ADVERTISEMENT FOR

PROPOSAL

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

TO PERFORM CONSTRUCTION

ENGINEERING

WARD COUNTY, NORTH

DAKOTA

Notice is hereby given that the

County Commissioners of the Coun-

ty of Ward, North Dakota, will re-

ceive proposals for the following pro-

jects:

BRR-0051(053) – PCN 22773 &

BRO-0051(054) – PCN 22782

Ward County is seeking proposals

from prequalified engineering firms

to perform construction engineering

on the following projects in Ward

County Scheduled to be completed

by October 15, 2021.

BRR-0051(053) PCN 22773

The removal of structure, installation

of reinforced box culverts, grading,

drainage, surfacing, and incidentals

of structure #51-107-12.1, located

one mile east of Kenaston (four

miles south of Kenmare, North

Dakota).

The removal of structure, installation

of new structure, grading, drainage,

surfacing, and incidentals of struc-

ture #51-129-27.1 over the Des Lacs

River, four miles east and 3 miles

south of Carpio, North Dakota.

BRO-0051(054) PCN 22782

The removal of structure, installation

of reinforced box culverts, grading,

drainage, surfacing, and incidentals

of structure #51-106-13.1, one mile

east and one mile south of Kenaston

(four miles south of Kenmare, North

Dakota).

Work to be performed by Consultant

includes: Inspection, Survey, Materi-

als Testing, Coordination, and

measuring and computing pay quan-

tities. Firms submitting proposals

must be prequalified with NDDOT to

perform the construction engineering

activities identified above. Firms

may hire sub-consultants to perform

work outside of their prequalified

area of expertise.

Selection will be on the basis of the

following criteria:

Past performance; Ability of profes-

sional personnel; Willingness to

meet time and budget requirements;

Recent, current, and projected work-

loads of the persons and/or firms;

Related experience on similar pro-

jects; Recent and current work for

the agency; and Project understand-

ing, issues, & approach.

Ward County will only consider pro-

posals received at the office of the

Ward County Engineer (200 72nd

ST SE, PO Box 5005, Minot, ND

58701-5005) prior to 2:00 P.M., De-

cember 4, 2020. To view the entire

RFP, visit the Ward County website

at: www.wardnd.com/highway under

Bid Opening Information.

The County Commissioners of Ward

County reserve the right to reject

any or all proposals, to waive any ir-

regularities and to hold proposals for

a period not to exceed Thirty (30)

days from the date of opening.

(November 13-20, 2020)

NOTICE

2015 Chevrolet Traverse SUV. V6

gas engine, automatic, cruise, and

AC, 132,000 miles. Bid deadline: 10

a.m. on Nov. 30, 2020. Minimum

starting bid of $4,500. Souris Basin

Transportation reserves the right to

reject any or all bids. For informa-

tion or viewing, contact the office at

701-720-8550. Bid must include:

Name, Address, phone #, and Bid

amount. Drop off at 805 31st Street.

SE, Minot. ND or email to:

sbtransit@srt.com. Label Bid: “2015

Vehicle Bid”. Mail to: Souris Basin

Transportation, Darrell Francis, PO

Box 2211, Minot, ND 58702

(November 13-20-27, 2020)

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-02146

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

The Industrial Commission of North

Dakota, acting as the North Dakota

Housing Finance Agency,

Plaintiff,

vs.

James Walker, Jr., an unmarried

person; United States of America

acting through theSecretary of

Housing and Urban Development;

and any other person in possession;

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 Sep-

tember 21, 2020, in an action

wherein The Industrial Commission

of North Dakota acting as the North

Dakota Housing Finance Agency,

was Plaintiff and James Walker, Jr.,

an unmarried person; United States

of America, acting through the

Secretary of Housing and Urban

Development; and any other person

in possession; were the Defendants;

on which day it was adjudged that

there was due and owing the Plain-

tiff from the Defendant, James Walk-

er, Jr., an unmarried person; togeth-

er with costs and disbursements of

said action, the sum of $185,687.11,

and by virtue 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 Courthouse in

the City of Minot, County of Ward,

North Dakota, on December 2,

2020, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. of

that day to satisfy the amount due

with accrued costs and interest at

the date of sale, or so much thereof

as the proceeds of said sale applica-

ble 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

follows:

Lot 7, Thompson’s Sixth Plat in

NW1/4 Section 1, Township 154

North, Range 83 West of the 5th

P.M., Ward County, North Dakota.

