Legals for May, 17 2022

NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY TO: Occupant 102 Pinkham Ave. S Eureka, MT 59917 Joanne Rynearson 102 Pinkham Ave. S Eureka, MT 59917 Joanne Rynearson 618 6th St. West, Apt. No. 1 Kalispell, MT 59901 Joanne Rynearson c/o Jon Jescke 102 Pinkham Ave. S Eureka, MT 59917 Joanne Rynearson c/o Jon Jescke P.O. Box 772 Hot Springs, SD 57747-0772 Jon Jeschke 102 Pinkham Ave. S Eureka, MT 59917 Jon Jeschke P.O. Box 772 Hot Springs, SD 57747-0772 Rocking Bar L. Properties LLC Attn: Becky Lihme, Registered Agent 593 Rocky Rd. Eureka, MT 59917 Rocking Bar L Properties LLC P.O. Box 24 Eureka, MT 59917 Lincoln County Treasurer Attn: Sedaris Carlberg 512 California Ave Libby, MT 59923 Pursuant to 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: Property described in the Lincoln County Treasurer's Office under Tax Sale Certificate No. 2018000088 and Tax Code Parcel No. 2176 as follows: A tract of land in Section 14, Township 36 North, Range 27 West, Lincoln County, Montana being more particularly described as: Lots 7 thru 9 of Block 4, Western Addition Amended. Street address: 102 Pinkham Ave. S, Eureka, MT 59917. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2019. The property tax lien was attached on August 1, 2019. The lien was subsequently assigned to Guardian Tax MT LLC on September 18, 2019. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is: TAXES: $2,782.47 PENALTY: $ 55.68 INTEREST: $ 628.02 COST: $ 231.80 TOTAL $3,697.97 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 5, plus additional interest and costs, must be paid by August 1, 2022, which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the county treasurer on or prior to August 1, 2022, which is the date the redemption period expires, a tax deed may be issued to the assignee or county that is the possessor of the tax lien on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Lincoln County Treasurer, 512 California Ave., Libby, MT 59923, (406) 283-2401. FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN The address of the interested party is unknown. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. The interested party's rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED at Billings, Montana this 17th day of May, 2022. By: Eli J. Patten Crowley Fleck PLLP PO Box 2529 Billings, MT 59103 Attorney for: GUARDIAN TAX MT, LLC IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY. Published In The Western News May 17 & 24, 2022. MNAXLP

NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY TO: NO OCCUPANT Ryan L. Mercer R.R. 8-10-26 Lethbridge, AB CANADA T1J 4P4 Ryan L. Mercer 73057 Highway 845 Lethbridge County, AB CANADA T1K 8G9 Annette H. Mercer R.R. 8-10-26 Lethbridge, AB CANADA T1J 4P4 Annette H. Mercer 73057 Highway 845 Lethbridge County, AB CANADA T1K 8G9 Lincoln County Treasurer Attn: Sedaris Carlberg 512 California Ave Libby, MT 59923 Pursuant to 15-18-219, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: Property described in the Lincoln County Treasurer's Office under Tax Sale Certificate No. 2018000626 and Tax Code Parcel No. 53787 as follows: Lot 30, Bull Lake Estates, according to the plat thereof on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder, Lincoln County, Montana. Corrected Plat 6561. Street address: None. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2019. The property tax lien was attached on August 1, 2019. The lien was subsequently assigned to Guardian Tax MT LLC on July 16, 2021. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is: TAXES: $5,085.89 PENALTY: $ 101.74 INTEREST: $1,154.27 COST: $ 242.15 TOTAL: $6,584.05 For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 5, plus additional interest and costs, must be paid by August 1, 2022, which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the county treasurer on or prior to August 1, 2022, which is the date the redemption period expires, a tax deed may be issued to the assignee or county that is the possessor of the tax lien on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Lincoln County Treasurer, 512 California Ave., Libby, MT 59923, (406) 283-2401. FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN The address of the interested party is unknown. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. The interested party's rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED at Billings, Montana this 17th day of May, 2022. By: Eli J. Patten Crowley Fleck PLLP PO Box 2529 Billings, MT 59103 Attorney for: GUARDIAN TAX MT, LLC IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY Published In The Western News May 17 & 24, 2022. MNAXLP

