Legals for May, 27 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. 32128 PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Notice to Water Users (Pursuant to Section 85-2-307, MCA) The following application has been submitted to appropriate water in the State of Montana. THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION PROPOSES TO GRANT AN APPLICATION FOR BENEFICIAL WATER USE PERMIT. DESCRIBED BELOW ARE THE PERTINENT FACTS WHICH SUMMARIZE THE APPLICATION. THE DRAFT PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION (PD) DOCUMENTING THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND ANY CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO THE WATER RIGHT ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT https://dnrc.mt.gov/Water-Resources/Water-Rights/application-status-environmental-assessments/. PUBLIC COMMENT DEADLINE: JUNE 26, 2026. PUBLIC COMMENTS MUST BE FILED ON A PUBLIC COMMENT FORM, FORM 654, AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE STATED DEADLINE. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT’S WEBSITE OR CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY WATER RESOURCES REGIONAL OFFICE. MAIL PAPER COPIES OF THE COMPLETED FORM TO: DNRC WATER RIGHTS BUREAU, PO BOX 201601, HELENA, MT 59620-1601. SUBMIT ELECTRONIC COPIES OF THE COMPLETED FORM TO: [email protected]. PER 85-2-307(5)(C), MCA, IF NO PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE RECEIVED, THE DRAFT PD WILL BE ADOPTED AS FINAL AND THERE WILL BE NO OPPORTUNITY TO OBJECT TO THIS APPLICATION. DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPLICATION, OR REQUESTS TO OBTAIN THE DRAFT PD OR PUBLIC COMMENT FORM TO THE WATER RESOURCES OFFICE AT 655 TIMBERWOLF PARKWAY, SUITE 4, KALISPELL, MT 59901-2387, PHONE: 406-752-2288, FAX: 406-752-2843. IF ISSUED, THE RIGHT WILL BE SUBJECT TO PRIOR EXISTING WATER RIGHTS. Application Number: 76LJ 30171669 Owners: JM REAL ESTATE HOLDING LLC PO BOX 1109 LAKESIDE, MT 59922-1109 Priority Date: AUGUST 27, 2025 at 03:10 P.M. Purpose (Use): LAWN AND GARDEN Maximum Flow Rate: 22.00 GPM Maximum Volume: 3.08 AC-FT Source Name: FLATHEAD RIVER (FLATHEAD LAKE) Source Type: SURFACE WATER Point of Diversion and Means of Diversion: ID 1; Qtr Sec: NENESE; Sec 28; Twp 26N; Rge 20W; County FLATHEAD Period of Diversion: MAY 15 TO SEPTEMBER 30 Diversion Means: PUMP Subdivision: ANGEL PT AC LOT 25-29 AMEND TRACT/LOT: 26 Purpose (Use): LAWN AND GARDEN Volume: 3.08 AC-FT Period of Use: MAY 15 to SEPTEMBER 30 Place of Use: ID 1; Acres: 1.23; Qtr Sec: SESENE; Sec 28; Twp 26N; Rge 20W; County FLATHEAD Subdivision: ANGEL PT AC LOT 25-29 AMEND TRACT/LOT: 26 Total: 1.23 PUBLISHED IN: DAILY INTER LAKE ON MAY 27, 2026. May 27, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32132 Opportunity to Comment on Round Star Project Revised Environmental Assessment, Flathead National Forest, Tally Lake Ranger District (Flathead County) The Flathead National Forest, Tally Lake Ranger District, is seeking comments on the revised environmental assessment (EA) for the Round Star Project, located on National Forest System lands within Flathead County, MT, approximately 13 miles west of Whitefish, MT, extending from Round Meadows to the northwest part of Star Meadows.  The project includes activities designed to:  • Reduce tree densities and fuel loadings within the wildland-urban interface. • Improve the diversity and resilience of vegetative communities. • Contribute to continued timber production and economic sustainability.  • Enhance and expand high quality recreation opportunities in the Round Meadow area. A decision notice was signed by the Tally Lake District Ranger in April 2024. In 2025, a complaint was filed against the project in the United States District Court for the District of Montana alleging violations of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Healthy Forests Restoration Act (HFRA), National Forest Management Act (NFMA), Administrative Procedures Act (APA), and Endangered Species Act (ESA) (Case No. 9:25-cv-00005-KLD, D. Mont.). In a March 31, 2026 order, the court found that there were NFMA and NEPA violations, ordered project activities enjoined, and remanded the project to the Forest to address deficiencies. The 2024 Decision Notice was not vacated. In response to the court order, the Flathead National Forest has prepared a Revised EA to clarify the HFRA (16)(B) Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) delineation process and demonstrate compliance with the Forest Plan’s Lynx Amendment standards, and to consider effects related to the adjacent Cyclone Bill project.  The Round Star revised EA and supporting documents can be viewed on the Flathead National Forest’s project webpage at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r01/flathead/projects/archive/60892 or in the public Box folder at: https://usfs-public.box.com/s/cvnaib2t9mgvw6n974e0itnqeaedinml Opportunity to Comment:  Public comments will be accepted during the 30-day comment period. Comments will ONLY be considered on the new and revised information in the revised EA. A list of revisions is provided in the EA introduction to help readers understand the new information that is subject to comment. Specific written comments on the revised EA will be accepted for 30 calendar days following publication of this notice in the Daily Inter Lake. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period and the regulations prohibit extension. It is the responsibility of persons providing comments to ensure timely submission. Comments submitted via mail must be postmarked by the end of the comment period. Names and contact information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released under the Freedom of Information Act.  Submit comments electronically to [email protected] in rich text (.rtf), Word (.doc or .docx), or .pdf formats, with “Round Star Project” in the subject line. To submit via mail, send to U.S. Forest Service, Tally Lake Ranger District, Attn: Sarah Hash (Round Star Project), 650 Wolf Pack Way, Kalispell MT 59901, or hand-deliver to the Tally Lake Ranger District (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays).  The revised EA was completed under the under the Forest Service’s NEPA implementing regulations at 36 CFR 220, which were in place at the time the 2024 Decision Notice was signed. This project previously completed the pre-decisional administrative review (objections) process pursuant to 36 CFR 218, subparts A and B. If a subsequent administrative review process (objection period) is warranted pursuant to 36 CFR 218, only those who submit timely and specific written comments during this public comment period will be eligible to file an objection on new information. Commenters must either sign the comment or verify identity upon request. This project initiated public comment after the publication of the proposed amendment to the regulations at 36 CFR 218 in the Federal Register on February 6, 2026 (91 FR 5387). If an objection period is warranted, this project and the associated EA and FONSI may be subject to the revised administrative review process if the final 36 CFR 218 rule is published before the project’s objection period is initiated. Otherwise, this project would follow the administrative review process established prior to the proposed rule, if the process is needed. May 27, 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. 32134 The canvass of votes for Fair-Mont-Egan School District No. 3 (Flathead County) on May 5, 2026, reported results for two levy measures and two board trustee terms. For the General Fund Levy, 214 votes were for and 339 against, with a total of 553 votes cast. For the Technology Fund Levy, 217 votes were for and 315 against, with 532 total votes cast. For the Term 2026–2029 board positions, Bridget Oestreich and Jeff Hagen were listed as elected by acclamation. The Board of Trustees and Election Administrator, Julie Wood as District Clerk certified that this constitutes a full, true and complete canvass of the number of votes cast, and declaration of results of Fair-Mont-Egan School District, No. 3, Flathead County for the offices/issues enumerated and we hereby declare Trustee positions were elected by acclamation. Two three-year terms were open and two candidates applied. May 27, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________