River ranch goes to sheriff's sale

Flathead River Ranch Estates, a 320-acre gated community on the Middle Fork of the Flathead River across from Hungry Horse, will be up for bid at a sheriff's sale on Feb. 14, now that the owners have defaulted on two loans totaling $4.9 million.

Whitefish Credit Union identified 46 defendants in its January 2010 complaint alleging two loans secured by mortgages and personal guarantees were in default - a $2.5 million loan from September 2004 and a $2.4 million loan from March 2006.

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