FOUR SEASONS STORAGE will be auctioning to the highest Bidder, abandoned storage units owing delinquent storage rent for the following units: A-7, A-21, A-25, B-29, B-33, C-15, C-43.

Units contain bedroom furniture, clothing, sports equipment, tools, computer parts and misc household goods. These units may be viewed by appt, only. Written sealed Bids may be submitted to P.O. Box 433, Stevensville MT 59870 prior to 06/14/2011 5pm. Buyers bid will be for entire contents of unit. Only cash or money orders will be accepted for payment. Units are reserved subject to redemption by owner prior to sale. Phone 777-4488.

BS 5-11, 5-18, 5-25-11.

CALL FOR BIDS

The Ravalli County Commissioners are calling for sealed bids for the following surplus items. The items are:

• A 1951 Ford 1 ? ton dump truck in operable condition. No value estimated

• A Minute Man Floor Buffer – Model M12110 with an estimated value of $1,000

If you are interested in viewing these items call Fair Manager Deborah Rogala at 363-3411.

Sealed bids must be turned into the Commissioner’s Office at 215 S. 4th Street, Suite A, Hamilton, MT. by 4:00 p.m. on May 25, 2011.

No minimum bid has been established for either item and prospective bidders can bid either or both items. The Commissioners have the right to reject any bid presented.

Bids will be opened and awarded on May 26, 2011, at 3:30 in the Commissioners Conference Room at the above address. For further information on the bid process call Glenda Wiles at 375-6500.

Glenda Wiles
Ravalli County Administrative Assistant

BS 5-11, 5-18-11.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Town of Stevensville

206 Buck Street, P.O. Box 30, Stevensville, MT 59870

Separate sealed Bids for the construction of:

Town of Stevensville Water System Improvements Phase II – Automatic Meter Reading System will be received by:

Town of Stevensville

at the office of:

Stevensville Town Hall (206 Buck Street, Stevensville, MT) until 3:00 p.m., (Local Time) June 8th, 2011, and then publicly opened and read aloud at Stevensville’s Town Hall (206 Buck Street, Stevensville, MT).

The Town of Stevensville – Water System Improvements Phase II – Automatic Meter Reading System Project consists of:

The installation of approximately two-hundred-forty six (246) 3/4-inch water meters with radio read capability, sixty-one (61) meter pits, install radio read transmitters on all existing water meters in Town (approximately 561), provide a complete mobile (drive-by), or fixed network remote read system, meter reading software compatible with Black Mountain billing software, setup of the remote read system and integration with the Town’s billing software.

The Contract Documents may be examined or obtained at the following location(s):

Missoula Plans Exchange – Missoula (201 N. Russell St., Missoula, MT 59801)

Professional Consultants, Inc. – Hamilton (1713 N. First Street, Hamilton, MT 59840)

Professional Consultants, Inc. – Missoula (3115 Russell Street, Missoula, MT 59806)

Stevensville Town Hall – (206 Buck Street, Stevensville, MT 59870)

upon payment of $25 for each package.

BS 5-11, 5-18-11.

NOTICE

The second half of the 2010 Real Estate Taxes are due payable before 5 pm. May 31, 2011. Mail payments must be postmarked by May 31, 2011 or the payment will be returned for penalty and interest. Please make checks payable to the Ravalli County Treasurer. Master Card or Visa is accepted. Now accepting online payments at www.rc.mt.gov

Ravalli County Treasurer
Marie Keeton
215 S 4th St Ste H
Hamilton MT 59840
406-375-6600

BS 5-11, 5-18, 5-25-11.

NOTICE

The 2011 Mobile Home Tax bills have been mailed. The first half is due May 31, 2011. Mail payments must be postmarked by May 31, 2011 or the payment will be returned for penalty and interest. The second half is due November 30, 2011. Please make checks payable to the Ravalli County Treasurer. Master Card or Visa is accepted. Now accepting online payments at www.rc.mt.gov

Ravalli County Treasurer
Marie Keeton
215 S 4th St. Ste H
Hamilton MT 59840
406-375-6600

BS 5-11, 5-18, 5-25-11.

MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN R. TRUMBO, DECEASED.

Cause No. DP 11-42
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 Dale Trumbo, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Johnson, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 500, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

Dated this 5th day of May 2011.
/s/ Dale Trumbo, Personal Representative

BS 5-11, 5-18, 5-25-11.

MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LLOYD E. KNITTLE, Deceased.

Cause No. DP 11-44
Dept. 1

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Claims must either be mailed to U.S BANK, NA, the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, at the Law Offices of Lawrence D. Johnson, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 500, Hamilton, Montana 59840, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

Dated this 13th day of May 2011.
/s/ U.S. Bank, NA, Kathleen Magone, Vice President and Trust Officer, Personal Representative

BS 5-18, 5-25, 6-1-11.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: SITE WORK – STEVENSVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Stevensville Elementary School District is soliciting sealed bids for construction of site work including grading and drainage structures, asphalt pavement, concrete walkways, fencing, and associated work. Beginning at noon on May 11, 2011 bid packets may be obtained from Scott Bruner at Swank Enterprises by phone: 406-752-5411; E-mail: scott@swankenterprises.com; or in person at 750 West Reserve Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901. No plan deposit will be required. No plans will be available from the School District.

