ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

CITY OF TIOGA

TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA

South MAIN STREET LIGHTING

IMPROVEMENTS

MOORE PROJECT NO. 21536

General Notice

Owner is requesting Bids for the

construction of the project listed

above.

Bids for the construction of the Pro-

ject will be received and accepted

via electronic bid (vBid) through

QuestCDN until May 19, 2021 at

1:00 p.m. local time. Bids will be

viewed and read via video/phone

conference at 1:30 p.m. Mailed or

hand delivered bids will not be

opened or considered. Link for the

video/phone conference is provided

at www.mooreengineeringinc.com

by clicking the Bid Information tab,

or at www.questcdn.com .

The Project includes the following

Work: Installation of Street Lighting

System.

Obtaining the Bidding Docu-

ments

Digital project bidding documents

will be available at

www.mooreengineeringinc.com by

clicking the Bid Information tab, or at

www.questcdn.com. You may down-

load the complete set of digital docu-

ments for a nonrefundable fee of

$40.00 by locating eBidDoc†

Number 7743631 on the website.

Please contact QuestCDN.com at

952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.

com for assistance in membership

registration, downloading and work-

ing with this digital project informa-

tion, and online bid submittal.

The Issuing Office for the Bidding

Documents is:

Moore Engineering, Inc.

2080 36th Ave SW, Suite 215,

Minot, ND 58701

Each bid must be accompanied by a

bidder’s bond in a sum equal to 5%

of the full amount of the bid execut-

ed by the bidder as principal and by

a surety, conditioned that if the

principal’s bid is accepted and a

contract is awarded to the principal,

the principal, within ten (10) days

after the notice of the award, shall

execute a contract in accordance

with the terms of the bid and the bid

bond, and any conditions of the City

of Tioga, as required by law. A

countersignature of a bid bond is not

required. If the City of Tioga elects

to award a contract to the lowest

responsible bidder, and the lowest

responsible bidder does not execute

a contract within ten (10) days, the

bidder’s bond will be forfeited to the

City of Tioga, and the City of Tioga

may award the project to the next

lowest responsible bidder.

Each bidder must possess a valid

North Dakota contractor’s license for

the full amount of their bid, as re-

quired by N.D.C.C. Section 43-07-7.

Each bidder MUST enclose a copy

of their Contractor’s License or Cer-

tificate of Renewal, issued by the

North Dakota Secretary of State,

and each license must be valid and

dated at least 10 days prior to the

date set for bid opening, as required

under N.D.C.C. Section 43-07-12.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regard-

ing bid submittal, qualifications, pro-

cedures, and contract award, refer to

the Instructions to Bidders that are

included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by:

Owner: City of Tioga

By: Abby Salinas

Title: Auditor

Date: April 23, 2021

(April 23-30; May 7, 2021)

MINOT CITY COUNCIL –

SCHEDULED MEETING – APRIL

19, 2021 AT 5:30 P.M.

Members Present: Jantzer (Teams),

Olson, Pitner, Podrygula, Ross, Sip-

ma

Members Absent: Evans

Mayor Sipma presiding and led the

City Council in the Pledge of Allegi-

ance. Lisa Clute, Director of First

District Health Unit, announced the

vaccination numbers for Ward Coun-

ty, although she reiterated that the

statistics do not include Minot Air

Force Base or the VA so they are

not completely accurate. In the 75

and older age group, there have

been 3,003 people vaccinated for

72.5% of the population. In the

65-74 age range, there have been

3,418 for a rate of 61.7%. In the

18-64 age range, there have been

10,953 people vaccinated for a rate

of 25.7%. The state of North Dakota

is less than the 50% vaccination rate

but Ms. Clute said, she believes it is

under reported. First District Health

Unit has been following the Johnson

& Johnson vaccine and there will

likely be an announcement on Satur-

day of whether they will continue to

use it. There have been six individu-

als with blood clots, which is actually

fewer than what could be expected

considering the number of people

vaccinated. They are using caution

and will follow the recommendations

when available. They are still using

the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

and she encouraged everyone to

call their providers to schedule an

appointment. She said, there are

probably more vaccines available

than there are people interested in

taking it. They will continue to take

appointments but may schedule a

larger clinic if resources allow. Ms.

