Legals for September, 30 2026

NO. 32352 The following is the complete text of Constitutional Initiatives No. 132 and No. 133, which will be submitted to the voters of the state of Montana at the November 3, 2026, General Election. The text is being published pursuant to the requirement  of 13-27-311, Montana Code Annotated. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE NO. 132 (CI-132) BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Article VII of The Constitution of the State of Montana is amended by adding a new section 12 that reads: Section 12. Nonpartisan Judicial Elections. Judicial elections shall remain nonpartisan. CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE NO. 133 (CI-133) BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Article II of The Constitution of the State of Montana is amended by adding a new section 37 that reads: Section 37. Right to initiative and referendum. (1) The people have a fundamental right to exercise their powers of initiative and referendum under Article III and Article XIV. The government may not deny or burden this right  unless justified by a compelling government interest achieved by the least restrictive means. (2) This right guarantees impartial, predictable, transparent, and expeditious processes for proposing a ballot issue, qualifying a ballot issue for the ballot, and submitting a ballot issue to the qualified electors without interference from the government or the use of government resources to support or oppose the ballot  issue. This right includes but is not limited to: (a) proposing a ballot issue by submitting the full text of the ballot issue and proposed ballot statements, with the government modifying the proposed ballot statements only if they are not a true and impartial explanation expressed in plain, easily understood language; (b) obtaining a determination regarding whether the ballot issue and ballot statements are legally sufficient for submission to the qualified electors prior to the petition being approved for circulation; (c) the resolution of legal challenges to the determination made in subsection (2)(b) and the issuance of an approved petition for circulation within 90 days of the initial submission of the ballot issue to the government; (d) reasonably ample time to gather signatures without unjustified burdens on signature gathering, on signature gatherers, or on the preparation or submission of signed petitions; (e) verification of signatures and petitions without the invalidation of a signature or petition due to a technical or minor deficiency; (f) the ability to withdraw one’s signature from a petition, with the deadline for a withdrawal being the same as the deadline for submitting signed petitions to the government; (g) the resolution of legal challenges to the qualification of a ballot issue for the ballot prior to the deadline for finalizing ballots for the election; and (h) submission of a ballot issue to the qualified electors in an impartial manner for their approval or rejection by a majority of those voting thereon at a single  election. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Self-executing. [This act] is self-executing. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective on approval by the electorate. September 16, 30, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32353 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: N.P., YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-26-050(D) SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: Adam Upchurch, birth father 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 adjudication of the child as a youth in need of case and temporary legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:30 PM before the Honorable Dan Wilson, District Judge, Department 4, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Third Floor, Kalispell, Flathead County, MT, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. N.P. was born on May 24, 2026 in Kalispell, Montana. The birth mother is Kendra Plouffe. 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 abovenamed 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, MT, 59901, telephone (406) 758-5870.  WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court this 11 day of September, 2026. SARA E. SMITH Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Crystal Holzapfel Deputy Clerk (SEAL) September 16, 23, 30, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32354 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: N.P., YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-26-050(D) SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: Kendra Plouffe, birth motherof 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 adjudication of the above-named childas a youth in need of care and temporary legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 1:30 PMbefore the Honorable Dan Wilson, District Judge, Department 4, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Third Floor, Kalispell, FlatheadCounty, MT, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. N.P. was born on May 24, 2026 in Kalispell, Montana. The birth mother is Kendra Plouffe. 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 11 day of September, 2026. SARA E. SMITH Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Crystal Holzapfel Deputy Clerk (SEAL) September 16, 23, 30, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32369 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on January 11, 2027, at 11:00 AM At the East Door of the Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Kalispell, MT 59901, the following described real property situated in Flathead County, State of Montana: TRACT 1: THE WESTERLY 300.00 FEET OF LOT 9 IN BLOCK 2 OF BERNARD’S PARK, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT THEREOF, FILED IN OFFICIAL RECORDS OF FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE WESTERLY, ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 9, A DISTANCE OF 351.60 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE TRACT TO BE DESCRIBED HEREIN; THENCE SOUTH AND PARALLEL WITH THE WEST BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 9, TO AN INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE WESTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 9, A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE WEST BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 9, A DISTANCE OF 101.10 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG THE NORTH BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 9, A DISTANCE OF 300.00 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. TRACT 2: A COMMON DRIVEWAY BETWEEN SAID LOTS 8 AND 9 OF BLOCK 2 OF BERNARD’S PARK FOR THE BENEFIT OF EACH OF THEM GRANTED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED APRIL 15, 1995, IN BOOK 370, PAGE 229 AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2305, RECORDS OF FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA. More commonly known as 168 Bernard Rd, Kalispell, MT 59901. Jeremiah J. Wilhelm, as Grantor, conveyed said real property to First American Title Insurance company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Mountain