This project utilizes the Construction Manager at Risk method, and Swank Enterprises of Kalispell has previously been selected as the Construction Manager. This project is offered with two bidding options. 1) Bidders who can provide the required bid and performance securities may bid directly to the School District. 2) Bidders who elect not to provide the required security documents may bid to Swank Enterprises as a subcontractor. Contact Swank Enterprises as described above for further information. All subcontracts, regardless of bidding method, will be performed under Swank Enterprises as the Construction Manager at Risk.

To be considered, sealed bids must be physically received no later than 4:00 PM local time on May 26, 2011 at the Stevensville School District at 300 Park Avenue, Stevensville, MT. No faxed or electronic bids will be accepted. Bidders who elect to bid as subcontractors to Swank Enterprises must coordinate and complete a separate private bidding process with Swank prior to the public bid opening. If your bid is responsive, Swank will submit your number as Swank’s bid with appropriate mark-ups. All bids, including those submitted by Swank, will be publicly opened, read aloud, and taken under consideration by the School District. No awards will be made at the bid opening. Bids must be honored for a period of 30 days after the bid opening. A bid tabulation will be made available as soon as is practical after the bid opening, including a tabulation of those bids made to Swank.

As required by State Law, bids submitted to the School District must be accompanied by a 10% bid security in an approved form. The successful bidder must provide a performance and payment bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount as a condition of a successful contract execution, under Swank Enterprises. All workers who provide on-site labor must be paid no less than the current State of Montana Prevailing Wages or the current Federal Davis-Bacon Wages, whichever is greater. Wage scale requirements, effective at the time of bidding, are included in the bid packet. Certified payroll records will be required. This project is subject to the Montana State 1% Gross Receipts Tax. Successful bidders must possess a valid State of Montana Contractor Registration and must be able to provide insurance coverages in the types and amounts shown in the bid packet.

Successful bidders shall give employment preference to bona-fide residents of Montana. A Montana resident bidder will be allowed preference against the bid of a non-resident bidder from any state or county that enforces a preference for resident bidders. Contractors shall comply with the Rules of On-Site Conduct included in the project manual. Background checks will be required for all persons providing on site services. The Stevensville School District reserves the right to reject all bids, reject individual non-responsive bids, or award the bid to the lowest responsible bidder.

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NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

RAVALLI COUNTY BANK VS. DOUBLE R. INVESTMENTS, LLP, EDWARD B ROSE, EDWARD W. ROSE, AND DAVID A. OLSON; AND STATE OF MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

To be sold at Sheriffs Sale on the 2nd day of June, 2011 at 10 o’clock, A. M., at the RAVALLI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, NORTH ENTRANCE IN THE LOBBY AREA, 205 BEDFORD STREET, HAMIL TON, MT , the following REAL property:

PARCEL 3, CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY NO 4674, RECORDS OF RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA

This sale is to be to the highest bidder, for cash, to be applied to a judgment in the amount of $285,473.51 together with accruing interest and costs of sale.

This sale is being held in accordance with MCA 25-13-704 (1) pursuant to an ORDER OF SALE AND DECREE FORECLOSING MORTGAGE under docket number DV-09- 191 entered in the Montana Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County on the 17TH day of MARCH, 2011.

Chris Hoffman, Sheriff of Ravalli County

BS 5-18, 5-25, 6-1-11.

CERTIFICATE OF TRUSTEE ELECTION RESULTS

Stevensville School District No. 2

Ravalli County

WHEREAS, a trustee election was held for Stevensville School District No.2, Ravalli County on May 3, 2011, at which the following person was considered for election to the Stevensville School District No.2, Ravalli County:

WHEREAS. the total number of registered electors who were eligible to vote in the election was 4842.

WHEREAS, the canvass of the votes established the following:

Name: Tom Ayres, Address: 1229 Iron Cap Dr., Stevensville, MT 59870

Name: Roger Bardsley, Address: 308 8th Street, Stevensville, MT 59870

Name: Gary Burgett, Address: 3458 Baldwin Rd., Stevensville, MT 59870

Name: Tim Schreiber, Address: 3995 Stevensville River Rd., Stevensville, MT 59870

Name: Kirk Thompson, Address: 852 Willoughby Lane, Stevensville, MT 59870

Candidate, Number of Votes:

Kirk Thompson, 290

Gary Burgett, 281

Tim Schreiber, 280

Roger Bardsley, 272

Tom Ayres, 211

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT CERTIFIED that Kirk Thompson, Gary Burgett and Tim Schreiber have been approved by the district electors for a 3 year term.

BS 5-18-11.

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