Legals December 20, 2016

NOTICE OF SALE FOR STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND The Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) will offer the following parcel of state land located in Lincoln County, for sale at public auction on January 25, 2017 at 1:00 p.m., at the DNRC Unit Office located at 177 State Lands Office Road, Libby, MT, under terms and conditions provided herein. Sale No. 832 Acres: 1.00 Legal Description: Lot in NW1/4NW1/4NW1/4NE1/4, Section 36, T34N-R25W Minimum Bid for Land: $12,000 Value of Improvements on Property: $75,000 Location: 19483 US Highway 93 South, Stryker, MT 59933-0049 BID PARTICIPATION A bid packet containing an Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form and Invitation to Purchase State Land at Public Oral Auction and General Terms & Conditions for Sale is available on the website: http://dnrc.mt.gov/cabinsitesales or from DNRC upon request. For Open House dates go to http://dnrc.mt.gov/cabinsitesales. All persons wishing to participate in the auction, on or before January 5, 2017, must submit a bid deposit in the form of a certified check made payable to DNRC equal to five percent (5%) of the minimum bid indicated for that parcel. In addition, an Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form must be completed and submitted with each bid deposit. Failure to submit the Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form as provided herein will prohibit participation in the auction. All Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Forms and payments must be sent to the address shown below. DNRC, Attn: Alex Ceaicovschi, PO Box 201601, 1539 11th Ave., Helena, MT 59620-1601, (406) 444-1445 or aceaicovschi@mt.gov. TERMS OF SALE for SALE No. 832: 1. The improvements and any other personal property on the cabin/home sites are owned by the lessee or other 3rd party. The successful bidder shall be required to pay the appraised value of the improvements in addition to the purchase price of the cabin/home site determined by the highest bid at the auction in accordance with M.C.A. 77-2-318. 2. The minimum acceptable bids for the land are the values indicated above. 3. The parcel will be sold to the high bidder of that parcel. However, the current lessee of the parcel shall retain the option to exercise their preference right for purchase by matching the high bid for that parcel. If that right is exercised, the lessee will be deemed the purchaser of the parcel. If the preference right is not exercised, the high bidder shall be deemed to be the purchaser. The high bidder will be responsible to pay the lessee for the value of improvements located on the property. 4. In addition to the purchase price for each parcel and the purchase of the improvement, the purchaser shall also be responsible for the following costs (if applicable to that particular sale) including, but not limited to: Advertising, Appraisal, Filing fees, Water Right Transfers, Cost of Closing. All inquiries, bid deposits, or requests for forms are to be sent to: DNRC, Attn: Alex Ceaicovschi, PO Box 201601, 1539 11th Ave., Helena, MT 59620-1601, (406) 444-1445 or aceaicovschi@mt.gov. Published In The Western News November 29, December 6, 13, 20, 2016 MNAXLP

NOTICE The Montana Department of Revenue, Liquor Licensing, announces the availability of one Montana Retail On-Premises Consumption Restaurant Beer and Wine License for the Libby area. The Libby area includes the incorporated city/town of Libby and that portion of Lincoln County situated within five miles of the incorporated city/town limits. The license cannot be used to conduct any gaming or gambling activity on the premises. 16-4-420(1)(c), MCA If we receive more applications than there are available licenses, we will hold a lottery drawing. If you want to apply for one of the licenses, you must submit a lottery application. The lottery application is online at revenue.mt.gov under Liquor Control. On the application, list the name of the applicant(s) including all potential owners, corporate stockholders, all partners of a partnership, and all members of a limited liability company. This application is due no later than January 6, 2017. We will not consider late, unsigned, or incomplete applications. ARM 42.12.406 We can accept only one lottery application per person for this area. A "Person" as defined in the Administrative Rules of Montana is any individual, firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, or association. If a lottery is necessary, the drawing will take place in Helena to determine who can apply for this license. We will notify applicants of the date, time, and place for the drawing. Applicants do not need to be present to be chosen. Those chosen in the lottery drawing must to submit a license application within 30 days. The license application needs to have ownership information identical to what was listed on the lottery application. ARM 42.12.406(7). New licensees must meet the legal criteria of a license as outlined in the Montana Alcoholic Beverage Code and the Administrative Rules of Montana. Questions, Call toll free (866) 859-2254 (in Helena, 444-6900). Mail or fax your completed Lottery Application to: Montana Department of Revenue Liquor Control Division PO Box 1712 Helena, MT 59624-1712 Fax 406-444-0722 http://revenue.mt.gov/home/ liquor Published In The Western News December 6, 13, 20, 27, 2016 MNAXLP