Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
NOTICE OF 2021 BOARD/COMMITTTEE MEETINGS AND 2021 COUNTY OFFICES HOLIDAY CLOSURES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING BOARDS/COMMITTEES WILL MEET IN 2021 ON THE DATES AND AT THE TIMES AND LOCATIONS SPECIFIED BELOW.
Blue Ribbon Advisory Task Committee
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
All meetings take place in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Board of Equalization
Monday, July 19, 2021 (T)
Monday, July 26, 2021 (T)
Monday, August 2, 2021 (T)
All meetings take place in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Board of Health
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Monday, May 17, 2021
Monday, July 19, 2021
Monday, September 20, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021
All meetings take place in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Citizens Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials
Tuesday, May 4, 2021 (T)
All meetings take place in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Greater Columbia Administrative Service Organization Monthly Updates
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Monday, March 15, 2021
Monday, May 17, 2021
Monday, July 19, 2021
Monday, September 20, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021
All meetings take place in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 beginning at 1:30 p.m.
LEOFF I Board
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
All meetings take place in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Conference Room, Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility Executive Board
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Thursday, December 23, 2021
All meetings take place at the Martin Hall Juvenile Detention Facility, 201 South Pine Street, Medical Lake, WA 99022 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Veterans Advisory Board
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
All meetings take place in the Whitman County Commissioners’ Chambers, Courthouse, 400 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 beginning at 2:00 p.m.
Water Conservancy Board
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
All meetings take place in the Whitman County Public Service Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room A/B, 310 North Main Street, Colfax, WA 99111 beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Port of Whitman/County Commissioners
Monday, February 1, 2021
Monday, May 3, 2021
Monday, August 2, 2021 (T)
Monday, November 1, 2021 (T)
The Port of Whitman and County Commissioners take turn hosting these workshops which begin at 3:00 p.m. Please call (509) 397-5251 for the location if you wish to attend.
All the above meetings are open to the public and handicap accessible. Arrangements to reasonably accommodate special needs will be made upon receiving 72-hour advance notice. Contact the Whitman County Clerk of the Board at (509) 397-5240 if such assistance is needed. EEO
COUNTY OFFICES HOLIDAY CLOSURES
Friday, January 1, 2021
(New Year’s Day)
Monday, January 18, 2021
(Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
Monday, February 15, 2021 (Presidents’ Day)
Monday, May 31, 2021
(Memorial Day)
Monday, July 5, 2021
(4th of July)
Monday, September 6, 2021 (Labor Day)
Thursday, November 11, 2020 (Veterans Day)
Thursday, November 25, 2021 (Thanksgiving Day)
Friday, November 26, 2021
(Day after Thanksgiving)
Friday, December 24, 2021 (Christmas Day)
All county office will be closed on the above days and will resume regular office hours on the next business day.
Dated this 21st day of December, 2021.
Connie Ellis, Deputy Clerk of the Board
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Notice of Virtual Public Meeting
The City of Tekoa council will be holding a Zoom meeting on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 7:00 P.M. During the meeting, a public meeting will be held to review the draft 2021 Critical Areas Ordinance update. All citizens are encouraged to attend. Please contact Kynda Browning at the City of Tekoa - 509-284-3861, by Thursday, December 31, 2020, at 3:00 P.M. if you would like to attend via Zoom meeting. Kynda Browning, Clerk/Treasurer
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TOWN OF GARFIELD Council Vacancy Position
The Town of Garfield is soliciting letters of interest to fill vacated council position #3 to serve until Dec. 31, 2023. This is a council-appointed position and is open until filled. Town Council meets the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 7:00 PM. To be eligible, you must reside within the town limits of Garfield & be a registered voter in the town (RCW 35.23.031).
If interested, please submit a letter of interest no later than January 8, 2021 by 5:00 pm, via email garfield-town@completebbs.com or in person at Garfield Town Hall, 405 W California St. Garfield, WA 99130.
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The Palouse-Rock Lake Conservation District adopted Resolution #40 at their December 22, 2020 Board Meeting in order to hold an election for a board position on the Palouse-Rock Lake Conservation District Board. The election will be held on February 16, 2021 at the Palouse-Rock Lake Conservation District Building, 3 N. Park Street in St. John WA. from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Candidates must be registered voters residing in the conservation district, and may be required to own land or operate a farm. Registered voters who reside within the conservation district boundary are eligible to vote. Supervisors serve without compensation but are eligible to be reimbursed for appropriate expenses. The Board of Supervisors provide guidance and direction, as well as set policy for the conservation district. Elections procedures are available at the district office or at the State Conservation Commission at scc.wa.gov/elections. Absentee Ballots are available upon request for eligible voters by contacting the district office prior to February 5, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. All ballots must be returned to the polling location by the Election Day.
