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Legal Notices 3-7

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

DAKOTA COLLEGE AT

BOTTINEAU

Nelson Science Center Renovation

Phase 2, Bottineau, ND.

Advertisement to bid on a Mechani-

cal Contract for construction of the

Nelson Science Center

Renovation-Phase 2 at Dakota Col-

lege at Bottineau as described in the

contract documents prepared by

Prairie Engineering, P.C., Minot,

ND. Mechanical work will consist of

providing air conditioning in the facil-

ity through the use of hydronic fan

coil units. General work to include

removal of existing acoustical tile

ceiling and installing new. Electrical

work to include power and lighting

work to support the installation of the

mechanical system. A pre-bid

walk-through meeting will be held

1:00 PM, Thursday, March 12, 2020

beginning in room 111, Thatcher

Hall, Dakota College at Bottineau.

The owner will receive sealed Bids,

in duplicate, until 1:00 PM, Tuesday,

March 24, 2020 in the Holmberg

Conference Room, 105 Simrall

Boulevard, Dakota College at Bot-

tineau, ND. Proposals received

after that time will not be accepted.

Proposals will be opened and public-

ly read. The Contract Documents

may be examined at the Office of

the Engineer, 1905 17th St SE,

Minot, ND and the following Builders

Exchanges: Minot,

Bismarck-Mandan, Construction

Plans Exchange – Bismarck, Dic-

kinson, Williston, Grand Forks and

Fargo-Moorhead, ND; Reed Con-

struction Data and McGraw-Hill

Dodge, Minneapolis, Minnesota;

Sioux Falls Builders Exchange,

Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the

Owner. Copies may be obtained at

the Office of Prairie Engineering,

P.C., at a cost of $50.00 per set.

Electronic copies are available at no

cost and can be downloaded from

the PLANROOM at

http://www.prairieengineeringpc.com.

Each Bid must be accompanied by a

separate envelope containing a

Bidder’s Bond in a sum equal to five

percent of the full amount of the Bid,

executed by the Bidder as Principal

and by a Surety Company author-

ized to do business in this State,

conditioned that if the Principal’s Bid

be accepted and the Contract

awarded, the Principal, within ten

days after notice of award, will exe-

cute and effect a Contract in accor-

dance with the terms of the

Principal’s Bid and a Contractor’s

Bond as required by law and the re-

gulations and determinations of the

governing board. All Bidders must

be licensed for the highest amount

of their Bids, as required by Section

43-07-12 of the NDCC. No Bid will

be read or considered which does

not fully comply with the above pro-

visions, and any deficient Bid sub-

mitted will be resealed and returned.

The Owner reserves the right to

waive any informalities and to ac-

cept or reject any or all bids. No

Bidder may withdraw his Bid within

30 days after the actual opening of

Bids.

Dakota College at Bottineau

105 Simrall Boulevard

Bottineau, ND 58318

(February 29; March 7-14, 2020)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

MINOT PARK DISTRICT

POLARIS PARK 2020 RINK AND

WARMING HOUSE RENOVATION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the Minot Park District (Owner) will

receive sealed Single Prime Con-

struction Bids for the construction of

the POLARIS PARK 2020 RINK

AND WARMING HOUSE RENOVA-

TION, at the office of the Minot Park

District, 420 3rd Avenue SW (First

Floor), Minot, North Dakota, until

2:00 PM on Tuesday, March 24,

2020, at which time the bids will be

publicly opened and read in the

Community Room at the offices of

the Minot Park District. A

non-mandatory site visit is

scheduled for 2:00pm on Thursday

March 05, 2020 at the project site

712 26th Ave NW Minot ND. All Bids

must be submitted, and all work

shall be done, in full and strict com-

pliance with:

1.The Plans & Contract Documents

for this project;

2.Any Supplemental Specifications

for this project;

Complete digital project bidding do-

cuments and Advertisement for Bids

are available at www.AE2S.com or

www.questcdn.com. You may

download the digital plan documents

and the complete Advertisement for

Bids for Fifty Dollars ($50.00) by in-

putting Quest project # 6659193 on

the website’s Project Search page.

The project is bid as a

non-prevailing wage Single Prime

Construction Contract which is

highlighted by, but not limited to, a

complete exterior siding and roofing

update; interior

finish/HVAC/plumbing/electrical ser-

vices renovation including new ADA

restrooms, exterior asphalt and con-

crete pavement and related earth-

work, concrete foundations, glu-lam

and steel framed canopy, new out-

door ice rink dasher boards and rink

screening. By order of the Minot

Park Board Commission. Dated this

27th day of February 2020.

Jarrod Olson, Director of Operations

Minot Park District

(February 29; March 7-14, 2020)

Burlington Township Notice

The annual meeting of the Burling-

ton Township will be held March

17th at the Burlington Senior Center.

One board position will be up for

election. The meeting will begin at

5:30 pm.

