Legals for November, 27 2025

2025 Mobile Home Taxes Due The second half of 2025 Mobile Home Taxes are due on or before 5:00 p.m. MST on November 30, 2025. Tax payments made through the mail will be considered current if postmarked on or before 5:00 pm MST November 30, 2025. Payments postmarked after this date will be assessed penalty, interest and returned. Payments may be mailed to: LAKE COUNTY TREASURER, TAX DEPT. 106 4TH AVE EAST, POLSON MT 59860 ** Please include Tax ID or payment stub with your check. ** Currently due mobile home taxes may be paid on line at: WWW.LAKEMT.GOV There is a 3% convenience fee to pay by credit/debit card. Payments made online must be received by 5:00 pm MST of the due date. All past due taxes must be paid utilizing our office by calling 406-883-7224 or 406-883-7225. This notice is published in accordance with MCA 15-24-202. Rebecca Maso Lake County Treasurer PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 13, 20 AND 26, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

2025 Property Taxes Due The first half of 2025 Real Estate Property Taxes are due on or before 5:00 p.m. MST on November 30, 2025. Tax payments made through the mail will be considered current if postmarked on or before 5:00 pm MST November 30, 2025. Payments postmarked after this date will be assessed penalty, interest and returned. The second half of 2025 Real Estate Property Taxes are due on or before 5:00 p.m. MST on May 31, 2026. Tax payments made through the mail will be considered current if postmarked on or before 5:00 pm MST May 31, 2026. Payments postmarked after this date will be assessed penalty, interest and returned. Payments may be mailed to: LAKE COUNTY TREASURER, TAX DEPT. 106 4th AVE EAST, POLSON MT 59860 ** Please include Tax ID or payment stub with your check. ** Currently due property taxes may be paid on line at: HTTP://LAKEMT.GOV There is a 3% convenience fee to pay by credit card. Payments made online must be received by 5:00 pm MST of the due date. All past due taxes must be paid utilizing our office by calling 406-883-7225 or 406-883-7224. This notice is published in accordance with 15-16-101 Montana Code Annotated. Rebecca Maso Lake County Treasure PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 13, 20 AND 26, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

2025 Mobile Home Taxes Due The second half of 2025 Mobile Home Taxes are due on or before 5:00 p.m. MST on November 30, 2025. Tax payments made through the mail will be considered current if postmarked on or before 5:00 pm MST November 30, 2025. Payments postmarked after this date will be assessed penalty, interest and returned. Payments may be mailed to: LAKE COUNTY TREASURER, TAX DEPT. 106 4TH AVE EAST, POLSON MT 59860 ** Please include Tax ID or payment stub with your check. ** Currently due mobile home taxes may be paid on line at: WWW.LAKEMT.GOV There is a 3% convenience fee to pay by credit/debit card. Payments made online must be received by 5:00 pm MST of the due date. All past due taxes must be paid utilizing our office by calling 406-883-7224 or 406-883-7225. This notice is published in accordance with MCA 15-24-202. Rebecca Maso Lake County Treasurer PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 13, 20 AND 26, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE    TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on April 2, 2026, at 11:00 AM at the Front Steps of the Lake County Courthouse located at 106 4th Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860, the following described real property situated in Lake County, Montana:    Lots 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 in Block 4 of ELEVATION ADDITION to the City of Polson, Lake County, Montana, according to the map or plat thereof on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana.     Carl F. Nordberg, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Surety Title, LLC-Mr. John Barker, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration, Inc. (MERS), as nominee for Fieldstone Mortgage Company, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on June 7, 2007, and recorded on June 8, 2007 as Instrument No. 480459.    The beneficial interest is currently held by U.S. BANK TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, FOR CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-FS1. Brian G. Sayer of The Sayer Law Group, P.C., 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 April 1, 2025, 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 3, 2025 is $104,178.95 which consists of: Unpaid Principal Balance: $98,251.82, Interest: $4,656.32, Late Charges: $200.60, Escrow Advance: $970.21, Other Fees: $20.00, Recoverable Balance: $80.00. TOTAL REQUIRED TO PAYOFF: $104,178.95, 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 charges 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.    Dated: 11/4/2025  Brian G. Sayer  The Sayer Law Group, P.C.  PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 13, 20 AND 27, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

