ATTENTION

ALL PROPERTY OWNERS

CITY OF MINOT

NOTICE TO CUT TALL

WEEDS OR GRASS

Property owners in the City of Minot

are required to mow weeds or grass,

before they exceed 8 inches tall,

under Chapter 22 (Nuisances) of the

City of Minot Code of Ordinances. If

the tall weeds or grass on a property

is determined to be in excess of 8

inches tall, such weeds or grass

must be cut within 48 hours. Other-

wise, the City of Minot will arrange

for cutting; and the cost of such work

will be assessed against the proper-

ty. No further notice to individual

property owners is required under

Chapter 22. Any questions regarding

tall weeds or grass cutting pro-

cedures should be directed to the

Public Works Department at

857-4140.

(July 1-15, 2019)

INVITATION NO: IFB 19-25

TOTAL CONSTRUCTION

INVITATION TO BID

BUILDING REMODEL

Bldg. 400

Fraine Barracks

Bismarck, North Dakota

Sealed bids for Building Remodel,

Bldg. 400, Fraine Barracks,

Bismarck, North Dakota will be re-

ceived by the Adjutant General of

the State of North Dakota at Fraine

Barracks, Building 030, Bismarck,

North Dakota, at 2:00 PM, August 6,

2019, and will be opened and public-

ly read that date and hour in the lo-

cation designated. All bids received

after the scheduled opening time will

be returned to the bidders uno-

pened. A single bid will be received

for Total Construction work (IFB

19-25). IMPORTANT: Davis-Bacon

Wage Rates will apply on this pro-

ject. ATTENTION PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES: If you plan to attend

the bid opening and will need spe-

cial facilities or assistance relating to

a disability, please contact the Na-

tional Guard ADA Coordinator at

701-333-2296 by July 30, 2019.

Contractors desiring to submit a bid

may obtain a copy of the contract

documents at the office of the Own-

er. No deposit for the contract docu-

ments will be required, but they must

be returned to the Owner in unmu-

tilated condition within ten (10) days

after the opening of bids. Copies of

the proposed contract documents

are limited to one (1) set per bidder.

Requests must be made on

Contractor’s own letterhead and

must include a copy of his North

Dakota Contractor’s License or Cer-

tificate of Renewal, whichever is

current.

OWNER

Office of the Adjutant General

Contract Management Branch

P.O. Box 5511

Bismarck, North Dakota 58506-5511

Telephone: (701) 333-2068

Copies of the contract documents

are on file at the Construction Plans

Exchange in Bismarck; Builders Ex-

changes in Dickinson, Fargo, Grand

Forks, Mandan, and Minot, North

Dakota; Impact Procurement Techn-

ical Assistance Center, Fargo, North

Dakota, Minnesota Builders Ex-

change in Minneapolis, Minnesota,

and at the offices of the Architect

and the Owner. Each bid shall be

submitted in duplicate copy on the

forms provided by the Owner and

enclosed in a sealed opaque en-

velope upon which there is disclosed

the necessary information as re-

quired by the Supplementary In-

structions to Bidders. Each bid shall

be accompanied by a separate

sealed opaque envelope containing

a bidder’s bond made payable to

The Adjutant General, State of North

Dakota, and executed by the bidder

as principle and by a surety com-

pany authorized to do business in

North Dakota, in a sum equal to five

percent (5%) of the bidder’s highest

total bid combination, including all

add alternates to the bid items; con-

ditioned that if bidder’s proposal be

accepted and the contract awarded

to him, he within ten (10) days after

notice of such award, will effect and

execute a contract in accordance

with the terms of his bid and a

contractor’s bond as required by law

and the regulations and determina-

tions of the Owner. AIA Document

A310, Bid Bond, will be furnished by

the Owner and should be used to

execute the bid guarantee. In com-

pliance with Section 43-07-12 of the

North Dakota Century Code, each

contractor submitting a bid must

have a copy of his North Dakota

Contractor’s License or certificate of

renewal thereof issued by the Secre-

tary of State enclosed in the bid

bond envelope; must be licensed for

the highest amount of his total bid

combination including add alter-

nates; and such license must have

been in effect at least ten (10) days

prior to the date of the bid opening.

