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Sublette Examiner
Volume 2, Number 23 - September 5, 2002
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Public Notices

IN THE DISTRICT COURT
NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
STATE OF WYOMING )
)ss.
COUNTY OF SUBLETTE )
NANCY RUTH TAYLOR, )
RUSSEL KENNETH PARRY and )
SALLY VIRGINIA MARCINIAK, )
Plaintiffs, )
vs. )
OTHO B. HEADD and )
MARIE HEADD, )
husband and wife, )
Defendants. )
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6349
LEGAL NOTICE
TO: OTHO B. HEADD (Address Unknown) and MARIE HEADD (Address Unknown)
TAKE NOTICE that NANCY RUTH TAYLOR, RUSSELL KENNETH PARRY and SALLY VIRGINIA MARCINIAK have filed a Complaint in the District Court, Ninth Judicial District, Sublette County, Wyoming sitting in the Town of Pinedale, to quiet title to:
A tract of land in the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 27, Township 34 North, Range 109 West of the 6th P.M., Sublette County, Wyoming, particularly described as follows:
Starting at the Northeast corner of the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 27, Township 34 North, Range 109 West, and proceeding thence westerly along the North line of the SE1/4SE1/4 of Section 27, a distance of 1030 feet to a point;
Thence proceeding S. 45°00'E., a distance of 360 feet to the point of beginning;
Thence proceeding N. 45°00'E., a distance of 155.4 feet to a point;
Thence proceeding S.51°24'E., a distance of 50.3 feet to a point;
Thence proceeding S. 45°00'W., a distance of 161 feet to a point;
Thence proceeding N. 45°00'W., a distance of 50 feet to the point of beginning;
TOGETHER WITH all improvements and appurtenances thereunto appertaining naming each of you and every one of you as Defendants, alleging that you claim estate, rights, titles, liens and interests therein which are adverse to those of the Plaintiffs, and that Plaintiffs are seeking to have title to said real property forever quieted and judicial determination that none of you have any estates, rights, titles, liens or interests therein.
FURTHER, you are notified that you are required to answer Plaintiffs' Complaint on or before October 8, 2002 by filing the same with the Clerk of this Court; otherwise, said Complaint shall be taken as true and judgment shall be rendered against you accordingly.
/s/ Marilyn M. Jensen
Clerk of District Court
Box 764
Pinedale, Wyo., 82941
Published in the Sublette Examiner Aug. 15, 22, 29 and Sept. 5, 2002.

INVITATION TO BID
Sublette County Rural Health Care District is accepting sealed bids for the following vehicle:
1991 Chevy Silverado 3500 ambulance
1-ton chassis
Automatic 4x2
Gas powered
102,441 miles
Grill guard
Air suspension
Red and white in color
Air conditioning
Tilt steering wheel
Two-tone brown vinyl bucket seats
Carpeted cab
AM/FM radio
Cruise control
Towing mirrors
Six new tires (only 245 miles to date)
New spare tire
Recently aligned
Possession of vehicle will be contingent upon receipt of the replacement ambulance in October or November.
Please call 307-367-2315 (Pinedale Ambulance Barn) to schedule an inspection or test drive.
All bids must be received at the address below by 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9, 2002, in a sealed envelope. Bids will be considered at the Sept. 9, 2002, regular meeting, 7:30 p.m. at the Marbleton Fire Hall, Marbleton, Wyo.
307-367-2099, P.O. Box 742, 219 East Pine Street, Suite 108, Pinedale, Wyo., 82941.
Published in the Sublette Examiner Aug. 22, 29 and Sept. 5, 2002.

LEGAL NOTICE
In accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and Chapter 1, Section 2(c) of the Solid Waste Rules and Regulations, the Sublette County Commissioners have submitted a permit application for a new solid waste management facility called the Marbleton #3 Landfill.