West Bank, N.A., Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on February 15, 2013, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Flathead County, State of Montana, on February 15, 2013 as Instrument No. 201300003930 of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. Assignment Dated: January 12, 2023 Assignment Recorded: January 13, 2023 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 202300000701 Assignee: Nationstar Mortgage LLC Assignment Dated: October 7, 2025 Assignment Recorded: October 15, 2025 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 202500022375 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 September 22, 2025 as Instrument No. 202500020569, 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 February 1, 2026, 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 $96,599.90, interest in the sum of $2,202.70, escrow advances of $4,990.06, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $1,097.23 for a total amount owing of $104,889.89, 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 3rd day of September, 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. MT22664 September 23, 30 and October 7, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32376 Comprehensive Bond Review for Flathead Ridge Ranch LLC (Hard Rock Mining Operating  Permit No. 00204) The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is conducting a comprehensive  bond review for Operating Permit No. 00204 issued to Flathead Ridge Ranch LLC (FRR). FRR operates 18 rock quarry sites located in Flathead County, which are located approximately  5 to 17 miles west, southwest, and south of Marion, MT. Quarry sites are located in Sections 5 and 7 in Township 26 North, Range 23 West; Section 25 in Township 27 North, Range 26 West; Sections 30, 31, 32, and 33 in Township 27 North, Range 25 West; Sections 2, 3, 5, 23 and 33 in Township 26 North, 25 West; Sections 5, 22, 23, and 29 in Township 25 North, Range 25 West; and Sections 17, 18, and 28 in Township 25 North, Range 24 West. DEQ has determined that the current bonding level does not represent the present costs of  compliance with the Metal Mine Reclamation Act, administrative rules adopted thereunder, and the operating permit. DEQ is proposing a bond increase of $81,230 (from $55,045 to $136,275). The bond increase is largely due to additional disturbance areas and facilities found by DEQ on the sites, changes in fuel price, equipment rates, and updated indirect costs such as mobilization, contingency, and administration costs. The procedure for adjusting bonds as a result of a comprehensive bond review is set forth  in Section 82-4-338(3), MCA. The permittee and the public will have until October 30th to  comment on the proposed bond increase. DEQ will issue a final bond determination after the comment period has expired. The permittee, or any person with an interest that may be  adversely affected by DEQ’s final bond determination, may obtain a contested case hearing before the Board of Environmental Review. A written request for a hearing must be filed with DEQ within 30 days of the issuance of the final bond determination, stating the reason for the request. Requests for copies of the bond calculation associated with the comprehensive bond review, accommodations for persons with disabilities who need an alternative accessible format of this notice, and any related questions should be directed to Millie Olsen, Hard Rock Mining Section Supervisor, Mining Bureau, Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901, by telephone at (406) 444-2461 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Requests for accommodation must be submitted no later than 5:00 P.M. on October 20th. September 30, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32381 ADAM O. FINNEY FINNEY FINNEY & FINNEY, P.A. Attorneys at Law Old Power House Building 120 East Lake Street, Suite 317 Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 Phone: (208) 263-7712 Fax: (208) 263-8211 iCourt: [email protected] ISB No. 11545 Attorney for Plaintiff IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER GAVIN ENTERPRISES, INC., an Idaho corporation, doing business as Mountain View Construction, Plaintiff, vs. WOVEN 3 DESIGN, INC., an administratively dissolved Montana corporation; JOHNNY MARK NEAL, a.k.a. JOHNNY NEAL, a.k.a. JOHNNY M. NEAL, an individual; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a Massachusetts corporation; and OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, a New Hampshire corporation, Defendants. Case No. CV09-26-0306 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: WOVEN 3 DESIGN, INC., an administratively dissolved Montana corporation; JOHNNY MARK NEAL, a.k.a. JOHNNY NEAL, a.k.a. JOHNNY M. NEAL, an individual You have been sued by GAVIN ENTERPRISES, INC., an Idaho corporation, doing business as Mountain View Construction, the Plaintiff, in the District Court in and for Bonner County, Idaho, Case No. CV09-26-0306. The nature of the claim against you is for contract implied in law, unjust enrichment, quantum meruit, and contract implied in fact. Any time after 21 days following the last publication of this Summons, the court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you filed a written response in the proper form, including the case number and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at Bonner County Courthouse, 215 S. First Avenue, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864, telephone number (208) 265-1432, and served a copy of your response on the Plaintiff’s attorney Adam O. Finney, of Finney Finney & Finney, P.A., Old Power House Building, 120 East Lake Street, Suite 317, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864, telephone number (208) 263-7712. A copy of the Summons and Complaint can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Plaintiff. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter. DATED 6/29/2026 3:23:38 PM BONNER COUNTY DISTRICT COURT By: /s/ Charity L. Hadley Deputy Clerk (SEAL) September 30 and October 7, 14, 21, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 32389 NOTICE OF ONLINE STORAGE AUCTION Pursuant to Montana Code Annotated §70-6-607, Flathead Lake Storages will offer the contents of the following units for sale to satisfy unpaid charges. The online auction opens October 4, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. and closes October 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Mountain Time, at StorageAuctions.com. Bidding and sale terms are available on the auction website. NORTH BIGFORK: Scott/Cara Johnson, Unit 098; Joshua Walker, Unit 114; Jeremy Gray, Unit 014; Madison Johnson, Unit 080; Christina Torres, Unit 037. WOODS BAY: Justin Cameron, Unit B011; Robert Mock, Unit C051; Scott/Cara Johnson, Unit D088; Sena Davisson, unit K200; Shawn Swor, Unit D084; Christina Courtway, Unit A15: Alexis Sicilia, Unit J178. SOMERS: Gloria Schroeder, Unit 205; Tracy Perritt/Zack Webster, Unit 509; Diana Body, Units 401 and 144. Tenants may satisfy the lien before sale. Contact Flathead Lake Storages at 406-253-7943. September 30, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________