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee's Sale on September 12, 2022, at 02:00 PM outside the North door steps at the Lincoln County Courthouse located at 512 California Avenue, Libby, MT 59923, the following described real property situated in Lincoln County, State of Montana: The following described parcel of land, and improvements and appurtenances thereto in the County of Lincoln, State of Montana to wit: Lot 2, a Tract of land in the Upper Yaak Valley, near Yaak, in Lincoln County, Montana, being a part of Tract "B" of HES 481, in Section 32, Township 37 North of Range 51 West, P.M.H., Lincoln County, Montana and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a found 5/8 inch dia. rebar capped: KED 4975S, reported to Mark the Southeast corner of that tract of land described as West Fork Estates Phase II per P.F. Plat No. 5409, thence, from said point of beginning, N. 89°44'47" W. 722.41 feet along the South line of said West Fork Estates Phase II to a 5/8 inch dia. rebar capped: KED 4975S; thence, S. 00°00'00" E. 396.72 feet to a 5/8 inch dia, rebar capped: KED 4975S; thence, S. 89°44'47" E. 485.39 feet to a 5/8 inch dia. rebar capped; KED 4975S, located on the East line of said Tract "B" of HES No. 481, thence, N. 30°55'70" E. 461.23 feet along said East line to the point of beginning. AND MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: Lot 2, a Tract of land in the Upper Yaak Valley, near Yaak, in Lincoln County, Montana, being a part of Tract "B" of HES 481, in Section 32, Township 37 North of Range 31 West, P.M.M. Lincoln County, Montana and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a found 5/8 inch dia. rebar capped: KED 4975S, reported to Mark the Southeast corner of that tract of land described as West Fork Estates Phase II per P.F. Plat No. 5409, thence, from said point of beginning, N. 89°44'47" W. 722.41 feet along the South line of said West Fork Estates Phase II to a 5/8 inch dia. rebar capped: KED 4975S; thence, S. 00°00'00" E. 396.72 feet to a 5/8 inch dia. rebar capped: KED 4975S; thence, S. 89°44'47" E. 485.39 feet to a 5/8 inch dia. rebar capped; KED 4975S, located on the East line of said Tract "B" of HES No. 481, thence, N. 30°55'70" E. 461.23 feet along said East line to the point of beginning. More commonly known as 700 Bengtson Lane, Troy, MT 59935. Bobbie Ball and Richard Flesher, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Lawyers Title Realty Service, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Capital One Home Loans, LLC, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust dated on April 26, 2008, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Lincoln County, State of Montana, on May 29, 2008 as Instrument No. 211739, in Book 319, at Page 436, and corrected pursuant to the Affidavit of Correction recorded on March 10, 2022, in Book 395, Page 573, as Instrument No. 299383, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP FKA Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP Assignment Dated: September 23, 2011 Assignment Recorded: October 6, 2011 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 235140, in Book 339, at Page 150 All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, State of Montana, on March 28, 2022, as Instrument No. 299807, in Book 395, at Page 977, 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 August 1, 2020, 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 $103,151.41, interest in the sum of $9,117.06, escrow advances of $5,199.44, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $1,963.27 for a total amount owing of $119,431.18, 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 21st day of April, 2022. 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. MT11367 Published In The Western News May 3, 10, & 17, 2022. MNAXLP

MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRCT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY JUDGE Honorable Matthew J. Cuffe Natasha Haines, Petitioner Tatum Haines, Respondent Cause No. DR-22-26 Summons THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition in this action which is filed in the office of the above-named Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner's attorney within 21 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in this Petition. GIVEN under my hand this 7th day of Marh, 2022. Tricia Brooks, Clerk of Court By: Michelle Freese Published In The Western News May 10, 17 & 24, 2022. MNAXLP

AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT Denning, Downey and Associates, P.C. have conducted an audit of the affairs of the Troy School District 1, Troy, MT. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires that this publication concerning the audit report include a statement that the audit report is on file in its entirety and open to public inspection at Troy School District, and that the Troy School District will send a copy of the audit report to any interested person upon request. Sincerely, Trinette Todd Business Manager/District Clerk Troy School District Published In The Western News May 17, 2022. MNAXLP