Clute mentioned the variants of CO-

VID from the UK, South Africa, Bra-

zil, and the U.S. The variants spread

more easily and have been know to

cause more sever symptoms. The

vaccine is working against the vari-

ants and they continue to gather in-

formation on the vaccine’s effective-

ness. She said, they are still con-

ducting COVID tests at MSU and

will continue through the end of the

school year. Mayor Sipma said,

given the progression of the vacci-

nations, they will no longer request

updates at every Council meeting

and Ms. Clute may focus her efforts

elsewhere. The City Manager pro-

vided a written update describing

events and activities for various

departments. Mr. Stewart an-

nounced that the Airport Director,

Rick Feltner, will be retiring. He ela-

borated on the Mr. Feltner’s

achievements and said his leader-

ship will certainly be missed. He

then said, a recruitment process will

begin shortly by looking for a re-

cruitment firm to fill the position. Ol-

son moved Ross seconded and was

carried unanimously to adopt resolu-

tion no. 3704 for a CUP to comply

with Resolution 3621, a CUP issued

on June 3, 2019 for

climate-controlled storage that

specifies in condition 1. c. that a new

or amended conditional use permit

must be obtained where a change in

ownership occurs. Ross moved

Pitner seconded and was carried

unanimously toapprove the minutes

of the March 15, 2021 regular City

Council meeting; place and pass or-

dinance 5546 on second reading to

rezone Outlot 15 of NE 1/4 Section

26-156N-83W from AG and RA to

RR; place and pass ordinance 5582

on second reading to change the

zone from AG to RR for Lot 1,

Skjodal Addition and from AG to R1

for Lot 2, Skjodal Addition; place and

pass ordinance 5588 on second

reading to amend the 2021 annual

budget for the purchase of a 1/2 ton

4×4 pickup; place and pass ordi-

nance 5589 on second reading

amending the 2021 annual budget

for the Cargo Apron reconstruction

and expansion Phase II; place and

pass ordinance 5590 on second

reading to amend the 2021 annual

budget for the purchase of additional

Tyler software to be used to in-

tegrate the Tyler Utility Billing

software with the City GIS system;

place and pass ordinance 5591 on

second reading to amend the 2021

annual budget for the portion of the

video surveillance system that does

not meet capital requirements; place

and pass ordinance 5592 on second

reading to amend the 2021 annual

budget to increase the Airport fund

construction equipment insurance

expense and Water and Sewer fund

Storm Sewer building, automotive

and flood insurance expense; place

and pass ordinance 5593 on second

reading amending the 2021 annual

for cyber security insurance; place

and pass ordinance 5594 on second

reading amending the 2021 annual

budget for the Minot Park District

paving district # 499; ratify the ad-

ministratively approved requests; ac-

cept the bid from Fire Safety USA

for 1 E-ONE Fire Department

Pumper for the amount of

$585,000.00; concur with the SRJB

bid award of BU-1C to Bluestone

Construction, concur with the SRJB

award of Engineering amendment

for construction engineering with

Barr Engineers for BU-1C, and con-

cur with the SRJB approval of IEPR

review with HDR engineers for

BU-1C; award the contract for

demolition and site restoration for

CDBG-NDR flood buyout structures

and CDBG-DR Spot Blight struc-

tures for Round 1 work to Berger

Enterprises, LLC for $502,300;

award the bid for the 2021 Water-

main Replacement Project to

Kemper Construction for

$1,856,793.75; place and pass ordi-

nance 5595 on first reading to

amend the 2021 annual budget for

the 2021 Watermain Replacement

project approve the use cash

reserves for the budget shortfall to

cover the entire project cost; place

and pass ordinance 5596 on first

reading amending the 2021 annual

budget for the purchase of a service

body for a tow vehicle funded by the

FY 2019 State Homeland Security

Grant; approve the donation of 2

REI video surveillance systems to

BisMan Transit and approve dispo-

sal of remaining 8 REI camera sur-

veillance systems through the police

auction; approve the City’s MS4 pro-

gram and authorize the Director of

Public Works to sign the Notice of

Intent form and submit to the State

Department of Environmental Quali-

ty; adopt resolution 3705 to approve

the 2021 Official Zoning Map of the

City of Minot and authorize the May-

or and City Clerk to sign the map;

