10/3/2007 – Public Notices

NOTICE OF HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Housing Authority of Benson County will conduct a public hearing in the Community Room of West Bay Homes, 201 Main Street West, Minnewaukan, North Dakota on October

12 at 8:30 a.m. to discuss the annual plan.

Copies of the proposed plan will be available for review and inspection in the management office of the Benson County Housing Authority at the above address. Any person interested may appear at the hearing and be heard.

S.Kallenbach

Executive Director

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

COUNTY OF BENSON

IN DISTRICT COURT

NORTHEAST JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Citizens Community )

Credit Union, )

Plaintiff, ) CIVIL NO.

vs. ) 03-07-C-00125

Kevin Alexander, )

Jeri Alexander, )

and Benson County ) NOTICE OF

Social Services ) EXECUTION

Board through the ) SALE

North Dakota )

Department of )

Human Services, )

Defendants. )

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a Judgment and Decree in foreclosure rendered and given by the District Court in and for the County of Benson, North Dakota, Northeast Judicial District, entered and docketed in the office of the Clerk of said Court on the 28th day of August, 2007, in an action wherein Kevin Alexander, Jeri Alexander, and Benson County Social Services Board through the North Dakota Department of Human Services were the defendants, in which decree it was adjudged that there was due and owing to the plaintiff upon said mortgage indebtedness, the sum of Twenty-three Thousand Eight Hundred Sixty-three Dollars and 81/100

($23,863.81) plus interest from August 24, 2007; by virtue of a writ of Special Execution to me issued out of the office of the Clerk of said Court, I will sell said property described in said Judgment and hereinafter described to the highest bidder for cash at public auction, at the front door of the Courthouse in the City of Minnewaukan, Benson County, North Dakota, on the 30th day of October, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., and on that day, to set aside the amount due to plaintiff with accrued costs as of the date of sale, or so much thereafter as the proceeds of said sale applicable thereto will satisfy.

The premises to be sold as aforesaid are located in the County of Benson, State of North Dakota, described as follows:

All of Lot Twelve (12) and the North Half (N1/2) of Lot Eleven (11), in Block One (1), of Gronback’s Addition to the City of Leeds, Benson County.

Southeast Quarter (SE1/4), South Half Northeast Quarter (S1/2NE1/4) , Section Eight (8); and South Half Northwest Quarter (S1/2NW1/4), Section Nine (9), Township One Hundred Fifty Six (156), Range Sixty Seven (67), Benson County, North Dakota.

All that part of the Northwest Quarter (NW1/4), Section Thirty Two (32), Township One Hundred Fifty Six (156), Range Sixty Eight (68), lying north of the railroad right-of-way except:

Lot 1 of NW1/4NW1/4, 32-156-68, according to the plat thereof of record in the office of the Register of Deeds of Benson County, North Dakota in Book "B" of Plats at page 86 and described as

follows: Beginning at a point 33 feet east of the NW corner of said Section 32, thence south 1114 feet, thence east 300 feet, thence south 140 feet, thence west 300 feet, thence north 140 feet, containing 0.9 acres, more or less.

Lot 2 of NW1/4NW1/4, 32-156-68, according to the plat thereof of record in the said office in Book "B" of Plats at page 86 and described as follows:

Beginning at a point 33 feet east of the NW corner of said Section 32, thence south 1114 feet, to the north line of the above described Lot 1, thence east 300 feet, thence north 1114 feet, thence west 300 feet to the point of beginning, and containing 7.85 acres, more or less.

Lot 3 of NW1/4NW1/4, 32-156-68 according to the plat thereof of record in said office in Book "B"

of Plats at page 2 and described as follows:

Beginning at the SW corner of the NW1/4NW1/4, 32-156-68, thence north along the section line 66 feet, thence east at right angles a distance of

333 feet to the point of beginning, thence east

310.2 feet, thence north 140 feet, thence west

310.2 feet, thence south 140 feet to the point of beginning and containing 1 acre, more or less.

Block 1 of Nords Addition to Leeds, North Dakota, according to the plat thereof of record in said office in Book "A" of Plats at page 9 and described as follows: Beginning at the SW corner of NWI/4, 32-156-68, thence east on the quarter line 399 feet, thence north 1386 feet, thence west 399 feet to section line between Sections 31 and 32, thence south on said section line 1386 feet to place of beginning.

