Legals for April, 22 2022

NOTICE OF SALE Department of Natural Resources & Conservation Timber Sale The Libby Unit Office Timber Sale is located within Section 16, T30N-R29W, on the State's Libby Unit. Approximately 10,749 tons, consisting primarily Douglas-fir sawlogs, are offered for sale. Sealed bids will be opened at the Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, 2705 Spurgin Road, Missoula, Montana on April 26, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. Bids may be hand delivered or mailed and will be accepted any time prior to the bid opening. DNRC recommends that bidders contact the Trust Land Management Division (406-542-4300) prior to the bid opening to ensure that your bid has been received. Bids must be accompanied by a deposit of $8,465.00, representing 5% of the minimum bid value of the sale in cashier's check, certified check, bank money order or bank draft to be applied to the first sale invoice for the successful bidder. Bid bonds will be accepted and, for the successful bidder, will be closed upon execution of the Timber Sale Contract and Timber Sale Bond. The sale will be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. If the successful bidder is unable to execute the contract within 30 calendar days from the date the sale is awarded, the bid deposit will be retained by the Department as liquidated damages. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. Prospective bidders can obtain the sale prospectus, sale contract and bid forms from the Department of Natural Resources & Conservation, Trust Land Management Division, in Missoula (406-542-4300), the Northwestern Land Office in Kalispell (406-751-2257), or the Libby Unit Office in Libby, MT (406-293-2711). Visit our website at http://dnrc.mt.gov/divisions/trust/forest-management/timber-sale-information for upcoming sales and bid results. Published In The Western News March 25, April 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022. MNAXLP

C. Mark Hash Hash, O'Brien, Biby & Murray, PLLP Attorneys at Law 136 1st Ave. W. P. O. Box 1178 Kalispell, MT 59903-1178 (406) 755-6919 cmhash@hashlaw.com Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY In The Matter of The Estate of DARRELL M. THOMSON Deceased Cause No. DP-22-3 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. Claims must be either mailed to Robert Thomson, Personal Representative by certified mail, return receipt requested, c/o Hash, O'Brien, Biby & Murray, PLLP, Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 1178, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1178, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED January 6, 2022. s/ Robert Thomson Personal Representative Personal Representative's Attorneys: Hash, O'Brien, Biby & Murray, PLLP By s/ C Mark Hash

Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION TIMBER SALE The Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Libby Unit is proposing a timber harvest on approximately 592 acres of State Trust Land located in T28N, R29W, Sec. 36 within the McKillop Creek drainage. A brief description of the proposed action is listed below. Preliminary estimates indicate that approximately 4.5 - 6.0 million board feet of timber would be harvested. Approximately 2 miles of new road construction, 4.5 miles of road maintenance, and approximately 0.5 miles of road reconstruction would be required to access timber. Ground based tractor logging systems would be utilized on approximately 450 acres and cable-based logging systems would be utilized on the remaining acres. Proposed silvicultural harvest treatments would include shelterwood, seed tree, and/or commercial thinning. Follow-up treatments could include machine piling and scarification, slash burning, noxious weed spraying, hand planting tree seedlings and pre-commercial thinning. Road construction and harvest activities could begin during 2023. This timber sale is part of a program managing forested State Trust Land for revenue to support the Common Schools Trust. The Department would like the public's input regarding the proposal to harvest timber on this parcel. Those interested should address written comments to: Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation attention: Alivia Shumaker, 177 State Lands Office Road, Libby, MT 59923, or E-mail at: Alivia.Shumaker@mt.gov. You can telephone at: (406) 283-3529. Comments need to be received by 5:00 PM on April 25, 2022. Published In The Western News March 29, April 1, 8, 15, & 22, 2022. MNAXLP

The Tobacco Valley Industrial District will be receiving bids on Lot #4, in the TVID Business Park. All bids must be turned in by April 26th, 2022. Lot #4 is a 1.83 Acre lot, located off Airport Road, in developed TVID industrial park, with a shared well and approved septic layout. Conditions of bid are: any and all bids will be for commercial industrial use only. Please refer to bid packet for total information. All bids must be mailed to TVID, P.O. Box 89, Eureka MT 59917, Please contact Sandra McIntyre for bid packet at 406-291-7655, or email at tvidbusinesspark@gmail.com Published In The Western News April 15 & 22, 2022. MNAXLP