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Page 22 The INDEPENDENT, March 19, 2009
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SERVICES
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
LEGAL NOTICE
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who contracts for construction work to
be licensed with the Construction Con-
tractors Board. An active license
means the contractor is bonded and
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com.
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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.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
CLASSES
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courses, AHA and ASHI programs,
On-site or Off-site, Individual or group.
503-543-2821 or http://www.abcfor
life.net.
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concealed handgun requirements.
503-709-1878 or www.abcforlife.net.
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course. 503-709-1878 or www.abcfor
life.net.
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MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
Radial Arm, Table, Bandsaw, air
compressor, queen hide-a-bed sofa,
table & 6 chairs, washer & dryer. 503-
863-4110.
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SALES
Garage Sale. 2 sets studded tires, 3
cross cut saws, 10 yr old mare, excel-
lent trail & hunter horse. 12-ft alu-
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Clothes, many other misc. items. Also
accepting cans and bottles. Proceeds
will help Jake Dixon on his journey
with the People to People Organiza-
tion. March 28-29, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00
p.m, 61151 Stoney Point Rd. B03/19
SERVICES
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713-7765.
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FLOWER
PATCH
Floral Arrangements for
all Occasions,
Houseplants,
Plant & Gift Baskets
503-429-9273
Horse Boarding
$100 per month
Self
Care
503-429-2450
TRIVIA ANSWERS
Trivia answers
(from page 17)
1. White, Metolius, and
Crooked.
2. Marshfield Sun Printing
Museum in Coos Bay.
3. Alice Clarrisa Whitman,
daughter of Marcus and Nar-
cissa Whitman (1836).
4. “California without the
madness, the Northwest
without the rain.”
5. Forty-one.
6. Two days, if the ground
was muddy.
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Publish March 19, 2009
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