Boatwright Law Office, P.C.
1091 South First Street
Hamilton, MT  59840
Phone:  (406) 375-1385
Attorney for Personal Representative
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN EDWARD BUKER, Deceased.
Case No.: DP-17-114
Dept. No. 1
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 decedent 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 Jacqueline A. Buker, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Boatwright Law Office, 1091 S. First Street, Hamilton, MT  59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
DATED this 27th day of September, 2017.
/s/ Jacqueline A. Buker, Personal Representative
BS 10-4, 10-11, 10-18-17. MNAXLP

PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST ONE NEW MONTANA ALL-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES LICENSE
Cody Omlid has applied for one new Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 13-999-6429-001 to be operated at d/b/a Bear’s Lair II, 5493 Hwy 93 N, Florence, Ravalli County.  The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law.
Who can protest this license? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location (Ravalli), residents of adjoining Montana counties (Granite, Missoula, Beaverhead), 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 (13-999-6429-001) and the applicant’s name (Cody Omlid) (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 protest grounds?  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 30, 2017.
What happens if the license is protested?  Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Florence. 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 Jamie Williams, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Liquor Control Division, at (406) 444-0712 or jwilliams@mt.gov.
BS 9-27, 10-4, 10-11, 10-18-17. MNAXLP.