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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT  OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF TWIN FALLS  ) IN RE: THE GENERAL ) CASE NO. 89576 ADJUDICATION OF RIGHTS TO ) THE USE OF WATER FROM THE ) NOTICE OF FILING PETITION KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN WATER SYSTEM ) TO COMMENCE A GENERAL   ) ADJUDICATION OF WATER RIGHTS TO: ALL PERSONS OWNING RIGHTS TO THE USE OF WATER FROM THE KOOTENAI RIVER BASIN WATER SYSTEM    YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the State of Idaho, by and through the Office of the Attorney General for the State of Idaho, filed a Petition to Commence Kootenai River Basin Adjudication (“Petition”) to commence a general adjudication of water rights from the Kootenai River basin water system on January 3, 2025, pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-1406D. A commencement hearing on the Petition is scheduled for April 15, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time (“PT”). The hearing will be conducted via Zoom from the Snake River Basin Adjudication Courthouse in Twin Falls before the Honorable Judge Eric Wildman. Instructions to join the Zoom hearing are attached to this Notice.     The purpose of the adjudication is to determine all rights arising under state or federal law to the use of surface and ground water from the Kootenai River basin water system. THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO DESCRIBE BRIEFLY THE PETITION AND TO INFORM YOU OF THE MATTERS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE DISTRICT COURT AT THE COMMENCEMENT HEARING; NOTICE WILL BE GIVEN AT A LATER DATE AS TO WHEN AND WHERE TO FILE YOUR NOTICE OF CLAIM TO A WATER RIGHT.    The Petition asks the court to issue a commencement order starting a general adjudication of the Kootenai River basin water system. The commencement order authorizes the Director of the Idaho Department of Water Resources (“Director”) to investigate all uses of water from the water system and prepare a report of water rights, and directing all claimants of water rights from the water system to file a notice of claim to a water right with the Director, unless claimants elect to defer the adjudication of domestic and stock water rights as defined by Idaho Code § 42-1401A(4) and (11).    The Petition asks the court to determine the boundaries of the water system to be adjudicated in this action. The Director proposes to adjudicate that portion of the Kootenai River basin within the state of Idaho. A map illustrating the Kootenai River basin water system and the proposed boundaries of the water system to be adjudicated is included in this Notice.    The Petition lists the counties within the proposed boundaries of the water system and states that a portion of each county is within the proposed boundaries. There are no counties wholly contained in the proposed boundaries.    The Petition asks the court to require persons holding a permit for which proof of beneficial use was filed on or prior to the date the commencement order is issued to file a notice of claim.     The Petition asks the court to enter an order establishing a procedure to defer the adjudication of domestic and stock water rights as defined by Idaho Code § 42-1401A(4) and (11). The Director’s proposed process for the deferral of domestic and stock water rights is presented below.     The Petition asks the court to approve the manner in which the Director proposes to conduct the second round of notifying claimants of their duty to file a notice of claim. The first round of notice is described in Idaho Code § 42-1408(2)-(3); the second round of notice is described in Idaho Code § 42-1408(4).    In response to the Petition, the district court will determine the following matters, among others:  a. The boundaries of the water system to be adjudicated;  b. Whether the boundaries of the water system as proposed by the Petition are in compliance with the terms of the McCarran Amendment;  c. Whether the proposed deferral procedure (below) for the adjudication of domestic and stock water rights as defined by Idaho Code § 42-1401A(4) and (11) is in compliance with the terms of the McCarran Amendment;  d. Any other uses of water excluded from the adjudication proceedings; and  e. Any other matter raised by the Petition.    THE DISTRICT COURT WILL HEAR EVIDENCE AND LEGAL ARGUMENTS  FROM ANY PERSONS IN RESPONSE TO ANY MATTER RAISED BY THE PETITION. ANY PERSON WISHING TO PRESENT EVIDENCE OR LEGAL ARGUMENT AT THE COMMENCEMENT HEARING MUST COMPLY WITH CERTAIN PROCEDURES ORDERED BY THE DISTRICT COURT. The procedures are set forth in the district court’s Order Setting Commencement Hearing and Procedures for Hearing (“Order”), issued on January 9, 2025. The Order addresses the requirements for the Commencement Hearing, including the following:    1. Each attorney who represents a person interested in the Kootenai River Basin Adjudication or an interested party acting pro se (representing yourself without an attorney) who intends to present evidence or legal argument at the Commencement Hearing shall file a Notice of Appearance with the district court on or before 5:00 p.m. PT, March 28, 2025.  