approve the amendment to the

agreement between the Airport and

Oakwells allowing a temporary hold

of the MAG annual increase for

2021; approve an amendment to

Souris Heights Development Agree-

ment authorizing an extension of the

timeline for the project to October 1,

2022; approve the Sub-recipient

agreement between the City of

Minot and Children’s Museum of

Minot, Inc. and the Sub-recipient

agreement between the City of

Minot and Minot Park District for the

Magic City Discovery Center Project

The Minot One Brand project is in-

tending to install a monument sign at

the northeast corner of Main Street

and Central Avenue. The One Brand

project manager has coordinated the

location with staff and the Downtown

Business & Professional Associa-

tion. Kenneth Melgaard approached

the Council to request a driveway

permit to access the back half of Lot

1, Green Acres 4th Addition. The re-

quest was denied by the City En-

gineer so he appealed to the Council

to reconsider. He said that he pur-

chased the lot in 2015 but at that

time didn’t think he would build any-

thing there. Now, he would like to

build a 36′ x 40′ garage to store an

RV but access to the property is im-

possible. Olson moved Podrygula

seconded and after discussion was

carried to uphold the City Engineer’s

decision to deny the request for a

driveway permit at Green Acres 4th

Addition, Lot 1. Podrygula said the

property is an awkward shape and

he doesn’t see a constructive use for

it without having access to it. He

commented that it may be the only

exception on that road but if ap-

proved would be necessary to nego-

tiate the location of the entrance with

the City. He said he doesn’t like to

counter the opinion of City staff but

this is an exceptional case. Ross

asked the City Engineer if the permit

would have been approved if the

road was developed. Mr. Meyer ex-

plained that the current right-of-way

adjacent to Mr. Melgaard’s property

exists so regardless of whether the

street is there or not, now would be

the time to act on the driveway per-

mit request. They made the recom-

mendation to the Planning Commis-

sion in 2015 because they were try-

ing to prevent too many access

points on the corridor. He stated, the

Council could make an exception

but generally the policies in place

warrant denial of the request. Olson

said she would be willing to consider

an exception had the Planning Com-

mission not addressed the issue in

2015. She said she feels that the

Planning Commission already set

the course which is why she is sup-

porting denial of the request. Mayor

Sipma sympathized but agreed with

the decision. He emphasized the

need to follow the growth plan as the

City expands in that direction. A vote

was taken on the motion and carried

by the following roll call vote: ayes:

Jantzer, Olson, Pitner, Ross, Sipma;

nays: Podrygula. Deborah Luetzen

spoke to the Council about the ac-

quisition of her property. She said,

she was only offered $166,000 for

her home, which is less than she

paid for it in 1985. She emphasized

that she cannot find a comparable

home for that amount of money and

the $3,000 that was offered for mov-

ing expenses will not be enough.

She also described the history of the

house and said it was built by the

railroad. The materials used to con-

struct the house should be placed in

the Railroad Museum. She then said

that she sent letters to Mr. Zakian

regarding the acquisition but did not

receive adequate response. She

described the work that was done on

the home after the flood including

new plumbing, electrical work, and

interior, all of which should increase

the value of the offer. Mayor Sipma

sympathized with Ms. Luetzen and

said acquisitions are never easy. He

explained that the Council was given

documentation stating the purchase

of the property was already settled in

court through eminent domain. It

was evident that she did not partici-

pate in the process but benefits are

still available to her. Ms. Luetzen

said she was not aware of the court

proceedings until it was over. She

then said she was filing a discrimina-

tion suit against the City. Mayor Sip-

ma encouraged her to discuss the

additional relocation benefits with

Mr. Zakian the Program Director.

Jesse Luetzen, Deborah Luetzen’s

son, came before the Council. He

asked if there was the possibility of

putting a hold on the eminent

domain proceedings. He explained

that there is a $30,000 loan that was

taken out of the total purchase price,

decreasing the amount she would

receive. As a supervisor for Hight

Construction, he understands the

cost of building a home and does

not believe the amount Ms. Luetzen

was offered could get her a new

home. Mr. Zakian stated, they have

completed 174 acquisitions and

have been able to resolve all of

them. He reiterated that they are re-

quired to follow all applicable federal

laws and the time to appeal the

courts eminent domain proceedings

has expired. He said, the purchase

price minus the property’s back

taxes, was deposited with the court

and is available for Ms. Luetzen to

retrieve. The $30,000 loan is not at-

tached to the property so the total

amount is about $157,000. He then

explained how the process tran-

spired with Ms. Luetzen beginning in

2017. The initial offer of $166,000

was sent to her but was open for

negotiations. They received one

letter stating she retained a law firm

so further communication was

directed to the attorney until the law

firm clarified that they did not

represent Ms. Luetzen. Follow-up

communication was delivered to Ms.

Luetzen and confirmed by the Postal

Service. He emphasized that they

are still willing to work on relocation

benefits but Ms. Luetzen needs to

address the utility issues and needs

to establish evidence the property is

her primary residence. He also said,

the property is a duplex but she can

only receive benefits for her living

space. She is eligible to be paid a

differential which is separate from

the acquisition price. There is also a

resilient homebuyer program she

may be eligible to apply for. Ross

moved Pitner seconded and was

carried unanimously to authorize

outside counsel to commence legal

actions to cause someone illegally

staying in a City acquired flood

buyout property to vacate the pro-

perty. Pitner moved Ross seconded

and was carried unanimously to

place and pass ordinance 5597 on

first reading to add a right turn on

red prohibition to the following loca-

tions: Northbound 16th Street SW at

W Burdick Expressway, Northbound

6th Street SW at W Burdick Ex-

pressway, Southbound 6th Street

SW at W Burdick Expressway,

Westbound W Burdick Expressway

at 6th Street SW. Podrygula moved

Pitner seconded and after discus-

sion was carried unanimously to ap-

prove the job description for Busi-

ness Systems Analyst; authorize the

Finance Director to fill the position;

place and pass ordinance 5598 on

first reading amending the 2021 an-

nual budget for the addition of a

Business Systems Analyst Position

with the use of General Fund cash

reserves. Olson moved Ross

seconded and was carried unani-

mously to place and pass ordinance

5599 on first reading modifying the

CMCO relating to various permits

and licenses and grant approval of

the updated permit/license applica-

tions. Jonathan Rosenthal, Econom-

ic Development Administrator

presented some information about

the wayfinding signage project. He

explained the purpose of wayfinding

signage and described the locations

they would be placed throughout the

city. They will direct traffic to areas

of interest such as the State Fair-

grounds, City Hall, Library, hospitals,

museums, the zoo, downtown, parks

and other locations. He also provid-

ed some examples of the different

types and designs that could be

used for the signage. He said, the

funding will come from the engineer-

ing budget where they will continue

engineering the project in 2021. The

2022 budget will include funding for

construction and implementing the

signs. Olson moved Pitner seconded

to approve the Wayfinding engineer-

ing contract with Ackerman-Estvold;

