April 18, 2006                                                 Contact:          Mary Almly

Auditor’s License Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             218-279-2524

NEWS RELEASE

County Auditor to Offer Passport Services in Ely

     Saint Louis County Auditor, Donald Dicklich, is pleased to announce that, in cooperation with Commissioner Mike Forsman, the St. Louis County Commissioner’s Office in Ely now accepts passport applications and takes passport photographs on behalf of the U. S. Department of State. The Commissioner’s Office is located in the Government Services Center at 118 South Fourth Avenue East.

     Application acceptance hours are Monday through Friday from 8 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. and 1 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.

     Passport forms are available in the Commissioner’s Office or at www.travel.state.gov.

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