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Notice of Audit Publication

An audit of the affairs of the City of Malta has been conducted by WIPFLi CPAs & Consultants. The audit covered the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires the publication of the following summary of significant findings.

Summary of Significant Findings:

The audit report for the City of Malta for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016 contains an independent Auditor’s Report on the City’s basic financial statements. The report issued for the fiscal year ended June 20, 2016 contains opinions.

The audit report also contains several other auditor’s reports. Following is a list of the findings.

Finding #1 Journal Entries

Criteria or specific Requirements: Review and support for adjusting journal entries are an important internal control activity performed by management to ensure account balances are recorded, presented and fairly reported.

Condition: During the audit, it was noted that no process was in place to keep supporting documentation pertaining to adjusting journal entries made into the accounting system. Furthermore adjusting journal entries made into the accounting system are not being reviewed for accuracy or to determine if the entry is necessary.

Context: We made inquiries of management and review of adjusting journal entries made into the accounting system.

Effect: Without proper supporting documentation and review of adjusting journal entries information in the accounting system can be changed without a proper trail to determine the business rationale for the adjustment.

Cause: The City does not have adequate policies and procedures pertaining to making adjusting journal entries into the accounting software.

Recommendation: The City should create a process and procedure to ensure that all adjusting journal entries are properly supported and approved by the appropriate level of management.

Public Inspection of Audit Report

The Complete audit report is on file in its entirety and is open to public inspection at the Mata city office.

Lorie Bond

Clerk/Treasurer

(Published by Phillips County News 04/12/2017)

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Phillips County Commissioners

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF ADOPTION OF UPDATED

FLOOD PLAIN REGULATIONS

The Phillips County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on the resolution to adopt updated flood plain regulations in Phillips County. The proposed update is for all Phillips County outside any incorporated cities. The updated regulation will be available to the public for review at the Phillips County Clerk and Recorder’s office.

The HEARING will be held on the 19th day of April, 2017, at the Phillips County Court House downstairs boardroom in Malta, MT at 5:00 p.m., at which time all interested persons will be given the opportunity to comment.

BY ORDER OF THE PHILLIPS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

Malta, Montana Dated this 3rd day of April, 2017

Phillips County Flood Plain Administrator

Casey Burke

Box 360

Malta, MT 59538

PH 406-270-1884

[email protected]

(Published by Phillips County News 04/05, 04/12/2017)

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James T. Carr

CARR LAW FIRM, P.C.

611 Pleasant - P.O. Box 1257

Miles City, Montana 59301

Phone: (406) 234-4569

Attorney for Plaintiff

MONTANA SEVENTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PHILLIPS COUNTY

Cause No. DV-2017-01

ERIC J. BASHORE, Plaintiff,

vs.

WALTER CLARENCE WILLIAMSON, HOWARD LEE WILLIAMSON, BERNICE HELEN MURIE EMERICH, DELORES GREGORY, PHILLIPS COUNTY TREASURER, Phillips County, Montana, and all other persons unknown, claiming or who might claim any right, 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, and the unknown heirs, grantees and devisees of any of the above-named Defendants who may be deceased, and the wife of any heir or devisee, if married, and the successors of any named corporation, and the unknown owners of said real property, Defendants.

SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, AND TO ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN:

You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court, and file your answer and serve a copy thereof upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; and in case of your failure to appear and answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

That said action is brought for the purposes of quieting title to the land situated in Phillips County, Montana, and described as follows:

TOWNSHIP 25 NORTH, RANGE 30 EAST, M.P.M.

Phillips County, Montana

Section 30: SW1/4 SE1/4

Reference Deed: Book 60 of Deeds, page 310; Instrument No. 232670

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court this 13th day of March, 2017.

Tami Christofferson,

Clerk of District Court

By: Jo Hasler, Deputy Clerk

(Published by Phillips County News 03/29, 4/5, 4/12/2017)

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE

TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE'S SALE on July 12, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the East Door of the Phillips County Courthouse located at 314 South 2nd Avenue West in Malta, MT 59538, the following described real property situated in Phillips County, Montana:

Lots 4 and 5 in Block 6 of the Townsite of Saco, Phillips County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof.

CINDY ALLEN and RONALD ALLEN, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to SHALOM RUBANOWITZ, as Trustee,

to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC

its successors and assigns, as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust on November 19, 2014, and recorded on December 1, 2014

as Book 62 Page 597-617 Document No. 348039.

The beneficial interest is currently held by loanDepot.com, LLC, First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Phillips County, Montana.

The beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust by failing to make the monthly payments beginning April 1, 2016, 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 November 8, 2016 is $88,901.70 principal, interest totaling $2,438.92 late charges in the amount of $112.75, escrow advances of $694.63, and other fees and expenses advanced of $309.50, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other costs and fees that may be advanced.

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 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, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. 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 deed of trust 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.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Dated: March 1, 2017

Kaitlin Ann GotchAssistant Secretary,

First American Title Company of Montana, Inc.

Successor Trustee

Title Financial Specialty Services

PO Box 339

Blackfoot ID 83221

STATE OF Idaho ss. County of Bingham

On this 1st day of March, 2017, before me, a notary public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, know to me to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, Inc., Successor Trustee, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.

Rae Albert

Notary Public

Bingham County, Idaho

Commission expires: 09-06-2022

Cenlar Bank, FSB vs Cindy AllenRONALD ALLEN 102465-1

(Published by Phillips County News 03/29, 04/05, 04/12/2017)

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Notice of Close of Regular Voter Registration and Option for Late Registration

Notice is hereby given, that regular* registration for the SPECIAL Election to fill the U.S. Representative vacancy to be held on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in the County of PHILLIPS, will close at 5:00 p.m., on April 25, 2017.

*NOTE: If you miss this regular registration deadline, you may still register for the election by showing up at the county election office up to and including on election day. Between noon and the close of business on the day before election day,

you can complete and submit a voter registration form, but you will need to return to the local election office on election day

to pick up and vote a ballot.

All active and inactive**electors of PHILLIPS County are entitled to vote at said election.

**Inactive electors may reactivate by appearing at the polling place in order to vote, by requesting an absentee ballot in any election, or by notifying the County Election Administrator in writing of the elector's current address in the county.

The Legislature is currently considering legislation that would determine how the election is conducted. If, as a result of the legislation, the election is conducted by mail ballot, ballots will be automatically mailed to Active Electors only.

If you are a registered voter and do not receive a ballot, contact the County Election Administrator to update your information

as necessary and receive a ballot.

Subject to the regular registration and late registration requirements above, if you are not currently registered to vote or have updated your address since you last registered to vote, you can visit the county election office and complete a voter registration application, or you can fill out, print, and sign a voter registration application and drop it off at your county election office,

or mail it to the county election office.

If you are not sure of your current voter registration status, please visit http://www.MyVoterPageMT.com or call 406-654-2423.

DATED this 29th day of March, 2017.

Marian S. Ereaux, Phillips County Election Administrator

(Published by Phillips County News 4/5, 4/12, 4/19/2017)

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