NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: 05/24/2007

MORTGAGOR(S): Jonathan G McClain and Tina M McClain, husband and wife.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. dba America’s Wholesale Lender

Transaction Agent: Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc.

Transaction Agent Mortgage ID No: 1000157-0008153929-4

Lender or Broker: Countrywide Funding Corporation dba America’s Wholesale Lender

Servicer: Bank of America, N.A.

Mortgage Originator: Countrywide Funding Corporation dba America’s Wholesale Lender

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING:Recorded June 06, 2007, Faribault County Recorder, Document No. 340594.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP Dated: April 18, 2012, Recorded May 29, 2012, Faribault County Recorder, Document No. 358424.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: South 150 feet of Lot 6 Block 1 Muret N Leland’s Addition Faribault County, Minnesota

REGISTERED PROPERTY: No

TAX PARCEL NO.: 304240060

ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:

299 7th St SW

Wells, MN 56097

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Faribault

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $96,000.00

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $95,089.95

That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/ Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: Wednesday, November 07, 2012, 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: 320 Dr. H. Russ Street, City of Blue Earth, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within 6 months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns.

DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: The date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under Minnesota Statutes section 580.30 or the property redeemed under Minnesota Statutes section 580.23 is 05/07/2013 at 11:59 p.m. If the foregoing date is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, then the date to vacate is the next business day at 11:59 p.m.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: NONE

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Dated: September 06, 2012

Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP

Assignee of Mortgagee

Peterson, Fram & Bergman, P.A.

By: Steven H. Bruns

Attorneys for:

Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LPAssignee of Mortgagee

55 E. 5th St., Suite 800

St. Paul, MN 55101

(651) 209-7599

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

16751-115657

September 17, 24,

October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2012

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

DATE: September 20, 2012

YOU ARE NOTIFIED that default has occurred in the conditions of the following described Mortgage:

INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGE TO BE

FORECLOSED

1. Date of Mortgage: February 22, 2007, Amendment to Mortgage dated March 2, 2009

2. Mortgagor: Lori Frank and John Frank, husband and wife

3. Mortgagee: Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Blooming Prairie

4. Recording Information: Mortgage dated February 22, 2007, recorded March 7, 2007, as Document No. 339535, in the office of the Faribault County Recorder, Faribault County, Minnesota, and amended by that Amendment to Mortgage dated March 2, 2009, recorded March 3, 2009, as Document No. 347149, in the office of the Faribault County Recorder, Faribault County, Minnesota.

5. Assignments of Mortgage, if any: None

INFORMATION REGARDING MORTGAGED PREMISES

6. Tax parcel identification number of the mortgaged premises: 05.016.3100 and 05.016.3200.

7. Legal description of the mortgaged premises:

Exhibit “A”

That part of Government Lots Two (2) and Six (6) of Section Sixteen (16) in Township One Hundred Four (104) North, Range Twenty seven (27) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian in the County of Faribault and State of Minnesota, described as follows:

Commencing at the West Quarter (W1/4) corner of said Section Sixteen (16); thence on an assumed bearing of North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, along the east-west quarter line of said section, a distance of 2589.44 feet; thence North 0 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East a distance of 718.83 feet to a limestone monument; thence North 65 degrees 58 minutes 25 seconds East a distance of 99.13 feet to a limestone monument; thence North 64 degrees 02 minutes 32 seconds East a distance of 99.69 feet to a limestone monument, said last described limestone monument being the point of beginning of the tract to be described; thence North 51 degrees 22 minutes 46 seconds East a distance of 99.72 feet to an iron monument; thence North 46 degrees 36 minutes 06 seconds West a distance of 218.00 feet to an iron monument; thence South 85 degrees 29 minutes 36 seconds West a distance of 25.01 feet to an iron monument; thence South 26 degrees 39 minutes 02 seconds East a distance of 235.02 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.31 acres.