2. Each attorney or pro se litigant who intends to present evidence shall also file a pre-hearing statement with the district court on or before 5:00 p.m. PT, March 28, 2025. The pre-hearing statement shall include:  a. A statement of issues raised;  b. A list of documents to be offered into evidence;  c. A list of witnesses; and  d. The estimated amount of time needed for direct examination of each witness.    3. Each attorney or pro se litigant who intends to present legal argument shall also lodge with the district court a brief or memorandum of law in support of that attorney’s or pro se litigant’s legal argument on or before 5:00 p.m. PT, March 28, 2025.    4. Each attorney or pro se litigant shall serve the State of Idaho via the Office of the Attorney General, the Director, and the United States with any papers filed or lodged with the district court on or before 5:00 p.m. PT, March 28, 2025. The addresses for service are as follows:    a. Chief, Energy and Natural Resources Division  Office of the Attorney General  State of Idaho  PO Box 83720  Boise, ID 83720-0010    b. Director, Idaho Department of Water Resources  PO Box 83720  Boise, ID 83720-0098    c. United States Department of Justice  Environment & Natural Resources Division  550 West Fort Street, MCS 033  Boise, ID 83724    5. All filings and lodgings with the district court shall be made with the clerk of the district court under the above-captioned case number and title. The address for filing and lodging is as follows:    Kootenai River Basin Adjudication  c/o SRBA District Court  PO Box 2707  Twin Falls, ID 83303-2707    6. Fax filing is also available pursuant to Rule 5(d)(3) of the Idaho Rules of Civil Procedure, though faxed documents are limited to ten (10) pages, including attachments and exhib its. Documents can be fax filed at (208) 736-2121.    7. The district court may relieve any attorney or any pro se litigant from the requirements of the Order for good cause shown.  Copies of the Petition and the Order may be obtained at https://idwr.idaho.gov/water-rights/adjudication/KRBA/ or from any office of the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) or from the district court.    PROPOSED PROCESS TO DEFER THE ADJUDICATION OF DOMESTIC AND STOCK WATER RIGHTS:    All claimants of de minimis (small) domestic and/or stock (“D&S”) water rights as defined in Idaho Code § 42-1401A(4) and (11) shall be joined as parties in this proceeding and shall be bound by all decrees entered in this case, including the final decree. Any objection to any and all claims being adjudicated in this proceeding, including those of a D&S claimant, must be timely raised in accordance with Idaho Code § 42-1412 or be forever barred.    Users of D&S water rights may elect to file a Notice of Claim at the time of commencement of the Kootenai River Basin Adjudication or defer (postpone) the filing. If a D&S claimant elects to have the claim adjudicated now, then the D&S claimant must file a Notice of Claim pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-1409 and pay any fees as per Idaho Code § 42-1414. Deferral will not result in a loss of the D&S water right nor will a D&S claimant be prevented from making a D&S claim in the future. The owner of a D&S water right who chooses to defer the filing of a Notice of Claim will be required to have the water right adjudicated prior to the water right being distributed by a watermaster pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-607 and/or before an application for change of the water right may be filed with IDWR (Idaho Code § 42-222).     D&S water right holders who choose to delay filing on their D&S water rights and who wish to obtain an adjudicated water right will be required to file a Motion for Determination of the Use (“Motion”), with an attached Notice of Claim. Notice of the Motion and information describing the claim must be published by the claimant for at least three (3) weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the point of diversion is located. In addition, the claimant must serve the Motion and Notice of Claim on the Director, the State of Idaho, the United States, and persons against whom relief is sought. Service upon the United States must be via certified mail to the United States Attorney for the District of Idaho and the United States Attorney General in Washington, D.C.     Any party may object to a D&S claim by filing written notice of the objection with the district court within forty-five (45) days from the date of the first publication of the Notice of Claim. A copy of the objection shall be served on the State of Idaho, Director, United States, the person whose claim is being objected to, and all persons who have appeared in response to the motion.     