Public Notices

Joshua D. Hudson, Esq. J.D. Hudson Law, PLLC P.O. Box 1047 American Fork, UT 84003 Telephone: (406) 545-3467 [email protected] Attorney for Petitioners MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN RE THE ADOPTION OF JCM: KELLY MICHELLE PRENTICE AND RONALD NATHAN PRENTICE, Petitioners. JESSICA NADINE ALGER Respondent. Cause No. DA-15-2026-018 Hon. Judge Paul Sullivan SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT, JESSICA NADINE ALGER. YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear for a hearing regarding the termination of your parental rights and the adoption of JCM who was born in Pinehurst, North Carolina on March 1, 2016. The hearing will be held at the Flathead County District Courthouse on August 19, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The phone number of the Flathead County District Court Clerk’s Office is (406) 758-5660. Failure to appear at the termination hearing constitutes a waiver of your interest in the custody of JCM and will result in the Court’s termination of your parental rights of JCM. DATED, 7/4/2026 By: /s/ Sara Smith, Clerk of the District Court Published 7/17, 7/24, 7/31

Joshua D. Hudson, Esq. J.D. Hudson Law, PLLC P.O. Box 1047 American Fork, UT 84003 Telephone: (406) 545-3467 [email protected] Attorney for Petitioners MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN RE THE ADOPTION OF JSM: KELLY MICHELLE PRENTICE AND RONALD NATHAN PRENTICE, Petitioners. JESSICA NADINE ALGER Respondent. Cause No. DA-15-2026-019 Hon. Judge Paul Sullivan SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT, JESSICA NADINE ALGER. YOU, THE RESPONDENT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear for a hearing regarding the termination of your parental rights and the adoption of JSM who was born in Pinehurst, North Carolina on July 27, 2017. The hearing will be held at the Flathead County District Courthouse on August 19, 2026, at 9:00 AM. The phone number of the Flathead County District Court Clerk’s Office is (406) 758-5660. Failure to appear at the termination hearing constitutes a waiver of your interest in the custody of JSM and will result in the Court’s termination of your parental rights of JSM. DATED, 7/4/2026 By: /s/ Sara Smith, Clerk of the District Court Published 7/17, 7/24, 7/31

Brant Beaudry SNYDER & BEAUDRY, P.C. P. O. Box 717 Bigfork, Montana 59911 (406) 837-4383 Counsel for Personal Representative MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LARRY L. METZGER, Decedent. PROBATE NO. DP-15-2026-0000165-IT 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 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 either be mailed to Frances Marie Daniel, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at C/O SNYDER & BEAUDRY, P.C., P.O. Box 717, Bigfork, MT 59911, or be filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. DATED July 10, 2026. FRANCES MARIE DANIEL Personal Representative C/O Snyder & Beaudry P. O. Box 717Bigfork, Montana 59911 (406) 837-4383 Published 7/15, 7/22, 7/29

Jo Ann Dramer P. O. Box 2501 Kalispell, MT 59903 (406) 250-7764 E-mail: [email protected] IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHIELA A JANET MARION, Deceased. CAUSE NO. DP-15-2026-185 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned JO ANN DRAMER 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 mailed to JO ANN DRAMER, Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at P. O. Box 2501, Kalispell, MT 59903, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED THIS 9th day of July 2026. /s/ JO ANN DRAMER, Personal Representative Published 7/14, 7/21, 7/28

