REQUEST FORPROPOSALSThe City of Kimball is soliciting proposals for an examination of accounts for a five year period with fiscal years ending September 30, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.  Proposals shall be received no later than May 15, 2009 at 4:00 p.m., local time and shall be addressed to:  Pamela Richter, City Clerk, 223 S. Chestnut, Kimball, Nebraska  69145.The examination shall meet the requirements of the Nebraska State Auditor’s Office and shall be conducted in compliance with the standards and guidelines contained in the Industry Audit Guide of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants entitled “Audits of State and Local Governmental Units”.  The examination shall cover all accounts of the City of Kimball including, but not limited to:  General Funds, Special Revenue Funds, Debt Service Funds, Revenue Sharing Funds, and Combined Utility Funds. A single audit of all federal funds may also be required in accordance with the Single Audit Act of 1984 and OMB Circular A-128.  The audit report shall be submitted no later than January 31 of each year. The proposal submitted shall contain the experience and capabilities of the firm and personnel involved and shall state the hourly rates of such personnel as well as the total engagement fee and expenses.Proposals will be evaluated by the following criteria:  qualifications, including technical competence and expertise, past performance, estimated fees, and ability to meet deadline.Pamela K. Richter, City ClerkApril; 16,23,30#1738 NOTICE OF SALE OF OIL AND GAS LEASENotice is hereby given that the Board of Educational Lands and Funds of the State of Nebraska (the Board or Lessor) will offer for sale at Public Auction, to be held in the office of the Board, 555 North Cotner Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska, on the  5th   day of  May , 2009 , at 10:00  o’clock a.m.  local time, Oil And Gas Lease covering the following described lands situated in Kimball County to wit:S1⁄2 of Section 12, T12N, R56W (320 acres).    This tract is offered and the Lease for this tract will be issued for the acreage indicated, which may be more or less than the actual acreage.  Bonus bid on a per acre basis and rent will be computed exclusively on the basis of the acreage indicated regardless of whether the acreage indicated is equal to, or more or less than, the actual acreage.  Bonus and rent as so computed will not be increased if it is established that the actual acreage is greater than the acreage indicated, and will not be decreased if it is established that the actual acreage is less than the acreage indicated.  In addition, this Lease shall be subject to all easements, restrictions, reservations, rights-of-way and other matters of record in the office of the Board and all public roads.This Lease will be for a primary term of five (5) years; will reserve a one-sixth (1/6th) royalty to the Lessor; will provide for annual delay rentals of $2.00 per acre; and will be sold and issued in all respects under, in accordance with and pursuant to the applicable laws of the State of Nebraska and applicable Rules And Regulations of the Board.  This Lease will be sold to the highest and best bidder therefor subject to the right of the Board to reject any and all bids.BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL LANDS AND FUNDSRichard R. Endacott, CEO/Executive SecretaryApril 23, 30  #1743In The County Court of Kimball County, NebraskaIn The Matter of The Estate of Robert L. Stanfield, Deceased.Case No. PRO9-2NoticeNotice is hereby given that on the 8th day of May, 2009 in the County Court of Kimball County, Nebraska, the registrar issued a written statement of Informal Probate of the Will of said Decedent and that Kathleen O’Brien, whose address is 1204 E. 8th St. , Kimball NE 69145, was informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of the Estate.Creditors of this Estate must file their claims with this Court on or before the 17 day of June, 2009, or forever be barred.Angela K. HaunClerk of the County Court Huenergardt Law OfficeAttorney for Personal   Representative April 16, 23, 30 #1731State Of Nebraska Form NO. DC 6:6(4)Rev. 1/08 Neb. Rev. Stat.25-517.02 to 25-520.03Notice of Divorce ProceedingCase Number:IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF KIMBALL COUNTY, NEBRASKA TO: Christopher Lee Veenedaal whose whereabouts are unknown upon whom personal service of summons cannot be had, and is the defendant in said proceedings: You are notified that on February 13, 2009, Plaintiff, Cynthia Renee Jones filed a Complaint against you in the District Court of Kimball County, Nebraska, at Case No. C109-12, the object of which is to obtain a dissolution of marriage on the ground that the marriage is irretrievably broken and to obtain an equitable division of property, among other things.You are required to answer said Complaint on or before May 30, 2009, or said Complaint against you will be taken as true.Cynthia Renee JonesPlaintiff 405 PineDix, NE 69133(307)421-3152April 16, 23, 30  #1734NOTICEThe Board of Education of District #9, Potter, Nebraska will meet in regular session Wednesday, May 13, 2009, at 6:00pm in the library at the Potter Site.    