Terry Van Berkom, Clerk

(March 5-6-7, 2020)

EUREKA TOWNSHIP ANNUAL

MEETING

The Annual Township meeting for

Eureka Township will be at 7:00 PM

on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at Drift

Busters Club. 401 86th Ave NE,

Minot. Election to be held after an-

nual meeting for 2

Supervisors.Photo ID will be re-

quired for voting.

Clarice Granzotto

Eureka Township Treasurer

(March 7-14, 2020)

INVITATION TO BID

The State of North Dakota, acting

through the North Dakota Industrial

Commission, Oil & Gas Division, in-

vites you to submit a bid for plugging

of the following well:

Klandl 26-31X SWD

NW NE Section 26-T148N-R105W

McKenzie County, ND

Well File No. 90013

To be considered, the bid must be

on the form provided by the Indus-

trial Commission, which must be ful-

ly completed in accordance with the

accompanying “INSTRUCTIONS

TO BIDDERS,” and must be re-

ceived in the Bismarck office of the

Industrial Commission, Oil & Gas

Division, no later than 3:00 p.m.,

March 18, 2020. The Commission

may reject any and all bids. For ad-

ditional information or blank bid

forms, please go to the North Dako-

ta Industrial Commission, Oil & Gas

Division home page,

https://www.dmr.nd.gov/oilgas/ or

contact David

Tabor at (701)-328-8020.

(March 7-11, 2020)

LINTON TOWNSHIP

The Linton Township Annual Meet-

ing will be held on Tuesday, March

17, 2020 at the clerk’s home at 7:00

p.m. Election of one Supervisor

(3 year term) and Clerk/Treasurer

(2 year term) will be held along with

other township business. Voter ID is

required.

/s/ Bernadyne Zablotney

Bernadyne Zablotney

Clerk/Treasurer

(March 7, 2020)

MAYLAND TOWNSHIP NOTICE

The annual meeting of the Mayland

Township will be held on March 15,

2020 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the

Carpio Fire Hall in Carpio, No. Dak.

(March 7-10-13, 2020)

MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF

WARD COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS

February 18, 2020

The regular meeting of the Ward

County Commission was called to

order by Chairman Fjeldahl, at 9:00

AM with Commissioners, Rostad,

Walter, Pietsch and Weppler

present. Also present were depart-

ment heads: Dana Larsen, Derrill

Fick, Devra Smestad, Ellen Bjelland,

Jason Blowers, Jennifer Weich-

mann, Leona Lochthowe, Roza Lar-

son, Ryan Kamrowski, Robert Roed

and Tammy Terras. Moved by

Comm. Walter, seconded by Comm.

Rostad to approve the Agenda. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Rostad, to approve

the Minutes from the Regular Com-

mission Meeting on February 4,

2020. Roll call; all voted yes; motion

carried. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch, to ap-

proveRegular bills totaling

$7,441,531.28 and the Human Ser-

vices Zone direct cost bills totaling

$7,185.41. Roll call; all vote yes;

motion carried. State’s Attorney,

Roza Larson appeared with two

agenda items for the

Commissioner’s approval. The first

item Ms. Larson was requesting ap-

proval of is the Ward County State’s

Attorney Asset Forfeiture Fund &

Policy. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Weppler to ap-

prove the Ward County State’s At-

torney Asset Forfeiture Fund & Poli-

cy as presented. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Ms. Larson

second item is regarding the follow-

ing ballot language for continuation

of Weather Modification. Shall the

Ward County Commissioner contin-

ue with the Weather Modification

Authority pursuant to North Dakota-

Century Code 61-04.1-27?

A“yes”vote means the voter wants

the Weather Modification Authority

to continue. A“no” vote means voter

does not want the Weather Modifica-

tion Authority to continue. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve the ballot

language for continuation of Weath-

er Modification. Roll call; all voted

yes, except Comm. Pietsch who vot-

ed no; motion carried. Tammy Ter-

ras Human Resource Director ap-

peared regarding advertising for the

Auditor/Treasurer position. She stat-

ed that with the pending retirement

of the current Auditor/Treasurer,

Devra Smestad that she would like

to begin advertising immediately and

hold interviews late March. She

would like the candidate to begin

employment on May 1, 2020. Moved

by Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Weppler to approve ad-

vertising internally and externally for

3 weeks for the County

Auditor/Treasurer position. Roll call;

all voted yes, except Comm. Rostad

who voted no; motion carried.

Moved by Comm. Weppler, second-

ed by Comm. Rostad to approve the

following payroll amendments as

presented: B. Schmidt-State’s Attor-

ney (level 29, step3); B.Sloboden-

Juvenile Detention (level 13, step 1);

J. Ogle- Sheriff’s Department (level

16, step 1); S. Van Sickle- Facilities

Management (level 19, step 1). Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Auditor/Treasurer Devra Smestad

appeared. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Pietsch to re-

ceive and file the following

correspondence: Garrison

Diversion-Grant Application;

Chamber of Commerce- Economy

at a Glance. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Moved by Comm.

