STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY

OF TODD DISTRICT

COURT SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Court File No.

77-PR-09-807

In Re: Estate of Donald J. Kozitka,

Decedent

NOTICE OF AND ORDER FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on September 14, 2009, at 11:15 o'clock a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at District Court, Todd County Government Center, 221 First Avenue South, Long Prairie, Minnesota, on a petition for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the decendent's Will dated November 27, 2006, and for the appointment of Duane A. Kozitka and Dawn L. Reierson, whose addresses are 24113 97th St. NW, Zimmerman, MN 55398, and 2442 Cooper Ave. S., St. Cloud, MN 56301, respectively, as personal representatives of the decedent's estate in a supervised administration.

Any objections to the petition must be raised at the hearing or filed with the Court prior to the hearing. If the petition is proper and no objections are filed or raised, the personal representatives will be appointed with the full power to administer the decedent's estate, including the power to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and personal property; and do all necessary acts for the decedent's estate.

Notice is further given that, subject to Minn. Stat. § 524.3-801, all creditors having claims against the decedent's estate are required to present the claims to the personal representatives or to the Court within four (4) months after the date of this notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT Dated: July 17, 2009

Jay D. Carlson

Judge of District Court

Borstad and Hess Law Offices, P.A. Hans B. Borstad MN# 9957 208 NE 4th St., PO Box 85 Staples, MN 56479 Phone: 218-894-2711 Fax: 218-894-2712 E-mail: borstadhesslaw@ arvig.net

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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.

Date: July 28, 2009

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

Default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: November 19, 2003

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $150,000.00

MORTGAGORS: James R. Whalen and Judith C. Barthel-Whalen, husband and wife; and by James R. Whalen, as Trustee of the James R. Whalen Revocable Trust Agreement dated May 21, 1996

MORTGAGEE: Doug B. Junker

DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Recorded in Todd County, Minnesota on March 17, 2004, as Document No. 424823

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to Discount Finance, Inc. by Assignment filed March 30, 2009, as Document No. 461769 in the Office of the Todd County Recorder.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

The Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SW¼ SE¼), Section Twenty (20), Township One Hundred Twenty-eight (128), Range Thirty-three (33), EXCEPT

All that part of the East One-half of Section 20, Township 128 North, Range 33 West, Todd County, Minnesota, lying easterly of the following described line: Commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 20; thence South 89 degrees 40 minutes 20 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the north line of said East One-half of Section 20, a distance of 2683.55 feet to the north quarter corner of said Section 20 and this being the point of beginning of said line to be described; thence South 00 degrees 22 minutes 05 seconds East, along the west line of said East One-half of Section 20, a distance of 3010.77 feet; thence North 89 degrees 51 minutes 24 seconds East 796.10 feet; thence South 01 degrees 24 minutes 42 seconds East 942.85 feet; thence South 86 degrees 49 minutes 06 seconds East 139.00 feet; thence South 01 degree 33 minutes 49 seconds East 830.79 feet; thence North 88 degrees 05 minutes 26 seconds East 1067.42 feet; thence South 03 degrees 20 minutes 12 seconds East 524.61 feet to the south line of said East One-half of Section 20 and said line there terminating.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Todd County

THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THIS NOTICE:

One Hundred Eleven Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-eight and 05/100ths Dollars ($111,828.05)

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 pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the abovedescribed property will be sold by the Sheriff of Todd County as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: September 24, 2009, at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Todd County Sheriff's Department, 115 Third Street South, Long Prairie, Minnesota

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagors, their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

THE TIME AL- LOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR(S), THE MORTGAGOR(S)' PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE (5) 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 DEWLLING OF LESS THAN FIVE (5) UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Borden, Steinbauer, Krueger & Knudson, P.A. Charles P. Steinbauer, Atty. ID#10484X 302 South Sixth Street P.O. Box 411 Brainerd, MN 56401 (218) 829-1451