A parcel of land located in the NW1/4, 32-156-68 Benson County. More particularly described as

follows: Beginning at the NW1/4 of said Section 32; thence N 90?00’00"E along the North Line a distance of 333.00 feet to the NE corner of Lot 2; thence S 0?00’00" along the East Line of Lot 2 a distance of 927.20 feet to the true point of beginning, thence N 88?18’10" E a distance of

891.08 feet; thence S 0?15’46" W a distance of

540.26 feet, thence N 89?41’52" W a distance of

822.22 feet; thence N 0?00’00" a distance of

183.23 feet to a point on the South Line of Lot 3; thence N 90?00’00" E along the. South Line of Lot 3 a distance of 244.20 feet; thence N 0?00’00" along the East Line of Lot 3 a distance of 140.00 feet; thence N 90?00’00" W along the North Line of Lot 3 a distance of 310.20 feet; thence N 0?00’00" along the East Line of Lot 2 a distance of 186.30 feet to the point of beginning. Said percel contains 9.44 acres, more or less.

Dated this 24th of September, 2007.

BENSON COUNTY SHERIFF

BY: /s/ Steven J. Rohrer

Steven J. Rohrer

Sheriff of Benson County,

North Dakota

Gregory W. Tschider, Jr.

Attorney at Law

PO Box 668

Bismarck, ND 58502-0668

(701) 258-2400

AGENDA

MINNEWAUKAN SCHOOL BOARD

October 9, 2007 — 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. School board convention; B. Report on co-op meeting VIII. New business. A. Spelling program; B. Smart boards IX. Principals’ reports X. Next meeting date and time XI. Adjournment (Publish Oct. 3, 2007)

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

OBERON CITY COUNCIL

August 6, 2007

The Oberon City Council met August 6, 2007 at 7 p.m. at the Oberon Community Center. Present were Mayor James Nelson, Councilmen Pete Hager, Doug Schmid and Dale Stenberg and Auditor Ruth Buehler. Eloise Ploium was absent.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved on a motion made by Schmid and seconded by Hager. The motion carried unanimously.

The bills were reviewed. A motion was made by Stenberg, seconded by Schmid, to pay all bills. The motion carried unanimously.

City of Oberon $120.00

Farmers Union Oil Co 603.04

Benson Co Farmers Press 101.30

ND Health Lab 16.00

Waste Management 141.32

Waste Management 1,571.29

League of Cities 166.00

State Fire & Tornado 118.43

Otter Tail Power Co 414.77

ND Telephone Co 62.12

Bank Safe Box 15.00

John Thomas 64.72

Salaries 553.40

Discussion was held on the following: The patron who wants his utility bill hand delivered, the council does not hand deliver bills; putting a meter and a lock on the fire hall hydrant; and contacting Eric Volk at Rural Water to fix the hydrant and find the curb stops.

The next meeting will be Sept. 10 at 7 p.m.

There being no futher business the meeting was adjourned.

Ruth E. Buehler

Auditor

James C. Nelson

Mayor

(Publish Sept. 26, 2007)

MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING

ESMOND CITY COUNCIL

September 12, 2007

A public meeting of the Esmond City Council was held September 12, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at the Esmond Fire Hall. Present were Mayor Estagen Zimmerman, council members DeLores Solway, Ellen Truax and Sylvester Hoffner and City Auditor Misti Arnold. Absent was Lance Alexander. Guests present were Audrey Boe, Ralph Packulak, Jerry Job, Darrell Hournbuckle, Melody Kruckenberg, Jim Hubbard and Rick Anderson.

Mayor Estagen Zimmerman opened the meeting, stated the purpose of the meeting and introduced guests. He then turned the meeting over to Ralph and Darrell.

Ralph and Darrell went over the progress of the rural water and funding, presented a slide show and then opened the floor for questions from the public.

Questions that were asked were: How much was the water going to cost? Is the water good? What repairs had to be done to the water tower? Would there be water for fire protection and how much would that cost? What would connection cost?

These questions were answered by the guests and the council members.

The Esmond City Council will meet with its lawyer to go over the proposal given to them for the infrastructure. A new ordinance will be written and then there will be another meeting with the rural water representatives. It will take a few months before all is completed. Any further public meetings on rural water will be posted in the official newspaper and local businesses.

Misti Arnold

City Auditor

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

In the Matter of the Estate of Evelyn A. Cline, 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 Sherman Cline, personal representative of the estate, at PO Box 250, Minnewaukan, ND 58351, or filed with the court.

