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Page 4 Golden Valley News March 24, 2016 Bids ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS CRUSHING & STOCKPILING GRAVEL FOR GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Golden Val- ley County Commission (Owner), 150 1st Avenue SE Beach, ND 58621, until 10:00 AM (MT), April 5th, 2016, at which time they will publically be opened and read aloud for the furnishings of materi- als, labor, equipment and skill required for the construction of crushing and stockpiling aggregate and incidental items in pits located in Golden Valley County and, as is more fully described and set forth in the plans and specifica- tions therefore, which are now on file in the office of Northern Plains Engineer- ing. Bids shall be upon cash payment on the following approximate quantities and major types of work: Crushing & Stockpiling Gravel Pit 1: SE1/~ of Section 8-136-104 - 50,000 CY The contract documents are on file and may be examined at the following: Northern Plains Engineering 141 Third Street West Dickinson, ND 58601 Project bidding documents are avail- able in digital format at www.questcdn.com You may down- load the digital plan documents for $20 by inputting Quest project #4339002 on the website's Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952- 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for as- sistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of project documents is also available for a non-refundable price of $40 per set at Northern Plains Engineering (701.483.1858), 141 Third Street West, Dickinson, ND 58601. All bids are to be submitted on the basis of cash payment for the work and materials, and each bid shall be ac- companied by a separate envelope containing the contractor's license and bid security. The bid security must be in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the full amount of the bid and must be in the form of a bidder's bond. A bidder's bond must be executed by the bidder as prin- cipal and by a surety company author- ized to do business in this state, conditioned that if the principal's bid be accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal, within ten (10) days after notice of award, will ex- ecute and effect a contract in accor- dance with the terms of this bid and the bid bond as required by the laws of the State of North Dakota and the regula- tions and determinations of the govern- ing body. All bidders must be licensed for the full amount of the bid as required by Section 43-07-05 and 43-07-12 of the North Dakota Century Code. The successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish Contract Performance and Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract. Contracts shall be awarded on the basis of the tow bid submitted by a re- sponsible and responsive bidder for the aggregate sum of all bid items for each pit location. A contract will be awarded for the work at each location. All bids will be contained in a sealed envelope, as above provided; plainly marked showing that such envelope contains a bid for the above project. In addition, the bidder shall place upon the exterior of such envelope the following information: 1. The work covered by the bidder. 2. The name of the bidder. 3. Separate envelope containing bid bond and a copy of Contractor's Li- cense or certificate of renewal. 4. Acknowledgement of the Ad- denda. No Bid will be read or considered which does not fully comply with the above provisions as to Bond and li- censees and any deficient Bid submit- ted will be resealed and returned to the Bidder immediately. The work in Pit #1 shall be com- pleted by June 17th, 2016. The Owner reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids, to waive any infor- mality in any bid, to hold all bids for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of opening bids, and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to the interest of the Owner. Should the Contractor fail to com- plete the work within the time required herein or within such extra time as may have been granted by formal exten- sions of time approved by the Owner, there will be deducted from any amount due the Contractor the sum of $1,000 per day and every day that the comple- tion of the work is delayed. The Con- tractor and his surety will be liable for any excess. Such payment will be as and for liquidated damages• By order of the Golden Valley County Commission. Dated this 4th day .of March, 2016 GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY BEACH, NORTH DAKOTA /s/ Tamra Sperry County Auditor (March 10, 17, and 24) Bids ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS AGGREGATE SURFACE COURSE GRAVELING FOR GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA l) I l ) I(N OXV': Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Golden Val- ley County Commission (Owner), 150 1st Avenue SE Beach, ND 58621, until 10:00 AM (MT), April 5th, 2016, at which time they will publically be opened and read aloud for the furnishings of materi- als, labor, equipment and skill required for the construction of crushing and stockpiling aggregate and incidental items in pits located in Golden Valley County and, as is more fully described and set forth in the plans and specifica- tions therefore, which are now on file in the office of Northern Plains Engineer- ing. Bids shall be upon cash payment on the following approximate quantities and major types of work: Aggregate Surface Course - 73,000 TONS; Traffic Control - 132 Units; BID- DERS SHALL REFER TO THE BID FORM IN THE PROJECT DOCU- MENTS FOR BID ITEMS AND PLAN QUANTITIES. The contract documents are on file and may be examined at the following: Northern Plains Engineering 141 Third Street West Dickinson, ND 58601 Project bidding documents are avail- able in digital format at www.questcdn.com. You may down- load the digital plan documents for $20 by inputting Quest project #4339032 on the website's Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952- 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for as- sistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. An optional paper set of project documents is also available for a non-refundable price of $40 per set at Northern Plains Engineering (701.483.1858), 141 Third Street West, Dickinson, ND 58601. All bids are to be submitted on the basis of cash payment for the work and materials, and each bid shall be ac- companied by a separate envelope containing the contractor's license and bid security. The bid security must be in a sum equal to five percent (5%) of the full amount of the bid and must be in the form of a bidder's bond. A bidder's bond must be executed by the bidder as prin- cipal and by a surety company author- ized to do business in this state, conditioned that if the principal's bid be accepted and the contract awarded to the principal, the principal, within ten (10) days after notice of award, wilt ex- ecute and effect a contract in accor- dance with the terms of this bid and the bid bond as required by the laws of the State of North Dakota and the regula- tions and determinations of the govern- ing body. All bidders must be licensed for the full amount of the bid as required by Section 43-07-05 and 43-07-12 of the North Dakota Century Code. The successful Bidder will be re- quired to furnish Contract Performance and Payment Bonds in the full amount of the contract. Contracts shall be awarded on the basis of the low bid submitted by a re- sponsible and responsive bidder for the aggregate sum of all bid items for each pit location. A contract will be awarded for the work at each location. All bids will be contained in a sealed envelope, as above provided; plainly marked showing that such envelope contains a bid for the above project. In addition, the bidder shall place upon the exterior of such envelope the following information: 1. The work covered by the bidder. 2. The name of the bidder. 3. Separate envelope containing bid bond and a copy of Contractor's Li- cense or certificate of renewal. 4: Acknowledgement of the Ad- denda. No Bid will be read or considered which does not fully comply with the above provisions as to Bond and li- censees and any deficient Bid submit- ted will be resealed and returned to the Bidder immediately. The work shall be completed by Oc- tober 7th, 2016. The Owner reserves the right to re- ject any and all bids, to waive any infor- mality in any bid, to hold all bids for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days from the date of opening bids, and to accept the bid deemed most favorable to the interest of the Owner. Should the Contractor fail to com- plete the work within the time required herein or within such extra time as may have been granted by formal exten- sions of time approved by the Owner, there wilt be deducted from any amount due the Contractor the sum of $1,500 per day and every day that the comple- tion of the work is delayed. The Con- tractor and his surety will be