PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Petitioner, Pamela Van Volkinburg, has petitioned the District Court for the 21st Judicial District for a change of name from Pamela Ann Van Volkinburg to Pamela Ann Monroe, and the petition for name change will be heard by a District Court Judge on the 1st day of October, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. in the District Court located at 205 Bedford , Suite D, Hamilton, MT, in courtroom number 2. At any time before the hearing objections may be filed by any person who can demonstrate good reasons against the change of name.

DATED this 17th day of August, 2009.
/s/ Debbie Harmon, Clerk of Court
By: S. Allen, Deputy Clerk of Court.

BS 8-26, 9-2, 9-9, 9-16-09.

MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALICE M. GINGERICH, Deceased.

Probate No. DP-008-74
Dept. 2

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that that Thomas Alfred Kerr has been appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Alice M. Gingerich. 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. 72-3-801, M.C.A.

Claims must either be mailed to Thomas Alfred Kerr, return receipt requested, at 248 6th Street, Victor, Montana 59875, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. 72-3-804, M.C.A.

Dated this 25th day of August, 2009.
/s/ Thomas Alfred Kerr, Personal Representative

BS 9-2, 9-9, 9-16-09.

MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ALBERT J. LARGHI, Deceased.

Probate No. DP-09-53
Dept. 2

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 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 Mary Patricia Fleming and Anthony Charles Larghi, 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 17th day of July, 2009.
/s/ Mary Patricia Fleming, Co-Personal Representative
/s/ Anthony Charles Larghi, Co-Personal Representative

BS 9-2, 9-9, 9-16-09.

MONTANA TWENTY-FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, RAVALLI COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS Q. JOHNSON, Successor Trustee, Plaintiff v. LARRY MELIA & MARY MELIA, Individually and as Co-Trustees of the Benjamin Melia Trust and The Benjamin Melia Trust, Defendants

Cause No.DV-09-303
SUMMONS

THE STATE OF MONTANA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, GREETING:

You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action which is filed in the office of the 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 20 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.

Witness my hand and seal of said court this 13th day of August, 2009.

Debbie Harmon, Clerk of District Court
By: /s/ Linda S. Cheyney, Deputy Clerk.

BS 9-2, 9-9, 9-16-09.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN OF STEVENSVLLE PLANNING & ZONING BOARD
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009, 7:00 PM

A public hearing will be held Monday, September 21, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 206 Buck St., before the Town Planning and Zoning Board.

The purpose of this hearing is to receive public comment on the proposed update of the Town’s Growth Policy as required by 76-1-601 MCA. The area proposed for inclusion in this plan, in addition to the incorporated Town limits, is the area bounded by the Bitterroot River to west, Pine Hollow Road to the south, Logan Lane to the east, and the lands located approximately 1/2 mile north of the East Side Highway.

Draft copies of this plan are available for review at Town Hall, Main Street Association Office or North Valley Public Library.

You are encouraged to attend and present your comments. Written comments will also be accepted at Town Hall until Friday, September 18, 2009 at 12 noon. The Town of Stevensville makes reasonable accommodation for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in this public hearing. Persons needing an accommodation must notify the Town of Stevensville no later than September 18 to allow adequate time to make needed arrangements. You may call 406-777-5271 or write to Town of Stevensville, 206 Buck Street, Stevensville MT 59870 to make your requirements known.

Attest: Roni Kimp, Town Clerk.

BS 9-9, 9-16-09.

LEGAL NOTICE

The Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will conduct a public hearing for a conservation easement proposed through Ravalli County’s Open Lands Bond Program. The proposal is known as Lost Horse Creek and is composed of Forty-two (42) parcels totaling 409 acres. The properties are located southwest of Hamilton off Lost Horse Creek Road. (See Map)

The properties are described as:

Parcels situated in Section 8, T 4 N, R 21 W:

1. Parcels 1A & 1B, Certificate of Survey No. 3111 (13.74 acres and 7.06 acres, respectively)

Parcels situated in Section 9, T 4 N, R 21 W:

