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The City of Malta will conduct a public hearing August 31, 2016 at 12:00 noon in the council chambers of city hall. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment concerning the 2016/17 budget and proposed mills. Persons and/or their agent(s) may appear in person or send written comments to Mayor Shyla Jones, PO Box 1300, Malta MT 59538 no later than 10:00 a.m. August 31, 2016. Copies of the preliminary budget will be available for review after August 26, 2016 during regular business hours.
(Published by Phillips County News 8/17, 8/24/2016)
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Brian D. Lee
LEE LAW OFFICE PC
P.O. Box 790, 158 Main Street
Shelby, MT 59474 Phone: (406) 434-5244
Email: [email protected]
Attorneys for Movants
MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PHILLIPS COUNTY
MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES CO., a corporation,
Plaintiff, v.
THOMAS McKEAGE, ERNEST McKEAGE, B. F. McKEAGE, MYRTLE UTTER and OLLIE BELL BETHEL, heirs of John McKeage, deceased; MAY CAVANAUGH, JUNE ANITA CAVANAUGH and HAZEL MAE JACOBSON, heirs of Arthur Cavanaugh, deceased; EDWARD V. BETHEL; J. H. BRASS; and PHILLIPS COUNTY OIL AND GAS COMPANY, a corporation,
Defendants.
Judge John C. McKeon
Case No. DV-1944-3497
NOTICE OF HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Morris Brenden, Trustee of the Edward Bethel and Agnes B. Bethel Trust, dated June 23, 2006, Robert E. Hall, Thomas M. Hall, Pamela R. Eckert, Patrick Paul Utter, Vernon Leo Smith and Lorna M. Johnson (collectively “Movants”), have recently filed herein a “MOTION FOR ORDER QUIETING TITLE TO OVERRIDING ROYALTY INTEREST” (the “Motion”) in which Movants request the Court quiet title to all claims of the other defendants named in the caption above in and to a 2.50% overriding royalty interest (“ORRI”) carved out of Federal Oil and Gas Lease Serial 057645, Great Falls
which covers the following described lands in Phillips County, Montana, and that title to the ORRI be permanently vested in Movants:
Township 32 North, Range 33 East, MPM
Section 10: Lots 6, 9, 10, 11 and 12
Section 12: SW¼NE¼, Lot 7
Section 15: SW¼SW¼, E½NW¼
For further information, the Motion, as filed, may be examined in the office of the clerk of the above Court. Hearing upon the Motion will be held in the courthouse at Malta, Montana, on September 12, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at which time all interested persons may appear and object to the Motion.
Dated July 12, 2016.
LEE LAW OFFICE PC
/s/ Brian D. Lee
(Published by Phillips County News 8/3, 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2016)
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FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE SCHOOL MEALS
Saco Public School announces the 2016-17 policy for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals for student whose schools participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The complete policy is on file in the central office and may be reviewed by any interested party. Children from households whose income is at or below the level shown in the following chart may be eligible for free or reduced –price school meals.
FEDERAL ELIGIBILITY INCOME CHART For School Year 2016-17
Household size Yearly Monthly Weekly
1 21,978 1,832 423
2 29,637 2,470 570
3 37,296 3,108 718
4 44,955 3,747 865
5 52,614 4,385 1,012
6 60,273 5,023 1,160
7 67,951 5,663 1,307
8 75,647 6,304 1,455
Each additional person:+7,696 +642 +148
Application forms have been sent home with a letter to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced-price meals, households must fill out the application and return it to the school. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year. Households will be notified of eligibility determination. At any time during the school year, program officials may verify an application. Households dissatisfied with the ruling of the officials have the right to a fair hearing. This may be done by calling or writing to: Wade Sundby, Superintendent, PO Box 298, Saco, MT 59261, 406-527-3531.
(Published by Phillips County News 8/24/2016)
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The Fort Belknap Indian Community, Tribal Water Resources will receive sealed bids until 2:00 p.m. local time on September 7, 2016 for the Fort Belknap Main Canal A Underdrain Rehabilitation project at the office of the Fort Belknap Tribal Community located at 656 Agency Main Street, Harlem, MT 59526 ATTN: Kristal Fox, Administrator. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at the office of the Fort Belknap Tribal Community at 2:30 p.m. local time on September 7, 2016.