Walter, seconded by Comm.

Weppler to receive and file monthly

reports including financials. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to approve the 2020

contracts for Makoti Threashers As-

sociation and Makoti Development

Corporation. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Moved by Comm.

Rostad, seconded by Comm. Walter

to approve three event permits for

HOPR, LLC. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Walter to approve quit claim deeds

for foreclosed property; 1 redeemed

by owner, located atEast 934.1′ Par-

cel 3-2 To Be Known as Outlot 26 –

Minot City and 3 properties sold by

realtor, located at Westfield Addition

Lot 12 Block 1 – Minot City;Parkland

Addition Lot 3 Block 6 – Minot City

and Meadowbrook Est 4th Lot 14

Sundre-S10 Now Known as

Meadowbrook Estates 9th Addition,

Block One, Lot 1 And Lot 2. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to receive and file

the correspondence from Dunn

County Commissioners regarding

the Summit on Behavioral Health.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm. Ros-

tad to approve adding the attendees

to the documentation regarding the

Centennial Coins recommendations.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. Moved by Comm. Walter,

seconded by Comm. Weppler to ap-

prove the Centennial Coin recom-

mendations with the addition of 20

plus years to retirement. Roll call; all

voted yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Pietsch, seconded by

Comm. Weppler to approve making

a shadow box to display for the Cen-

tennial Coins and their history. Roll

call; all voted yes; motion carried.

Ms. Smestad requested clarification

regarding the Human Service Zone

bills and if these bills need to

presented to the Commission for ap-

proval. There was a brief discussion

regarding this. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm. Ros-

tad to approve having the Human

Service Zone bills approved for pay-

ment by the Commission. Roll call;

all voted yes; motion carried. Moved

by Comm. Walter, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to approve discuss-

ing the Human Service Zone bills at

the next Human Service Zone Board

meeting and for Ms. Smestad to

contact the state for clarification and

other Counties. Roll call; all voted

yes; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Weppler, seconded by

Comm. Walter to approve inquiring

about the $500,000 of County Funds

Social Service carried over in

2016-2017. Roll call; all voted yes;

motion carried. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Pietsch to approve the proposal

from Widmer Roel CPAs, for the

2019 Audit. Roll call; all voted yes,

except Comm. Rostad who voted

no; motion carried. Moved by

Comm. Rostad, seconded by

Comm. Pietsch to appoint Comm.

Weppler as the County representa-

tive to the Chamber of Commerce,

and Comm. Rostad as alternate.

Roll call; all voted yes; motion car-

ried. County Highway Engineer,

Dana Larsen appeared with informa-

tion from Central Power regarding

three area projects that they are re-

questing County comment on. Mr.

Larsen stated that he will forward

the information to Ryan Kamrowski,

Leo Schmidt and Doug Diedrichsen

for their input. Moved by Comm.

Weppler, seconded by Comm.

Walter to receive and file the infor-

mation from Central Power and have

Ryan Kamrowski, Leo Schmidt and

Doug Diedrichsen review the infor-

mation. Roll call; all voted yes; mo-

tion carried.

At 10:11 AM with no further busi-

ness, the meeting was adjourned.

(March 7, 2020)

NEDROSE PUBLIC SCHOOL

ANNUAL SCHOOL BOARD

ELECTION FILING DEADLINE

Nedrose School has one available

seat on the Nedrose School Board.

This seat is a 3- year term currently

held by Todd Awalt. Interested can-

didates living in the district must file

a Statement of Candidacy along with

a Statement of Interest with the busi-

ness manager by 4:00 p.m. April

6th. The election will be held on

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 at the High

School located at 5701 15th Ave.

SE. Polls will open from 11:00 a.m.

to 7:00 p.m.

(March 6-7, 2020)

NOTICE BEFORE

FORECLOSURE

To the Title Owners, Borrowers and

Occupants of the Property:

Chivas Rae Rood

1932 Westfield Ave

Minot, ND 58701

Clint Rood

1932 Westfield Ave

Minot, ND 58701

Pursuant to the provisions of the

Federal Fair Debt Collection Prac-

tices Act, you are advised that un-

less you dispute the validity of the

foregoing debt or any portion thereof

within thirty days after receipt of this

letter, we will assume the debt to be

valid. If the debt or any portion

thereof is disputed, we will obtain

verification of the debt and will mail

you a copy of such verification. You

are also advised that upon your re-

quest within the thirty day period, we

will provide you with the name and

address of your original creditor, if

different from the creditor referred to

in this Notice. We are attempting to

collect a debt and any information

obtained will be used for that pur-

pose. At this time, no attorney with

this firm has personally reviewed the

particular circumstances of your ac-

count. However, if you fail to con-

tact our office, our client may consid-

er additional remedies to recover the

balance due. The real property that

this notice pertains to is located at

1932 Westfield Ave, Minot, ND

58701, and more particularly

described as:

Lot 29, Block 2, Westfield Addi-

tion to the City of Minot, Ward

County, North Dakota.

