Legals August 30, 2018

CLINTON J. FISCHER LAW OFFICE, P.C. Professional Center Building P.O. Box 879 Polson, MT 59860 Telephone: (406) 883-4395 Attorney for Personal Representative MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF STEVEN LLOYD SMITH, Decedent. PROBATE NO. DP 18-43 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. A written statement of the claim indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim and the amount claimed may be filed with the Clerk of the District Court, Lake County, Montana, or mailed, return receipt requested, to the Personal Representative at the following address: Wilma M. Smith c/o Clinton J. Fischer Law Office, P.C. P.O. Box 879 Polson, MT 59860 DATED this 2nd day of August, 2018 /s/ Clinton J. Fischer Clinton J. Fischer, Attorney for Personal Representative /s/ Wilma M. Smith Wilma M. Smith, Personal Representative PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE'S ATTORNEY: Clinton J. Fischer CLINTON J. FISCHER LAW OFFICE, P.C. Professional Center Building P. O. Box 879 Polson, Montana 59860 Published on August 23, 2018, August 30, 2018, and September 6, 2018. MNAXLP

Notice to Creditors Probate Cause No. 18-365-P The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court of the Flathead Reservation, Pablo, Montana In Re the Matter of the Estate of: Clete Laforge Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Vicki Laforge, has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said Deceased 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 either be mailed to the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, or to the Clerk of Court of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, Montana 59855. Dated this 13th of August, 2018. /s/ Vicki Laforge Personal Representative Address: Vicki Laforge P.O. Box 146 Pablo, MT 59855 Published on August 30, 2018, September 6, 2018, and September 13, 2018. MNAXLP

LAKE COUNTY, MONTANA NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING THE BOARD OF LAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAS COMPLETED ITS PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019. The budget has been placed on file and is open to inspection in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder/Finance Department September 4th, 5th and 6th, 2018. Any taxpayer or resident of Lake County may appear and be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget. The Board of Lake County Commissioners will meet on the 6th day of September 2018 at 4:00 p.m. in the Commissioner's office to approve the final budget and make appropriations. Paula Holle Lake County Clerk & Recorder 106 4th Ave E Polson MT 59860 406-883-7215 Published on August 23, 2018, and August 30, 2018. MNAXLP

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, NCP Bayou 2, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. John Buffa and Judy Buffa, Defendant(s), Cause No.: DV-17-65 THE HONORABLE JAMES A. MANLEY NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE TO BE SOLD, in one single Sheriff's Sale on the 6th day of September, 2018 at 10:00 o'clock a.m., at the location of the Front Entrance of the Lake County Courthouse, 106 4th Ave E, Polson, MT 59860, real property located in Lake County, Montana and described on the attached Exhibit A (the "Encumbered Property"), pursuant to the Amended Consent Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered in this proceeding, together with the corresponding Writ of Execution issued with respect to the above-referenced cause number. The Encumbered Property sold at the Sheriff's Sale is to be sold together in one single sale for one bid price. The Encumbered Property is sold with all appurtenances, hereditaments, tenements, including all water rights, gas, oil, other hydrocarbons, and geothermal rights thereunto belonging or used in connection therewith. Dated this 17 day of July, 2018. By: /s/ Donald R. Bell Real Property: HOMESTEAD ENTRY SURVEY NO. 967, EMBRACING A PORTION OF SECTIONS 16 AND 17, TOWNSHIP 24 NORTH, RANGE 17 WEST, P.M.M., LAKE COUNTY, MONTANA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT CORNER NO. 1, IDENTICAL WITH THE SOUTH CORNER OF SECTIONS 16 AND 17 IN SAID TOWNSHIP AND RANGE; THENCE N 89 DEGREES 59'W.9.68 CHAINS TO CORNER NO. 2; THENCE N 00 DEGREES 01'W.50.13 CHAINS TO CORNER NO. 3; THENCE S. 89 DEGREES 57' E.9.49 CHAINS TO CORNER NO. 4; THENCE S. 89 DEGREES 57' E.10.64 CHAINS TO CORNER NO. 5; THENCE S. 00 DEGREES 05'E.50.13 CHAINS TO CORNER NO. 6; THENCE N. 89 DEGREES 57'W.10.51 CHAINS TO CORNER NO. 1, TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING TAX ID 15707 Published on August 16, 2018, August 23, 2018, and August 30, 2018. MNAXLP

