Legals - Jan. 6, 2011

NOTICE TO VENDORS AND CONTRACTORS

Whitman County, Washington is soliciting vendors and contractors for placement on the following lists:

1) General Government - Office/Data Processing Equipment

2) General Government - Building Maintenance/Park and Recreation

3) General Government - Professional Services

4) Public Works Department - Materials, Equipment, Supplies, Etc.

5) Public Works Department - Contractors

6) Public Works Department - Professional Services

Whitman County maintains current rosters of vendors and contractors from which proposals will be requested for the purchase of Materials, Equipment, Supplies or Services for various small works projects.

In accordance with RCW Chapter 39.80, Whitman County invites letters of interest from consultants wishing to be placed on the Professional Services Roster. For any particular work, consultants to be considered will be selected from the Professional Services Roster or from responses to advertisements for consultants for that particular work. Contracts will be negotiated in accordance with RCW 39.80 and Whitman County’s selection procedures.

Whitman County in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat.

252, 42 U.S.C. 2000d to 2000d-4 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Department of Transportation, Subtitle A, Office of the Secretary, Part 21, Nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Transportation issued pursuant to such Act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises ad defined at 49 CRF Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

Cities, towns and districts within Whitman County who have entered into an interlocal agreement with the County may choose to select materials, equipment, supplies or services from these lists.

Any vendor or contractor wishing placement on any list or updating current information may do so by accessing the Whitman County Website at http://www.whitmancounty.org, subtitle, ‚"Small Works Roster." For specific information regarding unbound letters of submittal, please call 509-397-4622. Vendors and contractors who have completed a questionnaire within the past 10 years do not need to resubmit another questionnaire.

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board

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NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS

Bid for One (1) New 2011 Hydraulic Excavator

with Trade-In

WHITMAN COUNTY

STATE OF WASHINGTON

Sealed bids will be received on the following proposal by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time, on January 31, 2011 at which time they will be opened and publicly read. Handicap access may be obtained by the Mill Street entrance to the Courthouse.

Each bid is to be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Board of County Commissioners with the name of the bidder and item bid, including time and date of opening written plainly on the outside of the envelope. (NO FAXES ACCEPTED.)

The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to accept the bid which in its estimation best serves the interests of Whitman County.

Detailed bid sheets and specifications may be obtained from the Public Works office, Second Floor, Public Service Building, 310 N. Main Street, Colfax, Washington, (509) 397-4622.

This contract provides for one (1) new 2011 Hydraulic Excavator with Trade-In as described in the specifications.

DATED this 3rd day of January, 2011.

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Solid Waste Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. in the MAIN AUDITORIUM, First Floor of the Public Services Building, located in Colfax, Washington.

Mark Storey

Director of Public Works

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the LaCrosse Town Council at the Town Hall, 107 S. Main, LaCrosse, Washington, beginning at 7:00 p.m., PST, January 13, 2011.

The purpose of the public meeting 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 receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from low- and moderate-income persons and persons residing in the Town of LaCrosse area.

Up to $1.5 million may be available to the Town of LaCrosse on a statewide competitive basis to fund public facility, community facility, economic development, housing rehabilitation, and planning projects that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons.

The draft application for the LaCrosse Wastewater Improvements proposal will be available for review January 6, 2011 during normal business hours at the LaCrosse Town Clerk’s Office. Comments may also be submitted in writing to the Town of LaCrosse, P.O. Box 228, LaCrosse, WA, 99143. Written comments must be received by the Town Clerk before 3:30 p.m. on January 11, 2011.

The LaCrosse Town Clerk’s Office is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate the special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving twenty-four (24) hour advance notice. Contact Angela Broekel at (509) 549-3330.

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NOTICE OF MEETING CHANGE

STEPTOE SEWER DISTRICT

Notice of meeting change. Steptoe Sewer District will meet Tuesday, January 18, 2011 at 6 pm at the Steptoe School lunch room.

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PORT OF WHITMAN COUNTY

PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING

The Port of Whitman County is generally announcing to the public its projected requirements for professional services for 2011.

The Port anticipates a continuing need for architectural and engineering services related to small and mid-sized projects including but not limited to: park enhancements and/or expansions, industrial park development, building design, site upgrades, etc. The Port may also have need of other consulting services from time to time.

Architectural/Engineering firms interested in providing services to the Port of Whitman County are requested to send a brief statement of qualifications. Firms who have qualifications on file at the port are not required to resubmit. It is the firms’ responsibility to verify whether or not their qualifications are on file. The Port reserves the right to discard qualifications which have not been updated within three years.

