Legal Notices 9-17
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Subject to conditions prescribed by
the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College,
sealed bids for a lump-sum contract
are invited for the following work:
modifying the existing fire alarm sys-
tem and adding additional devices
throughout the facility
Description of Work:
Install conduit and wire for new and
existing device locations as shown
on drawing provided by Nick
Semmler from Johnson Controls Inc.
Install new devices provided by JC!
as shown on drawing provided by
Nick Semmler from Johnson Con-
trols Inc. Remove existing devices in
place for new devices. Remove ca-
ble that will not work for new system
speaker strobes.
Install devices as follows:
Smoke Detectors – 128
Heat Detectors -60
Speaker Strobes – 25
Strobe -42
Hom/Strobe – I 0
Duct Detector – 16
Pull Station – 14
4009 Annunciator Panel
The quotation must include all labor,
necessary materials, and applicable
permits.
Procedures: Contractors can contact
the Maintenance and Facilities Su-
pervisor, Wes Davidson at
wdavid@nhsc.edu or call
701-421-1523 to schedule time to
procure a copy of the drawing from
Johnson Controls, Inc. for the bid.
Bids will be received only through
the mail addressed to: Dr. Jennifer
Janecek-Hartman, VP Campus Ser-
vices Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish Col-
lege PO Box 490 New Town ND
Bid Deadline: Sealed bids must be
received on or before 11 am, Friday,
September 25, 2020.
The successful Bidder will be re-
quired to have a North Dakota
current and active contractor’s
license and a Mandan Hidatsa Ari-
kara Nation TERO license at the
time of submission of the Bid. Every
effort will be made to ensure that all
persons have equal access to con-
tracts and other business opportun-
ities with NHSC within the limits im-
posed by law or NHSC policy. Each
Bidder may be required to show evi-
dence of its equal employment op-
portunity policy.
(September 14-15-16-17-18-
19-21-22-23-24, 2020)
NOTICE
Berthold Twp. Road Mowing
All landowners & renters are re-
quired to mow, not swath, all roads
adjacent to their properties by Oc-
tober 1, 2020. At least a 9′ width is
required. If not mowed, landowners
will be assessed taxes of $200/mile.
By order of the twp. supervisors.
Wesley Hagen
Clerk
(September 17-24, 2020)
NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE
Civil No. 51-2020-CV-00061
IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD
COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA
PNC BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
MARLIN REDDIG, et al,
Defendants.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
by virtue of a judgment and decree
of foreclosure rendered and given in
the District Court in and for the
County of Ward, North Dakota,
North Central Judicial District, en-
tered and docketed in the Office of
the Clerk of said Court on April 28,
2020, in Ward County civil case
number 51-2020-CV-00061; on
which day it was adjudged that there
was due and owing the Plaintiff from
the Defendant, Marlin Reddig, a
married man, together with costs
and disbursements of said action,
the sum of $184,849.29, and by vir-
tue of a Special execution issued to
me by the Clerk of said Court, I will
sell the real property described in
said judgment and hereafter
described to the highest bidder for
cash at public auction at the front
door of the Ward County
Courthouse,North Dakota, on Oc-
tober 07, 2020, at the hour of 10:00
AM(CT) of that dayto satisfy the
amount due with accrued costs and
interest at the date of sale, or so
much thereof as the proceeds of
said sale applicable thereto will
satisfy.
The premises to be sold as afore-
said are situated in the County of
Ward,State of North Dakota, and are
more particularly described as fol-
lows:
LOT 4, TERRACE HEIGHTS
EIGHTH ADDITION TO THE CITY
OF MINOT, WARD COUNTY,
NORTH DAKOTA
(Street Address: 1320 Golden
Valley Ln, Minot, ND 58703)
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and seal the
25th day of August, 2020.
