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Page 4 Golden Valley News September 7, 2017 :Notice to Creditors provement Project. Contractor'sAppli- cation for Payment No. 1 in the amount Court File No. 04-2017-PR-00005 of $238,518.81 was reviewed. Gerving IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF moved to approve Contractor's Appli- 'BILLINGS COUNTY, STATE OF cation for Payment No. 1 to Knife River NORTH DAKOTA Corp, second by Walworth. Motion car- In the Matter of the Estate of George ried unanimously. Benes moved to sub- 'T. Welsch, Deceased. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that mit Requisition for Payment in the ithe undersigned has been appointed amount of $238,518.81 to the Bank of personal representative of the above ND, seconded by Gerving. Motion car- ried unanimously. estate. All persons having claims New Business: against the said deceased are required Correspondence from ND Depart- to present their claims within three (3) ment of Health was read. Benes moved months after the date of the first publi- cation or mailing of this notice or said to submit the Request for Project Infor- mation to the Drinking Water State Re- :claims will be forever barred. Claims volving Fund Program, second by :must either be presented to Lois I. Walworth. Motion carried unanimously. Welsch, P.O. Box 121, Medora, ND There was discussion on the re- 58645, as personal representative of the estate, or filed with the Court. moval of trees in the alley of 4th Ave NW between 8th and 10th Street. Gerv- Dated this 16th day of August, 2017. ing moved to grant permission to the Is~ Lois I. Welsch adjoining landowner to remove the Lois I. Welsch, Personal Represen- trees at the landowner expense as was tative Susan E. Johnson-Drenth (05387) originally approved at the meeting on July 17, 2017. Mayor Losinski sug- ~*op~on P. Astrup (07863) gested seeking legal counsel to deter- JD Legal Planning pLLC mine if that was allowable. Motion died 902 28th Street S, Suite 2 for lack of second. Fargo, ND 58103 No other business was brought for- Telephone: 701-364-9595 Fax: 701-364-9596 ward. Gerving moved to adjourn, sec- Emaih ond by Walworth. Meeting adjourned at sdrenth@jdlegalplanning.com 7:30 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. ATTEST: Email: Walter Losinski, Mayor sastrup@jdlegalplanning.com Attorneys for Personal Representa- Jill Schatz, Deputy City Auditor tive (September 7) (August 24, 31, and September 7) Billings County Notice School SINGLE-SPAN STEEL THROUGH BILLINGS COUNTY SCHOOL TRUSS BRIDGE AVAILABLE FOR DISTRICT #1 ADOPTION Minutes of Annual Meeting GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY, ND July 18, 2017 Golden Valley County, in coopera- A work session of the Billings tion with the North Dakota Department County School Board was held at 3:07 of Transportation and Federal Highway p.m. MT, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the Administration, is planning the replace- DeMores School in Medora. Present ment of Bridge No. 17-104-11.0. The were members Joey Kessel, Stacey bridge is a single-span steel through Kessel, Mike Klatt, and Julie Reis. Also truss bridge that was constructed in present were Principal Shae Peplinski, 1910 and reconstructed in 1947. It is Assistant Principal Danielle O'Brien, approximately 60 feet long and 15.7 and Business Manager Tammy feet wide and spans Beaver Creek. The Simnioniw. The board and administra- bridge is located along Gorrell Lane ap- tors reviewed plans for Prairie expan- proximately seventeen miles north and sion and determined the changes to be one mile east of Beach, North Dakota. made. The work session was ad- The State Historic Preservation Of- journed at 4:45 p.m. rice has recommended the bridge as el- The annual meeting of the Billings igible for listing on the National Register County School Board was called to of Historic Places. This means that prior order at 5:00 p.m. MT, Tuesday, July to construction of a structure at this site, 18, 2017, at the DeMores School in the County must make the bridge avail- Medora. Present were members Joey able to any responsible state, local or Kessel, Stacey Kessel, Mike Klatt, and private agency willing to take over, re- Julie Reis. Also present for all or part of !ocate and preserve this bridge at a new the meeting were Principal Shae location. Peplinski, Assistant Principal Danielle Any organization willing to "adopt" O'Brien, Business Manager Tammy the old bridge would have to agree