8/16/2006 – Public Notices

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN DISTRICT COURT, BENSON COUNTY, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA.

In the Matter of the Estate of Ivan H. Sears, 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 Beaulah Sears, personal representative of the estate, at 4250 56th Ave. NE, Maddock, ND 58348, or filed with the court.

Dated this 18th day of July, 2006.

-s-Beaulah Sears

Beaulah Sears

Personal Representative

James P. Wang

Main Street East

PO Box 211

Minnewaukan, ND 58351

Attorney for Estate

First publication on the 2nd day of August, 2006.

(Publish Aug. 2, 9 & 16, 2006)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES CONTRACTOR

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is seeking the services of a qualified supportive services contractor to provide technical assistance to assist the Civil Rights Division with tracking trainees, counseling trainees, and compiling statistical data for the On-The-Job Training (OJT) Program.

To receive a copy of the Request for Proposal, contact:

Ms. Becky Hanson, Procurement Officer

Civil Rights Division, Room 413

NDDOT

608 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58505-0700

Telephone: 701-328-3116

Fax: 701-328-1965

E-mail: bhanson@nd.gov

The Request for Proposal is also available on our webpage at:

www.dot.nd.gov/civilrightsoffice.html.

Proposals will be accepted until 10 a.m. (Central time) on Tuesday, September 5, 2006, at the above address.

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL

July 11, 2006

The Leeds City Council met in regular session on July 11, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at the Leeds City Hall. Present were Mayor Lloyd Himle and Aldermen Cal Schlieve, Jeff Jacobson, Jady Stuberg and Betty Anderson.

Minutes of the June meeting were read and approved.

Alderman Anderson made a motion to approve a building permit for BTR Farmers Co-op for the grain dryer near the elevator. Alderman Schlieve seconded. Motion carried.

Alderman Schlieve made a motion for an annual raffle permit for the Leeds School. Alderman Jacobson seconded. Motion carried.

NIMS compliance was discussed and all council members were asked to take the training for ICS-100 and NIMS-700.

There is an interested buyer for the old maintainer (12E) so Cal will check with the Caterpillar dealer to see approximately what to ask for it. It was also discussed to put it out on bids. This was tabled until the next regular meeting.

The city auditor will send a letter to Leeds Township regarding the east entrance into town and the culvert on the Golf Course Road and whether or not the city council needs to meet with the commissioners regarding these issues.

Benson County Health asked for permission to use the conference room at city hall the first Thursday of each month for doing immunizations. The council consented to the use of the conference room.

Letters will be sent to each water user regarding the positive coliform test and results on site 1. Letters will go out with water bills for the month.

Labor bids for shingling the water plant were discussed. More information was needed on one bid and the mayor will check with the applicant on this prior to the meeting in August and the council accept the lowest bid at that time.

Benson County weed control will spray the lagoon. Chemical cost will be approximately $80 and the city will be billed by Moller’s, Inc. for this.

Three hydrants won’t drain back and the one at the pasta plant won’t shut off.

Problems with dirt bikes and 4-wheelers in town were discussed and options were looked at in solving this problem. The city auditor will post notice around town and in the newspaper that all terrain vehicles must use the shortest route to get outside city limits. No riding on city streets or private property is allowed.

Alderman Schlieve made a motion to approve the monthly bills with the exception of the Benson County Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $45.

Alderman Jacobson seconded. Motion carried.

Bills approved are as follows:

Salaries $3773.59

United Community Bank 746.75

Leeds Airport Authority 107.48

Brian Young 80.00

Cal Schlieve 40.00

Sheena Schmeets (reimb.) 32.46

L&H Plumbing 891.50

Jady Stuberg 125.00

Paulson Supply 448.68

Tracy’s Market 41.65

Benson Co. Highway Dept. 420.00

Northern Plains Electric 735.05

Benson Co. Farmers Press 181.85

Hawkins Water Treatment 132.06

One Call 5.85

Lake Region Asphalt 22,140.06

Dakota Fire Extinguisher 17.40

Bank of ND 13,161.00

BTR Farmers Co-op 139.05

Otter Tail Power Co. 32.86

Van Diest Supply 1,418.46

Northern Plains Electric 300.00

Rugby Sanitation 3,400.00

Dakota Web 60.00

ND Health Lab 12.00

Warren Implement 75.30

Chad’s Amoco 715.87

USA Bluebook 130.23

ND State Fire and Tornado 1,908.26

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

Tammy Urness

City Auditor

MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING

OBERON SCHOOL BOARD

June 16, 2006

A special meeting of the Oberon School Board was held on June 16, 2006. Present were Yvonne Thumb, Paula Deckert, Patricia Anderson, Greg Thomas and Karen Peterson, who served as recorder, and incoming principal Charles Anderson.