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

FORECLOSURE DATA (1) Street address, city and ZIP code of mortgaged premises: 24904 and 24908 - 170th Street Long Prairie, MN 56347 (2) Transaction agent; residential mortgage servicer; and lender or broker: Lender, Doug B. Junker (3) Tax parcel identification number: 21-0022500 (4) Transaction Agent's mortgage ID number (MERS number): Not Applicable (5) Name of mortgage originator: Not Applicable

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NOTICE

CITY OF STAPLES

NOTICE is hereby given that the Staples City Council gave an ordinance its first reading amending the Zoning Ordinance by creating a business corridor overlay district and establishing standards for businesses located within the new district. The regulations establish new standards related to the exterior of businesses including regulations on design standards, building materials, architectural elements, landscaping, lighting, utilities, and loading areas for properties zoned B-1 (Business District) located north of the BNSF Railroad tracks and south of Third Avenue. Copies of the proposed regulations and standards are available at the Staples Government Center for public inspection.

The second and final reading will be considered at the August 11, 2009 Staples City Council meeting.

Dated: July 29, 2009

Phil Lindaman City Clerk 30pnc

TODD COUNTY

REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS For Design-Build

Services

July 21, 2009

Project and Construction Management firms with a demonstrated history of successful completion of local government facilities modernization projects are requested to submit proposals for Project and Construction (Design-Build) Management Services to manage the design and potential renovation of the Todd County Historic Courthouse.

Proposals will be received until 4:30 p.m. on August 13, 2009 at the Todd County Government Center, 347 Central Avenue, Suite 5, Long Prairie, MN, 56347. Todd County reserves the right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any and all proposals, to accept that proposal which best serves the interest of the County, and to waive technicalities.

Full RFP information is available on the County's website (www.co.todd. mn.us), or by calling (320) 732-6447.

Nathan Burkett, County Administrator Todd County, Minnesota

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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: October 20, 2005

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $57,600.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Barbara J Herding, a single woman

MORTGAGEE: Washington Mutual Bank, F.A.

DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed October 21, 2005, Todd County Recorder; Document No. 437905

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

Lot Seven (7) of Block Twenty-one (21) in Tweed's Fourth Addition to the Village of Long Prairie

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Todd County, Minnesota

THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $57,999.55

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 pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

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: August 6, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Todd County Sheriff's office, in the lobby of the Todd County Law Enforcement Center, 115 Third Street South, Long Prairie, Minnesota

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

"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: May 8, 2009

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Mortgagee

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. By: Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Leah K. Weaver, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (Y0429)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

FORECLOSURE DATA

Minn. Stat. § 580.025 (1) Street Address, City and Zip Code of Mortgaged Premises 320 2nd Avenue SW, Long Prairie, MN 56347 (2) Transaction Agent Washington Mutual Bank, F.A. (3) Name of Mortgage Originator (Lender) Washington Mutual Bank, F.A. (4) Residential Servicer Wells Fargo 800-416-1472 (5) Tax Parcel Identification Number 36-0054400 (6) Transaction Agent's Mortgage ID Number (MERS number) none

NOTICE OF

POSTPONEMENT

OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOS URE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the mortgage foreclosure sale referred to in the foregoing Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure Sale has been postponed from: August 6, 2009 at 10:00a.m. to October 22, 2009 at 10:00a.m.

Said sale will be held at the main office of the Todd County Sheriff, in the lobby of the Todd County Law Enforcement Center, 115 Third Street South, , in the City of Long Prairie, County of Todd, State of Minnesota.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on April 22, 2010.

Dated: July 31, 2009

WELLS FARGO BANK,

N.A.

Mortgagee

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. By: Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Leah K. Weaver, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (Y0429)

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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: June 18, 2004

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $43,750.00

MORTGAGOR(S): James A. Biggs, Sr. and Betty A. Biggs, husband and wife

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as nominee for Mortgage Investors Corporation, an Ohio corporation

DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed August 4, 2004, Todd County Recorder; Document No. 428465

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

The South 70.00 feet of Lots 25, 26, 27, and 28, Block 8, Stewart and Bartraw's Addition to the Town of Staples Mill

STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:

324 7th Street SE, Staples, MN 56479

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Todd County, Minnesota

THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $41,568.47

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 pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

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: October 22, 2009 at 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SALE: Todd Public County Sheriff's office, in the lobby of the Todd County Law Enforcement Center, 115 Third Street South, Long Prairie, Minnesota

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on April 22, 2010.