No bid will be read or considered

which does not fully comply with the

provisions herein as to bonds and

licenses, and any deficient bid sub-

mitted will be resealed and returned

to bidder immediately. The Owner

reserves the right to hold all legiti-

mate bids for a period of forty-five

(45) days after the date fixed for the

opening thereof. It is the intent of the

Owner to award a contract to the

lowest and best bidder. The Owner

further reserves the right to reject

any and all bids and to waive irregu-

larities, and shall incur no legal liabil-

ity for the State for the payment of

any monies until the contract is

awarded and approved by the prop-

er authorities. In compliance with

Section 48-01.2-10 of the North

Dakota Century Code, the success-

ful bidder shall be required to furnish

bonds covering the faithful perfor-

mance of the Contract and the pay-

ment of all obligations thereunder,

and all additional obligations re-

quired by the laws of the State of

North Dakota. Each bond shall be in

an amount equal to the full contract

sum.

DATED: 15 July 2019

OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT

GENERAL

Bismarck, North Dakota

By: /s/ ROBERT J. BECKLUND

Brigadier General, NDNG

Deputy Adjutant General

Contracting Officer

(July 15-22-29, 2019)

LEGAL NOTICE

In the Matter of the Application of

Town and Country Credit Union

Minot, North Dakota, to Establish a

Branch in Minot, North Dakota

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Town

and Country Credit Union, Minot,

North Dakota, has made application

to the State Credit Union Board to

establish a branch office in Minot,

North Dakota; the branch will be lo-

cated at 1525 24th Avenue SW

Minot, North Dakota. The current

field of membership for Town and

Country Credit Union is limited to

75-mile radius of Minot, North Dako-

ta, 50-mile radius of Kenmare, North

Dakota, and 50-mile radius of Fargo,

North Dakota. The proposed branch

would be located within Town and

Country Credit Union’s current field

of membership. In accordance with

section 13-03-15-04(2) of the North

Dakota Administrative Code, when

considering the branching of a credit

union the Credit Union Board will re-

view (1) If the branch is for an open

charter, and if the application to es-

tablish the branch is accompanied

by an application to expand the field

of membership, the exact geographi-

cal boundaries, expressed by city,

county, township, or highway boun-

daries, or a stated radius from the

branch office, must be clearly

spelled out; (2) Whether serious in-

jury would result to any other state

or federally chartered credit union in

North Dakota; (3) Whether the credit

union has demonstrated the ability

to succeed with the branch; and (4)

Any other factor that the state credit

union board deems pertinent. The

State Credit Union Board will act on

the application at its regular meeting

to be held at 9:00 a.m. on Sep-

tember 6, 2019, in the Conference

Room, Department of Financial In-

stitutions, 2000 Schafer Street, Suite

G, Bismarck, North Dakota. The

Board may order a hearing on the

application, when it believes to be in

the public interest. Written com-

ments may be submitted to the State

Credit Union Board concerning the

application or a written request for

an opportunity to be heard before

the Board by contacting the Depart-

ment of Financial Institutions, 2000

Schafer Street, Suite G, Bismarck,

ND 58501-1204, or by calling

701-328-9933. Written comments

must be received by the Department

no later than August 30, 2019. Any

person who requires an auxiliary aid

or service may contact the Depart-

ment of Financial Institutions at

328-9933 (TDD 1-800-366-6888) at

least five days prior to the scheduled

meeting date.

Dated this 10th day of July, 2019.

Jeremiah Kossen

Town and Country Credit Union

President/CEO

(July 15, 2019)

LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL

DISTRICT #161

Berthold and North Shore Plaza

Schools

Lewis and Clark School Board

Meeting Minutes

May 13, 2019

The regular meeting of the Lewis

and Clark School Board was called

to order on Monday, May 13, 2019in

the Berthold Boardroom at 7:00 pm.

