NOTICE

During the January 7, 2020 meeting,

the Ward County Commissioners

passed, on first reading, the follow-

ing Bond Sales Resolution. A public

hearing will be held February 4,

2020. The hearing will be during the

regular commission meeting which

begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Commis-

sioner Chambers on 2nd floor of the

Administration Building, 225 3rd St

SE Minot.

WARD COUNTY, NORTH

DAKOTA RESOLUTION

ROVIDING FOR THE SALE OF

$18,555,000* LIMITED TAX

BONDS, SERIES 2020

BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of

County Commissioners of Ward

County, North Dakota (the “Coun-

ty”), as follows:

Section 1. Authorization; Refunding.

The County previously issued its

$21,640,000 General Obligation

Correction Center Bonds, Series

2015 and $33,440,000 Sales Tax

Revenue Bonds, Series 2013 (to-

gether, the “Prior Bonds”) for the

purpose of financing construction of

an office building, correction center

and courthouse renovation. The Pri-

or Bonds are subject to optional

redemption and prepayment on April

1, 2020. The Prior Bonds will be out-

standing in the aggregate principal

amount of $20,235,000 on April 1,

2020. The County is authorized pur-

suant to North Dakota Century Code

Chapter 57-47 (the “Act”) to finance

primary governmental functions

through the issuance of limited tax

bonds payable from a pledge of the

general fund and otherwise under

the terms and conditions set forth in

the Act. The Board of County Com-

missioners determines it to be in the

best interest of the County to refund

the Prior Bonds through the is-

suance of limited tax bonds pursuant

to the Act.

Section 2. Sale. Pursuant to the

provisions of the Act, the County

shall proceed to offer at public sale

upon sealed bids its Limited Tax

Bonds, Series 2020, in the estimat-

ed principal amount of $18,555,000

(the “Bonds”). The governing body

shall meet at a subsequent date to

consider the bids and take such ac-

tion regarding the Bonds as shall

then be deemed necessary and

expeditious. In consultation with

PFM Financial Advisors LLC, the

County Auditor/Treasurer is hereby

authorized and directed to cause no-

tice of the sale of the Bonds to be

published at least once in the official

newspaper of the County not less

than ten days nor more than thirty

days before the sale date, as deter-

mined by this Board.

Section 3. Official Statement. The

County Auditor/Treasurer, in

cooperation with PFM Financial Ad-

visors LLC, the County’s financial

advisor, is directed to prepare on

behalf of the County an official state-

ment to be distributed to potential

purchasers of the Bonds and take

such other actions as may be neces-

sary to the sale. The official state-

ment shall contain a notice of bond

sale and other information as shall

be deemed advisable and necessary

to adequately describe the County

and the security and terms of the

Bonds. The County

Auditor/Treasurer shall examine the

official statement prior to its distribu-

tion.

(January 14, 2020)

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

Case No. 51-2019-CV-01933

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA ,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Prairie Federal Credit Union,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Todd Johnson,

Defendant.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue

of a Judgment and Decree in fore-

closure rendered and given by the

District Court in and for the County

of Ward, North Dakota, North Cen-

tral Judicial District, entered and

docketed in the office of the Clerk of

said Court on the 21st day of No-

vember, 2019, in an action wherein

Todd Johnson was the defendant, in

which decree it was adjudged that

there was due and owing to the

plaintiff upon said mortgage indebt-

edness, the sum of Seventy-six

Thousand, Five Hundred Thirty-two

Dollars and 04/100 ($76,532.04)

plus interest from November 20,

2019; by virtue of a writ of Special

Execution to me issued out of the of-

fice of the Clerk of said Court, I will

sell said property described in said

Judgment and hereinafter described

to the highest bidder for cash at pub-

lic auction, at the front door of the

Courthouse in the City of Minot,

Ward County, North Dakota, on the

5th day of February, 2020, at 10:00

a.m. and on that day, to set aside

the amount due to plaintiff with ac-

crued costs as of the date of sale, or

so much thereafter as the proceeds

of said sale applicable thereto will

satisfy. The premises to be sold as

aforesaid are located in the County

of Ward, State of North Dakota,

described as follows:

Lot Sixty-seven (67), Belmont,

an Addition to the City of Minot

Dated this 23rd day of December,

2019.

WARD COUNTY SHERIFF

By:/s/Jamie Williams

Lieutenant Jamie Williams

CROWLEY FLECK PLLP

Gregory W. Tschider, Jr.

PO Box 2798

Bismarck, ND 58502

(701) 223-6585

(December 31, 2019; January 7-14,

2020)

NOTICE OF SALE

You are herein notified that Midwest

Capital Group, LLC, d/b/a Souris

River Storage, 4000 11th Ave. S.E.,

Minot, North Dakota, will conduct a

sale of abandoned personal property

at the following units: #326 Laurie

Sund; #737 Angela Fox; #738 Ange-

la Fox; #619 Stacey Anderson; #132

Nicole Hughes; #618 Nicole

Hughes; #840 Bonnie Goldade;

#736 Michael Marquart; #720 Za-

chary Smith. The contents of the un-

its will be sold by PUBLIC AUCTION

at 10:00am on January 25, 2020.

Questions should be directed to

Donald Malchose, Souris River

Storage, (701) 833-5362.

(January 7-14, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00171

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Scott

S. Ronningen, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

Personal Representative of the

above estate. All persons having

claims against the deceased are re-

quired to present their claims within

three months, 90 days, after the date

of the first publication or mailing of

this notice or the claims will be for-

ever barred. Claims must either be

presented to Andrew Ronningen,

Personal Representative of the

Estate of Scott S. Ronningen, in

care of Brian Boppre of Boppre Law

Firm, PLLC, 2151 33th Ave SW,

Suite B, Minot, North Dakota 58701,

or filed with the Court.

Dated this 17th day of December,

2019.

/s/ Andrew Ronningen

Personal Representative

Brian W. Boppre (ID #07482)

Boppre Law Firm, PLLC

2151 36th Ave SW, Suite B

Minot, ND 58701

701-852-5224

bboppre@bopprelawfirm.com

Attorney for Personal

Representative

(January 7-14-21, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00179

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Judie

K. Wellman a/k/a Judy K. Wellman

,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 of this notice or said

claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Julie M. Scherer,personal represen-

tative of the estate, in care of Max-

son Law Office, P.C., at 1015 South

Broadway – Suite 15, Minot, ND

58701, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 30th day of December,

2019.

/s/Julie M. Scherer

Julie M. Scherer,

Personal Representative

Jacob C. Maxson (ID#06747)

MAXSON LAW OFFICE, P.C.

Town & Country Center

1015 South Broadway- Suite 15

Minot, ND

Attorneys for Personal

Representative

(January 7-14-21, 2020)