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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BENSON COUNTY
NORTH DAKOTA
November 2, 2005
The Benson County Commissioners met in regular session on
Tuesday, November 2, 2005 at 9 a.m. Commissioners present
were Jason Lee, Curtis Hvinden, Ed Ripplinger, Barry Cox and
Dwain Brown. The meeting was called to order by Chairman
Lee.
Shelley Aabrekke, Benson County Public Health nurse, met
with the board to present her narrative report for October,
2005.
A motion was made by Hvinden, seconded by Ripplinger, to
approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 18,
2005. All members voted yes.
The motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Hvinden, seconded by Cox, to pass the
following resolution:
BENSON COUNTY
RESOLUTION FOR
EMERGENCY DECLARATION
WHEREAS, Benson County, including its municipalities,
experienced a severe snow storm on October 4, 2005, and
WHEREAS, the storm impacted the trafficability of the
roadways in Benson County and many businesses and schools
shut down, and WHEREAS, the storm destroyed power lines and
poles delivering electricity to Benson County, causing many
residents to have no lights or heat for several days; the
disaster was devastating to the electric companies serving
Benson County and reconstruction costs will be very high,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RE-SOLVED, that the Board of Benson
County Commissioners declare a state of emergency exists in
Benson County, North Dakota, as a result of the snow storm
which occurred on October 4, 2005.
Dated at Minnewaukan, North Dakota, this 2nd day of
November, 2005.
/s/ Jason Lee, Chairman
Benson County
Board of Commissioners
All members voted yes. The motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Ripplinger, seconded by Cox, to allow
employees a paid day off on November 25, 2005 to coincide
with the Thanksgiving holiday. All members voted yes. The
motion carried unanimously.
The board discussed the issue of why the sheriff’s
department was called and did not respond to two calls
received on October 23, 2005.
The board reviewed a letter from Karyn Neve of the NRCS,
dated October 31, 2003, regarding drainage issues in
Normania Township. A copy of this letter was provided to
James P. Wang, state’s attorney, on November 1, 2005.
The board reviewed a letter from a resident of Esmond which
disapproved the decision of the county to forgo billing for
approximately $35,000 to $40,000 in labor and equipment
costs performed at the Multi-Purpose Building site in
Maddock.
Daniel McConnell met with the board regarding the drainage
issues in Normania Township. He requested the sand be
removed from the US 2 ditch so the water could flow. The
board stated it has no authority to remove the sand and the
state would need to be contacted. He insisted a culvert be
installed near his trees.
The board received a telephone call from Joe Belford, Ramsey
County commissioner, telling of a meeting scheduled for road
dike issues in Benson and Ramsey Counties. Mr. Belford later
called and stated the meeting would be rescheduled.
Joe Mayer of Butler Machinery Co. met with the board and
informed commissioners the motor graders at Wood Lake,
Harlow and Esmond are five years old and they may want to
consider calling for bids to replace the machines.
Commissioners decided to call for bids with the bid opening
set for December 6, 2005 at 11 a.m.
Thelma Paulson, Arland Paulson and Kathy Walker met with the
board regarding the banks of the Sheyenne River along the
path of the Devils Lake Outlet. Mrs. Paulson read a letter
from State Engineer Dale Frink dated October 6, 2005. The
board reviewed the Devils Lake Outlet Erosion Mitigation
Plan and a letter sent to Dale Frink from the Peterson
Coulee Outlet Association.
Kathy Walker informed the board that a law has been found (NCC
61-02-24.2) stating the State Water Commission is to pay
taxes on the property taken for the Devils Lake Outlet. She
requested reimbursement for the taxes paid.
She showed photos of the fence constructed along the
east-west road in Aurora Township, south of Stony Lake and
9½ miles east of Maddock between Sections 24 & 25 in Twp.
152, Rge. 68. She stated there was no property left for the
required right-of-way.
Eric Hermmann of TASC met with the board regarding setting
up a flex plan deduction program for employees. The board
consented to offering the program to employees.
Don Indvik and Morris Holen Jr. of Wold Engineering met with
the board to discuss a time extension for Dokken
Construction on PW 693. They presented a letter from Lonnie
G. Hoffer, Department of Emergency Services, dated November
1, 2005, stating the time extension was approved by the
State of North Dakota. A motion was made by Hvinden,
seconded by Brown, to extend the completion date to July 15,
2006. All members voted yes. The motion carried unanimously.
Mr. Indvik informed the board that Dokken Construction is
requesting an extension of time for the Graham’s Island Road
project. A motion was made by Hvinden, seconded by Cox, to
approve the request for extension. All members voted yes.
The motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Ripplinger, seconded by Hvinden, to
have the chairman sign the Statement of Sponsorship for the
Lake Region Radio Amateurs. All members voted yes. The
motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Ripplinger, seconded by Cox, to have
the chairman sign the revised program sheet for the
2006-2007 County Federal Aid Program. All members voted yes.
The motion carried unanimously.
A motion was made by Cox, seconded by Brown, to apply the
$218 received from the Juvenile Accountability Grant Program
to the Lake Region Community Service Program. All members
voted yes. The motion carried unanimously.
The board reviewed the mileage/activity report for the
sheriff’s department for the month of October, 2005, along
with a letter from the ND Supreme Court dated October 26,
2005 on the judicial vacancy in District Judgeship No. 3,
Northeast Judicial District.
The board also reviewed the minutes of the July 26, 2005,
meeting of the Lake Region District Health Unit.
The board reviewed the Application for Coverage filed with
the ND State Bonding Fund on October 27, 2005 showing the
liability limit requested. The board agreed the liability
limit requested was sufficient.
The board reviewed the Preliminary Construction Engineering
Agreement on Project SC-0328(063). A motion was made by
Hvinden, seconded by Brown, to have the chairman sign the
Preliminary Construction Engineering Agreement.
All members voted yes. The motion carried unanimously.
Sheriff Ned J. Mitzel met with the board and gave reasons
why his office did not respond to the two calls received on
October 23, 2005.
A motion was made by Ripplinger, seconded by Brown, to pay
all county approved bills. All members voted yes. The motion
carried unanimously. The following bills were paid:
Alton’s Bulk Service $1,286.85
B&H Oil Co. 6,908.55
Butler Machinery Co. 213.37
Esmond City 51.00
FU Oil Co. - Maddock 5,335.41
FU Oil Co. - York 996.56
Gofer Sanitation 55.00
Home of Economy 66.91
OK Automotive 3.42
Otter Tail Power Company 149.01
W.W. Wallwork 131.28
Social Welfare 4,691.24
Cass County Treasurer 509.00
Conseco Health Ins. Co. 108.30
Social Welfare 28.93
Garrison Diversion District 139.05
Information Technology
Department 390.55
Marshall & Swift 340.95
ND State Treasurer 10,619.24
Oddens’ Grocery 510.88
Harvey Sand & Gravel 186,483.00
Dean Petska 50.00
Delores Scherr 900.00
Ellen Huffman 1,800.00
Jean Olson 900.00
James Wang 580.00
Nationwide Retirement
Services 150.00
North Dakota Telephone Co. 668.25
Esmond Golden Age Club 1,568.91
Knox 55 Club 3,137.82
Leeds 55 Club 2,745.59
Maddock 55 Club 3,530.04
Minnewaukan 55 Club 4,314.50
State Disbursement Unit 298.00
ND Motor Vehicle Dept. 10.00
Jaegers Spray Service 1,975.00
North Plains
Communications 6,057.00
Terry Follman 641.17
Adam Lynn Bohl &
FUO-York 379.04
Abie Griffin & FUO-Mdk 176.00
Adam N. Bohl & FUO-York 379.04
David Bohl & FUO-York 379.04
Duane Heidelbaugh &
FUO-York 379.04
FU Oil Co. - Maddock 645.62
Internal Revenue Service 1,513.86
Jarvis Hegland & FUO-Mdk 400.00
James Tufte & FUO-York 379.04
Kyle Shively & FUO-York 400.00
Pierce County Tribune 87.84
Benson Co. Farmers Press 63.00
Scott Shively & FUO-York 400.00
Anton Burkhardsmeier 665.21
CellularOne 76.35
North Central Planning
Council 2,858.86
North Dakota Telephone Co. 204.77
Nodak Electric Cooperative 36.70
Bonnie Erickson 155.00
Cass County Government
Annex 99.20
CellularOne 41.25
Coral Mahler 240.00
Minnewaukan City 111.95
Jeff Bercier 135.00
Job Service ND 5,532.94
Linda G Schempp &
Kimberly 80.00
Linda Schempp 188.50
State Tax Commissioner 4,798.51
