4/7/2010 – Public Notices

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

WARWICK SCHOOL BOARD

January 12, 2010

The Warwick School Board met Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 2010 in the computer lab. Present were Gravdahl, Cavanaugh, Black, Thiele and McKelvey. Others present were Principal Jacobson, Superintendent Guthrie, Darcie Delorme, Donna Black and Business Manager Carol Walford.

Addition to the agenda was the business education position.

Gravdahl made a motion to approve the additions to the agenda. Cavanaugh seconded. The motion carried.

The minutes of the December 8, 2009 meeting were presented. McKelvey made a motion to approve the minutes. Gravdahl seconded. The motion carried.

Bills were presented. McKelvey made a motion to pay the following bills.

Cavanaugh seconded. The motion carried.

American Time & Signal

Company $83.95

AmeriPride 468.62

Benson Co. Farmers Press $42.00

Bergstrom Electric 4,429.95

Central Business Systems 929.87

Creative Impressions 83.97

Dacotah Paper Company 649.86

Dakota Westmoreland Corp. 726.61

Ecolab 104.00

Farmers Union Oil Co. 1,043.05

Gerrells & Co. 270.25

Gleason Construction 15,573.00

Grand Forks Public School 235.90

Hoiberg’s Office Supply 22.39

McVille Hardware & Lumber 6,144.02

Menards – Fargo 126.94

NDHSAA 50.00

NDSCA 60.00

Northland Coal Equipment,

Inc. 980.00

Quality Welding & Steel 330.00

Reliable Office Supplies 67.99

Sioux-Per Propane 720.00

Software Unlimited 200.00

Training Room 201.07

Wally’s Supermarket 58.58

Warwick City 358.00

Workforce Safety & Insurance 250.00

Hy-Z Wireless Inc. 312.71

Jay Deckert 24.50

Damian Kennedy 11.00

NDCA 147.50

Northeast Education Service

Cooperative 2,500.00

Yvonne Thumb 24.00

United World 724.99

UPS 1.62

Verizon Business 265.18

Warwick Oil Co. 6,585.91

Gravdahl made a motion to set the school board election for June 8, 2010. Cavanaugh seconded. The motion carried.

McKelvey made a motion to accept the pledge of securities with Western State Bank. Cavanaugh seconded. The motion carried.

Darcie Delorme presented the attendance report. Total enrollment for grades pre-kindergarten through 12 is 255. Discussion was held on splitting the attendance with Ms. Lawrence doing the pre-kindergarten to sixth grade and Mrs. Delorme handling grades seven through 12.

Elementary Principal Jacobson reported on discipline reports and transportation. Bus drivers are to walk through the bus after the bus route is completed.

Superintendent Guthrie reported on attendance in the high school, new bus route and the discipline committee.

Mrs. Gravdahl reported on the NESC meetings. Other items discussed were Plato and SFA and how they are working. Doing different things for attendance incentives was also discussed.

Gravdahl made a motion to change the attendance/truancy policies recommended by the discipline committee. Cavanaugh seconded. The motion carried.

The school calendar for 2010-2011 was presented and discussed. Cavanaugh made a motion to adopt Calendar #2 with school starting August 18 and finishing on May 19. Black seconded. The motion carried.

Black made a motion to accept Anthony Deegan’s resignation as custodian and to advertise the position. Gravdahl seconded. The motion carried.

Gravdahl made a motion to offer Shirley Klefstad the business education teacher position for the school year 2010-2011. Cavanaugh seconded. The motion carried.

The next board meeting will be February 17, 2010 at 5 p.m.

The meeting adjourned.

Carol Walford

Business Manager

Larry Thiele

President

MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING

WARWICK SCHOOL BOARD

February 22, 2010

The Warwick School Board met Monday evening, February 22, 2010 in the computer lab. Present were Thiele, Gravdahl, McKelvey and Cavanaugh.

Black was absent. Others present were Stacy Luehring, Janna Jensen, Kevin Cartwright, Wayne Hooey, Joseph Chiang, Jodi Wellman, Principal Jacobson, Superintendent Guthrie and Business Manager Carol Walford.