Check here if all or part of the described real property is Registered (Torrens)

8. The physical street address, city, and zip code of the mortgaged premises: 36 Hillside Drive, Winnebago, MN 56098

OTHER FORECLOSURE DATA

9. The person holding the Mortgage is not a transaction agent, as defined by Minn. Stat. 58.02, subd. 30.

The name of the residential mortgage servicer and the lender or broker, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Blooming Prairie.

10. If stated on the Mortgage, the name of the mortgage originator, as defined in Minn. Stat. 58.02, is Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Blooming Prairie.

INFORMATION REGARDING FORECLOSURE

11. The requisites of Minn. Stat. 580.02 have been satisfied.

12. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was $193,200.00.

13. At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, including taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage, is: $187,807.03 as of September 21, 2012.

14. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the mortgaged premises will be sold by the Sheriff of Faribault County, Minnesota, at public auction on November 23, 2012 at 10:00 A.M., at the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office, 320 Dr. H. Russ Street, Blue Earth, Minnesota 56013.

15. The time allowed by law for redemption by Mortgagor or Mortgagor’s personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months after the date of sale.

16. Minn. Stat. 580.04(b) provides, “If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, the notice must also specify the date on or before which the mortgagor must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property redeemed under section 580.23.” If this statute applies, the time to vacate the property is 11:59 p.m. on March 4, 2013.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Name and address of

Attorney for Mortgagee or Mortgage Assignee:

Adams, Rizzi & Sween, P.A.

300 First Street NW

Austin, MN 55912

Name of Mortgagee or

Mortgage Assignee:

Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Blooming Prairie

October 8, 15, 22, 29,

November 5, 12, 2012

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

COUNTIES OF MARTIN & FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA

REPAIR OF JUDICIAL DITCH NO. 2 M&F

Engineer’s Project Number 11-13542

Sealed bids for the Repair of Judicial Ditch No. 2 M&F, Martin and Faribault Counties, Minnesota will be received until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 30, 2012, at the office of the County Drainage Administrator in the Martin County Court House, 201 Lake Avenue, Fairmont, Minnesota, 56031, and publicly opened and read in the commissioner’s room, 201 Lake Avenue, Fairmont, Minnesota for the contract for Repair of Judicial Ditch No. 2 M&F, Martin and Faribault Counties, Minnesota. The County Ditch Authority will consider said bids at 8:50 a.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2012, in the commissioner’s room at the Martin County Court House, 201 Lake Avenue, Fairmont, Minnesota, 56031.

The job is located just south of Interstate Highway 90, just west of the City of Blue Earth, Minnesota, and is split by the Martin County and Faribault County line.

The approximate quantities of major work are as follows:

____________________________

Repair of Judicial Ditch

No. 2 M&F

____________________________

MOBILIZATIONLS1

____________________________

CLEARING AND

GRUBBINGAC18.7

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DITCH CLEANING (6′ to 8′ WIDE DITCH BOTTOM)

LF31,691

____________________________

GRADING FOR

16.5′ GRASS STRIPS

LS1

____________________________

SEEDING FOR

16.5′ GRASS STRIPS

AC36.8

____________________________

SLOUGH REPAIRLF2,127

____________________________

SEEDING (SIDE SLOPES)

AC1.2

____________________________

CLASS III RIPRAP AT

CULVERT CROSSINGS

CY345

____________________________

4″ to 30″ TILE REPAIR

(PLACE RIPRAP &

GEOTEXTILE FABRIC)

EA42

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Bids are invited for the complete job. Bids must be submitted on the form provided. The project will be awarded to the bidder submitting the lowest bid. Bids must be accompanied by a certified check or bidder’s bond payable to Martin County c/o County Drainage Administrator, or a cash deposit for at least 5% of the bid as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into an agreement with the County and furnish a performance and payment bond for the full amount of the contract along with a certificate of insurance within 15 days after notification of award of the contract.

The County reserves the right to hold the bids and bid securities of the two lowest bidders for 90 days after the bid opening and to reject any and all bids and waive any informalities or irregularities therein.

The Contractor must guarantee the tile work under the contract for three years after its completion against any fault or negligence on the part of the contractor per MN Statute 103E.501 Subd. 6. The work is to be done according to the plans and specifications as prepared by I&S Group, Inc., Mankato, Minnesota; and on file at the office of the County Drainage Administrator.