Tamara D. Anderson 41.00
ND Public Employees
Retirement 10,615.32
Social Welfare 8,496.32
Anton Burkhardsmeier 1,542.67
B & H Oil 1,688.90
Bison Auto & Farm Repair 398.28
Bremer Bank 99.25
Butler Machinery Co. 355.25
Corey Erickson 1,720.00
Maddock City 57.55
Minnewaukan City 40.50
David Abrahamson 85.00
Dennis Weed 1,600.00
FU Oil Co. - Maddock 5,533.59
Gene Hager 72.50
Gofer Sanitation 75.00
Goulding’s, Inc. 4,577.76
Home of Economy 32.90
Harlow Sanitation 15.00
Harlow Co-op Elevator 20.55
HE Everson Co. 181.59
Lake Region Sheet Metal 340.48
Mac’s, Inc. 58.22
Dakota Implement 381.42
Norman Howard 1,600.00
Northern Plains Elec. Co-op. 45.00
Otter Tail Power Company 26.97
Park Construction 1,050.00
Phillip Clifton 1,600.00
Prairie Truck & Tractor
Repair 76.70
Praxair Distribution, Inc. 36.05
Ramkota Hotel 292.00
Service Tire, Inc. 2,355.99
Mission Township 55,529.64
Warwick Oil Co. 2,247.09
Wold Engineering 72,280.77
Wanda Teigen 25.00
AFLAC 306.75
BCBS of ND 3,972.89
Benson County
Transportation 600.00
Burnie’s 36.74
Colonial 155.83
Comfort Suites 50.00
DF Lighting 207.86
Ellen Huffman 59.25
FU Oil Co. - Maddock 94.44
GS Direct 77.75
Home of Economy 4.99
Jenny Steinhaus 240.88
LR Law Enforcement Ctr. 803.85
Mac’s, Inc. 16.98
Melissa Buckmier 47.25
Maddock Mini Mart 180.80
National Assn. of Counties 380.00
North Central Planning
Council 3,221.53
ND Assn. of Counties 297.50
ND Public Employees
Retirement 23,063.30
NDSU Extension Office 12,335.49
Ned Mitzel 32.50
North Star Credit Union 37.94
New Rockford Chev-Olds 46.96
Benson Co. Farmers Press 521.63
Protective Life Ins. Co. 391.24
Ramkota Hotel 400.00
Signworks Plus 325.00
Scott Knoke 135.25
Service Tire, Inc. 315.60
Universal Services 74.00
US Postmaster 185.00
Benson Co. Highway Dept. 630.00
Best Western Doublewood 150.00
Center For Farm Mgt. 95.00
Chad’s Amoco 222.74
Clute Office Equipment 612.99
Curtis Hvinden 185.00
Barry Cox 196.25
Edward Ripplinger 126.50
Jason Lee 90.88
Dwain Brown 56.00
Garrison Diversion District 503.98
Hoiberg’s 24.11
Hy-Z Wireless 1,193.69
NDAEA 75.00
ND State Treasurer 6,316.19
NDSU Extension Service 68.00
Otter Tail Power Co. 734.43
Quality Photo 11.73
West Payment Center 168.91
Distribution to Entities 75,728.30
OCTOBER 2005 NET PAYROLL
County Agent $1,032.32
Emergency Disaster 846.69
VSO 758.61 County General 29,078.58
Social Services 28,185.17
County Road 36,518.90
A motion was made by Cox, seconded by Hvinden, to transfer
$100,000 from the 6 Mill Fund to the Graham’s Island
North/South Road Fund and $3,500 from the General Fund to
the Emergency Administration Fund. All members voted yes.
The motion carried unanimously.
Bonnie Erickson
Benson County Auditor
Jason Lee
Chairman
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
LEEDS SCHOOL BOARD
October 11, 2005
A regular meeting of the Leeds Board of Education was held on
October 11,
2005 at 7 p.m. Present were Young, Swanson, Silliman, Larson,
Bracken, Supt. Braaten, Principals Gullickson and Braaten, and
Business Manager Benson.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as written.
The board reviewed the coaching vacancies (speech, girls
basketball).
It was moved, seconded and carried to approve the second reading of
the Tobacco-Free Environment Policy.
Mr. Braaten gave an update on video surveillance systems.
The Equity vs. Equality School Funding lawsuit was discussed.
The annual school board convention is October 28 and 29 and the
school law seminar is October 27. Mr. Braaten and Mrs. Benson will
be attending.
It was moved, seconded and carried to approve the financial reports
for September 2005 and the bills for payment.