For: Robert Barnard
Sheriff of Ward County,
North Dakota
By: /s/Jamie Willliams
Jamie Williams
Deputy Sheriff
Janelle G. Ewing
The Sayer Law Group, P.C.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
925 E. 4th St.
Waterloo, IA 50703
(319) 234-2530
Attorney ID No.: 08611
generalupdates@sayerlaw.com
File No. ND190074
(September 10-17-24, 2020)
NOTICE
Surrey Council Meeting 9/8/2020
Present: C Tollefson, M Thiesen, T
Gantzer, S Fennewald, E Christian-
son, B Dickinson. Absent: J Johns
Gantzer moved to approve the
minutes of the August meeting,
Christianson seconded; Gantzer –
yes; Christianson – yes; Thiesen –
yes; Fennewald – yes; Thiesen –
yes, motion carried. Christianson
moved to approve the payroll and
bills, Fennewald seconded; Chris-
tianson – yes; Fennewald – yes;
Dickinson – yes; Gantzer – yes;
Thiesen – yes, motion carried.
Christianson moved to approve the
financial reports, Thiesen seconded;
Christianson – yes; Thiesen – yes;
Gantzer – yes; Dickinson – yes;
Fennewald -yes; motion carried.
Mayor Tollefson read Century Code
statute allowing an Executive Ses-
sion. Mayor Tollefson stated the
next item on the agenda is Attorney
Consultation regarding the investiga-
tion of the Surrey Truther. This item
must be discussed in executive ses-
sion. The authority of closing this
portion of the meeting is North
Dakota Century Code section(s)
44-04-19.1 Subsections 5 & 9. The
topic of the executive session is At-
torney Consultation regarding the in-
vestigation of the Surrey Truther.
Mayor Tollefson asked for a motion
to go into executive session.
Thiesen moved to go into Executive
Session, Gantzer seconded;
Thiesen – yes; Gantzer – yes; Dic-
kinson – yes; Christianson – yes;
Fennewald – yes, motion carried.
Executive Session began at 7:23
p.m. At 7:26 p.m. Gantzer moved to
adjourn Executive Session, Chris-
tianson seconded; Gantzer – yes;
Christianson – yes; Thiesen – yes;
Dickinson – yes; Fennewald – yes,
motion carried.
Melissa Suko appeared before
council for approval of her Condi-
tional Use Permit to allow her to use
her RV camper as an extension of
her home-based business. They are
open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri-
days from 10:30 am to 6 pm, provid-
ing health consultations along with
professional line supplements for
overall health and immune systems.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic she
feels it is in her best interest to use
the camper for her business needs,
minimizing exposure of clients to her
home. Much discussion followed.
The Planning & Zoning Commission
recommended approval of the per-
mit with the following conditions: 1.
The permit be valid only during the
time Covid 19 exists. 2. The permit
be reviewed on a 6-month basis. 3.
The entrance to the camper require
rails be added to the steps for en-
trance safety purposes. 4. The
camper be parked behind the set-
backs. 5. The camper does not
violate Ordinance 16.901 Article 9.
Fennewald moved to deny the re-
quest, Mayor Tollefson called for a
second twice, motion died for lack of
a second. Dickinson moved to ap-
prove the permit for a 3 month term
with and with all the conditions sug-
gested by Planning and Zoning be-
ing met, to be revisited at the regular
council meeting January 2021;
Gantzer seconded; Dickinson – yes;
Gantzer – yes; Christianson – yes;
Fennewald – no; motion carried.
Attorney Schultz discussed the eth-
ics ordinance he is proposing. He
would like to see a committee
formed to review the ordinance and
amend as needed. Dickinson move
to not approve the ordinance; Fen-
newald seconded; Dickinson – yes;
Fennewald – yes; Christianson –
yes; Thiesen – no; Gantzer – no;
motion passed.
Council discussed reviewing and up-
dating the city ordinances as need-
ed. Christianson moved to set up a
committee made up of one council
member and 2 city residents,
Thiesen seconded; Christianson –
yes; Thiesen -yes; Gantzer – yes;
Fennewald – yes; Dickinson – yes,
motion passed. Fennewald moved
to appoint Christianson chair of the
committee, Dickinson seconded,
discussion. Fennewald withdrew his
motion. Mayor Tollefson appointed
Elaine Christianson chair of the
committee and the following
members: Terra Knipp and Diane
Fugere. The committee will choose
one more member.
Council discussed the purchase of a
dump truck from Kelsey Fred. Fen-
newald moved to approve purchase;
Gantzer seconded; Fennewald –
yes; Gantzer – yes; Thiesen – yes;
Christianson – yes; Dickinson – yes,
motion carried.