Specifications and drawings for use in preparing bids may be obtained from the Consulting Engineer:

I&S Group, Inc.

115 E Hickory PO Box 1026

Mankato, Minnesota

56002-1026

Telephone: (507) 387-6651

Fax: (507) 387-3583

Plans and specifications can either be downloaded in electronic form or ordered from the Engineer. Hard Copies may be obtained upon a deposit of $50.00 for each set. Deposit amount is non-refundable. To download an electronic copy of the plans and specifications you must be a member of the QuestCDN.com web site. Membership is free. Fees for downloading plans will be collected through the QuestCDN web site.

To download plans, go to www.is-grp.com and click the Project Status link. Select the link on that page to view the plans that are available for download. The fee for downloading plans and specifications is $20.00. You can also download the plans directly from the QuestCDN.com web site.

All proposals must be clearly marked:

BID FOR REPAIR OF

JUDICIAL DITCH NO.2 M&F,

MARTIN & FARIBAULT

COUNTIES, MN

BID CLOSE: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 10:00 a.m.

Dated at Mankato,

Minnesota, October 1, 2012.

James Forshee

Martin County

Auditor/Treasurer

Fairmont, Minnesota

October 8, 15, 22, 2012

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF FARIBAULT

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No.

ESTATE OF:

Gerald A. Murphy

DECEDENT

NOTICE OF INFORMAL

PROBATE OF WILL AND

APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE AND

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is given that an application for informal probate of the Decedent’s Will, dated June 2, 2004, and separate writings under Minn. Stat. 524.2-513, dated June 2, 2004, (“Will”), has been filed with the Registrar. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Mary Ann Murphy, whose address is 2944 95th St., Blue Earth, MN 56013, as personal representative of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representative or may object to the appointment of the personal representative. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representative has full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Personal Representative must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: October 4, 2012

Adele Kiehm, Registrar

Vicky Driscoll,

Court Administrator

Dated: October 4, 2012

Attorney For Personal

Representative

Charles K. Frundt

Frundt & Johnson, Ltd.

117 West 5th Street

P.O. Box 95

Blue Earth, MN 56013

Attorney License #32487

Telephone: 507-526-2177

FAX: (507) 526-4477

Email: cfrundt@

frundt-johnson.com

October 15, 22, 2012

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SECTION 00 03 00

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

TITLE:BLUE EARTH AREA ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL IAQ UPGRADES

LOCATION OF WORK:

Blue Earth Area Elementary

and Middle School

315 E. 6th Street

Blue Earth, MN 56013

(507) 526-3115

OWNER:

Blue Earth Area Schools

315 E. 6th Street

Blue Earth, MN 56013

(507) 526-3188

ARCHITECT / ENGINEER:

I&S Group, Inc.

115 East Hickory St.,

Suite 300

Mankato, MN 56001

(507) 387-6651

PROGRAM MANAGER:

ICS Consulting, Inc.

5354 Edgewood Dr.

Mounds View, MN 55112

(763) 354-2670

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

Complete Mechanical system modification and indoor air quality improvements. Installation of new hot water boiler plant, roof top air handling units, interior air handling units, duct distribution, mechanical piping, DDC controls, new fire sprinkler system and associated general construction such as demolition, acoustical ceilings and gypsum assemblies. Project will be completed over two separate summers of 2013 and 2014. An alternate will be included to start the project in January of 2013 and be substantially complete in August of 2013.

BID DATE AND LOCATION:

Sealed bids will be received at Blue Earth Area Schools, 315 E. 6th Street, Blue Earth, MN 56013, then publicly opened and read aloud. Bids will be received and stamped-in prior to 2 PM local time, on October 30, 2012.

EXAMINATION OF DOCUMENTS:

Bidders may obtain drawings and specifications for the project from Franz Reprographics or from the office of the Program Manager. Plans will be available for review or purchase on October 15, 2012. The bidding documents are on file at the following places: www.franzrepro.com

Follow the links to the public plan room for viewing, ordering and printing documents.