Within thirty (30) days of the objection deadline, the Director will file a notice with the district court stating whether the Director will examine the D&S claim and whether the Director will prepare a report on the claim to the district court. The Director’s notice will contain the Director’s estimated costs, to be paid by the claimant, for examination of the claim and preparation of the report. The notice will also include the Director’s approximation of time for filing the report. Before the Director files the report, the D&S claimant shall pay the balance of the Director’s costs or be refunded by the Director for any unused estimated costs. If the D&S claimant contests the Director’s costs, the district court shall determine a reasonable cost to be paid by the claimant. Deferrable domestic claimants are also required to pay their own filing fees. The Director will investigate the claim and submit the report to the court with copies to the State of Idaho, United States, all parties who filed objections, and all parties against whom relief is sought. The court will then set objection and response deadlines and set a hearing pursuant to Idaho Code § 42-1412.    If the Director notifies the court that the Director does not intend to prepare a report, then the district court will proceed with a hearing and any party who timely objected may appear and challenge the D&S Motion and claim. The district court may order the Director to prepare a report after a hearing on the Motion and D&S claim.     Proof of service is required for any motion under this deferred procedure. A claimant must certify the date and manner of service of the motion on the State of Idaho, the Director, the United States, and persons against whom relief is sought.    Appeal of any order or decree entered under the deferred procedure are governed by the rules applicable to appeals of orders in the Kootenai River Basin Adjudication.    The district court retains continuing jurisdiction of the subject matter in this proceeding and the parties to the proceeding for the purpose of adjudicating deferred D&S claims.    The proposed process above meets the requirements of the McCarran Amendment, 43 U.S.C. § 666, because all water users, including those claiming de minimis D&S rights, will be served and made parties to this adjudication, and will eventually have their rights adjudicated, either in this phase of the proceeding or pursuant to the proposed procedures set forth in this Notice.     Mathew Weaver, Director  Idaho Department of Water Resources  HOW TO ACCESS THE HEARING USING ZOOM:    1. How to join the meeting by telephone  • Dial the phone number listed above.   • When prompted, enter the meeting ID provided above, followed by #.   • When prompted, enter the meeting passcode provided above.   • More information on how to use a telephone when connecting to a Zoom meeting can be found here:   https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663-Joining-a-meeting-by-phone    2.  How to join the meeting online  • In your browser enter the link https://www.zoom.us/join  • Enter the meeting ID provided above. You may see a spinning wheel while the connection is made.   • Follow the instructions on the screen to either download and install the Zoom client, or to join the meeting via your web browser.   • When prompted, enter the meeting passcode provided above.   • Once the connection is made, you will be placed in a Waiting Room. A message will ap pear “Please wait, the meeting host will let you in soon.”   • When court begins, you will be brought into the meeting from the Waiting Room.      3. Video (when joining online)  • Start your video by clicking Start Video, located in the lower-left corner of the window.      4. Audio  • Your sound will be on mute upon entry.    • Remain muted unless you are asked to speak to the court. Please be sure you have no background noise while speaking. You may be muted or removed from the hearing if causing a disruption.   • To unmute yourself, click the Unmute button, located in the lower-left corner of the window.  • If joining only by telephone, press *6 to toggle between unmute/mute.     5. Courtroom standards  • Participants should dress and act as if they were physically in the courtroom.   • Do not talk over others.  • If joining online, you may raise your hand from the Participants tab at the bottom of the window if you would like to speak with the court or if you need to have a conversation with your counsel.     6. Assistance  • Additional resources on how to use Zoom to participate in a remote court hearing can be found at http://isc.idaho.gov/isc-zoom    If you have questions regarding this remote hearing or the steps above, please contact the Deputy Clerk of the Snake River Basin Adjudication District Court at 208-736-3011.   Legal#6792 AD#33037 Feb. 27, & March 6, 13, 2025

