 FEET OF LOT THREE (3), BLOCK EIGHT (8) OF RUTHERFORD'S SECOND ADDITION TO COLUMBIA FALLS, MONTANA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. RECORDING DATA: The following instruments and documents have been recorded in the Clerk and Recorder's Office in Flathead County, Montana on the date and in the place indicated. Deed of Trust dated August 7, 2012, and recorded August 8, 2012, in Document No. 2012-000-18209. Assignment of Deed of Trust dated January 24, 2017, and recorded April 6, 2017, under Document No. 2017-000-07015, wherein Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., solely as nominee for Lender, assigned its beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust to the Montana Board of Housing. Appointment of Successor Trustee dated May 11, 2017, wherein Burt W. Ward, Esq. was appointed Successor Trustee. THE DEFAULT FOR WHICH THE FORECLOSURE IS MADE IS: The nonpayment of the amounts due pursuant to the Note and the Deed of Trust both dated August 7, 2012, referred to above, including but not limited to the nonpayment of principal, interest, taxes, and reserves therefor. THE SUM OWING ON THE OBLIGATION SECURED BY THE DEED OF TRUST IS: Principal: $99,609.03 (the entire remaining balance of the Note being declared immediately due and payable.) Interest: At the rate of 3.625% per annum from November 1, 2018. Others: All unpaid balances, including taxes and insurance together with all necessary expenses which may be incurred in collection, including a reasonable attorney's fee and all costs, fees and expenses, including costs of a foreclosure report, advertising and recording expense. THE SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE, AT THE DIRECTION OF THE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO THE BENEFICIARY, HEREBY ELECTS TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE AFORESAID OBLIGATIONS. THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND TERMS OF SALE ARE: Date: June 3, 2020. Time: 10:00 a.m., Mountain Standard Time or Mountain Daylight Time, whichever is in effect. Place: Inside the East Entrance of the Flathead County Justice Center located at 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, Montana. Terms: This sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Successor Trustee may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee's Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the present beneficiary, the trustee or successor trustee, or against the beneficiary's attorney, or the trustee's attorney. RIGHT TO CURE: The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the aforesaid property, at any time prior to the trustee's sale, may pay to the present beneficiary the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney's fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default theretofore existing. DATED: January 16, 2020. /s/ Burt W. Ward Burt W. Ward, Esq. Successor Trustee STATE OF MONTANA County of Lewis & Clark This instrument was acknowledged before me on January 16, 2020, by Burt W. Ward, Esq. as Successor Trustee. /s/ Kristi K. Reed Printed Name: Kristi K Reed Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Clancy, Montana My Commission Expires: March 07, 2023 March 2, 9, 16, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26874 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST ISSUANCE OF ONE NEW MONTANA ALL-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE LAKE BAKED, LLC (Jana K. Felt, Sadie L. Felt, Owner(s)) has applied for one new Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 07-999-2395-001 to be operated at LAKE BAKED, LLC, 191 Mill St, Bigfork, Flathead County. The public may protest this license 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 07-999-2395-001 and the applicant's name LAKE BAKED, 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 April 16, 2020. 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 Bigfork. 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 Patty Kautz, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue's Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-0017 or PKautz@mt.gov. March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2020 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 26867 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On July 13, 2020 at 11:00 AM, at the East Door, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, Brigham J. Lundberg, a member of the Montana State Bar, as successor trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, the following described real property situated in Flathead County, Montana, and described as follows: Lot 2B of the Amended Plat of Lot 1 of the Amended Plat of Lot 1 of ARNDT-WALKER SUBDIVISION and Lot 1 of the Amended Plat of Lot 2 of ARNDT-WALKER SUBDIVISION: Lots 2A, 2B, & 2C of Fifth Avenue East and Lot 2 of the Amended Plat of Lot 2 of ARNDT-WALKER SUBDIVISION, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, Montana. Parcel ID No.: 0972938 which has the address of 1824 5th Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901. Said sale will be made to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the trust indenture/deed of trust ("Deed of Trust") dated August 23, 2011 and executed by Ryan S. Hultquist, as grantor ("Grantor"), to Insured Titles, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Universal Lending Corporation, its successors and assigns, as beneficiary, and recorded on August 23, 2011 as Instrument No. 201100017195, official records of Flathead County, Montana. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Beneficiary"), the current beneficiary, by written instrument filed for record on November 26, 2014, as Instrument No. 201400024081, official records of Flathead County, Montana. Brigham J. Lundberg ("Successor Trustee") is the successor trustee of the Deed of Trust pursuant to an Appointment of Successor Trustee/Substitution of Trustee recorded on February 28, 2020 as Instrument No. 202000005324, official records of Flathead County, Montana. Beneficiary has declared the grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note ("Note") secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor's failure to timely pay all monthly installments of principal, interest, and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note is now due for the October 1, 2019 installment payment. As of February 13, 2020, the amount necessary to satisfy this obligation was $68,492.46. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $65,424.93, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any), and advances for the protection of the beneficiary's security interest (if any). Due to the default stated above, Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Successor Trustee, to sell the above-described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and 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 (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier's checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee's Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranties of title or possession, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale is subject to bankruptcy filing, payoff, reinstatement, or other circumstance that affects the validity of the sale. If the sale is set aside or the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of funds paid to the successor trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The scheduled Trustee's Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing or other court-ordered stay, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. The grantor, the successor-in-interest to the grantor, or any other person having an interest in the aforesaid property, at any time prior to the trustee's sale, may pay to the present beneficiary the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney's fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default theretofore existing. This communication is from a debt collector. It is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. DATED: 3/4/2020 /s/ Brigham J. Lundberg Brigham J. Lundberg, Successor Trustee Lundberg & Associates, PC 3269 S. Main St., Ste. 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 801-263-3400 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. March 9, 16, 23, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26877 Swan River School District #4 Resolution of Intent to Impose an Increase in Levies As an essential part of its budgeting process, the Swan River School Board of Trustees is authorized by law to impose levies to support its budget. The Swan River School Board of Trustees estimates the following increases/decreases in revenues and mills for the funds noted below for the next school fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, using certified taxable valuations from the current school fiscal year as provided to the district. Transportation Fund: Estimated change in revenues: $0 increase. Estimated change in Mills: 0 increase. Estimated impact on a home of $100,000 is a $0 increase, and on a home of $200,000 is a $0 increase. Tuition Fund: Estimated change in revenues: $0 increase. Estimated change in Mills: 0 increase. Estimated impact on a home of $100,000 is a $0 increase, and on a home of $200,000 is a $0 increase. Building Reserve Fund: Estimated change in revenues: $2,550 increase. Estimated change in Mills: 0.05 increase. Estimated impact on a home of $100,000 is a $0.06 increase, and on a home of $200,000 is an $0.12 increase. Total: Estimated change in revenues: $2,550 increase. Estimated change in Mills: 0.05 increase. Estimated impact on a home of $100,000 is a $0.06 increase, and on a home of $200,000 is an $0.12 increase. Regarding the increase in the building reserve levy referenced above, the following are school facility maintenance projects anticipated to be completed at this time: Roof repairs, parking lot resurfacing, playground updates, flooring updates, kitchen updates. Brooke Johnston Chairperson Dee Johnson Clerk Dated March 10, 2020 March 16, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________