Legal Notices 12-6
NOTICE
Minutes of the Board of Ward
County Commissioners
November 19, 2019
The regular meeting of the Ward
County Commission was called to
order by Chair Weppler at 9:00 AM
with Commissioners Walter, Fjel-
dahl, Rostad, and Pietsch present.
Also present were department
heads Betty Braun, Dana Larsen,
Derrill Fick, Jason Blowers, John
Crosby, Kerrianne Boetcher, Leona
Lochthowe, Melissa Bliss, Robert
Roed, Roza Larson, Ryan Kam-
rowski, and Jennifer Wiechmann.
Moved by Comm. Rostad, seconded
Comm. Walter to approved the
agenda. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-
tion carried. Moved by Comm.
Pietsch, seconded by Comm. Ros-
tad to approve the Minutes for the
Regular Commission Meeting on
November 5, 2019. Roll call; all vot-
ed yes; motion carried. Moved by
Comm. Fjeldahl, seconded by
Comm. Walter to approve the regu-
lar bills removing the $7,750.00 from
R&M Painting and Woodworking to-
taling $1,354,242.69 and the Social
Service bills totaling $7,567.36. Roll
call; all voted yes; motion carried.
Moved by Comm. Fjeldahl, second-
ed by Comm. Pietsch to approve
having an end of the year budget
amendment for the Facilities
Management 2020 budget to carry
over the $7,750.00 to cover the
R&M Painting and Woodworking bid
for painting the exterior of the 425
Building. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-
tion carried. Sheriff Robert Roed ap-
peared with a Memorandum of
Understanding between the City of
Minot and Ward County regarding
the FY 2019 Edward Byrne Memori-
al Justice Assistant Grant for the
Commission approval and Chairman
signature. The Minot Police Depart-
ment has applied for this grant,
which is to be shared equally with
the Ward County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment. Ward County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment will purchase a 360 degree
evidence collection camera with
their portion of the grant funds.
Moved by Walter, seconded by
Comm. Rostad to approve and sign
the Memorandum of Understanding
between the City of Minot and Ward
County. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-
tion carried. Social Service Director,
Melissa Bliss appeared with the
Ward County Human Service Zone
Board Agreement for the Commis-
sioners approval. The Agreement
deadline to send it to the state is De-
cember 1, 2019. Ms. Bliss and the
Commissioners reviewed the agree-
ment and discussed some correc-
tions and additions. Moved by
Comm. Fjeldahl, seconded by
Comm. Rostad to adopt the Ward
County Human Service Zone
(WCHSZ) Board Agreement with the
following changes, adding diversity
of members, adding of the board
members’ biographies and minor
spelling and grammar errors. Roll
call; all voted yes; motion carried.
Jason Blowers IT Director appeared
with a request to donate 5 used
County printers to the Burdick Job
Corp. Moved by Comm. Walter,
seconded by Comm. Rostad to ap-
proved the donating of five used
County printers to Burdick Job
Corps. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-
tion carried. Director of Tax Equali-
zation, Ryan Kamrowski appeared
with a Joint Powers Agreement
transferring building permit authority
from the City of Surrey to Ward
County. Moved by Comm. Rostad,
seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to ap-
prove and sign the Joint Powers
Agreement transferring building per-
mit authority from the City of Surrey
to Ward County. Roll call; all voted
yes; motion carried. Dana Larsen
County Highway Engineer appeared
with two agenda items, the first be-
ing two budget amendments. The
first amendment is to the road con-
struction line item increasing the
budget by $1,050,000 to account for
the 2018 chip seal project that was
carried over and completed in 2019.
The second budget amendment is
the equipment purchasing line item
increasing the budget by $528,000
to account for the 2019 buy back on
the County’s old motor graders.
Moved by Comm. Fjeldahl, second-
ed by Comm. Walter to approve the
two budget amendments for the
Highway Department as presented.
Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-
ried. Mr. Larsen continued with his
second agenda item requesting ap-
proval for payment in the amount of
$73,000 to Budget Equipment to
resolve claims related to Butler
Equipment’s November 2018 motor
grader bid. Moved by Comm.
Pietsch, seconded by Comm. Fjel-
dahl to approve payment in the
amount of $73,000.00 to Butler
Equipment and authorize the Chair
and County Deputy Auditor to exe-
cute the settlement agreement
proved by legal counsel. Roll call; all
voted yes; motion carried. Kjerstie
Fevold, Human Resource Generalist
appeared with the NDPERS Notice
of Appointment of Authorized Agent
or Contact. Moved by Comm.