The purpose of this facility is to provide for the disposal of municipal solid waste which have been generated within Teton and Sublette Counties. The 240 acre facility is located approximately 2 miles northeast of the City of Marbleton off Wyoming Highway 351. More specifically, this facility is located in the South half of Section 22, T30N, R111W, Sublette County, Wyoming. The total volumetric capacity of this facility is estimated to be approximately 11 million cubic yards of solid waste. The life of this facility is estimated to be 62 years.
This notice is to announce that the Department of Environmental Quality, Solid and Harzardous Waste Division has determined the application to be complete and technically adequate. The Department has issued a permit review and a DRAFT permit which can be viewed, along with a copy of the application, at the Sublette County Clerk's Office and the Sublette County Public Library.
The public comment period for this matter shall begin on August 29, 2002, and end on October 5, 2002.
Any interested person has the right to file written objections to the DRAFT permit. Objections must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the last day of the pubic comment period and should clearly state the author's basis for the objection and why the author feels the proposed application does not adequately meet the requirements of the applicable rules or statutes. Objections must be submitted in writing to the Department of Environmental Quality, Dennis Hemmer, Director, 122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. If substantial written objections are filed, a contested case hearing will be held by the Environmental Quality Council.
In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities.
Published in the Sublette Examiner, August 29 and September 5, 2002.

In the District Court of Sublette County, Wyoming
Ninth Judicial District
In the Matter of the )
)ss
Fayette Irrigation District )
Docket No. 5930
Order Setting Hearing for Rehabilitation and Assessment
Jimmy C. Grimes, Arthur Trotta, and Andrew Normington, the duly elected, qualified and acting commissioners of Fayette Irrigation District, having filed their request for hearing to enter into a grant and loan agreement with the State of Wyoming Water Development Commission for the repair and rehabilitation of the District's conveyance infrastructure in a grant amount of $ 37,500.00 and a loan amount of $37,500.00 to be repaid over 20 years at six per cent interest for a total project cost of $75,000.00 and to assess the landowners of the District for repayment of the loan:
It is ordered that the hour of 10:00 a.m. on the ninth day of September, 2002 in the courtroom of the Sublette County Courthouse at Pinedale, Wyoming be fixed as the time and place for the hearing of objections thereto.
It is further ordered that notice of such hearing be published one (1) time in the Sublette Examiner.
Dated this 28th day of August, 2002.
Signed,
Marilyn M. Jensen
Clerk of the District Court
Published in the Sublette Examiner Sept. 5, 2002.

Notice of Application for restaurant liquor license
Notice is hereby given that on the 26th day of August, 2002, Michael & Lorraine Gatzke applied for an application for a restaurant liquor license in the office of the Clerk of the Town of Big Piney, Wyoming for the following described place and premises, to wit: Wood building located on Lots 13, 14, & 15, Block 12, of the C.P. McGlashan's 1st Addition to the Town of Big Piney, Wyoming and protests if any against the issuance of this license will be heard October 1, 2002 at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall in the Council Chambers in Big Piney, Wyoming.
/s/ Vickie Brown, Clerk
Published in Sublette Examiner September 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2002.
State of Wyoming )
)ss
County of Sublette )
In the District Court
Ninth Judicial District
In the Matter of the Estate )
of Iris Sommer, deceased. )
Probate No. 1832
Notice of Proof of Will Without Administration
To all persons interested in said estate:
You are hereby notified that on the 28th day of August, 2002, the Last Will and Testament of Iris Sommer, deceased, was admitted to probate by the above named court and there will be no present administration of the estate.
Any action to set aside the Will shall be filed in the Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or thereafter be forever barred.
Dated this 28th day of August 2002.
Janet Sonerholm,
(petitioner and proponent)
Published in the Sublette Examiner, Pinedale, Wyo., Sept. 5, 12 and 19, 2002.

OFFICIAL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
AUGUST 23, 2002
The Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on this date at 9:00 a.m. with Bill Cramer, Gordon Johnston, Betty Fear, Cat Urbigkit of the Sublette Examiner, Joe Wilhelm of the Pinedale Roundup, Dan Holgate, and Mary Lankford, County Clerk present.
