Legals for February, 5 2026
Bonners Ferry Herald | UPDATED 2 weeks, 5 days AGO
STATE TIMBER SALE CR100531, HORTONS CABIN A public oral auction will be conducted at the Idaho Department of Lands office, 4053 Cavanaugh Bay Road, Coolin, ID at 9:00 a.m. local time, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026 for an estimated 4,270 MBF of timber marked or otherwise designated for cutting. In addition, there is an unestimated volume of forest products that may be removed at the option of the purchaser. Prior to bidding, eligible bidders shall present a certified check or bank draft payable to Idaho Department of Lands, or a bid bond acceptable to the State, in the amount of $78,547.15 which is 10% of the appraised net sale value of $785,471.50. The successful bidder’s deposit will be forfeited to the State should the bidder fail to complete the contract. The State will not accept bids from parties who are delinquent on payments on existing state contracts. The average starting minimum bid price is $260.96 per MBF. The sale is located within Sections 1, 2, Township 60N, Range 04W; and Sections 30 & 31, Township 61N, Range 03W; and Sections 25 & 36, Township 61N, Range 04W, B.M., Bonner/Boundary County, State of Idaho. Sale duration is 3 years. The sale may include blowdown and/or insect and disease infected timber which may result in additional volume and recovery reductions. Interested purchasers should carefully examine the sale and make their own estimates as to volume recovery, surface conditions, and proposed construction prior to bidding on the sale. Additional information concerning the timber and conditions of sale is available to the public and interested bidders on the department’s timber sale website at Timber Sale Advertisement App - Department of Lands (idaho.gov) or from the Idaho Department of Lands office, Coolin, Idaho. Please note purchaser insurance requirements posted on the timber sale website. The Department of Lands, as authorized by the State Board of Land Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids provided that good and sufficient grounds for rejecting the bid shall be stated in the rejection notice and shall not be in violation of applicable law. If you are disabled and need some form of accommodation, please call (208) 443-2516 five days prior to the date of sale. For text telephone services, please call 1-800-377-3529. Legal#11814 AD#44980 Jan. 15, 22, 29, & Feb. 5, 2026 _________________________
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Case No. CV11-25-0549 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BOUNDARY MAGISTRATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of: BRUCE BENTLEY BEHRMAN, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that KELSEY HARMAN 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 (4) months after the date of the first publication of the Notice to Creditors, or within sixty (60) days after the undersigned mailed or delivered a copy of this Notice to such person, whichever is later, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to Timothy B. Wilson, Attorney at Law, P.A., P.O. Box 3009, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805, and filed with the Clerk of Court. DATED this 22 day of January 2026. /s/TIMOTHY B. WILSON Attorney for Personal Representative Legal#11816 AD#45035 Jan. 22, 29, & Feb. 5, 2026 _________________________
STATE TIMBER SALE CR200429, SMITH WEST OSR A public oral auction will be conducted at the Idaho Department of Lands office, 2550 Highway 2 W., Sandpoint, ID 83864, at 9:00 a.m. local time, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 for an estimated 365 MBF of timber marked or otherwise designated for cutting. In addition, there is an unestimated volume of forest products that may be removed at the option of the purchaser. Prior to bidding, eligible bidders shall present a certified check or bank draft payable to Idaho Department of Lands, or a bid bond acceptable to the State, in the amount of $9,489.30 which is 10% of the appraised net sale value of $94,893.00. The successful bidder’s deposit will be forfeited to the State should the bidder fail to complete the contract. The State will not accept bids from parties who are delinquent on payments on existing state contracts. The average starting minimum bid price is $259.99 per MBF. The sale is located within Section 36, Township 63N, Range 01E, B.M., Boundary County, State of Idaho. Sale duration is 3 