Legals for October, 2 2025

NO. 31544 NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Deed of Trust: Dated December 2, 2022 Grantor: Scott R. Nelson 31315 MT Highway 35 Polson, Montana 59860 Original Trustee: Flying S Title and Escrow of Montana, Inc. P.O. Box 910 Polson, Montana 59860 Beneficiary: Tollefson Properties, LLC 15311 Tyson Way Frenchtown, Montana 59834 Successor Trustee: Michael H. Hekman Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP P.O. Box 7909 Missoula, Montana 59807-7909 Date and Place Of Recordation: December 9, 2022, Document No. 602542, Records of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana.   The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 18th day of December, 2025, at the hour of 11:00 a.m. at the front steps, of the Lake County Courthouse, 106 4th Avenue E, Polson, Montana, Michael H. Hekman, as Successor Trustee under the above­ described instrument, in order to satisfy the obligation set forth below, has elected to and will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, the interest of the above-named Trustee, Successor Trustee, and Grantors, and all of their successors and assigns, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, in the following described real property: Amended Lot 1 of the Amended Subdivision Plat of Lots 1 & 2, Block 11, Festou Villa Site, a Subdivision of Lake County, Montana, according to the map or plat thereof on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. The defaults for which this foreclosure is made are the failure of the above-named Grantor, and its successors and assigns, to pay the principal due on February 1, 2025, and the resulting interest and fees in the amount of due below. The sum owing on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust is One Millon Six Hundred Thousand Dollars and No/100 ($1,600,000.00); plus interest thereon from and after February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2025 in the amount of One Hundred and Sixty Thousand Dollars and No/100 ($160,000.000); together with late charges in the amount of Eighty-Eight Thousand Dollars and No/100 ($88,000.00); plus other fees of Six Thousand Five Hundred and Fifty Dollars and No/100 ($6,550.00); plus per diem interest after February 1, 2025 at the rate of $666.67, plus all costs, expenses, attorney’s and trustee’s fees as provided by law. DATED this 15th day of August, 2025  /s/ Michael H. Hekman               Michael H. Hekman, Successor Trustee Garlington, Lohn & Robinson, PLLP P.O. Box 7909 Missoula, Montana 59807-7909 STATE OF MONTANA) :ss. County of Missoula) This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 15th day of August, 2025, by Michael H. Hekman, Successor Trustee. /s/ Jill. S Malone                   Notary Public for the State of Montana September 25 and October 2, 9, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31553 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST ISSUANCE OF ONE NEW Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License HUNGRY BEAR FAMILY LLC (Joseph Callahan 50.00%, Rafael Torres 50.00% , Owner(s)) has applied for one new Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License No. 07-999-2547-002 to be operated at THE EATERY AT BIGFORK, 7950 Mt-35, Bigfork, Flathead County. The public may protest this license transfer 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 07-999-2547-002 and the applicant’s name HUNGRY BEAR FAMILY 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 October 26, 2025. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protestgrounds, 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 Andrew Erickson, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-4332 or [email protected]. September 25 and October 2, 9, 16, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31576 The State of Montana Natural Resource Damage Program (NRDP), acting on behalf of the Governor as trustee, is seeking public comment on the Draft Natural Resource Damage Assessment Plan for the Libby Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site. The Assessment Plan describes the Trustee’s proposal for determining and quantifying injuries and damages to natural resources associated with hazardous substances released from the Site. The draft Assessment Plan can be found on NRDP’s website at: https://dojmt.gov/nrdp/notices/ or hard copies are available at the address below. Written comments must be submitted by October 30, 2025, at 11:59 pm: Email comments to [email protected]. Please use the subject line “Libby Groundwater Draft Assessment Plan” Mail comments to The Natural Resource Damage Program, P.O. Box 201425, Helena, MT, 59620-1425, or Fax comments to 406-444-0236. To be considered, comments must be received by the deadline. NRDP will present the Assessment Plan to the public at a Libby City Council meeting: 7:00 pm on Monday, October 6, 2025 Libby City Hall 952 E Spruce St Libby, MT 59923 October 2, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________