Dated this 31st day of August, 2007.

Personal Representative

-s-Sherman Cline

Sherman Cline

James P. Wang

110 Main Street East

PO Box 211

Minnewaukan, ND 58351

(701) 473-5338

ID#: 04664

Attorney for Estate

First publication on the 19th day of September, 2007.

(Publish Sept. 19 & 26 & Oct. 3, 2007)

MINUTES OF ANNUAL MEETING

MINNEWAUKAN SCHOOL BOARD

July 26, 2007

The annual meeting of the Minnewaukan Board of Education was called to order July 26, 2007 at 4:30 p.m. by Chairman David Ambers. Also present were Corey Erickson, Randy Thompson, Terry Yri, Laura Every, Supt. Myron Jury, Ron Carlson and Dianne Mikkelson. Jean Callahan was absent.

A motion was made by Yri, seconded by Thompson, to approve the agenda. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Yri, to approve the minutes of the June 19, 2007 meeting. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Every, to pay the bills. The motion carried.

GENERAL FUND

Advanced Business

Methods $518.76

Alltel 133.82

Benson Co Farmers Press 106.50

Becky Brandvold 136.75

Capital One 1,456.18

Center for Education &

Employment Law 464.30

City of Minnewaukan 1,001.26

Cooperative Resources, Inc 192.00

Creative Impressions 50.00

Jackie Duty 40.00

Farm Plan 80.22

Farmers Union Oil Co 212.54

Bruce Gerrard 100.00

Great Plains Directory Svc 65.50

Job Service ND 440.26

Johnson Controls 958.30

Scott Knoke 250.00

Marla Kenner 40.00

Cindy Knowlen 30.00

Lake Region Asphalt, Inc 19,867.00

Mac’s, Inc 142.94

McQuoid’s Grocery 844.83

Dianne Mikkelson 165.00

NAFIS 804.00

NAPA Auto Parts 539.72

NDASBM 35.00

NDCEL 950.00

ND School Board Assn 1,949.57

ND Teachers Retirement 1,979.42

ND Telephone Co 353.01

News Bowl 2007-08 279.00

NWEA 1,197.00

North Mountain Publishing

Co 104.50

Otter Tail Power Co 811.84

Postmaster 123.00

Quality Welding & Steel

Sales 188.20

Software Unlimited, Inc 2,950.00

Staloch Insurance 75.00

State Fire & Tornado Fund 1,104.64

Stein’s, Inc 3,185.03

Kevin Thompson 107.50

Wal-Mart 626.52

Workforce Safety &

Insurance 3,314.92

SPECIAL FUND

Gerrells & Company, Inc $425.61

Mac’s, Inc 44.99

NDHSAA 200.00

HOT LUNCH

Dept of Public Instruction $40.00

Leevers County Market 34.68

US Foodservice, Inc 399.13

Donna Smith 26.61

A motion was made by Yri, seconded by Thompson, to approve the Annual District Financial Report. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Every, seconded by Thompson, to amend the minutes of the June 19, 2007 meeting to don’t transfer money from the Hot Lunch Fund to the General Fund. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Every, seconded by Erickson, to approve the financial reports. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Every, seconded by Thompson, to approve the leasing of a new bus. Roll call vote was taken with all members present voting yes. The motion carried.

Discussion was held on admission prices and summer projects.

A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Yri, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.

At 6:45 p.m. the business manager reconvened the meeting by calling for nominations for chairman.

A motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Every, to nominate David Ambers as board chairman. Yri made a motion, seconded by Thompson, to cease nominations. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Thompson, to nominate Laura Every as vice chairman. Yri made a motion, seconded by Thompson, to cease nominations. The motion carried.

David Ambers is board chairman and Laura Every is vice chairman for the 2007-08 school year.

The following positions were appointed: business manager, Dianne Mikkelson; schoolwide title programs director and teacher quality training and recruiting, Myron Jury; Title II — Part A, Title III, 504 and Innovative Programming, Ron Carlson; Title II — Part D, Title IV — Part A and Enhancing Ed through Technology, Mike Callahan; Title V and English Language Acquisition, Jean Callahan; official newspaper, Benson County Farmers Press; and bank pledge of securities, Bremer Bank.

A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Erickson, to approve the preliminary budget. Roll call vote was taken with all members present voting yes. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Yri, to accept the Title I schoolwide application. The motion carried.