A motion was made, seconded and unanimously carried to approve the school board election results.

Greg Thomas and Patricia Anderson accepted the positions to which they were elected.

The next board meeting will be July 14, 2006 at 5:30 p.m.

A motion was made, seconded and carried to adjourn.

Linda Winning

Business Manager

MINUTES OF MEETING

WARWICK SCHOOL BOARD

June 13, 2006

The Warwick School Board met Tuesday evening, June 13, 2006 in the school library. Present were Gravdahl, Christofferson, Thiele and Elfman. McKelvey was absent. Others present were Mr. Guthrie, Mr.

Jacobson, Mr. Riedinger, Jodi Wellman, Barb Eversvik, Shirley Tiokasin and Cory Christofferson.

The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m by Vice President Mark Elfman.

Thiele moved and Gravdahl seconded a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried.

Thiele moved and Christofferson seconded a motion to pay the following bills. Motion carried. Bills approved are as follows:

Postmaster $41.37

Warwick Oil Co 534.00

ND Attorney General 30.00

Postmaster 28.83 Wendy Gourneau 14.25

Houghton Mifflin 233.03

Kathy Magnan 57.00

Steve Michels 132.00

ND Lead Center 240.00

Gene Riedinger 49.50

Ameripride 475.60

Balfour-Taylor Publishing 323.09

Barnes & Noble 24.79

Bremer Bank 31.50

Broden Law Office 1,000.00

Monica Christofferson 54.75

City of Devils Lake 325.00

Cole Papers 422.18

Creative Impressions 375.00

Devils Lake Glass & Paint 4.50

Devils Lake Public Schools 2,607.37

Dinn Bros 168.45

Ecolab 126.50

Gary Elfman 750.00

Fort Totten School –

General 6,835.21

Gerrells & Company 59.00

Great America Leasing

Corporation 1,081.50

Knell Trucking 2,975.72

Krantz’s Floral 50.75

Lake Region Sheet Metal,

Inc 170.53

Mackin Library Media 400.00

McCarthy Electric 672.00

MCI 84.07

Mid-American Research

Chemical 1,533.41

Postmaster 70.00

Radio Shack 49.99

School Specialty, Inc 256.93

Sports Awards Company 27.00

Tate Topa Tribal School 6,423.36

University of Oregon 200.00

Wally’s Supermarket 47.45

Warwick City 330.00

Jodi Wellman 117.56

Wells Fargo Brokerage

Services 12,859.91

Elton DeMarce 64.00

Liberty Business Systems 48.97

Shelly Armstrong 280.00

Houghton Mifflin Company 257.92

Janna Jensen 280.00

Kmart 33.98

LR Feed & Concrete 152.55

Beth Neuman 280.00

Ameripride 193.41

Balfour Company 219.25

Balfour-Taylor Company 44.91

Richard Bartlett 26.18

Barton’s Bus Sales 2,425.05

Bill Me Later 396.40

Bremer Bank 387.70

Department of Public

Instruction 30.00

Devils Lake Glass & Paint 369.70

Devils Lake Public Schools 3,170.50

Gerrells & Company 86.45

Great America Leasing

Corporation 515.00

Hoiberg’s Office Supply 12.50

Andrea Hoidahl 50.00

House of Vacuums 30.49

Justin Klein 148.74

Liberty Business Systems 112.75

Mark’s Plumbing Parts &

Products 91.62

McVille Hardware & Lumber 149.96

NDHSCA 100.00

New Rockford School

District 9,072.54

ND Telephone Company 429.88

Warwick Oil 1,048.11

Wholesale Supply, Inc 153.05

Amsterdam 475.73

Great America Leasing

Corporation 51.50

Additions to the agenda were: new policies, graduation requirements, new staff, Ft. Totten athletic cooperative and the NESC report Gravdahl moved and Thiele seconded a motion to approve the second reading of the Wellness Policy with an opportunity for amendments.

Roll call vote: Gravdahl – yes, Thiele – yes, Christofferson – yes, Elfman – yes.

Thiele moved and Christofferson seconded a motion to accept the election results. Kay Gravdahl was re-elected for a three-year term.

Motion carried.

Mrs. Tiokasin gave an update on the Title I Program. Mr. Guthrie said Mrs. Tiokasin should be commended for the fine report and all her hard work on this program.

Mrs. Wellman gave an update on the SFA Reading and Math Program. Mr.

Guthrie said she also should be commended for the fine report.

Non-certified and administrative salaries were tabled until the next meeting or until the new budget is completed.

Mr. Guthrie handed out new school board policies that should be looked at and discussed at the next meeting.

