Legals: June 7, 2018

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Whitman County Commissioners have set the date of Monday, June 18, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. in their Chambers, Courthouse, Colfax, WA, for proposed amendment #1 to the 2018 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 $66,000,000. Copies of the proposed amendment will be available June 18, 2018, 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. EEO.

Maribeth Becker, CMC, Clerk of the Board 23/2

NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSURE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following Whitman County roads/bridges will be closed to thru vehicular traffic as part of the Sand Road Reconstruction, County Road Project No. XFR 1600, pursuant to R.C.W. 47.48.01, for the time periods specified below:

County Road No. 9060, the Sand Road from the Brown Road intersection, Milepost 2.53 East to the Idaho State Line, from June 12, 2018 thru June 13, 2018

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

GIVEN under my hand this 21st day of May, 2018.

W. Mark Storey, P.E., Director/County Engineer 22/2

SUPERIOR COURT

OF WASHINGTON

COUNTY OF WHITMAN

JUVENILE COURT

Dependency of:

ISABELLA GROTE

(DOB: 04/03/10)

No: 17-7-00051-38

NOTICE AND SUMMONS/ ORDER DEPENDENCY

AND ADVICE OF RIGHTS

State of Washington To:

Name: DAVID CAGLE

Address: 1030 Cleveland Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64127

Name: Paternal Interest

Address: General Delivery

Colfax, WA 99111

I. Notice of Hearing

You are notified that a petition, a copy of which is provided, was filed with this court alleging that Dependency: 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.

Notice: If your child is placed in out-of-home care, you may be held responsible for the support of the child.

The court has scheduled a fact-finding hearing on JUNE 21, 2018 at 1:30 p.m.

At: Whitman County SUPERIOR COURT

Address: 400 N. MAIN STREET, Colfax, WA 99111

The purpose of the hearing is to hear and consider evidence relating to the petition. You should be present at this hearing.

If you do not appear the court may enter an order in your absence establishing dependency.

II. Summons/Order to Appear

You are summoned and required to appear at the hearing on the date, time and place set forth above.

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

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

• 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.

• Your lawyer can look at the social and legal files in your case, talk to the supervising agency or other agencies, tell you about the law, help you understand your rights and help you at hearings.

• If you wish to have a lawyer appointed, contact

GINGER DEVORAK.

Address: PO BOX 679

COLFAX, WA 99111

Phone: 509-397-6244

You may call ROB TARVER, DCFS Soical Worker, for more information about your child. The agency’s name and telephone numbers are:

Address: 418 S. Main St., Ste. 2 Colfax, WA 99111

Phone: 509-397-5040

Dated: 5/3/18

By direction of:

GARY LIBEY, Judge

JILL E. WHELCHEL, Clerk

By: LORENA LYNCH, Deputy Clerk 21/3

SUPERIOR COURT,

STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF SPOKANE

In the Matter of the Estate of:

DALE M. BUSHNELL,

Deceased.

NO. 18-4-00812-5

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 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 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 Decedent’s probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: May 24, 2018.

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE:

CANDACE J. BEHRENS

ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

LUKINS & ANNIS, P.S.

By

DAVID P. WEBSTER

WSBA # 41047

ADDRESS FOR MAILING OR SERVICE

DAVID P. WEBSTER

Lukins & Annis, P.S.

717 West Sprague Ave., Suite 1600

Spokane, Washington 99201-0466

COURT OF PROBATE PROCEEDINGS AND CAUSE NUMBER:

Superior Court, Spokane County, Washington

Cause No. 18-4-00812-5 21/3

SUPERIOR COURT

OF WASHINGTON

FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

In re the Estate of:

STEVEN DEAN SITTON,

Deceased.

No. 18 4 00060 38

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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 1 1.40.020(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 filing with Clerk of Court: May 29, 2018.

Date of first publication: June 7, 2018.

CHRISTI LIPSCOMB

Personal Representative

Attorney for Estate:

Kerry A. Wagner, WSB#32626 COX & WAGNER, PLLC Post Office Box 446

1106 Idaho Street

Lewiston, ID 83501 (208) 743-1234 23/3

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of LaCrosse will be holding a Public Hearing for the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program during the regular council meeting on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 7:00 pm at City Hall. The LaCrosse City Hall is handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate the needs of special classes for citizens, including handicap accessibility or interpreter, will be made upon receiving twenty-four (24) hour advance notice. Contact Angela Broeckel at (509) 549-3330. 23/1

SURPLUS SALE

LACROSSE SCHOOL DISTRICT

1994 Chevy Pickup, 4 wheel drive, mileage 132,776

2008 28-passenger Bus, Thomas Minotour, mileage 92,564

2005 29-passenger Bus, Thomas, mileage 166,921

Various Books

Items sold as is.

Submit bids to Lacrosse School District, 111 Hill Avenue, Lacrosse, WA 99143 by 5pm Friday, June 15th. Purchased items must be removed from the premises by Friday, June 22nd.

