ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed Bids for Dakota Elementary

Re-roof will be accepted by the

Minot Public Schools, Minot, North

Dakota until: 2:00 PM, Tuesday,

February 18, 2020 at the School

Board Office located at 215 2nd

Avenue SE Minot, ND All properly

submitted bids will be opened and

read aloud. All bids received after

the scheduled opening time will be

returned to the bidders unopened.

All bids shall be in accordance with

the Drawings and Specifications as

prepared by:

Anderson Wade & Whitty PC

720 Western Avenue

Minot, North Dakota 58701

Telephone: 701-852-4850

E-mail: awwarchitects@srt.com

The project will be constructed

under a “Single Prime” contract.

Bidders may submit the following

bids for the project: Prime Contract:

Including, All work described in the

Project Plans & Specifications.

Plans and Specifications may be ob-

tained electronically by the Bidders

from the office of Anderson Wade &

Whitty PC, 720 Western Avenue,

Minot, ND. A “Drop Box” will be es-

tablished for Bidder access. The

Contract Documents will be on file

and may be examined at the Office

of Anderson Wade & Whitty PC, Ar-

chitects, Minot, North Dakota and

the following Builders Exchanges:

Minot, Fargo, Grand Forks,

Bismarck-Mandan and Construction

Plans Exchange, North Dakota; St.

Paul, Minneapolis, Construction

Market Data and Dodge-SCAN, Min-

nesota; Construction Industry

Center, and Sioux Falls Builders Ex-

change, South Dakota. Each bid (in

duplicate) must be accompanied by

a separate envelope, (attached to

the bid envelope) containing a Bid

Bond equal to five percent (5%) of

the amount of the Bid naming the

Minot Public Schools as Obligee.

The Contractor shall also enclose

within the Bid Bond envelope a copy

of the Bidder’s North Dakota

contractor’s License or a copy of

their latest Renewal certificate is-

sued by the Secretary of State as

per North Dakota Century Code

43-07-12. All Contractors who sub-

mit Bids must hold a North Dakota

Contractors License in the highest

amount of their Bids and such

license must have been in effect at

least ten (10) days prior to the date

of the Bid opening. Any Bid not con-

taining these documents shall not be

acceptable and shall be returned to

the Bidder unopened. The Owner

reserves the right to reject any or all

bids and to waive any informality in

bidding. The successful bidder will

be required to furnish a Payment

Bond, Performance Bond, Insurance

coverage and other requirements

stipulated in the Specifications. No

Bidder may withdraw his Bid within

30 days of the actual date of the

opening. DAVIS-BACON ACT AND

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPOR-

TUNITY: The Contractor shall com-

ply with all Davis-Bacon Act and

Equal Opportunity Requirements as

set forth in the Contractual Require-

ments. BACKGROUND CHECKS:

The contractor, subcontractors,

delivery drivers, etc. are required to

undergo a background check per the

Department of the Air Force Stan-

dards.

Minot Public School District #1

Minot, North Dakota

(January 20-27; February 3, 2020)

NOTICE

MINOT PUBLIC SCHOOL

DISTRICT #1

Regular School Board Meeting

January 9, 2020

Members Present

Jim Rostad

Mitch Kraft

Mark Lyman

Miranda Schuler

Members Absent

Laura Mihalick

The Regular Board Meeting was

called to order by President Rostad

at 4:00 P.M. Moved by Lyman,

seconded by Kraft, to approve the

Consent Agenda to include the De-

cember 5, 2019 Regular Board

meeting minutes and the Financial

Reports to include the December

Accounts Payable in the amount of

$941,160.08. Roll Call: All members

present voted “Yes.” Ryan Monson

CPA, Brady, Martz and Associates,

P.C., gave the board a report on the

Minot Public School District Audit for

the 2018-2019 school year. The

school received a clean opinion from

the auditors. Moved by Lyman,

seconded by Schuler, to approve the

June 30, 2019 audit as presented.