Board members present were Erick-

son, Pank, Brown, Hennessy and

Schilla. Absent were Engelhard and

Deaver. Also present were Super-

intendent Ritteman, High School

Principal Jenkins, Elem/HS Principal

Gerding, Elementary Principal Lahti,

Athletic Director Brown and Busi-

ness Managers Liz Huus and Tam-

my Lindahl. Motion was made by

Brown/Hennessy to approve the

agenda with two items added. All

yes. MC. Motion was made by

Pank/Brown to approve the minutes

of the building authority meeting

April 8, 2019. All yes. MC. The fol-

lowing general and building fund

bills were presented: ACT Finance

324.00; American Express 1,310.32;

Mike Aamot 174.00; AmeriPride

595.36; American Welding 49.05;

Batteries and Bulbs 729.00; Chris

Brown 125.28; Balfour 93.76;

Carson-Dellosa Publishing 87.67;

Farmers Union 6,378.47; City of

Berthold 897.40; City of Plaza

349.25; Julie Davison 163.20; Deb-

bie Deaver 49.56; Discipline Associ-

ates 3,375.00; Dakota Boys and

Girls 3,940.00; Dawna Helfrich

202.61; Enerbase 587.19; Janis

Gerding 414.32; HA Thompson

3,460.99; Theresa Hathaway 80518;

Chris Huus 163.20; Information

Technology 217.00; Becky

Jungemann 121.18; JW Pepper

642.18; Jacobson Music 36.09; Jos-

tens 231.05; Kim’s Appliance Ser-

vice 69.13; Kevin’s Plumbing

499.58; Dee Larson 163.20; Mac’s

Hardware 86.49; MDEC 250.00; Me-

nards 756.91; Minot Public Schools

14,118.12; Montana Dakota Utilities

2,562.93; Mountrail County Record-

er 35.00; NDCEL 250.00; Don

Neshem 461.90; Otter Tail 4,417.24;

Deb Peterson 1,528.77; Plaza Farm-

ers Union 6,473.28; Plaza Hardware

70.26; Popplers Music 36.95; Ram-

kota Hotel 99.00; Reservation Tele-

phone 703.22; Jennifer Smith

267.90; Schock’s Safe & Lock;

Stein’s 1,549.96; The Computer

Store 599.99; The Minot Daily News

132.86; Verendrye Electric 5,844.00;

Kelly Warren 163.20; Wal-Mart 8.25;

Xcel Energy 61.62; Bank of ND

580,717.54; Sue Kjos 125.00; Mar-

garet Spain 125.00; Vangelis

Thompson 100.78; Postmaster

17.95; Companion Life Dental 15.00;

The Horace Mann 808.04; ND State

Fair 134.00; Janae Graveson 58.00;

Steve McCormack 125.00; Julie

Deaver 60.00; Andy Fjeldahl 66.00;

BASYS 147.90; First International

5.00; First International 62.90

Total May Payroll – $459,028.94

Total May General Fund –

$68,599.14

Total Sinking & Interest –

$580717.54

The board and administration re-

viewed the bills and financial re-

ports. Motion was made by

Hennessy/Schilla to accept the gen-

eral and building fund bills and the

revenue and expense reports. All

yes. MC. Business Manger Lindahl

discussed accounts in the Berthold

High School Activities. Motion was

made by Hennessy/Brown to do the

transfers as presented and to re-

move the athletic Calendar and

General Activity Line Accounts. All

yes. MC. The Hot Lunch report dat-

ed 4/30/2019 was approved with a

motion by Brown/Hennessy. All yes.

MC. Motion was made by

Hennessy/Pank to approve the

non-tuition agreement for one stu-

dent to attend Lewis and Clark Bert-

hold from the Minot District. All yes.

MC. Motion was made by

Brown/Hennessy to approve the

non-tuition agreement for one stu-

dent to attend Minot Public School

from the Lewis and Clark Berthold

School. All yes. MC. Motion was

made by Brown/Pank to approve the

non-tuition agreement for one

pre-school student to attend Lewis

and Clark Berthold from the Stanley

District. All yes. MC. Motion was

made by Pank/Brown to approve the

non-tuition agreement for one stu-

dent to attend Lewis and Clark NSP

from Parshall. All yes. MC. Motion

was made by Hennessy/Schilla to

approve the open enrollment appli-

cation for one student to attend

Lewis and Clark NSP from the

Parshall District starting in 2020-21.

