Legals - Aug. 26, 2010

Notice of Application

Palouse Wind Project, Whitman County CUP 10-16.

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Notice is hereby given that Whitman County did, on August 26, 2010, deem complete an application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for development of the Palouse Wind Project in Whitman County.

The Palouse Wind Project includes the construction of up to 55 wind turbines and associated facilities over approximately 5,000 acres of leased, privately owned Agricultural District land located in unincorporated Whitman County, Washington.

For a more detailed description of the project proposal, see the related SEPA Notices and Project Application Materials, which are available for public review at the Whitman County Planning Department at 310 N. Main Street 2nd Floor, Colfax.

WA. Office hours are Monday thru Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Applicant: Palouse Wind, LLC (subsidiary of First Wind, LLC). The CUP application was submitted on July 27, 2010.

Location: Approximately three miles west of Oakesdale, north of Trestle Creek Road and stretching west of SR 195 approximately 2.5 miles. Detailed maps, project descriptions and tax parcel numbers are available for review at the Whitman County Planning Department.

State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA): The Applicant has requested that this Project receive a Determination of Significance and an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be prepared. Whitman County is the Lead Agency for this proposal which may require mitigation measures under applicable codes in addition to those identified in the EIS. A Determination of Significance and Scoping Notice has been prepared for this project.

Timing: Following the development of the EIS for this project, Whitman County will schedule and hold an open record public hearing on the CUP. The CUP hearing is anticipated to be held in early 2011 and will be preceded by additional legal notices and public notification as required by law.

Contacts and Information: The submitted application, environmental materials developed on this proposal, and related file documents may be examined by the public at the Whitman County Planning Department, 310 N. Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111. If you have any questions, please contact the Whitman County Planning Department via phone or fax at the following numbers:

Phone: (509) 397-5211

Fax: (509) 397-6210

Comment Period: Written comments on the Notice of Application will be accepted until 5 p.m. on September 16, 2010, and should be directed to the attention of:

Alan Thomson

County Planner

Physical Address:

Whitman County Public Works

310 N. Main Street, 2nd Floor

Colfax, WA 99111

Mailing Address:

Whitman County Public Works

P.O. Box 430

Colfax, WA 99111-0430

Phone: (509) 397-5211

Fax: (509) 397-6210

In addition, Whitman County may accept written comments on this project at any time prior to the closing of the CUP open record public hearing which is yet to be scheduled. At the open record hearing, the public will be afforded the opportunity to offer oral testimony as well as submit written comments. Prior to the open record hearing, only written comments will be accepted.

Published: August 26 and September 2, 2010.

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Public Notice of Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on Scope of EIS: Palouse Wind Project, Whitman County CUP 10-16.

Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for development of a commercial wind energy facility in Whitman County.

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Enclosed is a copy of a Determination of Significance (DS) and Request for Comments on the Scope of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Whitman County CUP 10-16.

A Notice of Application has been provided by separate legal notice.

If you require additional information, please contact Alan Thomson, County Planner, Whitman County Planning Department at 310 N. Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 or if sending by mail, P.O. Box 430, Colfax, WA 99111-0430.

Phone: (509) 397-5211, Fax (509) 397-6210.

The full project file is available for review at the Planning Department.

Written comments may be submitted to the Whitman County Planning Department no later than September 16, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.

Please refer to the attached Determination of Significance and Request for Comments on the Scope of EIS for more information.

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DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON SCOPE OF EIS

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Date: August 26, 2010.

Project: Palouse Wind Project, Whitman County CUP 10-16.

Applicant and Address:

Palouse Wind, LLC, Attn: Ben Fairbanks, 1001 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97204.

Location of Proposal: Approximately three miles west of Oakesdale, north of Trestle Creek Road and stretching west of SR 195 approximately 2.5 miles.

Lead agency: Whitman County.

Responsible Official: Alan L. Thomson, Whitman County Planning Director, P.O. Box 430, Colfax, WA 99111-0430.

Environmental Consultant: CH2M HILL, Attn: Nicole Seidell, 2020 SW 4th Avenue, Suite 300, Portland, Oregon 97201, (503) 872-4803.

Proposal: The applicant has submitted a conditional use permit (CUP) application to Whitman County for construction and operation of the Palouse Wind Project (Project), a commercial wind energy generating facility. The Applicant has requested that a Determination of Significance be issued and an Environmental Impact Statement be prepared. The Project and SEPA study areas have been defined in the CUP application, on file and available for inspection with the Whitman County Planning Department.

