No. 26691 CITY OF COLUMBIA FALLS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RESORT TAX FUNDING OPTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Columbia Falls, Montana, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Columbia Falls City Hall, 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, Montana, to receive comments on the proposed resort tax funding option. The Advisory Committee recommendation will be submitted to City Council at the January 6, 2020 Regular Council meeting. The City Council will hold a public hearing at the next regular meeting, Tuesday, January 21, 2020 to receive public input on the proposed resort tax funding option. Taxpayers are encouraged to attend the hearing and give written or oral comments on the resort tax funding option. Written comments may be mailed to the City Clerk, 130 6th Street West, Room A, Columbia Falls, Montana, 59912. Questions regarding the proposed items can be made by contacting City Manager Susan Nicosia at 892-4391. DATED THIS 16th DAY OF DECEMBER 2019 s/Barb Staaland, City Clerk January 5, 12, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26712 NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF RESOLUTION OF INTENTION HIGHWAY 93 NORTH ZONING DISTRICT The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(5), M.C.A., that it passed a Resolution of Intention (Resolution No. 837DY) on January 2, 2020 to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Highway 93 North Zoning District from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to B-3 (Community Business) and HO (Highway Overlay). The boundaries of the areas proposed to be amended from SAG-10 (Suburban Agricultural) to B-3 (Community Business) and HO (Highway Overlay) are described as: Parcel C of Certificate of Survey No. 9429, a tract of land situated, lying and being in the Southwest Quarter of Section 19, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the SAG-10, B-3, and HO 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, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and online at: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. For thirty (30) days after the first publication of this notice the Board of Commissioners will receive written protests to the change proposed for a portion of the Highway 93 North Zoning District from persons owning real property within Flathead County whose names appear on the last completed assessment roll of Flathead County and who either are registered voters in Flathead County or execute and acknowledge their protests before a notary public. DATED this 2nd day of January, 2020. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chair January 5, 12, 2020 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 26704 COLUMBIA FALLS CITY-COUNTY PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING COMMISSION There are two (2) existing county vacancies on this board. Applicants must reside within the planning jurisdictional area but outside the city limits of Columbia Falls. Each of the existing terms will run through December 31, 2020. TO APPLY FOR ANY OF THESE POSITIONS: Letters of interest (please specify which board/committee you are applying for) including name, physical address, mailing address, daytime phone number and qualifications should be submitted to: Angela Phillips Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office South Campus Building 40 11th Street West, Ste. 220 Kalispell, MT 59901 All letters of interest should be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 17, 2020. For additional information and specific qualifications please call 751-8200. January 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26711 NOTICE OF BOARD POSITION VACANCIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Flathead County is seeking individuals who want to make a difference in their community by filling vacancies on various Boards. Letters of interest are being accepted for a limited number of openings on the following Boards: Columbia Falls City-County Planning Board and Zoning Commission, Ashley Lake Land Use Advisory Committee, Helena Flats Land Use Advisory Committee, LaBrant-Lindsey Land Use Advisory Committee, Little Bitterroot Lake Land Use Advisory Committee, Riverdale Land Use Advisory Committee, and Rogers Lake Land Use Advisory Committee. All positions are appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. TO APPLY FOR ANY OF THESE POSITIONS: Letters of interest (please specify which board/committee you are applying for) including name, physical address, mailing address, daytime phone number and qualifications should be submitted to: Angela Phillips Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office South Campus Building 40 11th Street West, Ste 220 Kalispell, MT 59901 For more information, please visit our website at http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/. All letters of interest should be received by 5:00 p.m. on January 22, 2020. For additional information and specific qualifications please call 751-8200 or visit our website: flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning January 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 2020 MNAXLP _________________________

No. 26700 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE'S SALE on April 20, 2020, at 11:00 AM at the East door of the Flathead County Justice Center located at 920 South Main Street, Kalispell MT 59901, the following described real property situated in Flathead County, Montana: Lot 7 of Mackinaw Estates 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. Matthew B. Kurtz and Donna Kurtz, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Chicago Title Insurance Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as a nominee for First Horizon Home Loans, a division of First Tennessee Bank, N.A., a National Bank as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on August 19, 2008, and recorded on August 25, 2008, as Document No. 200800023884. The beneficial interest is currently held by Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2017-1, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust as Trustee. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is currently the Trustee. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning October 1, 2018, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. The total amount due on this obligation as of November 29, 2019 is $276,786.78 principal, interest totaling $16,876.39, late charges in the amount of $350.00, escrow advances of $6,531.10, and other fees and expenses advanced of $3,948.22, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee's fees and attorney's fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the 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 warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the trustee's sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the 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. 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, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: December 3rd, 2019 Rae Albert Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc.Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ss. COUNTY OF Bingham On this 3 day of December, 2019, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Rae Albert, known to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.Shannon Gavin Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Mill City Mortgage Loan Trust 2017-1, Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, d/b/a Christiana Trust as Trustee vs Donna Udell Kurtz; Matthew Kurtz 106830-3 Dec. 22, 29, 2019 and Jan. 5, 2020 MNAXLP -------------------------------------------

No 26706 Legal Notice The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has completed a comprehensive bond review for Weyerhaeuser Company (Weyerhaeuser) which operates 96 rock quarries in northwestern Montana under Operating Permit No. 00167. The sites are located on private land in Lincoln, Flathead, and Sanders Counties DEQ currently holds a reclamation bond in the amount of $250,000, of which $74,076 is obligated. DEQ is proposing to increase the obligated portion of the bond by $100,027 to $174,103. The increase in the obligated portion of the bond is mostly due to an increase in labor and equipment costs. The procedure for increasing bonds resulting from a comprehensive bond review is set forth in Section 82-4-338(3), MCA. The company and the public have until January 31, 2020 to comment on the proposed bond increase. DEQ will then issue a final bond determination. The company and any person with an interest that may be adversely affected by DEQ' s final bond determination may then obtain a contested case hearing before the Board of Environmental Review by filing with DEQ within 30 days of the issuance of the final bond determination a written request for a hearing stating the reason for the request. A copy of the bond calculation that forms the basis for the proposed bond increase can be obtained by contacting the Department of Environmental Quality. Comments on the proposed bond or requests for additional information should be sent to: Department of Environmental Quality, Hard Rock Mining Bureau, P. O. Box 200901, 1520 E. Sixth Ave., Helena, MT 59620-0901, or by contacting Herb Rolfes at (406) 444-3841 or hrolfes@mt.gov. January 5, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________

No. 26710 BUDGET AMENDMENT PROCLAMATION MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT #54 FLATHEAD COUNTY At a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of School District #54, Flathead County, Montana, held November 11, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. at the Marion School, the following resolution was introduced: WHEREAS, the trustees of School District No. 54, Flathead County, Montana, have made a determination that due to an unforeseen enrollment increase for the current fiscal year, a budget amendment is needed. WHEREAS, the trustees have determined that an amendment to the General Fund Budget in the amount of $31,464.11 is necessary under the provision of Subsection (1) of 20-9-161, MCA; WHEREAS, the anticipated source of financing the budget amendment expenditures shall be the Direct State Aid: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of School District #54, Flathead County, Montana, proclaims a need for an amendment to the school general fund budget for fiscal year 2019-2020 in the amount of $31,464.11 under Section 20-9-161 (1), MCA, for the purpose identified above And: BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of School District #54, Flathead County, Montana, will meet at 6:00 p.m. at the Marion School District on January 13, 2020 for the purpose of considering and adopting the budget amendment. January 5, 2020 MNAXLP __________________________