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF WHITMAN
In the matter of the Estate of: DAVID L. MORRISON, Deceased. No. 20-4-00125-38
AMENDED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS RCW 11.40.030
Roger Sandberg has been appointed 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 attorneys 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 24, 2020
Attorney for the Personal Representative:
ESSER, SANDBERG & BOYD, PLLC
By /s/
Timothy Esser, WSBA #6864
520 E Main St, Pullman, WA 99163
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF GARFIELD, WASHINGTON, amending Ordinance No. 26.02 regulating development and management of critical areas within the Town of Garfield.
Section 26.02.010 explains that the purpose of the ordinance is to identify and protect environmentally critical areas in a manner consistent with State law while allowing for reasonable use of private property.
Section 26.02.020 defines specific definitions used in the ordinance
Section 26.02.030 confirms that uses within critical areas must be consistent with the zoning district in which the areas are located
Section 26.02.040 requires the review of all proposed development in critical areas
Section 26.02.050 regulates development in wetlands. The section describes how wetlands are designated and rated with respect to the degree of protection required for each designated wetland; provides procedures for increasing or decreasing the size of buffers to protect wetlands; and it describes the required procedures when proposed activities will adversely affect wetlands.
Section 26.02.060 regulates development aquifer protection areas. The section restricts on-site sewers; requires disclosure of hazardous materials to be used in these areas; limits the installation of impervious surfaces on the ground; requires commercial and industrial users to ensure that ground water does not become contaminated; and emergency response plans.
Section 26.02.070 regulates development in critical wildlife habitat areas
Section 26.02.080 requires developers to comply with the Town’s flood damage prevention ordinance
Section 26.02.090 regulates development in geologically hazardous areas.
Section 26.02.100 establishes maps to to show the location of designated critical areas
Section 26.02.110 provides procedures to allow development under certain conditions if this ordinance would otherwise deny all reasonable economic use of a property.
ORDINANCE 474-N was Adopted this 9th Day of September, 2020, by the Council of the Town of Garfield.
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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
DONALD R. HALL, Deceased. No. 20-4-00133-38
AMENDED 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 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 DECEMBER 31, 2020
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY D. HALL
ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE MCGUIRE, DEWULF, KRAGT & JOHNSON, P.S.
MATTHEW D. JOHNSON
ADDRESS FOR MAILING OF SERVICE P.O. Box 619
105 S. Main St.
Colfax, WA 99111-0619 Telephone: 509-397-4345
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SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR WHITMAN COUNTY
In the matter of the Estate of: Brian Lee Smith, Deceased.
Case no. 20 4 00122 38
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 in which the 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 12/17/2020
/s/ Deborah Ann Niehenke, Personal Representative
/s/
Gary J Riedner, WSB#21414
Attorney for the Estate
Address for Mailing or Service:
Gary J. Riedner
Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 8972
Moscow, Idaho 83843
(509) 597-7591
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SPOKANE
In the Matter of the Estate of: DELLA MAE EVANS, Deceased.
No. 20-4-01901-32
PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS (RCW 11.40.030)
The undersigned 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 creditors 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 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 non probate assets.
Date of First Publication:
Dec. 17, 2020
Personal Representative: Renee S. Grandinetti
Attorney for the Personal Representative: Peter A. Witherspoon
/s/
Renee S. Grandinetti, Personal Representative
Address for Mailing or Service: c/o WITHERSPOON BRAJCICH McPHEE, PLLC
601 W. Main Avenue, Suite 714
Spokane, WA 99201-0677
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF WHITMAN
In the matter of the Estate of:
MINH VINH LAM, Deceased.
No. 20-4-00123-38
AMENDED PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
RCW 11.40.030
Mindy Lam has been appointed 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 attorneys 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 24, 2020
Attorney for the Personal Representative:
ESSER, SANDBERG & BOYD, PLLC
By /s/ Roger Sandberg,
WSBA #39020
520 E Main St, Pullman, WA 99163
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF WHITMAN
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST,
Plaintiff, vs. BOB J. DUNCAN, an individual; and all other persons, parties or occupants unknown claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, adverse to Plaintiff’s title, or any cloud on Plaintiff’s title to the Property, Collectively designated as DOES 1 through 50 inclusive. Defendant, No. 18-2-00118-38
SHERIFF’S PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL PROPERTY
JUDGEMENT RENDERED ON: 10/07/2019
ORDER OF SALE ISSUED: 11/09/2020
DATE OF LEVY: 12/14/2020
TO: BOB J. DUNCAN, an individual; and all other persons, parties or occupants unknown claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien, or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, adverse to Plaintiff’s title, or any cloud on Plaintiff’s title to the Property, Collectively designated as DOES 1 through 50 inclusive., Judgment Debtor.