The project consists of: a general contract for the improvement of approximately 64 lineal feet of the Main Canal A Underdrain with approximately 64 lineal feet of 60-inch diameter galvanized CMP pipeline installation, installation of a concrete head-wall and concrete foot-wall, site grading, excavation and shaping of the D-3 Wasteway, and grading of maintenance road.
Backfill for the 64 lineal feet of the proposed new 60-inch diameter galvanized CMP pipeline will be required with native soil material. Other items include removal and replacement of approximately 53 lineal feet of an existing 18-inch CMP culvert, clearing and grubbing, and site dewatering. For bank stabilization, 100 cubic yards of rock riprap will be required at the outlet
transition of the new CMP to the D-3 Wasteway. A 4-foot square trash-rack will be required to be installed at the inlet to the 60-inch diameter galvanized CMP pipeline on the concrete headwall. The Main Canal A Underdrain, which is located in Blaine County near Harlem, Montana, is owned by the Department of Interior-Bureau of Indian Affairs and operated by the Fort Belknap Tribal Water Resources Department. The contract documents, consisting of a set of Drawings and a Project Manual, are available for review at: The Fort Belknap Tribal Water Resource Office. Contract documents for bidding may be obtained from WWC Engineering, 1275 Maple Street, Suite F, Helena, Montana 59601, (406) 443-3962 (ATTN: Gary Vert) for a
non-refundable reproduction charge of $100 as well as at the following plan rooms:
Helena Copy Center, 1530 Cedar Street, Suite C, Helena, MT 59601 (406) 457-2679
Builders Exchange of Billings, 2050 Broadwater, Suite A, Billings, MT 59102 (406) 652-1311
Bozeman Builders Exchange, 1105 Reeves RD W, Suite 800, Bozeman, MT 59718 (406) 586-7653
There will be a MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference at the Fort Belknap Tribal Water Resources Office at 10:00 a.m. local time on August 18, 2016. Interested CONTRACTORS are required to attend.
Each sealed bid shall include a bid bond for 10% of the total bid. Sealed bids should be mailed or delivered to Fort Belknap Indian Community, 656 Agency Main Street, Harlem, MT 59526, ATTN: Mark Azure. Fort Belknap Indian Community takes no responsibility for delivery of bids through mail. Fort Belknap Indian Community reserves the right to reject any and/or all bids received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to accept the lowest, responsive, responsible and qualified Bidder which is in the best interest of the Fort Belknap Indian Community. Successful Bidders shall furnish an approved Performance Bond and Labor and Materials 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 certificate(s) of that insurance shall be provided.
Dated this day of August 5, 2016
Mark Azure
Fort Belknap Indian Community, President
(Published by Phillips County News 8/10, 8/17, 8/24, 8/31/2016)
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NOTICE OF AIR QUALITY PERMIT TRANSFER
Notice of intent to Transfer Location of Air Quality Permit (Pursuant to Section 75-2-211, MCA, and ARM Title 17, Chapter 8, Subchapter 7, PERMIT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES).
James Carney Construction will file a notice to transfer air quality permit. Applicant seeks approval of its transfer of location of Portable Crusher Air Quality Permit #2601-01 from: Sec 4 TS 32N R17E Hill Co. to: Sec 3 TS 29N R30E Phillips Co.
The division must approve or disapprove the permit transfer within 30 days of receipt of a complete notice of intent. Any member of the public with questions or who wishes to review a copy of the permit and the division's analysis of it, or to submit comments on the change of location must contact the division at 1520 East Sixth Ave., P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901 phone 406-444-3490.
Any comments on the location transfer must be submitted to the division within 15 days after the date of this publication.
