STATE OF MINNESOTA
SECRETARY OF STATE
CERTIFICATE OF ASSUMED NAME MINNESOTA STATUTES
CHAPTER 333
Assumed Name: Be Spoiled Body Works
Principal Place of Business: 10981 4th St. NE STE 106 Hanover, MN 55341 USA
Nameholder(s): Name: Living Essentially Sp’Oiled Address: 11486 Riverview Rd NE Hanover MN 55341 USA
By typing my name, I, the undersigned, certify that I am signing this document as the person whose signature is required, or as agent of the person(s) whose signature would be required who has authorized me to sign this document on his/her behalf, or in both capacities. I further certify that I have completed all required fields, and that the information in this document is true and correct and in compliance with the applicable chapter of Minnesota Statutes. I understand that by signing this document I am subject to the penalties of perjury as set forth in Section 609.48 as if I had signed this document under oath.
Signed by: Nicole L. Concordia
Filed: January 21, 2026
(published in the annandale advocate, wednesday, february 11 and february 18, 2026)
CLEARWATER TOWNSHIP
SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF ORDINANCE 2026-01
AN ORDINANCE TO
ESTABLISH EXCESSIVE
NOISE RESTRICTIONS
The Town Board of Clearwater Township, on the /4 day of January, 2026, adopted Ordinance No. 2026-01, entitled “An Ordinance to Establish Excessive Noise Restrictions.”
The ordinance adopts some of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency standards for noise levels that are a nuisance in the daytime and at night, prohibits excessive noise and certain activities that generate excessive noises, and provides for the prosecution of anyone violating this ordinance.
The Clearwater Town Board has approved the text of this Summary for publication and has determined that this Summary clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of Ordinance No. 2026-01. Complete copies of Ordinance No. 2026-1 are available from the Township Clerk at the Clearwater Town Hall, 15015 State Highway 24, Clearwater, MN 55320.
/s/ Jean Just, Township Clerk
(published in the Annandale Advocate Wednesday, February 11, 2026)
STATE OF MinneSOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No.86-PR-26-355
Estate of Leo R. Zahler a/k/a Leo Ralph Zahler, Decedent
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is given that on 03/19/2026 at 9.00a.m., a hearing will be held remotely via Zoom in this Court at 3700 Braddock Avenue, Buffalo, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, January 26, 2017, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Michelle M. Neises, as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Please contact Court Administration at 763-760-6300 for remote log in instructions.
Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 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.
A charitable beneficiary may request notice of the probate proceedings be given to the Attorney General pursuant to Minnesota Statutes section 501B.41, subdivision 5.
Dated: 01/23/2026
BY THE COURT
District Court Deputy / Elizabeth Reller
(COURT SEAL)
Attorney for Petitioner
Sheldon R Brown
Young & Brown, LLC
63 Oak Ave S P O Box 859
Annandale, Minnesota, 55302
Attorney License No: 12154
Telephone: (320) 274-8221
FAX: (320) 274-3476
Email: brown@annandaleIaw.com
(published by the anandale advocate wednesday, february 11 and 18, 2026)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION Court
File No. 86-PR-26-431
Estate of
Paul Raymond Waataja,
Decedent
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is given that on March 31, 2026, at 9:00 am, a hearing will be held REMOTELY in this Court at Buffalo, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of Lori Lee Waataja, whose address is 219 Alder Road, South Haven, Minnesota, 55382 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Contact Wright County Court Administration for Hearing information at 763-607-6300.
Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 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:January 29, 2026
BY THE COURT
Kristy Carlson
District Court Deputy
Monica Tschumper
Court Administrator
Attorney for Petitioner
Emily T. Wood
Wood & Rue PLLP
34 East Second Street
Litchfield, Minnesota, 55355
Attorney License No: 399451
Telephone: (320) 693-3289
FAX: (320) 693-7739
Email: emily@woodandrue.com
(published in the annandale advocate wednesday, february 4 and 11, 2026.)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF WRIGHT
TENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
DISTRICT COURT
PROBATE DIVISION
Court File No. 86-PR-26-500
Estate of Sharon Mary Quast a/k/a Sharon M. Quast,
Decedent
NOTICE OF HEARING ON
PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is given that on March 24, 2026 at 9:00 am, a hearing will be held remotely via Zoom in this Court at 3700 Braddock Avenue, Buffalo, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, August 22, 2011, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Tasha S. Burslie as Personal Representatives of the Estate of the Decedent in an unsupervised administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate. Contact Wright County Court Administration for the hearing information 763-760-6300.
Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.
Dated: January 27, 2026
(COURT SEAL)
BY THE COURT
Kristy Carlson,
District Court Deputy
Monica Tschumper,
Deputy Court Administrator
Attorney for Petitioner
Sheldon R. Brown
YOUNG & BROWN, LLC
63 Oak Ave S P O Box 859
Annandale, Minnesota, 55302
Attorney License No: 12154
Telephone: (320) 274-8221
FAX: (320) 274-3476
Email: brown@annandalelaw.com
(published in the annandale advocate, wednesday, february 11 and february 18, 2026)
MINUTES
ANNANDALE CITY COUNCIL
December 18, 2025
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL: The City Council of Annandale, Minnesota met for a special meeting on December 18, 2025 at 8:30 am at the Annandale Council Chambers. Council Member Honsey called the meeting to order.
City Council Present: Czycalla, Honsey, Wuollet, Grundy, Jonas. City Council members absent: None. Also, present were Administrator Hinnenkamp.
AGENDA- A motion was made by Wuollet and seconded by Czycalla to approve the agenda as presented.
All motions are approved unanimously unless otherwise noted.
NEW BUSINESS
Shared Chamber Position- Council reviewed the proposed job description and shared position agreement with the Annandale Chamber. A motion was made by Honsey and seconded by Czycalla to approve the job description and agreement with the Annandale Chamber.
Approve Equipment Purchase for New Squad Car and sale of Squad Car- A motion was made by Grundy an seconded by Honsey to approve the purchase of equipment and sale of squad car as presented.
Resolution 25-73 Approving Sale of Property- A motion was made by Wuollet and seconded by Grundy to approve the Resolution as presented. ROLL CALL: Ayes: Honsey, Grundy, Wuollet, Czycalla, Jonas. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. Resolution 25-73 adopted on a 5-aye, 0-nay, 0-absent, 0- abstain vote.
ADJOURNMENT:
Motion was made by Honsey and seconded by Wuollet to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 9:11 am.
Shelly Jonas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kelly Hinnenkamp,
City Administrator
(published by the annandale advocate wednesday february 11, 2026)
MINUTES
ANNANDALE CITY COUNCIL
December 31, 2025
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL: The City Council of Annandale, Minnesota met for a special meeting on December 31, 2025 at 6:30 pm at the Annandale Council Chambers. Council Member Honsey called the meeting to order.
City Council Present: Czycalla, Honsey, Wuollet, Grundy. City Council members absent: Jonas. Also, present were Administrator Hinnenkamp.
AGENDA- A motion was made by Wuollet and seconded by Czycalla to approve the agenda as presented.
All motions are approved unanimously unless otherwise noted.
NEW BUSINESS
Employment Separation Agreement- Nilson- Council reviewed the separation agreement and recommendation from Personnel Committee to terminate employment with Stephanie Nilson. Hinnenkamp provided an updated version of the agreement to include the payout of existing vacation and comp time accruals. A motion was made by Grundy and seconded by Czycalla to approve the termination effective 12/31/2025 and separation agreement as amended and to defer changes needed with separation agreement to the Personnel Committee.
ADJOURNMENT:
Motion was made by Wuollet and seconded by Grundy to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 am.
Shelly Jonas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kelly Hinnenkamp,
City Administrator
(published by the annandale advocate wednesday february 11, 2026)
MINUTES
ANNANDALE CITY COUNCIL
January 12, 2026
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / ADOPT AGENDA
The City Council of Annandale, Minnesota met for a regular meeting on January 12, 2026, at 6:30 P.M. in the City Council Chambers. Mayor Shelly Jonas called the meeting to order.