Walter, seconded by Comm. Pietsch
to authorize Commissioners
Weppler and Fjeldahl as NDPERS
Contacts and to add this to annual
appointments, appointing 2 Com-
missioners, one from each election
cycle. Roll call; all voted yes; motion
carried. Ms. Fevold continued with
the following payroll amendments for
the Commission approval: L.
Binckley-Sheriff’s Department (level
21); K.Powers-Sheriff’s Department
(level 21); J.Gooding-Sheriff’s
Department (level 19); C.
Mescia-Sheriff’s Department (level
19); M.Santoscoy- Sheriff’s Depart-
ment (level 21); K.Fevold-Human
Resources; K.Bertch-Human
Resources; B.Fettig- IT Department
(level 22); J.Pitner- IT Department
(level 19). Moved by Comm. Rostad,
seconded by Comm. Fjeldahl to ap-
prove the payroll amendments as
presented. Roll call; all voted yes;
motion carried. Deputy
Auditor/Treasurer, Marisa Haman
appeared. Moved by Comm. Fjel-
dahl, seconded by Comm. Rostad to
receive and file the following
correspondence: Bryan and Jean
Quigley letter and Notice of Public
Hearing regarding the Ruso Wind
Partners, LLC’s Ruso Wind Project.
Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-
ried. Moved by Comm. Fjeldahl,
seconded by Comm. Rostad to re-
ceive and file the monthly reports in-
cluding financials: Emergency
Management, Recorders, Sheriff’s
Department and Tax Equalization.
Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-
ried. Moved by Comm. Pietsch,
seconded by Comm. Walter to ap-
prove the following quit claim deeds
for foreclosed property redeemed by
owner: Coltons 3rd Addition lot 10
Blk 1 Burlington -S-7 City; Original
Sawyer L17 B2 Sawyer-S16 SFD;
Original Sawyer L18 B2 Sawyer.
Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-
ried. Moved by Comm. Walter,
seconded by Comm. Pietsch to ap-
prove the raffle permits for the NO-
DAK Race Club and Harley Owners
Group, Minot ND Chapter #3291.
Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-
ried. Moved by Comm. Rostad,
seconded by Comm. Walter to ap-
point Jeffery McElwain to the All
Seasons Arena Board; Thomas
Klein and Maurice Foley to the Ward
County Water Resource Board and
Marvin Wierenga and Dawn Mattern
to the First District Board of Health.
Amendment to the motion by
Comm. Pietsch, seconded by
Comm. Fjeldahl to pull the appli-
cants for the Water Resource Board
from the original motion. Roll call;
Commissioners Pietsch and Fjeldahl
voted yes, Commissioners Rostad,
Walter and Weppler voted no;
amendment failed. Roll call on origi-
nal motion; Commissioners Rostad,
Walter and Weppler voted yes,
Commissioners Pietsch and Fjeldahl
voted no; motion carried. At 10:07
AM with no further business, the
meeting was adjourned Sine Die.
(December 6, 2019)
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE
Civil No. 51-2019-CV-00155
IN THE STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD
IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH
CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Freedom Mortgage Corporation,
Plaintiff,
v.
Mandi Mayer, and any person in
possession, and all persons unk-
nown, claiming any estate or interest
in, or lien or encumbrance upon, the
real estate described in the com-
plaint,
Defendants.
Judgment in the amount of
$302,099.20, having been entered in
favor of Plaintiff and against Defen-
dants, which Judgment was filed
with the Clerk of Courts of Ward
County, North Dakota, on October
28, 2019, for the foreclosure of a
real estate mortgage. Notice is here-
by given pursuant to said Judgment
that the real property described in
the Mortgage dated September 25,
2015, which Mortgagors, Mandi
Mayer, executed and delivered to
Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc. as nominee for Bre-
mer Bank, National Association, its
successors and assigns.
Lot 5A, Lakeside 16th Addition to
the City of Minot, Ward County,
North Dakota.
2234 14th Street Northwest,
Minot, ND 58703
and recorded in the office of the
Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,
North Dakota, on September 28,
2015, Instrument Number 2990520.
Said Mortgage was assigned to
Plaintiff, its successors or assigns,
by Assignment of Mortgage record-
ed March 12, 2018, Instrument
Number 3016908. In order to realize
the amount of $302,099.20, as of
October 28, 2019, plus interest ac-
cruing thereafter on said amount at
the rate of 3.50000% per year to-
gether with the costs and expenses
of sale, will be sold subject to
redemption as provided by law as
one parcel of land at public auction,
subject to the lien for unpaid real
estate taxes and assessments of
Ward County, North Dakota, and
easements and restrictions of
record, to the highest bidder for cash
under the direction of the Sheriff of
Ward County, North Dakota, at the
main entrance of the Ward County
Courthouse located at 315 SE 3rd
Street, Minot, North Dakota 58701,
on January 8, 2020 (“Sale Date”), at
10:00 AM. If the sale is set aside for
reason, the Purchaser at the sale
shall be entitled only to a return of
the deposit paid. The purchaser
shall have no further recourse
against the Mortgagor, the Mort-
gagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.
