Serving Whitman County since 1877

Legals: Oct. 12, 2017

Notice of Account Closure

Whitman County residents who are in possession of Fair Premium Checks for ribbons earned in past years, please cash your checks. Whitman County will be closing the Fair Premium Account on November 6, 2017. Please cash checks prior to November 6, 2017. 40/2

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Whitman County Commissioners has completed and will place on file at the Office of the Whitman County Commissioners, Whitman County Courthouse, the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2018. The total amount of the budget for 2018 is approximately $63,000,000. The budget will be available October 16, 2017 and may be reviewed by any citizen who contacts the Clerk of the Board in the Commissioners' Office or by calling 397-5240.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that a public hearing for the purpose of adopting the budget for fiscal year 2018 will be held on Monday, October 16, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers located in the Whitman County Courthouse at Colfax, Washington. Any taxpayer may appear and be heard for or against any part of the budget. 40/2

NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS

BAUER QUARRY

C.R.C.P. No. 166

WHITMAN COUNTY,

STATE OF WASHINGTON

Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time, on Monday, October 30, 2017, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read.

Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of County Commissioners with the name of the bidder and the project name written plainly on the outside of the envelope. (NO FACSIMILES ACCEPTED)

Detailed bid sheets and specifications may be obtained from the Whitman County Engineer at his office on the Second Floor of the Public Service Building, North 310 Main Street in Colfax, Washington upon payment in the amount of $40.00 (Non-Refundable). The detailed bid sheets and specifications are also available for download at http://www.whitmancounty.org.

This contract provides for the manufacturing and stockpiling of Crushed Surfacing Top Course.

Handicap access to the Whitman County Courthouse is available at the Mill Street Entrance.

DATED this 2nd day of October, 2017.

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board 40/2

NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS

GNAEDINGER STOCKPILE SITE

C.R.C.P. No. 165

WHITMAN COUNTY,

STATE OF WASHINGTON

Sealed proposals for this project will be received by the Board of County Commissioners of Whitman County, State of Washington, at its office in the Whitman County Courthouse in Colfax, Washington, until 11:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time, on Monday, October 30, 2017, at which time all bids will be opened and publicly read.

Each proposal shall be separately sealed in an envelope addressed to the Whitman County Board of County Commissioners with the name of the bidder and the project name written plainly on the outside of the envelope. (NO FACSIMILES ACCEPTED)

Detailed bid sheets and specifications may be obtained from the Whitman County Engineer at his office on the Second Floor of the Public Service Building, North 310 Main Street in Colfax, Washington upon payment in the amount of $40.00 (Non-Refundable). The detailed bid sheets and specifications are also available for download at http://www.whitmancounty.org.

This contract provides for the manufacturing and stockpiling of Crushed Surfacing Top Course, 3/8" Chips and ¼" Minus.

Handicap access to the Whitman County Courthouse is available at the Mill Street Entrance.

DATED this 2nd day of October, 2017.

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board 40/2

2018 FINAL BUDGET HEARING

2018 REVENUE SOURCES

PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF FARMINGTON

The Farmington Town Council will hold a public hearing on the 2018 Final Budget & 2018 Revenue Sources during the October 16th Town Council Meeting.

The public hearing will be held during the regular meeting after the hour of 6:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers at the Farmington Community Center.

All citizens are invited and encouraged to attend.

Barbara Dial-Flomer, Clerk-Treasurer. 40/2

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR

THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN

IN THE MATTER

OF THE ESTATE

OF

AGNES R. HENRY,

Deceased.

NO. 17-4-00100-38

PROBATE NOTICE

TO CREDITORS

(RCW 11.40.070)

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 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; 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 October 12, 2017

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

D. JOHN HENRY

ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

CARPENTER, McGUIRE & DeWULF, P.S.

BRUCE ENSLEY

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OF SERVICE

P.O. Box 619

105 S. Main Street

Colfax, WA 99111-0619

Telephone: 509-397-4345 41/3

St John School District

has declared a 2007 Chevy 1-Ton school bus with 129,183 miles

as surplus and

will sell to the highest bidder.

Bids must include name and contact information in a sealed envelope and must be received by noon on October 31, 2017 at: St John School District #322, 301 W Nob Hill, St John, WA 99171. Please mark SEALED BID. The St John School District shall have the right to sell for scrap value or dispose of in such a manner to either receive some value, or pay as little as possible for the disposition. For information please call Ken Gering at the St John bus garage 509-648-3402. 40/4

Town of Malden

will hold a Public Hearing

on October 17, 2017 at 7:00 pm to hear comments on the preliminary 2018 Annual Budget. There will be a second hearing November 21, 2017 at 7:00 pm to hear comments for the final 2018 Annual Budget. Both hearings will take place a the Malden Library in the regular council meeting location. Malden residents are encouraged to attend. 41/2

Whitman County Fire District #5

Surplus Vehicle

The following vehicle was declared to be surplus by the Board of Commissioners of Whitman County Fire District #5: 1980 GMC brush fire truck. Sale price is $1,000. Call 509-257-2206 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to make arrangements to see the truck. 40/2

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR

THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN

In the Matter of the Estate of:

JOHN E. KNOTT,

Deceased.