Notice is hereby given that a certain

mortgage, recorded against the

above described property by Chivas

Rae Rood and Clint Rood, executed

and delivered to Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc., as Mort-

gagee, as nominee for Lakeview

Loan Servicing, LLC, its successors

and assigns, dated February 12,

2018, (“Mortgage”); and given to

secure the payment of $284,780.00,

and interest and other fees and

costs according to the terms and ob-

ligations of a certain promissory

note, is in default. The current Mort-

gagee of the Mortgage is Lakeview

Loan Servicing, LLC. The following

is a statement of the sum due for

principal, interest, taxes, insurance,

maintenance, etc. as of January 27,

2020:

Principle Balance $280,955.02

Interest $13,089.26

Escrow Advance $7,856.94

Total Fees $65.00

Late Charges $211.48

NSF Charges $35.00

Recoverable Balance $1,022.94

Total $303,235.63

That as of January 27, 2020, the

amount due to cure any default, or

to be due under the terms of the

mortgage, exists in the following

respects:

Total Payment Amount $25,555.93

Late Charges $211.48

Bad Check $35.00

MTGR Rec Corp Adv $1,022.94

Total $26,825.35

In the event that you either payoff or

reinstatement the loan, payment

must be paid by certified funds, and

made payable to Lakeview Loan

Servicing, LLC, and mailed to Halli-

day, Watkins & Mann, P.C., at 376

East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt

Lake City, UT 84111. Additionally,

you must pay any additional accrued

interest, subsequent payments or

late charges which become due and

any further expenses for preserva-

tion of the property which may be

advanced. Please contact Halliday,

Watkins & Mann, P.C. for the exact

amount due through a certain date.

You have the right, in accordance

with the terms of the mortgage, to

cure the default specified above.

You also have the right in the fore-

closure action to assert that no de-

fault exists or any other defense you

may have to said action. Notice is

further provided that if the total sums

in default, together with interest ac-

crued thereon at the time of such

payment, accrued payments then

due and expenses advanced, are

not paid within thirty (30) days from

the date of mailing or service of this

Notice, the Mortgagee will deem the

whole sum secured by the Mortgage

to be due and payable in full without

further notice. Furthermore,

proceedings will be commenced to

foreclosure such Mortgage, and in

the event of Sheriff’s sale as provid-

ed by the laws of the State of North

Dakota, the time for redemption

shall be as provided by law, but not

less than sixty (60) days after the

Sheriff’s Sale.

Date: January 28, 2020

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

/s/ Benjamin J. Mann

Benjamin J. Mann

Attorney for Creditor

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Tel: 801-355-2886

Fax: 801-328-9714

Email: benjamin@hwmlawfirm.com

HWM: ND10083

(March 7-14-21, 2020)

NOTICE

Des Lacs Township will hold its an-

nual meeting Tuesday, March 17, at

7:30 p.m. in Donn Brown Shop, Des

Lacs. General business will be con-

ducted, and one supervisor will be

elected. The poll will open at 7:30

p.m. and close at 8:30 p.m.

Jill Schramm, clerk/treasurer

(March 7-14, 2020)

NOTICE

Iota Flat Township will have their an-

nual meeting on Tuesday, March

17th, 2020 at 7:00pm at the home of

Howard Rodgers, 33101 111th St.

SE, Max, ND 58759. There will be

election of one Supervisor and other

business.

(March 7, 2020)

NOTICE

Margaret Township Annual

Meeting

Margaret Township will hold their

annual meeting on Tuesday, March

17, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clerk’s

home.Items on the agenda include

all township business and the elec-

tion of one road supervisor. Polls

open from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Deanna Heit Clerk/Treasurer

(March 5-6-7, 2020)

NOTICE

McKinley Township Annual Meet-

ing will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tues-

day March 17, 2020 at the Blaine

Kotasek Farm.

Clint Olafson

Clerk-Treasurer

(March 7-10-13, 2020)

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on Tues-

day, June 9, 2020 the annual elec-

tion will be held at the Surrey City

Hall for the purpose of electing three

members to the Surrey School

Board. The polls will be open from 7

a.m. to 7 p.m. Candidates must file

a Statement of Candidacy with the

school business manager by April 6,

2020 by 4 p.m.

/s/Twila Gantzer

Twila Gantzer

Business Manager

Surrey Public School

(March 7, 2020)

NOTICE OF PETITION FOR NAME

CHANGE

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Petition for

Name Change of Jeremy Joseph

Holcomb.

Please take notice that a Petition in

the above-entitled mater will be filed

with the Clerk of District Court for

Ward County, North Dakota, re-

questing an Order changing the

name of Jeremy Joseph Holcomb

(current full, legal name) to Jeremy

Joseph Azar (requested full, legal

name). Pursuant to N.D.C.C.