The meeting was called to order at 3 p.m. by President Thiele.

Superintendent Guthrie announced that the superintendent evaluation is due at the March meeting.

Gravdahl made a motion to approve the agenda. McKelvey seconded. The motion carried.

Minutes of the January 12, 2010 meeting were presented and discussed.

McKelvey made a motion to approve the minutes with corrections of who was in attendance at the meeting. Gravdahl seconded. The motion carried.

Gravdahl made a motion to approve the following bills. McKelvey seconded. The motion carried.

Marlo Byberg $79.98

Cherry Heinz 474.00

ND Council of Teachers of

Mathematics 270.00

Stamp Fulfillment Services 506.60

Super Appleman Blake 250.00

Tracy Helm-Sjoquist 364.00

John Sjoquist 670.44

Warwick Oil 3,721.33

Jodi Wellman 792.50

1-Hour Photo 110.40

Altru Clinic – Lake Region 70.00

AmeriPride 520.55

Bakers Dozen 34.00

Benson Co. Farmers Press 197.44

Bergstrom Electric 8,276.55

Kevin Cartwright 100.00

Central Business Systems 13.73

Cole Papers 480.61

Comfort Inn Suites 63.00

Connecting Point 759.38

CountryInsure USA 1,907.00

Dacotah Paper Company 975.05

Dacotah Paper Company 386.05

Dakota Westmoreland Corp. 1,517.86

Del Hager Sales 157.29

Devils Lake Journal 137.45

Emil Schoenfish 1,090.00

Farmers Union Oil 1,279.42

Farmers Union Oil Co. 60.00

Gerrells & Company 11.48

Haan Crafts 448.89

Hewlett-Packard Company 528.00

J & R Sewing 392.96

Johnson Controls 9,978.00

JS Vending 152.11

Kaplan Early Learning Co. 120.58

Klemetsrud’s Plumbing 130.00

Lake Region Special Ed 5,536.55

Lakeside Lock & Key 29.25

Literacy Empowerment

Foundation 136.00

Mack Plumbing 560.98

MathCounts Registration 40.00

McVille Hardware & Lumber 90.20

New Rockford NAPA 80.49

Office of the State Auditor 165.00

OfficeMax Incorporated 897.11

PBBS Equipment Corp. 240.00

Popplers Music Store 10.99

Proline Maintenance

Equipment 43.06

Really Good Stuff 310.20

School Specialty 171.32

SimplexGrinnell 436.00

Sioux-Per Propane 1,045.00

Teacher’s Helper Magazine 24.95

The McGraw-Hill Companies 12,011.06

Training Room 199.06

US Bank 53,662.40

Warwick City 358.00

Trevor Yetterboe 17.00

Shandy Brown 75.00

Warwick Oil 2,366.40

Janna Jensen 176.00

Stacy Luehring, testing coordinator, gave a presentation on the state assessments. Discussion followed on ways to improve test scores. Mrs.

Luehring also presented the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Discussion followed and Larry Thiele suggested it be put on the next month’s agenda, as there is so much information in it that could be shared with organizations that write grants for these things and have trouble getting this kind of information.

Janna Jensen and Steve Jacobson gave a presentation on Plato. Discussion followed.

Jodi Wellman gave a presentation on the Success for All Reading and Math Program. Discussion followed.

Kay Gravdahl reported on the NESC meeting that was held. It was decided if Mrs. Gravdahl could not attend an NESC meeting another board member would attend. She would have to call and see who would be available.

Athletic Director Mr. Yetterboe presented a letter from the girls’

basketball team saying they would like to stay in the co-op with Four Winds. There will be a joint board meeting with Four Winds on February 23. Mr. Yetterboe reported he would like to get an elementary program for students in grades one through six. They would meet once a month in the evenings with coaches teaching them the fundamentals, have lunch and be given a ride home. A letter from the Devils Lake activities director was presented and discussed. Track starts the third week in March and the Warwick School does not have a coach. Mr. Chiang will be the golf coach. District tournaments start Saturday, February 27. New junior high girls’ basketball uniforms need to be ordered. Boys’ basketball uniforms will be replaced by Gerrells as the lettering is cracking on them.