Description of Project: The Project is comprised of wind turbines installed in strings which are connected by underground and overhead collector lines. The Project is proposed to have a nameplate generation capacity of up to 100 MW. Electrical power from the Project would interconnect to the existing Avista Corp. (Avista) 230-kilovolt (kV) transmission line between the Benewah and Shawnee substations. The principal permanent components of the Project include:

* Up to 55 wind turbine generators

* A below ground 34.5-kV electrical collection system linking each turbine to the Project electrical substation (Project substation)

* A Project substation where the electrical voltage of the current produced is increased from 34.5 kV to 230 kV

* An approximately 4-mile-long aboveground 34.5- or 230-kV generator line used to transmit the electrical current from the Project to the interconnection substation

* An interconnection substation

* An access road system

* An O&M Facility and temporary laydown areas

* A supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system and fiberoptic communication system

* Connection to the Inland Power and Light electrical distribution system

* Up to three permanent meteorological towers

The Project would be developed on approximately 5,000 acres of leased, privately owned agricultural land. Several temporary meteorological towers have been or will be erected at or near the Project to support characterization of the wind resource in the Project vicinity. Installation of these temporary meteorological towers is not part of this

CUP application and will take place under separate permitting and approval by Whitman County.

Scoping: Agencies, affected tribes, and members of the public are invited to comment on the scope of the EIS. You may comment on alternatives, mitigation measures, probable significant adverse impacts, permits and licenses or other approvals that may be required.

The lead agency has identified, at a minimum, the following areas of analysis in the EIS:

Earth: Slopes; soil infiltration; potential geological hazards; grading

Air: Air quality impacts during construction and operations

Water (surface; ground; and runoff): Drainage and runoff

Plants and Animals: Avian and terrestrial species; habitat

Environmental health: Noise emissions during construction and operations; shadows

Land and shoreline use: Relationship to existing land use plans and critical areas plans; recreation

Visual Resources: Light and glare; visual impacts

Historic and cultural preservation: Prehistoric and historic artifacts; archaeology

Transportation: Road construction and restoration; construction and operations traffic management

Public services and utilities: Public services

Socioeconomics: Population, housing, and economy

This is a preliminary list and may be adjusted following scoping.

Comment deadline: All scoping comments must be received in writing by the Whitman County Planning Department no later than September 16, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. Comments on the scope of the EIS may be mailed to: Whitman County Planning Department, Alan L. Thomson, SEPA Official, P.O. Box 430, Colfax, WA 99111-0430 or hand delivered to 310 N. Main Street, 2nd Floor, Colfax, WA. (509) 397-5211

Responsible Official: Alan L. Thomson, Whitman County Planning Director, (509) 397-5211

Date: 08/26/10

Signature: Alan L. Thomson

Publication dates: August 26 and September 2, 2010

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

OF

WILLIAM H. RUSSELL,

Deceased.

No. 10-4-00085-8

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The Administrator named below has been appointed and has qualified as Administrator of this Estate.

Persons having claims against the deceased must, prior to the time such claims would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, serve their claims on the Administrator or the attorneys of record at the address stated below and file an executed copy of the claim with the Clerk of the this Court within four months after the date of first publication of this Notice or within four months after the date of the filing of a copy of this Notice with the Clerk of the court, whichever is later, or, except under those provisions included in RCW 11.40.011 or RCW 11.40.013, the claim will be forever barred.

DATE OF FILING COPY OF NOTICE TO CREDITORS WITH

CLERK OF THE COURT: August 20, 2010

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: August 26, 2010

Phillip Russell, Administrator

c/o Timothy Esser, Esser & Sandberg, PLLC

Attorneys for Estate

520 East Main Street

Pullman, WA 99163

(509) 332-7692

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, WHITMAN COUNTY

Estate of

BARBARA ANN SEAMAN

Deceased.

NO. 10-4-00082-3

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

Any person having a claim against the deceased 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 personal representative or the personal representative’s attorney at the address stated below a copy of the claim and file the original of the claim with the court in which 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(l)(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 RCW 11.40.060.

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

Date of First Publication: August 26, 2010

Edythe Marie Carroll, Personal Representative

Attorney for Personal Representative:

THEODORE F.S. RASMUSSEN WSBA 8720

Theodore F.S. Rasmussen, P.S.

S. 112 Crosby, P.O. Box 724

Tekoa, WA 99033

(509) 284-2332

NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT PERMIT

PERMIT NO .: WA-002061-3

APPLICANT: City of Colfax

P.O. Box 229

Colfax, WA 99111

FACILITY: Colfax Wastewater Treatment Plant

501 W. State Route 26

Colfax, WA 99111

The City of Colfax has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW), Chapter 173-220 Washington Administrative Code (WAC), and the Federal Clean Water Act.