Roll Call: All members present voted

“Yes.” Moved by Kraft, seconded by

Schuler, to approve a letter of resig-

nation due to retirement from Mary

Kay Keller effective the end of the

2019-2020 school year. Roll Call: All

members present voted “Yes.”

Moved by Lyman, seconded by

Kraft, to approve a letter of resigna-

tion (including a request for waiver of

liquidated damages) from Madison

Nichols effective January 10, 2020.

Ms. Nichols’ resignation was to due

to her spouse’s employment

transfer. Roll Call: All members

present voted “Yes.” Moved by

Schuler, seconded by Lyman, to ap-

prove a letter of resignation due to

retirement from Pamela Schmidt ef-

fective the end of the 2019-2020

school year. Roll Call: All members

present voted “Yes.” Moved by Ly-

man, seconded by Schuler, to ap-

prove a letter of resignation (includ-

ing a request for waiver of liquidated

damages) from Hannah Smith effec-

tive February 4, 2020. Ms. Smith’s

resignation was to due to her

spouse’s employment transfer. Roll

Call: All members present voted

“Yes.” Moved by Schuler, seconded

by Lyman, to approve IB-BR Meal

Charging Procedure. Roll Call: All

members present voted “Yes.”

Moved by Schuler, seconded by Ly-

man, to approve the reviewed

Pledged Securities. Business

Manager Scott Moum explained the

Insured Cash Sweep that the school

district is utilizing with deposits at

First Western Bank, which in

essence provides FDIC coverage for

most deposits. Roll Call: All

members present voted “Yes.” Su-

perintendent Dr. Mark Vollmer

presented the Cognia School En-

gagement Final Report to the board.

Dr. Vollmer reviewed the detailed

findings on the three core areas the

visitation team evaluated: Leader-

ship Capacity Standards, Learning

Capacity Standards and Resource

Capacity Standards. Moved by

Kraft, seconded by Schuler, to ap-

prove the report. Roll Call: All

members present voted “Yes.” The

Meeting adjourned at 4:40 P.M.

Scott Moum, Business Manager

Jim Rostad, School Board President

These minutes are not approved un-

til the next regular board meeting.

Bills list can be found at:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=

1QAfQ65kkdN0kV_cJWcF8GjP7vS

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(Janaury 20, 2020)

NOTICE

MINOT PUBLIC SCHOOL

DISTRICT #1

Special School Board Meeting

January 15, 2020

Members Present

Jim Rostad

Laura Mihalick

Mitch Kraft

Mark Lyman

Members Absent

Miranda Schuler

The Special Board Meeting was

called to order by President Rostad

at 12:45 P.M. Moved by Lyman,

seconded by Kraft, to approve a

2019-2020 New Teacher Report

#12. Roll Call: All members present

voted “Yes.” The meeting adjourned

at 12:46 P.M.

Scott Moum, Business Manager

Jim Rostad, President

(Janaury 20, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00148

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Gene E. Opland, 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 Randy Davy, Personal

Representative of the estate, at

2525 Elk Drive, P. O. Box 1000,

Minot, ND 58702-1000, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 8th day of January, 2020.

/s/Randy Davy

Randy Davy

Brent M. Olson – #05593

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P. C.

2525 Elk Drive

P. O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

bolson@pringlend.com

Attorney’s for:

Personal Representative

(January 13-20-27, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

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 First Western Bank &

Trust, Personal Representative of

the estate, at 2525 Elk Drive, P. O.

Box 1000, Minot, ND 58702-1000, or

filed with the Court.

Dated this 14th day of January,

2020.

First Western Bank & Trust

/s/Tony Watterud

By:Tony Watterud

Its:Associate Vice President &

Trust Officer

Carol K. Larson – #04406

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P. C.

