Legal Notices

NOTICE<BR><BR>Primary Election for<BR><BR>Lake County Commissioner<BR><BR>Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007<BR><BR>Polls will be open 7 AM - 8 PM<BR><BR>at the Fall Lake Town Hall

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC<BR><BR>The City of Ely is calling for sealed proposals on the following:<BR><BR>1988 Ford F150 Truck - AS IS; minimum bid of $100.00<BR><BR>Above vehicle may be viewed at the Ely City Garage during regular business hours of Monday through Friday, 7:00 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. Questions, please contact General Foreman Public Works Mike Popesh, at 365-6313.<BR><BR>Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the City Clerk, 209 East Chapman Street, Ely, Minnesota, until Noon, Tuesday, March 6, 2007. Proposals should be sealed and marked on the outside wrap: Bid on 1988 Ford F150 Truck.<BR><BR>The City of Ely reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive any informalities therein.<BR><BR>BY ORDER OF THE ELY CITY COUNCIL<BR><BR>Patricia M. Wellvang, Deputy Clerk<BR><BR>

STATE OF MINNESOTA<BR><BR>COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS<BR><BR>DISTRICT COURT<BR><BR>PROBATE DIVISION<BR><BR>SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT<BR><BR> COURT FILE No. 69DU-PR-07-101<BR><BR>NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF FOREIGN WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS<BR><BR>(ANCILLARY PROCEEDING)<BR><BR>ESTATE OF<BR><BR>Mary J. Petek, <BR><BR>Decedent.<BR><BR>It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 19, 2007, at 1:30 p.m. a hearing will be held in this Court at Duluth, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the foreign will of Decedent, dated August 27, 1999, and for the appointment of Daniel J. Petek whose address is 5107 S. Perry, Spokane, WA 99223, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration.

Public Hearing Notice<BR><BR>The City of Ely Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing for a variance request on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 6:01 PM in the Card Room of the Ely Community Center (Room 123, 30 S. 1st. Ave. E.). The property owner is Jacob Peshel, authorized agent is Jean Peshel. The property is described as the N'ly 75' of Lots 1 & 2 of Block 1 of Robin Gardens Addition to Ely, parcel id. 030-0230-00010 (1750 E. Camp St.). Jean Peshel is requesting a variance to vary from Section 11.01, Subd. 9, D, 3 d. This subdivision describes the home occupation regulations which state that "one sign, not to exceed 4 square feet in area...shall be permitted..." Jean Peshel is requesting a sign of 15 square feet. All interested parties will be heard at this hearing. If you are unable to attend the hearing but wish to comment, you may do so in writing and either mail your comments to or drop them off at City Hall, 209 E.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE<BR><BR>The City of Ely Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing for a variance request on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 6:15 PM in the Card Room of the Ely Community Center (Room 123, 30 S 1st Ave. E.). The property owners are the City of Ely and Milestones Inc., and, the authorized agent is JMW Development. The City of Ely property is described as: vacated highway right-of-way in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 and the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of S34/T63N/R12W, parcel id. 030-05000-00392. Milestones Inc. owns three parcels described as: (1) Outlot A of Zaverl's Additon to Ely, parcel id. 030-0408-00100; (2) Outlot B of Zaverl's Addition to Ely, parcel id. 030-0408-00110; and, (3) Lot 6 of the Power Line Addition to Ely, parcel id. 030-0210-00060. These parcels are located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Sheridan St. and Highway 1.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE<BR><BR>The City of Ely Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing for a variance request on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 6:30 PM in the Card Room of the Ely Community Center (Room 123, 30 S. 1st Ave. E). The property owner is Queen City Federal S & L. This property is described, in part, as Unit 4, including the underlying 50% interest to the common area, parcel id. 030-0053-00040, (102 E. Sheridan St.). Queen City Federal S & L is requesting a variance from section 14.08, Subd. 3C, which sets a maximum square footage for a projecting sign at 24 square feet. Queen City Federal S & L is requesting a variance to update the current antiquated sign with a sign the same size, which is 32 sq. ft. All interested parties will be heard at this hearing. If you are unable to attend the hearing but wish to comment, you may do so in writing and either mail your comments to or drop them off at City Hall, 209 E.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE<BR><BR>The City of Ely Planning Commission has initiated an amendment to the Official City Code, as per Section 11.45 of the City Code. The Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 6:45 PM in the Card Room of the Ely Community Center (Room 123, 30 S. 1st. Ave. E.) to consider a request for a rezoning of property. The property to be rezoned is owned by John Juranitch. Juranitch owns property descibed as; Part of SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of S27/T63/R12W, beginning 399.03' north and 33' west of the SE corner, thence west 143.42', thence north 300', thence east 147', thence south parallel to east line of said forty 300.02' to the point of beginning, parcel id 030-0500-00207 (303 N. 17th Ave. E). The property is currently zoned Residential 2 (R2), and Juranitch is proposing to rezone the property to Industrial & Related (M). All interested parties will be heard at this hearing.

STATE OF MINNESOTA<BR><BR>COUNTY OF ST. LOUIS<BR><BR>DISTRICT COURT<BR><BR>PROBATE DIVISION<BR><BR>SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT<BR><BR> COURT FILE No. 69DU-PR-07-76 <BR><BR>NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR formal PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF <BR><BR>PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE and nOTICE TO CREDITORS<BR><BR>Estate of<BR><BR>Lillian Ethel Filson, <BR><BR>a/k/a Lillian E. Filson<BR><BR>Decedent,<BR><BR>It is Ordered and Notice is given that on March 7, 2007 at 9:30 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at the Courthouse in Virginia, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the will of the Decedent, date July 23, 1998 and for the appointment of Marlin C. Filson, whose address is 7632 Big Lake Rd, Virginia, MN 55792, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in a supervised administration.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC<BR><BR>City of Ely employees will thaw private frozen water lines within the city limits when time is avalable. The cost to the homeowner or business is as follows:<BR><BR>1. Minimum charge is $100 (up to one hour).<BR><BR>2. Charge for each additional hour or portion of an hour will be $50.<BR><BR>3. You will be charged for all overtime if you request a thaw during other than normal work hours.<BR><BR>Thaws will be worked on in the order they are requested only as time allows.<BR><BR>The conditions we are experiencing this year are conducive to freezing water lines due to extreme low temperatures and limited snow cover. You may want to take precautions to minimize the chance of your water line freezing between the city main and your home.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS<BR><BR>The City of Ely is requesting scaled proposals for any person holding a Master Electrician License to serve as a Master of Record for the City of Ely. The City of Ely will contract with a licensed Master Electrician to be the Master of Record for city buildings.<BR><BR>Proposals for providing this service to the City of Ely will be accepted at the office of the Clerk-Treasurer/Administrator, 209 East Chapman Street, Ely, Minnesota 55731 until NOON, TUESDAY, February 27, 2007. Proposals should be marked on the outside envelope, Proposal for Master of Record, City of Ely. Proposal should be bid out for a one year period - March 1, 2007 - March 1, 2008.