Legals - Dec. 3, 2009

Dec 03, 20090

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Whitman County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on December 7, 2009 at 11:30 a.m.

in their Chambers, Whitman County Courthouse, Colfax, Washington.

The purpose of the hearing is to review community development and housing needs, inform citizens of the availability of funds and eligible uses of the state Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and to receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from low and moderate income persons and persons residing in the Whitman County area.

$125,968.00 will be available to Whitman County and Community Action Center to fund public service activities to low and moderate income persons in Whitman County.

These programs include: education, employment, money management, housing energy assistance, nutrition, linkages, self-sufficiency and health.

The proposed public service activities will be available for review at the Community Action Center, 350 SE Fairmont Road, Pullman, Washington on Monday, November 30, 2009 beginning at 9:00 a.m. or by calling 509-334-9147. If you are unable to be present at the hearing, you may submit your comments to the Whitman County Commissioners, 400 N Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 no later than Friday, December 4, 2009. Comments on the Whitman County and Community Action Center’s past performance and use of the 2009 CDBG Public Service Grant award will also be received at this hearing.

Handicapped accessibility to the Commissioners’ Chambers may be accessed from the Mill Street entrance. Arrangements will be made to accommodate questions and provide responses to non-English speaking residents. Upon receiving 24 hours’ advance notice, the County will make arrangements to reasonably accommodate the needs of special groups of citizens, including those who are physically handicapped or otherwise impaired. Please call (509) 397-5240 if such assistance is needed no later than 11:30 a.m. on Friday, December 4, 2009.

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board

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NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners have set the date of Monday, December 21, 2009, at 11:45 a.m.

in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, WA, for a proposed amendment to the 2009 Whitman County budget.

At that time, it is requested all department heads/elected officials requesting an amendment be present.

The total amount of the proposed amended budget is approximately $48,791,513.

Copies of the proposed amendment will be available December 14, 2009 by calling 397-5240.

Disabled accommodations are accessible by using the east entrance to the Courthouse.

Upon 72 hours’ advance notice the County will make arrangements to reasonably accommodate the needs of special groups of citizens, including those who are physically disabled or otherwise impaired by calling (509) 397-5240.

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board

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SUPERIOR COURT OF

WASHINGTON

COUNTY OF WHITMAN

DEPENDENCY OF:

CEDRICK BARNES

D.O.B. 07/01/1999

CAUSE NO: 09-7-00010-3

NOTICE & SUMMONS/ORDER

(DEPENDENCY)

STATE OF WASHINGTON TO:

Name: LAURA LILES

I. NOTICE OF HEARING

1.1 You are notified that a petition, a copy of which is attached, was filed with this Court alleging that:

the above-named child is dependent. A dependency petition begins a judicial process which, If the Court finds the child dependent, could result in substantial restriction or permanent loss of your parental rights.

1.2 A hearing has been set in this matter on January 7, 2010 at 1:30 P.M.

At: Whitman County SUPERIOR COURT

N. 400 MAIN STREET

COLFAX, WA. 99111

1.3 The purpose of the hearing is to hear and consider evidence on the petition.

1.4 If you do not appear THE COURT MAY ENTER AN ORDER IN YOUR ABSENCE

II. SUMMONS/ORDER TO APPEAR

2.1 YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to appear at the hearing on the date, time and place indicated.

NOTICE

VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER OR SUMMONS IS SUBJECT TO A PROCEEDING FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT PURSUANT TO RCW 13.34.070

III. ADVICE OF RIGHTS

3.1 You have important legal rights, and you must take steps to protect your interest.

3.2 You have the right to a fact-finding hearing before a judge. At the hearing, you have the right to speak on your own behalf, to introduce evidence, to examine witnesses, and to receive a decision based solely on the evidence presented to the judge. You should attend this hearing.

3.3 You have the right to be represented by a lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer you have the right to request that the Court appoint a lawyer to represent you.

