Legals for December, 11 2024

PUBLIC NOTICE INVITATION TO BID \ Polson School District #23 Polson High School Addition and Remodel Project Swank Enterprises on behalf of Polson School District #23, Lake County, Polson, Montana is requesting Bids for the High School Core and Shell bid package. This project will take place from the Winter 2024 through the Winter of 2025 and consists of site work, demolition, addition, and remodel work. Bid Package One – Subgrade, Foundation and Shell The Contract Documents consisting of Drawings and the Project Specification Manual will be available November 21, 2024. Documents may be obtained on-line at the Montana Plans Exchanges. It is the bidder’s responsibility to obtain and acknowledge all addenda issued during the bid process. Bids will be accepted by: 1. Email to leaann@swankenterprises.com 2. Delivered to Lea Ann Noffsinger, Swank Enterprises, 750 W. Reserve Dr. Kalispell, MT 59901. Bids are due before 2:00 PM (local time), Tuesday, December 17, 2024. Bids must be plainly marked, “Polson High School Remodel & Addition” All Bids must be submitted on the Bid Form found in the Specifications, complete per the Bid Package descriptions and signed by an officer or a person duly authorized to sign Bids. All Bids shall be valid for a period of 45 days after the bid date. Late Bids will not be opened. Access to the site and existing building prior to bidding will be made available upon request. All Subcontractor bids shall include the cost of the following: 1. 1% Montana Gross Receipts Construction Tax. 2. Current Montana State Prevailing Wages. 3. Permits specific to the bid scope of work. Each Contractor will be required to have a certificate of registration from the Employment Relations Division of the Montana Department of Labor and Industry in the proper classification. Polson School District reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive formalities and to accept the Bid(s) deemed most advantageous to them. All bids will be post-qualified by Swank Enterprises. Please contact Swank Enterprises with questions or concerns. Grant Kerley Swank Enterprises 750 West Reserve Drive Kalispell, MT 59901 grant@swankenterprises.com PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 28TH, DECEMBER 5TH & 12TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY KATHARINE DONNELLEY, JAMES DONNELLEY, LISA DONNELLEY, and STEPHEN DONNELLEY, Plaintiffs, VS. DEVIN HUNTLEY, MICHELLE HUNTLEY, DEBORAH LOWREY, EDWIN CRUES, and all other persons unknown claiming or who might claim any right, title, estate, or interest in or hen or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint adverse to Plaintiffs’ ownership or any could upon Plaintiffs’ title thereto, whether such claim or possible claim be present or contingent, inchoate, or accrued, Defendants. Cause No.: DV-24-70 Judge: Hon. Molly Owen SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION   THE STATE OF MONTANA TO ALL UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS, GREETINGS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you by publication, and to file your Answer and serve a copy thereof upon Plaintiffs’ attorney within twenty-one (21) days after the service of this Summons by Publication, which is complete as ofthe last publication date of the Surnmons by Publication and, in the case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Arnended Complaint. This action includes a claim to quiet title to the following property: Lots s, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in Block 1, and Block N of Murphy’s Plat of Acacia, according to the map or plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. All that triangular tract located at the southeast corner of Lot 6 of Block l of Murphy’s Plat of Acacia, according to the records of Lake County, Montana, and particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point 75 feet North 571 0’ East of the southwest corner of said Block 6; thence North 7 30’ East 62 feet; thence South 81 0’ East a distance of 52 feet; thence South 571 0’ West a distance of 75 feet to the point of beginning. DEED REFERENCE Micro of Deeds at Document No. 176215. Date: November 12, 2024. LYN FRICKER, CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT By: Mary Rensvold PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 28TH, DECEMBER 5TH & 12TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on April 3, 2025, at 11:00 AM on the front steps of the Lake County Courthouse, 106 Fourth Avenue East, Polson, MT 59860, the following described real property situated in Lake County, State of Montana: Parcel 1: The East Half of Lot 1, Block 14 of the Townsite of St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana, according to the map or plat thereof on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. Parcel 2: The West Half of Lot 1, Block 14 of the Townsite of St. Ignatius, Lake County, Montana, according to the map or plat thereof on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lake County, Montana. More commonly known as 127 2nd Avenue, St Ignatius, MT 59865. Carl H. Christensen Jr., as Grantor, conveyed said real property to Lake County Abstract & Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Mann Mortgage LLC, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on September 27, 2007, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Lake County, State of Montana, on September 28, 2007, as Instrument No. 483442, and modified pursuant to the Modification recorded on August 1, 2016, as Instrument No. 549573, and further modified pursuant to the Modification recorded on November 15, 2016, as Instrument No. 551726, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Assignment Dated: November 13, 2015 Assignment Recorded: November 19, 2015 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 545152 Assignee: Specialized Loan Servicing LLC Assignment Dated: February 21, 2019 Assignment Recorded: February 21, 2019 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 567876 Assignee: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, as Trustee for Freddie Mac Seasoned Loans Structured Transaction Trust, Series 2021-1 Assignment Dated: October 18, 2024 Assignment Recorded: October 18, 2024 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 613320 All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Lake 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 Lake County, State of Montana, on November 18, 2024, as Instrument No. 614029, 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 June 1, 2024, 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 $86,092.96, interest in the sum of $1,982.64, and other amounts due and payable in the amount of $3,544.13 for a total amount owing of $91,619.73, 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. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Dated this 19th day of November, 2024. 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. MT22498 PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 28TH, DECEMBER 5TH & 12TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE TRIBAL COURT OF THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, PABLO, MONTANA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TODD JOSEPH FUNKE, Deceased. Cause No. 24-0373-P NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Eric J. Funke has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present their claims to the Personal Representative on or before April 2025 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 3rd day of December, 2024. PUBLISHED DECEMBER 12TH, 19TH & 26TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Probate Cause No. 24-0343-P THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBAL COURT OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION, PABLO, MOTNANA IN RE THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BETTY SCHALL Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Nancy & Tracy Schall 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 Kooteani Tribal Court, P.O. Box 278, Pablo, Montana 59855 DATED this 4th of December, 2024. /s/ Nancy Schall & Tracy Schall, Personal Representatives. PUBLISHED DECEMBER 12TH, 19TH & 26TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

