William J. Nelson, Esq.
Nelson Law Office PLLC
217 North 3rd Street, Suite J
Hamilton MT 59840
Telephone: (406) 363-3181
Attorney for Karla Johnston, PR
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD JOHNSTON, Deceased.
Case No.: DP-14-21
Department No. 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 decedent 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 Karla Johnston, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Nelson Law Office, 217 North Third Street, Suite J, Hamilton MT  59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
DATED this 8th day of May, 2014.
/s/ William J. Nelson, Attorney for P.R. Karla Johnston
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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN RE THE ESTATE OF MARILYN R. (RAE) JACOBS, A/K/A MARKI MARILYN (RAE) JACOBS, Deceased.    
Cause No.: DP-2014-37
Department No. 2
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kenneth D. Meadows has been appointed as 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 Kenneth D. Meadows, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Judith A. Loring, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 4, Stevensville, Montana 59870, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Montana that the foregoing is true and correct.
DATED this 28th day of April, 2014.
/s/Kenneth D. Meadows
10132 S.E. 99th Drive
Happy Valley, Oregon 97086
775-7799 (home)
816-1883 (cell)
/s/ Judith Loring, Attorney for Personal Representative
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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BONNIE SCRIPPS, Deceased.    
Probate No.: DP-14-38
Department No. 2
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 decedent 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 Charles E. Scripps, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, Royce A McCarty, Jr., PO Box 210, Hamilton, MT  59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
DATED this 21st day of May, 2014.
/s/Charles E. Scripps, Personal Representative
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MONTANA 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
In the Matter of the Name Change of Violette Lorena McFarland,
Violette Lorena McFarland, Petitioner
Cause No. DV-14-205
Dept. No. 2
NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE
This is notice that Petitioner has petitioned the District Court for the 21st Judicial District for a change of name from Violette Lorena McFarland to Violette Lorena Hengeveld.
The hearing will be on June 5th, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Ravalli County.
Dated this 25th day of April, 2014.
/s/ Paige Trautwein, Clerk of Court
By: Linda S. Cheyney, Deputy Clerk of Court.
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MONTANA 21ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
In the Matter of the Name Change of Dwayne C. Bishop,
Dwayne C. Bishop, Petitioner
Cause No. DV-14-228/4
Dept. No. 1
NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE
This is notice that Petitioner has petitioned the District Court for the 21st Judicial District for a change of name from Dwayne Coleman Bishop to Jerry Coleman Bishop.
The hearing will be on June 18th, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Ravalli County.
Dated this 8th day of May, 2014.
/s/Paige Trautwein, Clerk of Court
By: Mary Sawyer, Deputy Clerk of Court.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given, that pursuant to Montana Codes Annotated, the appointment of two (2) trustee positions for the Stevensville Public Schools will be done at the next regular board meeting scheduled for June 10, 2014.
The term for the positions is one (1) year and that position will be required to be elected by the voters of Stevensville Public Schools District in May 2015 for the remaining two (2) years of the specific trustee term.
Interested parties must be of voting age, reside within the Stevensville School District, and submit a letter of interest to the school business office by 4pm, Monday, June 2, 2014.
Stevensville Public Schools
300 Park Street
Stevensville, MT 59870
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PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
BUDGET WORKSHOPS
Monday, June 2nd – Water
Monday June 9th – Sewer
Monday, June 30th – All Other Depts
Monday, July 14th – General Fund
Monday July 28th – Overall Draft Budget
All workshops – 7:00 p.m.
Mayor and Council will hold budget workshops on the above dates at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers located at 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, Montana. The purpose of these meetings will be to work on the Town of Stevensville FY 2014-2015 budget.
Attest: Stacy Bartlett, Town Clerk.