3.4 Your lawyer can look at the social and legal files in your case, talk to the agency social worker, tell you about the law, help you understand your rights and help you at hearings.

3.5 If you wish to have a lawyer appointed, contact:

Sonya Miller

P.O. Box 679

Colfax, WA 99111

509-397-5345

Dated: Nov 9, 2009,

By direction of

DAVID FRAZIER

Judge/Commissioner of the Superior Court

SHIRLEY J. BAFUS

Clerk

By: Brenda G. Cloninger

Deputy Clerk

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Budget Hearing

Town of Malden

The public hearing of the 2010 Malden town budget will be held at the regular town council meeting on Dec. 9, 2009 at 7:00 PM.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Town of Oakesdale will be holding a Public Hearing for an assessment of a 1% property tax increase before the regular meeting on Monday, December 7th at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. For more information please contact Mary DeGon, Clerk/Treasurer, at City Hall 105 N First, PO Box 246, Oakesdale, WA 99158 (509) 285-4020 [email protected]

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

The Town of Oakesdale will hold a Public Hearing on the 2010 Final Budget on December 7, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. before the regular council meeting in the Oakesdale City Hall. Copies of the Preliminary Budget for 2010 are now available at City Hall. For more information please contact Mary DeGon, Clerk/Treasurer, at City Hall, 105 N First, PO Box 246, Oakesdale, WA 99158 (509) 285-4020, [email protected]

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INVITATION TO BID

PORT OF Whitman County – PULLMAN FIBER OPTICS RUNS:

by the Port of Whitman County

Whitman County, Washington

ATTENTION: JOE POIRE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

DATE: November 30, 2009

The Port of Whitman County extends an invitation to bid on:

The construction of 2 aerial fiber optic runs & 1 underground fiber optic run within the city of Pullman, Washington.

The general scope of the project includes, but is not limited to:

The construction of 2 aerial fiber optic runs and 1 underground fiber optic run in Pullman, Washington. The aerial portion will require the placement of strand and the lash of fiber optic cable. There is underground construction, which will include boring and/or trenching. There will also be vault installation and placement of conduit. All runs are 48 strand. No splicing will be required.

A contractor meeting will be held at the offices of the Port of Whitman County, 302 N Mill Street, Colfax, Washington, on Monday, December 14, 2009, at 1:00 PM. After a short question and answer session there will be a drive through of the project in Pullman. This site review could take several hours. A set of drawings will be provided to each interested company at this meeting for their review and general questions may be referred to Butch Riebold at the Port at (509) 397-3791 or (509) 879-0710. Technical questions may be referred to Denny Myers (509) 939-4260. Drawings shall include fiber footages, vault specifications and other hardware and technical requirements.

All equipment, tools and sundry supplies are to be the responsibility of the contractor unless otherwise specified in the bid documents or in writing by the Port. Traffic control, both pedestrian and vehicular, must be coordinated with the City of Pullman and all pits, openings and operational staging areas must be covered daily during construction. Contractor shall be responsible for all utility locates.

Contractor shall also be responsible for any and all permits required through the City of Pullman, Avista or any other jurisdictional agency and must coordinate locates and construction with City of Pullman or other agency staff. The ways and means of installation is to be the sole responsibility of the contractor.

Please send bids by 1:00 PM

December 18, 2009 to: Joseph Poire

Port of Whitman County

105 W Island Street

Colfax, WA 99111

Contactor must supply a bid bond of not less than 5% of bid amount.

Awarded Contractor must provide a performance bond for 125% of project cost, a current certificate of insurance naming the Port as additional insured, be a licensed Contractor in the State of Washington, sign a written contract with the Port of Whitman County, provide list of sub-contractors within ten days of the date of the bid award and provide a Statement of Intent to Pay Prevailing Wage and for self and any subcontractors.

