Legals for Wednesday, May 10, 2023

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

The undersigned hereby gives notice that on the 30th day of August, 2023, at the hour of 11:00 o’clock A.M., at the front main entrance of the Phillips County Courthouse located at 314 South 2nd Avenue West in Malta, Montana, STEPHEN R. BROWN, JR., as the Successor Trustee of the Deed of Trust described below, under the direction of INDEPENDENCE BANK, in order to satisfy the obligation owed to it as set forth in this Notice, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale to the Successor Trustee, without warranty or covenant, express or implied, as to title or possession, the following described real property:

Lot 10 in Section Two Replat of Hill Crest Addition to Malta, Phillips County, Montana, according to the

official recorded plat thereof.

[Property Address: 220 Sapphire Avenue, Malta, Montana]

Melody A. Esaias and Kasey J. Esaias, as Grantor, conveyed the above-described property to Phillips County Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed Independence Bank, as Beneficiary; which said obligation is secured by a Deed of Trust dated May 24, 2016, and recorded May 24, 2016, in Book 68 of Documents, pages 975-985, as Instrument No. 349851, records of Phillips County, Montana. The Beneficiary subsequently appointed Stephen R. Brown, Jr., attorney at law, as the Successor Trustee for said Deed of Trust by instrument recorded April 7, 2023, in Book 103 of Documents, page 265, as Instrument No. 361292, records of Phillips County, Montana.

The default in the obligation, the performance of which is secured by the above-referenced Deed of Trust, and for which default this foreclosure is made, is the failure by the Grantor or the Grantor’s successor-in-interest, to timely pay the monthly installments of principal and interest under the terms of the Promissory Note for which the above-described Deed of Trust was given as security.

As of March 29, 2023, the following amounts were owed on the obligation secured by the Deed of Trust:

Unpaid principal balance: $114,916.19

Accrued interest balance: $2,407.25

Daily interest accrual from and after

March 29, 2023: $17.3476

Late charge balance: $857.52

Fee balance: $75.00

together with Beneficiary’s reasonable costs incurred for Trustee’s Sale Guarantee title report, filing and recording fees, trustee and attorney fees, expenditures for real property taxes, insurance premiums, and other costs for the preservation of the property and Beneficiary’s security therein, to and including the notice period prior to sale.

Other parties appearing to have a lien, claim or encumbrance upon the subject property are:

State Farm Bank per judgment in the amount of $2,093.25 filed

February 4, 2019, in Case No. DV-2018-27 in the Phillips County

District Court

The Beneficiary has elected to sell the above-described real property to satisfy the aforementioned obligation, and has instructed the Successor Trustee to do so. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, and excepting only the Successor Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, made “AS IS”, without representation or warranties, express or implied, including warranties of title, possession or encumbrances. The purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the tenth day following the date of sale.

The sale may be postponed up to 15 days for any reason by public proclamation at the scheduled sale. If there is a stay by bankruptcy or court order, the sale may be postponed up to 30 days at a time by public proclamation, for a total of no more than 120 days.

The Grantor or successor-in-interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the sale date, may pay to the Beneficiary the total amount then due under the Deed of Trust, including foreclosure costs and expenses incurred, and trustee and attorney’s fees due to date of payment.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

DATED this 12th day of April, 2023.

Stephen R. Brown, Jr., S. TTEE

STEPHEN R. BROWN, JR.

Successor Trustee

P.O. Box 7152

Havre, MT 59501

STATE OF MONTANA

County of Hill

This Notice of Trustee’s Sale was acknowledged before me on April 12, 2023, by Stephen R. Brown, Jr., Successor Trustee.

Jolene K. Hanson

Notary Public for State of Montana

(Published by Phillips County News 5/3, 5/10, 5/17/2023)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The Phillips County Compensation Board PUBLIC HEARING and MEETING will be held Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. in the office of the Phillips County Commissioners at the Phillips County Courthouse, 314 S 2nd Ave W, Malta MT 59538.

Phillips County Commissioners,

Lynnel LaBrie, Clerk

(Published by Phillips County News 5/3, 5/10/2023)

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Phillips County Planning Board

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF PHILLIPS COUNTY GROWTH POLICY UPDATE

The Phillips County Planning Board will hold a Public Meeting and Public Hearing for the review of the update to the Phillips County Growth Policy. A draft of the updated Phillips County Growth Policy will be available to the public for review at the Phillips County Clerk and Recorder’s office.

The Public Meeting and Hearing will be held on Tuesday the 16th day of May 2023, at the Phillips County Court House downstairs conference room in Malta, MT at 5:15 P.M., at which time all interested persons will be given the opportunity to comment.