Consultants will be selected from those with qualifications on file unless a separate request for qualifications is made by the Port for a specific project or projects. DBE Firms are encouraged to submit. Submit qualifications to:

Port of Whitman County

N. 302 Mill Street

Colfax, WA 99111

(509) 397-3791

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PORT OF WHITMAN COUNTY

PUBLIC NOTICE

2011 SMALL WORKS ROSTER

Notice is hereby given that the Port of Whitman County (the ‘Port’), is accepting applications from contractors who wish to be placed on the Port’s 2011 Small Works Roster. Applicants, where required by law, must be properly licensed or registered to perform work in the State of Washington. Contractors whose names appear on the Small Works Roster may be contacted form time to time to submit job proposals for contracts in the amount of $200,000.00 or less (RCW 53.08.120).

All applications must be submitted on the Port provided application form. For application forms contact:

The Port of Whitman County

N. 302 Mill Street

Colfax, WA 99111

(509) 397-3791

Qualified applicants will be placed on the 2010 Small Works Roster and kept on file for three years.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

Estate of

C. LeROY SEMLER,

Deceased.

No. 10 4.00126 9

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

(RCW 11.40.030)

Julie R. Semler has been appointed as administrator/ 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 provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the administrator/ personal representative or the administrator/personal representative’s attorney, at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original 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 administrator/ 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 this notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.451 and 11.40.060.

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

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: January 6, 2011

Administrator/Personal Representative: Julie R. Semler

Attorneys for Administrator/Personal Representative: WILEY & PETTIT

Agent’s Address for Mailing Claim:

445 S. Grand Avenue

Pullman, WA 99163

phone (509) 332-3300

Publish: January 6, 13, 20, 2011

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ORDINANCE NO. 551

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF Rosalia, WASHINGTON, adopting Rosalia Municipal Code §10,24.015, thereby prohibiting the parking of motor vehicles and other conveyances in such a manner that they block driveways or access roads to residences.

BE IT HEREBY ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Rosalia as follows:

Section 1 There is hereby adopted as Rosalia Municipal Code §10.24.015 the following:

"10.24.015 - Obstructing driveways and access roads. It shall be unlawful for any person to park a motor vehicle, trailer, or other wheeled conveyance in such a manner as to obstruct or partially obstruct any established driveway or road providing access to a residence or residential property. For the purposes of this section, an "established driveway or road- shall mean a driveway or road used by a property owner to access his or her property from a Town street or alley."

Section 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days after it or a summary thereof, is published in the official newspaper of the Town of Rosalia as required by law.

PASSED by the Town Council of the Town of Rosalia at its regular meeting on 28 December, 2010.

Jim Stenhouse, Mayor

Attest:

Kerry Bourke, Clerk/Treasurer

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WHITMAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

Annual Meeting on January 12, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. Cafeteria Meeting Room at the Hospital.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

BONNIE BELLE BIRCHER,

Deceased.

NO. 10-4-00118-8

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 claims 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 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: December 30, 2010.

MARIBETH KJACK

Personal Representative

IRWIN MYKLEBUST SAVAGE & BROWN, P.S.

Attorneys for Personal Representative

By:

Kelly N. Brown

WSBA No. 4681

Address for Mailing or Service:

Kelly N. Brown

Irwin, Myklebust, Savage & Brown, P.S.

P.O. Box 604 / 1230 SE Bishop Blvd.

Pullman, WA 99163-0604

509.332.3502

Court of probate proceedings and cause number:

Superior Court of Whitman County, Washington

Cause No. 10-4-00118-8

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Palouse Conservation District

Legal Notice

The Palouse Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold a meeting at 7:00 pm on January 11, 2011 at 1300 NE Henley Court in Pullman, WA to adopt a resolution setting the date, time, and location of an election to fill a Conservation District Supervisor’s expiring term.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, WHITMAN COUNTY

Estate of

DOLORES HEVEL LEHN

Deceased.

NO. 104-00120-0

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(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 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: December 30, 2010

Bernt Christian Lehn, Personal Representative

Attorney for Personal Representative:

THEODORE F.S. RASMUSSEN WSBA 8720

S. 112 Crosby, P.O. Box 724

Tekoa, WA 99033

(509)284-2332

Court of Probate Proceedings: Whitman County Superior Court

Cause No .: 10-4-00120-0

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Town of St. John

East 1 Front Street / PO Box 298

St. John, Washington 99171-0298

Town of St. John, Washington, (Owner), invites bids for the construction of the Well No. 5 and Other Well Improvements Project. The work includes the drilling, casing, developing, and testing of, and other miscellaneous work associated with a new basalt potable water well. Total depth of the well is anticipated to be from 500 to 550 feet, with approximately 55 feet of 16-inch diameter casing, 250 feet of 12-inch diameter casing, and from 200 to 245 feet of 10-inch diameter liner. The work also includes Additive Alternate No. 1 which is the decommissioning of the Owner’s Well No. 3.

