Legal Notices

Lake County, MN<BR><BR>Lake County Fiber Project<BR><BR>Request for Proposals for Volunteer Coordinator<BR><BR>INTRODUCTION<BR><BR>The Lake County Board of Commissioners is seeking proposals from qualified firms and individuals to coordinate volunteers that will help build support for the Fiber-to-the-Premise network to be developed in Lake County. The Network will deliver voice, video and data services for residents and businesses in Lake County and a portion of Saint Louis County.<BR><BR>PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS<BR><BR>Proposals must be submitted to the Clerk of the Board by Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.

ISD #696 - Position Openings-Ely Public Schools is taking applications for as needed substitute playground supervisors, substitute special education paraprofessionals, and substitute cafeteria aides, for the 2010-2011 school year; background check required. Applications available at: General Office, 2nd floor of Memorial Building, 600 E. Harvey St., Ely, MN 55731 or on our website at www.ely.k12.mn.us, click on district, then on Job Openings; then Application for Employment in Non-Licensed Position.

LAKE COUNTY<BR><BR>SEALED BID <BR><BR>TIMBER AUCTION<BR><BR>Bids due Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010<BR><BR>11 a.m.<BR><BR>For information on tracts, bidding procedure, eligilibilty, and official bid forms, contact: <BR><BR>Lake County Forestry, <BR><BR>601 3rd Ave., <BR><BR>Two Harbors, MN 55616. <BR><BR>Two Harbors, 834-8340, Finland 353-7763<BR><BR>Maps, Info & Bid Forms at www.co.lake.mn.us

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Important property tax <BR><BR>homestead notice<BR><BR>This will affect the amount of property tax you pay in 2011, and it may affect your eligibility for a property tax refund.<BR><BR>Please contact your county assessor to file a homestead application on or before December 15, 2010, if one of the following applies:<BR><BR>You purchased a property in the past year and you, or a qualifying relative, occupy the property for homestead purposes on December 1, 2010; or<BR><BR>You, or a qualifying relative occupy a property for homestead purposes on December 1, 2010, and the property was previously classified as non-homestead.<BR><BR>A qualifying relative for homestead purposes depends on the type of property. For residential property, a qualifying relative can be a parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece of the owner.

School Board Work Session <BR><BR>October 11, 2010<BR><BR> 1.0 The work session of the School Board of Independent School District No. 696 was called to order by Chairman Marsnik at 5:30 p.m. in the school board meeting room.<BR><BR>2.0 The following directors were present: Erzar, Kellerman, Marsnik, York-Jesme, Pengal. Absent: Richter. Also present were Donald Langan, Superintendent; Kim Belcastro, Director of Operations/High School Principal; and Adam Masloski, Ely Timberjay.<BR><BR>3.0 Agenda:<BR><BR>3.1 Building Project: <BR><BR>-Dr. Langan presented the Expenditure Analysis Relating to Operating Referendum, September 11, 2006. Copies will be made and distributed at the facility improvement referendum informational meetings on October 12, 2010, and October 28, 2010.

NOTICE: USDA-FOREST SERVICE, <BR><BR>SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST, KAWISHIWI RANGER DISTRICT, SAINT LOUIS COUNTY, MINNESOTA; SERPENTINE MINERALS <BR><BR>EXPLORATION PROJECT, <BR><BR>ENCAMPMENT MINERALS, INC.<BR><BR>The Superior National Forest (SNF) has received a mineral exploration proposal from Encampment Minerals, Inc. (Encampment) for their Serpentine Mineral Exploration project on National Forest System land approximately 5 miles east of Babbitt, Minnesota. A scoping package for this project has been prepared and is available upon request at the SNF Supervisor's Office, Duluth, MN. It is also available on the SNF website in the Projects & Plans section: www.fs.fed.us/r9/superior. Encampment proposes to exercise their private reserved mineral rights by accessing and drilling 4 exploration core holes.

<BR><BR>NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION<BR><BR>INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 696<BR><BR>ELY PUBLIC SCHOOLS<BR><BR>STATE OF MINNESOTA<BR><BR> NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the general election has been called and will be held in and for Independent School District No. 696, (Ely), State of Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of November 2010, for the purpose of electing (three) school board members for four year terms. <BR><BR>The ballot shall provide as follows:<BR><BR>INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS<BR><BR>To vote, completely fill in the ovals(s) next to your choice(s) like this: <BR><BR>SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER<BR><BR>VOTE FOR UP TO THREE <BR><BR> RAY MARSNIK<BR><BR> AMY M.

School Board Work Session September 13, 2010<BR><BR> 1.0 The work session of the School Board of Independent School District No. 696 was called to order by Chairman Marsnik at 5:30 p.m. in the school board meeting room.<BR><BR>2.0 The following directors were present: Erzar, Kellerman, Marsnik, York-Jesme, Richter. Absent: Pengal. Also present were Donald Langan, Superintendent; Kim Belcastro, Director of Operations/High School Principal; Joselyn Murphy, Elementary Principal; Tom Coombe, Ely Echo; and Adam Masloski, Ely Timberjay.<BR><BR>3.0 Agenda:<BR><BR>3.1 Review of campus facility project:<BR><BR>a. Kim Belcastro and Joselyn Murphy gave a tour of the campus<BR><BR>b. The following dates were scheduled for community informational meetings for the bond referendum: Tuesday, September 28, 2010; Tuesday, October 12, 2010; and Thursday, October 28, 2010, all at 6:30 p.m.