RESCHEDULED NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee’s Sale No. PLTS103686 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, Pioneer Title Company of Ada County dba Pioneer Lender Trustee Services, the duly appointed Successor Trustee, will on 4/11/2025, at the hour of 10:00 AM, of said day, at Bonner County Courthouse, On the Front Steps of the Main Entrance, 215 South 1st Avenue, Sandpoint, ID, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, the following described real and personal property (hereafter referred to collectively as the “Property”), situated in the County of Bonner, State of Idaho, to-wit; The Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 54 North, Range 3 West, Boise Meridian, Bonner County, Idaho; EXCEPTING therefrom the East 907.5 feet ALSO EXCEPTING therefrom the South 1750 feet; ALSO EXCEPTING therefrom the West 489.4 feet. The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above-referenced Property but, for purposes of compliance with Section 60-113 of Idaho Code, the Trustee has been informed that the address of 154 Trails End Road, Athol, ID 83801, is sometimes associated with said real property. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty regarding title, possession or encumbrances to satisfy the obligation secured by and pursuant to the power of sale conferred in the Deed of Trust executed by Tammy D. Coterill, a married woman as her sole and separate property, as Grantor, to Pioneer Title Company of Kootenai County, as Trustee, for the benefit and security of Fred J. Alexander, Trustee of The F. J. Alexander, a Medical Rental Corporation Retirement Trust, as Beneficiary, dated 7/12/2007, recorded 7/13/2007, under Instrument No. 732806, Mortgage records of Bonner County, ID, the beneficial interest in which is presently held by Fred J. Alexander, Trustee of The F. J. Alexander, a Medical Rental Corporation Retirement Trust. THE ABOVE GRANTORS ARE NAMED TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 45-1506(4)(a), IDAHO CODE. NO REPRESENTATION IS MADE THAT THEY ARE, OR ARE NOT, PRESENTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS OBLIGATION. The default for which is sale is made is the failure to pay when due under the Deed of Trust Note dated 7/12/2007, FAILURE TO PAY THE INSTALLMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST WHICH BECAME DUE ON 11/15/2016; PLUS LATE CHARGES, AND ADVANCES FOR DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE TAXES AND HAZARD INSURANCE AS SET FORTH; AND ALL SUBSEQUENT INSTALLMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST, PLUS LATE CHARGES, DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE TAXES, DELINQUENT INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND ALL FORECLOSURE COSTS AND FEES. All delinquencies are now due, together with unpaid and accruing taxes, assessments, trustee’s fees, attorney’s fees, costs and advances made to protect the security associated with this foreclosure. The principal balance is $125,000.00, together with interest thereon at 9% per annum from 10/15/2016, until paid. The Beneficiary elects to sell or cause the trust property to be sold to satisfy said obligation. Anyone having any objection to the sale on any grounds whatsoever will be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to those objections if they bring a lawsuit to restrain the same. DATED: 5/20/2024. Pioneer Title Company of Ada County dba Pioneer Lender Trustee Services Trustee By /s/Deborrah Duncan, Assistant Secretary Pioneer Lender Trustee Services 8151 W. Rifleman Street Boise, ID 83704 Legal#6793 AD#33119 Feb.27, March 6, 13 2025 _____________

The following application(s) have been filed to appropriate the public waters of the State of Idaho:  95-18641  BRIAN A GIBBS  SANDRA M GIBBS  PO BOX 1165  ATHOL, ID 83801-1165  Point of Diversion  SENW  S35 T54N R03W   BONNER County  Source GROUND WATER  Use: DOMESTIC  01/01 to 12/31 0.04 CFS  Use: STOCKWATER  01/01 to 12/31 0.02 CFS  Use: IRRIGATION  04/01 to 10/31 0.15 CFS  Total Diversion: 0.2 CFS  Date Filed: 02-07-2025  Place Of Use: DOMESTIC,IRRIGATION,STOCKWATER  T54N R03W S35 SENW  Total Acres: 5     96-17119  HEITMAN GLENGARY LLC  599 FOREST VIEW WAY  MONUMENT, CO 80132-8266  Point of Diversion L2 (SWNW)   S8 T56N R01E   BONNER County  Source LAKE PEND OREILLE   Tributary PEND OREILLE RIVER  Use: DOMESTIC  01/01 to 12/31 0.04 CFS  Total Diversion: 0.04 CFS  Date Filed: 02-18-2025  Place Of Use: DOMESTIC  T56N R01E S8 L2(SWNW)     Permits will be subject to all prior water rights. For additional information concerning the property location, contact the Northern office at (208)762-2800; or for a full description of the right(s), please see https://idwr.idaho.gov/apps/ExtSearch/WRApplicationResults/. Protests may be submitted based on the criteria of Idaho Code § 42-203A. Any protest against the approval of this application must be filed with the Director, Dept. of Water Resources, Northern Region, 7600 N MINERAL DR STE 100, COEUR D ALENE ID 83815-7763 together with a protest fee of $25.00 for each application on or before 3/24/2025. The protestant must also send a copy of the protest to the applicant.  MATHEW WEAVER, Director Legal#6804 AD#33278 March 6, 13, 2025 _________________________