2525 Elk Drive

P. O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

clarson@pringlend.com

Attorney’s for:

Personal Representative

(January 20-27; February 3, 2020)

Souris River Joint Board Request

for Sealed Bids

The Souris River Joint Board is re-

questing sealed bids for structures

for resale which were purchased by

the Souris River Joint Board through

voluntary acquisition. The structures

will be sold as is with no guarantee

or warranty to the condition or

soundness of the structure. No

minimum bid required. Each bid

must include a five percent bidders

bond in a separate envelope at-

tached to the bid envelope. Accept-

able will be cashier checks, bidder

bond, or cash. All structures moved

will require a five-thousand-dollar re-

fundable security deposit posted

with the Souris River Joint Board

within ten days of award of being the

highest bidder. In addition, all the

structures moved must follow all jur-

isdictional ordinances and zoning

codes in place at the permanent lo-

cation of the structure. Structures

must be moved from the site by July

27th, 2020. Failure to comply will

result in the Buyer’s forfeiture of any

and all rights to the structure(s) pur-

chased, the purchase price paid to

the Seller, any monies invested in

the structure(s), and performance

bond. The Seller shall then take

ownership of the structure and may

resell or demolish the structure at its

discretion. A certificate of occupancy

must be obtained from the jurisdic-

tional body within six months of the

award of bid. The following is a list

of structures available to the highest

bidder:

1. 515 54th Street NW, Minot, North

Dakota: 403 Bushel Grain Bin.

No Minimum Bid

2. 515 54th Street NW, Minot, North

Dakota: 4,200 Bushel Grain Bin

No Minimum Bid

3. 515 54th Street NW, Minot, North

Dakota: 3,400 Bushel Grain Bin.

No Minimum Bid

4. 515 54th Street NW, Minot North

Dakota: 4,200 Bushel Grain Bin

No Minimum Bid

5. 515 54th Street NW, Minot North

Dakota: 4,200 Bushel Grain Bin

No Minimum Bid

6. 515 54th Street NW, Minot North

Dakota: 3,840 SF Shop/Office Build-

ing

No Minimum Bid

7. 515 54th Street NW, Minot, North

Dakota: 288 SF Utility Building

No Minimum

8. 505 Railway Avenue, Minot, North

Dakota: 2,880 SF Shop

No Minimum

All square footages are approximate

and shall be verified by potential

bidders. All listed structures will be

available to view on January 15th,

from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. All envelopes

shall be sealed and the face of the

envelope shall be clearly marked

“SRJB Structures for Resale” and

must include the address and

description of the structure being bid

on. Any bidder may bid on more

than one structure. Only one bid

may be submitted per envelope and

a performance bond is required for

each structure. All bids must be sub-

mitted as follows, via mail or in per-

son:

Ackerman-Estvold

Attn: StARR Manager

1907 17th Street SE

Minot, ND 58701

Bids shall be opened on Monday,

January 27th, 2020 at 4p.m. in the

conference room at

Ackerman-Estvold, 1907 17th St SE,

Minot ND. Any bids received after

the deadline will be returned uno-

pened. The top 5 bidders for each

structure will have the right to orally

raise their bids at the bid opening.

The Souris River Joint Board

reserves, to itself, the right to reject

any or all bids and to modify the oral

bidding requirements. Additional in-

formation may be obtained via

www.mouseriverplan.com. Potential

bidders may contact

Ackerman-Estvold at (701)

837-8737 with any questions or

info@mouseriverplan.com. The

Souris River Joint Board promotes

fair housing and makes all programs

available regardless of age, race,

color, sex, national origin, or handi-

cap. By order of the Souris River

Joint Water Resource Board.

Dated this 2nd day of January 2020.

David Ashley,

Chairman

(January 6-13-20, 2020)

SUMMONS

Case No. 51-2020-CV-00093

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Wanda Lee Aspaas and Cindy Kae

Myers,

Plaintiffs,

v.

