Legals for July, 8 2026

NO. 32136 FLATHEAD VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE NOTICE OF MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF FLATHEAD VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO ADOPT FINAL BUDGET AND PERMISSIVE MEDICAL LEVY Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 20-9-115, M.C.A. that the preliminary budget for the current fiscal year (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027) as prepared and adopted by the trustees, is on file in the Business Services Office of Flathead Valley Community College and is open to inspection by all taxpayers. Additional notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 2-9-212, M.C.A., that the Board of Trustees of Flathead Valley Community College, will hold a public hearing to receive comment on any increases to the permissive medical levy. The permissive medical levy is used to pay for premium contributions for the group health insurance program for college employees. The Board of Trustees will meet Monday, July 27, 2026, at 3:45 p.m. in the FVCC Board Room of Blake Hall to consider and adopt the final budget and permissive medical levy for the fiscal year. The meeting may continue from day to day until the final adoption of the budget. Any taxpayer in the district may appear at such meeting and be heard for or against any portion of the budget and the permissive medical levy. Michele Purcell Executive Director of College Relations, Marketing and Communication Flathead Valley Community College 777 Grandview Drive Kalispell, MT 59901 406-756-3808 May 22, 2026 July 8, 15, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32177 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: SONDRA LEE HATTON, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-15-2026-0000133-IT /s/ Heidi J. Ulbricht 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 VICKIE MORELAND, 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 8th day of May, 2026. /s/ Vickie Moreland VICKIE MORELAND June 24, and July 1, 8, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32178 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: JANICE E. NUTTER, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-15-2026-0000149-II /s/ Heidi J Ulbricht 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 William Nutter, the Personal Representative, c/o Tanko Law Office, 392 - 1st Avenue E.N., Kalispell, MT 59901, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 1st day of June, 2026. /s/ William Nutter WILLIAM NUTTER, Personal Representative June 24, and July 1, 8, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32180 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: ALLEN RICHARDSON, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-15-2026-0000152-II /s/ Heidi J Ulbricht 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 Debra Lindquist, the Personal Representative, c/o Tanko Law Office, 392 – 1st Avenue E.N., Kalispell, MT 59901, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 18th day of May, 2026. /s/ Debra Lindquist DEBRA LINDQUIST, Personal Representative June 24, and July 1, 8, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32192 GRANT S. SNELL MAGGIE M. VOLK Crowley Fleck PLLP 219 E. Center Street P.O. Box 759 Kalispell, MT 59901 Telephone: (406) 752-6644 Facsimile: (406) 752-5108 [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Applicant MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of James H. Korn, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-15-2026-0000160-IT District Judge: Dan Wilson NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kristy Ottawa Wolf 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 this Notice is first published, or their claims will be forever barred.  Claims must either be mailed to the estate, return receipt requested, at P.O. Box 759, Kalispell, MT 59901, or filed with the Clerk of this Court. Dated June 17, 2026 /s/ Kristy Ottawa Wolf Kristy Ottawa Wolf, Personal Representative of the Estate of James H. Korn July 1, 8, 15, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32196 Jeffery A. Hunnes, Attorney No. 2406 Joseph A. Soueidi, Attorney No. 35574285 FELT MARTIN PC 550 N 31st Street, Suite 500 Billings, MT 59101 Telephone: (406) 248-7646 Fax: (406) 534-2002 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Attorneys for Plaintiffs, John Deere Construction & Forestry Company, Deere & Company and John Deere Financial MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,  FLATHEAD COUNTY JOHN DEERE CONSTRUCTION & FORESTY COMPANY, DEERE & COMPANY and JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL Plaintiffs, v.  EPIC DEVELOPMENT, LLC and PETER LEIGH NABOR, Defendants. Cause No. DV-15-2026-0000749-BC Judge: Hon. Danni Coffman SUMMONS THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT, PETER LEIGH NABOR: A lawsuit has been filed against you. This action is filed for amounts due on retail installment contracts, for breach of contract, and for replevin and claim and delivery of machinery and equipment in Montana sold to Defendants under retail installment contracts. 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 attached complaint or motion under Rule 12 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedures. 