COUNTY PROJECT

CP 1652(19)

Rebuild Curves on County Road 16

WARD COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

Notice is hereby given that the

County Commissioners of the Coun-

ty of Ward, North Dakota, will re-

ceive sealed bids for the following

project: Rebuilding Curves on Coun-

ty Road 16 located Southeast of

Minot ND. The project site is located

approximately 3 miles east of the in-

tersection of County Road 16 and

State Highway 83. For this project

bids will ONLY be received and ac-

cepted via the online electronic bid

service through QuestCDN.com. All

bids must be submitted by 2:00

P.M., Monday, July 15th, 2019.

Copies of the plans, specifications

and proposal forms may be obtained

at the Ward County Highway

Department, 900 13th ST SE Minot,

North Dakota, 58701, upon receipt

of a non-refundable fee of $100.00

for each set of documents, or on

QuestCDN (#6415280) to Qualified

Contractors (registered contractors)

with the North Dakota Department of

Transportation. The work consists of

the following approximate quantities:

CP 1652(19)

Water M. Gal. 660

Common Excavation Type-B

C.Y. 43500

Topsoil Acre 22

Traffic Service Aggregate (CL 13M)

Ton 1123

Aggregate Surface Course (CL 13M)

Ton 6741

All bids are to be submitted on the

basis of cash payment for the work

and materials, accompanied by a

bidder’s bond in the amount of five

(5) percent of the total bid, executed

by the bidder as principal, and by a

surety company authorized to do

business in the State of North Dako-

ta, as a guarantee that the bidder

will do business in the State of North

Dakota, as a guarantee that the

bidder will enter into a contract for

performance of such work in case

the contract is awarded to him. All

bid security shall comply with Sec-

tion 11-11-28 and amendments

thereto of the North Dakota Century

Code. In the event NDCC Section

11-11-28 is deemed not to be appli-

cable as a matter of law, then in the

alternative, the Ward County Com-

mission applies its discretionary

power to apply NDCC Section

11-11-28 and all bid security shall

comply fully. All bidders must be

licensed for the highest amount of

their bids, as provided by Section

3-07-05 of the North Dakota Century

Code. The Contractor shall give (10)

days’ notice prior to starting any

construction work and shall com-

plete the project no later than Oc-

tober 1st, 2019. The County Com-

missioners of Ward County reserve

the right to reject any or all bids, to

waive any irregularities and to hold

bids for a period not to exceed Thirty

(30) days from the date of opening.

By order of the County Commission-

ers of Ward County, North Dakota

dated this 7th day of May, 2019.

(June 27; July 4, 2019)

MOWING NOTICE

FARMERS AND RANCHERS

The Ward County Highway Depart-

ment started mowing the ditches

around the Minot area the end of

June. Additional ditch mowing ex-

tending out into the county will start

on July 8th. Adjacent landowners

who plan to mow ditches for hay

should cut before the county mows

these areas. There will be no excep-

tions to leaving sections for haying.

A map of the mowing areas will be

available on the county website

www.co.ward.nd.us/highway. Please

note that in areas where there are

construction projects scheduled,

mowing will be completed as a part

of the project prior, to the time indi-

cated on the website. No hay bales

can be placed within the clear zone

of a county road (20 ft off the edge

of the roadway). All hay bales shall

be removed from county road

ditches by November 1. Unclaimed

hay bales will become the property

of Ward County and will be sold or

burned after November 1st.

Dana G. Larsen, P.E.

Ward County Engineer

(July 4, 2019)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2019-PR-00086

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Oriln D. Pankratz, Deceased.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned has been appointed

personal representative of the above

estate. All person 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 Linda J. Pankratz, per-

sonal 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 17th day of June, 2019.

/s/Linda J. Pankratz

Linda J. Pankratz

6620 County Road 15 W

Minot, ND 58703

Diane K. Lautt (ID 07243)

Law Office of Diane K. Lautt, PLLC.

PO Box 1945

Minot, ND 58702-1945

701-852-3060

diane@lauttlaw.com

Attorney for Personal

Representative

(June 20-27; July 4, 2019)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2018-CV-02049

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC.,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Phillip Stephens; Marina Stephens;

Any Person in Possession;

Defendants.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN-

DANTS: You are hereby summoned

to appear and defend against the

Complaint in this action, which has

been filed with the Clerk of Court

and is herewith served upon you, by

serving upon the undersigned a

copy of an Answer or other proper

response within twenty-one (21)

days after the service of this Sum-

mons upon you, exclusive of the day

of service. If you fail to do so,

Judgment by default will be taken

against you for the relief demanded

in the Complaint. The original Com-

plaint is filed with the Clerk of the

District Court in the County in which

this action is commenced. This ac-

tion relates to the foreclosure of a

mortgage upon the following

described real property in the Coun-

ty of Ward, State of North Dakota:

Lot 52, Belview Addition to the

City of Minot, North Dakota

The Plaintiff is not seeking a person-

al judgment against the

above-named Defendants.

Dated December 3, 2018.

MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM

Attorneys for the Plaintiff

Office and Post Office Address:

38 Second Avenue East

Dickinson, North Dakota 58601

Tel: (701) 227-1841

Fax: (701) 225-6878

Email: dpiper@mackoff.com

By:/s/David C. Piper

David C. Piper, Attorney

ND Bar ID #06723

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COL-

LECT THE REFERENCED DEBT

AND ANY INFORMATION OB-

TAINED WILL BE USED FOR

THAT PURPOSE. THIS COMMUN-

ICATION IS FROM A DEBT COL-

LECTOR.

(June 20-27; July 4, 2019)