PUBLISH

(December 27, 2025,

January 3, 2026)

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF BROWN

FIFTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No.

08-PR-25-1092

Estate of Ricki D. Ap-

itz, Decedent

NOTICE OF INFOR-

MAL APPOINTMENT

OF PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE

AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORS (INTE-

STATE)

Notice is given that an

application for informal

appointment of person-

al representative has

been filed with the Re-

gistrar. No will has

been presented for

probate. The applica-

tion has been granted.

Notice is also given

that the Registrar has

informally appointed

Timothy Apitz, whose

address is 309 W Car-

dinal Drive, Necedah,

Wisconsin, 54646, as

personal representa-

tive of the Estate of the

Decedent. Any heir or

other interested person

may be entitled to ap-

pointment as personal

representative or may

object to the appoint-

ment of the personal

representative. Unless

objections are filed

with the Court (pur-

suant to Minnesota

Statutes section

524.3-607) and the

Court otherwise orders,

the personal represen-

tative has full power to

administer the Estate

including, after 30 days

from the date of is-

suance of letters, the

power to sell, en-

cumber, lease or distri-

bute real estate.

Any objections to the

appointment of the

Personal Representa-

tive must be filed with

this Court and will be

heard by the Court

after the filing of an ap-

propriate petition and

proper notice of hear-

ing.

Notice is also given

that (subject to Min-

nesota Statutes section

524.3-801) all creditors

having claims against

the Estate are required

to present the claims to

the personal represen-

tative or to the Court

Administrator within

four months after the

date of this Notice or

the claims will be

barred.

Dated: December 3,

2025

Carol M. Weikle,

Registrar

Carol M. Weikle,

Court Administrator

Attorney for Personal

Representative Lisa M.

Chesley

Chesley Law Firm

44 Good Counsel

Drive, Suite 300

Mankato, MN, 56001

Attorney License No:

0396419

Telephone: (507)

625-3000

FAX: (507) 625-2002

Email:

lisa@chesleylawfirm.

com

PUBLISH

(December 27, 2025

January 3, 2026)

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PUBLISH

(January 3, 10, 2026)

ADVERTISEMENT

FOR BIDS

Sealed bids may be

delivered to the Office

of the Finance Director,

Municipal Building, lo-

cated at 100 North

Broadway, New Ulm,

Minnesota 56073 prior

to the 10:00 A.M. bid

opening on

WEDNESDAY, the 11

th day of FEBRUARY

2026. The City will

publicly open and read

all bids received by the

Finance Director im-

mediately thereafter for

the furnishing of all la-

bor, tools, equipment,

materials and every

other article or thing

necessary for the com-

plete construction of

the following improve-

ment, to-wit:

18th South Stormwa-

ter Lift Station

The project involves in-

stalling a stormwater

lift station with piping

routed over a levee,

along with grading and

graveling the adjacent

alley to improve

drainage and access.

All bids must be sealed

and marked “18 th

South Stormwater

Lift Station ” and

each and every propo-

sal must be accom-

panied by a cash depo-

sit, cashier’s check,

bid bond or certified

check for not less than

five percent (5%) of the

amount of such bid,

payable to the City, to

be forfeited to the City

in case the successful

bidder fails to enter into

contract and to furnish

satisfactory bond

within ten (10) days

after acceptance of

such bid. The bid will

remain subject to ac-

ceptance for 45 days

after the day of bid

opening. The City

reserves the right to re-

ject any and all bids.

This project is subject

to prevailing wages

and Buy America Build

America “BABA” re-

quirements.

The plans and specifi-

cations prepared by

the City Engineer are

on file and may be ex-

amined at the City

Engineer’s Office.

Complete digital pro-

ject plans and specifi-

cations are available at

www.newulmmn.gov or

www.questcdn.com.

You may download the

digital plan documents

for $30.00 by inputting

Quest project

#9995586 on the

website’s Project

Search page. Please

contact

QuestCDN.com at

952-233-1632 or

info@questcdn.com for

assistance in free

membership registra-

tion, downloading, and

working with this digital

project information. An

optional paper set of

the plans and specifi-

cations may be ob-

tained at the Office of

the City Engineer, 100

North Broadway, New

Ulm, Minnesota 56073.

A non-refundable pay-

ment of $100.00, which

includes applicable

sales tax and shipping,

will be required for

each paper set of plans

and specifications is-

sued.

Approximate quantities

of work include: 55 LF

Remove and Salvage

Concrete Barriers, 3

remove and salvage

reflective sign and

post, 76 SY Remove

Gravel Driveway, 7 LF

Remove 48″ RCP, 4

Storm Drain Inlet Pro-

tection, 670 LF Silt

Fence, Machine

Sliced, 1 Sediment

Control Log, Wood

Fiber, 350 CY Salvag-

ing Topsoil from Stock-

pile, 610 SY Erosion

Control Blanket, 2110

SY Seed Mix, 1500 SY

Hydraulic Mulch Ma-

trix, 900 CY Common

Excavation, 970 CY,

Common Borrow, 2

Connect to Existing

Pipe, 1 EA Connect to

Existing Structure, 1

EA 7′ DIA Storm

Manhole with Standard

Casting, 1 EA 4′ DIA

Catch Basin Manhole

with Beehive Casting,

7’x4′ Air Relief Struc-

ture with Dual Stan-

dard Castings, 38 LF

30″ RCP, 83 LF 12″

RCP, 375 LF 16″ DIP,

1 48″ OD Inline Check

Valve, 1 16″ OD Duck-

bill Check Valve, 35

SY Random Riprap,

Class III, 1 LS Lift Sta-

tion Structure, 1 LS

Electrical & Control, 85

Tons Gravel Access

Surfacing, 40 SY Bi-

tuminous Patch.

By Order of the City

Council

Chris Dalton

City Manager

Dated at New Ulm,

Minnesota

this 16 th day of De-

cember, 2025