The Superior Court of Whitman County has directed the undersigned Sheriff of Whitman County to sell the right, title and interest of the Judgment Debtor in the property described below to satisfy a judgment in the above-entitled action. If developed the property address is:
710 W. McCoy St. Oakesdale, WA 99158
That portion of the southwest quarter of Section 22, Township 19 North, Range 44 East, W.M., described as follows:
COMMENCING at a point 540 feet west of the southwest corner of Block 37, Town of Oakesdale, according to the plat thereof, recorded in Book A of Plats, page 133, Whitman County, Washington;
Thence north to the southerly right-of-way line of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company; Thence southwesterly along the southerly right-of-way line of said railroad to a point due west of the point of beginning;
Thence east 257 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
Assessor’s Parcel/Tax ID Numbers: 8-0710-00-00-00-0058
The sale of the above described property is to take place:
Time: 10:00 AM
Date: Friday, February 5, 2021
Place: Whitman County Courthouse Lobby,
N. 404 Main Street,
Colfax, Washington 99111
The judgment debtor can avoid the sale by paying the judgment amount of $87,522.51, together with interest, costs, and fees before the sale date. For the exact amount, contact the Sheriff at the address stated below:
BRETT J. MYERS, SHERIFF
Whitman County, Washington
By: /s/ Nannette Bolyard
Records & Information Officer
Whitman County Sheriff’s Office
2112 Business Center Drive, Second Floor
Colfax, WA 99111
(509) 397-6266
Malcolm Cisneros,
A Law Corporation
411 N. Mill Street Irvine, CA 92612
(949) 252-9400
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SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF WHITMAN
Case No. 20-7-00034-38
NOTICE AND SUMMONS/ORDER DEPENDENCY AND ADVICE OF RIGHTS DEPENDENCY OF CHASE LOEB (DOB: 11-06-07)
State of Washington to Clive Loeb, Jr. and Anyone Claiming a Paternal Interest. I. NOTICE OF HEARING 1.1 You are notified that a petition, a copy of which is provided, was filed with the court alleging that the above-named child is dependent. A dependency petition begins a process which, if the child is found dependent, could result in substantial restriction or permanent loss of your parental rights. 1.2 A dependency fact-finding hearing will be held on February 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. at Whitman County Superior Court, N 400 Main, Colfax Washington. 1.3 The purpose of the hearing is to hear and consider evidence on the petition. 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 indicated above. You may also appear via telephone or via a Zoom link. If you choose to appear by phone or Zoom this must be done between 1:30 PM and 2:00 PM on the date noted above. Please contact the Clerk’s office for instructions at (509) 397-6240 or clerk@whitmancounty.net at least one day in advance of the hearing. NOTICE-VIOLATION OF THIS ORDER OR SUMMONS MAY SUBJECT YOU TO A PRCEEDING FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT PURSUANT TO RCW 13.34.070. III. ADVICE OF RIGHTS 1.1 You have important legal rights, and you must take steps to protect your interest. 3.2 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. 3.3 You have the right to be represented by a lawyer. If you cannot afford a lawyer you have the right to request a public defender. If you qualify, a lawyer will be appointed by the court to represent you. If you wish to have a lawyer appointed, contact Lorena Lynch, N 400 Main, Colfax WA 99111, (509) 397-6244. You may call Mark Hauck, DCYF Social Worker, for more information about your child. The agency’s name and telephone numbers are: 418 S Main St, Ste 2, Colfax WA 99111, (509) 397-5040. 3.4 Your lawyer can look at the social and legal files in your case, talk to the agency social worker, tell you about the law, help you understand your rights and help you at hearings. 3.5 You have the right to subpoena witnesses on your behalf at a hearing of the facts of the petition. 3.6 You have the right to request a shelter care hearing to determine the placement of your child, if the child has been removed from your care pending the fact-finding hearing on the petition. 3.7 You may request that the department facilitate a case conference to develop a written service agreement following the shelter care hearing. The service agreement may not conflict with the court’s order of shelter care. You may request that a multidisciplinary team, family group conference, prognostic staffing, or case conference be convened for your child’s case. You may participate in these processes with your counsel present. 3.8 You may voluntarily waive these rights. Dated 12/10/2020 By Direction of Gary Libey, Judge; Jill Whelchel, Clerk
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