January 15 - January 22, 2015
Teamwork
Drummond High School Culinary Team member Renee Gursky, 17, plates up as Brandyn Todd, 16, keeps the assembly line fluid at Parker’s Restaurant in Drummond on Monday night. For more photos of the fundraiser, go to pages 10 and 11.
Decision made on withdrawal
by Gwyneth Hyndman
Granite County Commissioners voted to deny the petition for withdrawal of the Drummond High School District # 2 from the Granite County Hospital District on Tuesday morning - but the commissioners had to vote twice after their initial vote was withdrawn because public comment had been overlooked on the agenda.
Commissioners Bart Bonney, Scott Adler and Bill Slaughter each gave their reasons for denying the petition based on the area benefitting or not benefitting from being in the hospital district ahead of the vote, covering issues that have been debated in public meetings in Drummond and Philipsburg since the petition to withdraw was submitted to the commissioners on Oct. 22. After a final count and verification, it was shown that 74.9 percent of taxpayers in that district had signed the petition.
Each went through comments from the public that had been submitted to the commissioners by Dec. 1 2014, covering areas such as use of the Drummond Clinic, the emergency room in Philipsburg, the vaccination programs, physical therapy services, and lab services. Commissioners based their vote on personal experience, statistics received and public input as attorney Susan Swimley - who replaced Tara DePuy who had to be in Helena for the Montana Legislature - took the commissioners through each point and asked them their opinion.
Pburg station owners defend high prices
by Gwyneth Hyndman
Philipsburg was the most expensive town for regular fuel in Montana this week, but gas station owners say they can’t keep up with dropping prices in towns that get a higher volume of customers.
Last weekend, both Cenex and the Sunshine Station topped Montana’s gas price charts for regular fuel at $2.59. This was in contrast to $1.99 customers paid less than 30 miles in either direction.
Pburg prices were 20 cents higher than the four stations in West Yellowstone, the next highest-priced town to fuel up in at $2.34.
Early last week, both Philipsburg stations - which supply Granite County, Philipsburg Town and Philipsburg Schools vehicles - dropped their price to $2.34 and the town of Scobey in Daniels County and Plentywood in Sheridan County rose to the top at $2.54 and $2.39.
But as of Monday, Philipsburg stations were back to the top of the list at $2.39 according to consumer updates on montanagasprices.com
Cenex owner Bill Antonioli said that one factor was that when there was slower turnover in a quickly falling market, it was difficult to drop as fast, as fuel being sold had been bought at a higher wholesale price weeks before.
Gregg Laskoski, a senior analyst for gasbuddy.com, said that most stations are walking a thin margin between profit and loss, balancing wholesale costs with prices that sometimes only just met the cost of staying open.
In many cases, stations were probably making more of a profit selling soda, beer and cigarettes, he said.
Drummond bank closure confirmed
by Gwyneth Hyndman
The Drummond branch of Granite Mountain Bank will be closing in June because of a decline in bank loans, bank president Jerry Sullivan told a group of about 50 people who gathered at the Drummond Senior Citizen Center during a public meeting to address the bank closure on Tuesday night.
The two full-time bank staff would be transferred to Philipsburg. There was no question of either the Philipsburg branch or the Butte branch closing, Sullivan told the audience.
The decision had been made through a Granite Bank 7-2 board vote because of loans in Drummond dropping from $5 million to $1.8 million since 2009.
By contrast Philipsburg had about $8 million in loans.
Drummond customers - who collectively had about $6 million in bank deposits - were encouraged to continue to use services in Philipsburg after the closure or rely on online banking.
Obituary: Marion Louis "Tony" Wickberg
March 30, 1928 - January 11,2015
Marion Louis “Tony” Wickberg died on Sunday, January 11,2015 at his home in Philipsburg at the age of 87. Marion Wickberg was born on March 30, 1928 in Philipsburg to Ryan and Margaret Wickberg. He joined a sister Mildred and later his sister Patricia. Tony was a rancher all of his life and only left Philipsburg to join the US Army, serving in Germany.
He was preceded in death by both parents, later his sister Mildred and her husband Ted Sauer. He was also preceded in death by his nephew Bob and his wife Kathy Sauer, nephew in law, Gene Febeck and recently by his nephew Dan Hamilton. He was also preceded in death by his brother-in-law Clarence Hamilton.
Tony is survived by his sister Patricia Hamilton of Missoula, niece Judy and her husband Alan Bradley of Missoula and Arizona, nephew Ryan and Amanda Hamilton of Manhattan, nephew, Alan Bradley and his wife Christie of Missoula, nieces, Haley and Ciche Pitcher of Philipsburg, Kelsey and Chris Edwards of Hamilton and great niece Rae Hamilton of Bozeman.
Private burial will take place at the Philipsburg Cemetery. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, January 16th at 11:00 at the Philipsburg Museum.
Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home is entrusted with Tony’s funeral arrangements. You may pay your condolences at www.longfellowfinneganriddle.com
Drummond High School Culinary Team member Renee Gursky, 17, plates up as Brandyn Todd, 16, keeps the assembly line fluid at Parker’s Restaurant in Drummond on Monday night. For more photos of the fundraiser, go to pages 10 and 11.
Decision made on withdrawal
by Gwyneth Hyndman
Granite County Commissioners voted to deny the petition for withdrawal of the Drummond High School District # 2 from the Granite County Hospital District on Tuesday morning - but the commissioners had to vote twice after their initial vote was withdrawn because public comment had been overlooked on the agenda.
Commissioners Bart Bonney, Scott Adler and Bill Slaughter each gave their reasons for denying the petition based on the area benefitting or not benefitting from being in the hospital district ahead of the vote, covering issues that have been debated in public meetings in Drummond and Philipsburg since the petition to withdraw was submitted to the commissioners on Oct. 22. After a final count and verification, it was shown that 74.9 percent of taxpayers in that district had signed the petition.
Each went through comments from the public that had been submitted to the commissioners by Dec. 1 2014, covering areas such as use of the Drummond Clinic, the emergency room in Philipsburg, the vaccination programs, physical therapy services, and lab services. Commissioners based their vote on personal experience, statistics received and public input as attorney Susan Swimley - who replaced Tara DePuy who had to be in Helena for the Montana Legislature - took the commissioners through each point and asked them their opinion.
Pburg station owners defend high prices
by Gwyneth Hyndman
Philipsburg was the most expensive town for regular fuel in Montana this week, but gas station owners say they can’t keep up with dropping prices in towns that get a higher volume of customers.
Last weekend, both Cenex and the Sunshine Station topped Montana’s gas price charts for regular fuel at $2.59. This was in contrast to $1.99 customers paid less than 30 miles in either direction.
Pburg prices were 20 cents higher than the four stations in West Yellowstone, the next highest-priced town to fuel up in at $2.34.
Early last week, both Philipsburg stations - which supply Granite County, Philipsburg Town and Philipsburg Schools vehicles - dropped their price to $2.34 and the town of Scobey in Daniels County and Plentywood in Sheridan County rose to the top at $2.54 and $2.39.
But as of Monday, Philipsburg stations were back to the top of the list at $2.39 according to consumer updates on montanagasprices.com
Cenex owner Bill Antonioli said that one factor was that when there was slower turnover in a quickly falling market, it was difficult to drop as fast, as fuel being sold had been bought at a higher wholesale price weeks before.
Gregg Laskoski, a senior analyst for gasbuddy.com, said that most stations are walking a thin margin between profit and loss, balancing wholesale costs with prices that sometimes only just met the cost of staying open.
In many cases, stations were probably making more of a profit selling soda, beer and cigarettes, he said.
Drummond bank closure confirmed
by Gwyneth Hyndman
The Drummond branch of Granite Mountain Bank will be closing in June because of a decline in bank loans, bank president Jerry Sullivan told a group of about 50 people who gathered at the Drummond Senior Citizen Center during a public meeting to address the bank closure on Tuesday night.
The two full-time bank staff would be transferred to Philipsburg. There was no question of either the Philipsburg branch or the Butte branch closing, Sullivan told the audience.
The decision had been made through a Granite Bank 7-2 board vote because of loans in Drummond dropping from $5 million to $1.8 million since 2009.
By contrast Philipsburg had about $8 million in loans.
Drummond customers - who collectively had about $6 million in bank deposits - were encouraged to continue to use services in Philipsburg after the closure or rely on online banking.
Obituary: Marion Louis "Tony" Wickberg
March 30, 1928 - January 11,2015
Marion Louis “Tony” Wickberg died on Sunday, January 11,2015 at his home in Philipsburg at the age of 87. Marion Wickberg was born on March 30, 1928 in Philipsburg to Ryan and Margaret Wickberg. He joined a sister Mildred and later his sister Patricia. Tony was a rancher all of his life and only left Philipsburg to join the US Army, serving in Germany.
He was preceded in death by both parents, later his sister Mildred and her husband Ted Sauer. He was also preceded in death by his nephew Bob and his wife Kathy Sauer, nephew in law, Gene Febeck and recently by his nephew Dan Hamilton. He was also preceded in death by his brother-in-law Clarence Hamilton.
Tony is survived by his sister Patricia Hamilton of Missoula, niece Judy and her husband Alan Bradley of Missoula and Arizona, nephew Ryan and Amanda Hamilton of Manhattan, nephew, Alan Bradley and his wife Christie of Missoula, nieces, Haley and Ciche Pitcher of Philipsburg, Kelsey and Chris Edwards of Hamilton and great niece Rae Hamilton of Bozeman.
