Legals for August, 30 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE FY 2022-2023 Final Budget Public Hearing & Adoption NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Lincoln County Commissioners on August 31, 2022, at 11:30 AM in the Commissioner's Office located at 512 California Ave., Libby, Montana for the purpose of presenting the Preliminary FY 2022/2023 Lincoln County Budget. Final Budget Resolution and Adoption will be held September 7, 2022, at 11:30 AM in the Commissioner's Office. The Commission invites and encourages the public to attend. Public Hearings are for the purpose of hearing comments regarding the budget appropriations and revenues. Preliminary Budget Information is available at the Lincoln County Courthouse, Finance Office. Vision Net is available at the Lincoln County Annex Building in Eureka. This service is available for Eureka residents who would like to attend the Final FY 2022/2023 Lincoln County Budget Adoption without traveling. For questions or further information, please contact the Finance Director, Wendy Drake at 406-283-2303 or email wdrake@libby.org. Published In The Western News, August 23 & 30, 2022. MNAXLP

NOTICE: Lincoln County Road Department has surplus equipment no longer needed. The equipment will be sold to the highest bidder. One Unimog loader/backhoe with minimum bid of $5,000 and one Woodchipper with a minimum bid of $2,000. The equipment can be viewed at Road District #2 shop in Troy. For questions on the equipment call 406-295-4420. Bids must contain, name, phone number, piece of equipment bidding on and amount for the equipment. Bids must be received by 5:00 pm Friday, September 16th, 2022. Sealed bids can be mailed or turned in to: Jim Hammons, County Administrator 512 California Ave. Libby, Montana 59923 Published In The Western News August 30, September 2, 6 & 9, 2022. MNAXLP

Legal Notice Lincoln County is notifying the public of an application received for a Floodplain Development Permit and would like to invite written public comment. The project, proposed by Evensen Engineering and Consulting, Inc., on behalf of James Beasley, seeks a Floodplain Development Permit to revise the second phase of Permit #2021FC01. This revision would replace construction of covered storage buildings with construction of three 4plex condominium buildings on a property located along E. Commerce Way on parcel 4A of COS 4802 in Section 04, Township 30 N, Range 31 W, in Libby, MT. Information regarding this application is available at the Lincoln County Planning office at 418 Mineral Ave, Libby, MT 59923. Written comments may be mailed, hand-delivered or emailed (jhaag@libby.org) and must be received by 5:00pm MST on September 13, 2022. (Reference Application #2022FC01) Published In The Western News August 26 and 30, 2022. MNAXLP

MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Lincoln County, Montana In the Matter of the Name Change of Alice Marie Sowa Rhodes Cause No. DV-22-98 Notice of Hearing on Name Change Matthew J Cuffe, Judge This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Alice Marie Sowa Rhodes to Alice Marie Rhodes. The hearing will be on September 19, 2022 at 11:00am. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Lincoln County. Dated August 11, 2022. Tricia Brtooks Clerk of District Court By s/s Kelsi Chambers Deputy Clerk of Court Published In The Western News August 16, 23, 30 and September 6, 2022. MNAXLP

William E. McCarthy Worden Thane P.C. 321 W. Broadway St., Ste. 300 Missoula, MT 59802 (406) 721-3400 Attorneys for Personal Representative Montana Nineteenth Judicial District Court Lincoln County Hon. Matthew J. Cuffe In the Matter of the Estate of James Lewis Tonkyn, Deceased. Probate No.: DP-22-104 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 estate are required to present their claim 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 Michael S. Tonkyn, return receipt requested, c/o Worden Thane P.C., 321 W. Broadway St., Ste. 300, Missoula, MT 59802-4142, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. I declare under penalty of perjury and under the laws of the State of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct. DATED this 15 day of August, 2022. Estate of James Lewis Tonkyn s/ Michael S. Tonkyn Michael S. Tonkyn, Personal Representative Worden Thane P.C. Attorneys for Applicant s/ William E McCarthy William E. McCarthy Published In The Western News August 29, Sedptember 6 & 13, 2022. MNAXLP