Graduation requirements were discussed. Thiele moved and Gravdahl seconded a motion to change the requirements from 23 to 21 but add another math, science, health and technology credit for required courses. Roll call vote: Gravdahl – yes, Christofferson – yes, Thiele

– yes, Elfman – yes.

Gravdahl moved and Thiele seconded a motion to offer the kindergarten position to Lisa Jorde and the fourth grade position to Trevor Yetterboe. Roll call vote: Gravdahl – yes, Christofferson – yes, Thiele – yes, Elfman – yes.

The sports co-op with Fort Totten was discussed.

Kay Gravdahl gave a report from the NESC meeting.

Cory Christofferson would like to use the school van for open gym.

Christofferson moved and Thiele seconded a motion to let him use the van. Motion carried.

The annual meeting will be held July 18, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.

Meeting adjourned.

Carol Walford

Business Manager

Mark Elfman

Vice President

(Publish Aug. 16, 2006)

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

SUPPORTIVE SERVICES CONTRACTOR

The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is seeking the

services of a qualified supportive services contractor to provide

technical assistance to Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs).

To receive a copy of the Request for Proposal, contact:

Ms. Becky Hanson, Procurement Officer

Civil Rights Division, Room 413

NDDOT

608 East Boulevard Avenue

Bismarck, ND 58505-0700

Telephone: 701-328-3116

Fax: 701-328-1965

E-mail: bhanson@nd.gov

The Request for Proposal is also available on our webpage at:

www.dot.nd.gov/civilrightsoffice.html.

Proposals will be accepted until 10 a.m. (Central time) on Tuesday,

September 5, 2006, at the above address.

NORTH DAKOTA OFFICE OF STATE TAX COMMISSIONER

NOTICE OF AGREEMENT ON MOTOR VEHICLE AND SPECIAL FUELS TAX

TAKE NOTICE that on August 2, 2006, under the authority of North

Dakota Century Code Section 54-40.2-02, the North Dakota Office of

State Tax Commissioner (hereinafter "Tax Commissioner") entered into

a Motor Vehicle Fuel and Special Fuel Tax Collection Agreement with

the Spirit Lake Tribe (hereinafter "the Tribe"), through its Tribal Council.

In summary, this Agreement authorizes the Tax Commissioner, on behalf

of the Tribal Council, to collect and administer a Tribal motor

vehicle fuel tax and special fuel tax on purchases made by members of

the Tribe. The Agreement also acknowledges that the state’s motor

vehicle fuel tax and special fuel tax will continue to apply to

purchases made by non-members of the Tribe.

The State will collect one motor vehicle fuel tax and special fuel

tax per transaction made by both members of the Tribe and non-members

of the Tribe and share the revenue collected with the Tribe in an

amount representative of the proportion of Tribal members and

non-Tribal members residing on the Spirit Lake Reservation.

This Notice is required to be published under North Dakota Century

Code Section 54-40.2-03.1(1). This state law also requires this

Notice to indicate that the Tax Commissioner will hold a public

hearing concerning the Agreement upon the request of any resident of

the country in which the Notice is published if the request is made

within thirty (30) days of the publication of the Notice.

NORTH DAKOTA OFFICE OF THE STATE TAX COMMISSIONER

NOTICE OF HEARING ON MOTOR VEHICLE AND SPECIAL FUELS

TAX AGREEMENT

Under the authority of North Dakota Century Code Section

54-40.2-03.2(1), the Tax Commissioner has determined it appropriate

to schedule a Hearing on this matter without waiting for one to be

requested. Accordingly, persons interested in the above-referenced

Agreement may be heard at the Benson County Courthouse, County

Commissioner’s Room, Main Floor, 311 B Avenue South, Minnewaukan, ND

58351, on Monday, September, 18, 2006, at 1:00 p.m. central time. The

Agreement will be available to the public for inspection and copying

at that time.

Questions regarding this Agreement or Hearing may be directed to the

Hearing Officer, Daniel L. Rouse, Special Assistant Attorney General,

in Bismarck, ND at (701) 328-2781, or by e-mail at drouse@nd.gov.

AGENDA

MINNEWAUKAN SCHOOL BOARD

Aug. 19, 2006 – 6:30 p.m.

I. Call to order

II. Additions to and approval of agenda

III. Delegations and communications. A. Opportunity for public to speak

IV. Reading and approval of the minutes

V. Presentation of bills

VI. Reports. A. General Fund; B. Special Fund; C. Hot lunch; D.

Capital projects

VII. Old business. A. Lighting and energy saving proposal; B. Report

on new state funding plan; C. Assistant principal contract

VIII. New business. A. Auditors; B. Student count; C. Football co-op;

D. NAFIS conference, Washington, DC, Sept. 17-19

IX. Principals’ reports

X. Next meeting date and time

XI. Adjournment

(Publish Aug. 16, 2006)