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Trustee Sale Number: 11-01174-6 Loan Number: 7143561020 APN: 166400 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE TO BE SOLD for cash at Trustee’s Sale on September 24, 2014 at the hour of 10:00 AM, recognized local time, At the front entrance to the Ravalli Courthouse, 205 Bedford, Hamilton, MT the following described real property in Ravalli County, Montana, to-wit: Tract B-2, Certificate of Survey No. 5025 and Tract 2-A, Certificate of Survey No. 4216A, both being a portion of the NW1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 13, Township 6 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Ravalli County, Montana. Deed Ref: 485671 Access Easement: TOGETHER WITH the use of a 20 foot private road easement as shown on Certificate of Survey No. 4216A and on Certificate of Survey NO 1621 as set forth in Book 225 of Deeds, page 404. More commonly known as:592 DAVIDSON LN, CORVALLIS,MT  APRIL C LASTELLA, as the original grantor(s), conveyed said real property to FIRST AMERICAN TITLE COMPANY, as the original trustee, to secure an obligation owed to OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, as the original  beneficiary, by a Trust Indenture dated as of October 24, 2003, and recorded on November 4, 2003 under Document No. 526358, in the Official Records of the Office of the Record of Ravalli County, Montana (“Deed of Trust”). The current beneficiary is: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Trustee for SABR Trust 2004-OP1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-OP1 (the “Beneficiary”). FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY was named as Successor Trustee (the “Trustee”) by virtue of a Substitution of Trustee dated March 19, 2014 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 May 14, 2014: Balance due on monthly payments from January 1, 2011 and which payments total: $131,256.58 Late charges: $1,561.50 Advances: $724.85 There is presently due on the obligation the principal sum of $322,273.80 plus accrued interest thereon at the rate of 8.14000% per annum from December 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.priorityposting.com AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL 714-573-1965 DATED:May 14, 2014 FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, Trustee, 11000 Olson Drive, Ste 101 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 By: Megan Curtis Authorized Signature P1095741 5/28, 6/4, 06/11/2014. MNAXLP

BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION
Stevensville Public School District #2, Ravalli County
At a regular board meeting of the Board of Trustees of School Dictrict No. 2, Ravalli County, Montana, held on May 13, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at the Stevensville Music Center Choir Room, the following resolution was introduced:
WHEREAS, the trustees of School District No.2, Ravalli County, Montana, have made a determination that as a result of an unforeseen need of the district that cannot be postponed until the next school year without affecting the educational functions of the district; and
WHEREAS, the trustees have determined that an amendment to the High School building reserve fund budget in the amount of $100,000.00 is necessary under the provisions of Section 20-9-161 (6), MCA; and
WHEREAS, the anticipated source of financing the budget amendment expenditures shall be the building fund reserve;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of School District No. 2, Ravalli County, Montana will meet at 7:00 p.m. at Stevensville Music Center Choir Room on June 10, 2014, for the purpose of considering and adopting the budget amendment.
/s/ Cathi Cook, Chair
Board of Trustees
/s/ William F. Schiele, District Clerk
Board of Trustees
Stevensville Public School District No. 2
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BUDGET AMENDMENT RESOLUTION
Stevensville Public School District #2, Ravalli County
At a regular board meeting of the Board of Trustees of School Dictrict No. 2, Ravalli County, Montana, held on May 13, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. at the Stevensville Music Center Choir Room, the following resolution was introduced:
WHEREAS, the trustees of School District No.2, Ravalli County, Montana, have made a determination that as a result of an unforeseen need of the district that cannot be postponed until the next school year without affecting the educational functions of the district; and
WHEREAS, the trustees have determined that an amendment to the Elementary building reserve fund budget in the amount of $100,000.00 is necessary under the provisions of Section 20-9-161 (6), MCA; and
WHEREAS, the anticipated source of financing the budget amendment expenditures shall be the building fund reserve;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Trustees of School District No. 2, Ravalli County, Montana will meet at 7:00 p.m. at Stevensville Music Center Choir Room on June 10, 2014, for the purpose of considering and adopting the budget amendment.
/s/ Cathi Cook, Chair
Board of Trustees
/s/ William F. Schiele, District Clerk
Board of Trustees
Stevensville Public School District No. 2
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