LEGAL NOTICE  VALLEY VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT TRUSTEE VACANCY  Notice is hereby given that a vacancy exists on the Board of Trustees of the Valley View School District. The Board is accepting letters of interest from qualified individuals to fill the vacant trustee position. The individual appointed will serve the remainder of the current school year, ending with the May 2026 election. The interested individual may choose to run in that election for the remainder of the term which ends in May 2027.   Letters of interest should include the applicant’s name, address, and a brief statement of qualifications and interest in serving on the Board.  Letters must be received at the following address, by November 17, 2025 or until the position is filled:     Valley View School District  Attn: Board of Trustees  42448 Valley View Rd  Polson, Mt 59860    Email: [email protected]  For additional information, contact the District Office at (406)883-2208.  Dated this 10th day of November 2025.  Board of Trustees  Valley View School District   PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 20 and 27, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF FLORENCE F. ROSS, Decedent. PROBATE NO. DP-25-64 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICEIS 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. A written statement of the claim indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim and the amount claimed may be filed with the Clerk of the District Court, Lake County, Montana, or mailed, return receipt requested, to the Personal Representative at the following address: Kenneth G. Ross c/o Clinton J. Fischer Law Office, P.C. P.O. Box 879 Polson, MT 59860 DATED this day of October, 2025. Kenneth G. Ross, Personal Representative PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 20, 27 AND DECEMBER 4, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MICHAEL A. TAYLOR Deceased. Cause No.: DP-25-73 Judge: Molly Owen NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-entitled estate, and that the address of the Personal Representative is set forth below. All creditors of the decedent having claims against the decedent’s estate must present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or be forever barred as creditors of the decedent. A written statement of the claim indicating its basis, the name and address of the claimant, and the amount claimed, may be filed with the Clerk of the District Court, at Polson, Lake County, Montana, or mailed, Return Receipt Requested, to the Personal Representative, c/o Dudis Law, P.C., at P.O. Box 518, Columbia Falls, MT 59912-0518. DATED this 12tth day of November, 2025. /s/ Janna J. Taylor Janna J. Taylor Personal Representative DUDIS LAW, PC By: /s/ John B. Dudis John B. Dudis PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 20, 27 AND DECEMBER 4, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY   In The Matter of The Estate of:   Betty Jane Covell,   Deceased. Cause No. DP-25-71   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 Victor C. Stevens, 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 29th day of October 2025.   /s/ Victor C. Stevens            Personal Representative   Hash, Rudbach, Hutchison & Murray, PLLP  By  /s/ C Mark Hash   Attorneys for the personal representative PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 27, DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

T-Mobile is proposing to install new antennas at approximately 104 ft above ground level on an existing 127-ft tall Monopole located at 225 Jocko Rd, Arlee, Lake County, Montana 59821. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending comments to: Project 060587-PR, EBI Consulting, 21 B Street, Burlington, MA 01803, or at (617) 715-1822. PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 27, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LAKE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) ) CAUSE NO. DP-25-74 ROLLIS D. HORTON, ) DECEASED ) DEPT. NO. 2002 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 months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to Carole L. Horton as Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 2687 Palmer Street, Ste. D, Missoula, MT 59808, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 13th day of November, 2025. Carole L. Horton, Personal Representative MONTANA ELDER LAW, INC. Makenzi Mansfield, Attorney for Personal Representative PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 27, DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