place and pass ordinance 5600 on

first reading amending the 2021 an-

nual budget for the Wayfinding Sig-

nage Design with the use of Sales

Tax Improvements cash reserves

and carried by the following roll call

vote: ayes: Jantzer, Olson, Pitner,

Podrygula, Sipma; nays: Ross. City

Engineer, Lance Meyer introduced

Doug Larson and Eric Hoffer of JLG

Architects who were hired to design

the new City Hall Building. Mr.

Hoffer, Project Manager, provided a

brief presentation to the Council to

summarize the pre-design phase of

the project. He described the goals

and aspirations of the Building Com-

mittee in order to help define what

success looks like. He then provided

the project schedule which includes

periodic updates to Council. The

Building Program takes into con-

sideration input from all departments

and the Building Committee.

Suggestions are refined to fit within

the building and balance the wants

and needs of staff. Considering the

space needs, there are two primary

options; one option includes the

Community Development and En-

gineering departments in the new

building, the other would keep those

departments at the current Public

Works building. He reviewed the to-

tal budget for the project of $12.8

million which was identified during

the building assessment. They will

continue to refine the details as they

start to design the renovation. They

are still working to understand the

full scope and costs to relocate Cen-

tral Dispatch but will modify ex-

penses as the design moves for-

ward. Mayor Sipma pointed out that

the Police Department may be able

to capitalize on grants to assist with

new PSAP equipment. Podrygula

said in general, he is pleased with

the process so far. He mentioned a

request from DBPA for City Hall to

include public restrooms although is

unsure how feasible that may be. He

requested the engineers consider

environmentally friendly features

such as solar panels and greenery

on the roof. Since they have deter-

mined the building will need new

windows, he requested they be win-

dows that can be opened for fresh

air. He emphasized the need to bal-

ance between security and accessi-

bility and he mentioned the impor-

tance of creating good working con-

ditions for a stressful job like central

dispatch. Mr. Hoffer responded by

saying, environmental responsibility

is a priority. They will build an ener-

gy model of the project to test and

understand energy savings. Pitner

moved Ross seconded and after dis-

cussion was carried unanimously to

approve the program space analysis

and authorize staff to proceed to the

schematic design phase. Podrygula

moved the City Council postpone

the Flag Policy discussion until a

meeting in May when Evans could

attend. Motion seconded by Pitner

and failed by the following roll call

vote: ayes: Pitner, Podrygula; nays:

Jantzer, Olson, Ross, Sipma. Ross

moved Olson seconded and after

discussion was carried unanimously

to approve option #1 as provided by

the City Manager and adopt the pro-

posed policy. The City Manager

described the four options that were

outlined in the memo; adopt a policy

that limits flags on City property to

the U.S. flag, State flag, and City

Flag, dedicate a Free Speech Zone,

identify a community Flag Pole not

on City property, or adopt a policy of

Government Speech. He said, if the

Council wishes to approve option

number one, he recommends adopt-

ing the attached policy but striking

sections d and e. Ross amended his

motion to adopt the Flag Policy strik-

ing sections d and e from the final

version. Olson, as the second,

agreed. Olson said she spent a lot of

time pondering the issue to deter-

mine what was best for the City and

the citizens. She said she hasn’t had

issues with any of the flags previ-

ously flown at City Hall but it is a

slippery slope to determine as a

Council which flags should be flown.

She supported the idea of a com-

munity flag pole that should be out-

side of City property. Ross agreed

and said as a Council, they deal with

issues on City property. He hoped

the community will rise up to colla-

borate and take the opportunity to

bring diverse groups together to

come up with a plan. Podrygula sup-

ported the motion and described

why he would not be in favor of the

other options. Mayor Sipma pointed

out various heritage flags but said

we can all come together under one

flag. A community flag pole provides

an opportunity to find common

ground while avoiding controversy

and division. He said he is confident

in the community. The City Manager

stated, it has been a common as-

sessment among Council members

that we need a facilitated process to

work through recent events. He

searched for facilitators who special-

ize in working with City Councils and

staff through similar issues. He em-

phasized that he believes the money

would be well invested to ensure

they can move forward productively.