to Simnioniw, Dan Schaff with KLJ, Mar- maintain the bridge and assume all fu- jorie Jensen, and Kami Kling. ture legal and financial responsibility. M/S Stacey Kessel/Klatt to approve This existing structure is in use now and the consent agenda, which included the would need to be relocated after con- Minutes from the June 12 regular and struction of a new structure, which is July 11 special meetings, the attached scheduled to occur during the 2019 check list, and the addition of five items construction season, to the agenda. Motion carried unani- Any interested groups should re- mously. spond by September 21, 2017 to An- Building Fund drew Krebs, Project Manager; KLJ; 149 06/20/2017CERBERUS (701) 456-3174; andrew.krebs@kl- SECURITY $10,181.09 jeng.com; PC Box 290; Dickinson, ND 150 06/2012017 DAKOTA 58602. FENCE $2,522.50 (September 7 and 14) 151 06/20/2017 KADRMAS, LEE & JACKSON INC $6,500.00 Meeting notice 152 07/13/2017 DAKOTA FENCE $2,522.50 General Fund 18684 DENNIS O'BRIEN $8,758.26- VOIDED 18690 GARY MEDUNA $5,591.00- VOIDED 18704 KATHY MALKOWSKI $5,161.72- VOIDED 18720 OLSON'S SERVICE $6,223.98- VOIDED 18722 PETER ODERMANN $4,882.80- VOIDED 1,8750 DENNIS O'BRIEN $847.26 18751 JOHN MARTEN $150.00 18752 KATHY MALKOWSKI $138.00 18753 KILLDEER SCHOOLS5,547.50 18754 LORI NOBLE $43.87 A regular meeting of the Beach City 18755 NDSBA $2,710.71 Council was called to order by Mayor 18756 OLSON'S SERVICE $559.80 Walter Losinski on August 21, 2017 at 18757 PETER ODERMANN $237.72 7:00 p.m. Present when the meeting 18758 SMART COMPUTERS $48.75 was called to order was City Council DD JULY PAYROLL $14,994.33 Henry Gerving, Dell Beach, Mark 18759-18764 JULY PAYROLL Benes, Jeanne Larson, Wade Wal-VENDORS $5962.46 worth, Engineer Kenzie Robertson, EFT JULYPAYROLLTAXES$4787.41 Deputy City Auditor Jill Schatz and EFTAFLAC $297.16 guests Andy & Carrie Zachmann. 18765 AUGUST'S Minutes: CABINET SHOP $180.00 Minutes of the meeting on August 7, 18766 BLUE CROSS $1,445.98 2017 were reviewed. Benes moved to 18767 CITY OF MEDORA $525.88 approve the minutes, second by Lar- 18768 DICKINSON PUBLI $2,151.63 son. Motion carried unanimously. 18769 DOLLYWOOD PWS Report: FOUNDATION $45.73 Public Works Superintendent 18770 ESAND $70.00 Michael Braden was not available at 18771 GEIGER'S LANDS $492.30 this time. 18772 GLORIA PFLEPSEN $21.56 Auditor Report: 18773 HORACE MANN $319.14 In the absence of the City Auditor, .18774 JESSIE BERGER $17.12 Mayor Losinski reviewed Nunberg's 18775MARCO $183.25 written report. Larson moved to amend 18776 ND INSURANCE the Sewer Fund Repairs Budget from DEPARTMENT $5,999.30 $5,000 to $20,000 due to increased ex- 18777 NDASBM $50.00 penses, second by Walworth. Beach - 18778 NDHSAA $235.00 yes, Benes - yes, Larson - yes, Wal- 18779 NDSBA POLICY worth - yes, Gerving - no. Motion car- SERVICES $900.00 ried. 18780 NDSOS $400.00 Committee Report: 18781 PIONEER $457.81 Sheriff's Report - The Sheriff's Re- 18782 RESP $1,350.00 port for the month of July consisting of 18783 SMART 12 calls and 2 citations was reviewed. COMPUTERS $6,000.00 Sheriff Steele discussed the Law En- 18784 SW WATER $72.87 forcement Budget as well as semi- 18785TAMMYSIMNIONIW $102.65 trucks using 2nd Ave NE. 18786 WAL-MART COMM$51.38 Engineer's Report - Kenzie Robert- 18787 WEST DAKOTA $648.59 son reported on 2017-01 Street Im- EFT JP Morgan $27096.33 DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: • • • The meeting of the Southwestern District Board of Health will be held Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at 3:30 p.m. at the Southwestern District Health Unit, 227 16th St. West Dicksinson, ND. The meeting is open to the public. (September 7) City of Beach CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS PUBLISHED SUBJECT TO THE GOVERNING BODY'S REVIEW AND REVISION FCS offers affordable life insurance plans to protect your family's income, home and acreage. Get a quote today. CHANCES ARE YOU NEED LIFE INSURANCE. Peplinksi then noted that the agenda system which is more costly was re- item she added under Other for Princi- cently renewed, but efforts are under- pal report was for a resignation. M/S way to obtain a refund. Stacey Kessel/Klatt to rescind Stacey The board was informed that Klatts Kessel's previous motion. All in favor, will have a high school student in the With all added agenda items now fall and the board was asked which identified, M/S Stacey Kessel/Klatt to turnaround this student should be approve the consent agenda, which