GENERAL FUND
Altru Clinic $130.00
Artmain 222.85
B & H Oil Co 2,537.61
Baker’s Plays 20.06
Benson Co Farmers Press 89.06
Brown, M. Jane 255.00
Budgetext 37.65
Carolina Biological Supply
Co 171.65
Chad’s Amoco, Inc 165.75
Computer Store 952.00
Curriculum Advantage 378.00
Dakota Web Composers,
LLC 60.00
Daktronics, Inc 78.82
Darrell’s Electric, Inc 1,834.72
Designer Fabrics 232.64
DL Area Teachers Center 391.00
Devils Lake C & F 1,583.48
Dramatic Publishing 7.64
eFilliate, Inc 51.33
Enslow Publishers, Inc 19.95
Farmers Union Oil Co 124.29
Franklin Covey 86.36
Frey Scientific 325.29
Gaffaney’s 570.91
Gerrells & Co 914.41
Graybar Electric 73.50
Gullickson, Jason 5.24
Haagenson, Patty 250.00
Hartley’s School Buses 53.74
Heuer Publishing, LLC 15.00
ITD 144.10
Johnson’s Plumbing Service 365.99
L&H Plumbing & Heating 297.05
Lake Region Sp. Ed 12,863.43
Larson Implement, Inc 5.52
Leapaldt, Gay 529.20
Leeds Public School 1,090.00
Mac’s, Inc 5.24
Moser, Larry 3.00
NASCO 98.73
National Geographic
Society 15.90
NDCEL 375.00
NDCSA 100.00
ND State Treasurer 165.00
ND Telephone Co 39.59
NEESC 1,000.00
Nelson, Louise 26.25
OfficeMax 66.18
Paulson Supply, Inc 66.25
Pioneer Drama Service, Inc 9.50
Popplers Music, Inc 1,380.72
Praxair Distribution 16.43
Quill Corporation 147.41
Ramkota Hotel 50.00
Really Good Stuff 161.90
Schoenfish, Emil R., CPA 510.00
School Specialty 737.45
Software House Int’l 1,535.90
Stein’s 1,285.58
TLC 2,500.00
Towner County Med Center 102.00
Tracy’s Market 127.46
Type-Rite Enterprises, Inc 150.78
Urness, Tammy 3.00
USI, Inc 173.60
DPI 70.00
City of Leeds 158.00
Otter Tail Power Co 1,693.10
Verizon 23.61
UND Honor Band 42.00
MSU NW Music Fest 28.00
Wal-Mart Community 309.32
Mr. Gullickson presented the high school principal’s report: NW
Music Festival, district FFA leadership silver awards, student
council is sending
$407 to Red Cross for hurricane relief, standardized testing at the
end of October, Honor Society book fair October 25-28 and
parent-teacher conferences on October 26 and 27.
Mrs. Braaten presented the elementary principal’s report: looking at
new science series, Benson County health presentations, elementary
parents have started accessing PowerSchool, and backpacks have been
mailed to hurricane victims.
Mrs. Benson distributed superintendent formative evaluation forms.
Evaluations are due prior to December 15.
Mr. Braaten informed the board of the repairs to the walk-in
freezer.
Melody Bracken arrived.
Leeds will host the next Benson County Schoolmasters dinner meeting
on November 9, 2005 at 6 p.m.
Mr. Braaten presented the superintendent’s report: bus driver
workshop has been re-scheduled for November 30, one full day and
three hours to make up as a result of last week’s storm, NESC
administrative and governing board meeting Wednesday in Devils Lake
and the regional VB meeting on October 19.
It was agreed to provide free breakfast on test days to those
students taking the CTB standardized test at the end of October.
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, November 15 at 6 p.m.
Meeting adjourned.
Kathryn L. Benson
Business Manager
Linda Young
President
(Publish Nov. 23, 2005)
MINUTES OF MEETING
OBERON CITY COUNCIL
October 3, 2005
The Oberon City Council met on Monday, October 3, 2005 at 8 p.m. at
the Oberon Community Center. Present were Mayor James Nelson and
council members Pete Hager, Dale Stenberg, Eloise Ploium and Doug
Schmid.
Bills were reviewed.
The budget was discussed and accepted.
The meeting was interrupted when others came to the meeting. Among
them was Jason Dowel of North Carolina, temporarily living in Devils
Lake and helping Jimmy Harris with Grace Baptist Church, which
Harris recently moved from Oberon to Devils Lake. (Harris and his
wife have been in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and other
places for more than two months getting pledges for their ministry.