liable for any excess. Such payment will be as and for liquidated damages. By order of the Golden Valley County Commission. Dated this 4th day of March, 2016 GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY BEACH, NORTH DAKOTA /s/ Tamra Sperry County Auditor (March 10, 17, and 24) Summons IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF BILLINGS COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA Dwight Hecker, Plaintiff, -vs- Katie Fedora a/k/a Kate Fedora (de- ceased), and all other persons known and unknown having or claiming any right, title, estate or interest in or lien or encumbrance upon the real property described in the complaint, whether as heirs, devisees, legatees or Personal Representatives of the aforementioned parties or as holding any claim adverse to Plaintiffs' ownership or any cloud upon Plaintiffs' title thereto, Defendants. THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFEN- DANTS: 1. You are hereby summoned to ap- pear 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 Summons upon you, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to do so, Judg- ment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. The original Complaint TO Quiet Title is filed with the Clerk of the District Court in the County in which this action is commenced. 2. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DE- FENDANTS: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above-entitled action is brought to quiet title in the Plaintiffs to that certain real estate situated within the County of Billings and State of North Dakota, de- scribed as follows, to-wit: Township 142 North, Range 100 West Section 2: Lots 1 and 2, S1/2NE~A consisting of 158.56 acres. Dated this 30th day of December, 2015. MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM Attorneys for the Plaintiffs Office and Mailing Address: 38 Second Avenue East Dickinson, North Dakota 58601 Tel: (701) 456-3210 Fax: (701) 227-4739 Emaih ckostelecky@ mackoff.com By: Casey J. Kostelecky, #06917 (March 10, 17, and 24) Bids ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Roofting The Billings County School District is proposing a roof renovation project for the DeMores Elementary School & Billings County Resource Center lo- cated in Medora, North Dakota. The project shall consist of the removal of existing asphalt shingle roofing systems down to substrate for a complete new asphalt shingle roofing system at all sloped roof surfaces equaling approxi- mately 17,000 square feet. The roof renovation project also includes the re- ~: moval of existing high roof ballasted membrane roofing system for a new ad- hered EPDM membrane flat roofing system of approximately 5,000 square feet. Also included are options for up- grading the existing gutter and down- spout system along with soffit ventilation improvements. For com- plete project information and bid re- quirements, please review the project documents at the locations listed below. One set of Bidding Documents (Pro- ject Drawings, Specifications, and Ad- dendums) may be obtained for a fee of $85.00, from the office of KLJ, 1463 1-94 Business Loop East, PO Box 290, Dick- inson, ND 58601, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Documents may also be reviewed at the following locations until the bid opening: 1. KLJ, D ckinson, ND, a. Contact: Dan Schaff b. Telephone: (701) 483-1284 c. E m a i I : dan.schaff@kljeng.com 2. North Dakota Builders Ex- changes: Fargo/Moorhead, Bismarck- Mandan, Dickinson. 3. Minnesota Builders Ex- changes: Minneapolis, St. Paul. 4. South Dakota Builders Ex- changes: Rapid City. 5. Montana Builders Exchanges: Billings. 6. Complete digital project bid- ding documents are available at: a. www.kljeng.com "Projects for Bid". b. questcdn.com. You may download digital documents for a fee of $26.00, by inserting the QuestCDN project #4328000 on the website's proj- ect search page. Please contact QuestCDN at (952) 233-1632 or info at questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the digital project in- formation. Sealed proposals will be received by the Owner at the Demores School, 350 Broadway, PO Box 307, Medora, North Dakota 58645, until 3:00 p.m. local time, Friday, April 1, 2016. The bid opening will occur at Prairie Elementary School located in Fairfield, North Dakota, at 5:00 p.m. local time on Mon- day, April 4, 2016, where they will be opened and publicly read. The project Bid will be awarded to the selected con- tractor by the Owner at the DeMores