in- picked up. Klatt declared a conflict of eluded the Minutes from the June 12 interest. M/S Stacey Kessel/Reis to regular and July 11 special meetings, allow Klatt to participate in discussion the attached check list, and the addition and vote on this matter. All in favor. of five items to the agenda. Motion car- M/S Stacey Kessel/Reis to table a de- ried unanimously, cision until the August meeting when The board discussed changes with transportation policy was on the Dan Schaff of KLJ that they would like agenda. All in favor. made to the preliminary drawings for The NDSBA policy services agree- the Pralrie expansion project. Schaff ment is up for renewal at an annual will have the design changes ready for maintenance rate of $900. M/S the Augustmeeting. Reis/Stacey Kessel to renew the Dan Schaff also provided the board NDSBA Policy Services agreement. All with the design of the hallway replace- in favor. ment tiles, lighting, and heating. A new tobacco free policy was pre- Simnioniw informed the board that the sented to the board. M/S Stacey total cost would be approximately Kessel/Reis to rescind the current To- $23,300. This did not include the re- bacco Free policy (ABBA) and to ap- placement lights for the ~°,.,ot=,~,'~ af- prow th~ f;,o* .,.~a;,o ~f tho new policy rice and the workroom. That quote was ABBA with noted changes. All in favor. not yet available. M/S Klatt/Stacey Kessel to approve Simnioniw discussed placement and Policy Board Regulation Tobacco-Free design of security camera at the front Schools & Workplaces Violations by the entrance at Prairie. It was the consenL Public (ABBA-BR). All in favor. sus of the board to position the cam- M/S Klatt/Reis to designate the eras in that area to allow for the Billings County Pioneer as official news- potential of replacing current doors with paper for the District. All in favor. a solid door in the future. Simnioniw M/S Reis/Stacey Kessel to desig- provided two quotes for replacement of nate health care professionals at San- the sidewalk grates and removal of two ford Health, Wellness Chiropractic, and tree grates at DeMores School. Mar- CHI clinics for DOT required health tin's Refrigeration and Welding's quote physicals, and Performance Truck Cen- was for $2,540.46 (including $50 for ter, Westlie Truck Center, Wallworks painting). Krebs Welding provided a Diesel, Nelson International, Harlow's, quote of $1,800 for unpainted sidewalk and Guy Tessier for DOT inspections of grates. M/S Klatt/Reis to approve the buses. All in favor. request to replace sidewalk grstes and M/S Stacey Kessel/Klatt to appoint remove two tree grates at DeMores Principal Peplinski as District represen- School and award the project to Krebs tative on the West River Student Serv- Welding for $1,800. All in favor, ices committee. All in favor. O'Brien provided the board with a M/S Klatt/Reis to establish the an- quote from Allan's Decorating for re- nual meeting calendar for the 2017-18 placement of blinds on several windows fiscal year with regular meetings sched- at Prairie. Another vendor had been uled for the second Tuesday of each contacted and came out and measured month at 5:00 p.m. except for the July but did not follow up with a quote. M/S annual meeting which will be held the Klatt/Stacey Kessel to approve award- third Tuesday in July. All in favor. ing the project to Allan's Decorating for M/S Reis/Klatt to appoint Stacey the quoted cost of $6,533. All in favor. Kessel as District representative on the O'Brien also reported that the sur- Roughrider Educational Services Part- vey of the Prairie School property and nership governing board for the 2017- the construction of the fence on the 18 school year. All in favor. M/S Joey northwest end was completed. Allwent Kessel/Stacey Kessel to designate well and the fencing job looks good. Lynn Arthaud as alternate on the RESP Simnioniw informed the board that board. All in favor. an air compressor on an air condition- M/S Klatt/Reis to appoint Business ing unit at Prairie had gone out and the Manager Simnioniw as the authorized compressor cannot be replaced without representative for Title Programs for the replacing the entire unit as the unit has 2017-18 school year. All in favor. become obsolete and cannot function M/S Klatt/Stacey Kessel to desig- with a new compressor. A new air con- nate First State Bank of Golva as de- ditioning unit will cost $6,902 for equip- pository for regular working accounts, ment and installation. M/S Reis/Klatt to with