BIDDING REQUIREMENTS:

Each bidder must comply with the following requirements to reassure acknowledgment recognition of their bids:

Bids must be accompanied by bid security in form of certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in amount of 5% of base bid submitted, made payable to owner, as guarantee that bidder will, if awarded, enter into contract in accordance with contract documents and submitted bid.

Submit bid in duplicate on the prescribed form, which is furnished with the specification, with full name and address of the bidder.

Completely fill in all blank spaces on the Bid Form, in ink or typewriter, in both words and figures.

Sign in longhand, executed by a principal duly authorized to enter into an agreement. If a bidder is a co-partnership, then signatures on the bid shall be by an authorized member of the firm, with names and addresses of each member of partnership.

Base bid and all alternate bids shall be stated both in writing and in figures. In all cases, written and numerical figures must agree; otherwise at Owner’s option, it shall be cause for rejection of bid. Complete form without alteration.

Submit alternate prices (bid) for either increasing or decreasing the cost as called for on bid form and Description of Alternates. Submit a bid for all alternates.

Owner may make such investigations as he deems necessary to determine the ability and responsibility of the bidder to perform the work, and any bidder shall furnish to Owner all such information and data for this purpose, as the Owner may request. Owner reserves the right to reject any bid if the evidence submitted by, or investigation of, such bidder fails to satisfy the Owner that such bidder is properly qualified to carry out the obligations of the contract and to complete the Work contemplated therein. The competence and responsibility of bidder will be considered in making an award, including, but not limited to: (1) proof of financial responsibility, (2) quality of similar work, (3) amount of experience with similar projects, (4) facilities, personnel and equipment, (5) reputation for performance, and (6) ability to complete the work within specified time. Owner reserves the right to reject any Bid where there is reasonable doubt as to the qualifications of the bidder.

Owner reserves the right to (1) accept bidder’s Base Bid only, (2) accept any one or more of bidder’s Alternate Bids, in any order regardless of the order in which they were listed, (3) reject all Bids, (4) award contract based on his investigation of bidders, as well as acceptance of alternates, all of which Owner deems to be in his best interest, (5) waive informalities or minor irregularities in bids and waive minor irregularities or discrepancies in bidding procedure.

Upon award of Contract, Contractor shall provide AIA A312 Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of Contract Sum in accordance with General Conditions and Amendments to General Conditions.

BIDDING DOCUMENTS & SITE REVIEW:

Each bidder (including subcontract bidder where appropriate) is responsible to visit the site and to fully inform himself and record his own investigations as to the extent of the Work, the extent of the work performed by other contractors under other construction packages, conditions under which the Work is to be performed, existing buildings and streets, conditions of the area, existing utilities and other features, type of soil, available facilities and difficulties that may be encountered in connection therewith, and other relevant items which will affect his bid or the Work.

Prior to submitting a bid, each bidder is required to examine all of the bidding requirements, all Contract Documents, all drawings and specifications for the Project (including those primarily for other Subcontracts), become thoroughly familiar with the scope of the Project and all factors and items of work which will affect his bid or the Work, whether shown or specified in documents primarily for Work of others or Work of this Contract.

No extras will be allowed the Contractor as a result of misunderstanding of the extent of scope of the Work as a result of his failure to study and record his own findings. Submission of a bid shall be proof that such examinations have been made and that bidder has recorded his own investigation and has become thoroughly familiar with all contract documents (including all addenda). The failure or omissions of any bidder to examine any form, instrument or document shall in no way relieve any bidder from any obligation in respect to his bid.

PRE-BID CONFERENCE:

A pre-bid conference will be held at Blue Earth Area Elementary and Middle School on October 19, 2012 at 10 am. Bidders are responsible for attending and familiarizing themselves with all site conditions. No extras will be allowed because of the bidder’s misinterpretation to the amount of work involved, bidder’s own error, negligence, or failure to examine the site.