El- ementary School on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. local time. The proj- ect shall commence construction on Monday, May 30, 2016 and be com- pleted by no later than Friday, July 29, 2016. (March 10, 17 and 24) Notice NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD VACANCY as per NDCC 15.1-09-09 Notice is hereby given that one (1) member position for the Beach School Board, District #3, Golden Valley County, is open for occupancy. Voting will be held at the Beach Community Center in conjunction with the primary election on June 14, 2016 as per NDCC 15.1-09-22. Qualifications of school board officers include but are not limited to a person who is a qualified elector of the state of North Dakota, is at least 18 years of age, and a resident of the Dis- , trict as per NDCC 16.1-01-04. The one (1) position to become vacated is for a time period of three (3) years and must be filled by one (1) rural resident in ac- cordance with taxable valuation defini- tion and NDCC 15.1-09-04. Persons of interest may pick up and submit an ap- plication at the Beach School District Business Manager office with a dead- line for filing of the 11th day of April 2016, 4:00 p.m. as per NDCC 15.1-09- 08. Misty Farnstrom, Business Manager (March 17, 24, and 31) Bids Board of Education of Billings County, Medora, North Dakota, invites you to submit a proposal for the following: Item: Prairie Elementary School Fire Alarm Replacement Fairfield, North Dakota Contract: West Plains Engineering 233 West Broadway Bismarck, ND 58501-3737 Phone No.: 701-751-7322 To be entitled to consideration, the proposal must be made on the "Bid Pro- posal" form, which must be fully com- pleted in accordance with the "Instruction to Bidders", and received at the Business Office of the Billings County School District, PO Box 307, 350 Broadway Street, Medora, North Dakota 58645, no later than: Friday, April 1,2016 3:00 PM (MST) The bids will be publicly opened, read aloud, and recorded on Monday, April 4, 2016 at 5:00 PM (MST) at Prairie School in Fairfield, North Dakota. Billings County School District will make the award and notify suc- Cessful bidders April 12, 2016 at De Mores Elementary in Medora, North Dakota• AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS A. Bidding Documents may be examined at: 1. Central Office Billings County School District 350 Broadway Street Medora, North Dakota Construction Plans Exchange, Bis- marck, ND Bismarck-Mandan Builders Ex- change, Mandan, ND Dickinson Builders Exchange, Dick- inson, ND Billings Builders Exchange, Billings, MT B. Bidding Documents are avail- able at: 1. 2. Office of Engineer West Plains Engineering 233 West Broadway Bismarck, ND 58501-3737 (701) 751-7322 A complete set of documents is available to Contractors and Subcon- tract bidders on a deposit basis, and may be obtained from West Plains En- gineering, 233 West Broadway, Bis- marck, ND 58501- 3737, phone (701) 751-7322. NOTICE TO BIDDERS C. Deposit $50 each set. 1. Deposit refundable upon re- turn of documents, in good condition, within ten days after the bid date. 2. Failure to return documents within specified time will forfeit deposit. D. Pre-bid meeting with school repre- sentative(s) and engineer: Monday, March 21,2016 10:00 AM - 12:00 Mtn. Time Prairie Elementary School Fairfield, North Dakota Submit written request for items with check made out to Billings County School District. , Bi, llings County~ School District. I Busi~,ess: Manager T~m,my ' simnion;w .......... (March 17 and 24) Notice of Hearing NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM Office Address: 38 Second Avenue East Dickinson, North Dakota 58601 By: David C. Piper, Attorney #06723 Email: dipper@mackoff.com Attorneys for: Personal Representa- tives Probate No. 17-2016-PR-00004 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA In the Matter of the Estate of ARTHUR W. GRUNEWALD, De- ceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that William E. Grunewald has filed herein a petition for formal probate of will and appointment of personal representative. Hearing has been set upon said pe- tition on the 28th day Of April, 2016, at 8:30 o'clock a.m.at the Courtroom of the above-named Court in the City of Beach ND, County of Golden• Valley, State of North Dakota. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any person appearing for the purpose of objecting to any matter or item con- tained within the above mentioned peti- tion for formal probate of will shall file herein and serve upon the undersigned counsel for the Petitioner their written objections to the same not later than seven (7) days prior to the above scheduled hearing. Dated this 8th day of March,2016. David C. Piper, Attorney 38 Second Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 (March 17, 24, and 31) Beach City Council CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS PUBLISHED SUBJECT TO THE INVITATION TO BIDDERS GOVERNING BODY'S REVIEW AND Prairie Elementary School REVISION Fire Alarm Replacement Fairfield, North Dakota A regular meeting of the Beach City Council was called to order by Mayor Billings County School District Walter Losinski on March 7, 2016 at (701) 623-4363 7:00 pm. Present when the meeting 350 Broadway Street, PO Box 307 was called to order was City Council Medora, North Dakota 58645 Henry Gerving, Dell Beach, Tim Mar- The Billings County School District man, Mark Benes, Jeanne Larson, Farm Credit Services of Mandan is on Facebook. Like our page and our March Madness basketball post for a chance at a $100 gift card. Contest deadline April 1st. www.facebook.com/fcsmandan Wade Walworth, Public Works Supt. Mike Braden, City Auditor Kimberly Nunberg, Engineers Kenzie Robertson, Thomas Schmelzenbach and guest Janie Rathbun. Minutes - Minutes of the previous month meetings were read. Larson moved to approve the minutes, second by Gerving. Motion carried unani- mously. Vouchers - Walworth moved to ap- prove the following vouchers, second by Larson. Discussion. Gerving stated he is not in favor of paying any bills that are not submitted in a timely manner. Two bills submitted were for work done in August 2015. Beach - yes, Marman - yes, Benes - yes, Larson - yes, Wal- worth - yes, Gerving - no. Motion car- ried. 18447 Advanced Engineering & Environmental Services 1,373.04 18448 Beach Floral & Gifts 102.00 18449 Beach Food Center 224.40 18450 Beach Park Board 20,000.00 18451 Billing Document Specialist 250.00 18452 Black Mountain Software 115.00 18453 BOSS Office Products 379.83 18454 CNH Industrial Capital 82.46 18455 CT Electric 2,271.43 18456 Dakota Dust-Tex, Inc. 72.40 18457 Denise Dietz 70.79 18458 Ebeltoft Sickler Lawyers 990.00 18459 Fallon County Treasurer 1,588.25 18460 Farmers Union/NAPA 1,332.51 18461 G & G Garbage, LLC 2,100.00 18462 Golden Valley County 9,565.00 18463 Golden Valley News 454.28 18464 Interstate Engineering 6,899.54 18465 Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson 46,263.54 18466 Marman Plumbing & Construction 1,600.00 18467 MDU 6,702.33 18468 MFOA ND 30.00 18469 Midstate Comm. 253.60 18470 Municipal Government Academy 260.00 18471 ND DOT 12,317.44 18472 One Call Concepts 3.00 18473 PLC 37.50 18474 Rohan's Hardware 94.41 18475 SW Water 9,263.23 18476 Stockwell Cleaning 250.00 18477 USPS 114.00 18478 Verizon Wireless 188.28 18479 USPS 4 9.00 -89556 -89555, -89553 -89543, 18431 - 18434, 18440-18445 Wages for Febru- ary - 20,838.76 18435 City of Beach 228.15 18436 Blue Cross Blue Shield 3,646.82 18437 Blue Cross Blue Shield 524.40 18438 Ladle Ladies 72.00 18439 USPS 178.36 18446 ND PERS 2,487.73 -89554 First State Bank of Golva 2,245.75 -89542 First State Bank of Golva 2,509.78 Public Works Report: PWS Braden reported on the follow- ing; when weather allows the tree pile at the landfill will be burned, concrete dumped at the old landfill has been cleaned up, crack sealing will start as soon as weather allows, curbstops are being replaced as necessary. Auditor Report: Nunberg reviewed her written report. Benes moved to approve a transfer into the General Fund of $12,457.87 f¢om -the S0cia!~ S~urity Fund .and $21,152.20 from the Sidewalk Fund, and then close both Funds, second by Walworth. Motion carried unanimously. Nunberg reviewed the Annual Schedule of Cash Receipts & Disbursements for the Year 2015. Benes moved to ap- prove, second by Walworth. Motion car- ried unanimously. Kenzie Robertson provided information on the proposed road project in the NW and SE area of the city. A public informational meeting will be scheduled for April 4th. Committee Reports: Mayor Losinski, Marman and Braden reported they attended the Golden Valley County Weed Board meeting on February 18th. The County will supply chemical to the City, and possibly spray remote areas outside the city limits. Unfinished Business: The Law Enforcement Services Contract for the Year 2016 was re- viewed. The fee per month will be $9,165.00. Walworth moved to approve the contract as presented, second