investments to be made through hire Martin's Refrigeration & Welding to Choice Financial Bank of Belfield, First replace the air conditioning unit at the State Bank of Golva, or Edward Jones quoted price. All in favor, public fund investment program. All in The board reviewed a proposal from favor. Valuations Northwest, Inc., to do an as- Kami Kling presented a letter re- sessment of the DeMores and Prairie questing that she be released from her buildings which would be used in de- contract for teaching preschool at termining replacement cost for insur- Prairie. The board reviewed the policy ance purposes. M/S Reis/Klatt to regarding release from contract. M/S approve the request to contract with Klatt/Reis to release Kling from her con- Valuations Northwest, Inc. for $1,535 tract with 4% of her base salary as- for construction valuation plus $900 for sessed for liquidated damages. All in travel. All in favor, favor. The board expressed regret that M/S Stacey Kessel/Reis to approve they were losing her and thanked her. the investment report for period of for her service in past years. 1/1/17 through 6/30/17. All in favor. The preliminary budget for the 2017- The board reviewed the 2016-17 tu- 18 school year was reviewed. M/S ition report. Reis/Stacey Kessel to approve a pre- M/S Klatt/Stacey Kessel to approve liminary budget for the 2017-18 school the District tuition and transportation re- year with noted changes and with the ports for period of 7/1/16 through exception of the 12% increase in gen- 6/30117. All in favor, eral fund levy which will be decided M/S Reis/Klatt to approve theafter theAugust 29 public meeting. All pledged assets report from First State in favor. Bank of Golva. All in favor. The board scheduled the public M/S Stacey Kessel/Reis to approve meeting to propose a tax levy increase the DPI annual financial report for fiscal for 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 29 at year ending 6/30/17. All in favor, the DeMores School in Medora. The At 7:05 p.m., M/S Reis/Klatt to ad- regularAugust board meeting date and journ the meeting for the 2016-17 fiscal time will be changed to 5:00 p.m. on Au- year. All in favor. The meeting was gust 15 at DeMores School in Medora. then immediately called to order for the Stacey Kessel gave the RESP re- 2017-18 fiscal year with Joey Kessel port stating they were interviewing for seated for another three-year term. an Executive Director soon. Members declared conflicts of inter- Correspondence from ND School est as follows. Reis and Klatt had no Board Association, John Syminow, and conflicts of interest to report. Joey the Historical Society were read bythe Kessel reported that Joe Kessel, his fa- board. ther, is a County Commissioner, Joey Kessel stated his concerns for Danielle O'Brien, Assistant Principal for the meetings being so lengthy. All pres- the School District is his sister-in-law, ent discussed options. Jennifer Kessel, Kindergarten Teacher Stacey Kessel stated that with the for Prairie School is his wife, and Vickie activity vehicles being donated, there Johnson, Counselor for the District is needed to be procedures in place for his wife's aunt. Stacey Kessel reported usage and tracking mileage. The Prin- that her husband is on the board of di- cipals stated they WOuld develop pro- rectors for Creative Energy which pro- cedures for that and monitor usage. vides fuel for the District schools. M/S Reis/Klatt to adjourn. All in Arthaud was absent so no conflicts de- favor. clared at this time. Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Election of officers was conducted. Joey Kessel, Vice President Klatt nominated Lynn Arthaud as presi- • Tammy Simnioniw, Business Man- dent. No other nominations were pre- ager sented. M/S Stacey Kessel/Klatt to (September 7) elect Lynn Arthaud as board president. All in favor. Reis nominated Joey Kessel as vice president. No other nominations were presented. M/S Reis/Klatt to elect Joey Kessel as vice Please support" president. All in favor. Principal Peplinski and Assistant your local Principal Boswell discussed the follow- ing with the board. A revised Interven- tionist Job Description was reviewed, merchants Action was tabled at this time. Upcom- ing events and training were reported on. Peplinski would like to purchase a different alert system that is compatible with Power School data. The cost is $250 for setup plus annual fees of ninety-nine cents per student. 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