Legals for October, 2 2024

PUBLIC HEARING MINERAL COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH October 11, 2024 The Mineral County Board of Health will meet on Friday October 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the Mineral County Commissioners Meeting Room in the Courthouse Annex located at 300 River Street, Superior, Montana. There will be a Health Department Update and Discussion. If you have any questions or would like a copy of the agenda, please email mccommissioner@ co.mineral.mt.us Published in the Mineral Independent on October 2, 9, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________

LEGAL NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF THE ESTATE OF TWYLA LEE SMITH, DECEASED MONTANA FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT MINERAL COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TWYLA LEE SMITH, DECEASED PROBATE NO.: DP-31-2024-09 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE CREDITORS AND CONTINGENT CREDITORS OF THE ABOVE-NAMED DECEDENTS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE UNDERSIGNED, JOHN M. SMITH, HAS BEEN APPOINTED PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ABOVE-NAMED ESTATE. ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE SAID DECEDENTS 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 EITHER BE MAILED TO JOHN M. SMITH, THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE, C/O DEBRA A. JACKSON, ESQ., RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, AT POST OFFICE BOX 300166, DEBORGIA, MONTANA 59830, OR FILE CLAIMS WITH THE CLERK OF THE ABOVE-ENTITLED COURT, AT 300 RIVER STREET, THIRD FLOOR, SUPERIOR, MONTANA 59872. THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 THEREFORE, CLAIMS MUST BE FILED ON OR BEFORE, JANUARY 23, 2025, OR SAID CLAIMS WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. I DECLARE, UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY AND UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, THAT THE FOREGOING IS TRUE AND CORRECT. EXECUTED THIS 22ND DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024, AT ST. REGIS, MONTANA. /s/ John Smith JOHN M. SMITH, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Published in the Mineral Independent on September 25 and October 2, 9, 16, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________

PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License THE HIDEOUT, LLC (Brian Puckett, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages with Catering Endorsement License No. 54-999-4948-002 to be operated at THE HIDEOUT, 152 Deborgia Haugan Frontage Rd, De Borgia, Mineral County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location Mineral County, residents of adjoining Montana counties, and residents of adjoining counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207(4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor’s full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number 54-999-4948-002 and the applicant’s name THE HIDEOUT, LLC; (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor’s signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protesgrounds? The protest may be based on the applicant’s qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405, MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include: (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before October 19, 2024. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or De Borgia. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing’s time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester’s hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester’s letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Witt Williams, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-3505 or Witt.Williams@mt.gov. Published in the Mineral Independent on October 2, 9, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________

Mineral County Floodplain Development Permit Public Notice – October 2, 2024 The Mineral County Environmental Health and Planning Department has received a Floodplain Development Permit application for a Portion of Government Lots 8 & 12 of Section 19, Township 18 North, Range 27 West, P.M.M., Mineral County, Montana (Connolly) in regard to the Mineral County Floodplain Regulations. Copies of the application can be reviewed at the Mineral County Environmental Health and Planning Department. Comments will be taken until October 17, 2024 by the Mineral County Environmental Health and Planning Department – Mineral County Courthouse PO Box 396, Superior MT 59872 or phone (406) 822-3525. Published in the Mineral Independent on October 2, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________

MINERAL COUNTY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC MEETING  October 21, 2024  The meeting will be held at 6:00 PM in the Commissioners Conference Room located in the Courthouse Annex, 300 River Street, Superior. The Planning Board will review the proposed Land Use Fee Schedule and complete administrative duties of the Board. If you have questions, please contact the Mineral County Environmental Health and Planning Department at 822-3525, or send your comments before October 21, 2024 to PO Box 396, Superior, MT 59872. Published in the Mineral Independent on October 2, October 9, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________

Montana Fourth Judicial District Court Mineral County In the Matter of the Name Change of Michael Leon Stapp Cause No.: DV-2024-50 Dept. No.: 1 Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Michael Leon Stapp to Michael Leon Goodenough. The hearing will be on 10/23/24 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Mineral County. Date: September 18, 2024 Jaime Talbot Clerk of District Court By: J Talbot Published in the Mineral Independent on October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2024. MNAXLP __________________________