The proposed budget amendment

takes into consideration the proposal

from the Novak Consulting Group for

a two-day conversation as well as

one-on-one consultation with the

Council. Based on personal experi-

ence, he reiterated his confidence in

the facilitators in his recommenda-

tion. Mr. Stewart then addressed the

Community Survey which was

another topic the Council has re-

quested. He stated the importance

of having statistically valid data on

which to base future decisions. ETC

Institute is a company he has

worked with in the past and is an

ICMA partner. The quote includes

options for a virtual presentation as

well as an interactive data dash-

board that describes the results. Po-

drygula moved Pitner seconded and

after discussion was carried unani-

mously to place and pass ordinance

5601 on first reading amending the

2021 annual budget to increase City

Council Expert Professional Advice

line item for the addition of a Com-

munity Survey and City Council and

Management Facilitator utilizing The

Novak Consulting Group and ETC

Institute. Upon questioning by

Pitner, Mr. Stewart said the work

session would take place June

11thand 12th, with a Management

Team session in mid-July. Mayor

Sipma commented that the session

will be open to the public in accor-

dance to applicable open meeting

laws. He said it could provide great

insight to community leadership who

wish to attend. Annette Mennem,

MSU Native American Center Direc-

tor, invited the Council to a few up-

coming events, including the 31st

Annual Spring Honor Dance &

Powwow Celebration, Tipi Teach-

ings from the Plains Tribes and

Raising of MSU Tipi, and Aki Oni-

zhishin Garden Gathering. Podrygu-

la thanked Stephan Joersz, the

Traffic Engineer for giving him a

tour. He said it was fascinating and

informative. Pitner said the Renais-

sance Zone meeting was cancelled.

Visit Minot hosted a hockey tourna-

ment and is continuing to look for

new events to bring to Minot. Ross

said the Zoning Ordinance Steering

Committee hasn’t met but will kick

off the revisions to the subdivision

section of the ordinance in May or

June. Mayor Sipma attended the

Chamber EDC meeting where they

discussed contractual obligations.

Task Force 21 is preparing for a

General’s visit and there have been

inspections taking place. Olson said

they have had hours of discussion

with the City Hall Building Commit-

tee. She provided an update on the

CTE by saying she is confident the

details have been worked out and

there should be a purchase discus-

sion at the May 3rd Council meeting.

Podrygula said the Ward County

Planning Commission will review a

draft of the ordinance in May. Com-

mission on Aging continues with

their regular activities and is being

cautious about COVID. He said they

appreciate the guidance from City

staff regarding the parking lot im-

provement bid. The Ecological Res-

toration committee met with the Au-

dubon Society to discuss ongoing

plans to revitalize the valley. Mr.

Zakian will present a formal report

solidifying a partnership between the

City, the Park District, Audubon So-

ciety and other organizations.

Jantzer said the Liaison Committee

hasn’t met. The Broadway Corridor

Study continues to solicit public

comments. There being no further

business, Pitner moved Ross

seconded and carried unanimously

to adjourn the meeting at 7:43 pm

APPROVED: Shaun Sipma, Mayor;

ATTEST: Kelly Matalka, City Clerk –

PURSUANT TO NDCC 40-01-09.1,

THESE MINUTES PUBLISHED

SUBJECT TO THE COUNCIL’S RE-

VIEW AND REVISION.

(April 30, 2021)

Minot Public School District #1

Special School Board Meeting

April 20, 2021

Members Present

Jim Rostad

Bonny Berryman

Mike Gessner

Laura Mihalick

Miranda Schuler

Members Absent

The Special Board Meeting was

called to order by President Rostad

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

seconded by Schuler, to go into an

executive session meeting pursuant

to NDCC 15.1-15-02(1) to meet with

probationary teacher Angela Peter-

son to discuss reasons for the con-

templated nonrenewal of her con-

tract. Roll Call: All members voted

“Yes.” President Rostad announced

the board’s intent to go into execu-

tive session to meet with probation-

ary teacher Angela Peterson to dis-

cuss reasons for the contemplated

nonrenewal of her contract and he

recessed the open meeting at 4:01

p.m. Rostad reconvened the open

meeting at 5:16 p.m. School Attor-

ney Rachel Brunner announced that

in executive session Schuler made a

motion and Mihalick seconded the

motion that the current contract of

probationary teacher Angela Peter-

son be renewed for the 2021-2022

school year and that proper notice

be given to Angela Peterson pur-

suant to NDCC 15.1-15-04. The roll

call vote on this motion made in exe-

cutive session must be made in

open session. Roll Call: All

members voted “Yes.” The meeting

adjourned at 5:17 p.m.

/s/Jody Kraft

Business Manager

/s/ Jim Rostad

Board President

(April 30, 2021)

NOTICE BEFORE

FORECLOSURE

To the Title Owners, Borrowers and

Occupants of the Property:

Bradly O. Maas

908 41st Street Southeast

Minot, ND 58701

Kerry A. Maas

908 41st Street Southeast

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 908 41st

Street Southeast, Minot, ND 58701,

and more particularly described as:

Lot 17, Block 2, Burdick Express

Second Addition to the City of Minot,

Ward County, North Dakota.

Notice is hereby given that a certain

mortgage, recorded against the

above described property by Bradly

O. Maas and Kerry A. Maas, execut-

ed and delivered to Greenpoint

Credit Corp., dated March 30, 1999,

(“Mortgage”); and given to secure

the payment of $54,826.20, and in-

terest and other fees and costs ac-

cording to the terms and obligations

of a certain promissory note, is in

default. The current Mortgagee of

the Mortgage is The Bank of New

York Mellon Trust Company N.A. as

successor in interest to all permitted

successors and assigns of Bank

One, National Association as

Trustee, of the GreenPoint Manufac-

tured Housing Contract Trust,

Pass-Through Certificates, Series

2000-1.

