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Legals August 8, 2018

No. 25577 AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT An audit of the Bigfork County Water and Sewer District has been conducted by Denning, Downey & Associates, CPA's, P.C. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires the publication of the following summary of significant findings. Summary of Significant Findings The audit report for the Bigfork County Water and Sewer District for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017 were unmodified. The audit report also contained several other auditors' reports. Following is a list of the reports and a summary of the findings included in each. This is only a summary and is not intended to be used as an audit report. 1. Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards. This report contained findings on the following matters: .The Audit report contained no findings. 2. Independant Auditor's Report on Compliance for Each Major Program and on Internal Control over Compliance required by the Uniform Guidance .This audit report contained no findings. 3. Report on Other Compliance, Financial and Internal Accounting Control Matters. .This audit report contained no findings. 4. Report on Audit Report Recommendations. This report summarized the findings from the prior audit report, and noted the action taken on them. .This audit report contained no findings. Public Inspection of Audit Report The complete audit report is on file in its entirety and open to public inspection at the Administrator's Office. Very Truly Yours, Julie Spencer District Manager Bigfork County Water and Sewer District August 8, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________

Legals August 1, 2018

No. 25422 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request by the Ray Family Trust to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Highway 93 North Zoning District from AG-40 (Agriculture) to SAG-10 (Suburban Residential). The boundaries of the area proposed to be amended from AG-40 (Agriculture) to SAG-10 (Suburban Residential) are described as: A tract of land situated, lying and being in the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW1/4SE1/4) of Section 06, Township 29 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana. The regulations defining the AG-40 and SAG-10 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, 800 S Main, Rm 302, Kalispell, MT, at the Flathead County Planning & Zoning Office, 40 11th St W, Kalispell, MT, and on the County Planning & Zoning Office's website: http://flathead.mt.gov/planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on for file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 9th day of August, 2018, at 9:30 o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Third Floor, Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Highway 93 North Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners' Office prior to the hearing. DATED this 24th day of May, 2018. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Pamela J. Holmquist Pamela J. Holmquist, Chairman July 25, and Aug. 1, 2018 MNAXLP

Judge makes ruling on Whitefish doughnut dispute

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Judging completed - on to the tasting

This past week the four judges for the North Idaho Wine Rodeo, Eric Cook, Jill Kausen, Chris Cates and I completed the evaluation of over 200 entries to this year's competition. As always with this event and frankly any blind tasting or judging of wines, some familiar faces as well as some newcomers emerged from the fray. There were surprises and predictability at the same time and all in all we tasted some fabulous wines from appellations in Europe, Australia and New Zealand and many growing areas here in the United States.

Wine Rodeo 2011: The full story

As the judging continues and we get closer to fair week we are being asked more questions about the competition and the grand tasting. So here is all you need to know if you are attending the event.