They maintain their residence in
Oberon.) Others present were Paul and Loretta Stensland, Faron
Stensland, Bob Stensland, Gerald and Inez Green, Paula
Stensland-Deckert and Julie Neidlinger of Hampden, who they said was
brought to take minutes. Later Kayla Thumb and Shirley Stensland
came to the meeting. (Paula told Ruth she didn’t have to take
minutes.) Paul and Bob are still upset because in 1993 the city
council received a letter from Todd and Nadley Buehler asking if
they built a new home on the farm if they could hook up to the city
sewer. The council discussed this.
The late Lewis Buehler and Ruth Buehler paid sewer and water
assessments since 1972 on a bin site that is in the city limits, as
well as taxes. Todd Buehler also owns property in the city limits
and pays taxes. A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried
to allow them to hook up to the city sewer. The water table is
extremely high there, partly because when the streets were paved in
1977 rainwater from the city was directed west in the ditch to the
corner where the farm is.
Paul then argued that the Buehlers had a drain field for the new
house for two years. They did not. The plumber said it would not
work, but Paul kept insisting they did.
Paul said he paid dearly for the property at 212 South Summit with
extra lots from John Hager. (Hager told the city that Loretta
Stensland came to him and offered $1,000 for the property because
she wanted a place for her brother, Darrell Thumb, to move his
trailer in August of 2000.) Loretta denies this.
On November 11, 2002 the city shut off the water for nonpayment of
utilities. But when the Stenslands moved Darrell’s trailer off
Summit Street to 3rd Ave. North on August 2, 2003, they said Dubois
from Fort Totten shut the water off before the move. Who turned it
on again? The city didn’t. He lived on 3rd Ave. North from August of
2003 to September of 2004, being hooked up to water illegally to an
empty house. In September of
2004 Darrell left town owing the city $598. Paul moved a house on
the property on 212 South Summit for his daughter and family, Jason
and Paula Stensland-Deckert.
Stenslands maintain that Ruth writes poor minutes. Paula read some
of the minutes that were printed in the Farmers Press from years
past and present.
She said they were the laughing stock of the town.
Other complaints:
There is no posting of meetings. (It is the first Monday of the
month and has been for 50 years).
The minutes list the payments by funds, not by check.
Bob wondered why the minimum water bill was different for different
people.
If the water meter isn’t read, the bill has to be estimated and it
includes the number of people in the house. Bob refuses to read his
meter. He said it wasn’t working. (Oh? Since July of 2003?) The city
council told him that they would have a new one installed right
away. He said a loud NO!
Paula said the June minutes which stated a window had been broken
“about”
May 22 at the center was insinuating that it happened at Kayla
Thumb’s graduation party. The council noticed it the week following
that.
Gerald Green was still upset because the council rejected his check
for $2,100 for the six Baldwin lots on Main Street. He never
contacted the council concerning them. He said he never had a
problem buying lots anywhere else he lived. He bought the Middleton
property on Carson St.
South. He complained that when he moved in nobody welcomed him,
well, except for Les Ellingson and Dale Stenberg. He dislikes our
quarterly billing for utilities. When he called Ruth for the first
time he said she gave him the third degree. She asked him his name
and where he was from.
She did not know him and had never met him. She asked what he
intended to put on the property. He said his travel trailer. He said
he was interested in fishing. Ruth said he might want to check in
Minnewaukan where the fishing is good. He said he didn’t want to
stand in high water. The fact that Ruth even mentioned Minnewaukan
he said reeks of discrimination. He said Ruth gave him the silent
treatment on the phone. Gerald said everything sounds so asinine. He
doesn’t understand it.
They also think that $350 per lot in Oberon is too much. They said
they counted 76 vacant lots in Oberon. They should all be on the tax
roll.
Gerald said the water is “putrid.” It’s only good for flushing
toilets. His wife, Inez, says she has to boil the water real hard
for seven minutes then skims off the white stuff. Then it’s good to
drink. (Gerald called the auditor in February of 2005 to tell her
that they didn’t want city water and were connecting up to the well
in the house just to the north of them.) They wondered if a new well
could be dug for the city. Gerald Green said that his wife was
getting older and she wanted to live in Oberon to be close to her
sister, Loretta Stensland. (Gerald called the auditor on September
29, 2005 to tell her that they would pay up their bill through
October. They were leaving for Arkansas for the winter.) Eloise
noted that the city water is hard and has some iron in it. A water
softener takes it out.
Paula rented the center during the time that the Oberon 55 Club
still leased the building. The policy was that the rent be paid
before the event.
She thought it was terrible that Ruth asked for the rent before her
merchandise party.
Bob called Augie Ternes at the state auditor’s office to demand an
audit of the city’s books for the past five years. Mr. Ternes said
they only do two years and gave him options to call for an audit.
