Jennifer B. Lint
Boatwright Law Office, P.C.
1091 South First Street
Hamilton, MT  59840
(406) 375-1385
Attorney for Co-Personal Representatives
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLES LEROY MEHLHAFF, Deceased.
Case No.: DP-16-21
Dept. No. 1
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 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 Cheri Mitchell and Carol Lea, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, at Boatwright Law Office, 1091 S. First Street, Hamilton, MT  59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
DATED this 2nd day of March, 2016.
/s/  Cheri Mitchell, Co-Personal Representative
/s/ Carol Lea, Co-Personal Representative
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Jennifer B. Lint
Boatwright Law Office, P.C.
1091 South First Street
Hamilton, MT  59840
(406) 375-1385
Attorney for Personal Representative
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS L. BOE, Deceased.
Case No. DP-16-26
Dept. 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 Jeremy Boe, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Boatwright Law Office, 1091 S. First Street, Hamilton, MT  59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
DATED this 11th day of March, 2016.
/s/ Jeremy Boe, Personal Representative
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David T. Markette
Dustin M. Chouinard
MARKETTE & CHOUINARD, P.C.
601 S. First Street
P.O. Box 515
Hamilton, MT 59840
(406) 363-1110
marklaw@cybernet1.com
Attorneys for Personal Representative
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLIAM SAMUEL WILLIAMS, JR., Deceased.
Probate No.: DP-16-27
Dept. No. 1, Jeffrey H. Langton
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 Donna Williams, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o Markette & Chouinard, P.C, 601 S. First Street, P.O. Box 515, Hamilton, Montana 59840, 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 11th day of March, 2016.
/s/ Donna L Williams, Personal Representative
/s/ David T. Markette, Attorney for Personal Representative
DATED this 11th day of March, 2016.
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Jennifer B. Lint
Boatwright Law Office, P.C.
1091 South First Street
Hamilton, MT  59840
(406) 375-1385
Attorney for Personal Representative
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF IDELAH DALTON, also known as IDA DALTON, Deceased.
Case No.: DP-16-29
Dept. 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 S. Kay Warren, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at Boatwright Law Office, 1091 S. First Street, Hamilton, MT  59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
DATED this 16th day of March, 2016.
/s/  S. Kay Warren, Personal Representative
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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LORRAINE FRIES, Deceased.
Cause No. DP-16-30
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 Carrie Elizabeth Van Dyke and Travis Van Dyke, the Co-Personal Representatives, return receipt requested, at the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Johnson, P.O. Box 500, Hamilton MT 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
DATED this 17th day of March, 2016.
/s/Carrie Elizabeth Van Dyke, Co-Personal Representative
/s/Travis Van Dyke, Co-Personal Representative
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Alex Beal, Esq.
Law Offices of Alex Beal, PLLC
217 North 3rd Street, Suite J
Hamilton, MT  59840
(406) 363-6330
Attorney for Personal Representative
MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF BUFORD W. SNODGRASS, Deceased.
Cause No.: DP-2016-17
Dept. 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 the Personal Representative, Frederick W. Snodgrass, return receipt requested, c/o Law Offices of Alex Beal, PLLC, 217 North Third Street, Suite J, Hamilton, MT  59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.
DATED this 28th day of February, 2016.
/s/ Alex Beal, Attorney for P.R.
/s/ Frederick W. Snodgrass, Personal Representative
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NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEES SALE on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at 10:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Door of Ravalli County Courthouse located at 205 Bedford, Hamilton, Montana 59840 the following described real property situated in Ravalli County, Montana:
LOT 5A, Amended Subdivision Plat No. 561735, DVN Commercial Subdivision, Ravalli County, Montana, according to the recorded plat thereof.
Julian A. Milton, Jr. & Kenneth Dale, Grantors conveyed said real property to Alex Beal, Esq., as Trustee, to secure an obligation to PENSCO Trust Company FBO Cory J. Schuck IRA, by Montana Trust Indenture dated October 25, 2010, and recorded November 9, 2010, as Document 637087, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder, Ravalli County, Hamilton, Montana.
The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Montana Trust Indenture for failure to make the monthly payments due in the amount of $575.00, beginning June 1, 2015, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan.  The total amount due on this obligation as of February 22, 2016 is $204,036.18 principal, interest at the rate of 8.00%, the amount outstanding today totaling $938.96, and other fees, expenses, and advances to date, plus accruing interest at the rate of $44.69 per diem, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced or incurred.
The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantor.  If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Montana Trust Indenture. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee’s fees and attorney’s fees, costs and expenses of the sale and late charges, if any.
Beneficiary has elected, and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation.
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 immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks, or cashier’s checks).  The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed without any representation or warranty, including warranty of Title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis. 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 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 Montana Trust Indenture and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default.
The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.
DATED this 22nd day of February, 2016.
/s/ Alex Beal
Alex Beal, Esq., Trustee
Law Offices of Alex Beal, PLLC
217 N. 3rd St., Ste J
Hamilton, MT 59840
STATE OF MONTANA
: ss.
County of Ravalli
On this 22nd day of February, 2016, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared Alex Beal, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity as Trustee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year first above written.
