Legals for May, 23 2023

LINCOLN COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Parents who may be eligible for individual transportation contracts during the 2023-2024 school year may contact their school district clerk. Information may be requested and returned to the district clerk by June 1, 2023. Eligibility is determined by the Board of Trustees. Published In The Western News May 2, 9, 16, 23, & 30, 2023. MNAXLP

Kelly R. O’Brien MEASURE LAW, P.C. 128 2nd Street East P.O. Box 918 Kalispell, Montana 59903 Phone: (406) 752-6373 Fax:     (406) 752-7168 Attorneys for Estate of Maxine M. Foote MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MAXINE M. FOOTE, Deceased. NOTICE TO CREDITORS No. DP-23-52 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CLAUDE H. FOOTE has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-named estate, and that the address of the Personal Representative is set forth below.  All persons or creditors having claims against the decedent 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. A written statement of the claim indicating its basis, the name and address of the claimant, and the amount claimed, may be filed with the Clerk of the District Court, at Libby, Lincoln County, Montana, and mailed, Return Receipt Requested, to CLAUDE H. FOOTE, Personal Representative, c/o Measure Law, P.C., Attorneys for the Estate of Maxine M. Foote, at P.O. Box 918, Kalispell, MT  59903. DATED:   April 14, 2023 /s/ CLAUDE H. FOOTE Personal Representative Estate of Maxine M. Foote, Deceased. MEASURE LAW, P.C. By: /s/ Kelly R. O’Brien Attorneys for Estate of Maxine M. Foote PUBLISHED In The Western News May 9, 16, & 23, 2023. 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 RE THE ESTATE OF STEVEN W. JOHNSON Deceased Cause No.  DP-23-49 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 Julie L. Johnson, the 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 May 3, 2023. s/ Julie L. Johnson Personal Representative   Hash, O’Brien, Biby & Murray, PLLP  By s/ C Mark Hash PUBLISHED In The Western News May 9, 16 & 23, 2023. MNAXLP

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on September 12, 2023, at 02:00 PM outside the North entrance to the Lincoln County Courthouse, 512 California Avenue, Libby, MT, the following described real property situated in Lincoln County, State of Montana: An irregular tract of land, near Rexford, Montana, Lincoln County and lying in Government Lot 3 of Section 2, Township 37 North, Range 28 West, P.M.M., and more particularly described as Parcel “A” on COS 2898. More commonly known as 174 Bitterbrush Lane, Rexford, MT 59930. Diane I. Krepp and Robert A. Krepp, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registrations Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for Mann Mortgage, LLC, beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by the Deed of Trust dated on June 13, 2016, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Lincoln County, State of Montana, on June 17, 2016 as Instrument No. 263636, in Book 363, at Page 120, of Official Records. The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows: Assignee: Citizens Bank, N.A. Assignment Dated: December 14, 2022 Assignment Recorded: December 14, 2022 Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 303951, in Book 399, at Page 860 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 16, 2023, as Instrument No. 305000, in Book 400, at Page 796, 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 November 1, 2021, 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 $247,060.76, interest in the sum of $18,091.99, escrow advances of $5,222.24, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $1,218.12 for a total amount owing of $271,593.11, 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 27th day of April, 2023. 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. MT21199 PUBLISHED In The Western News May 23, 30 & June 6, 2023. MNAXLP