Legals June 25

NOTICE OF A PROPOSED

ZONE CHANGE HEARING

The Port of Whitman County proposes a zone change from Heavy Industrial to Airport Commercial for 76 acres of property located west of Colfax, WA, bordered by Airport Rd. in Section's 20, 21, Township 16 N., Range 43 E. W.M., Whitman County, Washington.

This zone change would apply to existing and future planned activities. A public hearing on this zone change request will be held during a Whitman County Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, July 8, 2015 in the Auditorium, first floor of the Whitman County Public Service Building, at 7:00 PM, N. 310 Main St., Colfax, WA.

Interested persons may submit written comments regarding the proposed zoning action to the County Planning Office, P. 0. Box 430, Colfax, WA 99111-0430, (fax) (509) 397-6210, before 4:00 PM, July 8, 2015 or attend the hearing. For more information, contact Jerry Basler, Assistant County Planner, at 397-4622. Persons requiring ADA accommodation should advise us of that need in advance.

Signed: Jerry Basler, Assistant County Planner

PO #2015-00000165

Date: June 25, 2015 26/1

NOTICE OF MITIGATED

DETERMINATION OF

NONSIGNIFICANCE (MDNS) AND INTENT TO ISSUE AN ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMIT

The Whitman County Planning Office issued a Mitigated Determination of Nonsignificance (MDNS) under the State Environmental Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following project:

The Washington State Patrol, (WSP) has requested an administrative use permit for a proposed 120-foot communications tower and related ground equipment. The tower is required for official WSP communications. The site is located in Section 29, Township 18 N., Range 44 E., W.M., Whitman County, Washington, Steptoe Butte State Park. After review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with us, the Planning Office has determined that this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.

The public is also notified of the intent to issue an administrative use permit for this proposal as per Chapter 19.58.050(A). Interested persons may submit written comments regarding the proposed zoning action and written and signed environmentally-focused comments on the MDNS to the County Planning Office, P. 0. Box 430, Colfax, WA 99111-0430, (fax) (509) 397- 6210, before 4 p.m., July 9, 2015.

Copies of the MDNS are available at no charge from the County Planning Office, Whitman County Public Service Building (2nd Floor), Colfax, WA 99111.

Signed: Jerry Basler, Assistant County Planner

Date: June 25, 2015 26/1

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Whitman County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Monday, June 25, 2015 at 10:45 a.m. in their Chambers located in the Whitman County Courthouse, 400 N Main Street, Colfax, Washington.

The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comment for the proposed revisions to Whitman County Code, Title 19, Zoning:

Chapter 19.10 — Agricultural District;

Chapter 19.15 — North Pullman-Moscow Corridor District;

Chapter 19.16 — South Pullman-Moscow Corridor District;

Chapter 19.30 — Light Industrial District;

Chapter 19.42 — Rural Community Commercial District (RCC-2);

Chapter 19.54 — Nonconforming Uses and Special Exceptions.

For more information, contact Alan Thomson at 397-5211. Persons requiring ADA accommodations should advise us of that need and providing 24 hour notice by calling 509-397-5240. Handicap accessibility is available using the east entrance (Mill Street) to the Courthouse.

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board 25/2

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

that the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, Washington, will consider the Report of the County Road Engineer for the vacation and abandonment of a portion of the Winslow Road, County Road No. 1110 and a portion of the old Mesterman Road, located in the South 1/2 of Section 26 Township 20 North, Range 45 East, W.M., in Whitman County, Washington.

THAT A HEARING on said vacation will be held in the office of the Whitman County Commissioners in the Courthouse in Colfax, Washington on the 6th day of July, 2015, at the hour of 11:00 a.m., at which time and place all persons interested may appear and be heard for or against said vacation and abandonment.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of Whitman County, Washington.

GIVEN under my hand and official seal this 15th day of June, 2015.

Mark Storey PE, Public Works Director /Whitman County Engineer. 25/2

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

U.S. BANK NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, AS SUCESSOR BY MERGER TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, N.D.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

THE ESTATE OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; JANE DOE OLSON, WIFE OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; TERRY K. OLSON AND JANE DOE OLSON, HUSBAND AND WIFE; JOHN AND JANE DOES, I THROUGH V, OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY, AND ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, LIEN OR ESTATE IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED,

Defendants.