1. Parcel B, Certificate of Survey No. 5206-A (7.73 acres)

2. Parcels A & B, Certificate of Survey No. 5130-F (2.93 acres and 5.69 acres, respectively)

3. Parcels 2A & 2B, Certificate of Survey No. 3210 (5.00 acres and 5.02 acres, respectively)

4. Parcel 16, Certificate of Survey No. 2591 (20.40 acres)

5. Parcel 15, Certificate of Survey No. 2591 (24.42 acres)

6. Parcel 14, Certificate of Survey No. 2591 (30.73 acres), including Portion A, Amended Subdivision Plat No. 616695 (7.59 acres)

7. Lot 5A, Amended Subdivision Plat No. 616685 (8.41 acres)

8. Lot 12A, Certificate of Survey No. 2807 (4.58 acres), including Portion B, Amended Subdivision Plat No. 616695 (5.00 acres)

9. Parcel 12B, Certificate of Survey No. 2807 (15.42 acres)

10. Parcels 11A & 11B, Certificate of Survey No. 2812 (3.34 acres and 16.67 acres, respectively)

11. Parcels 10A & 10B, Certificate of Survey No. 2897 (10.08 acres and 10.09 acres, respectively)

12. Parcels 9A & 9B, Certificate of Survey No. 2765 (10.00 acres and 10.01 acres, respectively)

13. Parcels 8A & 8B, Certificate of Survey No. 2886 (10.08 acres and 10.08 acres, respectively)

14. Parcels 7A & 7B, Certificate of Survey No. 2828 (10.03 acres and 10.04 acres, respectively)

15. Parcels 6A & 6B, Certificate of Survey No. 3059 (10.03 acres and 10.03 acres, respectively)

16. Parcels 5A & 5B, Certificate of Survey No. 3029 (10.04 acres and 10.05 acres, respectively)

17. Parcels 4A & 4B, Certificate of Survey No. 3003 (10.00 acres and 10.00 acres, respectively)

18. Parcels 3A & 3B, Certificate of Survey No. 3109 (10.05 acres and 10.05 acres, respectively)

19. Parcels 2A & 2B, Certificate of Survey No. 3043 (13.01 acres and 6.98 acres, respectively)

20. Lots A, B, and Remainder Parcel, Amended Subdivision Plat No. 399 (1.82 acres, 7.92, and 5.78 acres, respectively)

21. Lots 5 & 6, Block 5, Charlos Heights Orchards, as amended by Amended Subdivision Plat No. 564708 (7.12 acres and 22.09 acres, respectively)

22. Lot 8, Block 5, Charlos Heights Orchards (9.75 acres)

Parcels situated in Section 10, T 4 N, R 21 W:

1. Lot 13, Block 5, Charlos Heights Orchards (10.00 acres)

The applicants are Stan and Sherry Swartz. The Sponsoring Organization is the Bitterroot Land Trust. Information describing the proposal is available for inspection at the Planning Department, in the County Administrative Center, 215 S. 4th Street, Suite F, Hamilton, MT 59840. Written comments are encouraged to be submitted to the Planning Department prior to the public hearing and will be forwarded to the BCC for consideration at the public hearing.

The BCC will conduct a public hearing on this proposal on Thursday, September 28, 2009, at 10:00 AM in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room of the County administrative building. The public may comment verbally or in writing at the hearing. Comments and information submitted at the public hearing will be considered in the decision on the Lost Horse Creek Conservation Easement.

BS 9-9, 9-16-09.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The BOARD OF RAVALLI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Conference Room at 215 S. 4th Street, Hamilton, MT. The purpose of this public hearing is to take public comment and act on a petition by Neil Maki to abandon a portion of an easement in Block 11 of Hamilton Heights Subdivision along the east side of Lots 9-12 and along the north side of lot 12. This is a no name road that extends off of Willow Creek Cross Road located in Section 11 & 1, Township 6 North and Range 20 West to Hamilton Heights Road.

If you would like further information on this petition contact the Commissioners Office at 375-6500, or at the Commissioners Office at the above address or by email at commissioners@ravallicounty.mt.gov.

Glenda Wiles
Administrative Assistant
Ravalli County Commissioners Office

BS 9-16, 9-23-09.

NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

FARMER’S STATE BANK, PLAINTIFF VS. HIGGINS FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, RICH’S DOTSONS SALOON, INC. AND RICHARD A. HIGGINS, DEFENDANTS

To be sold at Sheriff’s Sale on the 1st day of October, 2009 at 9 o’clock a.m., at the Ravalli County Courthouse, main floor lobby, the defendants’ interest in the following real property:

The real property known as NHN Chipmunk Lane, Darby, and more particularly described as:

A portion of the NW1/4SW1/4 Section 26, and NE1/4SE1/4 Section 27, Township 2 North, Range 21 West, P.M.M., Ravalli County, Montana, being described as that portion of Tract A, Certificate of Survey No. 5304-G lying east of West Fork Highway (once described as H, Certificate of Survey No. 4253)

EXECEPTING THEREFROM Tract A, Certificate of Survey No. 4398

This sale is to be to the highest bidder, for cash, to satisfy a judgment of $591,976.92 plus costs of the sale and other costs including, but not limited to, attorney’s fees in the amount of $13,176.75, and $1,608.00 in costs of foreclosure, together with accruing interest at the rate of $153.23 per day, as of April 22, 2009 and continuing to the date of the sale

This sale is being held in accordance with MCA 25-13-704 (1) pursuant to a Order of Sale entered in the Montana Twenty-First Judicial District Court, Ravalli County on the 3rd day of June, 2009.

Furthermore, this sale is subject to a statutory one year right of redemption.

Chris Hoffman, Sheriff of Ravalli County

BS 9-16, 9-23, 9-30-09.

Notice of Trustee’s Sale T.S. NO. 09-0130150 Title Order No. 090627630MTGSI

THE FOLLOWING LEGALLY DESCRIBED TRUST PROPERTY TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee will, on 01/19/2010, at the hour of 10:00 AM sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, the interest in the following described real property which the Grantor has or had power to convey at the time of execution by him of the said Trust Deed, together with any interest which the Grantor his successors in interest acquired after the execution of said Trust Deed, to satisfy the obligations thereby secured and the costs and expenses of sale, including reasonable charge by the trustee, at the following place: At the front entrance of the County Courthouse, 205 Bedford, Hamilton, MT.. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. is the duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Trust Indenture in which CHRISTINE M LINDH as Grantors, conveyed said real property to CHARLES J PETERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., as Beneficiary by Trust Indenture Dated 08/23/2007 and recorded 09/12/2007, in document No. 594410 in the office of the Clerk and Recorder Ravalli County, Montana; being more particularly described as follows: A TRACT OF LAND IN THE S1/2 OF LOT 1, BELL WYANT RANCH SUBDIVISION, RAVALLI COUNTY, MONTANA, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT BEARING N. 89 DEGREES 33’ WEST 276.21 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT J; THENCE N. 89 DEGREES 33’ WEST 276.21 FEET; THENCE N 00 DEGREES 00’ 656.06 FEET; THENCE S. 89 DEGREES 44’ EAST 276.21 FEET; THENCE S. 00 DEGREES 00’ 666.95 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Property Address: 310 CANYON CREEK ROAD, HAMILTON, MT 59840 The beneficial interest under said Trust Deed and the obligations secured thereby are presently held by BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP There is a default by the Grantor or other person(s) owing an obligation, the performance of which is secured by said Trust Deed, or by their successor in interest, with respect to provisions therein which authorize sale in the event of default of such provision; the default for which foreclosure is made is Grantor’s failure to pay the monthly installment which became due on 06/01/2009, and all subsequent installments together with late charges as set forth in said Note and Deed of Trust, advances, assessments and attorney fees, if any. TOGETHER WITH ANY DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF RECURRING OBLIGATIONS AS THEY BECOME DUE. By reason of said default, the beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable said sums being the following: The unpaid principal balance of $235,430.09 together with interest thereon at the current rate of 6.50% per annum from 05/01/2009 until paid, plus all accrued late charges, escrow advances, attorney fees and costs, and any other sums incurred or advanced by the beneficiary pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Trust Indenture. 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 Grantors. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. Other expenses to be charges against the proceeds to 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. Dated: 9/16/09 RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. Successor Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-985-07-03 Richardson, TX 75082 ASAP# 3252710 09/16/2009, 09/23/2009, 09/30/2009.

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