The following is a statement of the

sum due for principal, interest,

taxes, insurance, maintenance, etc.

as of March 15, 2021:

Principal $32,907.86

Interest To 4/12/21 $5,813.46

Fees $5,334.00

Funds owed by borrower $5,717.00

Funds owed to borrower ($83.20)

Deferred Principal $7,114.47

Total $56,803.59

That as of March 15, 2021, the

amount due to cure any default, or

to be due under the terms of the

mortgage, exists in the following

respects:

Monthly Mortgage Payments

$12,482.07

Corporate Advance $5,334.00

Escrow $4,709.43

Suspense ($83.20)

Total $22,442.30

In the event that you either payoff or

reinstatement the loan, payment

must be paid by certified funds, and

made payable to The Bank of New

York Mellon Trust Company N.A. as

successor in interest to all permitted

successors and assigns of Bank

One, National Association as

Trustee, of the GreenPoint Manufac-

tured Housing Contract Trust,

Pass-Through Certificates, Series

2000-1, and mailed to Halliday, Wat-

kins & Mann, P.C., at 376 East 400

South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, UT

84111. Additionally, you must pay

any additional accrued interest, sub-

sequent payments or late charges

which become due and any further

expenses for preservation of the pro-

perty 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 accrued 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 Mort-

gage 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: March 16, 2021

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

/s/ Scott S. Skeen

Scott S. Skeen

Attorney for Creditor

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Tel: 801-355-2886

Fax: 801-328-9714

Email: scott@hwmlawfirm.com

HWM: ND10660

(April 23-30; May 7, 2021)

NOTICE BEFORE

FORECLOSURE

To the Title Owners, Borrowers and

Occupants of the Property:

David J. Bushelman

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 1401 6th

Street Southwest, Minot, ND

58701, and more particularly

described as:

Lot 1, Nelson’s Rearrangement of

Lots 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 and a portion of

Lot 4, Block 2, Suburban Homes

Addition to the City of Minot,

Ward County, North Dakota.

Notice is hereby given that a certain

mortgage, recorded against the

above described property by David

J. Bushelman, executed and

delivered to Town and Country

Credit Union, dated July 31, 2014,

(“Mortgage”); and given to secure

the payment of $159,354.00, and in-

terest and other fees and costs ac-

cording to the terms and obligations

of a certain promissory note, is in

default. The current Mortgagee of

the Mortgage is U.S. Bank National

Association. The following is a state-

ment of the sum due for principal, in-

terest, taxes, insurance, mainte-

nance, etc. as of March 24, 2021:

Principal $145,252.16

Interest-Good thu 4/15/2021

$11,998.26

Escrow Advance $5,966.61

Late Charges $319.06

Property Preservation $2,767.65

Total $166,303.74

That as of March 24, 2021, the

amount due to cure any default, or

to be due under the terms of the

mortgage, exists in the following

respects:

Monthly Morgage Payments

$25,399.59

Late Charges $319.06

Property Preservation/

Escrow Advance $2,055.00

Total $27,773.65

In the event that you either payoff or

reinstatement the loan, payment

must be paid by certified funds, and

made payable to U.S. Bank National

Association, and mailed to Halliday,

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

400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake

City, UT 84111. Additionally, you

must pay any additional accrued in-

terest, subsequent payments or late

charges which become due and any

further expenses for preservation of

the property which may be ad-

vanced. 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: March 29, 2021

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

/s/Scott S. Skeen

Scott S. Skeen

Attorney for Creditor

376 East 400 South, Suite 300

Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Tel: 801-355-2886

Fax: 801-328-9714

Email: scott@hwmlawfirm.com

HWM: 56229

(April 30; May 7-14, 2021)

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting for North Prairie

Regional Water District will be held

on May 10th, 2021 at the Clarion

Hotel in the Exhibition room located

at 2100 Burdick Expressway East

Minot ND. Registration at 6:00

P.M., Dinner at 6:30 P.M. with busi-

ness meeting at 7:15 P.M. Cost for

meal is $5.00 per person. RSVP for

the meal is required by contacting

our office at 701-852-1886 by May

3rd 2021. Two Directors from area

3D & 4D are up for election. Hope

to see you at our Annual Meeting!

(April 30, 2021)

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION

FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF

WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-83

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Mildred

Roberts, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

First Western Bank & Trust has filed

herein a Petition for Formal Probate

of Will and Appointment of a Person-

al Representative of the Estate of

Mildred Roberts, deceased.

A hearing has been set upon said

petition on the 7th day of June,

2021, at 9:00 a.m., at the Courtroom

of the above-named Court in the

City of Minot, County of Ward, State

of North Dakota.

Dated this 20th day of April, 2021.

/s/ Jon W. Backes

Jon W. Backes (ID#05071)

McGee, Hankla, & Backes, P.C.