32-28-02, thirty days previous notice

of the intended application must be

given in the official newspaper print-

ed in this county. You are hereby

notified that thirty days after publica-

tion, petitioner intends to file a peti-

tion requesting entry of the Court’s

Order changing the name of Jeremy

Joseph Holcomb (current full, legal

name) to Jeremy Joseph Azar (re-

quested full, legal name). Any objec-

tion to granting this name change

must be given in writing to the ad-

dress listed below within 30 days of

the date of this publication. The writ-

ten objection must also be filed with

the Court. If no objections are given,

the Court may respond to the peti-

tion without further hearing.

Dated this 3rd day of March, 2020.

/s/Jeremy Joseph Holcomb

Jeremy Joseph Holcomb

19 43rd Ave SW, Apt. 8

Minot, ND 58701

(March 7, 2020)

NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01236

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

PennyMac Loan Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

Aaron Schrader and Shalonda

Schrader, and any person in pos-

session, and all persons unknown,

claiming any estate or interest in, or

lien or encumbrance upon the real

estate described in the complaint,

Defendants.

Judgment in the amount of

$293,903.60, 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 December

5, 2019, for the foreclosure of a real

estate mortgage. Notice is hereby

given pursuant to said Judgment

that the real property described in

the Mortgage dated May 19, 2017,

which Mortgagors, Aaron Schrader,

Shalonda Schrader, executed and

delivered to Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc., as nom-

inee for Mortgage Research Center,

LLC dba Veterans United Home

Loans, its successors and assigns.

Lot 25, Block 2, Westfield Addi-

tion to the City of Minot, Ward

County, North Dakota. 2012 West-

field Avenue, Minot, ND 58701

and recorded in the office of the

Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,

North Dakota, on May 22, 2017, In-

strument Number 3008720. Said

Mortgage was assigned to Plaintiff,

its successors or assigns, by As-

signment of Mortgage recorded May

28, 2019, Instrument Number

3028174. In order to realize the

amount of $293,903.60, as of De-

cember 5, 2019, plus interest accru-

ing thereafter on said amount at the

rate of 3.75000% per year together

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 restric-

tions of record, to the highest bidder

for cash under the direction of the

Sheriff of Ward County, North Dako-

ta, at the main entrance of the Ward

County Courthouse located at 315

SE 3rd Street, Minot, North Dakota

58701, on April 1, 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 re-

turn of the deposit paid. The pur-

chaser shall have no further

recourse against the Mortgagor, the

Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attor-

ney.

DATED this 24th day of February,

2020.

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

(March 7-14-21, 2020)

NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-00243

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

USAA Federal Savings Bank,

Plaintiff,

v.

Raymond E. Dill and Nichole Mack,

and any person in possession, and

all persons unknown, claiming any

estate or interest in, or lien or en-

cumbrance upon, the real estate

described in the complaint,

Defendants.

Judgment in the amount of

$282,117.60, 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

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 May 14, 2013,

which Mortgagors, Raymond E. Dill,

Nichole Mack, executed and

delivered to Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc., as Mort-

gagee, as nominee for USAA

Federal Savings Bank, its succes-

sors and assigns.

Lot 1, Block 1, Heidrich Homes

1st Addition to the City of Minot,

Ward County, North Dakota.

3500 13th Street Northeast, Minot,

ND 58703

and recorded in the office of the

Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,

North Dakota, on May 17, 2013, In-

strument Number 2958101. Said

Mortgage was assigned to Plaintiff,

its successors or assigns, by As-

signment of Mortgage recorded De-

cember 26, 2018, Instrument

Number 3024519. In order to realize

the amount of $282,117.60, as of

October 25, 2019, plus interest ac-

cruing thereafter on said amount at

the rate of 3.25000% 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 April 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 27th day of February,

2020.

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

(March 7-14-21, 2020)

NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE

Civil No. 51-2018-CV-00893

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Freedom Mortgage Corporation,

Plaintiff,

v.

Charlene M. Spade, 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

complaint,

Defendants.

Judgment in the amount of

$336,640.09, 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 Sep-

tember 25, 2018, for the foreclosure

of a real estate mortgage. Notice is

hereby given pursuant to said Judg-

ment that the real property

described in the Mortgage dated No-

vember 6, 2014, which Mortgagors,

Charlene M. Spade, executed and

delivered to Mortgage Electronic

Registration Systems, Inc. as nom-

inee for Premier Mortgage Corp., its

successors and assigns.

Lots 21 and 22, Block 4, Subdivi-

sion of Block 7, Ramstad’s River-

view Subdivision to the City of

Minot, Ward County, North Dako-

ta. 629 3rd Street Southeast,

Minot, ND 58701-4401

and recorded in the office of the

Clerk and Recorder of Ward County,

North Dakota, on November 10,

2014, Instrument Number 2979909.