Case No .: 17 4 00097 38

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: October 5, 2017

/s/ J. BRADLEY KNOTT

J. BRADLEY KNOTT,

Personal Representative of the Estate of

John E. Knott, Deceased

Address: 8620 E. Blue Fox Lane

Spokane, Washington 99217

AITKEN, SCHAUBLE, PATRICK,

NEILL & SCHAUBLE

Linda M. Schauble, WSBA #014707

Attorneys for Personal Representative of the Estate

165 NE Kamiaken, Suite 210

P.O. Box 307

Pullman, WA 99163

(509) 334-3505 40/3

Request for Statement of Qualification (RSQ)

City of Tekoa, WA

Request for Qualification Data

to Furnish

Engineering Services

The City of Tekoa, Washington (pursuant to Chapter 61, Laws of 1981) is inviting statements of qualifications and performance information from individuals or firms interested in providing professional engineering services for the 2018-2022 calendar years in conjunction with sponsored projects. Potential prospects requiring engineering services include airfield, sewer, water, and street planning (including WSDOT, TIB, CDBG, USDA RD, DOE, PWTF and .09 projects), design and construction management, contract administration, on-call consulting, and grant applications.

Qualification and performance statements will be reviewed, placed on file for the 2018 calendar year, and will be used as the source from which to select one or more qualified firms from whom a detailed proposal will be requested for any specific project. Those firms who have statements on file for the 2017 calendar year should only respond with a request for their statement to be renewed for 2018 through 2022 along with any pertinent amendments to their statement.

Minority- and women-owned firms are encouraged to submit statements of qualifications.

The City of Tekoa is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.

Questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to the City of Tekoa, at the following address: 419 N. Washington, P.O. Box 927, Tekoa, WA 99033. Response of interested firms is requested no later than 4:00 PM, October 26, 2017. Two copies of the SOQ are requested for review by the City. 39/3

SUPERIOR COURT

OF WASHINGTON

FOR LINCOLN COUNTY

In the Matter of the Estate

of

DEAN H. MELVILLE,

Deceased

No. 17 4 00054 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 a claim against the decedent that arose before the decedent’s death 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 attorneys at the address stated below a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Clerk of this 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 this notice.

If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim will be forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW Section 11 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: 10-5-17

Personal Representative:

MINDY L. MELVILLE

Attorney for P.R .: Norman D. Brock

Address for Mailing or Service:

Brock Law Firm, P.S.

529 Morgan St.,

P.O. Box 249

Davenport, Washington 99122

_________________________

Mindy L. Melville

Personal Representative 40/3

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

ADVISORY BOARD

OF THE NORTHWEST DISTRICT, CHURCH OF

THE NAZARENE, INC.,

a Washington

nonprofit corporation,

Plaintiff,

vs.

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, CLAIMANTS AND SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST TO THE ESTATE OF MARSHALL K. SNELL and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, CLAIMANTS AND SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST TO THE ESTATE OF BERTHA M. SNELL,

Defendants.

No. 17-2-00208-38

SUMMONS

THE ADVISORY BOARD OF THE NORTHWEST DISTRICT, CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE, INC., a Washington nonprofit corporation to the said:

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, CLAIMANTS AND SUCCESSORS-IN-INTERESTS TO THE ESTATE OF MARSHALL K. SNELL and THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, CLAIMANTS AND SUSSESSORS-IN-INTEREST TO THE ESTATE OF BERTHA M. SNELL:

You are hereby summoned to appear with sixty days (60) after the date of the first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty (60) after the 21st day of September, 2017, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Advisory Board of the Northwest District, Church of Nazarene, Inc., a Washington nonprofit corporation, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, Randall Danskin, at the office 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. This lawsuit is a quiet title action filed for the purpose of removing a restrictive covenant which currently affects real property owned by the plaintiffs in Whitman County.

The covenant at issue requires the subject property to be used for church purposes.

The plaintiffs seek to invalidate said covenant.

DATED this 19th day of September, 2017.

RANDALL | DANSKIN, P.S.

By: /s/ Michael R. Grover

Michael R. Grover, WSBA No 44270

Plaintiff’s Attorneys

601 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 1500

Spokane, WA 99201 38/6

 

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