BY ORDER OF THE PHILLIPS COUNTY PLANNING BOARD

Dated at Malta, Montana this 3rd day of May 2023

Direct questions to:

Casey Burke

Phillips County Planner

Box 360

Malta, MT 59538

PH 406-270-1884

[email protected]

(Published by Phillips County News 5/3, 5/10/2023)

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FY23 BUDGET AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Phillips County, Montana intend to amend the budget for the 2023 fiscal year and that said budget amendment affects the following functions: local assistance and tribal consistency fund, local option motor vehicle tax fund, CDBG grant fund, general election, state gas tax FLAP.

The purposed amendment will be due to the unanticipated revenue received from the State and Federal government due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other grants. Details are open to public inspection in the office of the County Clerk, 314 S 2nd Ave W, Malta, Montana.

The Board will meet on the 22nd day of May, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. for the purpose of holding a public hearing and consideration of the amendment to the original budget. Said hearing is to be held in the Commissioners’ Office in the Phillips County Courthouse, 314 S 2nd Ave W, Malta Montana.

Any taxpaper or resident may appear at the hearing and will be heard for or against any part of the proposed budget amendments.

For further information, please call the Commissioners’ office at (406) 654-2429 or the County Clerk’s office at (406) 654-2423.

Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners if received by the Phillips County Commissioners’ Office at least three business days prior to the hearing.

DATED this 3rd day of May, 2023.

PHILLIPS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Lynnel LaBrie, Clerk

(Published by Phillips County News 5/3, 5/10/2023)

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Sandra J. Grayson

333 Ore Street

Zortman, MT 59546

406-673-3428

In the 17th Judicial Court of Phillips County

State of Montana

In the Matter of the Estate Cause No. DP-2023-10

of

Stan A. L. Turner Dept. No. ___________

Deaceased. Application For Informal

Probate and Appointment

Of Personal Representative

I, Name: Sandra Jean Grayson/David W. Turner, am interested in the estate as his sister/his brother.

I am not under the age of 18. My mailing address is:

Address: 333 Ore St, Zortman, MT

59546/1860 Penisula Verde Dr, Rancho Pales,

Verdes, CA 90275 (310-343-0495

(Published by Phillips County News 5/3, 5/10, 5/17/2023)

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Phillips County PO Box 360, Malta MT 59538, 406-654-2423, will apply to the DEQ Opencut Mining Section for a 15.1-acre permit to mine gravel at the Kornfeld Site in Section 20, T33N, R29E, Phillips County. Operator will strip soil material for reclamation use; excavate, process, and haul gravel; and reclaim disturbed area to grassland. Site will be reclaimed and ready for release no later than 12/2047. The application will be posted at https://deq.mt.gov/mining/Programs/opencut (click Search Opencut Permits).

Contact DEQ Opencut Mining Section, PO Box 200901, Helena MT 59620, 406-444-4970, about questions or comments, or MGC Consultants Ltd, 406-794-2037.

(Published by Phillips County News 5/3, 5/10/2023)

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The Phillips County Tax Appeal Board will be in session from July 1 through December 31, 2023 for the business of hearing appeals. Any Taxpayer who disagrees with the appraised value of their property may file an appeal with the Phillips County Tax Appeal Board within 30 days of the date on your Notice of Classification and Appraisal from the Department of Revenue or 30 days after you receive a decision from the Department of Revenue following an informal review under Form AB-26.

Appeal forms are available on-line at http://www.mtab.mt.gov or from the Phillips County Clerk & Recorder’s Office at the Courthouse, 314 S. 2nd Avenue West, Malta, Montana.

(Published by Phillips County News 5/10/2023)

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RESULTS OF SCHOOL ELECTION NOTICE

SACO SCHOOL DISTRICT 12A & B OF

PHILLIPS COUNTY

SACO, MONTANA

TRUSTEE ELECTION

May 2, 2023

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned Clerk of School District 12A & B of Phillips County, State of Montana that the results of the May 2, 2023 election are:

Trustee Candidates:

Jay Yeska: Elected by Acclamation

Aaron Albus: Elected by Acclamation

Jason Beil: Elected by Acclamation

Therefore, it has been certified by the Board of Trustees of Saco School District 12A & B, that Jay Yeska and Aaron Albus has been elected to the Board of Trustees for a 3-year term, and Jason Beil for a 2-year term.

Dated: May 3, 2023

Mandy Sunford

Clerk of School District 12A & B

Saco, MT 59261

(Published by Phillips County News 5/10/2023)

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