Sealed bids for the described project will be received by Ms. Linda Hayes, Clerk/Treasurer at City Hall, East 1 Front Street, St. John, Washington 99171-0298, until 3:00 p.m., local time, January 19, 2011, and then publicly opened and read aloud.

The Contractor is subject to all requirements related to Washington Prevailing Wage Rates for Public Works Projects, EEO, and Washington State Contracting Laws, and other applicable Federal, State, and local requirements. This project is being funded in part by USDA Rural Development.

The project must be substantially complete in 60 calendar days of the issuance of the Notice to Proceed. The intent of the Well No. 5 work is for this work to be completed no later than May 16, 2011. With award of Additive Alternate No. 1, an additional 15 calendar days will be given for substantial completion.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations:

Town of St. John, East 1 Front Street, St. John, WA

AndersonoPerry & Associates, Inc., Walla Walla, WA

AndersonoPerry & Associates, Inc., La Grande, OR

Associated Builders and Contractors Plan Center, Spokane, WA

Associated General Contractors Plan Center, Spokane, WA

Daily Journal of Commerce Plan Center, Seattle, WA

Lewiston-Clarkston Plan Service, Lewiston, ID

Spokane Regional Plan Center, Spokane, WA

Tri-City Construction Council, Inc., Kennewick, WA

Wenatchee Construction Council Plan Center, Wenatchee, WA

Yakima Plan Center, Yakima, WA

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained at the office of AndersonoPerry & Associates, Inc., 214 E. Birch Street, PO Box 1687, Walla Walla, WA 99362 (Engineer), upon non-refundable payment of $70.00 per paper set. Alternatively, the Bidder may request a paper copy of the Bidder’s Packet and a CD containing a printable pdf version of the Bidding Documents for $25.00 for each set. When requesting Bidding Documents, the Bidder shall provide his/her mailing address, and telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address; and identify him/herself as a prime contractor, subcontractor, supplier, etc., as applicable. The Bidding Documents will be available after December 30, 2010.

Each bid on the project must be submitted on the prescribed form and accompanied by a cashier’s check, postal money order, or bid bond payable to the Owner in an amount not less than 5 percent of the amount bid. The successful bidder will be required to furnish the necessary additional bonds for the faithful performance of the contract and insurance as prescribed in the Contract Documents.

To be considered responsible and the Bid responsive, Bidders must submit specific documentation requested in the Instructions to Bidders on the Bidder’s capacity, experience, and ability to successfully complete the work to the Owner with the submission of the Bid, or separately to the Engineer on or before 1:00 p.m. local time, January 20, 2011.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive minor irregularities, and all informalities in the bidding process, and to accept such bids that in the opinion of the Owner are in the best interest of the Owner.

The Owner is an equal opportunity employer. Minority and women-owned businesses are encouraged to bid.

A pre-Bid conference will not be held.

Contact David Jepsen, P.E., with AndersonoPerry & Associates at (509) 529-9260 with any questions

December 30, 2010

Mayor K.B. Trunkey

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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

OF

HARRY O. FRIES,

Deceased.

NO. 10-4-00125-1

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: December 23, 2010

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: CAROL J. MYERS

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

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Malden Town Council at the Town Hall, W. 204 Moreland Avenue, Malden, Washington, beginning at 7:00 p.m., PST, January 12, 2011.

The purpose of the public meeting 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 receive comments on proposed activities, particularly from low- and moderate-income persons and persons residing in the Town of Malden area.

Up to $1.5 million may be available to the Town of Malden on a statewide competitive basis to fund public facility, community facility, economic development, housing rehabilitation, and planning projects that principally benefit low- and moderate-income persons.

The draft application for the Water System Improvements proposal will be available for review one week prior to the public hearing during normal business hours at the Malden Town Clerk’s Office. Comments may also be submitted in writing to the Town of Malden, P.O. Box 248, Malden, WA, 99149. Written comments must be received by the Town Clerk before 3:30 p.m. on January 11, 2011.

The Malden Town Clerk’s Office is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate the special needs, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving twenty-four (24) hour advance notice. Contact Mayor Ted Maxwell at (509) 569-3771.

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