Legals for April, 14 2026

NO. 31977 TANKO LAW OFFICE LAURIE D. MARBURGER, ESQ. Montana Bar No. 5284  392 - 1st Avenue East North Kalispell, MT 59901 Tel: (406) 257-3711 Fax: (406) 257-3722 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tankolaw.com Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In Re: The Estate of: SIGNE FERGUSON, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-15-2026-0000081-IT Danni Coffman District Court Judge 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 (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to ARDEN RAY FERGUSON, the Personal Representative, return receipt, to: c/o Tanko Law Office, 392 – 1st Avenue East North, Kalispell, Montana, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 19 day of March, 2026. /s/ Arden Ray Ferguson ARDEN RAY FERGUSON March 31 and April 7, 14, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31993 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Gerald W. Steinbrenner, Esq. MD&S PC P.O. Box 4947 Missoula, Montana 59806-4947 Telephone: (406) 728-1455 Fax No: (406) 549-7077 E:Mail: [email protected] Attorneys for Estate MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY CAUSE NO DP-15-2026-0000093-IT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KELLY JO PAULSON, Deceased. 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 Monte C. Schmit, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o MD&S, P.C., 620 High Park Way, P.O. Box 4947, Missoula, Montana 59806-4947, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 31st day of March /s/ Monte C. Schmit, Personal Representative April 7, 14, 21 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32002 PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License NORTHERN LIGHTS PARTNERS, LLC (The Maureen D. Casey Trust - 100%, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License No. 07-937-2520-002 to be operated at GREAT NORTHERN BAR & GRILL, 27 Central Ave, Whitefish, 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 07-937-2520-002 and the applicant’s name NORTHERN LIGHTS PARTNERS, 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 24, 2026. 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 Whitefish. 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]. April 7, 14, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32010 An audit of the affairs of Flathead County Water District #1 – Evergreen has been conducted by Nicole Noonan, CPA. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires the publication concerning the audit report include a statement that the audit report is on file in its entirety and open to public inspection at 108 Cooperative Lane, Kalispell, Montana 59901, and that Flathead County Water District #1 – Evergreen will send a copy of the audit report to any interested person upon request. Sincerely, Mimi Wildeman District Board Secretary Administrative Manager/Human Resources Flathead County Water District #1 Evergreen www.evergreenwaterdistrict.com Office (406) 257-5861 Cell (406) 405-1865 April 12, 13, 14, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32014 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR CONTRACTED TEMPORARY DISPATCHER SERVICES   Flathead County is seeking proposals from companies experienced in emergency services dispatching. Services needed include law enforcement dispatching, fire/EMS dispatching, and both emergency and non-emergency call taking. The length of the contract is projected to last 3 months and should provide four trained and certified dispatchers that can work for up to 50 hours per week. Copies of the detailed RFP, including a description of services to be provided by respondents, the minimum content of responses, and the factors used to evaluate the responses can be found online at:https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/commissioners-office/public-notices/calls-bids-rfqs-or-rfps or by contacting Austin Hicks, Flathead Emergency Communications Center, 625 Timberwolf Pkwy, Kalispell, MT 59901, (406) 758-2494, [email protected].  All sealed bids, plainly marked as “RFP-Contracted Temporary Dispatchers”, must be delivered to the Clerk to the Board of Flathead County Commissioners, 800 S. Main, Rm. 302, Kalispell, MT 59901, on or before 4:00 PM on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Bids will be opened and read at 9:00 AM on Thursday, April 30, 2026, in the Commissioner’s Chambers, Third Floor, County Courthouse. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject all proposals and to accept the proposal deemed to be in the best interest of Flathead County. Flathead County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Dated April 9, 2026. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/Brad W. Abell Brad W. Abell, Chairman April 14, 21, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________