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NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION
FOR FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF
A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00162
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of JoAnn
Emmel, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Michele Nelson and Debbie Erick-
son have filed herein a petition for
adjudication of intestacy and ap-
pointment of a personal representa-
tive requesting appointment of
FIRST WESTERN BANK & TRUST
as the personal representative.
Hearing has been set upon said
petition on the 13th day of January,
2020, at 9:00 a.m., at the Courtroom
of the above named Court, in the
City of Minot, County of Ward, State
of North Dakota.
Dated this 13th day of December,
2019.
PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.
/s/Carol K. Larson
Carol K. Larson – #04406
Attorney for Petitioners
2525 Elk Drive
P.O. Box 1000
Minot, ND 58702-1000
(701) 852-0381
clarson@pringlend.com
(December 18-25, 2019; January 1,
2020)
NOTICE OF HEARING
Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00150
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Marcus V. Mobley, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
Christy Dunn has filed with the
Judge of the District Court of Ward
County, State of North Dakota in the
matter of the estate of the
above-named, whose last residence
was Lancaster, Los Angeles County,
State of California. Hearing has
been set to consider the Application
for Formal Probate of Will and Ap-
pontment of Personal Represen-
teative in Intestacy on the 31st day
of January, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. at the
Courtroom of the above-named
Court in the City of Minot, in the
County of Ward, State of North
Dakota, at which time and place you
may be heard if you wish.
Dated this 20th day of December,
2019.
/s/William C. Black
By: William C. Black (#07284)
LARSON LATHAM HUETTL LLP
Attorneys for the Estate of
Marcus V. Mobley
1100 College Drive
PO Box 2056
Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 223-5300
wblack@bismarcklaw.com
(December 25, 2019; January 1-8,
2020)
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE
Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01159
IN THE STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD
IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH
CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green
Tree Servicing LLC, a Delaware lim-
ited Liability Company,
Plaintiff,
v.
Kal D. Larson, 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
$369,303.80, 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 November
25, 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 February 13,
2014, which Mortgagors, Kal D. Lar-
son, executed and delivered to Mort-
gage Electronic Registration Sys-
tems, Inc. as nominee for Premier
Mortgage Corp., its successors and
assigns.
Outlot 16, being Outlot 10 less
Sublot A of Outlot 10, Section 24,
Township 155 North, Range 82
West of the 5th P.M., Ward Coun-
ty, North Dakota. 9351 11th Ave-
nue Southeast, Minot, ND
58701-2654
and recorded in the office of the
Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,
North Dakota, on February 18, 2014,
Instrument Number 2969869. Said
Mortgage was assigned to Plaintiff,
its successors or assigns, by As-
signment of Mortgage recorded May
4, 2015, Instrument Number
2985545. In order to realize the
amount of $369,303.80, as of No-
vember 25, 2019, plus interest ac-
cruing thereafter on said amount at
the rate of 4.82000% 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 29, 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 19th day of December,
2019.
SHERIFF OF WARD COUNTY
For: Robert Roed
By: /s/Jamie Williams
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
(December 25, 2019; January 1-8,
2020)
NOTICE OF SALE
Civil No. 51-2018-CV-02049
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a judgment of foreclosure by the
District Court the NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT in and for the
County of Ward and State of North
Dakota, and entered and docketed
in the Office of the Clerk of said
Court on October 18, 2019 in an ac-
tion wherein Lakeview Loan Servic-
ing, LLC was Plaintiff and Marina
Stephens; Phillip Stephens; Any
Person in Possession; were Defen-
dants, in favor of Plaintiff and
against the Defendants for the sum
of $132,769.76, which judgment and
decree, among other things, direct
the sale by me of the real property
hereinafter described, to satisfy the
amount of said judgment, with in-
terest thereon and the costs and ex-
penses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of said sale
will satisfy; and by virtue of a writ is-
sued to me out of the office of the
Clerk of said Court, I as Sheriff of
Ward County, North Dakota, will sell
the property described in the Judg-
ment to the highest bidder for cash
at public auction at the front door of
the Courthouse in the County of
Ward and State of North Dakota, on
January 29, 2020, at 10:00 AM, to
satisfy the amount due, with interest
thereon, and the costs and ex-
penses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of such sale
will satisfy. The property to be sold
is situated in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota and
described as follows:
Lot 52, Belview Addition to the
City of Minot, North Dakota
If the sale is set aside for any rea-
son, 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 Mortgagee or the
Mortgagee’s attorney. IN TES-
TIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this
9th day of December, 2019.