START DATE:

Work may begin after receipt of the signed contract from Blue Earth Area Schools. Pre-construction and submittals work related to the project is to commence immediately after receipt of the signed contract. The work on the premise is anticipated to begin as weather and building availability is determined, no later than May 1, 2013 for phase 1 and May 1, 2014 for phase 2.

SUBSTANTIAL AND COMPLETION DATE:

Owner requires work to be substantially complete on or before August 16, 2013 for phase 1 and August 15, 2014 for phase 2 and fully complete on or before August 23, 2013 for phase 1 and August 22, 2014 for phase 2. Bids shall reflect all costs necessary to meet this schedule requirement.

October 15, 22, 29, 2012

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of that certain mortgage, dated the 13th day of December, 2007, executed by Gary K. Kent and Mary A. Kent, husband and wife, as mortgagors, to AgStar Financial Services, FLCA, as mortgagee, filed for record in the office of the County Recorder in and for the County of Faribault, and State of Minnesota, on the 18th day of December, 2007, at 03:50 p.m., as Document No. 342570.

That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof; that there has been compliance with all notice provisions and conditions precedent as required by law; and that the mortgagee or assignee has elected to declare the entire sum secured by the note and mortgage to be immediately due and payable as provided in the note and mortgage;

That the original or maximum principal amount secured by the mortgage was Forty-Four Thousand and No/100 DOLLARS ($44,000.00);

That there is due and claimed to be due on the mortgage, including interest to date hereof, the sum of Forty-Five Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Three and 93/00 DOLLARS ($45,743.93);

And that pursuant to the power of sale therein contained, said mortgage will be foreclosed and the tract of land lying and being in the County of Faribault, State of Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit:

Lots 9, 10, 11 and 12 in Block 4 in Cameron’s Addition to the Village of

Bricelyn, Faribault County, Minnesota, according to the plat of said addition

on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds of said County.

will be sold by the sheriff of said county at public auction on the 13th day of December, 2012, at 10:00 o’clock a.m., at the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office located at 320 Dr. H. Russ Street in the City of Blue Earth in said county and state, to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage on said premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law, subject to redemption by the mortgagors, their personal representative or assigns within six (6) months from date of sale.

The real property’s street address is: 109 S. Quinn Street, Bricelyn, Minnesota 56014.

The real property’s identification number is: 22-241-0690.

Transaction agent: N/A.

Transaction agent’s Mortgage identification number: N/A.

Mortgage originator: AgStar Financial Services, FLCA.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under Section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under Section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on June 13, 2013.

THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

Dated this 8th day of October, 2012.

AgStar Financial Services, FLCA, Mortgagee

/s/ Michael S. Dove

Michael S. Dove #214310

GISLASON & HUNTER LLP

Attorneys for AgStar Financial Services, FLCA

2700 South Broadway

P. O. Box 458

New Ulm, MN 56073-0458

Phone: 507-354-3111

Fax: 507-354-8447

October 15, 22, 29,

November 5, 12, 19, 2012

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City of Elmore

Notice of Hearing on

Proposed Assessment

Notice is hereby given that the Council will meet at 6:30 pm on November 12, 2012, at the Council Room of the Municipal Building, 202 S. Hwy 169, to consider, and possibly adopt, the proposed assessment for the recently completed sewer and water system improvements. Adoption by the Council of the proposed assessment may occur at the hearing.

An assessment list with amounts to be assessed can be viewed at the City Clerk’s office. Such assessment is proposed to be payable in equal annual installments extending over a period of 20 years, the first of the installments to be payable on or before the first Monday in January 2013, and will bear interest at the rate of 6 percent per annum from the date of the adoption of the assessment resolution. To the first installment shall be added interest on the entire assessment from the date of the assessment resolution until December 31, 2032. To each subsequent installment when due shall be added interest for one year on all unpaid installments.

You may at any time prior to certification of the assessment to the county auditor, pay the entire assessment on such property, with interest accrued to the date of payment, to the City Clerk. No interest shall be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days from the adoption of this assessment. You may at any time thereafter, pay to the City Clerk the entire amount of the assessment remaining unpaid, with interest accrued to December 31 of the year in which such payment is made. Such payment must be made before November 15 or interest will be charged through December 31 of the succeeding year. If you decide not to prepay the assessment before the date given above the rate of interest that will apply is 6 percent per year.

