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Action Ads Page 22 The INDEPENDENT, March 19, 2009 ANNOUNCEMENTS SERVICES LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Oregon state law requires anyone who contracts for construction work to be licensed with the Construction Con- tractors Board. An active license means the contractor is bonded and insured. Verify the contractor’s CCB li- cense through the CCB Consumer Website www.hirealicensedcontractor. com. Handyman: Reasonable rates, all work guaranteed. Call Brian at 971- 242-9076. PTFN -------------------------------------------------- I do weddings! Select your vows from my collection, or write your own. I’ll help you make your wedding day as special as you want it to be. 503-397- 5868. BTFN NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION Before the Board of Coun- ty Commissioners for Colum- bia County, Oregon In the Matter of Leasing Coun- ty-Owned Oil and Gas Rights for the Exploration and Production of Natural Gas. (March 2009 Lease Sale) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Com- missioners for Columbia County, Oregon, will hold a public auction for certain lands and/or mineral rights in the Mist Gas Field situat- ed in Columbia County, Oregon. Competitive bidding will be held in the Commissioners’ Meet- ing Room, Room 308 of the Co- lumbia County Courthouse An- nex, 230 Strand, St. Helens, Ore- gon, beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2009, pur- suant to the leasing rules adopt- ed by the Board. It is the County’s intent to auction approximately 230 individual parcels, or approx- imately 68,000 acres. The auc- tion will proceed separately, par- cel by parcel, until all parcels have been auctioned or with- drawn by the auctioneer. The Board of Commissioners re- serves the right to withdraw any parcel or parcels from bidding and to reject any or all bids. The minimum acceptable bonus bid is Two Dollars and Fifty Cents U.S. ($2.50) per acre. Higher bids will be considered in increments of $0.25. However, the Board of Commissioners re- serves the right to set a higher minimum acceptable bonus bid for certain parcels. The primary lease term is ten (10) years. The royalty on oil and gas is three-six- teenths (3/16) [18.75 percent] of gross production. The annual rental is Five Dollars U.S. ($5.00) per acre per year. If operations are not commenced within five (5) years, an additional annual delay drilling penalty of Fifteen Dollars U.S. ($15.00) per acre per year is required. Immediately following the auc- tion, the highest bidder for each parcel shall pay bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bonus bid per acre plus ten percent (10%) of the first year’s rental per acre times the total number of acres in the parcel plus recording and handling fees of $45.00, and sign such forms as may be required by the Board. No later than Monday, March 30, 2009, at 5:00 p.m. (PDT), the highest bidder for each parcel shall pay to Columbia County, in care of Cynthia Zemaitis, Natural Resources Administrator, the bal- ance of the bonus bid plus the first year’s rental for the parcel. Upon compliance, the highest bidder for each parcel shall be awarded a lease. Copies of the list of parcels available for auction, the leasing rules, bidder’s forms, the form of lease and the memorandum of lease which will be used may be examined by contacting Cynthia Zemaitis, Natural Resources Ad- ministrator, Columbia County Courthouse, 231 Strand, Room 318, St. Helens, Oregon 97051, or are available upon request. Hard copies are available for a fee of $5.00; digital copies will be sent free of charge. Contact Cyn- thia Zemaitis, Natural Resources Administrator, at 503-397-3839 or cynthia.zemaitis@co.colum- bia.or.us Dated this 6th day of March, 2009. 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