Legals for December, 31 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF GRANT In the Matter of the Estate of: | No. 25-4-00223-13 | PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS HUMBELIA TORRES TORRES, | (RCW 11.40.030) Deceased. | The Personal Representative named below has qualified and has been appointed as Personal Representative of the Estate of Humbelia Torres Torres. Any person having a claim against the Decedent must, before the time the claims 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 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 (4) 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 non-probate assets. Date of first publication: December 17, 2025. Dated this 3rd day of December, 2025. Joanna I. Tafoya, Personal Representative Michael M. Wyman, WSBA #26335 Attorney for Personal Representative Address for Mailing or Service: 2219 W. Broadway Ave., Suite A Moses Lake, WA 98837 Court of probate proceedings and cause number: Superior Court of Washington for Grant County, Cause No. 25-4-00223-13 #12057/44043 Pub: December 17, 24 & 31, 2025
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON COUNTY OF CHELAN IN PROBATE In the Matter of the Estate | No. 25-4-00461-04 of | | PROBATE NOTICE TO CREDITORS CARL G. POTEETE, | (RCW 11.40.030) Deceased | The Personal Representative named below has been appointed as Personal Representative of this estate. Any person having a claim against the decedent must, before the time the claim would be barred by any otherwise applicable statue 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 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; 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: DECEMBER 17, 2025 By /s/ KRISTEN K. POTEETE Personal Representative Address: 6386 Road D.3 NE Moses Lake, WA 98837-8973 Attorneys for the Personal Representative JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN & AYLWARD, P.S. By/s/ SCOTT B. HERSHEY, WSBA NO. 57099 2600 Chester Kimm Road Wenatchee, WA 98801 PO Box 1688 Wenatchee, WA 98807-1688 CHELAN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE Martin D. Young, Clerk Chelan County Superior Courty 350 Orondo Avenue, Suite 501 Wenatchee, WA, 98801-2885 #12065/44131 Pub: December 17, 24 & 31, 2025
SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON FOR CHELAN COUNTY In the Matter of the Estate ) No. 25-4-00150-04 ) of ) NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE ) RUTH MARIA JONES, ) ) RCW 11.56.050-.060 Deceased. ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to RCW 11.56.050, the Superior Court of Chelan County has directed the Personal Representative of the above-named estate to sell by public sale to the highest and best bidder the following described real property: Lot 1, 2 and 3, Block 1, Original Townsite of Wilson Creek, according to the plat thereof recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, Page 22, records of Grant County. Grant County Assessor’s Parcel Number: 12-13-11-000 Address of Real Property: 236 3rd Street Wilson Creek, WA 98860 Date and Time of Public Sale: January 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. Location of Sale: Grant County Courthouse 35 C Street NW Ephrata, WA 98823 Personal Representative: Jeanne Vatterott-Gale Attorney for the Personal Representative: David J. Bentsen Address for Mailing or Service: Speidel Bentsen LLP 7 North Wenatchee Avenue, Suite 600 P.O. Box 881 Wenatchee, WA 98807-0881 Court of Probate Proceedings Chelan County Superior Court Cause and Cause Number: No. 25-4-00150-04 The property is authorized for sale subject to a reserve price of $99,339.50, provided, the Personal Representative will consider all offers for purchase, subject to approval by the Court. The property is being sold “as is” in its current condition, together with all contents, and shall be conveyed by Personal Representative’s Deed subject to all easements, restrictions, reservations, covenants, and conditions of record or apparent on the premises. Closing shall be through Grant County Title. Written bids submitted to Speidel Bentsen LLP at the address for mailing listed above and received no later than January 22, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., shall be considered at the date and time of the sale. The sale shall be made to the highest and best bidder as determined at the front door of the Grant County Courthouse on January 23, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., subject to confirmation of sale by the Chelan County Superior Court pursuant to RCW 11.56.100. /s/ JEANNE VATTEROTT-GALE Personal Representative By: /s/ DAVID J. BENTSEN WSBA No. 42107 Attorneys for Personal Representative #01009/44543 Pub: December 31, 2025 & January 7, 14, 2026
Notice of Application - Notice is hereby given that a Short Subdivision application was received by Grant County on November 24, 2025 from Karen Garner (Designated Contact: Columbia Northwest Engineering, 249 N Elder St. Moses Lake, WA 98837), was found to be technically complete on December 26, 2025. Project: A Short Subdivision of one parcel totaling approximately 151 acres. The short subdivision will create 2 lots. Lot 1 will be approximately 1.21 acres and has a single-family home with an on-site well and septic. Lot 2 will be approximately 149.87 acres is vacant under irrigated agriculture, aka Lot # 2 of the Bob Christensen Short Plat (2007) Zoning District: Agriculture Location of Proposal: The site address of the subject property is 15374 Rd 26 SW, Mattawa. The proposed division is located in the southeast ¼ of section 9 Township 14 North, Range 24 East, W.M., and Grant County, WA. Parcel #31-2949-000 Studies Required: None Public Hearing: None. Consistency Statement: This proposal is subject to, and shall be consistent with, Grant County Code, International Building Code, and International Fire Code. Copies of application materials (File #P 25-0349) are available from Kent Ziemer, Grant County Development Services, 264 West Division Avenue, PO Box 37, Ephrata, WA 98823, (509) 754-2011 ext. 2538, [email protected]. Office Hours: 8 am – 4 pm, M—F. Comments must be submitted to Development Services no later than 5pm on Wednesday January 16 , 2026. Comments should be as specific as possible and may be mailed, e-mailed, or hand-delivered. All persons, agencies, or tribes have the right to comment, receive notice, participate in hearings, request a copy of the final decision, and/or appeal the decision as provided by law and County Code. This may be the only opportunity to comment on the above-mentioned proposal and materials #12097/44565 Pub: December 31, 2025