Said Mortgage was assigned to

Plaintiff, its successors or assigns,

by Assignment of Mortgage record-

ed May 11, 2018, Instrument

Number 3018366. In order to realize

the amount of $336,640.09, as of

September 25, 2018, plus interest

accruing thereafter on said amount

at the rate of 4.12500% 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 April 15, 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 2nd day of March,

2020.

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@nwmlawfirm.com

Bar: 08371

(March 7-14-21, 2020)

NOTICE

St. Mary’s Township Annual meeting

will be held on March 17, 2020 at

Brandon Bock’s residence at 7:00

pm, 16601 128th St. NW.

Amber Rademacher, Clerk

(March 7-14, 2020)

NOTICE

The Annual Meeting for Burt Town-

ship will be held, Tuesday, March 17

2019 at 7:00pm at Shannon

Hanson’s residence.

Sara Neshem

Clerk/Treasurer

(March 7-14, 2020)

NOTICE

The Annual Meeting for New Prairie

Township will be held on Tuesday,

March 17th, 2020 at 10:00 am at the

Sawyer Senior Center.

Bob Whitted

(March 7-10-13, 2020)

NOTICE

The Citizens of the Township of

Willis Township, in the county of

Ward, State of North Dakota, who

are qualified to vote at General Elec-

tions, are hereby notified that the

Annual Township Meeting for said

Township will be held at the home of

Clerk Nancy Becker, 9001 135th

Ave. SE Sawyer, ND in said Town-

ship on Tuesday, the 17th day of

March, 2020, at the hour of 7 pm of

said day, for the purposes: to elect

one Supervisor for the term of three

years, and the following officers for

the term of two years:

Clerk/Treasurer and to do business

proper to be done at said meeting

when convened. Meeting shall close

at 9 pm.

Nancy Becker, Clerk/Treasurer

(March 7-14, 2020)

NOTICE

The Sundre Township Annual Board

Meeting will be held at 7pm on

Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 at Bell

School. We will be voting on the

election of one supervisor. All voters

must bring a photo ID. General

township business will be discussed.

Cari Morey, Clerk/Treasurer

(February 29; March 2-3-4-5-6-7,

2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00013

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Wade

D. Newgard, 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 Carla Newgard, Per-

sonal Representative of the Estate

of Wade D. Newgard, in care of Bri-

an 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 February,

2020.

/s/Carla M. Newgard

Personal Representative

/s/Brian Boppre

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

(February 22-29; March 7, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00015

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Scott J.

Vigested, 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 required to

present their claims within three (3)

months after the date of the first

publication or mailing of this notice

or the claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Stacy L. Norton, personal represen-

tative of the estate and her attorney

Andria L. Mueller at 7 3rd St. SE,

Suite 202, Minot, ND 58701, or filed

with the Court.

Dated this 18th day of February,

2020.

/s/Stacy L. Norton

Stacy L. Norton,

Personal Representative

/s/Andria L. Mueller

Andria L. Mueller (Bar ID #07282)

Legacy Design Strategies

Attorney for the Personal

Representative

7 3rd Street SE., Suite 202

Minot, ND 58701

Tel: (701) 838-1998

Fax: (701) 838-5496

E-mail: andria@ldstrategies.com

(February 22-29; March 7, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-36

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the matter of the Estate of Delight

E. Macias a/k/a Delight Macias

Schroeder, 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 required 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

First Western Bank & Trust,Personal

Representative of the Estate, at P.O.

Box 998, Minot, ND 58702-0998,or

filed with the Court.

Dated this 28th day of February,

2020.

FIRST WESTERN BANK & TRUST

Personal Representative

Jon W. Backes (ID #05071)

jbackes@mcgeelaw.com

McGee, HANKLA & BACKES, P.C.

2400 Burdick Expy. E, Suite 100

P.O. Box 998

Minot, ND 58702-0998

(701)852-2544

Attorneys for: Personal Representa-

tive

(March 7-14-21, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-42

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the matter of the Estate of Janice

K. Hatchard a/k/a Janis K. Hatchard,

Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been ap-

pointed co-personal representatives

of the Estate of Janice K. Hatchard

a/k/a Janis K. Hatchard. All persons

having claims against Janice K.

Hatchard a/k/a Janis K. Hatchard

are required to present their claims

within three (3) months after the date

of the first publication of this notice

or said claims will be forever barred.

Claims must either be presented to

Kelly Hatchard Monteith a/k/a Kele

Monteith and Mark

Hatchard,co-personal representa-

tives of the estate, at P.O. Box 998,

Minot, ND 58702-0998,or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 2nd day of March, 2020.

Kelly Hatchard Monteith a/k/a Kele

Monteith

Co-Personal Representative

Marck Hatchard

Co-Personal Representative

Jon W. Backes (ID #05071)

jbackes@mcgeelaw.com

McGee, HANKLA & BACKES, P.C.