by Gerving. Motion carried unanimously. Nunberg provided additional informa- tion on the Southwest Pipeline Project Contract for Transfer of Service Area. New Business: Janie Rathbun, Parks and Recre- ation Manager requested $50,000 from the Pool Tax Fund to operate the swim- ming pool this summer. At this point in time there is $22,429.13 available in the Pool Tax Fund. Gerving moved to ap- prove a disbursement of $20,000 from the Pool Tax Fund, second by Wal- worth. Correspondence was read from Golden Valley County Auditor Tamra Sperry regarding the possibility of a joint public sale on adjoining properties owned by the City and County. Marman moved to proceed with the joint public sale, second by Benes. Beach - yes, Marman- yes, Benes - yes, Larson - yes, Walworth - no, Gerving - ab- stained. Motion carried. Correspondence was read from Thomas Olson of Olson Construction Law, PC regarding construction on the lagoon project that was completed but not approved by a Change Order. Dis- cussion. No other business was brought for- ward. Marman moved to adjourn, sec- ond by Gerving. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Attest: Walter Losinski, Mayor Kimberly Nunberg, City Auditor (March 24) Notice MEDORA PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Official Proceedings on March 15, 2016 (Subject to board review and approval) Meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m. by President Kinley Slauter. Pres- ent were Jim Bridger, Michael Beau- doin, and Ben Brannum. Pete Hegge was absent. Minutes from the February 16, 2016 meeting were reviewed. Bridger made the motion to approve the minutes as presented. Second by Beaudoin. Motion passed unanimously. Application No. 16-03, a proposal by Neal Bernston at 3484 East River Road, to remove front door, install French/patio door where dining room window currently is placed, was re- viewed. Brannum made the motion to approve Application 16-03 as pre- sented. Second by Bridger. Motion passed unanimously. Application No. 16-04, a proposal by Patrick Selzler of ND Embroidery at 394 Pacific Ave. Store # 9, to replace the sign on the front and side of building, was reviewed. The same signs will be used, just the lettering will change. Beaudoin made the motion to approve Application 16-04 as presented. Sec- ond by Brannum. Motion passed unan- imously. Under Misc. Business, Slauter noted that the Medora Boot and Western Wear sign had been moved to the store's new location. Steffen stated that Kim Colbert will be submitting a zoning application for the April meeting. Stef- fen referenced an email received from the North Dakota League of Cities. They have had several requests for a zoning/planning session at the 2016 An- nual Conference in September. They are asking for specific concerns that should be addressed. It was the con- sensus of the Board that enforcement is their biggest concern. This includes what is the correct process for enforce- ment and who is responsible for bring- ing concerns to the Board. Steffen will pass on this information to the League. There being no other business, Brannum moved to adjourn. Without objection meeting adjourned at 6:12 p.m. ATTEST: Kinley Slauter, President ATTEST: Carla Steffen, City Auditor (March 24) Meeting Notice Notice of Special Meeting .... A, Special Meeting of the Billings C0unty,s~;h001 board will convene at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016, at Prairie School in Fairfield, ND, for the purpose of opening sealed bids for the DeMores Roof Project and the Prairie Fire Alarm System Project. The Billings County School Board in- vites the public to participate in a school demographic planning meeting to fulfill requirements under NDCC Section 15.1-07-26. This open public meeting will also be held on Monday, April 4, 2016, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Prairie School. At this forum, the school board will discuss and receive public input on how three- and five-year de- mographics may impact academic and extracurricular programs, instructional and administrative staffing, facility needs and utilization, district tax levies, and the district's strategic plan. Anyone needing special accommo- dations to attend the meetings may make arrangements by contacting the District Office at 623-4363 or 1-800- 366-6888 TTY, 6889-Voice (March 24 and 31) Rent this space for only a few dollars a week. Call 872-3755 for more details Farm Credit Services of Mandan www.farmcreditmandan.com #newspapersthrive