Bob chose to petition for it. Ternes called Ruth September 30 to
tell her what happened and why he had to do it.
Paul said he never received a letter from the city stating that the
city accepted his bid of $1,500 for three lots on Summit St. South.
One was sent to him. He denied it and wanted to argue again. He
never paid anything.
Pete said that when the Baptists were looking into starting a rehab
for liquor and drug addicts at the Baptist Church, Yvonne Thumb
protested. She has children and lives across the street.
When the Baptists were building the Blue Building, which was to be a
youth center, Pete donated a sum of money from the pull tabs in the
bar for the center and the food program. Now they want the bar
closed.
Bob said he never called some ladies in Oberon to ask them if they
would be willing to sign a petition to close the bar. The ladies
called to tell Ruth that Bob had called and Dale Stenberg said that
one of them was his mother and he knew that she got a call from Bob.
Pete said Bob used to be friends with Pete and hung around drinking
in the bar until Gerald Vallier died. Vallier had told his wife and
Pete that he wanted Doug Schmid to take his place on the city
council. Bob had wanted to get on the council.
The Stenslands all want to close the bar, or at least close the
doors at 9 p.m. Their reasons were fights and drunks who throw cans
and bottles in their yards making it difficult to mow. The drunks
also urinate on the street. Faron said one drove in his yard and
stole gas. He had to pull one out of the ditch and has taken one or
more home. Bob said even grain truck drivers urinate beside their
trucks. Pete said there is a 22-year-old male resident who urinates
on the dumpster after he throws in the garbage or he urinates on the
street. Others have witnessed this also.
Some years ago Bob made accusations that a young girl was molested
at the bar. More recently, a young child was left out in a car,
hungry, while the parents were in the bar drinking.
Bob said that there have been two unsolved murders. A few years
back, Michael Good, who lived in a trailer at the north end of
Carson Street, was asleep and during the night the trailer caught
fire and Michael was burned to death. A fire marshal was at the
scene to investigate the next day.
Another time Eddie Peltier of Fort Totten had been drinking in the
bar and when he and his companion drove home to Fort Totten he
somehow was run over. Bob thought the city should have put up money
and posters for the capture of Michael’s murder. Bob brought up
these four incidents at least three different times. Bob said he was
so glad when the bar was closed after Mel and Jim left. But then
Pete came back and opened the bar again.
Pete said, “Bob, you were my very first customer and you stayed part
of the afternoon. I framed the first dollar you spent.”
Bob says there was meth around several years ago and named Darren
Holter and that it had been brought in the bar. Pete asked Bob and
Faron if they remembered the night they were in the bar fighting and
arguing about their drug money.
Faron accused his cousin, Joey Thumb of breaking into the bar to
steal the pull tab box with $3000. The real perpetrator was not
caught. The bar owner replaced the money. Faron also accused Joey of
stealing blank checks from Gary Thumb and forging them and then
cashing them at the bar. That didn’t happen.
They said there should be signs to slow down by the school. Eloise
said there is one on the edge of town by the school.
Schmid asked Bob who was going to pay for the audit he has called
for. Bob said, “I will if nothing is found.” Shirley and Faron would
like to see more playground equipment at the park and the basketball
court fixed.
Shirley asked the council to ask Karen at the bar if she could
donate gaming money for that purpose. (We thought you wanted the bar
closed!) Paul said the fifth seat on the council should have been
filled before Dale Stenberg was appointed.
Bob wants to take out an ad in the paper about kids being left in
the car alone and hungry or being molested.
Paula said “Nothing is going anywhere. We just go ’round and
’round.”
The visitors kept repeating themselves. Faron said that if a
customer wanted to hock something to get money at the bar, Pete
would send that person to Faron. Pete said he never did that.
Bob wants the sheriff in town every weekend. He thinks the bar owner
should be responsible for children being left outside in cars, alone
and hungry.
Bob says that Mike Wilson of the Grand Forks office of the FBI is
interested in what goes on here at the bar and that Mike thinks that
Pete is the dirtiest person in the country. (Pete does not own the
bar any more.) Loretta admonished the council that one day we would
all have to stand before God. When Pete told her she used to play
guitar and sing in bars, she said she was so glad God found her and
saved her.
Loretta asked the council and Ruth what they thought about having
the bar open. No one was against having the bar open.
Bob doesn’t want a liquor or beer license issued for next year and
no elections until the audit is finished, probably in February.
Jason Dowel thinks the majority should say if the bar is closed or
open.