DATED this 18th day of November,
2019.
SHERIFF OF WARD COUNTY
For: Robert Roed
By: /s/Jamie Williams
Sheriff / Deputy Sheriff of Ward
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
By: /s/Benjamin J. Mann
Benjamin J. Mann
Attorneys for Plaintiff
376 East 400 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-355-2886
Email: benjamin@hwmlawfirm.com
Bar: 08371
(November 22-29; December 6,
2019)
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
The City Clerk of the City of Minot
will receive sealed bids at her office
at City Hall until 11:00 a.m. on Tues-
day, December 31, 2019, for furnish-
ing the City of Minot the following:
“Heavy Duty Truck with Crane and
Service Body”
Project # 4324
Specifications and general instruc-
tions to bidders are available in the
Public Works Office at 1025 31st St.
SE, on the City of Minot webpage
www.minotnd.orgunder City Clerk
department, or by calling
701-857-4140. The bid envelope
shall be plainly marked:
“Bid for Sewer Department Crane
Truck”
Project # 4324
The City Council of the City of Minot
reserves the right to reject any or all
bids and to award the contract as it
deems to be in the best interest of
the City of Minot. Each bid must be
accompanied by a bidder’s bond, a
certified check, or a cashier’s check
in the amount of five percent (5%) of
the bid and must be in a separate
envelope marked “bid bond” and at-
tached to the bid. Bidders are invited
to be present at the City Clerk office,
515 2nd Ave. SW for the opening of
bids.
Kelly Matalka
City Clerk
(December 6-13-20, 2019)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00163
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Eunice M. Lohse, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned has been appointed
personal representative of the above
estate. All persons having claims
against the said deceased are re-
quired to present their claims within
three months after the date of the
first publication or mailing of this no-
tice or said claims will be forever
barred. Claims must either be
presented to Gene L. Lohse, person-
al representative of the estate, c/o
Howard & Associates, 7 Third St,
SE,Suite 202, Minot, North Dakota
58701-3916, or filed with the Court.
Dated this 19th day of November,
2019
/s/Gene L. Lohse
Gene L. Lohse, Personal
Representative
1102 30th Ave. SE
Minot. ND 58701
Judith E. Howard (ID 03482)
Howard & Associates
7 Third St. SE, Suite 202
Minot. ND 58701-3916
(November 22-29; December 6,
2019)
Section 00030 – ADVERTISEMENT
FOR BIDS
Sealed bids for the construction of
North Minot Sanitary Sewer Im-
provements – 30th Avenue Gravity
Sewer – Phase II, according to the
drawings and specifications on file in
the office of the City of Minot, North
Dakotawill be re ceived by the City
Clerk for the City of Minot, North
Dakota at its office in City Hall (515
2nd Avenue SW)until January 9,
2020 at 11:00 am local timeand then
publicly opened and read aloud. The
Contract Documents may be exam-
ined at the following locations:
Apex Engineering Group, Inc. –
4733 Amber Valley Parkway South,
Fargo, ND 58104
City of Minot Public Works – 1025
31st Street SE, Minot, ND 58701
Fargo-Moorhead Builders Exchange
– 1010 Page Drive, Fargo, ND
58103
Bismarck Mandan Builders Ex-
change – 805 Adobe Trail, Mandan,
ND 58554
Grand Forks Builders Exchange –
523 Demers Avenue, Grand Forks,
ND 58201
Minot Builders Exchange – 2424
Burdick Expressway E, Minot, ND
58701
Minneapolis Builders Exchange –
1123 Glenwood Avenue, Minneapo-
lis, MN 55405
The Contract Documents are avail-
able for download from the
QuestCDN.com web site for $75.00
(QuestCDN Project #6599030).
Bidders may also obtain hard copies
of the Contract Documents from the
office of Apex Engineering Group,
Inc., 4733 Amber Valley Parkway
South, Fargo, ND 58104 upon pay-
ment of a non-refundable fee of
$200.00. Bids shall be based upon
cash payment for the following gen-
eral items: Installation of approxi-
mately 5,800 feet of 21″ PVC gravity
sewer, 1,950 feet of 15″ PVC gravity
sewer, 200′ 30″ Casing Pipe (Jack
and Bore), 19 manholes, associated
appurtenances, and site restoration.