The City of Colfax presently owns or operates a municipal wastewater treatment plant which is designed to handle an average monthly flow of .6 million gallons per day. The City of Colfax discharges their wastewater through an aerated lagoon system with chlorine disinfection and discharges to the Palouse River by infiltration. The wastewater, following treatment, must meet the requirements of the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act and applicable regulations for a permit to be issued.

Following evaluation of the application and other available information, a draft permit has been developed which would allow the discharge of disinfected wastewater from the treatment plant to the Palouse River via seepage.

A tentative determination has been made on the effluent limitations and special permit conditions that will prevent and control pollution. A final determination will not be made until all timely comments received in response to this notice have been evaluated.

PUBLIC COMMENT AND INFORMATION

The draft permit and fact sheet may be viewed at the Department of Ecology (Department) website at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/permits/eastern_permits.html. The application, fact sheet, proposed permit, and other related documents are also available at the Department’s Eastern Regional Office for inspection and copying between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., weekdays. To obtain a copy or to arrange to view copies please contact the Permit Coordinator at (509) 329-3455, by e-mail at stra461@ecy.wa.gov or by writing to the address below.

Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed permit. All comments must be submitted within 30 days after publication of this notice to be considered for the final determination. Comments should be received by our office no later than August 9, 2010. Send comments to:

Permit Coordinator

Department of Ecology

4601 N. Monroe Street

Spokane, WA 99205

Any interested party may request a public hearing on the proposed permit within 30 days of the publication date of this notice. The request for a hearing shall state the interest of the party and the reasons why a hearing is necessary. The request should be sent to the above address. The Department will hold a hearing if it determines that there is significant public interest. If a hearing is to be held, public notice will be published at least 30 days in advance of the hearing date. Any party responding to this notice with comments will be mailed a copy of a hearing public notice.

Please bring this public notice to the attention of persons who you know would be interested in this matter. Ecology is an equal opportunity agency. If you need this publication in an alternate format, please contact us at (509) 329-3455 or TTY (for the speech and hearing impaired) at 711 or 1-800-833-6388.

SUPERIOR COURT OF

WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of:

AUDRY C. REPP,

Deceased.

Case No .: 10 4 00080 7

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 or 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: August 19, 2010

UTE STACY, personal representative of the Estate of AUDRY C. REPP, Deceased

Address: 844 S. Shelley Lake Lane, Spokane, Washington 99037

AITKEN, SCHAUBLE, PATRICK, NEILL, RUFF & SHIRLEY

Albert J. Schauble, WSBA #00930

Attorneys for Estate

P.O. Box 307

Pullman, WA 99163

(509) 397-3091

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE

OF

MARJORY SWIFT RAY,

Deceased.

NO. 10-4-00079-3

PROBATE NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

(RCW 11.40.030)

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative 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 Personal Representative or 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. 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(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: AUGUST 19, 2010

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: MARILYN ADAMS

ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE LIBEY, ENSLEY & NELSON, PLLC

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OF SERVICE: P.O. Box 619

North 409 Main Street

Colfax, WA 99111-0619

Telephone: 509-397-4345

LEGAL NOTICE

In the District court of the state of Washington for the county of Whitman

Janet M. Kramer, Petitioner

vs.

Joseph Kramer, Respondent

No. AH0603Y10

The state of Washington to Joseph Kramer:

You are hereby summoned to appear on the 31st day of August, 2010, at 3 p.m., and respond to the petition. If you fail to respond, an order of protection will be issued against your pursuant to the provisions of chapter 10.14 RCW. for a minimum of one year from the date you are respired to appear. A temporary order of protection has been issued against you, restraining you from the following:

- Respondent may not travel or be on Rimrock Road, Whitman County and may not be knowingly within 800 ft of said petitioner, and not within 1,000 ft of petitioners place of employment.

-also, respondent may not enter into the area bordering Wawawai Road (Hwy 195) on the south and the west, by Wawawai Grade Road on the northwest, by Wawawai Road on the north and by the intersection of Wawawai Road and Hwy 195 northwest of Colton, Wa.

A copy of the petition, notice of hearing, and ex parte order has been filed with the clerk of this court.

Petitioner Janet M. Kramer

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of:

BARBARA J. ANDRUS, Deceased.

Case No .: 10 4 00078 5

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); of (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: August 12, 2010

BRUCE ANDRUS, personal representative of the Estate of BARBARA J. ANDRUS, Deceased.