/s/ William J. Nelson
Notary Public for the State of Montana
(SEAL)
Residing at Hamilton, Montana
My commission expires May 5, 2016.
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MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY
VICKI ELIZABETH SLATE, Plaintiff
v.
THORNTON FINANCIAL SERVICES; RECOVERY PARTNERS II, LLC, THORNTON FINANCIAL SERVICES; RECOVERY PARTNERS II, LLC, and all their Heirs, Devisees, Administrators, Executors, Assigns or Successors in Interest, and All Other Persons, Unknown, Claiming Or Who Might Claim Any Rights, Title, Estate, or Interest In, or Lien or Encumbrance Upon, the Real Property Described in the Complaint or Any Part Thereof Adverse to Plaintiff’s Ownership or Any Cloud upon Plaintiff’s Title Thereto, Whether Such Claim or Possible Claim Be Present or Contingent, Including Any Claim or Possible Claim of Dower, Inchoate or Accrued, Defendants.
Cause No. DV-15-469
Dept. No. 2, James A. Haynes
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS AND TO ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN, GREETING:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action which is filed in the office of he clerk of this court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within 21 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.
This action is brought for the purpose of quieting title to lands situated in Ravalli County, Montana, and described as follows:
Lot 35, Antigone Acres Subdivision Ravalli County, Montana according to the official recorded plat thereof
Commonly known as 224 Antigone Drive, Hamilton, MT 59840.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said court this 9th day of March, 2016.
Paige Trautwein, Clerk of Court
By: /s/ Mary Sawyer, Deputy.
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MONTANA WATER COURT
MAINSTEM BITTERROOT RIVER AND EAST SIDE – (SUBBASIN 76HA)
NOTICE OF ENTRY OF PRELIMINARY DECREE AND NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
ALL WATER USERS NEED TO READ THIS NOTICE
The Montana Water Court has entered its Preliminary Decree for the Mainstem Bitterroot River And East Side (Subbasin 76HA).  This water rights Decree is now available for your review.
WHAT IS THE PRELIMINARY DECREE?
The Preliminary Decree contains 2,867 abstracts of existing water right claims filed in the Mainstem Bitterroot River And East Side (Subbasin 76HA). The Decree includes all sources of water located within that drainage. The Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in the Index volume of the Decree explain how the Decree was prepared.
What you should do:
1. Review the abstract of your own water right claim or claims.
2. Review the abstracts of all other water rights that affect your water right.
3. Decide if these abstracts correctly identify pre-July 1973 water use.
4. Decide if you want to file objections.
5. File your objections with the Water Court on or before the filing deadline.
Your water right can be affected by what is in your abstract and other abstracts in the Decree. The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) examined all the claims. Elements of your claim may have been changed because of information the DNRC obtained during examination. If your abstract shows changes, you can challenge the changes by filing an objection with the Water Court.
Look the abstracts over carefully. The Decree Indexes will help your review.
The Source Name Index lists all claims under the name of each source of supply (Bitterroot River, for example). Under each source name, the claims are listed from the earliest priority date to the latest priority date.
The Priority Date Index lists all claims in Subbasin 76HA beginning with the earliest date and continuing to the latest. You can find the rank of the priority date of all claims in the Decree in this index.
If there are issue remarks on the abstract of your claim which are not resolved by objection, those remarks will be addressed and resolved by the Water Court pursuant to Section 85-2-248, Montana Code Annotated. The Water Court will contact you about the issue remarks if no one objects to your claim.
SHOULD YOU FILE AN OBJECTION?
Only you can answer this question. You should first examine the abstracts of your water rights. Is the abstract correct as of July 1, 1973? If you don’t agree with the elements of your abstract as printed in the Decree, you may file an objection.
You need to know:
1. Your water right may be subject to other water rights on your source or on other sources in the Subbasin;
2. Your water right may be subject to water rights in adjoining Subbasins and Basins;
3. Your water right may be subject to Indian and Federal reserved water rights;
4. A claim that no one objects to or does not contain issue remarks may remain unchanged and may be entered in the Final Decree as is; and
5. This Decree, as modified by objections and hearings, will be enforceable under Montana law (Sections 3-7-212 and 85-2-406, MCA).
If you believe your water right claims or someone else’s water right claims in this Decree do not reflect their historical (before July 1, 1973) beneficial use, you can file an objection.
HOW TO FILE AN OBJECTION AND REQUEST A HEARING
Objections must be filed on the forms provided by the Water Court. These can be found at the offices listed below or on the Internet.
ALL OBJECTIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE WATER COURT ON OR BEFORE JUNE 1, 2016. Objections may be mailed to the Montana Water Court, PO Box 1389, Bozeman, MT 59771-1389, but they still must be received by JUNE 1, 2016.
EXTENSIONS
The Water Judge may grant a request for an extension of the time for filing objections. A request for an extension must be received by the Water Court on or before JUNE 1, 2016.  Use the Water Court’s form. If an extension is granted, it will apply to everyone. Any extension will be posted at the offices listed below and will be advertised once in the Missoulian, Ravalli Republic and Bitterroot Star.
