MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES M. DUUS, Deceased.
Cause No. DP 11-57
Dept. 2
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have been appointed Co-Personal Representatives of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.
Claims must either be mailed to Jeff Duus or Lindy R. Wemple, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, c/o Royce A. McCarty, Jr.,  P.O. Box 210, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
Dated this 1st day of July 2011.
/s/ Jeff Duus, Co-Personal Representative
/s/ Lindy Wemple, Co-Personal Representative
BS 7-6, 7-13, 7-20-11.

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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MADGE C. BUCK, Deceased.
Cause No. DP 11-63
Dept. 1
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred.
Claims must either be mailed to Joan Lee Buck Nicholson, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at the law office of Lawrence D. Johnson, At5t5o9r4ne3y6 at5 Law2, P.O. Box 500, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
Dated this 29th day of June 2011.
/s/ Joan Lee Buck Nicholson, Personal Representative
BS 7-6, 7-13, 7-20-11.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PRELIMINARY BUDGET ADOPTION FY 2012
The Board of Ravalli County Commissioners will hold a public hearing on July 20, 2011, at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Conference Room (3rd Floor) at 215 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, MT.  The purpose for this public hearing is to take public comment and adopt the Preliminary Budget for FY 2012.
For further information on the preliminary budget, or to make comment if unavailable to attend the July 20th meeting,  please contact the Commissioner’s Office at 375-6500 or by email at commissioners@rc.mt.gov
Glenda Wiles
Administrative Assistant
Ravalli County Commissioners
BS 7-6, 7-13-11.
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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN RE THE PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF LANDS IN THE DALY DITCHES IRRIGATION DISTRICT IN RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA.
Case No. DV-82-95
Dept. 2
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing has been set in the courtroom of the above-entitled Court at the Ravalli County Courthouse, Courtroom No. 2, 205 Bedford, Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana for the inclusion of land, the 21st day of July, 2011, at 1:30 o’clock p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, at which time and place all persons interested in the petition of Don R. McGourty, to add certain lands (1 total acres) described in the petition to the Daly Ditches Irrigation District in Ravalli County, Montana, may appear to be heard. Said petition is on file with the Clerk of the District Court and is open to public inspection.
Dated this 24th day of June, 2011.
/s/ Richard A. Weber, P.C.
/s/ Debbie Harmon, Clerk of Court
By: Gina Willams, Deputy Clerk.
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INVITATION TO BID
Sealed Bids addressed to Ravalli County, attention Glenda Wiles, will be received at the Ravalli County Commissioners Office at 215 S. 4th Street Suite A, Hamilton, MT 59840, until 10:30 a.m. (MST), on August 2, 2011.
CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 600 LINEAL FEET OF PATH, PLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 300 LINEAL FEET OF PIN DOWN CURB, AND INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 330 LINEAL FEET OF IRRIGATION PIPING ALONG EASTSIDE HIGHWAY IN CORVALLIS, MT.
Bidders shall submit sealed bids as prescribed in the Project Manual addressed to Ravalli County, attention Glenda Wiles, enclosed in sealed envelopes plainly marked on the outside “Proposal for Eastside Highway Path – Corvallis CTEP”. The envelopes shall also be plainly marked with the Bidder’s Name, Address and Montana Contractor’s Registration Number and the following words:
Federal Aid Project #: STPE 41(58)
Project Name: Eastside Highway Path – Corvallis
MDTUPN: 7267
The contract documents consisting of Plans and Specifications (Proposal) may be examined or obtained at the Engineer’s office: Territorial-Landworks, Inc.; 620 Addison, PO Box 3851; Missoula. MT 59806.
The bid proposal will be available for a deposit of $60.00 per set, which is not refundable. A $10.00 shipping and handling fee will be charged if plans are mailed. In addition, the bid proposal may also be examined at the following locations:
Missoula Plans Exchange: (406) 549-5002
Flathead Builders Exchange: (406) 755-5888
Helena Plans Report: (406) 442-4162
Persons or firms desiring to qualify or bid on this construction on the basis of a joint venture shall declare their intention by executing a Declaration of Joint Venture and Power of Attorney. Joint Venture affidavits must be included with the Bid Proposal.
There will be a non-mandatory Pre-bid Conference on July 21, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. Interested Contractors are encouraged to attend and shall convene at Eastside Highway and 1st Street, Corvallis, Montana at the
above said time.
Contractors and any of the Contractors’ subcontractors doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) except as listed in MCA 39-9-211. Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, P.O. Box 8011, 1805 Prospect, Helena, Montana 59604-8011. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-800-556-6694. Contractors are required to have registered with the DLI prior to executing the contract. Successful contractors and vendors are required to comply with Ravalli County Business Licensing requirements.
All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractors or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid wages at rates as set out in the bid proposal.
Any contract entered into pursuant to this advertisement is subject to all appropriate Federal Laws, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Ravalli County hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively insure that in any contract entered into pursuant to this invitation; disadvantaged business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids in response to this invitation.
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprises’ contract goals are 0%.
In accordance with Section 49-3-207, MCA, Contractors agree that for this contract all hiring will be made on the basis of merit and qualifications and that there will be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, political ideas, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, or national origin by the persons performing the contract.
Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, Bank Money Order, Bank Draft, or Bid Bond payable to Ravalli County, in an amount not less than ten percent (10%) of the total
amount of the bid. Successful bidder(s) shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and a labor and materials Payment Bond, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Insurance as required shall be provided by the successful bidder(s) and a Certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed.