Private burial will take place at the Philipsburg Cemetery. Memorial Services will be held on Friday, January 16th at 11:00 at the Philipsburg Museum.
Longfellow Finnegan Riddle Funeral Home is entrusted with Tony’s funeral arrangements. You may pay your condolences at www.longfellowfinneganriddle.com
Legals -------------------------------
NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED
To:NRLL EAST LLC
ECCLESTON DONNA
1 MAUCHLY
IRVINE, CA. 92618-2305
Pursuant to Section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
!.As a result of a property tax delinquency,a property tax lien exists on the following Described real property in which you may have an interest:
A tract of land in
05N/14W/14 of approx. .23 acres.
ECCLESTON LAND lots M&B.
GEO 1374-14-2-01-21-0000
2. The property taxes became delinquent on: June 1,2008.
3. The property tax lien was attached as the result of a tax sale held on: July 15,2008.
4. The property tax was purchased at the sale on July 15,2008,by the County of Granite.
5. The lien was subsequently assigned to Granite Capitol LLC.
6. As of the date of this notice,that amount of tax due is:
TAXES: $2,293.65
PENALTY & INTEREST: $188.86
COSTS: FEE.$35.
POSTAGE: $3.24
LEGAL NOTICE: $450 TOTAL: $2,970.75
7. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 6 must be paid by (March 9, 2015),which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired.
8. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the County Treasurer on or prior to (March 9, 2015),which is the date that the redemption expires, or on or prior to the date on which the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed, a tax deed may be issued to the purchaser on the day following the date that the redemption period expires or on the date the County Treasurer will otherwise issue a tax deed.
9. The business address and telephone number of the County Treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is:GRANITE COUNTY TREASURER P.O. BOX 9 PHILIPSBURG, MT.
59858. Phone # 406-859-3831.
This notice meets the legal requirements for Notice of a Pending Tax Deed Issuance.The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy.
DATED: 10:00 a.m. January 5, 2015
Granite Capitol LLC
PO Box 3356
Missoula, Montana
APPLICANT
Published in the Philipsburg Mail January 8, 15, 22, 2015 #2476
Notice for Granite County Hospital District Board of Trustee Positions
Notice is hereby given for two 3 year term positions up for election for the Granite County Hospital District Board of Trustees. March 26, 2015 will be the last day to file for these positions; you may pick up the form at the Clerk and Recorder’s office in the Courthouse at 220 North Sansome Street, Philipsburg, Montana. You must be a registered voter of the County to be able to file.
Dated this 15th day of January, 2015.
Granite County
Blanche McLure, Election Administrator
Published in the Philipsburg Mail January 15, 22, 29, 2015 #2478
Meeting Agenda
Granite County Hospital District
Board Meeting
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
5:30 pm (Please Note Time)
GCHD Conference Center
Philipsburg, Montana
Call to Order
Roll Call
Acceptance of Minutes from December 30, 2014 meeting and the December 9, 2014 special meeting
Standing Items
Administrator’s Report – Maria Stoppler
Medical Staff Report – Frank Pawlak or designate
Financial Report – Brenda Peyton
Committee Reports –discussion of Committees
Finance – Burd
Policy – Barbara
Quality & Safety-
Facilities – Waldbillig
Marketing - Friede
Professional Affairs – Burd
Credentialing
Foundation Report
Approval of Warrants
Old Business
New Business
Discussion regarding the County Commissioners’ decision on the withdrawal petition – Board & Stoppler (Discussion)
Committees evaluation – Board & Stoppler (discussion & potential action)
Renewal of lease with County – Board (discussion & action)
Upcoming June 2015 election for two Trustee seats – Board (discussion)
Open Comment
Ken Burd, Chair, Granite County Hospital District, 859-3058
Published in the Philipsburg Mail January 22, 2015 #2479
After Recording Return To:
Title Financial Specialty Services
Attention: Foreclosure Department
P.O. Box 339
Blackfoot ID 83221
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE’S SALE on March 23, 2015, at 11:00 o’clock A.M. at the Main Entrance of the First American Title Company of Montana located at 120 W. Broadway in Philipsburg, MT 59858, the following described real property situated in Granite County, Montana:
Lot 7 and the S1/2 of 8 in Block 10 of the original Townsite of Drummond, a platted subdivision in Granite County, Montana, according to the official recorded plat thereof
Mike T Gochis and Mindy L Gochis, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to Charles J Peterson, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, by Deed of Trust dated on May 25, 2006 and recorded on May 31, 2006 on Roll 57, Page 0567 as Document No. 051982. The beneficial interest is currently held by The Bank of New York Mellon , f/k/a The Bank of New York, as trustee for the certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-11. 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 Granite County, Montana.
Published in the Philipsburg Mail January 22, 29, February 5, 2015 #2480
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