The minutes of the preceding meeting of August 6, 2002, were amended to include the following addition: Paragraph 6, The board offered to correct any problem created by recent maintenance on this road, if Prohaska would let it know what it would be and grant permission to correct it, and Prohaska declined the offer. The amended minutes were ordered filed on motion by Commissioner Fear and seconded by Commissioner Johnston.
The motion carried.
The official bonds for Allen Luckow, Secretary-Treasurer for the Joint Big Piney Marbleton Volunteer Fire Department, in the amount of $20,000, and Peggy Winters, Treasurer for the Mosquito Abatement District No. 1, in the amount of $1,000, were approved and ordered filed with the Fire Board and County Treasurer, respectively.
Dan Holgate, Road and Bridge Superintendent, reported on the progress of the Paradise project, and the failure of the soil stabilization on the Guio Road project. Skylar Wilson discussed continued maintenance on Granite Lane, Stone Trail, Daniel-Merna, and the golf course roads. Holgate discussed the heavy industrial use of the Paradise Road, and suggested using mag water on it, which could be upgraded later, and his plan to upgrade the widths and slopes of the road to support the speeds before stabilization.
Dale Woirhaye, Chris Sullivan, and Jackie Barnhart expressed their concerns about the traffic, speeds, and road conditions of the Paradise Road. Woirhaye requested siderails on the archways.
Skylar Wilson discussed the Forty Rod Road easements and will discuss with Scherbel.
Holgate reported on the WDOT approach for the proposed Industrial Site Road, which will require turn lanes. It is planned to contract the bridge installation and approach construction.
Lance Koppenhafer, representing the Ag. Center, discussed the recent caulking of the roof by the contractor, and the need for rain to test the caulking. The removal of the north gutters, which are attached to the trim, was discussed and determined that they should be removed and the building re-trimmed.
Koppenhafer, representing the Sublette County Sporting Association, discussed the gift of the bleachers at the Rendezvous Grounds from the Historical Society to the Fair Board, and the need of the Sporting Association to use the bleachers. Chairman Cramer referred Koppenhafer to the fair board.
John Andrikopoulos, of the Green River Valley Land Trust, presented information on conservation easements and purchasing of development rights (PDR's), and requesting the board to consider the appointment of a working group to investigate the purchase of development rights in Sublette County. Additional comments in support of the appointment of the working group were made by Bob Thompson, Tom Davenport, and Jim Noble. The board commented on its support of the concept. It was moved by Commissioner Johnston and seconded by Commissioner Fear to establish the PDR Working Group with seven members, which will report to the board, and appoint the following: John Andrikopoulos, Jo Crandall, Nancy Espenschied, Bernie Holz, and Albert Sommers, with two seats left vacant, at this time. The motion carried.
Michael Howe, community outreach program manager of the Wyoming Energy Commission, discussed the Energy Commission and its development of an energy policy.
Mary Lynn Worl, Nylla Kunard, and Mary Brodie, representing the Hi-Country Senior Citizens building committee, discussed the architect and building project. Support was expressed for hiring Brad Waters, of Providence Architecture. The original building of 9700 square feet was discussed, and the Board advised the building committee to return to the larger building plan, due to the proposed purchase of property from the Sublette Center.
It was moved by Commissioner Johnston and seconded by Commissioner Fear to advance $25,000 to the fair board and $60,000 to the recreation board from the county's general fund, to be repaid by the boards when tax funds are received. The motion carried.
In accordance with the public notice published in the Sublette Examiner on August 8, 2002, public hearing was held for the following:
1. It was moved by Commissioner Johnston and seconded by Commissioner Fear to approve the preliminary and final plats for the Reints Subdivision, consisting of two lots approximately 10 acres in size per lot and zoned R-R MH 10, being Lot 5 of Big Country Ranches Third Filing. The motion carried.