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. WITNESS my hand and Seal of said Court this 23 day of June 2026. (SEAL) CLERK OF COURT, SARA SMITH By: /s/ Jamie Hadley Deputy Clerk July 1, 8, 15, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32208 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES RELATING TO: Evergreen Water System Improvements – Reserve Well No. 3 Project  The Flathead County Water District No. 1 – Evergreen (Evergreen or District) is requesting sealed qualifications packages from qualified firms, teams or consultants interested in providing professional engineering services to the District for development and preparation of construction drawings and specifications, bidding assistance, engineering design, and other services during design and construction of the Evergreen Water System Improvements – Reserve Well No. 3 Project in Evergreen, Montana.   The District invites qualified consultants to submit a qualifications package based upon the scope of work identified in Appendix A (available on District website) of this Request for Qualifications (RFQ). The District shall not be held responsible for any oral instructions. Changes to this RFQ will be advertised or can be found on the District’s website: http://www.evergreenwaterdistrict.com/. This document is intended to provide interested consultants with sufficient information to prepare and submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) for consideration by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any or all SOQs, to waive any informality or irregularity in any SOQ received, and to be the sole judge of the merits of the respective RFQs received. SUBMITTAL OPENING DATE AND SCHEDULE Five (5) bound hard copies and one electronic pdf copy on a thumb drive of the SOQ must be submitted to: Flathead County Water District No. 1 - Evergreen, Attn: Jeff Walla, 108 Cooperative Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901 no later than 3:00 pm (local time) on August 13, 2026. Responses will be received in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the outside “Evergreen Water System Improvements – Reserve Well No. 3 Project SOQ”. Legibility, clarity and completeness are essential. Late submissions will not be accepted under any circumstances, and any SOQ so received shall be returned to the consultant unopened. In addition, electronic (email) submissions will not be accepted and will be rejected upon receipt. Proposing consultants will be expected to allow adequate time for the delivery of the SOQs. Sole responsibility rests with the proposing consultant to see that their SOQ is received on time. RFQ Available July 8, 2026 Publication July 8, 2026, and August 9, 2026 Deadline for Questions July 31, 2026 Final Addenda (if needed) August 5, 2026 SOQ (Response) Due August 13, 2026, at 3:00 p.m.  District Evaluation of SOQs September 4, 2026 Interviews (by Teams online) Not Anticipated Board Meeting (Resolution for Selection) September 16, 2026 Scope and Fee Negotiations November 20 – December 5, 2025 QUESTIONS AND CLARRIFICATION Any questions or clarifications related to the RFQ or the Scope of Work must be provided in writing by the date and time listed in the schedule above. All questions or clarification requests shall be made by email transmission to Jeff Walla, PE at [email protected].   SUBMITTAL FORMAT AND SOQ CONTENT The SOQ must be organized in accordance with this section. Brevity is appreciated by the District staff and Board Members reviewing the proposals. The SOQ may not exceed the page limits described below and font size shall be 11 point or larger. Covers, dividers, and table of contents are not included in the page count. Proposed personnel resumes shall be included in Appendix A and are not included in the page count. When using double sided printing, each side of the page is counted as one page. An SOQ exceeding the specified number of pages may be considered non-responsive, and the SOQ may not be considered.  The SOQs shall include the firm’s legal name, address, telephone number and contain the following information at a minimum: Introductory Letter  (Not to Exceed 1 page, 0 points)  If desired an introductory letter can be provided and limited to one page. The letter will not be scored.    Qualifications of the Professional Personnel Assigned to the Project  (Not to Exceed 5 pages, 35 Points)  Provide an organizational chart with chain of command of the proposed personnel to be assigned on this project. Describe their role, office location, expertise or experience, and any unique qualifications or training. Include at least one team member with State and Federal grant/loan administration experience and describe the extent of their expertise. Resumes for key staff shall be provided in Appendix A but will be scored within this section. A project team consisting of multiple firm personnel must clearly state which firm is the prime firm and describe the discrete portions of the scope each respective firm is assigned.   