The proposed assessment roll is on file for public inspection at the City Clerk’s office. The total amount of the proposed assessment is $353,677.15. Written or oral objections will be considered at the meeting. No appeal to district court may be taken as to the amount of an assessment unless a written objection signed by the affected property owner is filed with the City Clerk prior to the assessment hearing or presented to the presiding officer at the hearing. The Council may upon such notice consider any objection to the amount of a proposed individual assessment at an adjourned meeting upon such further notice to the affected property owners as it deems advisable.

An owner may appeal an assessment to district court pursuant to Minn. Stat. 429.081 by serving notice of the appeal upon the Mayor or Clerk of the City within 30 days after the adoption of the assessment and filing such notice with the district court within ten days after service upon the Mayor or Clerk.

BY ORDER OF THE ELMORE CITY COUNCIL:

Dianne Nowak, City Clerk

October 22, 2012

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF FARIBAULT

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No. 22 PR 12 579

Estate of

Helen M. Eide,

Decedent

NOTICE OF INFORMAL

APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORS (INTESTATE)

Notice is given that an application for informal appointment of personal representative has been filed with the Registrar. No will has been presented for probate. The application has been granted.

Notice is also given that the Registrar has informally appointed Carol O. Lerfald and Gwen M. Bruns, whose address is 6760 Cottonwood Ln., Maple Grove, MN, 55369, and 7310 Quantico Ln. N., Maple Grove, MN 55311, as personal representatives of the Estate of the Decedent. Any heir, devisee or other interested person may be entitled to appointment as personal representatives or may object to the appointment of the personal representatives. Unless objections are filed with the Court (pursuant to Minn. Stat. 524.3-607) and the Court otherwise orders, the personal representatives have full power to administer the Estate including, after 30 days from the date of issuance of letters, the power to sell, encumber, lease or distribute real estate.

Any objections to the probate of the Will or appointment of the Personal Representatives must be filed with this Court and will be heard by the Court after the filing of an appropriate petition and proper notice of hearing.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minn. 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the personal representatives or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

Dated: October 12, 2012

Adele Kiehm, Registrar

Vicky Driscoll,

Court Administrator

Dated: October 12, 2012

Attorney For Personal

Representative

David F. Frundt

Frundt & Johnson, Ltd.

117 West 5th Street

P.O. Box 95

Blue Earth, MN 56013

Attorney License No.: 028550X

Telephone: 507-526-2177

FAX: 507-526-4477

Attorney License #51433

dfrundt@frundt-johnson.com

October 22, 29, 2012

____________________________

FARIBAULT COUNTY

BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS

SYNOPSIS

OCTOBER 2, 2012

1. All members were present. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

2. Approved synopsis and official proceedings of September 18, 2012 regular and September 24, 2012 solid waste fee hearing. Approved agenda of October 2, 2012.

3. Approved contract with Region Nine Development Commission for grant application assistance for a Small Cities Development Commission for $2,400 upon approval of the County Attorney.

4. Hired Rebecca Nagel of Blue Earth as temporary dispatcher in the Transit Department.

5. Hired Chad Bonin of Blue Earth, Amanda Miller of Alden, Andrew Noll of Blue Earth, Sarah Kruse of Vernon Center, and Emily Swanson of Anoka as part-time dispatcher/jailers in the Sheriff Department.

6. Approved an SSTS loan to Richard Fitzgerald of Kiester for $10,919.85 on Parcel No. 11.030.0601.

7. Approved Resolution 12-PZ07-28 for a conditional use permit to Cargill, Inc. for construction a new liquid fertilizer retail facility, bulk storage tank facility and railroad unloading station with underground line to new storage tank facility in Emerald Township. Commissioners Groskreutz, Loveall, Roper, Warmka and Young voted yes.

8. Approved a seven (7) member boar