Council Members Present: Matthew Wuollet, Corey Czycalla, Tina Honsey, JT Grundy and Shelly Jonas. City Council Members Absent: None
Also present were: City Administrator Kelly Hinnenkamp, Police Chief Pete Standafer, Community Development Director Jacob Thunander, Public Works Director Joe Haller, Fire Chief Kris Townsend, Assistant Engineer Nick Peterson, Perry Ryan, members of the public and the Annandale Advocate.
SET AGENDA
A motion was made by Wuollet and seconded by Grundy to adopt the agenda with the addition of the Lions Club donation under Visitors. The motion carried unanimously.
All motions are approved unanimously unless otherwise noted.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion was made by Czycalla and seconded by Honsey to approve the minutes of the December 8, 2025 City Council meeting as presented. The motion carried unanimously.
VISITORS
Lions Club Donation- Representatives of the Lions Club presented a $90,000 donation to the City.
The Council thanked the Lions Club for their continued support.
PUBLIC HEARING
None.
OPEN FORUM
None.
CONSENT AGENDA
A motion was made by Wuollet and seconded by Grundy to approve the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Items approved included:
A. Approve Auditing Claims
B. Approve Departments Reports
C. Approve Employment Anniversaries
D. Approve Resolution 26-01 Approving Annual Appointments
E. Approve Resolution 26-02 Approving Fire Appointments
F. Approve Council Committees
G. Approve Appointment of Fire Fighter
H. Approve Resolution 26-03 Accepting Donations
I. Approve Board of Review Meeting – April 14, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
J. Approve MN Lawful Gambling Applications
K. Approve Sale of Items
L. Approve Agent of Record
M. Approve Budgeted Transfers
N. Approve Paid Family Medical Leave Policy
O. Approve Well Repairs
P. Approve Fire Equipment Purchase
REMOVED CONSENT ITEMS
None.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
Resolution 26-04 Approving Shores of Lake John- The Council reviewed the Shores of Lake John application. A motion was made to approve the Resolution as presented. ROLL CALL: Ayes: Honsey, Grundy, Wuollet, Czycalla, Jonas. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: None. Resolution 26-04 adopted on a 5-aye, 0-nay, 0-absent, 0-abstain vote.
Resolution 26-05 Approving Purchase of Products and Services with M&M Sales andService- A motion was made to approve the purchase of products and services from M&M Sales and Service as presented. ROLL CALL: Ayes: Honsey, Grundy, Wuollet, Czycalla. Nays: None. Absent: None. Abstain: Jonas. Resolution 26-05 adopted on a 4-aye, 0-nay, 0-absent, 1-abstain vote.
Schedule Annual Council Workshop- The Council discussed scheduling the annual Council workshop. The workshop was scheduled for February 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.
Purchase of Public Works Truck- A motion was made to approve the purchase of a Public Works truck from Midway Ford under the MN State Contract Pricing in the amount of $47,958.25. The motion carried unanimously.
Discuss Sale of Land- The Council discussed the sale of land. Mayor Jonas closed the meeting at
6:52 p.m. Mayor Jonas reopened the meeting at 7:20 p.m. A motion was made by Wuollet and
seconded by Grundy to direct staff to obtain quotes on the completion of the infrastructure prior to
the Council determining a sale price.
MAYOR / COUNCIL REPORTS
Chief Townsend reviewed items covered with the approvals under consent.
Chief Standafer updated Council that he plans to bring information to Council in February on
camera infrastructure. He addressed ongoing construction issues with parking concerns on Pleasant
Avenue- he confirmed this work will be done on January 21st. Updated Council on the replacement
of the current throw bot and provided an update on local procedures regarding federal law
enforcement.
Thunander provided an update on the Community Outreach Coordinator position at the February
meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Honsey and seconded by Wuollet to adjourn the meeting. The meeting
adjourned at 7:28 P.M.
Shelly Jonas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kelly Hinnenkamp,
City Administrator
(published by the annandale advocate wednesday february 11, 2026)
Notice of Foreclosure on Vehicle
To the party who owns or formerly owned a 2008 Chevy Equinox, VIN 2CNDL23F686337906: Claim your vehicle now by calling 612-280-2019 or steps will be taken to possess and sell the vehicle.
By: Richie Capes
Custom Towing,
South Haven, MN
(published in the Annandale Advocate Wednesday January 21, 28 and February 4, 2026)