2400 Burdick Expy. E, Suite 100

P.O. Box 998

Minot, ND 58702-0998

(701)852-2544

Attorneys for:

Co-Personal Representative

(March 7-14-21, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00039

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Stefina Demchuk, 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 Rick Demchuk, person-

al representative of the estate at c/o

Howard & Associates, 7 Third St.

SE, Suite 202, Minot, North Dakota

58701-3916, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 3rd day of March, 2020.

/s/Rick Demchuk

Rick Demchuk

511 11th St. NE

Minot, ND 58703

Judith E. Howard (ID 03482)

Howard & Associates

7 Third St. SE, Suite 202

Minot. ND 58701-3916

(701)852-5904

(March 7-14-21, 2020)

NOTICE VANG TOWNSHIP

Vang Township Annual Meeting will

be held Tuesday, March 17, 2020

from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the

home of Clerk Liz Hansen.

Liz Hansen

Vang Township Clerk

(March 7-14, 2020)

NOTICE

Various items of personal property

will be sold at public sales in con-

nection with a self service storage

facility lien. The sale will be conduct-

ed on March 14, 2020 at 10:00 AM

at 6825 4th St. SW, Minot, ND.

(February 29; March 7, 2020)

ORDER FIXING TIME AND PLACE

OF HEARING

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Margaret Gail Scouton, Deceased.

The Petition of Bremer Bank, N.A.,

for Formal Probate of Will and Ap-

pointment of Personal Representa-

tive having come before the Court:

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the

31st day of March, 2020, at 4:00

p.m., at the Courtroom of said Court

at the County Courthouse in the City

of Minot, County of Ward, State of

North Dakota, be, and the same

hereby is, appointed the time and

place for the hearing of said petition,

and any person interested may ap-

pear and may object to the appoint-

ment of personal representatives.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, that

the Petitioners give notice of said

hearing in the manner prescribed by

N.D.C.C. 30.1-03-01 to all persons

entitled to notice pursuant to

N.D.C.C 30.1-15-03 and to all per-

sons who have filed a demand for

notice pursuant to N.D.C.C

30.1-13-04.

DATED this 2nd day of March,

2020.

DISTRICT COURT

By: /s/ Douglas L. Mattson

Judge of District Court

(March 7-14-21, 2020)

PUBLIC NOTICE

Voters of the United Public School

District #7, Des Lacs-Burlington will

elect two directors at its annual

school board election on June, 9,

2020. The terms of Chad Brown,

representing the city of Des Lacs

and Matthew Schaefer, representing

the rural at-large position will expire

this year. Terms are for three years.

Candidates must file a statement of

intent to run and a financial disclo-

sure statement. The forms will be

available during regular school hours

at the elementary and high school

offices. Candidates must file with the

business manager by 4:00 p.m.,

April 6, 2020 to have their names on

the official ballot.

(March 7, 2020)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

The Fort Berthold Housing Authority

is requesting proposals for (32) 2, 3

and 4 bedroom modular homes will

be approximately 1400-1700 square

feet and 16 split entry homes will be

approximately 1000 upper to replace

48 homes on the Fort Berthold Indi-

an Reservation. Proposals must in-

clude complete construction of new

homes hauled and set on new Foun-

dations. Proposals should not in-

clude foundations. Proposals will be

for turn-key homes including, all

stitching and seaming of exterior

and interior, all HVAC, plumbing and

electrical except for electrical tie in,

water and sewer connections. No

proposal for Manufactured homes or

homes built on metal I-beams will be

considered. Deadline for proposal

will be March 29, 2020. For more

detailed information please contact

FBHA.

Contact: Forest Mandan

Cell: 701-421-7272

Office: 701-627-4731 Ext. 228

Email: forest@fbha.org

Contact: Toni Parisien

Cell: 701-421-0479

Office: 701-627-4131 Ext. 240

Email: toni@fbha.org

FBHA has the right to reject any and

all proposals and / or solicitations.

(February 26-27-28-29; March

2-3-4-5-6-7-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-17-

18-19-20-21-23-24-25-26-27-28,

2020)

Sawyer Township

The Sawyer Township Annual Meet-

ing and Election will be held Tues-

day March 17, 2020 at 6:30 PM with

the election from 7:00 to 8:00 PM at

the Sawyer City Hall in Sawyer.

Duane Poynter

Clerk/Treasurer

(March 2-7-14, 2020)

TATMAN TOWNSHIP

The Annual Meeting of Tatman

Township will be held on Tuesday,

March 17, 2020, at 7:00 pm at the

home of Karen Erber, township clerk

and trasurer. There will be an elec-

tion of one supervisor.

Karen Erber,

Tatman Township Clerk / Treasurer

(March 7-10, 2020)

2020 Township and City

Equalization Meetings

In accordance with North Dakota

Century Code (N.D.C.C.) Å’

57-02-51: Notice of township and

city equalization meetings date,

times, and locations.