For information call the Lacrosse School Office at 509-549-3591. 23/2

Public Notice

The Oakesdale School District No. 324, Whitman County, Washington, has completed preparation of a budget for fiscal year 2018-2019. The completed budget is on file in the school district administration office located at First and McCoy, Oakesdale, WA. A copy of the budget will be furnished to any person at the above address.

The Board of Directors of Oakesdale S.D. #324, Whitman County, WA will meet in a public meeting on Monday, June 18th, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at Oakesdale High School, for the purpose of adopting the 2018-2019 budget.

Any person may appear at this meeting and be heard for or against any part of such budget, the four year budget plan, or any proposed changes to uses of enrichment funding under RCW 28A505.240.

Any inquiries regarding this notice should be directed to Jake Dingman, Superintendent, Oakesdale S.D. at (509) 285-5296.

Dr. Jake Dingman

Secretary to the Board of Directors 23/2

SUPERIOR COURT

OF WASHINGTON

FOR WHITMAN COUNTY

in re:

GREENWOOD CEMETERY

in Palouse, Washington,

No. 18 2 00109 38

NOTICE OF HEARING

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the City of Palouse, in its capacity as Cemetery Authority for the Greenwood Cemetery in Palouse, Washington, has scheduled a motion for an order to remove and forever release from dedication for cemetery purposes, the following cemetery property located in Palouse, Whitman County, Washington, to-wit:

A parcel of property comprised of portions of Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Block 4 of Robard's Addition to the City of Palouse, according to the recorded plat thereof, records of Whitman County, Washington, and located in Government Lot 5 of Section 6, Township 16 North, Range 46 East, Willamette Meridian, City of Palouse, Whitman County, Washington, and more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the north-west corner of said Lot I of Block 4, said point also being the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence North 90*00'00" East, following the north line of said Block 4, a distance of 200.00 feet to the north-east corner of said Lot 4 of Block 4; Thence South 00*00'00" West along the east line of said Block 4, a distance of 60.00 feet to a point on the east line of said Block 4; Thence South 90*00'00" West a distance of 60.00 feet to a point; Thence North 00*00'00" West a distance of 30.00 feet to a point; Thence North 90*00'00" West a distance of 140.00 feet to a point on the west line of said Block 4; Thence North 00*00'00" West along the west line of said Block 4, a distance of 30.00 feet, back to the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, said parcel containing 0.179 acres (7800.0 sq.

ft.), more or less.

No interments have been made in the above-described cemetery property.

The Petition will come on for hearing before the above Court in the Superior Courtroom of the Superior Court of Washington for Whitman County, 2nd Floor, Whitman County Courthouse, 400 N. Main, Colfax, Washington, on June 15, 2018, at 8:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard.

DATED this day of May, 2018.

BISHOP LAW OFFICE, by:

Eric Hanson, WSBA #47381

Attorney for City of Palouse

P.O. Box 337, Garfield, WA, 99130

Telephone: (509) 635-1551 21/3

SURPLUS SALE

ST JOHN SCHOOL DISTRICT

June 12, 2018

from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Computers, document cameras, misc technology, library books, etc. Removal of all items must be completed at the time of purchase. Sale will be held at the Bus Garage. For information, call the St John School Office at 509-648-3336. 22/2

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR

THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN

ROGER W. COX,

a married person

as his separate estate,

Plaintiff,

vs.

The unknown heirs and devisees of RUTH E.

SCHIERMAN, deceased; and any and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described

in the complaint herein,

Defendants.

No. 18-2-00106-38 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

The State of Washington to the unknown heirs and devisees of Ruth E. Schierman, deceased; and any and all other persons or parties unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real estate described in the complaint herein:

You, and each of you, are hereby summoned to appear within sixty ( 60) days after the date of first publication of this summons, to wit, within sixty ( 60) days after the 31st day of May, 2018, and defend the above-entitled action in the above-entitled court and answer the complaint of the plaintiffs and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for the plaintiff, at their office below stated; and, in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demands of the complaint in this action which has been filed with the clerk of said court.

The object of this action is to quiet title in plaintiffs to real estate in Whitman County, Washington, described as:

Lots 3 and 4, and the south half of the northwest quarter of Section 4, Township 17 North, Range 41 East, W.M.

Also that part of the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of Section 5, Township 17 North, Range 41 East, W.M., lying east of the G.S. Allen Road, as traveled March 30, 1959, now known as County Road No. 4240, Grove Road.

Situate in the County of Whitman, State of Washington, against the claim of the defendants and any one of them.

Dated this 23rd day of May, 2018.

BLADO KIGER BOLAN, P.S.

Douglas N. Kiger, WSBA #26211

Attorney for Roger W. Cox 22/6

Proposed Steptoe Butte Natural Area Boundary Hearing

Public Notice

A public hearing will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. at the Colfax Library, 102 S. Main Street, Colfax, Washington.

At the hearing, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will present a proposal to establish a 437 acre Steptoe Butte Natural Area. The site would be adjacent to and downslope from the current Steptoe Butte State Park.

