Legal Notices 2-22
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
Gasman Township will be holding
the Annual Township Meeting on
Tuesday March 16, 2021 at 7:00 pm
at the South Prairie School. One
board member will be elected.
Township business will be dis-
cussed. Joan Dunkel ñ Gasman
Township Clerk
(February 22; March 1-8, 2021)
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR NAME
CHANGE
IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD
COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Petition for
Name Change of Jacqueline Diaz.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Peti-
tion in the above-entitled matter will
be filed with the Clerk of District
Court for Ward County, North Dako-
ta, requesting an Order changing the
name of Jacqueline Diaz (current
full, legal name) to Jacqueline
Kunze (requested full, legal name).
Pursuant to N.D.C.C. 32-28-02, thir-
ty days previous notice of the in-
tended application must be given in
the official newspaper printed in this
county. You are hereby notified that
thirty days after publication, peti-
tioner intends to file a petition re-
questing entry of the Court’s Order
changing the name of Jacqueline
Diaz(current full, legal name) to
Jacqueline Kunze(requested full, le-
gal name). Any objection to granting
this name change must be given in
writing to the address listed below
within 30 days of the date of this
publication. The written objection
must also be filed with the Court. If
no objections are given, the Court
may respond to the Petition without
further hearing.
Dated this 17th day of February,
2021.
/s/ Jacqueline Diaz
Jacqueline Diaz
1205 32nd Ave. SE
Minot, ND 58701
(February 22, 2021)
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00035
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
WARD COUNTY, STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA
In the Matter of the Estate of
Calvin E. Brandt, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned has been appointed
personal representative of the above
estate. All persons having claims
against the Estate of Calvin E.
Brandt 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 Beatrice B.
Brandt,personal representative of
the estate and her attorney, Andria
L. Mueller, at 7 Third Street SE,
Suite 202, Minot, ND 58701-3916 or
filed with the Court.
Dated this 17th day of February,
2021.
/s/Beatrice B. Brandt
Beatrice B. Brandt
1516 11th Street SE
Minot, ND 58701
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
(February 22; March 1-8, 2021)
Personnel Committee Meeting
February 4th, 2021
A meeting of the Ward County Per-
sonnel Committee was held at 2:00
p.m. on February 4, 2021, with Com-
missioners Fjeldahl, Pietsch
present. Also present were Comm.
Weppler, Tammy Terras, Kjerstie
Fevold, Jason Kraft, Leona
Lochthowe, Kerrianne Boetcher,
Jennifer Wiechmann, and Jason
Blowers.
Gallagher Consulting appeared via
virtual meeting. Megan Olson, Mike
Verdoorn and Greg Mangold were
available to answer any questions
Commissioner Fjeldahl and Com-
missioner Pietsch had on the posi-
tion description questionnaire
(PDQ). Gallagher reviewed the
powerpoint communication, that will
be sent out to all county employees,
with the committee and answered
any questions that Commissioner
Fjeldahl and Commissioner Pietsch
had. Gallagher reviewed how and
when distribution to employees
would happen. Another document
that was reviewed by Gallagher was
the Project Tracking Document,
which went over the timeline of
when tasks would be completed by.
After the presentation was complete
the committee was given the oppor-
tunity to ask questions. To conclude
the Personnel Committee Meeting,
Commissioner Fjeldahl and Com-
missioner Pietsch discussed
scheduling the next meeting for the
Personnel Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:28
PM.
(February 22, 2021)
Personnel Committee Meeting
January 29, 2021
A meeting of the Ward County Per-
sonnel Committee was held at 2:00
p.m. on January 29, 2021, with
Commissioners Fjeldahl, Pietsch
present. Also present were Comm.
Weppler, Noreen Barton, Doug
Diedrichsen, Tammy Terras, Kjerstie
Fevold, Larry Hubbard, Shannon
Larson, Chris Ray, Kelly Haugen
and Dana Larsen.
Human Resource Director Tammy
Terras introduced Megan Olson,
Mike Verdoorn and Greg Mangold
from Gallagher Consulting who ap-
peared via virtual meeting. Ms. Ol-
son, Mr. Verdoorn and Mr. Mangold
provided the committee a presenta-
tion regarding the County Compen-
sation Study. They reviewed the
steps, timeline and the position
description questionnaire (PDQ) with
the committee. All county employ-
ees will be given the opportunity for
complete a position description
questionnaire. The questionnaires
will be reviewed by the employee’s
supervisor, department head and
then returned to HR. After the
presentation was complete the com-
mittee was given the opportunity to
ask questions.
The final item of discussion was re-
garding the pending retirement of
Leo Schmidt, County Building In-
spector. Mr. Schmidt stated there is
not enough work currently to contin-
ue this position as a 40 hour per
work position. Ms. Terras proposed
to advertise the position at 32 hours
per week. Comm. Fjeldahl ques-
tioned if the County could possibly
contract with an engineer firm for
building permits and inspections.
The Committee decided to recom-
mend the County Commission con-
sider contracting with an engineering
firm or advertise the position of
County Building Inspector as a part
time position.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:15
PM.
(February 22, 2021)
SUMMONS
Case No. 51-2021-DM-00081
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In the Interest of A.D.S., a Minor
Child
State of North Dakota,
Plaintiff,
v.
Armondo John Starr, Sr.,
Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to
Armondo John Starr, Sr.:
You are summoned and required to
defend against the Amended Com-
plaint by serving an Answer, which
is a written response, on the State of
North Dakota within 21 days after
service of this Summons and by
also filing that Answer with the court.
If you do not serve and file an
Answer, the court can grant the re-
quests made in the Amended Com-
plaint by ordering that a default judg-
ment be entered against you.
Dated this 12th day of February,
2021.
/s/Tina M. Heinrich
Tina M. Heinrich
Special Assistant Attorney General
Bar I.D. Number: 04088
1015 S Broadway, Suite 18
Minot, ND 58701
1-800-231-4255; minotcse@nd.gov
Attorney for Child Support
(February 22; March 1-8, 2021)
SUMMONS
Case No. 51-2021-DM-00091
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
State of North Dakota, and
Fenix Loraine ManyRibs,
Plaintiffs,
v.
Justin Cody Foote,
Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to
Justin Cody Foote:
You are summoned and required to
defend against the Complaint by
serving an Answer, which is a writ-
ten response, on the State of North
Dakota and Fenix Loraine ManyRibs
within 21 days after service of this
Summons and by also filing that
Answer with the court. If you do not
serve and file an Answer, the court
can grant the requests made in the
Complaint by ordering that a default
judgment be entered against you.
Dated this 12th day of February,
2021.
/s/Tina M. Heinrich
Tina M. Heinrich
Special Assistant Attorney General
Bar I.D. Number: 04088
1015 S Broadway, Suite 18
Minot, ND 58701
1-800-231-4255; minotcse@nd.gov
Attorney for Child Support
(February 22; March 1-8, 2021)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2021-CV-00254
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Lupita D. Davis,
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 February 18, 2021.
/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
(February 22; March 1-8, 2021)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2021-CV-00253
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Lorene S. Bevans,
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 February 18, 2021.
/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
(February 22; March 1-8, 2021)