Josephine E. Hennessy; her heirs,

devisees and assigns of any Defen-

dants deceased; the assigns or suc-

cessors in interest of any Defen-

dants; and all other persons unk-

nown having or claiming any estate

or interest in or lien or encumbrance

upon the property described in the

Complaint,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-

MONED and required to appear and

defend against the Complaint in this

action, which complaint has been

filed with the Clerk of the District

Court, Ward County, North Dakota,

at Minot, North Dakota, and to serve

a copy of your Answer or other prop-

er reponse upon the attorneys for

the Plaintiff at their office in the city

of Minot, North Dakota, within twenty

(20) days after the completion of ser-

vice of this Summons upon you, ex-

clusive of the day of service. Service

is complete upon the expiration of

fifteen (15) days after the date of first

publication. In case of your failure to

appear or answer as aforesaid, judg-

ment will be taken against you by

default for the relief demanded in the

Complaint.

Dated this 15th day of January,

2020.

MAXSON LAW OFFICE, P.C.

/s/Jacob C. Maxson

Jacob C. Maxson (ID #06747)

Town & Country Center

1015 South Broadway, Suite 15

Minot, ND 58701

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS

Telephone No. 701-839-6704

jmax@minot.com

NOTICE OF NO PERSONAL

CLAIM

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS: YOU WILL TAKE NOTICE

that the above-entitled action is

brought for the purpose of determin-

ing adverse claims and for quieting

title to certain real property situated

in Ward Count, North Dakota, and

described as follows, to-wit:

North 63 Feet of the East 145 Feet

of Lot 8, Prospect Heights Addition

to the City of Minot, including the

West 10 Feet of the east 145 Feet of

the North 63 Feet (a/k/a NE1/4 of

Lot 8, Prospect Heights Addition to

the City of Minot)

and that no personal claim is made

against any of the said Defendants.

Dated this 15th day of January,

2020.

MAXSON LAW OFFICE, P.C.

/s/Jacob C. Maxson

Jacob C. Maxson (ID #06747)

Town & Country Center

1015 South Broadway, Suite 15

Minot, ND 58701

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFFS

Telephone No. 701-839-6704

jmax@minot.com

(January 20-27; February 3, 2020)

SUMMONS FOR ASSET

FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO

NDCC Å’ 19-03.1-36.3

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01923

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

State of North Dakota,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Derrick Santell Brown; and

$1,685.00 U.S. Currency,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: Derrick Santell Brown (DOB:

08/29/1991). 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 upon the un-

dersigned 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, judg-

ment by default will be taken against

you for the relief demanded in the

Complaint.

Dated this 12th day of November,

2019.

/s/Tina Snellings

Tina Snellings ID # 09157

Assistant State’s Attorney

Ward County State’s Attorney’s

Office

Ward County Courthouse

315 3rd St. SE

P.O. Box 5005

Minot, N.D. 58702-5005

Phone: (701) 857-6480

E-mail: 51wardsa@wardnd.com

(January 6-13-20, 2020)

SUMMONS FOR ASSET

FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO

NDCC Å’ 19-03.1-36.3

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01957

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

State of North Dakota,

Plaintiff,

vs.

David Anthony Coppock, Laketa

Lashawn Barber, and $1,930.00

U.S. Currency,

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS: David Anthony Coppock

(DOB 03/02/1982), and Laketa

Lashawn Barber (DOB 11/21/1977).

You are hereby summoned and re-

quired to appear and defend against

the Complaint in this action, which is

herewith served upon you, by serv-

ing upon the undersigned an answer

or other proper response within

twenty-one (21) days after the ser-

vice 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.

Dated this 20th day of November,

2019.

/s/Tina Snellings

Tina Snellings ID # 09157

Assistant State’s Attorney

Ward County State’s Attorney’s

Office

Ward County Courthouse

315 3rd St. SE

P.O. Box 5005

Minot, N.D. 58702-5005

Phone: (701) 857-6480

E-mail: 51wardsa@wardnd.com

(January 6-13-20, 2020)