Case No. 14-2-00117-5

AMENDED SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION AS TO DEFENDANTS THE ESTATE OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; JANE DOE OLSON, WIFE OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; AND JOHN AND JANE DOES, I THROUGH V, OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY, AND ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, LIEN OR ESTATE IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO:

DEFENDANTS THE ESTATE OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; JANE DOE OLSON, WIFE OF BOBBIE F. OLSON, DECEASED; JOHN AND JANE DOES, I THROUGH V, OCCUPANTS OF THE SUBJECT REAL PROPERTY, AND ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS OR PARTIES UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST, LIEN OR ESTATE IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED

You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this Summons, to wit, within sixty days after the 4th day of June, 2015, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the Plaintiff U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCESSOR BY MERGER TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, N.D., and serve a copy of your answer upon the under-signed attorneys for plaintiff, Justin T. Jastrzebski and Katherine A. Christofilis of Marshall & Weibel, P.S. f/k/a Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S. at their offices below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court.

The object of said action is to judicially foreclose on the following described real property:

LOT 9, BLOCK 42, TOWN OF Colfax, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN BOOK A OF PLATS, PAGE 16, RECORDS OF Whitman County, WASHINGTON.

EXCEPT RIGHT OF WAY OF THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY.

Commonly known as: 608 East St S, Colfax, WA 99111

DATED this 27 day of May, 2015

MARSHALL & WEIBEL, P.S. f/k/a Bishop, Marshall & Weibel, P.S.

By:

/s/ Katherine A. Christofilis

Justin T. Jastrzebski, WSBA #46680

Katherine A. Christofilis, WSBA #42584

Attorneys for Plaintiff

720 Olive Way, Suite 1201

Seattle, WA 98101

Fax: (206) 622-0354 23/6

Public Hearing Notice

Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington (ALTCEW) is holding a Public Hearing to receive comments on plans for addressing significant issues, needs, gaps or obstacles that impact older persons or individuals needing long-term care services in Whitman County. Topics will include discussion on the prioritization of discretionary funds, the programs and services out for bid via a Request for Proposal, the proposed 2016 budget, and a report on accomplishments during 2014-2015.

A meeting will be held on July 10, 2015 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm at the Public Service Building, 310 N. Main, Colfax, Wa 99111.

ALTCEW is committed to providing equal access to its facilities, programs and services for persons with disabilities. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations or further information may call Lynn Kimball at (509) 458-2509, write to her at 1222 N. Post Street, Spokane, WA 99201, or email her at [email protected]. Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing may contact the Washington Relay Service at 7-1-1. Please contact us at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting date.

Please send any request for reimbursement to the individual and address listed below:

Attention: John Beck, Business & Contract Management Director

Aging & Long Term Care of Eastern Washington

1222 North Post Street

Spokane, WA 99201 26/1

NOTICE OF STATE'S INTENT

TO NEGOTIATE LEASE

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) intends to negotiate a 10 year communication lease for a tract of land containing .2 acres, more or less, described as a Portion of Section 36, Township 10 North, Range 39 East, W.M., Columbia County. Annual Rent will be negotiated.

For details contact the Southeast Region office at (509) 925-8510.

PETER GOLDMARK, Commissioner of Public Lands 26/1

Riedesel Engineering, Kayla Brown, 77 Southway Ave. Suite C Lewiston, ID 83501, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit.

The proposed project, Port of Whitman Business Air Center, is located at 302 N Mill St in Colfax in Whitman County.

This project involves 13.01 acres of soil disturbance for Industrial construction activities.

The receiving waterbody is Rebel Flat Creek.

Any persons desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320.

Comments can be submitted to:

Department of Ecology

Attn: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater

P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-7696 25/2

Whitman County PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT NO. 3

PUBLIC NOTICE

REQUEST FOR

QUALIFICATIONS

ARCHITECTURAL/

ENGINEERING

Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 3 (herein the "Hospital"), is announcing its requirements for architectural and engineering services.

The Hospital anticipates an occasional need for architectural/engineering services for small and mid-size projects including, but not limited to, building, remodeling, landscaping, parking and driveway, and renovation projects, at its hospital campus in Colfax.

Architects and engineers interested in providing such services to the Hospital are requested to submit a brief statement of qualifications. Firms who have statements on file, which have been provided to the Hospital within the last three years, are not required to resubmit. It is the firm’s responsibility to verify whether or not its qualifications are on file. The Hospital reserves the right to discard qualifications which have not been updated within the last three years.

Minority firms and Veteran-owned firms are encouraged to file.