years. The sale may include blowdown and/ or insect and disease infected timber which may result in additional volume and recovery reductions. Interested purchasers should carefully examine the sale and make their own estimates as to volume recovery, surface conditions, and proposed construction prior to bidding on the sale. Additional information concerning the timber and conditions of sale is available to the public and interested bidders on the department’s timber sale website at Timber Sale Advertisement App - Department of Lands or from the Idaho Department of Lands office, Sandpoint, Idaho. Please note purchaser insurance requirements posted on the timber sale website at Timber Sale Purchasing Requirements (idaho.gov). The Department of Lands, as authorized by the State Board of Land Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids provided that good and sufficient grounds for rejecting the bid shall be stated in the rejection notice and shall not be in violation of applicable law. If you are disabled and need some form of accommodation, please call (208) 263-5104 five days prior to the date of sale. For text telephone services, please call 1-800-377-3529. Legal#11818 AD#45122 Jan. 29 & Feb. 5, 12, 19 2026 _________________________
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE On the 12th day of May, 2026, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. of this day (recognized local time), at the Boundary County Courthouse, 6452 Kootenai St, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805, in the County of Boundary County, State of Idaho, TitleOne, as Successor Trustee, will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash or cashier’s check (cash equivalent), in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale in compliance with Section 45-1506(9) Idaho Code, the following described real property, situated in Boundary County, State of Idaho, and described as follows to wit: See Exhibit A The Trustee has no knowledge of a more particular description of the above referenced real property, but for purposes of compliance with Section 60-113, Idaho Code, the Trustee has been informed that according to the County Assessor’s office, the address of 6600 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 and 6610 Main St, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805, 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 Bonners Ferry Properties, L.L.C., a Utah limited liability company, as Grantor(s), to TitleOne, as Successor Trustee, and Howard Kent, Inc., as Beneficiary, recorded April 29, 2024, as Instrument No. 296944, and assigned to Mountain America Federal Credit Union, by an assignment recorded May 1, 2024 , as Instrument No. 296981, and further assigned to Howard Kent, Inc. by assignment recorded December 26, 2025, as Instrument No. 301870, in the records of Boundary County, Idaho. 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 beneficiary hereby gives notice that a breach of obligation for which said transfer in security has occurred, the nature of the breach being: a) The default for which the sale is be made is the failure to pay when due, under Deed of Trust Note, the entire loan balance immediately due and payable in the amount of $3,160,000.00, for Principal, due and payable on or before April 24, 2025. b) The default for which the sale is be made is the failure to pay past due real property taxes in Boundary County for all of 2024 and the first half of 2025, and failure to bring said real property taxes current. All amounts are now due, together with unpaid and accruing taxes, assessments, late fees, trustee’s fees, attorney’s fees, costs and advances made to protect the security associated with this foreclosure and all are accruing until the date of sale, full satisfaction, or reinstatement of the obligation. Therefore, the Beneficiary elects to sell or cause the trust property to be sold to satisfy said obligation. Dated: 01/09/2026 TitleOne Successor Trustee By:/s/Sheri Coleman Its: Trust Officer Exhibit A Real property in the County of Boundary, State of Idaho, described as follows: Parcel 1: A parcel of land located in a portion of Section 34, Township 62 North, Range 1 East, Boise Meridian, Boundary County, ID, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a 3/4” Iron Pipe marking the Center West 1/16 corner of said Section 34; thence South 89°56’16” West, 163.06 feet to the northwesterly right-of-way line of Highway 