(Published by Phillips County News 8/17, 8/24/2016)
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EDWARD A. AMESTOY,
Phillips County Attorney
P.O. Box 1279
113 South 2nd Street West
Malta, Montana 59538
Phone: (406) 654-1256
Attorney for Department
MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PHILLIPS COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF: K.S.,
Cause No: DN-2014-6
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. TO: TREVOR STILES (Birth Father) and KAYCIE GATES (Birth Mother)
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a motion for guardianship has been filed in the above-entitled Court by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division (the Department), P.O. Box 1339, Malta, Montana, 59538 requesting guardianship be granted to the Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on the 12th day of September, 2016, at 11:30 o'clock a.m. at the Courtroom of the above entitled Court at the Courthouse, 314 South 2nd Avenue West, in Malta, Phillips County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Department should not be granted guardianship. The youth was born on June 13, 2007. The birth mother is Kaycie Gates. The birth father is Trevor Stiles. You have the right to be represented by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney to represent you. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in the above-named child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceeding, in judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Motion. A copy of the Motion is filed with the Clerk of District Court for Phillips County; (406) 654-1023.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court, this 5th day of August, 2016.
/s/ Tami R. Christofferson
Clerk of the District Court
(Published by Phillips County News 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2016)
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EDWARD A. AMESTOY,
Phillips County Attorney
P.O. Box 1279
113 South 2nd Street West
Malta, Montana 59538
Phone: (406) 654-1256
Attorney for Department
MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PHILLIPS COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF: K.S.,
Cause No: DN-2014-7
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. TO: TREVOR STILES (Birth Father) and KAYCIE GATES (Birth Mother)
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a motion for guardianship has been filed in the above-entitled Court by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division (the Department), P.O. Box 1339, Malta, Montana, 59538 requesting guardianship be granted to the Department.
NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on the 12th day of September, 2016, at 11:30 o'clock a.m. at the Courtroom of the above entitled Court at the Courthouse, 314 South 2nd Avenue West, in Malta, Phillips County, Montana, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Department should not be granted guardianship. The youth was born on October 13, 2003. The birth mother is Kaycie Gates. The birth father is Trevor Stiles. You have the right to be represented by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney to represent you. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in the above-named child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceeding, in judgment by default being entered for the relief requested in the Motion. A copy of the Motion is filed with the Clerk of District Court for Phillips County; (406) 654-1023.
WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court, this 5th day of August, 2016.
/s/ Tami R. Christofferson
Clerk of the District Court
(Published by Phillips County News 8/10, 8/17, 8/24/2016)
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NOTICE OF AIR QUALITY PERMIT TRANSFER
Notice of intent to Transfer Location of Air Quality Permit (Pursuant to Section 75-2-211, MCA, and ARM Title 17, Chapter 8, Subchapter 7, PERMIT, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF AIR CONTAMINANT SOURCES).
Deer Lodge Asphalt will file a notice to transfer air quality permit. Applicant seeks approval of its transfer of location of Asphalt Plant Air Quality Permit #13400 from: Sec 27 TS 8N R9W Easting 360857 Northern 5142035 Olson Pit, Powell Co. to: Sec 9 TS 29N R30E Phillips Co.
The division must approve or disapprove the permit transfer within 30 days of receipt of a complete notice of intent. Any member of the public with questions or who wishes to review a copy of the permit and the division's analysis of it, or to submit comments on the change of location must contact the division at 1520 East Sixth Ave., P.O. Box 200901, Helena, MT 59620-0901 phone 406-444-3490.
Any comments on the location transfer must be submitted to the division within 15 days after the date of this publication.
(Published by Phillips County News 8/17, 8/24/2016)
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An audit of the affairs of the Whitewater Public School, Whitewater, Montana, has been conducted by Denning, Downey & Associates, P.C. The audit covered the fiscal year 2015 ending June 30, 2015.
Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires that publication concerning the audit report include a statement that the audit report is on file in its entirety and open to public inspection at the Phillips County News, and that the Whitewater Public School will send a copy of the audit report to any interested person upon request.
Lynn Hill
Business Mgr/Clerk
Whitewater School
(Published by Phillips County News 8/24/2016)
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