"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: July 29, 2009

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

Mortgagee

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. By: Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Leah K. Weaver, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (Y4488)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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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.

Date: July 9, 2009

YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:

1. Default has occurred in the conditions of the Mortgage dated March 5, 2004, executed by Bridget A. Schmidt and Jerry R. Schmidt, wife and husband, as Mortgagor, to

Avon State Bank, as Mortgagee, and filed for record March 9, 2004, as Document Number 424643, in the Office of the County Recorder of Todd County, Minnesota. The land described in the Mortgage is not registered land.

Transaction Agent: None

Transaction Agent's Mortgage Identification number on Mortgage: N/A

Lender or Broker and Mortgage Originator stated on mortgage: Avon State Bank

Residential Mortgage Servicer: Avon State Bank (320) 356-7334

Mortgaged Property Address: 1950 East Lake Street, Osakis, MN 56360

Tax Parcel Number: 37- 0000-820

2. The Mortgage has been assigned as follows: N/A

3. The original principal amount secured by the Mortgage was: $99,500.00

4. No action or proceeding at law is now pending to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any part thereof.

5. The holder of the Mortgage has complied with all conditions precedent to acceleration of the debt secured by the Mortgage and foreclosure of the Mortgage, and all notice and other requirements of applicable statutes.

6. At the date of this notice the amount due on the Mortgage, and taxes, if any, paid by the holder of the Mortgage is: $99,619.82

7. Pursuant to the power of sale in the Mortgage, the Mortgage will be foreclosed, and the land described as follows:

A part of Government Lot 1, Section 30, Township 128, Range 35 West of the Fifth P.M., according to the United States Government Survey thereof, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit:

To find the point of beginning, commence at the southeasterly most corner of Lot 7, Block 1, of Harris Subdivision, thence North 27° 22' West 276.0 feet; thence North 53° 51' East 169.5 feet to the point of beginning; thence from the point of beginning South 37° 51' East 180 feet; thence northeasterly on a line parallel with the northerly right-of-way line of Trunk Highway No. 27, as now exists, a distance of 60.0 feet; thence North 37° 45' West a distance of 268.95 feet, more or less, to the shore of Lake Osakis; thence southwesterly along said shore line 60.0 feet more or less to the intersection with a line drawn North 37° 51' West from the point of beginning; thence South 37° 51' East 89.7 feet to the point of beginning, and being subject to all road and highway easements of record.

will be sold by the County Sheriff of Todd County, Minnesota, at public auction on September 10, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. at Sheriff's Office, 115 3rd Street South, Long Prairie, Minnesota 56347.

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

9. "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 WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

AVON STATE BANK Mortgagee

By: /s/ Glenn Diedrich Its: President/CEO

Attorney(s) for Mortgagee or Assignee of Mortgage:

WILLENBRING, DAHL, WOCKEN & ZIMMERMANN, PLLC Daniel T. Zimmermann (141835)(bak) 318 Main Street PO Box 417 Cold Spring, MN 56320- 0417 Telephone (320) 685-3678 File No. 2453-E56 (53222)

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CITY OF STAPLES

FILING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the filings for the biennial election for the City of Staples will open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 and will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.

Offices to be filled will be the Mayor for a twoyear term and three Council Members for four-year terms. Filings may be made at the Office of the City Clerk at the Staples Government Center. A filing fee of $2 is required.

The biennial election for the City of Staples will be held Tuesday, November 3, 2009.

Phil Lindaman City Clerk

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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: August 15, 2001

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $83,000.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Bernard A Green and Beth Ann Green, husband and wife

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation as nominee for Lender North American Mortgage Company, a Delaware corporation.

DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed August 17, 2001, Todd County Recorder; Document No. 402772

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

Lot Seven (7), Block One (1) of Radermacher's First Addition to West Union. Lot Three (3), Block Three (3), in the Townsite of West Union. All that part of Lots Four (4), Five (5), Six (6) and Seven (7) in Block Three (3) of the Townsite of West Union, which lies west of the Township Road as described in Supervisors Road Order dated July 31, 1884 and on file in the office of the County Auditor, Todd County, Minnesota, all according to the Plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the register of Deeds, Todd County, Minnesota.

STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:

61 Oak Street, West Union, MN 56389

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Todd County, Minnesota

THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $81,512.45

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 pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

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: October 15, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.

PLACE OF SALE: Todd County Sheriff's office, in the lobby of the Todd County Law Enforcement Center, 115 Third Street South, Long Prairie, Minnesota

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2010.

"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: July 20, 2009

WELLS FARGO BANK,

N.A. Mortgagee

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. By:Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Leah K. Weaver, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (X9649)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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NOTICE OF

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in the conditions of a mortgage dated June 25, 2008,

executed by Kristen S. Sayre and Crystal J. Sayre, as mortgagor(s) to Associated Bank, N.A. as mortgagee in the original principal amount of Forty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty ($46,750.00) Dollars,

recorded with the Todd County Registrar of Titles, State of Minnesota, on December 15, 2008, as doc. no. T 4941; that the mortgage is upon registered land;

that all pre-foreclosure requirements have been complied with; that no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover any part of the debt secured by said mortgage;

that there is claimed to be due thereon the sum of Forty-Eight Thousand Three Hundred Eighty- Two ($48,382.00) Dollars on this date;

and that pursuant to the power of sale therein the mortgage will be foreclosed and the property in Todd County, Minnesota, described as follows:

That part of Government Lot 1, Section 7, Township 128 North, Range 35 West, Todd County, Minnesota, described as follows:

Commencing at the North Quarter corner of Section 12, Township 128 North, Range 36 West, Douglas County, Minnesota;

Thence North 88 degrees 32 minutes 51 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the North line of said Section 12, a distance of 2681.52 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section 7, Township 128 North, Range 35 West, Todd County, Minnesota;

Thence South 68 degrees 21 minutes 59 seconds East 1528.80 feet to the point of beginning of the land to be described;

Thence North 64 degrees 48 minutes 37 seconds West 100.00 feet;

Thence South 25 degrees 11 minutes 23 seconds West 133 feet more or less to the shoreline of Lake Osakis;

Thence Easterly along said shoreline, to a line bearing South degrees 11 minutes 23 seconds West from said point of beginning;

Thence North 25 degrees 11 minutes 23 seconds East, along said line, 71 feet more or less to the point of beginning.

Street Address: Parcel 10-0006000, Lake Osakis, MN 56308

Parcel I.D. #: 10-0006000

will be sold by the sheriff of said county at public auction on September 17, 2009, at 10:00 o'clock A.M. at Sheriff's Office, County Detention Center, 115 Third Street South, Long Prairie, Minnesota,

to pay the debt secured by the mortgage, including costs and attorneys' fees allowed by law subject to redemption by the mortgagor(s), their heirs or assigns, within six (6) months from the date of sale.

Dated: July 22, 2009

Associated Bank, National

Association, Mortgagee

Mary L. Cox STEIN & MOORE, P.A. Attorneys for Mortgagee 332 Minnesota Street, #W-1650 St. Paul, MN 55101 (651) 224-9683

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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: March 20, 2006

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $110,415.00

MORTGAGOR(S): Michael E. Toon and Yvette M. Toon, husband and wife

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation as nominee for BNC Mortgage, Inc., a Delaware corporation

DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Filed March 22, 2006, Todd County Recorder; Document No. 440844

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust, 2006-3

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

A portion of land beginning at the Northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 9, Township 132 North, Range 35 West; thence Easterly a distance of 40 feet to the point of beginning of the land to conveyed; thence Southerly at right angles a distance of 400 feet; thence Southeasterly to the East boundary line of the above Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 450 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, thence Northerly along the East boundary line of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter to the North boundary line of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, thence Westerly along the North boundary line of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter to the point of beginning, being a part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 9, Township 132 North, Range 35 West of the 5th P.M.

STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY:

13249 County Road 24, Bertha, MN 56437

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Todd County, Minnesota

THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $117,018.80

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 pre-foreclosure notice and acceleration requirements of said mortgage, and/or applicable statutes;

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: October 15, 2009 at 10:00 am

PLACE OF SALE: Todd County Sheriff's office, in the lobby of the Todd County Law Enforcement Center, 115 Third Street South, Long Prairie, Minnesota

to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.

Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on April 15, 2010.

"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: July 22, 2009

U.S. BANK NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION, AS

TRUSTEE FOR THE STRUCTURED ASSET

INVESTMENT LOAN

TRUST, 2006-3

Mortgagee

REITER & SCHILLER, P.A. By: Rebecca F. Schiller, Esq. Sarah J.B. Adam, Esq. N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq. James J. Pauly, Esq. Leah K. Weaver, Esq. Brian F. Kidwell, Esq. Attorneys for Mortgagee 25 North Dale Street St. Paul, MN 55102-2227 (651) 209-9760 (Y0954)

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

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NOTICE

RESOLUTION

ESTABLISHING DATES FOR FILING

AFFIDAVITS OF

CANDIDACY

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 2170, State of Minnesota, as follows:

1. The period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 2170 shall begin on August 25, 2009 and shall close on September 8, 2009. An affi davit of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the $2 filing fee paid prior to 5:00 o'clock p.m. on September 8, 2009.

2. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be published in the official newspaper of the district, at least two (2) weeks prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy.

3. The clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said filing dates to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at least ten (10) days prior to the first day to file affidavits of candidacy.

4. The notice of said filing dates shall be in substantially the following form:

NOTICE OF FILING

DATES FOR ELECTION TO THE

SCHOOL BOARD

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

NO. 2170 STAPLES MOTLEY

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the period for filing affidavits of candidacy for the office of school board member of Independent School District No. 2170 shall begin on August 25, 2009 and shall close at 5:00 o'clock p.m. on September 8, 2009.

The general election shall be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. At that election, three (3) members will be elected to the School Board for terms of four (4) years each.

Affidavits of Candidacy are available from the school district clerk, 202 Pleasant Avenue NE, Staples, MN 56479. The filing fee for this office is $2. A candidate for this office must be an eligible voter, must be 21 years of age or more on assuming office, must have been a resident of the school district from which the candidate seeks election for thirty (30) days before the general election, and must have no other affi davit on file for any other office at the same general election.

The affidavits of candidacy must be filed in the office of the school district clerk and the filing fee paid prior to 5:00 o'clock p.m. on

September 8, 2009.

Dated: July 20, 2009

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD

Chad Longbella School District Clerk

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

BUS BODY AND

BUS CHASSIS BID

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

NO. 2170 DISTRICT OFFICE

202 PLEASANT

AVENUE NE

STAPLES, MN 56479

Independent School District #2170, Staples, Minnesota, will receive sealed bids until 1:30 p.m. CDT on Monday, August 24, 2009, in the District Offi ce, located at 202 Pleasant Avenue NE, Staples, Minnesota. The bid is for the purchase of two (2) conventional bus chassis and bus bodies as follows:

Two (2) each 77 passenger conventional bus chassis and bus bodies.

Bid requirements for both bus chassis and bus body are available by contacting Marilyn Hassler at phone number 218-894- 2430, fax number 218-894- 1828 or by mail using the above listed address for the district's business office.

A certified check or acceptable bidders bond payable to the Independent School District #2170 in an amount equal to 5% of the proposal shall be submitted with each bid.

No bid shall be withdrawn subsequent to the opening of the bids without the consent of the School District for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of closing bids.

Bids must be submitted with "Bid for Bus Chassis or Body", according to the unit being proposed, clearly marked in the lower left corner of the envelope.

Independent School District #2170 reserves the right to accept or reject, in whole or part, any bid received, and to waive all technicalities.

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