(Street Address: 3804 Main Street

South, Minot, North Dakota 58701)

Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this

26th day of October, 2020.

Robert Roed

Sheriff of Ward County,

North Dakota

/s/ Jamie Williams

Lieutenant Jamie Williams

Dean A. Rindy ND ID# 04206

Special Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for Plaintiff

720 Main Avenue

Fargo, ND 58103

701.235.8000

dean@okeeffeattorneys.com

(October 30; November 6-13, 2020)

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

Civil No. 51-2020-CV-00175

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

The Industrial Commission of North

Dakota, acting as the North Dakota

Housing Finance Agency,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Yenchun Wu, a single person; and

any other person in possession;

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 Sep-

tember21, 2020, in an action

wherein The Industrial Commission

of North Dakota acting as the North

Dakota Housing Finance Agency,

was Plaintiff and Yenchun Wu, a sin-

gle person; and any other person in

possession; were the Defendants;

on which day it was adjudged that

there was due and owing the Plain-

tiff from the Defendant, Yenchun

Wu, a single person; together with

costs and disbursements of said ac-

tion, the sum of $124,276.04, and by

virtue 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 Courthouse in the City of

Minot, County of Ward, North Dako-

ta, on December 9, 2020, at the

hour of 10:00 a.m. of that day to

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

follows:

Lot 3, Weed’s Subdivision of Lots 18 and 19, Prospect Heights Addition to the City of Minot, Ward County, North Dakota.

(Street Address: 1412 1st Street SE, Minot, North Dakota 58701).

Dated at Minot, North Dakota, this

26th day of October, 2020.

Robert Roed

Sheriff of Ward County,

North Dakota

/s/ Jamie Williams

Lieutenant Jamie Williams

Dean A. Rindy ND ID# 04206

Special Assistant Attorney General

Attorney for Plaintiff

720 Main Avenue

Fargo, ND 58103

701.235.8000

dean@okeeffeattorneys.com

(October 30; November 6-13, 2020)

NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE

CIVIL NUMBER: 51-2019-CV-01721

IN THE STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD

IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC,

Plaintiff,

v.

Andrew M. Felix; Macie Felix a/k/a

Macie N. Jarrett; The Heirs and Dev-

isees of the Estate of Andrew M.

Felix; 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.

1. Judgment in the amount of

$186,217.62, 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

13, 2020, for the foreclosure of a

real estate mortgage.

2. Notice is hereby given pursuant to

said Judgment that the real property

described as:

Lot 6, Block 4, Northdale First

Addition to the City of Minot,

Ward County, North Dakota.

With an address of 508 24th Ave

NW, Minot, ND 58703, and being

the subject of the Mortgage dated

October 20, 2010, which Mortga-

gors, Andrew M. Felix and Macie

Felix, executed and delivered to

Town and Country Credit Union, and

recorded in the office of the Clerk

and Recorder of Ward County, North

Dakota, on October 21, 2010, Instru-

ment Number 2915845, is subject to

the entered Judgment. Said Mort-

gage was assigned to Plaintiff, its

successors or assigns, by Assign-

ment of Mortgage recorded Febru-

ary 14, 2017, Instrument Number

3005657.

3. In order to realize the amount of

$186,217.62, as of October 13,

2020, plus interest accruing

thereafter on said amount at the rate

of 4.25% per year together with the

costs and expenses of sale, the pro-

perty will be sold subject to redemp-

tion as provided by law as one par-

cel of land at public auction, subject

to any lien for unpaid real estate

taxes and assessments of Ward

County, North Dakota, and ease-

ments 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 Court-

house located at 315 SE 3rd Street,

Minot, North Dakota 58701, on De-

cember 23, 2020 (“Sale Date”), at

10:00 AM.