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY
The Decree (including the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Decree Index) is available for review and Water Court forms are available at these locations:
1. Montana Water Court, 601 Haggerty Lane, Bozeman, MT.
2. Montana DNRC, Water Rights Adjudication Office, 910 Helena Avenue, Helena, MT.
3. Montana DNRC, Water Resources Regional Office(s):  2705 Spurgin Road, Bldg C, Missoula, MT.
4. On the internet at www.dnrc.mt.gov/wrd/water_rts/adjudication Scroll down to Basin 76HA and click on Mainstem Bitterroot River And East Side.  Click on the 76HA Decree information that interests you.
You may obtain a copy of the Preliminary Decree from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, Water Rights Bureau, P.O. Box 201601, Helena, MT, 59620-1601. The cost of the Decree, including the Index, Findings and Conclusions is $707.00. The Index by itself is $136.00. Electronic copies of the Decree, including the Index on CD are $10.00.
AFTER OBJECTIONS ARE FILED
After the time for filing objections has passed, the Water Court will notify you by mail if someone objects to any of your claims. If someone objects to your water right claims, then you are entitled to file counterobjections to their claims. The Water Court will notify you of the time when counterobjections must be filed. The Water Court will set a date for all interested parties to notify the Water Court of their intent in participating in any hearings.
RIGHT TO APPEAL
If you do not participate in Water Court proceedings, your right to appeal an adverse decision is limited. Section 85-2-235, MCA, provides that (1) a person whose existing rights and priorities are finally determined may appeal that determination only if: (a) the person requested a hearing and appeared and entered objections to the Preliminary Decree, (b) the person’s rights or priorities as determined in the Decree were affected as the result of an objection filed by another person, (c) the person requested a hearing and appeared before the Water Court to finally resolve an issue remark; or (d) the person is a claimant appealing an adverse decision when the Water Court issued the decision as the result of an evidentiary hearing or as the result of calling the claim in on the Court’s own motion. (2) If the Attorney General participated as an intervenor as provided in section 85-2-248, MCA, the Attorney General may appeal a decision. (3) An interlocutory ruling by a water judge upon a question of law may be appealed by a party affected by the decision and who participated in the matter in which the ruling was issued.
Meetings with the Water Court
Two informal public meetings will be held by Anika Stern, Senior Water Master, via telephone conference call at the times listed below, Dial 877-526-1243, at prompt enter code: 46309676#.
1) Wednesday evening, April 6, 2016 at 8:00 pm.
2) Thursday evening, April 14, 2016 at 8:00 pm.
Any Questions?
Call the DNRC Missoula office at 406-721-4284 or call the Water Court’s toll free number at 1-800-¬624-3270 (In Montana). Our regular office number is 406-586-4364 and it is not toll free.
DATED this 4th day of December 2015.
/s/ Russ McElyea Chief Water Judge Montana Water Court
PO Box 1389  Bozeman, MT 59771-1389
Remember: Objections must be received by the Water Court by JUNE 1, 2016.
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Annual School Election Petitions
of Stevensville School District No. 2, Ravalli County, Montana for the Election of three (3) trustees to be elected for a three (3) year term for the Stevensville Elementary/High school district. The petitions can be picked up at 300 Park Street, Stevensville, MT at the Superintendent Office or the Business Office.  Deadline for petitions is March 24, 2016 by 4:30 p.m.
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ATTENTION LANDSCAPERS:
INVITATION FOR BIDS
The Victor Park District is accepting bids for landscape work including mowing, weed eating, irrigation maintenance and miscellaneous work for the Victor Park, Victor Ballfield, Highway 93 plantings and Main Street. Call Roger at 961-3953 for a bid package.
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DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS
Bitterroot Valley Education Cooperative member school districts; Darby, Florence-Carlton, Lone Rock, Stevensville, and Victor will soon destroy confidential special education records of former students who graduated over seven years ago. Speech-Language Therapists will destroy Speech and Language records of students who were discharged from services over seven years ago. Parents or former students at least 18 years of age may contact the appropriate school district central office within sixty days of this notice if they wish to review the files or obtain copies. Persons having questions about this process or their rights under this section may contact the Bitterroot Valley Education Cooperative at 777-2494 ext. 112 for assistance.
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NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, March 24th, 2016
6:30 p.m.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Council of the Town of Stevensville will hold a public hearing on March 24th, 2016 at 6:30 pm at the Town Council Chambers at 206 Buck Street, Stevensville, Montana, 59870. This hearing is for the purpose of obtaining public comments regarding proposed adoption of the following Ordinances:
Ordinance No. 160 – An Ordinance Amending Article II and Creating Articles IV and V of Chapter 18 (Parks & Recreation) of the Stevensville, MT Municipal Code.
All interested persons will be given the opportunity to ask questions and to express their opinions regarding the proposed ordinance.
Comments may be given orally at the hearing, submitted in writing via email to clerk@townofstevensville.com or U.S. mail to Town Clerk, P.O. Box 30, Stevensville MT 59870 before 3:00 pm March 24th, 2016. Questions, comments or more information may be obtained by contacting the Town Clerk at 406-777-5271.
Attest: Stacy Bartlett, Town Clerk
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