Any objections to published specifications must be filed in written form with Ravalli County prior to the bid opening at August 2, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. MST
Attn: Glenda Wiles, Administrative Assistant, Ravalli County Commissioners
PUBLICATION NOTICE DATES: Bitterroot Star on July 13, 2011 and July 20, 2011.
No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which is specified on the first page in this Invitation to Bid.
Ravalli County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the bid, which is in the
best interests of Ravalli County.
Ravalli County Commissioners provide accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in any service, program, or activity of the County. To request accommodation, please contact Glenda Wiles at the Ravalli County Commissioner’s Office at 406-375-6500
Ravalli County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Published, Bitterroot Star: July 13, 2011 and July 20, 2011
Glenda Wiles
Ravalli County Commissioners Administrative Assistant
BS 7-13, 7-20-11.
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Recorded on 06/24/11 Trustee Sale Number: 10-11812-6 Loan Number: 1127085837 APN: 0884610 TO BE SOLD for cash at Trustee’s Sale on November 1, 2011 at the hour of 10:00 AM, recognized local time, At the front entrance of the County Courthouse, 205 Bedford, Hamilton, MT. the. following described real property in Ravalli County, Montana, to-wit: Lot 31 A, Amended Subdivision Plat No. 476532, being a portion of Lot 30 and 31, Block 5, Victor, Ravalli County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof. More commonly known as: 150 MARTIN ST. VICTOR. MT GARRY WARD STOCKER, a single man, as the original grantor(s), conveyed said real property to MARK E. NOENNIG, as the original trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR WMC MORTGAGE CORP., as the original beneficiary, by a Trust Indenture dated as of March 6, 2006, and recorded on March 10, 2006 under Document No. 568178, in the Official Records of the Office of the Record of Ravalli County, Montana (“Deed of Trust”). The current beneficiary is: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust 2006-WMC2 (the “Beneficiary”). FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY was named as Successor Trustee (the “Trustee”) by virtue of a Substitution of Trustee dated May 5, 2011 and recorded in the records of Ravalli County, Montana. There has been a default in the performance of said Deed of Trust: Failure to pay when due the following amounts which are now in arrears as of June 14, 2011: Balance due on monthly payments from August 1, 2010 and which payments total: $11,068.97: Late charges: $344.07: Advances: $20.00 There is presently due on the obligation the principal sum of $132,717.89 plus accrued interest thereon at the rate of 5.00000% per annum from July 1, 2010, plus late charges. Interest and late charges continue to accrue. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds include the trustee’s or attorney’s fees and costs and expenses of sale. The beneficiary has elected to sell the property to satisfy the obligation and has directed the trustee to commence such sale proceedings. The beneficiary declares that the grantor is in default as described above and has directed the Trustee to commence proceedings to sell the property described above at public sale in accordance with the terms and provisions of this notice. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the aforesaid property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the beneficiary or the successor in interest to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the deed of trust and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and trustee’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default theretofore existing. SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.lpsasap.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-730 – 2727 DATED: June 17, 2011 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee By: Mario Selva, Authorized Signature State of California County of Orange On June 17, 2011, before me, Ryan M. Bradford, Notary Public, personally appeared Mario Selva, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument. I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct. WITNESS my hand and official seal. Ryan M. Bradford # 1807784 My Commission Expires 7/28/2012 ASAP# 4039086 07/13/2011, 07/20/2011, 07/27/2011
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF HEARING AND VOTE
The Board of County Commissioners will conduct a public hearing and then vote on the item below on Thursday, August 11, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room on the third floor of the Ravalli County Administrative Center, 215 South 4th Street, Hamilton, MT 59840. The title of the proposed resolution and summary of its contents, which will be the subject of the hearing, are:
Resolution to Amend the Ravalli County Subdivision Regulations
This is a County-initiated set of amendments to the Ravalli County Subdivision Regulations including but not limited to the following:
Amend the layout, pagination, display and sequence of content. Renumber all chapters;
Create provisions to allow for the expedited review and processing of guest houses;
Revise all relevant chapters for consistency with HB 486, SB 305 and SB 310 from the 2009 Legislature and HB 522, HB 460 and SB 298 from the 2011 Legislature;
Make changes to the floodplain analysis requirements requiring vertical separation criteria be included in the review of waiver requests, and defining a clear procedure to analyze drainage basin size;
Update the provisions of the environmental assessment, community impact, and summary of probable impact documents;
Clarify timeframes associated with element and sufficiency review;
Modify necessary application materials required to be submitted during preliminary and final plat review;
Clarify procedural requirements associated with phased subdivisions and subdivision improvement agreements;
Revise off-site road improvement standards to include use of traffic impact analysis;
Include requirement to construct non-motorized facilities for certain subdivisions;
Provide for clear standards related to development in and around wetland areas;
Substantively update definitions chapter.
Your attendance and comments are welcomed and encouraged.  Further information may be obtained from the Planning Department and written comments may be emailed to planning@ravallicounty.mt.gov; mailed or submitted in person to the Ravalli County Planning Department, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite F, Hamilton, MT 59840 or faxed to 375-6531. Copies of the proposed amendments to the Ravalli County Subdivision Regulations are available on the Ravalli County Planning Department website (http://www.ravallicounty.mt.gov/planning/) and at the Ravalli County Planning Department (375-6530), located on the third floor of the Ravalli County Administrative Center, 215 South 4th Street, Hamilton, MT.
BS 7-13-11.

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