Due to an error in motion at the Au-
gust 3, 2020 meeting regarding
Chief Howe’s wages, Dickinson
moved to approve the chief wages
at $18,250 per year or $23.75 per
hour, Fennewald seconded; Dickin-
son – yes; Fennewald – yes; Chris-
tianson – yes; Thiesen – yes;
Gantzer – yes, motion carried.
Fennewald discussed the subpoe-
nas served on Fugere and Waller
and past staff and council members.
He would like the city to cover the le-
gal fees regarding this matter.
Gantzer asked if Dickinson was
qualified to deliver subpoenas. Wall-
er asked about losing work
time/comp time/vacation time if re-
quired to take time off for a deposi-
tion. Discussion followed. Fen-
newald moved to create a fund for
legal fees for the subpoenas issued
to Diane Fugere, AJ Waller, Jason
Vaagen, Karla Walsh, Luis Coca
and Heather Brandt, Gantzer
seconded; Fennewald – yes;
Gantzer – yes; Thiesen – yes; Chris-
tianson – yes; Dickinson – no, mo-
tion carried.
Gantzer moved to pay Waller and
Fugere for time missed from work
for depositions, Dickinson seconded;
Gantzer – yes; Dickinson – yes;
Thiesen – yes; Fennewald – yes;
Christianson – yes, motion carried.
Discussion followed on the CARES
Act monies received. Fugere re-
quested $6,500 to purchase the
SAMSID program from Black Moun-
tain Software to keep track of the
special assessments owed. Gantzer
moved to approve the purchase,
Thiesen seconded; Gantzer – yes;
Thiesen – yes; Fennewald – yes;
Dickinson – yes; Christianson – yes;
motion carried. Discussion about live
streaming and sound to record city
meetings. Thiesen moved to ap-
prove $10,328 for the purchase
of live streaming and sound for the
city hall meeting room, Gantzer
seconded; Thiesen – yes; Gantzer –
yes; Fennewald – yes; Christianson
– yes; Dickinson – yes; motion car-
ried.
Memorandums of Understanding
between the Cornerstone Pres-
byterian Church and the Surrey Pub-
lic School and Ward County Emer-
gency Management were presented
for signature. Christianson moved to
authorize Mayor Tollefson to sign,
Fennewald seconded; Christianson
– yes; Fennewald – yes; Thiesen –
yes; Gantzer – yes; Dickinson – yes;
motion carried.
Waller asked about hydrant re-
placement. Two new hydrants were
budgeted for in 2020 but not the cost
to install them and he wants direc-
tion on this. Thiesen moved to add
$5,000 to the budget for the installa-
tion with Waller informing Public
Works Commissioners on progress,
Dickinson seconded; Thiesen – yes;
Dickinson -yes; Gantzer – yes;
Christianson -yes; Fennewald – yes;
motion carried.
Waller asked about blading all the
gravel roads in town. Discussion fol-
lowed regarding cost. Fennewald
moved to blade all roads in the city,
Gantzer seconded; Fennewald –
yes; Gantzer – yes; Thiesen – yes;
Dickinson – yes; Christianson – yes;
motion carried.
Waller asked about taking the old
unusable plow to 4 Acres Welding to
have the JRB hookup taken off. Cost
is approximately $2,000. Thiesen
moved to authorize up to $2,500 for
this work, Dickinson seconded;
Thiesen – yes; Dickinson – yes;
Christianson – yes; Fennewald –
yes; Gantzer – yes; motion carried.
Trana discussed the Chili Cook Off
the Park Board is sponsoring Sep-
tember 26th. Big Dog Saloon is re-
questing a special liquor license, raf-
fle permit and permission to close
1st St SW north of the city hall build-
ing. Fennewald moved to approve
the special liquor license, raffle per-
mit, with the fee waived, and closure
of the street, Thiesen seconded;
Fennewald – yes; Thiesen – yes;
Dickinson – yes; Christianson – yes;
Gantzer – yes, motion carried.