All yes. MC. Motion was by

Hennessy/Pank that the Pledges of

Securities were reviewed and found

adequate by the board. All yes. MC.

Athletic Director Brown discussed

spring sports and the number pro-

jection for next year. He also

presented a proposed plan to pur-

chase a Video Scoreboard for the

Berthold gym. District would pay ini-

tial costs with sponsorships sold

over 5 year contracts. Item was

tabled. He shared that the security

camera project will start next week

in Berthold. Superintendent Ritte-

man discussed the NSP Athletic

Director position. Mr. Sherven does

not want the position again next

year. Mr. Ritteman proposes to split

the position for next year using staff

within. Mr. Ritteman discussed re-

model plans for the NSP library. It

will become a 4th grade classroom

with painting, carpet and removal of

the built in counter. The library will

move to the present 4th grade room.

Mr. Ritteman asked the board to

think about maintenance on the

school apartments in Makoti. They

are in need of shingling and new

decks. Motion was made by

Brown/Hennessy to approve the

teaching contract for McKayla Koski

as Lewis and Clark NSP English

teacher. All yes. MC. Mr. Ritteman

discussed two bids received on the

new bus purchase. After discussion,

motion was made by

Hennessy/Pank to purchase a goas

2019 Bluebird bus from Hartley’s for

$75,500. All yes. MC. Mr. Ritteman

discussed a bid from Valuation NW

for $9,000 for an appraisal of all our

fixed assets. The last one was done

in 2004. Discussion followed. Tabled

until next meeting. Budgeting and

proposed income from the counties

was discussed. There are two grants

totally $44,000 that we will receive in

August. Board also discussed the

senior prank tradition in the Berthold

School. Board wants to back the ad-

ministration in their decision. Ele-

mentary Principal Lahti, HS Principal

Jenkins and HS/Elem Principal

Gerding shared events in their build-

ings. Principal Lahti presented the

Lewis and Clark District Elementary

Handbook for 2019-20. Motion was

made by Hennessy/Pank to approve

the Lewis and Clark District Elemen-

tary Handbook for 2019-20 as 1st

reading. All yes. MC. Principal Jen-

kins presented the Lewis and Clark

District High School Handbook for

2019-20. A list of changes were re-

viewed by the board. Motion was

made by Hennessy/Brown to ap-

prove the Lewis and Clark District

High School Handbook as 1st read-

ing. All yes. MC. Teacher Negotia-

tions were discussed. A copy of the

new two-year contract was handed

out. Motion was made by

Hennessy/Brown to accept the

two-year Lewis and Clark Public

School District #161 Teacher Master

Contract effective from July 1, 2019

to June 30, 2021. All yes. MC. With

no further business the meeting ad-

journed with a motion by Brown at

9:25 pm.

/s/Liz Huus

Liz Huus,

Recording Business Manager

/s/Shane R. Erickson

(July 15, 2019)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Ward County, North Dakota

Recommended Ordinance

Amendments

The Ward County Planning Com-

mission, will meet at 7 p.m. on

Thursday, July 18, 2018, rooms 106

& 108 of the Ward County Adminis-

tration Building to hold a public

hearing on recommended amend-

ments to Chapter 3, Zoning Resolu-

tion #6, ARTICLE 6: “A-1” AGRI-

CULTURAL DISTRICT AND ARTI-

CLE 24: SUBDIVISION REGULA-

TION. Any interested person may

appear and address the Planning

Commison at that time with respect

to any part of the recommendation.

Information and input may also be

submitted in writing by addressing

the Ward County Planning Commis-

sion, PO Box 5005, Minot, ND

58702-5005. All written materials

must reach the Planning Commis-

sion before the end of the hearing.

The text of the recommended

amendments is available for public

inspection in the office of the Ward

County Auditor’s Office at the Ward

County Administration Building, 225

3rd St. SE, Minot, during regular

business hours. By orders of the

Ward County Planning Commission,

this 1st day of July 2019.