95, (being 41.50 feet from centerline) from which a 4”x4” concrete post with lead tablet marking the West quarter corner of said Section 34 bears South 89°56’16” West, 1154.88 feet; thence along said northwesterly right-of-way line North 44°35’14” East, 83.93 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence 45°30’20” West, 51.42 feet; thence South 44°29’40” West, 2.00 feet; thence North 45°30’20” West, 84.00 feet; thence North 44°29’40” East, 2.00 feet; thence North 45°30’20” West, 170.96 feet to the southeasterly right-of-way line of Selkirk Street, as shown on Record of Survey Inst. No. 280023; thence along said southeasterly right-of-way line North 44°38’14” East, 129.50 feet to the boundary between Tract A and Tract B, as shown on Record of Survey Inst. No. 274296; thence along said boundary South 45°31’30” East, 185.64 feet; thence continuing along said boundary North 89°59’48” East, 66.94 feet the westerly right-of-way line of Augusta Street, as shown on Record of Survey Inst. No. 274296; thence along said westerly right-of-way line South 0°02’42” East, 103.84 feet to said northwesterly right-of-way line of Highway 95; thence along said northwesterly right-of-way line of Highway 95 South 44°35’14” West, 102.46 feet to the Point of Beginning. Parcel 2: A parcel of land located in a portion of Section 34, Township 62 North, Range 1 East, Boise Meridian, Boundary County, ID, being more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a 3/4” Iron Pipe marking the Center West 1/16 corner of said Section 34; thence South 89°56’16” West, 163.06 feet to the northwesterly right-of-way line of Highway 95, (being 41.50 feet from centerline), and being the Point of Beginning, from which a from which a 4”x4” concrete post with lead tablet marking the West 1/4 corner of said Section 34 bears South 89°56’16” West, 1154.88 feet; thence along said northwesterly right-of-way line North 44°35’14” West, 56.11 feet; thence North 45°30’20” West, 306.50 feet to the southeasterly right-of-way line of Selkirk Street, as shown on Record of Survey Inst. No. 280023; thence along said southeasterly right-of-way line North 44°38’14” East, 140.04 feet; thence South 45°30’20” East, 170.96 feet; thence South 44°29’40” West, 2.00 feet; thence South 45°30’20” East, 84.00 feet; thence North 44°29’40” East, 2.00 feet; thence South 45°30’20” East, 51.42 feet to said northwesterly right-of-way line of Highway 95; thence along said northwesterly right-of-way line South 44°35’44” West, 83.93 feet to the Point of Beginning. Legal#11819 AD#45128 Jan. 22, 29, & Feb. 5, 12, 2026 _________________________
The following application(s) have been filed to appropriate the public waters of the State of Idaho: 98-8156 POLARIS WEST LLC MCGINNIS VALLEY RANCH TRUST 105 VERMEER DR, 2-185 PONDERAY, ID 83852-9802 Point of Diversion SWSE S18 T63N R02E BOUNDARY County Point of Diversion NESW S18 T63N R02E BOUNDARY County Source MEADOW CREEK Tributary MOYIE RIVER Use: DOMESTIC FROM STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 1.2 AF Use: STOCKWATER FROM STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 0.7 AF Use: IRRIGATION STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 12 AF Use: IRRIGATION FROM STORAGE 04/15 to 10/31 12 AF Use: DOMESTIC STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 1.2 AF Use: DIVERSION TO STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 0.2 CFS Use: FIRE PROTECTION STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 1.2 AF Use: FIRE PROTECTION FROM STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 1.2 AF Use: AESTHETIC STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 1.2 AF Use: STOCKWATER STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 0.7 AF Total Diversion: 0.2 CFS 15.1 AF Date Filed: 10-06-2025 Place Of Use: AESTHETIC STORAGE, DOMESTIC FROM STORAGE, DOMESTIC STORAGE, IRRIGATION FROM STORAGE, IRRIGATION STORAGE, STOCKWATER STORAGE, FIRE PROTECTION STORAGE, STOCKWATER FROM STORAGE, FIRE PROTECTION FROM STORAGE T63N R02E S18 SWSE. DOMESTIC FROM STORAGE, STOCKWATER FROM STORAGE, FIRE PROTECTION FROM STORAGE T63N R02E S18 SESE. STOCKWATER FROM STORAGE, FIRE PROTECTION FROM STORAGE T63N R02E S18 NESW, SESW, NWSE Total Acres: 4 98-8157 POLARIS WEST LLC MCGINNIS VALLEY RANCH TRUST 105 VERMEER DR, 2-185 PONDERAY, ID 83852-9802 Point of Diversion SWSE S18 T63N R02E BOUNDARY County Source GROUND WATER Tributary MEADOW CREEK Point of Diversion SWSE S18 T63N R02E BOUNDARY