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NOTICE OF MEETING

| February 25, 2009 8:00 PM

GWMA Administrative Board

The regular meeting of the Columbia Basin Ground Water Management Area Administrative Board will be held Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Othello City Hall, 500 Main Street, Othello, WA. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, please contact the GWMA project office at (509)488-3409.

#02047/366478

Pub.: February 25, 2009

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Sealed bids will be received by the Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant County at Ephrata, Washington until 2:30 P.M., on March 12, 2009, for Contract Power Transformer Hauling Services as more fully described in Contract Documents 130-2762.

On the above date, the Bids will be opened and read aloud at the District's Office located at 154 A Street SE, Ephrata, Washington, 98823. All bids shall be subject to and shall comply with the "Instructions to Bidders" contained in the Contract Documents, copies of which are available at our Ebid site www.ebidexchange.com/gcpud. When reaching this site you will need to register as a new vendor if you are not already on our electronic vendor system.

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2

OF GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON

By: Betty Snell

Contract Officer

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Pub.: February 25, 2009

CALL FOR BIDS

GRANT COUNTY PORT DISTRICT NO. 1

COLOCKUM RIDGE GOLF COURSE

IRRIGATION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS

Sealed Proposals will be received by the undersigned at the Grant County Port District No. 1 office, 202 "G" Street SE, Quincy, Washington 98848, up to 11:00 a.m. local time on March 11, 2009, for furnishing the necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, and guarantees thereof to design and furnish and install irrigation system improvements to the Colockum Ridge Golf Course, and includes but is not limited to the following:

SCHEDULE A:

The design and construction of an irrigation system to serve six Greens, two Fairways and Greens, one Putting Green, and associated areas in and around the existing Golf Course as shown on the Contract Plans, to include but not be limited to, irrigation mainlines, laterals, sprinklers, valves, fittings, wiring, and a control system to serve the designated areas.

SCHEDULE B (OPTIONAL WITH OWNER):

The design and construction of an irrigation system to serve the ten Fairways and Greens, one Putting Green, and associated areas in and around the existing Golf Course as shown on the Contract Plans, to include but not be limited to, irrigation mainlines, laterals, sprinklers, valves, fittings, wiring, and a control system to serve the designated areas.

The basis of award shall be the lowest, responsive, responsible bid tendered for Schedule A. The District shall award the Optional with Owner Schedule B, rather than Schedule A, should sufficient funds be available.

The designer and installation contractor shall have successfully designed and installed irrigation systems for golf courses on at least three previous projects.

The Schedule A Work shall be physically completed within 35 working days after the commencement date stated in the Notice to Proceed. Should Schedule B be awarded (rather than Schedule A), the Schedule B Work shall be physically completed within 45 working days after the commencement date stated in the Notice to Proceed. All bidding and construction is to be performed in compliance with the Contract Provisions and Contract Plans for this project and any addenda issued thereto which are on file at the office of Grant County Port District No. 1.

The Proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud shortly after the time and date stated above. Proposals are to be submitted only on the form provided with the Contract Provisions. All Proposals must be accompanied by a certified check, cashiers check, money order, or bid bond payable to the "Grant County Port District No. 1" and in an amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount bid.

Contract Provisions and Contract Plans may be examined at the office of Grant County Port District No. 1, local plan centers in the project area, or the office of the Project Engineer, Gray & Osborne, Inc. (Seattle at 701 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 200, Yakima at 107 South 3rd Street or Olympia at 2102 Carriage Drive SW, Bldg. I, Suite 102). A copy of the Contract Provisions and Contract Plans may be obtained, free of charge, in electronic format (PDF) on computer disk(s) along with registration as a planholder only at the Yakima office of the Project Engineer, Gray & Osborne, Inc., 107 South Third Street, Yakima, WA 98901, (509) 453-4833. Registration as a planholder is required to obtain contract addenda. A list of planholders will be made available, by request, through the Project Engineer's office.

Financing of the Project has been provided by Grant County Port District No. 1. Grant County Port District No. 1 expressly reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals and to waive minor irregularities or informalities and to Award the Project to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder as it best serves the interests of the District.

(Signed)

Curt A. Morris

PRESIDENT

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Pub.: February 25 and March 4, 2009

SUPERIOR COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF GRANT

In the Matter of the Estate of:

NO. 09-4-00015-1

KENNETH J. PADEN,

PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Deceased. RCW 11.40.030

The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Persons having a claim against the deceased must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statute of limitations, present the claim in the manner as provided in RCW 11.40.070 by serving on or mailing to the Personal Representative or the Personal Representative's attorney at the address stated below, a copy of the claim and filing the original of the claim with the Court. The claim must be presented within the later of: (1) thirty days after the Personal Representative served or mailed the notice to the creditor as provided under RCW 11.40.020(3); OR (2) four months after the date of first publication of the notice. If the claim is not presented within this time frame, the claim is forever barred, except as otherwise provided in RCW 11.40.051 and 11.40.060. This bar is effective as to claims against both the decedent's probate and nonprobate assets.

DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION: Feb. 17, 2009

/s/ William Brewer

WILLIAM D. BREWER

Personal Representative

Address: P.O. Box V

Moses Lake, WA 98837

LARSON FOWLES, PLLC

/s/

LARRY W. LARSON WSBA #06522

Attorneys for Personal Representative

821 E. Broadway, Suite 8

Moses Lake, WA 98837

(509)765-6700

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Pub.: February 17, 24 and March 3, 2009