4. If the sale is set aside for reason,

the Purchaser at the sale shall be

entitled only to a return of the depo-

sit paid. The purchaser shall have

no further recourse against the Mort-

gagor, the Mortgagee or the

Mortgagee’s attorney.

Dated this 5th day of November,

2020.

For: Robert Roed

/s/Jamie Williams

Deputy Sheriff of Ward Co.

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

/s/ Scott S. Skeen

Attorneys for Plaintiff

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

801-355-2886

Email: scott@hwmlawfirm.com

ND Bar No.: 09334

(November 13-20-27, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Case No. 51-2020-PR-00188

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Donavon A. Newnam, 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 Adeline E. Newnam,

personal 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 29th day of October,

2020.

/s/Adeline E. Newnam

Adeline E. Newnam

223 11th Avenue Southeast

Minot, ND 58701

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

(November 13-20-27, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-00182

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH

DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Thomas Jundt, 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 James Jundt, Personal

Representative of the Estate of Tho-

mas Jundt, in care of Morgan Glines

of Boppre Law Firm, PLLC, 2151

36th Ave SW, Suite B, Minot, North

Dakota 58701, or filed with the

Court.

Dated this 19th day of October,

2020.

/s/James Jundt

James Jundt,

Personal Representative

/s/Morgan Glines

Morgan Glines (ID#08853)

Boppre Law Firm, PLLC

2151 36th Ave SW, Suite B

Minot, ND 58701

701-852-5224

mglines@bopprelawfirm.com

Attorney for Personal

Representative

(October 30; November 6-13, 2020)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2020-PR-203

IN THE DISTRICT COURT,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In the Matter of the Estate of

Doris A. Slaaten, Deceased

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

First Western Bank & Trust has

been appointed personal represen-

tative of the Estate of Doris A.

Slaaten. All persons having claims

against Doris A. Slaaten are re-

quired 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

First Western Bank & Trust, person-

al representative of the estate, at

P.O. Box 998, Minot, ND

58702-0998, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 10th day of November,

2020.

FIRST WESTERN BANK & TRUST,

Personal Representative of the

Estate of Doris Slaaten, Deceaced

/s/Jim Paszek

Jim Paszek

Senior Vice President/Trust Compli-

ance Officer

(November 13-20-27, 2020)

Request for Proposals and

Qualifications for Prosecuting

Attorney Services

Overview of Services: The City of

Minot is soliciting proposals from

qualified lawyers and law firms in-

terested in providing criminal,

non-criminal, and traffic prosecution

services on a contractual basis. The

contracting lawyer or firm would

represent the City in the prosecution

of all misdemeanor, infraction, and

traffic violations of the Minot Munici-

pal Code in Minot Municipal Court,

the North Central District Court, and

if necessary, the North Dakota

Supreme Court. Proposals are re-

quested for the fiscal year beginning

January 1, 2021 through December

31, 2021, and the contract position

will be evaluated by the City Council

when creating the 2022 City Budget.

Selection Process and Schedule:

Requirements of the proposal,

specific qualifications and evaluation

procedures are described on the

City website at: www.minotnd.org.

Written questions regarding this re-

quest for proposals should be sub-

mitted by 4:30 p.m., CST on No-

vember 16, 2020 and directed to

Kelly Hendershot, City Attorney, by

email to kelly.hendershot@

minotnd.org or by mail to Minot City

Attorney’s Office, P.O. Box 5006,

Minot, ND 58701. In order to ensure

a fair review and selection process,

applicants are requested to send all

inquiries regarding this request for

qualifications and proposals to Kelly

Hendershot. Responses to all ques-

tions received will then be posted to

the City Attorney’s website by No-

vember 18, 2020.

Proposals must be received no later

than 4:30 p.m. CST on November

23, 2020. The City prefers to receive

proposals by email. Emailed propo-

sals should include “2021 City

Prosecution Services RFP” in the

subject line and be addressed to

kelly.hendershot@minotnd.org or by

mail to Minot City Attorney’s Office,

P.O. Box 5006, Minot, ND 58701.

As an alternative to email, proposals

can also be hand delivered to the

Minot City Attorney’s Office. If sub-

mitting a paper proposal, the original

must be submitted in a sealed en-

velope or box with the following

words clearly marked on the outside

of the envelope “2021 City Prosecu-

tion Services RFP”. The proposer’s

name and address must also be

clearly indicated on the envelope.

