Legals for October, 23 2025

NO. 31529 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request to amend the text of the Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory System (CALURS).  The proposed text amendment would add Section 4.2(E) Project-Specific Performance Standards for RV Parks, amend and add definitions in Chapter 7, including amending the definition for Guest Cottage, and adding definitions for Tiny Dwelling Unit, Factory-Built Housing, Manufactured Home, RV, and RV Park of the Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory System.  The Canyon Area Land Use Regulatory applies to the Middle and Upper Canyon Areas as defined in CALURS and created under Section 76-2-205, M.C.A. Those standards are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Room 302, the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Suite 220, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/documents-online. Documents related to the proposed amendments to the regulations are on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office’s website at: https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning/draft-documents.  The public hearing will be held on the 30th day of October, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the text of the Flathead County Zoning Regulations. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners’ Office at least three business days prior to the hearing. DATED the 11th day of September, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman October 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31582 Patrick J. Davis, Esq. (ISB No. 9270) BEARD ST. CLAIR GAFFNEY PA 1832 Wayfarer St. Ste. A Pocatello, Idaho 83202 Telephone: (208) 232-5911 Facsimile: (208) 232-5962 [email protected]  Counsel for Plaintiffs  IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FREMONT VIRGIL BARG AND THERESA BARG, husband and wife, Plaintiffs, vs. JOSEPH L. VANZANT, an individual; DOES I-X, individuals; ROE ENTITIES I-X, limited liability companies Defendants. Case No. CV22-25-0280 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION (I.C. § 6-506) TO: JOSEPH L. VANZANT: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED BY THE ABOVE-NAMED PLAINTIFFS. You have been sued by the above-named plaintiffs in the District Court in and for Fremont County, Idaho Case No. CV22-25-0280. The nature of the claims against you is Breach of Contract related to purchase of cattle, more particularly described in the Complaint filed by Plaintiffs.  Any time after 21 days following the last publication of this summons, the court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the Case No., and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at Fremont County 151 W 1st N, St. Anthony, ID 83445, (208) 624-7200, and served a copy of your response on Plaintiffs’ attorney, Patrick J. Davis at Beard St. Clair Gaffney PA, 1832 Wayfarer St. Ste. A, Pocatello, ID 83202, (208) 232-5911. A copy of the Summons and Complaint can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Plaintiffs. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you on this matter. DATED September 29, 2025 Fremont County District Court By /s/ Amy Stoddard Deputy Clerk October 9, 16, 23, 30, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31600 RESOLUTION NO. 2647 RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO SELL ELECTION EQUIPMENT TO  WHEATLAND COUNTY WHEREAS, pursuant to § 7-8-101, M.C.A., a county may sell or trade to any city, town or political subdivision, as the interest of its inhabitants require, any property, however held or acquired, that is not necessary for the conduct of the county business; and  WHEREAS, Flathead County owns and possesses two Martin Yale MY 62001 Letter Openers that the Flathead County Board of Commissioners deem to not be necessary for the conduct of Flathead County business; and  WHEREAS, Wheatland County wishes to purchase both Martin Yale MY 62001 Letter Openers for $100.00 each; and  WHEREAS, the Flathead County Board of Commissioners has determined that the sale price of $100.00 for each Martin Yale Letter Opener is appropriate; and  NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Flathead County Board of Commissioners intends to sell two Martin Yale MY 62001 Letter Openers for a total of $200.00 to Wheatland County. The Flathead County Board of Commissioners shall meet on the 7th day of October 2025 at 9:00 o’clock am at the Commissioners Chambers, 3rd Floor, 800 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, to consider a resolution authorizing the sale of the described Flathead County Election Department equipment to Wheatland County. Further information regarding this possible sale can be obtained by contacting Paula Buff, Elections Manager, 290B N Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, (406)314-6918. This Resolution of Intention to Sell the described Flathead County Election Department equipment to Wheatland County shall be published as provided in § 7-1-2121, M.C.A. DATED this 7th day of October, 2025.  BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS  Flathead County, Montana  By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman  By: /s/Brad W. Abell Brad W. Abell, Member  By: /s/Randy L. Brodehl Randy L. Brodehl, Member  October 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31603 Gregory G. Smith Smith Oblander Meade & Mitcham, P.C. 104 2nd Street South, Suite 400 Great Falls, MT 59401 Telephone (406) 453-8144 Facsimile (406) 453-8170 [email protected] Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TODD ANTHONY BAUER, Decedent. Probate No. DP-15-2025-0000120-IT NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Patti Jo Bauer 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 (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be mailed by certified mail to Smith Oblander Meade & Mitcham, P.C., attorneys for Patti Jo Bauer, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at 104 2nd Street South, Suite 400, Great Falls, Montana 59401, or must be filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 9th day of October, 2025. /s/Gregory G. Smith Gregory G. Smith Smith Oblander & Meade, P.C. Attorneys for Personal Representative October 16, 23, 30, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31601 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING  ANNEXATION TO WEST VALLEY RURAL FIRE DISTRICT The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 7-33-2125(1)(b), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a petition to annex territory into the West Valley Rural Fire District. WHEREAS, the property to be annexed is legally described as follows:  A tract of land in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 22, Township 30 North, Range 22 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana and more particularly described as follows: Tract 5 of Correction Certificate of Survey No. 3674. The Board of Commissioners has received a petition in writing by the owner of 100% of the land of the area to be annexed asking that such area be annexed into the West Valley Rural Fire District by transferring the property as described above into the West Valley Rural Fire District. The public hearing will be held on October 30, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Chambers, located on the third floor of the Old County Courthouse at 800 South Main Street in Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed annexation and will consider a protest petition, if one is presented at the hearing that is signed by a majority of the landowners of the area proposed for annexation, which would prevent the annexation. DATED this 7th day of October, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman  October 16, 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31613 Legal Notice Proposed Full Bond Release for Tom Gauger (Hard Rock Mining Operating Permit No. 00171) The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has received a request for bond release for Mr. Tom Gauger. Mr. Gauger is authorized to operate a rock products quarry under Operating Permit No. 00171. The quarry is located on private lands in Sections 28, 29 and 32 of Township 2 South, Range 25 East, approximately 6 miles ESE of the town of Laurel in Yellowstone County. DEQ currently holds a reclamation bond in the amount of $29,948. DEQ is proposing to release the entire bond amount of $29,948. The decrease in the bond amount is due to completion of reclamation activities by the operator, which includes establishment of vegetative cover and weed control on 14.8 acres of backfilled and graded mining disturbance. The operator has requested that the 31.4-acre operating permit be closed if bond release is approved. Pursuant to Section 82-4-338(5), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), DEQ may not release or decrease a reclamation bond until the public has been provided an opportunity for a hearing and a hearing has been held if requested. Requests for a hearing or comments on the proposed bond release must be submitted to DEQ by December 8th, and sent to Millie Olsen, Hard Rock Mining Section Supervisor, Mining Bureau, Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901, by telephone at (406) 444-2461 or by e-mail at [email protected] . Information about the proposed bond release or copies of the bond calculation may be obtained by contacting Millie Olsen at (406) 444-2461 or [email protected] . October 23, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________