Discussion was held on the impact aid meeting in Washington, DC.

Carlson gave his principal’s report.

The next meeting will be held Aug. 20 at 6:30 p.m.

A motion was made by Thompson, seconded by Erickson, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 8 p.m.

Dianne Mikkelson

Business Manager

David Ambers

Chairman

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

MINNEWAUKAN SCHOOL BOARD

August 23, 2007

A regular meeting of the Minnewaukan Board of Education was called to order August 23, 2007 by Chairman David Ambers. Also present were Terry Yri, Laura Every, Supt. Myron Jury, Ron Carlson, Jean Callahan and Dianne Mikkelson. Randy Thompson and Corey Erickson were absent.

Additions to the agenda: Part-time janitor and tuition agreement. A motion was made by Yri, seconded by Every, to approve the agenda. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Every, seconded by Yri, to approve the minutes of the July 26, 2007 meeting. The motion carried.

A motion was made by Every, seconded by Yri, to approve the bills for payment. The motion carried.

GENERAL FUND

Advanced Business

Methods $518.76

Alltel 72.20

American Family Insurance 3,241.78

Karen Anderson 2,100.00

Benson Co Farmers Press 57.35

Blick Art Materials 1,293.38

Bremer Bank NA 15.00

Bremer Bank 24,960.51

Jean Callahan 156.25

Mike Callahan 38.51

Capital One 1,915.44

Ron Carlson 205.00

Deborah Carlson 229.90

Deborah Carlson 2,000.00

Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Co 205.19

Center for Education &

Employment 144.95

City of Devils Lake 20.80

City of Minnewaukan 455.63

Character Development

Group, Inc 132.62

Classroom Products

Warehouse 92.84

Creative Impressions 49.00

DL Area Foundation 20.10

DL C&F Service Center 790.77

DL Journal 79.00

Debbie Dyste 136.25

Ecolab 96.00

Evan-Moor Educational

Publishers 1,550.24

Expressway Suites 857.35

Grand International 50.00

Harcourt, Inc 508.29

Hartley’s School Buses, Inc 116.13

Hartley’s School Buses, Inc 68,790.00

Hebron Brick & Block

Supply 134.34

Lyndee Heser 355.45

Horace Mann Life Ins Co 321.90

Houghton Mifflin Co 4,171.90

Knight Publishing 174.57

Lake Lumber, Inc 120.83

Lake Region State College 231.75

Lakeshore Learning

Materials 486.89

LaMotte’s Paint & Glass

Supply 117.55

Lannie Simonson Bldg Co,

Inc 218.88

Learning Resources 236.15

McQuoid’s Grocery 694.83

Mac’s, Inc 413.02

Dianne Mikkelson 157.75

NASCO 332.89

NAPA Auto Parts 202.69

ND Center for Distance

Education 1,013.97

NDCEL 860.00

ND Telephone Co 348.80

Otter Tail Power Co 734.61

Oriental Trading Co, Inc 154.10

Popplers Music, Inc 50.00

Progressive Business

Publications 94.56

Really Good Stuff 523.61

Remedia Publications 57.49

School Specialty 137.00

Scholastic Magazines 298.66

Stein’s, Inc 2,580.68

Diane Straabe 55.25

Success For All Foundation,

Inc 3,727.30

Super Duper Publications 75.85

Supreme School Supply Co 844.85

Teacher Direct 88.28

The Education Center 208.46

TIME for Kids 86.00

Thompson’s DL Glass &

Paint 469.00

Triarco 876.08

United Art & Education 691.43

Volk Human Services, PC 4,500.00

Jeff Walen 20.01

Wal-Mart 206.93

Rachelle Williams 26.25

SPECIAL FUND

Gerrells & Co, Inc $364.83

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co 111.40

McQuoid’s Grocery 65.49

The Cottage 47.00

HOT LUNCH

Bernard Food Industries,

Inc $500.58

Rosalie Helland 187.25

Hobart 2,862.00

Donna Smith 203.00

A motion was made by Yri, seconded by Every, to approve the financial reports. The motion carried.

Discussion was held on the summer improvements, enrollment numbers, bus routes and the school board convention.

A motion was made by Yri, seconded by Every, to go with the state rate for mileage. The motion carried.

The principals gave their reports.

The next meeting will be Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m.

A motion was made by Yri, seconded by Every, to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

Dianne Mikkelson

Business Manager

David Ambers

Chairman

(Publish Sept. 26, 2007)