Public notices
PUBLISH
(December 23, 30,
2019, January 6, 2020)
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
HEARING
In the Matter of the
Redetermination of
Benefits of
Judicial County Ditch
Systems 36 Blue Earth
& Brown
Whereas, The Joint
Drainage Authority of
Blue Earth and Brown
Counties, has appoint-
ed viewers to redeter-
mine the benefits and
damages for Judicial
County Ditch Systems
36 Blue Earth &
Brown, and whereas,
the Viewer’s report for
the Redetermination of
Benefits has been filed
with the appropriate
authorities in the
respective counties.
NOW, THEREFORE,
Notice is hereby given
that the Drainage Au-
thority will hear public
comment on the ac-
ceptance of the
redetermination of
benefits on this ditch
systems beginning at
1:30 p.m. at the Blue
Earth County Historic
Courthouse, 2nd Floor
Commissioners Room,
Mankato, Minnesota
on January 21, 2020.
All persons interested
in the redetermination
of benefits and wanting
to be heard should ap-
pear at this time. If ac-
cepted, the redeter-
mined benefits will re-
place those now being
used and all future
maintenance expenses
will be assessed based
upon the redetermined
benefits.
PUBLISH
(December 30, 2019,
January 6, 2020)
NEW ULM PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT
414 SOUTH PAYNE
STREET
NEW ULM,
MINNESOTA 56073
Call for Bid
Bids close at 2:00 P.M.
(local time) on Tues-
day, January 14, 2020
By order of the School
Board of the New Ulm
School District, sealed
bids for construction of
the HVAC Upgrades
at the New Ulm Annex
Building, New Ulm,
Minnesota will be re-
ceived at the New Ulm
Public School District,
414 South Payne
Street, New Ulm, Min-
nesota 56073, Atten-
tion: Pat Lang, until
2:00 PM (local time)
on Tuesday, January
14, 2020, in accor-
dance with the specifi-
cations set forth herein
and the “other” terms,
conditions and in-
structions to the specif-
ications. At that time all
bids will be publicly
opened and read
aloud. All bids re-
ceived after the time
stated will not be
considered. The
bidder assumes the
risk of any delay in the
mail or on the handling
of mail by employees
of the school district.
Whether the bid is sent
by mail or by means of
personal delivery, the
bidder assumes
responsibility for hav-
ing their bid clocked in
on time at the place
specified. Fax or tele-
phone amendments
will not be accepted at
any time. Bidders shall
submit bids in dupli-
cate on the forms pro-
vided in the Project
Manual. No oral, fac-
simile or telephone
bids or modifications of
bids will be accepted.
All sealed bids are to
be labeled with the
project name and
number.
The Project consists of
the HVAC Upgrade
work required to re-
place existing rooftop
mechanical equipment
at the New Ulm Annex
Building.
Bid Documents are
available through
Franz Reprographics,
2781 Freeway Blvd.,
Brooklyn Center, MN
55430, Phone
763-503-3401, Fax
763-503-3409, Toll
Free 800-288-8541,
franz@franzrepro.com,
www.franzrepro.com.
Bidders, suppliers or
subcontractors may
view documents on
line, and may down-
load documents for a
non-refundable fee of
$15.00. Documents
may be purchased
through Franz Repro-
graphics.
Each bidder shall sub-
mit with the bid, a
cashier’s check or bid
bond, made payable to
New Ulm School Dis-
trict, in the amount of
five percent (5%) of the
maximum amount of
its bid.
All vendors entering
into a contract with the
District for $10,000 or
more are to provide a
Labor and Material
Payment and Perfor-
mance Bonds for
100% of the contract.
Bonds must be fur-
nished within 10 days
of notice of award of
the Contract. Contract
is subject to compli-
ance with the applica-
ble Schedule of Pre-
vailing Wage issued by
the Minnesota Depart-
ment of Labor & Indus-
try. Provide all State
required Responsible
Contractor Forms with
your bid.
Bids may not be with-
drawn for sixty (60)
days after the
scheduled closing time
for the receipt of bids
without the consent of
the New Ulm School
District. The School
Board reserves the
right to accept any bid,
to reject any or all bids,
to waive irregularities
and informalities in the
bidding procedures,
and to act in its best in-
terest.
NEW ULM PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT
PUBLISH
(January 6, 13, 2020)
STATE OF
MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF BROWN
FIFTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATION
DIVISION
Court File No.
08-PR-19-1111
Estate of Shirley A.
Forstner, Decedent
NOTICE AND ORDER
FOR HEARING ON
PETITION FOR DES-
CENT OF PROPERTY
A Petition for Determi-
nation of Descent has
been filed with this
Court. The Petition
represents that the De-
cedent died more than
three years ago, leav-
ing property in Min-
nesota and requests
the probate of
Decedent’s last Will (if
any), and the descent
of such property be
determined and as-
signed by this Court to
the persons entitled to
the property.
Any objections to the
Petition must be filed
with the Court prior to
or raised at the hear-
ing. If proper, and no
objections are filed or
raised, the Petition
may be granted.
IT IS ORDERED and
Notice is further given,
that the Petition will be
heard on February
3, 2020, at 9:00 AM, by
this Court at 14 S State
St, New Ulm, Min-
nesota.
1. Notice shall be given
to all interested per-
sons (Minn. Stat.
524.1-401) and per-
sons who have filed a
demand for notice pur-
suant to Minnesota
Statutes section
524.3-204.
2. Notice shall be given
by publishing this No-
tice and Order as pro-
vided by law and by:
Mailing a copy of this
Notice and Order at
least 14 days prior to
the hearing date.
BY THE COURT
Dated: December 13,
2019
Judge of District Court
Dated: December 17,
2019
Carol Weikle, By: Ash-
ley Olson
Court Administrator
Attorney for Personal
Representative
Steven J. Franta
Somsen, Mueller &
Franta
106 1/2 N. Minnesota
St.
New Ulm, MN 56073
Attorney License No.:
00228679
Telephone:
(507)354-2161
Email: steve@the
legalprofessionals.com