Bids will be received as a Unit Price
bid. The Owner intends to award
the Bid based on the base Bid,
which is in their best interest. The
Owner reserves the right to reject
any and all Bids. Each Bid shall be
accompanied by a separate en-
velope containing a Bidder’s Bond in
a sum equal to five percent (5%) of
the full amount of the Bid, executed
by the Bidder as principal and by a
surety company authorized to do
business in this state, conditioned
that if the principal’s Bid is accepted
and the contract awarded to the prin-
cipal, the principal, within ten (10)
days after Notice of Award, shall ex-
ecute and effect a con tract in ac-
cordance with the terms of his Bid
and a Contractor’s Bond as required
by law and the regulations and
determinations of the governing
body. The Bid Bond of the three
lowest Bidders will be retained until
the contract has been awarded and
executed, but not longer than sixty
(60) days. The Bid security is a
guarantee that the Bidder will enter
into contract for the work described
in the Proposal. The bidder may
submit a Bid Bond, certified check,
or cashier’s check payable to the
City of Minot, North Dakota. All
Bidders shall have a valid North
Dakota Contractor’s license of the
appropriate Class for the work, as
required by Section 43-07-05
(NDCC). Bidders shall enclose a
copy of the license or Certificate of
Renewal in the same envelope as
the Bidder’s Bond, as required under
Section 43-07-12 (NDCC). Failure to
do so will render the Bid invalid. Re-
ceipt of all Addenda issued during
bidding shall be acknowledged by
the Bidder on the outside of the Bid
Envelope. Failure to acknowledge
any Addenda issued during bidding
shall render the Bid invalid. No Bid
will be read or considered unless it
fully complies with the Bond and
license requirements. Any deficient
Bid will be resealed and returned to
the Bidder immediately. This project
is being funded by a Minot-HUD
Resiliency Grant. Contractors shall
be required to comply with all appli-
cable federal and state laws and re-
gulations governing the federal grant
program. Attention is called to the
fact that compliance with CDBG-DR
is required on this project and will in-
clude federal labor standards and
Davis Bacon labor rates, Section 3
employment plan, and that the Con-
tractor must ensure that employees
and applicants for employment are
not discriminated against because of
their race, color, religion, sex, or na-
tional origin. The City of Minot is an
Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer and encourages all small
and minority-owned firms and
women’s business enterprises to ap-
ply. A pre-bid conference will be
held on December 18, 2019 at
10:30am, local time, at the Public
Works Conference Room, 1025 31st
Street SE. Attendance is mandatory
for Contractors wishing to submit a
bid on this project. The successful
Bidder shall be required to furnish
both a Performance Bond and Pay-
ment Bond in the full amount of the
Contract. The Work under this Con-
tract shall be Substantially Complet-
ed by July 17, 2020and shall
achieve Final Completion by August
14, 2020. ALL QUESTIONS RE-
GARDING THE CONTRACT DO-
CUMENTS SHALL BE DIRECTED
TO THE OFFICE OF: Apex En-
gineering Group, Inc., Timothy J.
Paustian, PE by email at
Tim.Paustian@ApexEngGroup.com.
All questions must be received in
writing or by email on or before
seven (7) days prior to the bid open-
ing. Responses to technical ques-
tions will be issued by addendum
within five (5) days prior to the bid
opening.
Dated this 2nd day of December,
2019.
Kelly Matalka City Clerk
Minot, North Dakota
(December 6-16, 2019)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2019-CV-02003
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Austin J. Green,
Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-
DANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-
MONED and required to appear and
defend against the Complaint in this
action, which is herewith served
upon you, by serving on the the un-
dersigned an Answer or other proper
reponse within twenty-one days after
service of this Summons upon you,
exclusive of the day of service. If
you fail to do so, judgment by default
will be taken against you for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint.
Dated December 3, 2019.
/s/Christopher A. Carlson
Chistopher A. Carlson (ID #03378)
PO Box 1097
Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1097
701-258-4800
carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net
Attorney for the Plaintiff
(December 6-13-20, 2019)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2019-CV-02004
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Ashley L. Drumgold,
Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-
DANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-
MONED and required to appear and
defend against the Complaint in this
action, which is herewith served
upon you, by serving on the the un-
dersigned an Answer or other proper
reponse within twenty-one days after
service of this Summons upon you,
exclusive of the day of service. If
you fail to do so, judgment by default
will be taken against you for the re-
lief demanded in the complaint.
Dated December 3, 2019.
/s/Christopher A. Carlson
Chistopher A. Carlson (ID #03378)
PO Box 1097
Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1097
701-258-4800
carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net
Attorney for the Plaintiff
(December 6-13-20, 2019)