Elementary Principal Jacobson reported on attendance awards, discipline reports, Warrior bucks and bus routes.

Superintendent Guthrie reported on the consent agenda. It was approved at an earlier meeting but it hasn’t been followed. Mr. Guthrie explained other items listed in the superintendent packet.

With a recommendation from Superintenent Guthrie and the employment committee, McKelvey made a motion to hire Garrick Leith as a paraprofessional for the elementary. Gravdahl seconded. The motion carried.

With a recommendation from Superintendent Guthrie and the employement committtee, Cavanaugh made a motion to hire Dana Anderson as janitor.

The motion carried.

Gravdahl made a motion to contract with Caufield Studios for school pictures for the 2010-2011 school year. Cavananaugh seconded. The motion carried.

Gravdahl made a motion to let the rodeo club use the lunchroom for a get-together for the kids. McKelvey seconded. The motion carried.

The next board meeting will be March 9, 2010 at 5 p.m.

The superintendent’s evaluation was discussed and it was decided the board would go through the job description.

The meeting adjourned.

Carol Walford

Business Manager

Larry Thiele

President

MINUTES OF JOINT MEETING

WARWICK SCHOOL BOARD

FOUR WINDS SCHOOL BOARD

February 23, 2010

The Warwick School Board held a joint board meeting with the Four Winds School Board in the Sage Room at the Spirit Lake Casino on February 23, 2010. Present were Thiele, McKelvey, Gravdahl, Cavanaugh and Black.

Others present were Donna Black, Superintendent Guthrie, Trevor Yetterboe and Carol Walford. Four Winds board members present were Erich Longie, Marty Greywater, Robert Greywater Jr. and Shirley Stensland.

Others present were Stephanie Anderson, Wayne Trottier Jr. and Charles "Chip" Anderson Jr.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss renewing the girls’ basketball co-op with Four Winds.

Mr. Yetterboe presented a survey from the current girls’ basketball players and they would like to continue with the co-op with more games and practices held at Warwick. A discussion was held on sharing of costs, uniforms and the team name. McKelvey made a motion to continue the co-op with Four Winds and redoing the agreement. It was the consensus that both boards would be in agreement to allow Minnewaukan into the co-op. Gravdahl seconded. On roll call vote, all were in favor.

It was decided to form a committee with three people from each school to work out an agreement and bring it back to their boards for final approval. The committee from each school would be an administrator, a board member and the athletic director.

The meeting adjourned.

Carol Walford

Business Manager

Larry Thiele

President

NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PUBLIC NOTICE Reissue of an NDPDES Permit Public Notice Date: 4/1/2010 Purpose of Public Notice The Department intends to reissue the following North Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPDES) Discharge Permit under the authority of Section 61-28-04 of the North Dakota Century Code.

Permit Information

Public Notice Number: ND-2010-001

Application Date: 12/14/2009

Application Number: ND0025780

Applicant Name: Maddock WTP

Mailing Address: PO Box 276, Maddock, ND 58348-0276 Telephone Number: 701.438.2252 Proposed Permit Expiration Date: 6/30/2015 Facility Description The reapplication is for a water treatment plant which services the City of Maddock. The water treatment plant is located in the SW1/4 of the

SE1/4 of the S1/2 of Section 19, Township 152N, Range 69W. Any discharge would travel south of the plant to a manhole connected to the cities underground wastewater discharge pipe that runs directly west to Big Coulee, an unclassified tributary of the Sheyenne River. The discharge pipe is located in the NE1/4 of Section 26, Township 152N, Range 70W.

Tentative Determinations

Proposed effluent limitations and other permit conditions have been made by the Department. They assure that State Water Quality Standards and applicable provisions of the FWPCAA will be protected.