2400 Burdick Expy. E., Suite 100

P.O. Box 998

Minot, ND 58702-0998

Attorneys for the Petitioners

(April 23-30; May 7, 2021)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SCHOOL ANNEXATION

The State Board of Public School

Education, of the State of North

Dakota hereby gives notice that a

hearing will be held Monday, May

17, 2021. The hearing will begin at

1:00 P.M. or as soon thereafter as

possible in the Pioneer Room, State

Capitol,600 E. Boulevard Ave.,

Bismarck, North Dakota. The pur-

pose of the hearing is to receive tes-

timonies and make decisions re-

garding the following annexation

petition: Kizima Petition. The Peti-

tion describes the property to be an-

nexed as follows:

Section 31: Woodside 15th Addition;

Lot 6; Block 1 of Nedrose Township

155 North-82 West of Ward County,

North Dakota.

Section 31: Woodside 8th Addition;

Lot 6; Block 2 of Nedrose Township

155 North-82 West of Ward County,

North Dakota.

Section 31: Woodside 8th Addition;

Lot 7; Block 2 of Nedrose Township

155 North-82 West of Ward County,

North Dakota.

Section 31: Woodside 8th Addition;

Lot 2; Block 1 of Nedrose Township

155 North-82 West of Ward County,

North Dakota.

This hearing is held in accordance

with Section 15.1-12-05 of the North

Dakota Century Code.

Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota,

this 30thday of April,2021, by order

of the State Board of Public School

Education. Kirsten Baesler, Execu-

tive Secretary, State Board of Public

School Education.

(April 30, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00076

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of Byron

Rollman, aka Byron D. Rollman,

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 Tami Foreid, personal

representative of the estate at c/o

Law Office of Diane K. Lautt, PLLC,

PO Box 1945, Minot, North Dakota

58702-1945, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 9th day of April, 2021.

/s/Tami Foreid

Tami Foreid

7 Durango Drive

Burlington, ND 58722

LAW OFFICE OF DIANE K. LAUTT,

PLLC

/s/ Diane K. Lautt

Diane K. Lautt (ID 07243)

Attorney for Petitioner/Personal

Representative

PO Box 1945

Minot, ND 58702-1945

701-852-3060

diane@lauttlaw.com

(April 16-23-30, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00074

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Yvonne Gravseth, aka Yvonne K.

Gravseth, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

personal representative of the above

estate. All persons having claims

against Yvonne Gravseth, aka

Yvonne K. Gravseth 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

Gary A. Gravseth, personal

representative of the estate and his

attorney, Andria L. Mueller, at 7

Third Street SE, Suite 202, Minot,

ND 58701-3916 or filed with the

Court.

Dated this 15th day of April, 2021.

/s/Gary A. Gravseth

Gary A. Gravseth

10801 Hwy 2 & 52 W

Burlington, ND 58722

Andria L. Mueller (Bar I.D. #07282)

Legacy Design Strategies

Attorney for Personal Representa-

tives

#7 3rd Street SE, Suite 202

Minot, ND 58701

Tel: (701) 838-1998

Fax: (701) 838-5496

E-mail: andria@ldstrategies.com

(April 23-30; May 7, 2021)

REQUEST FOR BIDS

for

Fire Alarm System Upgrade Project

2021

Nueta, Hidatsa, Sahnish College

New Town, NORTH DAKOTA

NHS College located at 301 College

Drive, New Town ND 58763 re-

quests bids for the repair and up-

grades of their existing fire alarm

system. For full details of the project

contractors can contact Kristopher

Schwab with Core Facility Solutions

via email at info@corefacility

solutions.com

Proposals shall be electronically re-

ceived in the office of Kristopher

Schwab, Managing Partner, Core

Facility Solutions, no later than 4

p.m. Friday, May 7, 2021.

Every effort will be made to ensure

that all persons have equal access

to contracts and other business op-

portunities with NHSC within the lim-

its imposed by law or NHSC policy.

Each Bidder may be required to

show evidence of its equal employ-

ment opportunity policy.

(April 24-26-27-28-29-30; May

1-3-4-5-6-7, 2021)

TURTLE MOUNTAIN HOUSING

AUTHORITY

Requesting Bids for Windows

The Turtle Mountain Housing Au-

thority ( TMHA ) is requesting bids

for Vinyl or Fiberglass Windows.

Successful contractor must comply

with local, federal and Tero rules

and regulations. Indian Preference

will apply. Proposals will be accept-

ed no later than 4:00 pm on May 10,

2021. For more information contact

JR. Davis at (701) 477-5673 or

Email adavis@tmhousing.net Cell #

( 701 ) 230-7180. The Turtle Moun-

tain Housing Authority has the right

to reject any and all Proposals.

