Legal Notices

NOTICE OF FILING<BR><BR>SPECIAL ELECTION <BR><BR>MARCH 13, 2007<BR><BR>Notice is hereby given that a Special Election will be held in Lake County on Tuesday, March 13, 2007, for the purpose of electing a candidate to fill the vacancy for the office of County Commissioner for District 1. The term of office for this vacancy expires January 5, 2009.<BR><BR>Commissioner District 1 is comprised of the following voting precincts in Lake County:<BR><BR> City of Silver Bay - Precinct I<BR><BR> Town of Beaver Bay - Precinct 4<BR><BR> Town of Crystal Bay<BR><BR> Town of Fall Lake<BR><BR> Unorganized Territory No. 1 (Little Marais)<BR><BR>Affidavits of candidacy may be filed in my office beginning Monday, January 29, 2007 at 8:00 A.M. ending February 2, 2007 at 5.00 P.M. Courthouse office hours are 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday through Friday.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING<BR><BR>Notice is Hereby Given, that there will be Special Meeting of the Ely City Council to take place on Saturday, February 17, 2007, Council Chambers of the Ely City Hall immediately following the personal interviews the Ely City Council will be conducting for the vacant council member position. (interviews to begin at 9:00 A.M. in the Board Room of the Ely City Hall.) the Special Meeting is to be held for the following purpose: appointment of individual to vacant Ely City Council Seat, with term runing through December 31, 2008.<BR><BR>SPECIAL INTERVIEWS MEETING: <BR><BR>Saturday, February 17, 2007<BR><BR>City Hall Board Room<BR><BR>9:00 A.M. Wes Snyder<BR><BR>9:20 A.M. Carl Blair<BR><BR>9:40 A.M. John Lindroos<BR><BR>10:00 A.M. Larry Reedy<BR><BR>10:20 A.M. David Schmidt<BR><BR>10:40 A.M. Roger J.

UNOFFICIAL<BR><BR>Council Chambers<BR><BR>Ely, Minnesota<BR><BR>Tuesday, January 16, 2007<BR><BR>6:30 P.M. Regular Meeting<BR><BR>Ely City Council <BR><BR>Regular meeting of the Ely City Council was called to order at 6:30 P.M. by Mayor Charles J. Novak.<BR><BR>PRESENT: Council members Debeltz, Nikkola, Omerza, Sheddy, Zupec, Mayor Novak<BR><BR>(6)<BR><BR>ABSENT: None (0)<BR><BR>Moved by Zupec supported by Debeltz, that the minutes of the regular meeting of January 2nd be approved without reading. Carried unanimously.

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-07-24<BR><BR>NOTICE AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS<BR><BR>ESTATE OF<BR><BR>Kelly Ann Kowarsch<BR><BR>Decedent<BR><BR>It is Ordered and Notice is given that on February 7, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. a hearing will be held in this Court at Virginia, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of Eugene C. Kowarsch whose address is 9371 Hwy. 29, Kelsey MN 55724 as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration.

NOTICE<BR><BR>The Ely school district is looking for interested community members to serve on the school district's 2006-2007 Systems Accountability Committee. <BR><BR>The purpose of this committee is to review the school district's curriculum and test results and to help improve student achievement. A maximum of two to three meetings will be held with membership terms expiring on June 30, 2007. <BR><BR>Please contact Penny Popesh at 365-6166 ext. 200 by Friday, January 19, 2007, if you are willing to serve on this committee.

Public Hearing Notice<BR><BR>The City of Ely Board of Adjustment will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 6:01 PM in the Card Room of the Ely Community Center (Room 123, 30 S. 1st Ave. E.) to consider a request for variance. The applicant is John Schiltz. Schiltz owns property described as W'ly 1/2 of Lot 10 and all of Lots 11 & 12 of Block 3 of Semers 2nd Addition to Ely, parcel 030-0262-00600 (248 W. Camp St). Schiltz is requesting a variance to increase the non-conformity of an existing structure, by constructing an addition 2' from the property line. This is the current setback of the structure on the property and the addition will continue along the established distance from the property line. This variance request is to vary from Section 11.11, Subd.

School Board Minutes <BR><BR>December 11, 2006<BR><BR>The regular meeting of the School Board of Independent School District #696 was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairman Marsnik. On roll call the following directors were present: Erzar, Kellerman, Leustek, Marsnik, Sorensen, and York-Jesme. Absent: None. Student Council representative: None.<BR><BR>Moved by Kellerman, seconded by Erzar, that the minutes of the November 13, 2006, regular meeting be approved as presented. Motion carried.<BR><BR>Moved by Sorensen, seconded by York-Jesme, that the requisitions for November 2006 be referred to the Budget and Finance Committee with the power to act. Motion carried.<BR><BR>Moved by Erzar, seconded by Leustek, to approve the financial reports for the month of November 2006.

TOWN OF MORSE <BR><BR>NOTICE OF FILING FOR TOWNSHIP ELECTION <BR><BR>Notice is hereby given to qualified voters of the TOWN OF MORSE, St. Louis County, State of Minnesota, that filing for town office will be held for a two-week period beginning Tuesday, January 2, 2007. <BR><BR>Affidavits of candidacy can be filed with Town Clerk Nick Wognum, by calling 343-2019 or 365-2613. Filing dates are from Tuesday, January 2, 2007 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2007. <BR><BR>Offices to be filled at the March Annual Election are: <BR><BR>1 - (One) Supervisor - Three year term <BR><BR>Filing fee - $2.00 <BR><BR>Nick Wognum, Clerk <BR><BR>Town of Morse <BR><BR>Ely Echo 12/16/2006 and 1/6/2007

NOTICE FOR BIDS <BR><BR>Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by the Council of the City of Ely, Minnesota, St. Louis County, Minnesota, until TUESDAY, January 16, 2007, 11:00 A.M.

City of Ely<BR><BR>Police Department<BR><BR>The City of Ely is accepting applications for the position of Police Officer. Applicants must be P.O.S.T. licensed or eligible for licensing at the time of testing. Only City of Ely applications will be accepted and must be postmarked no later than Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Contact the Ely Police Department, 209 E. Chapman St., Ely, MN 55731, 218-365-3222. An equal opportunity employer.<BR><BR>POSITION MONTHLY SALARY<BR><BR>POLICE OFFICER $3,484.00 (2006)<BR><BR>This register will be used for a one year period to fill any vacancies in this classification in the City of Ely.