All proposals will be reviewed and

screened by the City Attorney or her

delegate. The City Attorney or her

delegate will then make a recom-

mendation to the City Council, who

will make the final decision. The City

of Minot reserves the right to reject

any and all proposals or to request

additional information from all pro-

posers. The selected party must be

prepared to begin providing services

on January 1, 2021. The City and

the individual or law firm selected by

the City to provide prosecution ser-

vices will enter into a Professional

Services Agreement, a sample of

which is attached to the Request for

Proposals and Qualifications on the

city website (www.minotnd.org), out-

lining duties, compensation, hours of

work, and other pertinent matters.

Once a contract is awarded, the

term of the contract duration shall be

subject to ongoing review and

evaluation by the City Attorney, City

Manager, and City Council.

The City of Minot will attempt to fol-

low the following timetable, which

should result in the full implementa-

tion of an agreement by January 1,

2021.

Issue RFP November 2, 2020

Deadline for Questions

November 16, 2020

Responses to Questions

November 18, 2020

Deadline for Submittal of Proposals

November 23, 2020

Recommendation made to City

Council November 27, 2020

Agreement for Services signed

December 2, 2020

Implementation of Services

January 1, 2021

This timetable is subject to modif-

ication without notice. It is

strongly suggested that interest-

ed parties submit an application

early in the process. If the City

Attorney’s Office is able to

recommend a qualified applicant

and enter into a services contract

ahead of this timetable, it will

consider doing the same.

The City reserves the right to reject

any and all proposals, request addi-

tional information, and to suggest

modifications to terms and condi-

tions. This Request for Qualifications

and Proposals is not an offer of em-

ployment. The City reserves the

right to vary from the qualifications

requested, to consider proposals

that do not meet all of the qualifica-

tions, and /or to reject any and all

proposals.

(November 6-13, 2020)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2020-CV-01570

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Henry Mariner,

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 on the undersigned an

Answer or other proper response

within twenty-one days after 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.

Dated November 5, 2020.

/s/Christopher A. Carlson

Chistopher A. Carlson (ID #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(November 13-20-27, 2020)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2020-CV-01585

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Hana C. Arneson,

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 on the undersigned an

Answer or other proper response

within twenty-one days after 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.

Dated November 10, 2020.

/s/Christopher A. Carlson

Chistopher A. Carlson (ID #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(November 13-20-27, 2020)

SUMMONS

Civil No.: 51-2020-DM-00317

IN DISTRICT COURT, NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT,

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD

Joshua Clark,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Shontya Courtney,

Defendant.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-

DANT:

1. You are hereby required to ap-

pear and defend against the Com-

plaint in this action, which is hereby

served upon you, by serving upon

the undersigned an Answer or other

proper response within twenty – one

(21) days after the service of this

Summons upon you, exclusive 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 Rule 8.4 of the North Dakota

Rules of Court, upon service of this

Summons, you and your spouse are

bound by the following restraints:

1. Neither spouse shall dispose of,

sell, encumber, or otherwise dissi-

pate any of the parties’ assets, ex-

cept:

a. For the necessities of life or for

the necessary generation of income

or preservation of assets; or

b. For retaining counsel to carry on

or contest this proceeding. If a

spouse disposes of, sells, en-

cumbers, or otherwise dissipates as-

sets during the interim period, that

spouse shall provide to the other

spouse an accounting within 30

days.

2. Neither spouse may harass the

other spouse.

3. All currently available insurance

coverage must be maintained and

continued without change in cover-

age or beneficiary designation.

IF EITHER SPOUSE VIOLATES

ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS,

THAT SPOUSE MAY BE IN CON-

TEMPT OF COURT.

Dated this 29th day of May, 2020.

/s/Andrew J. Schultz

Andrew J. Schultz (ND ID #06795)

Worthington & Schultz, P.C.

P.O. Box 2087

Minot, ND 58702-2087

(701)852-5513

worthington@srt.com

Our File No. 17-0026

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(October 30; November 6-13, 2020)