(April 30; May 7-14, 2021)

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

MINOT PARK DISTRICT

RIVERSIDE PARK SPORTS

COURT 2021 IMPROVEMENTS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the Minot Park District (Owner) will

receive sealed Single Prime

lump-sum. Bids for the construction

of the RIVERSIDE PARK SPORTS

COURT 2021 IMPROVEMENTS un-

til 2:00 PM on Thursday, May 20,

2021, at which time the bids will be

publicly opened and read in the

Community Room at the offices of

the Minot Park District, at the Com-

munity Room of the Minot Park Dis-

trict, 420 3rd Avenue SW (First

Floor), Minot, North Dakota. 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;

3. City of Minot Standard Specifica-

tions and Details, where specific de-

tails and specifications are not pro-

vided or referenced

Complete digital project bidding do-

cuments are available at

www.questcdn.com. You may down-

load the digital plan documents for

$10 by inputting eBidDoc #7795879

on the website’s Project Search

page. Please contact

QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or

info@questcdn.com for assistance

in free membership registration,

downloading, and working with this

digital project information. Project

bidding documents are also avail-

able at the Issuing Office of the En-

gineer, Minot ND and are available

for purchase for $50. Potential

bidders shall contact the AE2S Pro-

ject manager Jay Kleven by email

Jay.Kleven@AE2S.com with any

questions. The improvements con-

sist of the following approximate

quantities of materials:

¯Removal of existing tennis court

and basketball court equipment,

fencing, and sports court markings,

with fencing and basketball equip-

ment retained and salvaged for rein-

stallation.

¯35 SY of 2″ deep partial depth

milled asphalt pavement to form

lapped joints at new-to-existing

pavement transitions.

¯18 SY of Asphalt Pavement Crack

Reduction mat with tack coat at

lapped joints between

new-toexisting pavement transitions.

¯780 SY of subgrade preparation

and stripping and separation geotex-

tile fabric and 130 CY of inplace

compacted quantity of ND DOT

Class 5 aggregate base.

¯220 Tons of PG58-28 ND DOT

Class 27 Hot Bituminous Pavement,

placed in two courses.

¯Reinstallation of two outdoor

basketball hoop and backboard as-

semblies onto new foundations,

reinstallation of 100 LF of 8-foot tall

vinyl-covered chain link fence and

direct-driven fence posts.

¯214 LF of new vinyl-coated 4′ tall

sports court fencing with

direct-driven posts, and (1) 3′-0″

wide access gate with gate

hardware.

¯11,360 SF of sports court surfac-

ing, and 1,140 LF of acrylic paint

playing surface markings of

various colors.

¯Miscellaneous and ancillary gen-

eral construction including but not

limited to daily and project clean up,

erosion and dust control, City of

Minot permits, topsoil and grass res-

toration.

¯New LED lighting and related

electrical construction; all of which is

included in the Single Prime lump

sum bid.

¯All other Work indicated on the

plans and specifications. All Bids are

to be submitted on the basis of cash

payment for the Work and Materials,

and proposed start and completion

dates, which are to be enclosed in a

sealed envelope addressed to the

undersigned

Minot Park District, accompanied by

a separate envelope containing a

Bidder’s Bond in the sum equal to

5% of the full amount of the Bid, ex-

ecuted by the Bidder as Principal,

and by a Surety, conditioned that if

the Principal’s Bid is accepted and

the contract awarded to the Princi-

pal, the Principal, within ten days

after notice of award, shall execute a

Contract in accordance with the

terms of the Bid and Performance

and Payment Bonds as required by

the law and the regulation and deter-

minations of the Owner’s counsel.

Countersignature of a Bid Bond is

not required. Bidders shall be

licensed for the full amount of the

Bid, as required by Section 43-07-05

of the North Dakota Century Code.

No Bid may be read or considered if

it does not fully comply with the re-

quirements of Section 48-01.2-05 of

the North Dakota Century Code. Any

deficient Bid received will be

resealed and returned to the Bidder

immediately. The Owner intends to

immediately award the project

should bid costs and proposed

schedules fall within their

pre-approved budget; however,

Owner reserves the right to hold all

Bids for 30 days, to reject any or all

Bids and to waive any informality or

irregularity in any Bid. A copy of the

Bidder’s Contractor’s License or

License Renewal must be included

in the Bid Bond envelope. If a suc-

cessful bidder does not execute a

contract within the ten days allowed,

the bidder’s bond must be forfeited

to the governing body and the pro-

ject awarded to the next lowest

responsible bidder. There shall be

endorsed upon the outside of the en-

velope containing the Bid, the follow-

ing:

1. “Riverside Sports Court 2021 Im-

provements”

2. The name of the person, firm, cor-

poration, or joint venture submitting

the Bid.

3. Acknowledgement of the Adden-

da.

All work shall be substantially com-

plete by September 17, 2021. All

work shall be completed and ready

for final payment in accordance with

the General Conditions by Sep-

tember 30, 2021. Contractor and

Owner recognize that time is of the

essence of the Agreement and that

the Owner will suffer beneficial loss

if the Work is not completed within

the times specified above, plus any

extensions thereof allowed in accor-

dance with Article 11 of the General

Conditions. By order of the Minot

Park Board Commission.

Dated this 27th day of April 2021.

Jarrod Olson, Director of Operations

Minot Park District

(April 30, May 7, 2021)