Lots should be sold. Pick up Indians that are drunk and whose
children haven’t eaten. He also wants parents to be responsible for
the next generation. These persons are selfish.
Paula said she remembers growing up in Oberon and walking by the bar
and drunks outside. It scared her. She has children and she does not
want them to see drunks urinating.
Loretta said there were three drunks laying by their house one time.
Bob said some young guys about 19 ran into the tree in the ditch by
his house.
After two and a half hours at 10:30 p.m. Mayor Nelson said that was
enough.
The council still had to finish the meeting.
Paula handed out petitions that wanted James, Pete, Doug, Dale and
Ruth removed from office. The petition was signed by relatives,
except for two people living with Bob and Jimmy and Carolyn Harris,
whose names were forged, since the Harrises have not been in Oberon
for more than two months.
The visitors stayed after the regular meeting resumed.
The roll-off dumpster cost $476.71.
A motion to pay all bills was made by Ploium, seconded by Stenberg
and carried unanimously. Bills approved were:
Waste Management $894.56
Hawkins (Sept.) 195.25
US Treasury 664.02
Job Service ND 17.82
Otter Tail Power Co. 393.22
ND Telephone Co. 62.12
Hawkins (Oct.) 309.30
Wages 554.10
Minutes of the previous meeting were read. Schmid moved to approve
the minutes. Stenberg seconded. The motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m.
Next meeting will be November 7 at 7 p.m.
Ruth Buehler
City Auditor
MINUTES OF MEETING
LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
October 3, 2005
The Leeds City Council met in regular session on October 3, 2005 at
6:30 p.m. at the Leeds City Hall. Present were Mayor Dennis Paulson
and council members Cal Schlieve, Loren Lunde and Debbie Tracy. Also
present was John Brossart Jr.
John reported the storm sewer by the Lutheran Church which runs on
the south side from the Bob Kjosa corner to the Urness corner needs
work. A motion was made, seconded and carried to have Durbin
Excavating do the work. The motion carried.
There will be no overlaying of streets by Mayo Construction this
year.
The tree board reported the status of trees that need removal due to
Dutch Elm Disease. Houim Contracting in Rugby will be called to give
an estimate on the removal of trees and stumps and those residents
who have diseased trees on their lots will be informed by letter of
the tree board’s decision, based on the city tree ordinance.
First reading was held to amend Section 14 (Hours and Time of Sale)
of Ordinance 144 to include that premises may, with 90-day advance
approval of the city council of Leeds, be permitted to remain open
until 2 a.m. on special occasions.
The city will be leasing Ritterman Trucking’s blade again this year.
A motion to approve the 2006 budget with change to building rent,
was seconded and approved.
Hydrant risers will be ordered by John Brossart and he has been
authorized to purchase a new locator to locate water shutoffs. A new
chop saw for the water and sewer department is needed, but
purchasing one was tabled at this time.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to approve the minutes of
September 12, 2005.
A motion was made, seconded and carried to pay bills. Bills approved
are as
follows:
Salaries $1,558.91
ND Telephone Co. 96.66
Leeds EDC 825.00
CellularOne 26.92
Otter Tail Power Co. 1,187.36
Dalgleish Sporting 9.87
Rugby Sanitation 3,400.00
United Community Bank 760.04
Leeds Airport Authority 107.42
Mystery Guild 45.94
Diane Hoffmann 30.76
Rugby Sanitation 3,400.00
Benson Co. Farmers Press 64.66
Northern Water Works 400.68
Ritterman Trucking 3,450.00
Dakota Web Composers 60.00
Chad’s Amoco 334.00
Northern Plains Electric 959.86
ND Insurance Reserve Fund 881.00
Postmaster 74.00
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.
Tammy Urness
City Auditor
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN DISTRICT COURT, BENSON COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.
In the Matter of the Estate of Theodore M. Mattson, Sr., Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed
personal representative of the above estate. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are required to present their
claims within three months after the date of the first publication
of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must
either be presented to Corlis Anderson, personal representative of
the estate, at 2501 Lowry Ave NE E-28, Minneapolis, MN 55418, or
filed with the court.
Dated this 7th day of October, 2005.
-s-Corlis Anderson
Corlis Anderson
Personal Representative
James P. Wang
Main Street East
PO Box 211
Minnewaukan, ND 58351
Attorney for Estate
First publication on the 23rd day of November, 2005.
(Publish Nov. 23 & 30 & Dec. 7, 2005)
MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
WARWICK SCHOOL BOARD
October 11, 2005
The Warwick School Board met Tuesday evening, October 11, 2005 in
the IVN Room. Present were McKelvey, Gravdahl, Christofferson and
Elfman. Thiele was absent. Others present were Mr. Riedinger, Mr.