Address: 6823 207th Ave. N.E .; Redmond, WA. 98053

AITKEN, SCHAUBLE, PATRICK, NEILL, RUFF & SHIRLEY

Linda Schauble-Ruff, WSBA #014707

Attorneys for Estate

P.O. Box 307

Pullman, WA 99163

(509) 397-3091

National School Lunch Program/School Breakfast Program

PUBLIC RELEASE FOR FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEALS

2010-11

Colfax School District No. 300; Colton School District No. 306; Endicott School District No. 308; Garfield School District No. 302; LaCrosse School District No. 126; Oakesdale School District No. 324; Palouse School District No. 301; Rosalia School District No. 320; St. John School District No. 322, and Tekoa School District No. 265, today announced its policy for free and reduced-price lunches/snacks and/or free or reduced-price breakfasts for children who qualify according to the eligibility standards below, for meals served under the National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs.

Each school and the school district’s central office have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party.

Local school officials have adopted the following family size income criteria for determining eligibility:

ELIGIBILITY SCALE FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS

Effective July 1, 2009 until further notice.

FREE REDUCED PRICE

HOUSEHOLD YEAR MONTHLY TWICE EVERY WEEKLY YEAR MONTHLY TWICE EVERY WEEKLY

SIZE PER TWO PER TWO

MONTH WEEKS MONTH WEEKS

1 $14,079 $1,174 $587 $542 $271 $20,036 $1,670 $635 $771 $386

2 18,941 1,579 790 729 365 26,955 2,247 1,124 1,037 519

3 23,803 1,984 992 916 458 33,874 2,623 1,412 1,303 652

4 28,665 2,389 1,195 1,103 552 40,793 3,400 1,700 1,569 785

5 33,527 2,794 1,397 1,290 645 47,712 3,976 1,988 1,836 918

6 38,389 3,200 1,600 1,477 739 54,631 4,553 2,277 2,102 1,051

7 43,251 3,605 1,803 1,664 832 61,550 5,130 2,565 2,368 1,184

8 48,113 4,010 2,005 1,851 926 68,469 5,708 2,853 2,634 1,317

EACH

ADDITIONAL

HOUSEHOLD

MEMBER

ADD +4,862 +406 +203 +187 +94 +6,919 +577 +289 +267 +134

Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced price meals.

Application forms, with a letter to parents and guardians, are being sent to all homes. To apply for free or reduced price meals, household must fill out the application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the principal’s office in each school. The information provided on the application will be used to determine eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials.

For school officials to determine eligibility, the household must provide the following information listed on the application: the names of everyone in the household, the amount of income each household member received last month and where it came from, the signature of an adult household member and that adult’s social security number.

If the adult signing the application does not have a social security number, check the "I do not have a social security number box." For a child who is a member of a Basic Food household or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) assistance unit, the household need provide only the child’s name, the Basic Food or TANF case number, or FDPIR case number, and printed name and signature of an adult member on the application.

NOTE: At this time, the following paragraph applies only to public school districts.

The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) will download the names of all children age birth to 20 into the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Core Student Record Database.

Information will include the child’s first name, last name, middle initial, and date of birth.

Upon receipt of this information, OSPI will match student names against the DSHS file and then make the "match" data available to each district via the Internet.

Students will automatically qualify for free meals if their schools participate in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Nutrition Programs.

Households that do not want their child(ren) to participate in the free meal program should notify the child(ren)’s school.

Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.

Under the provisions of the free and reduced price policy, the designated approving official(s) will review applications and determine eligibility.

Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official may wish to discuss the decision with the approving official on an informal basis.

Parents wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request either orally or in writing to the fair hearing official: Michael Morgan, Superintendent, Colfax, WA 509-397-3042; Nate Smith, Superintendent, Colton, WA 509-229-3386; Zane Wells, Superintendent, Garfield, WA 509-635-1331; Gary Wargo, Superintendent, LaCrosse, WA 509-549-3592; Jake Dingman, Superintendent, Oakesdale, WA 509-285-5296; Beverly Fox, Superintendent, Palouse, WA 509-878-1921; Thomas Crowley, Superintendent, Rosalia, WA 509-523-3061; Rick Winters, Superintendent, St. John - Endicott, WA 509-648-3336; Wayne Massie, Superintendent, Tekoa, WA 509-284-3281; for a hearing on the decision.

In certain cases foster children are also eligible for school meal benefits. If a household has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for them, complete and submit an application.

The information provided by the household is confidential and will be used only for the purposes of determining eligibility and verifying data.

The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political belies, reprisal, or because all or part of the individual’s income is derived from any pubic assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs). Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202)720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call 1-(800)795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.