County Source MEADOW CREEK Tributary MOYIE RIVER Use: DIVERSION TO STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 0.43 CFS Use: AESTHETIC 01/01 to 12/31 0.43 CFS Use: FIRE PROTECTION STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 2.8 AF Use: FIRE PROTECTION FROM STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 2.8 AF Use: STOCKWATER STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 0.7 AF Use: STOCKWATER FROM STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 0.7 AF Use: IRRIGATION STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 15 AF Use: IRRIGATION FROM STORAGE 04/15 to 10/31 15 AF Use: DOMESTIC STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 1.2 AF Use: DOMESTIC FROM STORAGE 01/01 to 12/31 1.2 AF Total Diversion: 0.43 CFS Date Filed: 10-06-2025 Place Of Use: AESTHETIC, FIRE PROTECTION STORAGE, FIRE PROTECTION FROM STORAGE, STOCKWATER STORAGE, STOCKWATER FROM STORAGE, ,IRRIGATION STORAGE, IRRIGATION FROM STORAGE, DOMESTIC STORAGE, DOMESTIC FROM STORAGE T63N R02E S18 SWSE FIRE PROTECTION FROM STORAGE, STOCKWATER FROM STORAGE T63N R02E S18 SESW, SESE IRRIGATION FROM STORAGE T63N R02E S18 SESW DOMESTIC FROM STORAGE T63N R02E S18 SESE Total Acres: 5 98-8158 MEDINA AMADOR LIVING TRUST 2616 LOOSMORE ST LOS ANGELES, CA 90065-1117 Point of Diversion SWSE S20 T62N R03E BOUNDARY County Point of Diversion SESW S20 T62N R03E BOUNDARY County Source SAND CREEK Tributary KOOTENAI RIVER Use: FIRE PROTECTION 01/01 to 12/31 0.04 CFS Use: DOMESTIC 1 /1 to 12/31 0.04 CFS Use: INDUSTRIAL 01/01 to 12/31 0.04 CFS Total Diversion: 0.04 CFS Date Filed: 12-08-2025 Place Of Use: DOMESTIC, FIRE PROTECTION, INDUSTRIAL T62N R03E S20 SESW, SWSE, NWSE 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://research.idwr.idaho.gov/apps/waterrights/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 2/17/2026. The protestant must also send a copy of the protest to the applicant. MATHEW WEAVER, Director Legal#11822 AD#45378 January 29, & February 5, 2026 _________________________
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION Case No.: CV11-25-0334 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BOUNDARY LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. RAYMOND S JOLLEY, REBECCA M JOYNER; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, DOES I THROUGH XX, Defendants. TO: RAYMOND S JOLLEY, REBECCA M JOYNER; DOES I THROUGH XX NOTICE: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED BY LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, the Plaintiff in the District Court in and for Boundary County, Idaho, Case No. CV11-25-0334 . The nature of the claim against you is for, among other things, the judicial foreclosure of the real property located at 361 KENTS GULCH RD, BONNERS FERRY, ID 83805. Any time after 21 days following the last publication of this summons, the court may enter a judgment against you without further notice, unless prior to that time you have filed a written response in the proper form, including the Case No., and paid any required filing fee to the Clerk of the Court at 6452 Kootenai St., Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 (208) 267-2242, and served a copy of your response on the Plaintiff’s attorney at 702 W Idaho St., Suite 1100, Boise, ID 83702, (208) 863-4401 . A copy of the Summons and Complaint can be obtained by contacting either the Clerk of the Court or the attorney for Plaintiff. If you wish legal assistance, you should immediately retain an attorney to advise you in this matter. Dated this January 20, 2026 Clerk of the District Court By: Della Armstrong Deputy David M. Swartley, ISB No. 5230 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 702 W. Idaho St., Suite 1100 Boise, ID 83702 Telephone: (208) 863-4401 [email protected] Legal#11823 AD#45475 February 5, 12, 19, 26, 2026 _________________________