An updated agenda will be kept current in the office of the superintendent.April 30 May 7 #1756CITY OF KIMBALLNOTICE OF MEETINGS Notice is hereby given for a regular meeting of the Kimball City Council on Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at the Kimball City Hall, 223 S. Chestnut, Kimball, NE. The meetings will be open to the public and an agenda for such meetings will be is available for public inspection at the office of the City Clerk.  April 30 #1760PUBLIC NOTICE KIMBALL COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETINGTUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009The Board of Equalization of Kimball County, Nebraska, will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioners Meeting Room on the first floor of the Courthouse, 114 East Third Street, Kimball, Nebraska.  An agenda of the matters to be considered at such date, time and place is kept continually current and is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Kimball County Clerk on the second floor of the Courthouse.  April 30 #1762PUBLIC NOTICE KIMBALL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERSTUESDAY, MAY 5, 2009 The Board of Commissioners of Kimball County, Nebraska, will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Meeting Room on the first floor of the Courthouse, 114 East Third Street, Kimball, Nebraska.  An agenda of the matters to be considered at such date, time and place is kept continually current and is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Kimball County Clerk on the second floor of the Courthouse.        April 30 #1763NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSCALL ORDER 500FEDERAL PROJECT NO. STPD-71-2(109)LOCATION: N-71, NEBRASKA/COLORADO LINE NORTHCOUNTIES: KIMBALLThe Nebraska Department of Roads will receive sealed bids in Room 104 of the Central Office Building at 1500 Hwy. 2 in Lincoln, until 1:30 P.M. onMay 21, 2009.  At that time the bids will be opened and read for GR CULV SEED GDRL BITBIDDING PROPOSAL FORMS WILL BE ISSUED AND A CONTRACT AWARDED TO A CONTRACTOR WHO IS QUALIFIED FOR:  BITUMINOUSLength: 14.9 MILESSTART DATE 06/22/2009    WORKING DAYS    85Price Range $  3,000,000 to $  6,000,000THIS PROJECT CONTAINS A DBE GOAL OF   2.0 % Plans and specifications may be seen beginning April 28, 2009 at the Lincoln Central Office and May 04, 2009 at the District Engineer’s Office at GERING Additional letting information may be found at the Nebraska Department of RoadsWeb Site at http://www.dor.state.ne.us/letting/.This project is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, allappropriate Federal requirements will apply.April 30 May 7,14 #1757In the District Court of Kimball County, Nebraska Case No. CI09-8Notice of Suit James L. Lukassen and Bonnie J. LukassenPlaintiffs,Vs. Allied Industries, Henry Benjamin Gorman, Clyde H. Taylor, Carl L. Maxey, Jr., Trustee, Charles R. Rider, Jr., W.E. Richards, J.L. Keys, C.A. McGill, Francis G. Neuelle, John M. Ervin, Margaret S. SanfordDefendants.TO: ALLIED INDUSTRIES, HENRY BENJAMIN GORMAN, CLYDE H. TAYLOR, CARL L. MAXEY, JR., TRUSTEE, CHARLES R. RIDER, JR., W.E. RICHARDS, J.L. KEYS, C.A. MCGILL, FRANCIS G. NEUELLE, JOHN M. ERVINYou, and each of you, are hereby notified that JAMES L. LUKASSEN AND BONNIE J. LUKASSEN, Plaintiff, has filed its petition in the District Court of Kimball County, Nebraska, in Case No. CI09-8 therein against each of you, and others, as defendants, the object and prayer of which is find that any mineral interest you may have in Lots 1, 2, East half of the Northwest Quarter and the East half of Section 18, Township 13 North, Range 55 West of the 6th P.M., Kimball County, Nebraska has been abandoned, and enter a Judgment terminating and extinguishing each of the served mineral interests, canceling of record, and vesting title thereto in the owners of the surface for which it was originally severed. Plaintiff further prays for the Defendants to be assessed the costs of this action and such other and further relief as the Court deems appropriate. You, and each of you, are required to answer said petition on or before the 15th day of June, 2009, and if you fail to do so, your default will be taken and judgment entered accordingly. JAMES L. LUKASSEN AND BONNIE J. LUKASSEN, Plaintiff, David L. Wilson NSBA #16082 116 W. 2nd StreetKimball, NE 69145(308)235-3678Plaintiff’s AttorneyApril 30 May 7, 14 #1764Notice of MeetingVillage of Dix Nebraska NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a meeting of the Chairman and Trustees of the Village of Dix, Nebraska will be held at  7:30        o’clock     p. m on  Monday, May 11th, 2009 at the Village Office. Meeting will be open to the public. An Agenda for such meeting, kept continuously current, is available for public inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, during normal business hours. Except for items of an emergency nature, the agenda shall not be enlarged later than twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled commencement of the meeting.  If auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations are needed for attendance at a meeting or hearing, please call the Office of the Village Clerk, 682-5279.  Advance notice of ten days is needed when requesting an interpreter.April 30 #1759Notice of Trustee’s Sale The following described real property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder at the east front door of the Kimball County Courthouse in Kimball, Nebraska on May 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.:A tract of land situated in the East Half (E 1/2) of Section Seven (7), Township Fifteen (15) North, Range Fifty-Five (55), West of the 6th P.M., Kimball County, Nebraska, more particularly described as follows:Commencing at the Southeast Corner of said Section 7, thence N88o47’54”W along the South line of said Section 7 a distance of 134.78 feet to the intersection with the West Right of Way of Highway 71, the TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING, thence continuing along the last described course a distance of 2470.54 feet to the Southwest Corner of the E1/2 of Section 7, thence N2o39’51”E along the West line of the E1/2 of said Section 7 a distance of 2669.14 feet, thence South 84o22’08”E a distance of 522.46 feet, thence South 3o25’23”W a distance of 143.13 feet, thence S55o34’58”E a distance of 226.48 feet, thence South 53o24’04”E a distance of 200.13 feet, thence S56o22’00”E a distance of 145.56 feet, thence S63o11’25”E a distance of 566.31 feet, thence S59o02’11”E a distance of 140.64 feet, thence S69o37’33”E a distance 108.06 feet, thence S88o00’34”E a distance of 684.79 feet to the intersection with the West Right of Way line of Highway 71, thence S13o29’01”W along said Right of Way a distance of 117.38 feet, thence S5o06’17”W a distance of 305.36 feet, thence S0o20’40”E a distance of 1,388.49 feet to the point of beginning.The terms of sale will be 10% of the bid payable by check at the close of the sale on May 28, 2009, with the balance due in certified funds not less than 15 days thereafter. Conveyance will be by Trustee’s Deed. Such sale will be subject to any unpaid real estate taxes or leases or the real property. Paul E. Hofmeister, NSBA #15557TRUSTEEChaloupka, Holyoke, Hofmeister, Snyder & ChaloupkaP.C., L.L.O1714 Second Avenue; PO Box 2424Scottsbluff, NE 69363-2424Telephone:(308)635-5000April 23,30 May 7,14#1747Notice of Public HearingNotice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Kimball will hold a public hearing to determine whether the real estate described in this notice should be declared to be substandard and blighted, pursuant to the Nebraska Community Development Law. The hearing will be held in the Kimball City Council meeting room in Kimball, Nebraska, on the 20th day of May, 2009, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., Mountain Daylight Time.The property affected by this notice is described as follows: Beginning at the intersection of  Webster Street and Fourth Street the boundary runs east along Fourth Street to High School Street, then north to Highway 30, then east to the northeast corner of the High School property, then south to Fourth Street, then east to Jackson Street, then north to Highway 30, then east to County Road 47, then north along the county road to the northern boundary of the Union Pacific right-of-way, then west along the northern boundary of the Union Pacific right-of-way to Front Street, continuing west along Front Street to Chestnut Street, then southward to the northern boundary of the Union Pacific right-of-way, then westward along the northern boundary of the Union Pacific right-of-way, then northward, westward, and southward around tax property 530056879 (the Farmers Elevator Company property), then southward to the southern boundary of the Union Pacific right-of-way, the east ward along the southern boundary of the Union Pacific right-of-way to Webster Street, then southward along Webster street to the starting point at Fourth Street. All interested parties shall be afforded at such public hearing a reasonable opportunity to express their views respecting the designation of such property as blighted and substandard.Pamela K. Richter City ClerkApril 30 May 7 #1761