Submit qualifications to:

Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 3

1200 W. Fairview Street

Colfax, Washington 99111

Phone: (509) 397-3435 25/2

SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE

The City of Tekoa will hold a special meeting on Monday, June 29, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the Tekoa City Council Chambers. The special meeting will be to hire a maintenance man, hold a public hearing for the six-year transportation improvement plan, discuss the Warren Street Wall, discuss Park Road lighting and approve the WSDOT Aviation Crack Seal Project. All citizens are invited to attend. Kynda Browning, Clerk/Treasurer. 26/1

DETERMINATION OF

NONSIGNIFICANCE

The Port of Whitman County issued a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) under the State Policy Act Rules (Chapter 197-11 WAC) for the following Non-project action: Re-zone of the Port of Whitman Business Air Center from Heavy Industrial to Airport Commercial District. The airport is located 3 miles SW of the City of Colfax, WA. Range, Township, Section(s): 43E, 16N, 20, 21 in Whitman County, WA.

After review of a completed environmental non-project action checklist, the Port of Whitman County has determined this proposal will not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment.

The contents of a previous SEPA checklist and MDNS issued by the Port of Whitman County on April 2, 2015, for the Port of Whitman Business Air Center Runway Reconstruction Project AIP 3-53-0015-007 are incorporated by reference into this DNS.

Copies of this DNS and the previous SEPA are available at no charge from the Port of Whitman County, 302 N Mill Street, Colfax, WA, 99111 or by mail at the same address. The public is invited to comment on this DNS by submitting written comments no later than 4:00 PM on Thursday, July 9, 2015, to Debbie Snell, Properties and Development Manager, at the address above or by e-mail at [email protected].

For more information, please contact the Port of Whitman County at (509) 397-3791.

Signed: Debbie Snell

Properties and Development Manager 26/1

ORDINANCE NO. 372X

AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FRONT STREET /

LANCASTER ROAD, COUNTY ROAD NO. 4100 HEREIN TO THE TOWN OF ST. JOHN

WHEREAS, the town council set the 22nd day of June, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at the council chambers of the Town Hall of the Town of St John as the time and place for holding a public hearing; and,

WHEREAS, notice of said hearing was published in the legal newspaper of the Town of St John on 6-11 & 6-18, 2015 and a notice of said hearing was posted in 3 public places within the territory proposed for annexation on 6-9-15; and

WHEREAS, the council has considered the statements made at the public hearing on said annexation held at the time and place designated in said Notice of Hearing; the council having determined that it is in the best interests of the Town of St John to annex the road herein described; and

WHEREAS, the said tract proposed for annexation contains approximately 0.87 acres. Thus, the review procedures set forth in RCW 35.13.171 shall be dispensed with.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF ST. JOHN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1: That certain territory situate in Whitman County, Washington, lying contiguous to the present boundaries of the Town of St John and more particularly described as follows, to-wit:

A tract of land describing Front Street / Lancaster Road, County Road No. 4100 in the East one-half (1/2) of the Northwest Quarter (1/4) of Section One (1), Township Eighteen (18) North, Range Forty-one (41) East, W.M., Whitman County, State of Washington, described as follows:

Commencing at the Northwest corner of Section 1; thence South 89 degrees 30’ 13” East, 1439.26 feet along the Section line to the True Point of Beginning; thence continuing along said Section line South 89 degrees 30’ 13” East, 1215.84 feet, more or less, to the Northeast Corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 1; thence Southerly along the mid-Section line to the intersection with the Southerly right of way line of Front Street / Lancaster Road, County Road No. 4100; thence Westerly along said southerly right of way line to a point perpendicular to the True Point of Beginning; thence Northerly to the True Point of Beginning.

Said tract contains 0.87 acres, more or less, of Front Street / Lancaster Road, County Road

No. 4100 right of way.

BE, and the same hereby is, annexed to the Town of St John and is made a part thereof.

Section 2: Said property hereby annexed to the Town of St John is declared subject to liability for existing indebtedness of the Town of St John.

Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately but a copy of this ordinance shall be published in the legal newspaper of the Town of St John.

PASSED by the council of the Town of St John at its regular meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of June, 2015.

SIGNED in authentication thereof on the 22nd day of June, 2015.

K. B. Trunkey, Mayor

ATTEST: Linda J. Hayes, Town Clerk 26/1

PUBLIC NOTICE

The City of Tekoa will hold a public hearing for the six-year transportation improvement plan at the June 29, 2015, meeting. The public hearing will be held after the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Tekoa City Council Chambers. All citizens are encouraged to attend and give input. Kynda Browning, Clerk/Treasurer. 26/1

SUPERIOR COURT

OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate of:

JOHNSY D. HALL,

Deceased.