Project Approach and Understanding (Not to Exceed 5 pages, 30 Points) Describe the firm’s unique understanding of the project. Detail the firm’s proposed approach to performing the preliminary scope of services. Explain any particular expertise that distinguishes the firm from others and why you believe your firm is best qualified for the project. Provide any recommendations the firm may have for modifying or improving the scope of services. Identify how your team will meet budget and schedule requirements while providing the best value and project outcomes. Describe your team management approach. Provide a project schedule showing key task and activity durations, major milestones and deliverables, and critical path activities. The schedule shall be legible and provided on an 11”x17” in landscape format (included in page count). A schedule narrative should accompany the schedule describing the team’s ability to meet the proposed project duration.     Previous Project Experience/Project Examples  (Not to Exceed 4 pages, 25 points)  Provide descriptions of projects delivered by the project team that address similar scope and complexity of work. Writeups should clearly demonstrate relevance to this project. Identify proposed team members involved and respective roles on provided projects. Include client name, contact person, email address, and phone number as a reference for each project. Higher value will be given to projects completed in the past 10 years and to projects completed in the Flathead Valley with proximity to the District. The District is not responsible for assuring that listed reference contact information is correct nor that the listed references respond to the District’s request for a referral. Consultants are advised to verify contact information and notify potential references prior to submittal. Present and Projected Workloads/Capability to Meet Time and Budget Requirements  (Not to Exceed 1 Page, 10 points)  Provide a discussion regarding the anticipated workload for the key staff assigned to this project including the Project Manager and Lead Engineer during the time frame that this project. Indicate the number of other projects that will be managed by the Project Manager and under and by the lead engineer during the time he or she would be assigned to this project. Appendix A: Key Staff Resume’s  (No page limit, 0 points – Points included in scoring above)  Provide 1-page resumes for the proposed personnel assigned to this project. SELECTION PROCESS The District has adopted a procurement policy that complies with the Montana State Procurement Act, Title 18, Chapter 4, including the procurement of architectural, engineering, and land surveying services of Montana Code Annotated (MCA) § 18-8-201 - 212. The act requires “adequate” and “reasonable” time for public notice. As such, the adoption of this policy fulfills the requirements in 2 CFR 200.319 Competition through 200.320 Methods of procurement to be followed. The Service Provider will be selected on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications for the type of services required and thereafter the District will negotiate the services agreement with what it deems to be the most qualified firm.    Submissions will be reviewed, evaluated, and ranked on the basis of the scoring criteria noted herein by a selection committee. The selection committee will likely consist of four District staff members and one District Board member. The District expressly reserves the right, in its sole judgment, to accept or reject any or all statements, and to waive any defects and to allow modifications and supplementation of statements that are submitted within the deadline. Firms submitting statements will be accorded fair and equal treatment with respect to opportunity for discussion and revision of proposals, and such revisions may be permitted, after submissions and prior to award for the purpose of obtaining best and final proposals. After scoring and ranking the submissions based on the criteria herein, the selection committee may in its discretion select one or more or all engineering firms to participate in interview(s), make oral presentation(s), provide supplemental information and documentation, or make site visit(s). All arrangements and scheduling shall be coordinated by the selection committee or its agent.   At the completion of the selection process, the selection committee will make a recommendation to the District’s Board of Directors for approval of the highest scoring/ranked firm and request staff authorization to proceed to enter into a contract with the highest ranked firm. Following approval (selection) by the Board, District staff will enter into scope and fee negotiations with the highest ranked firm and prepare the professional services agreement. If an appropriate agreement cannot be reached with the highest ranked firm, the second ranked firm may be invited to submit a scope and fee proposal and negotiate a contract with the District.   July 8 and August 9, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32209 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: ROBERT J. MORIARTY, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-15-2026-0000177-II Amy Eddy 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 Robert D. Coyle, the Personal Representative, c/o Tanko Law Office, 392 – 1st Avenue E.N., Kalispell, MT 59901, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 20th day of April, 2026. /s/ Robert D. Coyle Robert D. Coyle, Personal Representative July 8, 15, 22, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________