For:Robert Roed
Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota
By:/s/Jamie Williams
Deputy
MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM
38 Second Avenue East
Dickinson, ND 58601
Attorneys for Plaintiff
51-2018-CV-02049
(December 25, 2019; January 1-8,
2020)
NOTICE OF SALE
Civil No. 51-2018-CV-00945
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a judgment of foreclosure by the
District Court the NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT in and for the
County of Ward and State of North
Dakota, and entered and docketed
in the Office of the Clerk of said
Court on October 22, 2019 in an ac-
tion wherein USAA Federal Savings
Bank was Plaintiff and Ashley
Queen; Brandon Queen aka Bran-
don S. Queen; any person in pos-
session; were Defendants, in favor
of Plaintiff and against the Defen-
dants for the sum of $157,779.41,
which judgment and decree, among
other things, direct the sale by me of
the real property hereinafter
described, to satisfy the amount of
said judgment, with interest thereon
and the costs and expenses of such
sale, or so much thereof as the
proceeds of said sale will satisfy;
and by virtue of a writ issued to me
out of the office of the Clerk of said
Court, I as Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota, will sell the property
described in the Judgment to the
highest bidder for cash at public
auction at the front door of the
Courthouse in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota, on Janu-
ary 22, 2020, at 10:00 AM, to satisfy
the amount due, with interest
thereon, and the costs and ex-
penses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of such sale
will satisfy. The property to be sold
is situated in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota and
described as follows:
Lot 1, Block 4, Lee & Jacobson’s
First Addition to the City of Minot,
Ward County, North Dakota.
If the sale is set aside for any rea-
son, 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 Mortgagee or the
Mortgagee’s attorney. IN TES-
TIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this
10th day of December, 2019.
For:Robert Roed
Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota
By:/s/Jamie Williams
Deputy
MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM
38 Second Avenue East
Dickinson, ND 58601
Attorneys for Plaintiff
51-2018-CV-00945
(December 18-25, 2019; January 1,
2020)
NOTICE OF SALE
Civil No. 51-2019-CV-00243
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a judgment of foreclosure by the
District Court the NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT in and for the
County of Ward and State of North
Dakota, and entered and docketed
in the Office of the Clerk of said
Court on October 25, 2019 in an ac-
tion wherein USAA Federal Savings
Bank was Plaintiff and Nichole
Mack; Raymond E Dill; Any Person
in Possession; were Defendants, in
favor of Plaintiff and against the De-
fendants for the sum of $282,117.60,
which judgment and decree, among
other things, direct the sale by me of
the real property hereinafter
described, to satisfy the amount of
said judgment, with interest thereon
and the costs and expenses of such
sale, or so much thereof as the
proceeds of said sale will satisfy;
and by virtue of a writ issued to me
out of the office of the Clerk of said
Court, I as Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota, will sell the property
described in the Judgment to the
highest bidder for cash at public
auction at the front door of the
Courthouse in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota, on
February 5, 2020, at 10:00 AM, to
satisfy the amount due, with interest
thereon, and the costs and ex-
penses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of such sale
will satisfy. The property to be sold
is situated in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota and
described as follows:
Lot 1, Block 1, Heidrich Homes
1st Addition to the City of Minot,
Ward County, North Dakota
If the sale is set aside for any rea-
son, 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 Mortgagee or the
Mortgagee’s attorney. IN TES-
TIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this
27th day of December, 2019.
For: Robert Roed
Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota
By:/s/Jamie Williams
Deputy
MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM
38 Second Avenue East
Dickinson, ND 58601
Attorneys for Plaintiff
51-2019-CV-00243
(January 1-8-15, 2020)
NOTICE OF SALE
Civil No. 51-2019-CV-00685
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a judgment of foreclosure by the
District Court the NORTHEAST
CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT in
and for the County of Ward and
State of North Dakota, and entered
and docketed in the Office of the
Clerk of said Court on November 5,
2019 in an action wherein Lakeview
Loan Servicing, LLC was Plaintiff
and Matthew R Green; Desiree A
Green; Any Person in Possession;
were Defendants, in favor of Plaintiff
and against the Defendants for the
sum of $255,063.99, which judg-
ment and decree, among other
things, direct the sale by me of the
real property hereinafter described,
to satisfy the amount of said judg-
ment, with interest thereon and the
costs and expenses of such sale, or
so much thereof as the proceeds of
said sale will satisfy; and by virtue of
a writ issued to me out of the office
of the Clerk of said Court, I as Sher-
iff of Ward County, North Dakota,
will sell the property described in the
Judgment to the highest bidder for
cash at public auction at the front
door of the Courthouse in the Coun-
ty of Ward and State of North Dako-
ta, on February 5, 2020, at 10:00
AM, to satisfy the amount due, with
interest thereon, and the costs and
expenses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of such sale
will satisfy. The property to be sold
is situated in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota and
described as follows:
Lot 4, Block 1, River Oaks Subdi-
vision to the City of Minot, Ward
County, North Dakota
If the sale is set aside for any rea-
son, 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 Mortgagee or the
Mortgagee’s attorney. IN TES-
TIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this
20th day of December, 2019.