NOTICE OF APPLICATION  Pursuant to Section 58-104(9) and 58-1301, et seq., Idaho Code (The Lake Protection Act) and rules of the State Board of Land Commissioners, notice is hereby given that the Friend Living Trust made application to permit existing riprap and an existing dock. Located on Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho adjacent to: Section 02 Township 56 North, Range 2 West; B.M., in Bonner County.  Written objections to or requests for hearing in this matter must be on file with the Idaho Department of Lands, 2550 Highway 2 West, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 within thirty (30) days after the first appearance of this notice. Specific information regarding this application may be obtained from Meghan Byers, Resource Specialist on behalf of Navigable Waterways - at the above address or by calling (208) 263-5104.  Mike Ahmer, Resource Supervisor  Idaho Department of Lands  Legal#6807 AD#33366 March 6, 13, 2025 _________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS  Case No. CV09-25-0118  IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER  MAGISTRATE DIVISION  IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF   CAROLYN P. ARNOLD,   Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that STEPHANIE L. ARNOLD has been appointed personal representative of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate 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 be presented to the undersigned at the address indicated, and filed with the Clerk of Court.  DATED this 26th day of February, 2025.  /s/ J. T. Diehl Attorney for Personal Representative  106 Superior Street  Sandpoint, Idaho 83864  (208)263-8529  Legal#6808 AD#33376 March 6, 13, 20, 2025 _________________________

NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE Case No. cv09-25-0373 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT FOR THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER IN RE: CATHERINE SUE HUNSAKER, A petition to change the name of CATHERINE SUE HUNSAKER, now residing in the City of SANDPOINT, State of Idaho, has been filed in the District Court in Bonner County, Idaho. The name will change to CATHRINE SUE HUNSAKER. The reason for the change in name is: MISSPELLED ON BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND PARENTS NEVER CHANGED IT WHEN I WAS A MINOR, ALSO FAMILY NAME.  A hearing on the petition is scheduled for 11:00 o’clock A.m. on 4/23/2025 at the Bonner County Courthouse. Objections may be filed by any person who can show the court a good reason against the name change. Date: 3/10/2025 CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT /s/LeeAnn Kopsa Deputy Clerk Legal#6830 AD#33591 March 13, 20, 27, April 3, 2025 _________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS  CASE NO. CV09-25-0186  IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER  IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF  JAMES DENNIS THIEL,                    Deceased   NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named Decedent. All persons having claims against the Decedent or his estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Such claims must be delivered or mailed to the undersigned Personal Representative at the address indicated below with a written statement of such claim, or filed with the Clerk of the Court in the above-entitled action.  DATED this 10th day of March, 2025  /s/Julie A. Thiel  Personal Representative  c/o Mark A. Jackson  114 E. Wallace Ave.  Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814  Legal#6831 AD#33609 March 13, 20, 27, 2025 _________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS  Case No: CV09-24-1906  IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BONNER  MAGISTRATE DIVISION  IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF:  BRON BRYANT,  Deceased.  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SUZANNE M. BRYANT has been appointed Administrator of the above-named decedent’s estate. All persons having claims against the decedent or the estate are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or within 60 days after the undersigned mailed or delivered a copy of this Notice to such persons, whichever is later, or said claims will be forever barred.   Claims must be filed with the Clerk of the Court and presented to the undersigned attorney for the Personal Representative at the following address: 312 S. First Ave., Ste A, Sandpoint ID 83864.  SANDPOINT LAW, P.C.  DATE: 03/11/25  BY:/s/Lisa K. Moline  Attorneys for Personal Representative  Legal#6832 AD#33610 March 13, 20, 27, 2025 _________________________