LAKE COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS NEEDED The Lake County Commissioners are seeking letters of interest to serve a three-year term on the Lake County Cemetery District. Applicants must live in the Southern portion of Lake County, South of Ronan. The Lake County Commissioners are seeking letters of interest to serve a three-year term on the Lake County Tax Appeal Board, as either a member or alternate member. The Board of Commissioners will accept letters of interest to serve on these Boards until December 27, 2024. Letters should be addressed to the Commissioners at 106 4th Ave. East, Polson, MT 59860, and may be sent by email to lakecommissioners@lakemt.gov PUBLISHED DECEMBER 12TH & 19TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY In Re: The Estate of: DANNY L. HODGES, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-2476 John A. Mercer, District Court Judge 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 (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 Britney Meek, the Personal Representative, return receipt, to: c/o Tanko Law Office, 392 – 1st Avenue E.N., Kalispell, MT 59901 or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 18th day of November, 2024. /s/ BRITNEY MEEK, Personal Representative PUBLISHED DECEMBER 12TH, 19TH & 26TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________

Notice of Application to Establish a Branch of a State Member Bank Valley Bank of Ronan, Ronan, MT intends to apply to the Federal Reserve Board for permission to establish a branch at 116 E Railroad Ave, Plains MT. The Federal Reserve considers a number of factors in deciding whether to approve the application including the record of performance of the applicant banks in helping to meet local credit needs. You are invited to submit comments in writing on the application to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Attention: Applications Officer, Division of Supervision, Regulation and Credit, PO Box 291 Minneapolis, MN 55480-0291. Comments can also be sent electronically to MA@mpls.frb.org. The comment period will not end before December 27, 2024. The Board’s procedures for processing applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. Part 262. Procedures for processing protested applications may be found at 12 C.F.R. 262.25. To obtain a copy of the Federal Reserve Board’s procedures, or if you need more information about how to submit your comments on the application contact Mark Rauzi, Vice President, at (612) 204-5184. The Federal Reserve will consider your comments and any request for a public meeting or formal hearing on the application if they are received in writing on or before the last day of the comment period. Published in the Valley Press (paper of record) on December 11, 2024. Published in the Sanders Co Ledger December 12 and the Lake County Leader/Advertiser on December 12, 2024. PUBLISHED DECEMBER 12TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________