On July 2, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ) lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Montana in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Montana v. Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, LLC, Civil Action No. 9:26-cv-00099-KLD. The Consent Decree would resolve the United States’ and State of Montana’s claims against the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, LLC (CFAC) under Section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9607(a), and the Montana Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and Responsibility Act, §§ 75-10-701, et seq., for the recovery of costs related to the release of hazardous substances at the Anaconda Aluminum Company Columbia Falls Reduction Plant National Priorities List Site (also known as the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, or CFAC) (the “Site”) in Flathead County, Montana. The Consent Decree would require CFAC to reimburse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for $1,800,000 in past response costs, as well as agree to pay future response costs that have been incurred in responding to contamination at the Site. CFAC also agrees to reimburse any independent State future response costs incurred by the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Finally, CFAC will complete all cleanup actions required under the Records of Decision issued by EPA for the Site. The estimated cost of the work required of CFAC under the Consent Decree is $57,634,528. This includes future long-term operation and maintenance activities to assure the protectiveness of the Site remedies. CFAC will provide financial assurance to cover these estimated costs. The 30-day public comment period starts July 10, 2026, and ends August 10, 2026. Written comments must be received by 11:59 p.m., August 10, 2026. Public comments may be submitted to: [email protected] or mailed to Attn: Federal Superfund Public Comment, MT DEQ/WMRD P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620. DEQ will hold a public meeting upon written request to DEQ by 10 or more persons, a group of 10 or more persons (but not including a liable person) or the governing body of Flathead County or Columbia Falls. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this document, the DEQ will receive written comments relating to the agreement. The DEQ will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the agreement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the agreement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. The Consent Decree and other information related to the CFAC Site are posted on the U.S. DOJ website at https://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees. The Consent Decree is also available via the DEQ website at https://deq.mt.gov/public/publiccomment Concurrently, the EPA and the U.S. DOJ are publishing notice of lodging of the proposed Consent Decree in the Federal Register. Federal Register :: Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) For more information: DEQ Public Information Officer, Nolan Lister at 406-444-6469, [email protected] Published 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7

Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Haylee Martin, Haylee Martin, Petitioner Cause No: DV-26-959 Judge Paul Sullivan Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Haylee Jean Martin to Maxine Jean Martin. The hearing will be on 7/29/2026 at 9:00 am. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date: June 22, 2026 /s/ Sara Smith, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Rachel Faber, Deputy Clerk of Court Published 7/7, 7/14, 7/21, 7/28

John M. Wagner WAGNER LAW FIRM, PC P.O. Box 4840 Whitefish, MT 59937 Phone: (406) 407-7373 Email: [email protected] Attorneys for Personal Representatives MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, FLATHEAD COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate of ROLAND FRANCIS MEYER, Deceased. Cause No. DP-2026-0169-IT 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 (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 Wagner Law Firm, P.C., attorneys for the Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, at P.O. Box 4840, Whitefish MT 59937, or filed with the Clerk of the above Court. DATED this 3rd day of July 2026. /s/ John M. Wagner, PR’s Attorney /s/ Troy James Meyer PR Published 7/8, 7/15, 7/22

Notice is hereby given that all contents of storage units A48, B05, B12, C4, C18, C22, C46, D3, D16, D17, E22, E23, F5, F34, G29, G35, G42, and G49 will be sold at public auction July 24th, 2026. Storage units will be auctioned off @ www.storagetreasurers.com. Payment of all delinquent funds will cease the sale of that unit. Published 7/6, 7/13

Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of HAIZLEY BAYE MCSLOY, a minor child; Halle Justine Campbell, Petitioner, Cause No.: DV-26-932NM Dept. No.: Heidi J. Ulbricht NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE OF MINOR CHILD Notice is hereby provided that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name of her minor child from “Haizley Baye McSloy” to “Haizley Baye Campbell”. The hearing will be held on the 29th day of July, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at the Flathead County District Court, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main, Kalispell, MT 59901 Dated this 10th day of June, 2026; Sara Smith, Clerk of Court By: /s/ Melissa Henley, Deputy Clerk of Court. Published 6/30, 7/7, 7/14, 7/21.

Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change Shannon Bowerman, Shannon Bowerman, Petitioner Cause No: DV-26-540 Judge Danni Coffman Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Shannon Lynn Bowerman to Shannon Lynn Ensom. The hearing will be on 08/05/2026 at 3:30 pm. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County. Date: June 10, 2026 /s/ Sara Smith, Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Kristen Skees, Deputy Clerk of Court Published 6/22, 6/29, 7/6, 7/13