The PORT OF Whitman County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

By: Joseph R. Poire, Port Executive Director

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ORDINANCE NO. 318X

An Ordinance prohibiting domestic animals running at large within the corporate limits of the Town of St. John, or creating a public nuisance by barking, defining dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs, cats, and domestic animals, authorizing the impoundment and destruction of said animals, providing for civil penalties, repealing all other ordinances in conflict herewith, and repealing Ordinance No.10X and providing an effective date.

If anyone wants to view the Ordinance in its entirety, it can be seen at St. John City Hall.

Linda J. Hayes, Clerk-Treasurer

K.B. Trunkey, Mayor

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

ARTHUR E. WAGNER,

Deceased.

NO. 09-4-00097-8

PROBATE NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

(RCW 11.40.030)

The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of this Estate.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Co-Personal Representatives or the Co-Personal Representatives’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Co-Personal Representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in Section 11 of the Sessions Laws of Chapter 252, Sessions Laws of 1997 and RCW 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: DECEMBER 3, 2009

CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: THOMAS M. WAGNER/GREGORY W. WAGNER

ATTORNEY FOR P.R

THOMAS M. WAGNER

LIBEY, ENSLEY & NELSON, PLLC

P.O. Box 619

North 409 Main Street

Colfax, WA 99111-0619

Telephone: 509-397-4345

ATTORNEY FOR P.R.

GREGORY W. WAGNER

ESSER & SANDBERG, PLLC

E. 520 Main St.

Pullman, WA 99163

Telephone: 509-332-7692

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SURPLUS SALE

Endicott SCHOOL DISTRICT

Endicott School District has declared the wooden gymnasium bleachers as surplus and will sell to the highest bidder. The bleachers consist of twelve sections which are 16 feet long with 6 rows in each section. Dismantling of the bleachers will begin Monday, December 21st, 2009. The highest bidder may help with this process, if available.

The District prefers to sell the bleachers (all sets) as a full set, which includes all wood and brackets. Preference will be given to those bids. However, if no bids are received for the full set, bids will then be accepted for individual sections. All sealed bids must be received by noon on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at: Endicott School, 308 School Drive, Endicott, WA 99125. Please mark SEALED BID. For information please call Billy Ray at 509-657-3523.

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SURPLUS SALE

ST. JOHN SCHOOL DISTRICT

St John School District has declared a 1996 Int/Am Tran forty-eight (48) passenger bus as surplus and will sell to the highest bidder. The bus consists of a DT 466 engine, a MD 643 Tranny and 64,801 miles. Minimum bid is $2,000.00. Sealed bids must be received by 10:00 a.m. on December 23, 2009 at: St John School District #322, 301 W Nob Hill, St John, WA 99171. Please mark SEALED BID. For information please call: Ken Gering at the St John bus garage 509-648-3402.

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ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTMENT

DIRECTOR DISTRICT #1

Applications are being accepted through 12:00 noon Friday, December 18, 2009 for an opening on the St John School Board. Interviews will be conducted at theregularly scheduled board meeting on Monday, December 21, The vacancy occurs in the Director District #1 which is open to any qualified applicant living North of State Route23 within the St John School District boundary. For official boundary information, please contact the School District.Applications are available at the School District by contacting Dana Crider, 301 W. Nob Hill, St John, WA 99171 or call 509-648-3336.

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ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD APPOINTMENT

AT-LARGE POSITION

Applications are being accepted through 12:00 noon Friday, December 18, 2009 for an opening on the St John School Board. Interviews will be conducted at theregularly scheduled board meeting on Monday, December 21, The vacancy occurs in the Director District #5 which is an At-Large position and is open to any qualified applicant living within the St John School District boundary. For official boundary information, please contact the School District.Applications are available at the School District by contacting Dana Crider, 301 W. Nob Hill, St John, WA 99171 or call 509-648-3336.