After Recording Return To: Mackoff Kellogg Law Firm 38 2nd Ave E Dickinson, ND 58601 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE'S SALE on October 3, 2018, at 11:00 AM at the North Entrance to the Lake County Courthouse located 106 4th Avenue East in Polson, MT 59860, the following described real property situated in Lake County, Montana: Lot 2 of White Coyote Minor Subdivision Plat, A subdivision located in Lake County, Montana, according to the map or plat thereof on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. Kathryn M. Bozich, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to secure an obligation owed to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust The beneficial interest is currently held by MTGLQ Investors, LP. First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is currently the Trustee. The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning September 1, 2016, 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. The total amount due on this obligation as of March 6, 2018 is $286,644.58 principal, interest totaling $17,994.78, escrow advances of $10,280.22 and other fees and expenses advanced of $193.50, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be 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 Grantors. 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. dated on June 6, 2008, and recorded on June 9, 2008 as Document No. 489927. Modification agreement recorded 3/9/2009 under document number 496284. 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, at any time prior to the trustee's sale, may 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 thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee's Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and 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. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Dated: May 25, 2018 Kaitlin Ann Gotch Assistant Secretary, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc. Successor Trustee Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339 Blackfoot ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ) ) ss. County of Bingham ) On this 25th day of May, 2018, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same. Rae Albert Notary Public Bingham County, Idaho Commission expires: 09/06/2022 Rushmore Loan Management Services vs KATHRYN M BOZICH 105235-1 Published on August 23, 2018, August 30, 2018, and September 6, 2018. MNAXLP

Legal Notice Paramount Equipment, d/b/a/ Montana Solid Rock, has applied to amend Operating Permit No. 00172 to include two additional quarry sites. Montana Solid Rock produces sandstone and decorative rock under the operating permit. The first site is known as Quarry 1 and is currently being mined by Montana Solid Rock under Small Miner Exclusion Statement No. 35-058. Quarry 1 is located in T21N, R28W, Section 08 on the north side of Highway 200, approximately 6 miles east of Thompson Falls, Montana. The site consists of a small knob with a lower loadout/working area. Quarry 1 would have a permit area of 27 acres of which 14.5 acres would be disturbed. The second site is known as Quarry 4 and is currently being mined by Montana Solid Rock under SMES No. 35-058B. SMES Quarry 4 is located in T20N, R27W, Section 01 on the north side of Highway 200, approximately 6 miles west of Plains, Montana. The site consists of several small parallel ridges with a loadout/working area. Quarry 4 would have a permit area of 38 acres of which 20 acres would be disturbed. Copies of the amendment application can be reviewed by the public at DEQ offices at 1520 E. 6th Ave., in Helena, MT, and will be posted on the DEQ web page: http://deq.mt.gov/hardrock/default.mcpx For more information on the project and to submit comments on the proposal, contact: Herb Rolfes Department of Environmental Quality Operating Permit Section Supervisor Hard Rock Mining Bureau P.O. Box 200901 Helena, MT 59620-0901 (406) 444-3841 or hrolfes@mt.gov Published on August 30, 2018. MNAXLP