Township or City Date

Time Place

Hiddenwood Twp April 1, 2020

3:00 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Lund Twp April 1, 2020

3:45 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Linton Twp April 1, 2020

4:30 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Orlien Twp April 1, 2020

5:15 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Makoti City April 1, 2020

6:00 p.m. Makoti Senior Center

Vang Twp April 1, 2020

3:45 p.m. Ryder City Hall

Ryder Twp April 1, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ryder City Hall

Anna Twp April 1, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ryder City Hall

Ryder City April 1, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ryder City Hall

Elmdale Twp April 2, 2020

10:30 a.m. Kenmare City Hall

Kenmare Twp April 2, 2020

11:15 a.m. Kenmare City Hall

Sauk Prarie Twp April 2, 2020

1:15 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Denmark Twp April 2, 2020

2:00 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Spencer Twp April 2, 2020

2:45 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Greenbush Twp April 2, 2020

3:30 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Baden Twp April 2, 2020

4:15 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Kenmare City April 2, 2020

5:00 p.m. Kenmare City Hall

Donnybrook City April 2, 2020

6:15 p.m. Donnybrook City Hall

Ree Twp April 2, 2020

6:45 p.m. Donnybrook City Hall

Carpio City April 2, 2020

6:45 p.m. Carpio City Hall

Evergreen Twp April 2, 2020

3:30 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Foxholm Twp April 2, 2020

4:00 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Shealy Twp April 2, 2020

4:30 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Tolgen April 2, 2020

5:00 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Berthold Twp April 2, 2020

5:30 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Carpio Twp April 2, 2020

6:00 p.m. Berthold Senior Center

Spring Lake Twp April 2, 2020

4:30 p.m. Douglas Senior Center

Iota Flat Twp April 2, 2020

5:00 p.m. Douglas Senior Center

Cameron Twp April 2, 2020

5:30 p.m. Douglas Senior Center

Douglas City April 2, 2020

6:00 p.m. Douglas Senior Center

Des Lacs City April 6, 2020

5:00 p.m. Des Lacs City Hall

Burlington City April 6, 2020

6:00 p.m. Burlington City Hall

Surrey Twp April 6, 2020

5:30 p.m. Surrey City Hall

Surrey City April 6, 2020

6:00 p.m. Surrey City Hall

Sawyer City April 6, 2020

6:45 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

Newman Twp April 14, 2020

3:30 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

Greely Twp April 14, 2020

4:00 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

Sawyer Twp April 14, 2020

4:30 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

Brillian Twp April 14, 2020

5:00 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

New Prarie Twp April 14, 2020

5:30 p.m. Sawyer City Hall

McKinley Twp April 14, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Burt Twp April 14, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Eureka Twp April 14, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Rolling Green Twp April 14, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Mayland Twp April 14, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

St Mary’s Twp April 14, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Gasman Twp April 15, 2020

4:00 p.m. South Prarie School

Willis Twp April 15, 2020

4:30 p.m. South Prarie School

Freedom Twp April 15, 2020

5:00 p.m. South Prarie School

Hilton Twp April 15, 2020

5:30 p.m. South Prarie School

Torning April 15, 2020

6:00 p.m. South Prarie School

Harrison Twp April 15, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Des Lacs Twp April 15, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Tatman Twp April 15, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Rice Lake Twp April 15, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Maryland Twp April 15, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Waterford Twp April 15, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Margaret Twp April 15, 2020

7:30 p.m. 19103 97th St NEGlenburn

Nedrose Twp April 16, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Burlington Twp April 16, 2020

4:30 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Afton Twp April 16, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Kirkelie Twp April 16, 2020

5:15 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

Sundre Twp April 16, 2020

6:00 p.m. Ward County Admin Bldg

*Each taxpayer has the right to ap-

pear before the appropriate board of

equalization and petition their

current year’s assessment. For

those wishing to petition their valua-

tion please contact the Ward County

Tax Equalization office at

701.857.6430 to be placed on the

agenda for the appropriate meeting.

(March 7-9-10-11-12-13-14-16-17-18-19-20, 2020)

NOTICE

Hilton Township Annual Meeting

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 7:00

pm at the clerk’s home. One Super-

visor and Clerk/Treasurer position

will need to be elected. A vote will

also be held on “shall Hilton Town-

ship Ward Cty ND levy excess tax

for the year 2021 which shall exceed

the legal limit of 18 mills by 3 mills or

an estimated tax increase of $1350,

so the levy will be approximately

$9450 instead of $8100”. Any other

Township business will be conduct-

ed at this meeting. REMINDER –

State law requires a valid ID to vote.

Reorganization meeting will immedi-

ately follow the Annual Meeting.

Brenda Novodvorsky –

Clerk/Treasurer

(March 7-11, 2020)

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