By:/s/Nancy Simpson, Ward County

Planning & Zoning Administrator

(July 15, 2019)

ORDER TERMINATING

PARENTAL RIGHTS

Civil No. 51-2018-JV-00158

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN

JUVENILE COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

IN THE INTEREST OF K.P.F., A

CHILD

State of North Dakota

Petitioner,

vs.

K.P.F., child,

Tori Francis, mother,

Austin Martin, father,

Respondents.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

RESPONDENTS: TORI FRANCIS

AND AUSTIN MARTIN.

A petition to Terminate Parental

Rights of Tori Francis and Austin

Martin was heard by the Court on

April 11, 2019. The Respondent

parent Tori Francis, mother was

present at said hearing. Austin Mar-

tin, father was not present. That the

Court found based on the file and

the testimony and evidence that Tori

Francis, mother, and Austin Martin,

father should be forever deprived of

all parental rights with reference to

K.P.F. Based on the foregoing the

Court entered an ORDER TO TER-

MINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS and

Tori Francis, mother and Austin

Martin, father, be and hereby

deprived of all parental rights with

reference to said child and the rela-

tionship of parent and child between

the child and the natural mother and

natural father is hereby forever ter-

minated. Dated at Minot, North

Dakota this 11th day of July, 2019.

BY THE COURT:

/s/ Connie S. Portscheller

Connie S. Portscheller

Judicial Referee

Ward County Courthouse

315 3rd Street SE

Minot, ND 58701

Telephone: (701)857-6650

(July 15-22-29, 2019)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Ward County, North Dakota

Draft Comprehensive Plan

Open House

Ward County Staff and its Consul-

tant will be hosting an open house

for the public to review and ask

questions about the draft

Comprehensive Plan. The open

house will be held on July 18, 2019

at 4:30pm to 6:00pm in rooms 106 &

108 of the Ward County Administra-

tive Building located at 225 3rd St.

SE in Minot. The text of the draft

Comprehensive Plan is available for

public inspection in the office of the

Planning & Zoning Administrator or

online at https://www.co.ward.nd.us

/193/Planning-Zoning Any person

wishing to comment or ask ques-

tions may do so at the open house

or submit comment or inquiry to the

Planning & Zoning Office via

mail:

POB 5005, Minot;

phone: 701-838-0767;

email: nancy.simpson@wardnd.com

or in person at the Ward County

Highway Department, 900 13th St.

SE, Minot, during regular business

hours.

/s/Nancy Simpson

Nancy Simpson, Ward County

Planning and Zoning Administrator

(July 15-18, 2019)

SUMMONS

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

QUICKEN LOANS INC.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Joseph I Seibel, Any Person in Pos-

session,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS: You are hereby summoned

to appear and defend against the

Complaint in this action, which has

been filed with the Clerk of Court

and is herewith served upon you, by

serving upon the undersigned a

copy of an Answer or other proper

response within twenty-one (21)

days after the service of this Sum-

mons upon you, exclusive of the day

of service. If you fail to do so,

Judgment by default will be taken

against you for the relief demanded

in the Complaint. The original Com-

plaint is filed with the Clerk of the

District Court in the County in which

this action is commenced. This ac-

tion relates to the foreclosure of a

mortgage upon the following

described real property in the Coun-

ty of Ward, State of North Dakota:

Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 10,

Casseday’s Addition to the City of

Sawyer, Ward Count, North Dako-

ta.

The Plaintiff is not seeking a per-

sonal judgment against the

above-named Defendants.

Dated February 26, 2019.

MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Office and Post Office Address:

38 Second Avenue East

Dickinson, North Dakota 58601

Tel: (701) 227-1841

Fax: (701) 225-6878

Email: dpiper@mackoff.com

By:/s/David C. Piper

David C. Piper, Attorney

06723

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COL-

LECT THE REFERENCED DEBT

AND ANY INFORMATION OB-

TAINED WILL BE USED FOR

THAT PURPOSE. THIS COMMUN-

ICATION IS FROM A DEBT COL-

LECTOR.

(July 15-22-29, 2019)