LEGAL NOTICE    ACCESS MONTANA FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION  Kim Snodgrass of WET Engineering, on behalf of Bob Cornwell, Director of Construction and Engineering for Access Montana, has applied for a floodplain development permit to install approximately 16.74 cubic yards of buried fiber optic cable within the floodplain of North Crow Creek and Middle Crow Creek.  The work will occur within the right-of-way of Terrace Lake Road and North Foothills Road in section 32, T19N, R21W and section 06, T20N, R19W.    Information regarding the proposal is available at the Lake County Planning Dept.  All written and verbal comments on the proposal are welcome and will be considered.  The deadline to submit comments is December 12, 2025.  Comments may be mailed to:  Lake County Planning Dept, 106 Fourth Ave East, Polson, MT 59860 or e-mailed: [email protected] .  PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 27, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

LEGAL NOTICE    On Monday, December 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the Ronan City Planning Board will hold a Public Hearing at Ronan City Hall to discuss the proposed subdivision known as,    DENNISON MEADOWS, MINOR SUBDIVISION  Life for the Nations (DBA Mission Valley Hope) have proposed a 5-lot subdivision. The property is within Ronan City limits and is located on property legally described as a portion of the E ½, SW ¼, Section 2, Township 20 North, Range 20 West, Tract 2 of Certificate of Survey 6797, on file with the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. The complete application materials for the proposed subdivision may be found at Ronan City Hall 207 Main Street S.W.   PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 27 AND DECEMBER 4, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION, PABLO, MONTANA DIANE PARKER & MORRIS PARKER Petitioner(s)/Plaintiff(s) and MIKE MCDANAL Respondent(s)/Defendant(s) Cause No. 25-0252-CV SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION To: MIKE MCDANAL Last Known Address, if any: 507 10th Ave. West, Polson, MT 59860 Name and Address of Plaintiff’s Counsel or Plaintiff (if no counsel): 41680 Flathead View Drive, Polson, MT 59860 Explain Object of Complaint/Petition: Civil Complaint for Costs General Legal Description of Property (if title to or interest in or lien on real property involved): N/A Deadline: The above-named person has fifteen (15) days from the last date of publication (excluding the last date of publication, Saturdays, Sundays and Tribal legal holidays) in which to answer and defend and failure to answer and defend could result in judgment by default. Court Information: CSKT Tribal Court, 42487 Complex Boulevard, Pablo, Montana 59855|| (406) 275-2740 PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 27 DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________

Montana Twentieth Judicial District Court,  Lake county  GUARDIAN TAX MT, LLC,    Plaintiff,    vs.    Tambera G. Austin a/k/a Tamie G. Austin a/k/a Tambera G. Pulse a/k/a Tamie Pulse a/k/a Timber G. Pulse; Mitchell Shannon James; Thurston Leslie james; Justin Jay Pulse a/k/a Justin Jay Conn; Robyn R. Cookingham a/k/a Robyn R. Bisson; Mikel Pulse; and all other 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, whether the claim or possible claim is present or contingent,     Defendants.    Cause No.:  DV-23-30    Judge: Molly Owen      SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION  TO: Mikel Pulse.    Within 21 days after service of this summons on you or (42 days if you are the State of Montana, a state agency, or a state officer or employee), you must serve on the plaintiff an answer to the complaint filed herein or a motion under Rule 12 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. Do not include the day you were served in your calculation of time. The answer or motion must be served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, if plaintiff is represented by an attorney, whose name and address are listed above.  If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.  You also must file your answer or motion with the court.  This action is brought to quiet title to land situated in Lake County, Montana, and described as follows:  LOT 7 IN BLOCK 27 OF THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE OF POLSON, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF LAKE COUNTY, MONTANA.    Street Address: 201 7th Ave. East, Polson, MT 59860.    WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court this 3rd day of June, 2025.   Lake County Clerk of District Court  By: Mary Rensvold, Clerk   PUBLISHED IN THE LAKE COUNTY LEADER ON NOVEMBER 27, DECEMBER 4 & 11, 2025. MNAXLP __________________________