Information Requests and Public Comments Copies of the application, draft permit, and related documents are available for review. Comments or requests should be directed to the ND Dept of Health, Div of Water Quality, 918 East Divide Ave, Bismarck ND

58501-1947 or by calling 701.328.5210.

All comments received by May 01, 2010 will be considered prior to finalizing the permit. If there is significant interest, a public hearing will be scheduled. Otherwise, the Department will issue the final permit within sixty (60) days of this notice. If you require special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, call TDD at 1.800.366.6868.

NOTICE OF ELECTION

MADDOCK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 9

Notice is hereby given by Brenda Fossen, Business Manager of the Maddock School District No. 9, that on the second Tuesday, the 8th day of June, 2010, the annual election will be held for the purpose of electing one member to the school board for a term of three years.

The question of whether or not to publish the minutes in the county newspaper will also be on the ballot.

Any candidate for election as a member to the school board of a school district shall file with the Business Manager of the School Board, not less than 60 days before the election, and before four o’clock p.m. on the sixtieth day, a statement setting forth his or her name and the position for which he or she is a candidate. A statement that is mailed to the Business Manager shall be in physical possession of the Business Manager before four o’clock on the sixtieth day before the election. The closing date and time for filing will be April 9, 2010 at 4 p.m.

The school board member with an expiring term is Chris Lauinger, representing the City of Esmond and parts of Impark and Esmond Townships of Benson County.

The Maddock School District polls are located in the Maddock School Commons Center. Polls will be open on June 8, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Brenda Fossen

Business Manager

Maddock School District No. 9

Maddock, ND 58348

(Publish March 10, 17 & 31 & April 7, 2010)

HAY LAND FOR LEASE

GRAHAMS ISLAND STATE PARK

The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department is requesting bids for hay land in Graham’s Island State Park. The area offered for lease contains approximately two hundred sixteen (216) acres. Bids will be per acre. Written bids will be accepted until 3 p.m. April 22, 2010 at the park office of Graham’s Island State Park. The Department reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Special provisions, hay cutting and removal dates, insurance requirements and other special requirements are included in the lease specification. Bid specifications and information on inspecting the hay land may be obtained by contacting the Park Manager, Devils Lake State Parks, 152 S. Duncan Road, Devils Lake, ND 58301, phone (701) 766-4015.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER

FOURTEEN OF THE REVISED

ORDINANCES OF 1984

OF THE CITY OF MADDOCK

The City of Maddock shall conduct a hearing on Monday, April 12, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in the city council chambers to hear testimony in favor of or in opposition to amendments to Chapter Fourteen (Zoning – Planning) of The Revised Ordinances of 1984 of The City of Maddock.

It is HEREBY RESOLVED that the City Council of Maddock shall consider various amendments to Chapter Fourteen (Zoning – Planning) of The Revised Ordinances of 1984 of The City of Maddock; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the amendments is to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the community; and WHEREAS, the nature of the proposed amendments is building and development regulation and restriction; and WHEREAS, the scope of the proposed amendments is all construction, re-construction, improvements and development within the City of Maddock, North Dakota; and A copy of the proposed amendments is available to the public for inspection and copying at the city auditor’s office.

Dated at Maddock, North Dakota this 16th day of March, 2010.

/s/ Rod Maddock

Rod Maddock, Mayor

/s/ Pam Lee

Pam Lee, Auditor

(Publish March 31 & April 7, 2010)

NOTICE OF ELECTION

OBERON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 16

Notice is hereby given by Renae Kennedy, Business Manager of Oberon School District No. 16, that on Tuesday, the 8th day of June, 2010, an annual election will be held for the purpose of electing one member to the school board for a term of three years.

The question of whether or not to publish the minutes in the county newspaper will also be on the ballot.

Any candidate for election as a member to the school board shall file with the business manager of the school board not less than sixty days before the election, and before 4 p.m. on the sixtieth day, a statement setting forth his or her name and the position for which he or she is a candidate. A statement that is mailed to the business manager shall be in physical possession of the business manager before 4 p.m. on the sixtieth day before the election. The closing date and time for filing will be April 9, 2010 at 4 p.m.