2. It was moved by Commissioner Fear and seconded by Commissioner Johnston to approve the preliminary and final plats to amend the Giebel Subdivision by vacating Lots 4, 5, and 6 and creating Lots 7 and 8. The motion carried.
3. It was moved by Commissioner Johnston and seconded by Chairman Cramer to approve the conditional use permit application by Budd Ranches, Inc. to operate an outfitting business on their 9,523 acre ranch, zoned A-1, with the following conditions:
a. A sign permit will be obtained, if a sign is put up for the outfitting business.
b. As appropriate, zoning and development permits and small wastewater system permits will be obtained for new construction.
The motion carried, with Commissioner Fear abstaining from the vote.
4. It was moved by Commissioner Fear and seconded by Commissioner Johnston to approve the Old Brazzill Ranch Large Tract Development by Jack Richardson. The motion carried.
5. The conditional use permit application by William and Laura Fenn was withdrawn.
6. It was moved by Commissioner Fear and seconded by Commissioner Johnston to accept and act upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Upon vote, the motion carried, and the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION NO. 02-742C
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND
APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF GLACIER END SUBDIVISION/MELVIN BAGLEY TO RECLASSIFY AND REZONE 39.77 ACRES FROM A-1 TO R-R DISTRICT, LOCATED IN SECTION 34, T34N, R109W, FORMERLY BEING TRACT 4, GLACIER RIDGE LARGE TRACT DEVELOPMENT.
7. Zoning district boundary change by Melvin Bagley was withdrawn.
8. It was moved by Commissioner Johnston and seconded by Commissioner Fear to accept and act upon the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Upon vote, the motion carried, and the following resolution was adopted:
RESOLUTION NO. 02-743C
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND
DENYING THE APPLICATION OF CURTIS SIMKINS TO RECLASSIFY AND REZONE 23.34 ACRES FROM A-1 TO R-R 10 DISTRICT, BEING A PORTION OF THE SE1/4, SECTION 26, T37N, R110W.
9. Zoning district boundary change by John and Mary Kay Jensen was withdrawn.
The following petition and affidavit of abatement of taxes was presented on petition from the County Assessor and the State of Wyoming Board of Equalization: Bruce Blanthorn, Rendezvous Outfitters, $14.97.
It was moved by Commissioner Johnston and seconded by Commissioner Fear to approve and authorize the Chairman to sign the Law Enforcement Services Contracts with the Towns of Marbleton and Pinedale. The motion carried and the contracts were signed.
The board approved a proposal from PDQ Contractors to repair and replace the roof on the Marbleton Annex.
Undersheriff Henry Schmidt discussed the budget and salaries funded for the dispatchers.
The board approved the proposed adjustment of $200 per month and 2 percent, retroactive to July 1st, and directed the county clerk to amend the budget.
The board informed Schmidt about speeding complaints on the Paradise Road.
The board closed the meeting to the public for an executive session for a conference call with Karen Budd-Falen of Budd-Falen Law Offices to discuss litigation.
The board reopened the meeting.
The board closed the meeting to the public for an executive session for a conference call with John McKinley of Davis & Cannon to discuss ongoing litigation.
The board reopened the meeting.
Bob Dew and Ed Wood discussed the proposed Industrial Site Road. The deed for the road has been prepared for Doug Sterck to sign.
Dew reported that the Rural Health Care District will be building a loading garage onto the Big Piney Clinic. The board expressed its support for the construction.
Dew discussed the county's ownership of the facilities leased to the Rural Health Care District and expressed his appreciation of their good working relation during his tenure on the Rural Health Care District Board.
Dave Doorn, Pat Quealy, Jim Latta, and Ken Konicek of the Sublette Center, and Mary Lynn Worl and Nylla Kunard of the Hi-Country Senior Citizens Building Committee, discussed the proposed purchase of property from the Sublette Center to locate a new senior center. A price of $500,000 was proposed by the Sublette Center representatives.