Notice of Public Hearings Notice is hereby given that public hearings pursuant to Idaho Code and Boundary County code have been set for the Boundary County Planning & Zoning Commission on FEBRUARY 26, 2026, at 5:30 P.M. at the Boundary County Annex at 6566 Main St., Bonners Ferry, ID to consider the following: FILE #26-0019, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, JENNIFER & JASON VAN ETTEN are requesting a conditional use permit for a multi-structure residential use to allow for a second primary single-family dwelling on a 1.97-acre parcel where a primary single-family dwelling currently exists. The lot is zoned Residential, which requires a conditional use permit for a multi-structure residential use per Section 15.12.5.7. of the Boundary County Land Use Code. The lot is located at 634 Hillcrest Road and is identified as Assessor’s Parcel RP008300000020A, Lot 2 of Selkirk Vista, in Section 22, Township 62 North, Range 1 East, B.M. FILE #26-0032, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THE TOM & BETSY PEYTON LIVING TRUST is requesting a conditional use permit for a multi-structure residential use to allow for an existing second primary single-family dwelling on a 5.09-acre parcel, where a primary single-family dwelling currently exists. The lot is zoned Rural Residential, which requires a conditional use permit for a multi-structure residential use per Section 15.10.5.3. of the Boundary County Land Use Code. The lot is located at 686 & 684 Chute Canyon Way and is identified as Assessor’s Parcel R003200000R80A, Lot R8, of Chute Canyon Country Estates in Section 13, Township 62 North, Range 1 East, B.M. FILE #25-0144, LONG PLAT SUBDIVISION, HILT VENTURE CAP, INC. is requesting preliminary plat approval for Timberline Commercial Park, a commercial subdivision via long plat, to divide a 25.29-acre parcel into six, 1-acre lots and one, 19.297-acre lot in the Rural Community/Commercial zone. The Rural Community/Commercial zone has a lot size minimum of 2 ½ acres where no community water or sewer service is available, 1-acre where either community water or sewer service is available, or ¼-acre where both community water and sewer services are available. The parcel is located at the intersection of Highway 95 and Ethan Martin Drive and identified as Assessor’s Parcel RP62N01E117821A in Section 11, Township 62 North, Range 1 East, B.M. FILE #25-0150, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, THE MYRON D. WENGER & KARLA J. WENGER FAMILY REVOCABLE INTER VIVOS TRUST is requesting a conditional use permit for a recreational hospitality use to allow for an existing 5-unit RV park on two, 1-acre parcels where a primary single-family dwelling currently exists. The parcels are zoned Suburban, which requires a conditional use permit for a moderate class level recreational hospitality use when the use is located within 1,000 feet from any existing neighboring dwelling per Section 15.11.5.3. of the Boundary County Land Use Code. The use is located within 1,000 feet of multiple neighboring dwellings. The parcels are located at 114 and 120 Star Road and are identified as Assessor’s Parcels RP62N02E177811A and RP62N02E177812A in Section 17, Township 62 North, Range 2 East, B.M. Written comment for these files may be submitted to the Planning Office at PO Box 419, Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 no later than 5:00 P.M. February 19, 2026. Anyone wishing to speak during the public portion of the hearing may do so in compliance with the public hearing procedures. The complete files are available for view on the Boundary County Planning and Zoning website at www.boundarycountyid.org or by appointment at the Planning Office at 6447 Railroad St., Suite D, Bonners Ferry or by contacting the planners at (208) 267-7212. Anyone requiring special accommodations due to disability should contact the Commissioners’ office at least two days prior to the meeting at (208) 267-7723. Legal#11824 AD#45585 February 5, 2026 _________________________
NOTICE TO CREDITORS (I.C. 15-3-801) Case No. CV11-26-0006 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF IDAHO, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF BOUNDARY MAGISTRATE DIVISION In the Matter of the Estate of: PAUL A. HANKEY, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THOMAS F. HANKEY has been appointed Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named decedent. All persons having claims against the decedent, or the estate are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of the Notice to Creditors, or within sixty (60) days after the undersigned mailed or delivered a copy of this Notice to such person, whichever is later, or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to Eric A. Anderson, Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 3009, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805, and filed with the Clerk of Court. DATED this 27 day of January 2026. /s/Eric A. Anderson Attorney for Personal Representative Legal#11825 AD#45586 February 5, 12, 19, 2026 _________________________