Jacobson and Mr. Loibl.
The meeting was called to order at 7:40 p.m.
Elfman moved and Christofferson seconded a motion to accept the
minutes as presented. Motion carried.
Christofferson moved and Gravdahl seconded a motion to pay the
bills.
Motion carried. Bills approved are as follows:
Steve Jacobson $212.40
L.R. Feed & Concrete
Products 127.17
Warwick Oil 2,508.00
Monica Christofferson 30.76
Alan Gleason Construction 3,190.00
Ameripride 368.02
Barton’s Bus Sales 2,599.20
Best Computer Supplies 734.48
Bob’s Sewing Center 51.00
Bulb Direct 248.99
Cole Papers 290.00
Connecting Point 70.00
Dakota Westmoreland Corp. 390.15
Decker Equipment 91.58
Direct Advantage 1,093.44
Ecolab 113.40
Barbara Eversvik 37.50
Farmers Union Oil 360.59
Linda Ferguson 150.00
Ferrellgas 35.00
Follett Educational Services 68.90
Ft. Totten State Historic Site 44.00
Gopher 250.70
Wendy Gourneau 136.87
Hewlett-Packard Company 1,443.00
Jacobson Office Products 18.00
Johnson Controls 340.00
Johnson Welding 37.00
Kmart 151.57
Lake Region Special Ed 56,924.07
Maynard Loibl 401.25
Kelly Lund 165.00
National School Products 871.35
ND IBIS 975.00
Pearson Education 183.53
Duane Peterson 520.80
Plank Road Publishing, Inc. 48.40
Rediker Software 550.00
School Specialty, Inc. 15.34
Schwan Wholesale 105.30
Stein’s, Inc. 355.00
Strong’s Lock & Safe 217.60
Success for All Foundation 6,975.00
Supreme School Supply 42.99
The McGraw-Hill
Companies 624.17
Time for Kids 81.59
Shirley Tiokasin 148.12
Training Room 92.51
Wally’s Supermarket 18.83
Warwick Oil 284.00
Warwick Title I Program 322.65
Weekly Reader 227.76
Jodi Wellman 165.00
Workforce Safety &
Insurance 590.52
NDUC Group Account 1,309.54
Devils Lake Public Schools 1,000.00
Menards 20.49
Gerrells & Company 304.68
Kristi Black 300.00
Barton’s Bus Sales 10,314.56
Sandra Barber 14.45
Community Intervention 93.85
Devils Lake Public Schools 500.00
Barb Eversvik 47.90
Janna Jensen 100.00
North Dakota Telephone Co. 439.85
Oxton’s Super Valu 37.33
Scholastic Book Fairs 2,114.55
Schwan Wholesale 442.86
Transcript Publishing 29.00
Wal-Mart 601.10
Additions to the agenda were: 1.) Budget; 2.) Title I Report; 3.)
Field Trips; and 4.) Kitchen Report.
Mr. Jacobson gave a report on his trip to Washington DC and the
NAFIS Conference.
Mr. Riedinger presented a report on enrollment, the JOM Board
meeting and the incentive programs the school has this year.
Mr. Loibl reported there is no progress on the school lawsuit vs.
the State of North Dakota; the School Board Convention will be
October 27, 28 and 29; teachers’ convention will be October 21 and
22.
The final budget was presented.
Mr. Loibl presented a letter from Title I in regard to Shirley
Tiokasin receiving the “Caught in the Act Award” for her exceptional
work in the Title I program.
Field trips were discussed. With the price of fuel it was decided
the administration would decide what trips would be taken.
Mr. Loibl reported that repairs on the roof are needed but no action
was taken at this time.
Mr. Loibl presented a letter from a parent about a bus driver.
Mr. Loibl informed the board that school would now be getting out at
3:15 p.m. This will continue all year unless there are students who
will be taking IVN classes.
Mr. Riedinger informed the board that a copy of the Disaster Program
will soon be completed and presented to the board.
There will be a family night, carnival and book fair on Thursday,
October
13 from 4 to 8 p.m. Teacher conferences will be November 1 and 3
from 3:30 to 7 p.m. The Benson County Schoolmasters dinner will be
November 9 at 6 p.m. at the Leeds School.
Mr. Loibl gave a kitchen report.
The next meeting will be November 8 at 7:30 p.m.
Carol Walford
Business Manager
Johnnie McKelvey
President
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