The school board member with the expiring term is Yvonne Thumb. School board members are elected at large. Holdover members of the board are Louise DeMarce, Karen Peterson, Tina Ross and Roger Skadsem.

The Oberon School District polls are located in the Oberon School lunch room. Polls will be open on June 8, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Renae Kennedy

Business Manager

Oberon School District No. 16

(Publish March 10 & 24 & April 7, 2010 )

NOTICE OF SALE

Civil No. 09-C-3

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a judgment of foreclosure by the District Court of the Northeast Judicial District in and for the County of Benson and State of North Dakota, and entered and docketed in the Office of the Clerk of said Court on April 1, 2009, in an action wherein GMAC Mortgage, LLC was Plaintiff and Craig S. Arnold; Nicole Arnold; LVNV Funding, LLC; and any person in possession were Defendants, in favor of Plaintiff and against the Defendants for the sum of $86,601.06, which judgment and decree, among other things, direct the sale by me of the real property hereinafter described, to satisfy the amount of said judgment, with interest thereon and the costs and expenses of such sale, or so much thereof as the proceeds of said sale will satisfy; and by virtue of a writ issued to me out of the office of the Clerk of said Court, I, Steven J. Rohrer, Sheriff of Benson County, North Dakota, will sell the property described in the Judgment to the highest bidder for cash at public auction at the front door of the Courthouse in the City of Minnewauken in the County of Benson and State of North Dakota, on April 27, 2010, at the hour of 10:00 A.M. (CT), to satisfy the amount due, with interest thereon, and the costs and expenses of such sale, or so much thereof as the proceeds of such sale will satisfy. The property to be sold is situated in the County of Benson and State of North Dakota, and described as follows:

The following tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Benson and State of North Dakota and described as follows, to-wit:

A tract of land situated in the SE 1/4 NE 1/4 of Section 16, Township

152 North, Range 71 West, more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the East 1/4 corner of said Section 16; thence N 00 degrees

39 feet 29 inches E along the East line of said Section a distance of 500.00 feet; thence S 89 degrees 46 feet 01 inches W a distance of

962.05 fee; thence S 01 degrees 01 feet 22 inches W a distance of 477.36 feet; thence S 88 degrees 53 feet 08 inches E a distance of 965.00 feet to said East line and the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 10.8 acres, more or less, aka 3951 39th Ave. NE, Esmond, ND 58332.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 17th day of March, 2010.

Steven J. Rohrer

Sheriff of Benson County, North Dakota

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA )

)ss.

County of Benson )

On this 17th day of March, 2010, before me, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared Steven J. Rohrer, known to me to be the person who is described in, and whose name is subscribed to this instrument.

Bonnie Erickson

Notary Public

Benson County, North Dakota

My Commission expires Sept. 9, 2010.

MACKOFF KELLOGG LAW FIRM

P.O. Box 1097

Dickinson, ND 58602-1097

Attorneys for Plaintiff

(Publish March 24 & 31 & April 7, 2010)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that Workforce Safety & Insurance will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, at the Board Room, Century Center, 1600 Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota, at 2:00 p.m. at which time and place all persons will be heard regarding the proposed changes to premium rates in accordance with NDCC ?65-04-01.

These changes are on file and may be reviewed or copied on any working day between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Workforce Safety & Insurance in Bismarck. A copy may be requested by phone by calling (701) 328-3800 or by writing to:

Workforce Safety & Insurance

Attention: Miranda Miller

1600 East Century Avenue, Suite 1

P.O. Box 5585

Bismarck, ND 58506-5585

(701) 328-5955

Written data, views or arguments concerning the proposed changes or adoptions may be sent to WSI at the above address. The closing date for receipt and consideration of all written or oral submissions is close of business Tuesday, April 13, 2010.

If you plan to attend the public hearing and will need special facilities or assistance relating to a disability, please contact Workforce Safety & Insurance at the above telephone number or address at least five days prior to the public hearing.

Dated this 22nd day of March, 2010.

Barry Schumacher

Chief of Employer Services