Trana asked about leaving the elec-
tric on at the RV dump all year due
to a residence on the line now and
how to address the bill for
year-round service. Fennewald
moved to approve the city paying
the utilities at the RV dump from Oc-
tober 1 – April 30 of each year, Dic-
kinson seconded; Fennewald – yes;
Dickinson -yes; Christianson – yes;
Gantzer – yes; Thiesen -yes, motion
carried.
Thiesen asked council if Johns ab-
sence was excused. Discussion on
how many absences are allowed.
Fennewald moved to excuse the ab-
sence, Dickinson seconded; Fen-
newald – yes; Dickinson – yes;
Christianson – yes; Thiesen – no;
Gantzer – no, motion carried.
Surrey Final Budget Meeting
9/8/2020
Present: Chuck Tollefson, Steve
Fennewald, Elaine Christianson,
Twila Gantzer, Mike Thiesen, Brent
Dickinson. Absent: Jenny Johns.
Also present: Diane Fugere, Anita
Trana, AJ Waller, Kevin Howe &
Anna Olson.
Fugere reviewed the proposed final
budget with council. Chief Howe
spoke about increasing the wages
for the chief in the event the position
becomes full-time. He suggested
$30 per hour. Discussion on using a
dedicated fund for full-time chief
wages. Fennewald discussed in-
creasing the part-time clerk wages
to $25,000.00 in case more hours
were necessary. The following
changes were requested: Increase
Chief of Police wages by $44,500 in
the General Fund – Increase Clerk
wages to $25,000 in the General
Fund. Gantzer moved to approve
the final budget with changes re-
quested for the Chief of Police
wages and clerk wages, Christian-
son seconded, motion carried.
These minutes subject to review and
revision by council
(September 17, 2020)
NOTICE
To all landowners in Des Lacs
Township: Road ditches in the town-
ship must be mowed or burned and
bales removed by Oct. 15, 2020. If
unable to take care of the ditches
adjacent to your land, contact a
board member to arrange to have
the work done and billed to you.
Des Lacs Township Board
Jill Schramm, clerk/treasurer
(September 17-24, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Case No. 51-2020-PR-00161
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Sherri Lynn McEvers, 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 (3) 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 Shirley McEvers, per-
sonal representative of the
above-named estate, in care of
Louser & Zent, P.C., Town & Coun-
try Center, 1015 South Broadway,
Suite 15, Minot, North Dakota
58701, or filed with the Court.
Dated this 9th day of September,
2020.
/s/Shirley McEvers
Shirley McEvers
P.O. Box 184
Lignite, ND 58752
Brenda M. Zent (ID #04300)
LOUSER & ZENT, P.C.
Town & Country Center
1015 South Broadway – Suite 15
Minot, ND 58701
Telephone No. (701) 837-4846
Attorneys for the Personal
Representative
(September 17-24; October 1, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00142
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Martha F. Carlson, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned has been appointed
Personal Representative of the
above estate. Pursuant to section
30.1-19.01 of the North Dakota Cen-
tury Code, all persons having claims
against the said decedent 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 Personal Representa-
tive, Paul W. Carlson, 1779 West
Tonto Dr., Chandler, AZ 85248, or
filed with the Court.
Dated August 6, 2020.
/s/Paul W. Carlson
Paul W. Carlson
Personal Representative
/s/Austin D. Fauske
By: Austin D. Fauske (#07692)
LARSON LATHAM HUETTL LLP
Attorneys for the Estate of
Martha F. Carlson
1100 College Drive
PO Box 2056
Bismarck, ND 58502
(701) 223-5300
afauske@bismarcklaw.com
(September 10-17-24, 2020)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00168
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
HARLAND STARLING BOLKAN,
a/k/a HARLAND BOLKAN,
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 TERRY BOLKAN, Per-
sonal Representative of the estate,
at 2525 Elk Drive, P.O. Box 1000,
Minot ND 58702-1000, or filed with
the Court.
Dated this 9th day of September,
2020.
/s/Terry Bolkan
Terry Bolkan
Ashley A. Flagstad – #05703
PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.
2525 Elk Drive
P.O. Box 1000
Minot, ND 58702-1000
aflagstad@pringlend.com
Attorneys for: Personal
Representative
(September 17-24; October 1, 2020)