Legals for June, 10 2026

NO. 32088 NOTICE OF BOARD POSITION VACANCIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY Flathead County is seeking individuals who want to make a difference in their community by filling an existing seat on the Flathead County Planning Board. Letters of interest are being accepted. This position is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. TO APPLY FOR ANY OF THESE POSITIONS: Letters of interest (please specify which board/committee you are applying for) including legal name, physical address, mailing address, daytime phone number and qualifications should be submitted to: Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office South Campus Building 40 11th Street West, Ste 220 Kalispell, MT 59901 All letters of interest should be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 19, 2026.   For additional information and specific qualifications please call 751-8200 or visit our website: https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/planning-zoning May 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31 and June 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32124 NOTICE TO CREDITORS CAUSE NO.: DP-15-2026-0000018-IT IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD In the Matter of the Estate of: GORDON RICHARD BEST, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that KIMBERLY LAVINE-BEST, whose address is 3092 Middle Rd., Columbia Falls, Montana 59912, has been appointed Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named Decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate 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 presented to the undersigned at the address indicated, and filed with the Clerk of the Court. DATED this 20th day of May, 2026. /s/Ryan J. Crandall Montana Bar No. 14538 8596 N. Wayne Dr., Suite B Hayden, ID 83835 Telephone:(208) 719-7171 Facsimile: (208) 518-0338 [email protected] Attorney for Personal Representative May 27 and June 3, 10, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32133 Sara E. Smith Clerk of District Court Flathead County Justice Center 920 South Main Street Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 758-5906 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD IN THE MATTER OF: J.J., YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-24-028(D) SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: Breanna Breen, birth mother of the above-named child: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition has been filed in the above-entitled Court by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division, 121 Financial Drive, Suite C, Kalispell, MT 59901, requesting termination of parental rights and permanent legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Monday, June 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM before the Honorable Dan Wilson, District Judge, Department 4, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Third Floor, Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. J.J. was born on October 31, 2019 in Kalispell, Montana. The birth mother is Breanna Breen. You have the right to representation by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney to represent you. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in the above-named child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceedings, in the Court entering judgment by default against you for all relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition is filed with the Clerk of District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District Court in and for Flathead County, 920 South Main, Third Floor, Kalispell, Montana, 59901, telephone (406) 758-5870.  WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court this 22 day of May, 2026. SARA E. SMITH Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Kristen Skees Deputy Clerk (SEAL) May 27 and June 3, 10, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32156 PUBLIC NOTICE Housing Solutions, LLC, PO Box 2099, Missoula, Montana 59806, Phone (406) 203-1558, a for-profit organization, hereby notifies all interested persons of Columbia Falls, Montana that we are planning to develop, Glacier View Senior an affordable multi-family rental housing complex on the site at TBD Veteran Dr. on the property west of St. Richard’s Catholic Church, Columbia Falls, Montana 59912. This complex will consist of 20 one-bedroom units and 9 two-bedroom units for elderly persons. This Project will be exempt from property taxes. An Application will be submitted to the Montana Board of Housing for federal tax credits financing. You are encouraged to submit comments regarding the need for affordable multi-family rental housing in your area to the Montana Board of Housing, PO Box 200528, Helena, MT 59620-0528; FAX (406) 841-2841, or electronically at https://housing.mt.gov/Contact. June 10, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32159 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA In re NorthWestern Energy’s Application for Approval of a Large New Load Tariff Rule Docket 2026.04.023 June 5, 2026 Notice of Application and Intervention Deadline 1. On March 31, 2026, NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (“NorthWestern”) filed an Application for Large New Load Tariff Rule (“Application”) with the Montana Public Service Commission (“Commission”). NorthWestern’s Application requests Commission approval of a new tariff rule to process for evaluating and onboarding new or expanded electric supply service customers with an expected average monthly demand of 5 megawatts (“MW”) or greater. NorthWestern’s proposed rule sets minimum contract terms for Electric Service Agreements with large new load customers, including cost assignment provisions, cost recovery protections, security and performance assurance requirements, and system reliability protections. The proposed rule also establishes requirements for “Very Large Customers” with an average monthly demand of 50 MW or greater, including Commission review and approval of Very Large Customer Electric Service Agreements.      2. A copy of the filing is publicly available at the Commission’s business office, 1701 Prospect Avenue, Helena, MT 59601, and the Commission’s online REDDI portal (reddi.mt.gov) under Docket 2026.04.023. A copy may also be available at the office of the Montana Consumer Counsel (“MCC”), which represents consumer interests before the Commission, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, MT 59601, (406) 444-2771. Interested persons can register on the Commission’s website to receive notice of filings in this docket. Instructions for subscribing to notices of filings are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help (select “Join a Docket Watchlist”).     3. The Commission invites any interested party affected by NorthWestern’s filing to intervene in this docket. To intervene, a party must file a petition to intervene with the Commission no later than June 19, 2026. A party seeking intervention must file an electronic petition on the Commission’s online REDDI portal. All filings must be made in REDDI and hard copies are not required. A party seeking intervention must also mail a copy of the petition to the MCC at P.O. Box 201703, Helena, MT 59620, and to NorthWestern’s attorney, Michael Green, at 208 N. Montana Ave., Suite 200, Helena, MT 59601.     4. The Commission invites members of the public who do not wish to formally intervene to submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission at 1701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620, or by email to [email protected]. Public comment may also be submitted in REDDI. Instructions for submitting public comments in REDDI are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help (select “Submit Public Comment”). Any person with a disability needing reasonable accommodation to provide comment should call the Commission at (800) 646-6150. All comments received will be public records. Personal or private information should not be included in comments.     5. The Commission’s jurisdiction over this matter is provided in Title 69 and Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Montana Code Annotated; Title 38, Chapters 2 and 5 of the Montana Administrative Rules; and any prior orders of the Commission relevant to the issues presented. DONE and DATED June 5, 2026, by the Montana Public Service Commission through delegation to staff.  JEFF WELBORN, President JENNIFER FIELDER, Vice President RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner DR. ANNIE BUKACEK, Commissioner BRAD MOLNAR, Commissioner June 10, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________