Case No .: 15-4-00071-9

PROBATE NOTICE

TO CREDITORS

RCW 11.40.030

The personal representative named below have 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: June 18, 2015

/s/ CARY D. HALL

CARY D. HALL, Personal Representative of the Estate of Johnsy D. Hall, Deceased

Address: 30121 SR 27

Garfield, WA 99130

AITKEN, SCHAUBLE, PATRICK, NEILL & SCHAUBLE

Linda M. Schauble, WSBA #014707

Attorneys for Estate

P.O. Box 307

Pullman, WA 99163

(509) 334-3505 25/3

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Directors of Whitman Hospital and Medical Center in the Administration Office of Whitman Hospital and Medical Center, Colfax, Washington, for construction of the MRI SUITE, WHITMAN HOSPITAL & MEDICAL as follows:

Contractors shall submit their Basic Bid sealed proposals up until 2:00 p.m. PDT, Wednesday, July 15, 2015. All proposals will be held unopened until 2:01 p.m. PDT the same day.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Monday, June 29, 2015 for the purpose of reviewing actual conditions affecting the Work, answering contractor questions and specifically to allow access to view the site, existing facilities and project conditions. All Bidding General Contractors submitting proposals are required to meet with the Owner and Architect in the Lower Level Dining Room of the Whitman Hospital and Medical Center, Colfax Washington for the Pre-Bid Conference.

Proposals received after time set for opening will not be considered. Bids will be opened and publicly read immediately after the time and date set for opening.

The CONTRACT DOCUMENTS may also be examined at the following locations:

NAC Architecture, 1203 West Riverside, Spokane

Spokane Regional Plan Center, 102 East Boone Ave.

Spokane; Associated Builders and Contractors, 12310 East Mirabeau Parkway

Spokane Valley; Associated General Contractors, 4935 East Trent, Spokane

McGraw Hill Construction Plan Center, 200 SW Michigan St., Ste. 100A, Seattle

Walla Walla Plan Center, 29 East Sumach; Walla Walla

Tri- Cities Construction Council, 20 East Kennewick Avenue, Kennewick

McGraw Hill Construction Plan Center 4803 Pacific Hwy., East #3, Tacoma

Wenatchee Plan and Copy Center, 34 N. Chelan Avenue, Wenatchee

Copies of Bid Documents may be obtained only at the office of NAC Architecture, by and for bona fide Washington licensed bidders upon deposit of $200.00 per complete set or electronic (PDF) copies for free of charge. Deposit will not be returned if documents are mutilated or so marked that they are not reusable and/or if they are not returned to the Architect within 10 days after bids are received. Other sets or individual sheets may be purchased at a cost (not refundable) from the printer with the approval of the Architect.

No bidder may withdraw its bid after hour set for opening thereof, unless award is delayed for a period exceeding 60 days.

The Board of Directors reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities. 25/2

Endicott SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 308

WHITMAN AND ADAMS

COUNTIES, WASHINGTON

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE

A LIMITED GENERAL

OBLIGATION BOND AND

CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Endicott School District No. 308, Whitman and Adams Counties, Washington (the “District”) intends to issue a non-voted limited general obligation bond (the “Bond”) and will hold a public hearing on July 7, 2015, starting at 9:00 AM, or as soon thereafter as possible, in the library at Endicott School, 308 School Drive, Endicott, WA, for the purpose of hearing comments from the public on the proposed issuance of the Bond.

The proposed Bond will be issued as a limited general obligation bond under RCW 28A.530.080; will be in the principal amount of not to exceed $335,000; will be dated its date of delivery to the purchaser thereof; will be issued only in fully registered form; will bear interest at the rate(s) to be determined based on market conditions; will mature within four (4) years of the date of issue; will be subject to prepayment prior to maturity of the Bond; will be issued and sold in such manner, at such time as will be required for the purpose for which the Bond is to be issued; and will include other related terms and conditions, all as deemed necessary and advisable by the Board.

The exact date, form, terms, price, interest rate(s), maturity date, purchaser and repayment schedule of the Bond will be hereafter fixed by resolution of the Board.

The proceeds of the Bond will be used to pay costs of acquiring, constructing and installing new roofs at Endicott School, and carrying out other purposes authorized by RCW 28A.530.080.

The principal of and interest on the Bond will be paid from money from the District’s Capital Projects Fund (including, but not limited to, tax proceeds received from the District’s Capital Levy for Health, Safety and Energy Efficiency Improvements approved by the voters on April 28, 2015) and General Fund, and from other legally available money of the District.

Any person wishing to be heard for or against the proposed issuance of the Bond should appear at the public hearing and present their views.

Any person wishing to be heard for or against the proposed issuance of the Bond should appear at the public hearing and present their views.

Alternatively, or in addition, such interested persons may submit their views for or against the proposed issuance of the Bond in writing and deliver them to: Dana Crider, Business Manager, 308 School Drive, Endicott, WA 99125 on or before the date of the public hearing.

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