Legals for June, 14 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. 32092 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BIGFORK FIRE DISTRICT PRELIMINARY FISCAL YEAR 2027 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Bigfork Fire District, Flathead County, Montana, has completed its preliminary annual fiscal year 2027 budget, and will hold a public hearing pursuant to § 7-6-4021, MCA. The hearing will be held on June 30th, 2026, at 5:30 p.m., at the Bigfork Fire Hall, 810 Grand Drive, Bigfork, Montana. The purpose of the proposed preliminary budget is to provide a financial plan for the Bigfork Fire District for Fiscal Year 2027, including anticipated revenues, expenditures, and allocations for operations, debt, and capital projects. The public may appear at the hearing and be heard for or against any part of the proposed preliminary budget. Comments may also be submitted by email to [email protected] or mailed to 810 Grand Drive, Bigfork, MT 59911. Following the public hearing, the Board of Trustees will consider approval of the Fiscal Year 2027 preliminary budget immediately thereafter at their regular schedule meeting June 30th, 2026, 5:30pm.  Upon approval, the FY27 preliminary budget will be placed on file and open for public inspection at the Flathead County Finance Department. June 14, 21, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32142 INVITATION TO BID Online electronic Bids will be received by Swank Enterprises on behalf of Lakeside County Water & Sewer District until 2:00 pm, local time, Tuesday, June 30th, 2026, for construction of the Lakeside Wastewater Improvements Phase II – Ground Improvements project. All received bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The bid opening will be held virtually through a Microsoft Teams Meeting, commencing at 2:00 pm, local time, Tuesday, June 30th, 2026. A link to the bid opening is provided below: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24192779029659?p=fQriR rT1ZRrOCq1tjp The Lakeside Wastewater Improvements Phase II – Ground Improvements project consists of install ground improvements beneath the proposed wastewater treatment facility. The ground improvements will include final design of proposed ground improvement process, excavation, load and transfer pad installation, and installation of ground improvements. For this project, bids will only be received and accepted via email. All bids shall be sent to Travis Lake ([email protected]) and Austin Wargo ([email protected]) prior to the deadline. Interested bidders may access the contract documents, bidding documents, and addenda through the plans exchanges. The contract documents, bidding documents, and addendums will also be available for upload through Procore. Acknowledgement of all addendums is required to submit a bid. Questions received after 4:00 pm, local time, on Friday, June 19th, 2026 may not be answered.  The contract documents, consisting of half size Drawings and Project Specifications, may be examined or obtained at the office of Robert Peccia and Associates, located at 3147 Saddle Drive, Helena, MT 59601, (406) 447-5000 for a non-refundable fee of $150 per set.   A prebid conference will be held virtually through a Microsoft Teams Meeting, commencing at 2:00 pm, local time, Tuesday June 16th, 2026. Those interested in bidding the project are encouraged to attend this meeting. A link to the prebid conference is provided below: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/242113319111704?p=v55L KPc9iPOsETHXiT Bids will be received on a price basis as described in the Contract Documents. Work at the site is to commence within 10 calendar days after the written Notice to Proceed is issued. Completion of the work is required prior to December 1st, 2026. The project includes liquidated damages that will be assessed as set forth in the Special Provisions per calendar day if the work is not complete by the required date. Each bidder will be required to be registered with the State of Montana, Department of Labor and Industry prior to bidding this project. No Bid may be withdrawn within a period of 60 days after the date for opening bids. Swank Enterprises reserves the right to reject all Bids, to waive informalities, and to reject nonconforming, irregular, non-responsive or conditional Bids. 1st Publication – Daily Interlake May 31, 2026 Prebid Meeting (Microsoft Teams) June 16, 2026 @ 2:00 PM 2nd Publication – Daily Interlake June 14, 2026 Bid Opening (Microsoft Teams) June 30, 2026 @ 2:00 PM May 31 and June 14, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32151 Eli J. Patten (MT Bar #11219)  David F. Knobel (MT Bar #212614) Robert J. Joki (MT Bar #68066678)  CROWLEY FLECK PLLP 500 Transwestern Plaza II 490 North 31st Street P.O. Box 2529 Billings, MT 59103-2529 Telephone: (406) 252-3441 Facsimile: (406) 252-3181 Attorneys for Plaintiff MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY GUARDIAN TAX MT, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. GARY HUTCHINSON; and all other persons, unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title, whether the claim or possible claim is present or contingent,  Defendants. Cause No.: DV-15-2025-0000032-QT Judge: Heidi J. Ulbricht SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: All other persons, unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title, whether the claim or possible claim is present or contingent: A lawsuit has been filed against you. This action is brought to quiet title to land situated in Flathead County, Montana, and described as follows: THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST, P.M.M., FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS TO-WIT: PARCEL B OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 4553. 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 a motion under Rule 12 of the Montana Rules of Civil Procedure. 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 the seal of said Court this 1st day of June, 2026. Sara Smith FLATHEAD COUNTY  CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT (COURT SEAL) By:K.D. Deputy Clerk June 7, 14, 21, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32160 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on October 15, 2026, at 02:00 PM at the East door of the Flathead County Justice Center located at 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, the following described real property situated in Flathead County, State of Montana: TRACT 1 OF CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO. 13906, A TRACT OF LAND SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP 28 NORTH, RANGE 22 WEST, P.M.M., FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. More commonly known as 225 Newsom Ln, Kalispell, MT 59901. Darrin J. Farrelly, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Insured Title, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Rocky Mountain Bank, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on July 6, 2018, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Flathead County, State of Montana, on July 6, 2018 as Instrument No. 201800013911 of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: PNC Bank, National Association Assignment Dated: March 19, 2025 Assignment Recorded: April 4, 2025 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 202500006095 All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Flathead County, Montana. Jason J. Henderson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Flathead County, State of Montana, on July 14, 2025 as Instrument No. 202500012876, of Official Records. The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to the Grantor(s) failure to make monthly payments beginning December 1, 2025, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $194,523.25, interest in the sum of $6,022.80, escrow advances of $1,982.20, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $4,692.72 for a total amount owing of $207,220.97, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled. The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.  Important Notice to Potential Bidders: Federal law administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, requires certain residential real estate transactions to be reported to the federal government. If you are the winning bidder at auction, you may be required to provide identifying information about yourself and, if applicable, any entity or trust purchasing the property. This information is required by federal law and must be provided to complete the sale. Failure to provide required information after the sale may delay or prevent issuance of the foreclosure deed.  This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 1st day of June, 2026. Jason J. Henderson Substitute Trustee 38 2nd Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. MT23051 June 14, 21, 28, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32161 Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In re the Marriage of: Kodi Watkins, Petitioner and Ernest Hubler, Respondent. Case No: DR-26-234 Summons for Publication DANNI COFFMAN NOTICE TO: Respondent Ernest Hubler. You are named in a petition to declare the marriage invalid. Unless you respond in 21 days, the court may decide against you without you being heard and give Petitioner everything asked for in the petition. You must submit your written response within 21 calendar days. The 21 day period starts the day after the last date of publication of this notice. If the final day falls on a weekend or court holiday, you may file your response on the next business day. You must file your written response with the Clerk of District Court at: Flathead County and serve a copy of your answer on the Petitioner. Date this 9th day of June, 2026 Sara Smith Clark of Court By: /s/ Rachel Faber Deputy Clerk (SEAL) June 14, 21, 28, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________