For: Robert Roed
Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota
By:/s/Jamie Williams
Deputy
Halliday, Watkins & Mann
376 East 400 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
51-2019-CV-00685
(January 1-8-15, 2020)
NOTICE OF SALE
Civil No. 51-2019-CV-00131
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a judgment of foreclosure by the
District Court the NORTHEAST
CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT in
and for the County of Ward and
State of North Dakota, and entered
and docketed in the Office of the
Clerk of said Court on June 27, 2019
in an action wherein Lakeview Loan
Servicing, LLC was Plaintiff and Ann
K. Wullweber; Kirk A. Wullweber;
Any Person in Possession; were De-
fendants, in favor of Plaintiff and
against the Defendants for the sum
of $217,371.55, which judgment and
decree, among other things, direct
the sale by me of the real property
hereinafter described, to satisfy the
amount of said judgment, with in-
terest thereon and the costs and ex-
penses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of said sale
will satisfy; and by virtue of a writ is-
sued to me out of the office of the
Clerk of said Court, I as Sheriff of
Ward County, North Dakota, will sell
the property described in the Judg-
ment to the highest bidder for cash
at public auction at the front door of
the Courthouse in the County of
Ward and State of North Dakota, on
February 12, 2020, at 10:00 AM, to
satisfy the amount due, with interest
thereon, and the costs and ex-
penses of such sale, or so much
thereof as the proceeds of such sale
will satisfy. The property to be sold
is situated in the County of Ward
and State of North Dakota and
described as follows:
Lot 17B, Lakeside 18th Addition
to the City of Minot, Ward County,
North Dakota.
If the sale is set aside for any rea-
son, 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 Mortgagee or the
Mortgagee’s attorney. IN TES-
TIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal this
20th day of December, 2019.
For: Robert Roed
Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota
By:/s/Jamie Williams
Deputy
Halliday, Watkins & Mann
376 East 400 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
51-2019-CV-00131
(January 1-8-15, 2020)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Municipal Communications, LLC is
proposing to install a guyed telecom-
munication tower located off of
135th Avenue SW , Des Lacs, Ward
County, North Dakota 58733
(lat/long 48‚ 05′ 47.12″ N Long: 101‚
37′ 16.94″ W). The height of the sup-
port structure is 300-feet above
grade surface (AGS). The overall
structure height is 315-feet AGS.
Public comments regarding potential
effects from this site on historic pro-
perties may be submitted within
30-days from the date of this publi-
cation to: Terracon Consultants,
ATTN: Jessica Engelbart, 15080 A
Circle, Omaha, Nebraska 68144,
(402) 330-2202 or
jessica.engelbart@terracon.com.
(January 1, 2019)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2019-DM-00810
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Randy Pfau,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Alexandra Roll,
Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-
DANT: You are hereby summoned
and required to appear and defend
against the Complaint in this action,
which is herewith served upon you,
by serving upon the undersigned an
answer or other proper response
within twenty days after the service
of this Summons upon you, ex-
clusive 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.
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY
RESTRAINING PROVISIONS
Under the Rule 8.4 of the North
Dakota Rules of Court, upon service
of this summons, you, and your
spouse, are bound by the restraints
following: Neither parent shall re-
move the minor child from North
Dakota without the written consent
of the other spouse or order of the
court except for temporary periods.
IF EITHER PARENT VIOLATES
ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS,
THAT PARENT MAY BE IN CON-
TEMPT OF COURT.
Dated this 28th day of October,
2019.
/s/ Kyle R. Craig
Kyle R. Craig (07935)
ACKRE LAW FIRM, PLLP
Attorneys for Plaintiff
1600 2nd Ave. SW, Suite 30
Minot, North Dakota 58701
(701) 838-3325
kcraig@ackrelaw.com
(December 18-25, 2019; January 1,
2020)
Surrey Special Election
Canvassing Meeting
December 23, 2019-7:00 pm
Board Members: Hoffarth, Trana,
Dalby, Dickinson, Coca. Trana
called the meeting to order with roll
call taken. Oaths of Office were
sworn for the appointment of all
members of the Surrey Special
Election Canvassing Board. Trana
stated that all ballots were collected
from the office of the Ward County
Auditor the day following the elec-
tion. Certification was provided that
181 manual ballots were cast with
the unofficial tally results confirmed
as follows notating that no absentee
ballots or set aside write-ins were
taken on the day of the election:
Mayor: Charles Tolefson 143 votes
Scattered write-ins 33 votes
Ward 1 Council member
Karla Walsh 37 votes
Jennifer Johns 60 votes
Scattered write-ins 6 votes
Dalby moved to approve the Special
Election counts certified by Ward
County . Motion 2nd by Mr. Dickin-
son. Roll Call vote: All Ayes. Mo-
tion carried. Meeting adjourned at
7:17 p.m.
(January 1, 2020)