Following an overview of the proposal, DNR will receive public testimony on the proposed Natural Area boundary. Written comments on the proposal are welcome until close of business on Friday, June 22, 2018. Please send comments to: Washington Department of Natural Resources, Conservation Recreation & Transactions Division, ATTN: Proposed Steptoe Butte Natural Area, PO Box 47014, Olympia, WA 98504-7014. Comments also may be submitted by email to: AMPD@dnr.wa.gov with the subject line, “Proposed Steptoe Butte Natural Area.”

A map of the proposed Steptoe Butte Natural Area can be found online at https://bit.ly/2IPLJW8 23/1

2018 MRSC ROSTERS

SMALL PUBLIC WORKS,

CONSULTANT, and

VENDOR ROSTERS

FOR PARTICIPATING

WASHINGTON STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LOCATED IN

EASTERN WASHINGTON

The Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC) hereby advertises on behalf of the below listed local government agencies in Washington State (local governments) in Eastern Washington (Okanogan, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Adams, Whitman, Garfield, Asotin, Spokane, Lincoln, Ferry Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties), including - but not limited to - cities (Title 35 RCW and Title 35A RCW), counties (Title 36 RCW), port districts (Title 53 RCW), water- sewer districts (Title 57 RCW), school districts and educational service districts (Title 28A RCW), fire districts (Title 52 RCW), transit agencies (e.g., Ch.

35.58 RCW, Ch.

36.57A RCW, Ch.

36.73 RCW, Title 81 RCW), and public utility districts (Title 54 RCW), for their projected needs for small public works estimated to cost $300,000 or less, and for consulting services throughout 2018.

Additionally, MRSC advertises on behalf of some local government for their projected needs for vendor services throughout 2018.

Interested businesses may apply at any time by visiting the MRSC Rosters website at http://www.mrscrosters.org.

For questions about MRSC Rosters, email mrscrosters@mrsc.org.

SMALL PUBLIC WORKS ROSTERS: Service categories include construction, building, renovation, remodeling, alteration, repair, or improvement of real property as referenced in RCW 39.04.155. Sub-categories can be viewed on the MRSC Rosters website.

CONSULTANT ROSTERS: Service categories include architectural, engineering, and surveying services as referenced in Chapter 39.80 RCW, as well as other personal and professional consulting services. Sub-categories can be viewed on the MRSC Rosters website.

VENDOR ROSTERS: Service categories include supplies, materials, and equipment not being purchased in connection with public works contracts and limited service contracts as referenced in RCW 39.04.190. Subcategories can be viewed on the MRSC Rosters website.

Currently subscribing local governments which have their Small Works Roster, Consultant Roster, and Vendor Roster hosted by MRSC Rosters: Adams County, Adams County Public Hospital District No. 3, Bridgeport School District, Chelan County FPD 6, Chelan-Douglas PTBA, Cheney Public Schools (Cheney School District # 360), City of Airway Heights, City of Brewster, City of Cheney, City of Colfax, City of East Wenatchee, City of Ephrata, City of George, City of Grand Coulee, City of Mattawa, City of Medical Lake, City of Millwood, City of Moses Lake, City of Othello, City of Quincy, City of Ritzville, City of Royal City, City of Spokane, City of Sprague, Colville School District 115, Enduris Washington, Ferry County, Greater Bar Water District, Inchelium School District #70, Lake Wenatchee Fire & Rescue, Medical Lake School District, Okanogan Conservation District, Okanogan County Public Hospital District #4, Okanogan Douglas District Hospital #1, Pend Oreille County, Quincy School District, Reardan-Edwall School District No. 9, Samaritan Healthcare, South Pend Oreille Fire & Rescue, Spokane Conservation District, Spokane County Fire District 10, Spokane County Fire District 8, The Greater Wenatchee Regional Events Center Public Facilities District, Town of Coulee City, Town of Coulee Dam, Town of Ione, Town of Mansfield, Town of Odessa, Town of Springdale, Town of Uniontown, Town of Waterville, Waterville School District #209, Whitman County F.P.D 7.

Currently subscribing local governments which have only their Small Works Roster and Consultant Roster hosted by MRSC Rosters: Chelan County, Chelan County Public Hospital District #1, Chelan County Public Hospital District #2, City of Bridgeport, City of Chelan, City of Electric City, City of Kettle Falls, City of Omak, City of Rock Island, City of Soap Lake, East Valley School District No. 361, Grant County, Grant County Mosquito Control District #1, Grant County Port District #10, Grant County Port District No.1, Oakesdale School District, Pend Oreille County Fire District #8, Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency, Town of Creston, Town of Marcus, Town of Northport, Town of Reardan, Town of Wilbur, Wenatchee School District #246, Whitman Hospital and Medical Center.

Some or all of the local governments listed above may choose to use the MRSC Rosters service to select businesses.

Master contracts for certain types of work may be required.

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 (CFR), 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, these local governments hereby notify all businesses that they will affirmatively ensure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement, disadvantaged business enterprises as defined at 49 CFR Part 26 will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids or proposals in response to any invitations and will not be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin, or sex in consideration for an award.

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