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On January 2, 2019 at 11:00 AM, on the front steps, Lake County Courthouse, 106 4th Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860, Brigham J. Lundberg, a member of the Montana State Bar, as successor trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, the following described real property situated in Lake County, Montana, and described as follows: A tract of land located in the NE1/4NE1/4 of Section 4, Township 20 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Lake County, Montana, further shown and described as being tract 1B2 on Certificate of Survey No. 5784, on file in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. Excepting therefrom that portion as described on Bargain and Sale Deed recorded in Book 41 Deeds, Page 264. Parcel ID No.: 4540 which has the address of 43299 Round Butte Road, Ronan, MT 59864. Said sale will be made to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the trust indenture/deed of trust ("Deed of Trust") dated November 14, 2012 and executed by Debbie A. Wack, as grantor ("Grantor"), to Flathead Title, as trustee, in favor of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Mountain West Bank, N.A., its successors and assigns, as beneficiary, and recorded on November 14, 2012 as Instrument No. 524805, official records of Lake County, Montana. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. ("Beneficiary"), the current beneficiary, by written instrument filed for record on November 8, 2017, as Instrument No. 559054, official records of Lake County, Montana. Brigham J. Lundberg ("Successor Trustee") is the successor trustee of the Deed of Trust pursuant to an Appointment of Successor Trustee/Substitution of Trustee recorded on August 21, 2018 as Instrument No. 564315, official records of Lake County, Montana. Beneficiary has declared the grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note ("Note") secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor's failure to timely pay all monthly installments of principal, interest, and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note is now due for the October 1, 2017 installment payment. As of August 7, 2018, the amount necessary to satisfy this obligation was $162,970.95. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $154,621.11, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any), and advances for the protection of the beneficiary's security interest (if any). Due to the default stated above, Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Successor 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 warranties of title or possession, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale is subject to bankruptcy filing, payoff, reinstatement, or other circumstance that affects the validity of the sale. If the sale is set aside or the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of funds paid to the successor trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The scheduled Trustee's Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing or other court-ordered stay, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. The grantor, the successor-in-interest to the grantor, or any other person having an interest in the aforesaid property, at any time prior to the trustee's sale, may pay to the present 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 thereby cure the default theretofore existing. This communication is from a debt collector. It is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. DATED: 8/23/2018 /s/ Brigham Lundberg Brigham J. Lundberg, Successor Trustee Lundberg & Associates, PC 3269 S. Main St., Ste. 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 801-263-3400 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Published on August 30, 2018, September 6, 2018, and September 13, 2018. MNAXLP

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE On January 3, 2019 at 11:00 AM, on the front steps, Lake County Courthouse, 106 4th Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860, Brigham J. Lundberg, a member of the Montana State Bar, as successor trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, the following described real property situated in Lake County, Montana, and described as follows: Lot 5 in Block 5 of the original townsite of St. Ignatius, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. Parcel ID No.: 16179 which has the address of 413 2nd Avenue, Saint Ignatius, MT 59865. Said sale will be made to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the trust indenture/deed of trust ("Deed of Trust") dated January 6, 2015 and executed by Lyle Hilfigure also known as Lyle F. Hilfigure, as grantor ("Grantor"), to Alliance Title and Escrow Corp., as trustee, in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as beneficiary, and recorded on January 12, 2015 as Instrument No. 539345, official records of Lake County, Montana. Brigham J. Lundberg ("Successor Trustee") is the successor trustee of the Deed of Trust pursuant to an Appointment of Successor Trustee/Substitution of Trustee recorded on August 17, 2018 as Instrument No. 564206, official records of Lake County, Montana. Beneficiary has declared the grantor in default of the terms of the Deed of Trust and the promissory note ("Note") secured by the Deed of Trust because of Grantor's failure to timely pay all monthly installments of principal, interest, and, if applicable, escrow reserves for taxes and/or insurance as required by the Note and Deed of Trust. According to the Beneficiary, the obligation evidenced by the Note is now due for the April 1, 2018 installment payment. As of August 15, 2018, the amount necessary to satisfy this obligation was $130,366.76. This amount includes the outstanding principal balance of $128,327.42, plus accrued interest, accrued late charges, accrued escrow installments for insurance and/or taxes (if any), and advances for the protection of the beneficiary's security interest (if any). Due to the default stated above, Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Successor 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 warranties of title or possession, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. The sale is subject to bankruptcy filing, payoff, reinstatement, or other circumstance that affects the validity of the sale. If the sale is set aside or the trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of funds paid to the successor trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The scheduled Trustee's Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing or other court-ordered stay, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days. The grantor, the successor-in-interest to the grantor, or any other person having an interest in the aforesaid property, at any time prior to the trustee's sale, may pay to the present 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 thereby cure the default theretofore existing. This communication is from a debt collector. It is an attempt to collect a debt, and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. DATED: 08/24/2018 /S/ Brigham J. Lundberg Brigham J. Lundberg, Successor Trustee Lundberg & Associates, PC 3269 S. Main St., Ste. 100, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 801-263-3400 Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Published on August 30, 2018, September 6, 2018, and September 13, 2018. MNAXLP