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LEGAL NOTICE

SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (SEWEDA)

Transportation Plan Consulting Services are being sought by the Palouse Regional Transportation Planning Organization (PRTPO) for the Update of the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan for a four county area in Southeast Washington. Complete project description and Request for Proposal process can be found at http://www.seweda.org click on the RFP/RFQ icon on the top right hand corner of the page.

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

RACHEL K. STUECKLE,

Deceased.

NO. 09-4-00111-7

PROBATE NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

(RCW 11.40.030)

The Co-Personal Representatives named below have been appointed as Co-Personal Representatives of this Estate.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Co-Personal Representatives or the Co-Personal Representatives’ attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the Co-Personal Representatives served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: NOVEMBER 26, 2009

CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: LOREN GENE STUECKLE/GARY N. STUECKLE

ATTORNEYS FOR CO-PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES: LIBEY, ENSLEY, & NELSON, PLLC, by GARY J. LIBEY

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OF SERVICE:

P.O. Box 619

North 409 Main Street

Colfax, WA 99111-0619

Telephone: 509-397-4345

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to established procedure NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Endicott will hold two (2) public meetings at City Hall on December 8, 2009 and January 12, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. during the regularly scheduled council meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to present information and discuss status of the USDA grant funded Preliminary Architectural Report for a proposed Emergency Services Facility and Community Center.

Georgeann Bafus

Clerk-Treasurer

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CONSULTANT ROSTER

Title: 2010 Consultant Services Roster, Lamont, WA

Submittals due: December 17th, 2009

Owner: Town of Lamont, 302 8th Street, Lamont, Washington 99017, contact Steve Lacy, Mayor

Submittal Requirements:

The Town of Lamont is requesting Statement of Qualifications from consulting firms to provide the Town with a roster for engineering and architectural services with respect to projects planned for the 2010 calendar year. The Town published this request in accordance with the requirements of RCW 39.80. Individuals or firms wishing to be considered for projects should submit a SOQ showing their experience in planning, design and construction, and contract administration of water systems, street projects, architecture and municipal buildings, on-call consulting, and grant applications.

Projects may be funded through Public Works Trust Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, USDA-Rural Development, Transportation Improvement Board, and Washington State Community Development Block Grant Program with federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

SOQ should address the firm’s experience in each of the categories listed. Interested consulting firms should submit references and resumes of proposed staff to be assigned to these projects. SOQ’s shall be limited to 15 pages, excluding resumes. Five (5) copies of the SOQ are due in the office of the Town by 5:00pm on December 17, 2009.

The Town may elect to interview any or all or select one or more firms from the submittals received. The Town reserves the right to advertise and retain other consultants on individual projects independent of the firm selected for this solicitation.

The Town of Lamont is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. Minority and women owned enterprises are encouraged to submit statements or proposals.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF

WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of:

LARRY LEE DICKERSON,

Deceased.

Case No .: 09 4001052

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate.

Any persons having claims against the deceased must, before the time such claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the personal representative of the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the court in which the probate proceedings were commenced.

The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) Thirty days after the personal representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020 (1)(c); or (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: November 19, 2009

TAMI JO CHURCH, personal representative of the Estate of LARRY LEE DICKERSON, Deceased

1210 Hemlock, Lewiston, Idaho 83501

AITKEN, SCHAUBLE, PATRICK, NEILL, RUFF AND SHIRLEY

Linda Schauble-Ruff, WSBA #014707

Attorneys for Estate

P.O. Box 307

Pullman, WA 99163

(509)397-3091

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SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SPOKANE

In the Matter of the Estate of

ROBERT C. McLEAN,

Deceased.

NO. 09401408-8

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this Estate.

The claim must be presented within the later of 1) thirty (30) days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(1)(c); or 2) four (4) months after the date of first publication of the notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060.

This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: November 19, 2009

COLIN G. McLEAN

Presented By:

STAMPER RUBENS, P.S.

ALAN L. RUBENS

WSBA #12239

Attorney for the Estate

West 720 Boone, Suite 200

Spokane, WA 99201

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