Additional property was discussed to accommodate a 9700 square foot facility, and the legal description of the property may need to be revised. It was decided that the county will prepare the deed, once the final legal description is received from Rio Verde Engineering, and perform the closing. The Sublette Center will provide title insurance, and Dale Aronson was authorized to make the offer on behalf of the county.
Accounts Payable audited and approved for payment:
AMSTERDAM PRINTING & LITHO 76.45 /ANIMAL CLINIC OF PINEDALE 338.39 /DALE ARONSON 78.84 /A TO Z HARDWARE 60.67 /BNA CONSULTING ENGINEERS II,INC 442.00 /BIG PINEY LUBE & DETAIL 28.95 /BUD'S AUTO GLASS 587.00 /BUDD-FALEN LAW OFFICES 6,800.18 /ROBERT A BUNDY 320.00 /CENTURYTEL 2,974.55 /CENTURYTEL 1,454.72 /CENTURYTEL OF WYOMING, INC. 210.08 /CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 18.77 /CHOICEPOINT BUSINESS 100.00 /COMMUNICATION SERVICE AND 1,800.83 /CS & T INC. 420.00 /CONOCO INC. 109.27 /CONSOLIDATED PLASTICS CO., INC. 265.71 /DAVIS & CANNON 56.34 /DECATUR ELECTRONICS, INC. 215.00 /DEQ SOLID WASTE DIVISION 899.89 /DEW LUMBER CO. 504.44 /DUSTBUSTERS, INC. 13,063.37 /EIDEN'S CONSTRUCTION LLC 5,392.25 /ELECTION SYSTEMS & 6,509.56 /MICHAEL F. ENRIGHT,PH.D. 275.00 /FALER'S GENERAL STORE 529.08 /F B MCFADDEN 316.35 /FIRST CONTINENTAL LIBRARY 8,473.27 /FIXTURES FURNITURE 1,126.30 /FRONTIER ELECTRIC INC. 100.00 /GALL'S INC. 78.66 /GREG GRASSELL 43.80 /GREEN RIVER VALLEY REFUSE 23.50 /HAYES INSTRUMENT CO. 968.00 /HI-COUNTRY SENIOR CITIZENS 37,889.00 /LARRY D. HEATHMAN 4,675.00 /HOGAN & ASSOCIATES 443,940.00 /HOLIDAY INN 314.62 /HOME IMPROVEMENT SPECIALISTS, INC. 2,926.00 /RICKY G HUBBARD 16.04 /THOMAS HUECKSTAEDT 38.70 /INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION 286.00/ BARRY JOHNSON 259.59 /J. THOMAS JOHNSTON, MD 400.00 /LANDER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 327.00 /LEXIS-NEXIS 85.00 /HOLDING'S LITTLE AMERICA 65.00 /L K REPAIR 326.40 /RANAE LOZIER 95.37 /LYLE SIGNS INC 187.74 /BRIDGET MACKEY 20.73 /ERIC MARINCIC 175.00 /MARBLETON INN 43.01 /LEXISNEXIS MATTHEW BENDER 40.80 /KEN MCLAUGHLIN 184.00 /METAL CRAFT 318.63 /MHL SYSTEMS 3,893.00 /MIDWAY MALL 151.97 /NELSON ENGINEERING, INC. 10,573.79 /OFFICE OUTLET 1,702.06 /OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL 34.99 /PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT CO. 9,337.03 /PARKWAY PLAZA HOTEL 113.50 /POSTAGE BY PHONE 10,000.00 /PETERBILT OF WYOMING 206.57 /PICTURE THIS PHOTO 45.76 /PINEDALE AUTO SUPPLY 2,629.50 /PINEDALE CLEANING SERVICE 125.00 /PINEDALE NATURAL GAS CO. 27.32 /PINEDALE ROUNDUP 312.13 /PINEDALE TRUE VALUE 23.94 /PLAINSMAN PRINTING & SUPPLY 429.82 /U.S. POSTMASTER 162.21 /PRIMUS GEOGRAPHICS INC. 39.95 /QUILL CORPORATION 873.85 /THEODORE RACINES 112.40 /RANDALL'S REPAIR 30.95 /REED'S READY-MIX AND CONST, INC 375.00 /DWAYNE RIDGWAY 95.42 MIKE ROBERTSON 65.42 /R.S. BENNETT CONSTRUCTION 113,534.36 / JENESS SAXTON 227.00/ SCOTT MACHINERY COMPANY 1,667.96 /SUBLETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DIST #9 100.00 /SHADOW MOUNTAIN SPRING WATER 255.80 /SIRCHIE FINGER PRINT LABS 158.15 /SKAGGS COMPANIES, INC. 9.99 /SPILLMAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 429.17 /STANLEY'S JUNCTION 26.86 /STEPP BY STEPP CONSTRUCTION 4,420.00 /STOCKMAN'S RESTAURANT 311.08 /SUBLETTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 299.90 /SURVEYOR SCHERBEL, LTD. 6,174.07 /T-7 PROPANE, INC. 2,128.65 /TODD TAYLOR 65.42 /TETON COUNTY SEARCH & RESCUE 1,000.00 /TEGELER AND ASSOCIATES 24,060.00 TEXACO CREDIT CARD CENTER 20.00 /GLORIA THOMAS 80.70 /THE TIRE DEN, INC. 2,162.83/ TOUCH AMERICA 326.50 / TOWN OF MARBLETON 38.78 /TRI-STATE TRUCK & EQUIPMENT, INC. 56.19 /WILLIAM H. TWICHELL 200.00 /ULINE 1,350.75 /UNISOURCE-ROCKY MOUNTAIN 192.82 /UNION TELEPHONE 809.24 /USP COMMUNICATIONS 133.52 /VALLEY EQUIPMENT CO., INC. 330.15 /WACO 225.00 /WYOMING COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY DIV 194.95 /WESTERN VETERINARY SERVICE 84.99 /WILLIAMS AUTO 566.92 /WILSON LAND SURVEYING 3,270.00 /WINDSHIELD DOCTOR 85.00 /WOOD LAW OFFICE 247.50 /MARK D. WOODARD, MD 950.00 /WYOMING.COM 22.95 /THE WYOMING STATE BAR 30.00 /WYOMING WORKERS' COMP DIV 8,667.76 /XEROX CORPORATION 75.96 /XEROX CORPORATION 157.88 /WYOMING WORKERS' COMP DIV 258.02
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:55 p.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING
/s/ William W. Cramer, Chairman
Attest:
/s/ Mary L. Lankford, County Clerk
Published in the Sublette Examiner Sept. 5, 2002.

PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
TRANSFER OF A COUNTY RETAIL MALT BEVERAGE PERMIT
Notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of August, 2002, Lippincott Enterprises, Inc. filed an application for the transfer of a county retail malt beverage permit, in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Sublette for the following described place being, Stanley's Junction, located at 11072 U.S. Highway 189-191, being part of the W1/2NW1/4, Section 26, T34N, R111W and protests, if any there be, against the transfer of the permit will be heard at the hour of 10 a.m., on the 1st day of October, 2002, in the District Court Room of the Sublette County Courthouse, in Pinedale, Wyoming.
Dated this 30th day of August, 2002.
/s/ Mary L. Lankford
County Clerk
Published in the Sublette Examiner on September 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2002.

Public notice
The Sublette County Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 7:30 p.m. in the county courthouse in Pinedale, Wyo. At this time public hearing will be held for the following applications:
Agenda
Conditional use request by Michael S. Looney for additional mini-storage units on 3.09 acres zoned C-1 (General Commercial), located in a portion of Section 26, T34N, R111W. The property is at the corner of State Highway 354 and US Highway 189/191.
/s/ Suzy Michnevich, Chairman
Published in the Sublette Examiner Sept. 5, 2002.

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