NOTICE

LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL

DISTRICT #161

Berthold and North Shore Plaza

Schools

Lewis and Clark School Board

Regular Meeting

October 14, 2019

The regular meeting of the Lewis

and Clark School Board was called

to order at 7:05 pm in the Plaza

boardroom. Board present were Er-

ickson, Pank, Brown, Engelhard,

and Deaver. Absent were Hennessy

and Schilla. Also present were Su-

perintendent Ritteman, Athletic

Director Brown, Emil Schoenfish,

and Business Manager Liz Huus.

Guest Emil Schoenfish presented

the 2018-19 audit to the board. The

final report will arrive in about two

months for action at that time. Mo-

tion was made by Brown/Deaver to

approve the agenda. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Pank/Deaver

to approve the board minutes of the

regular board meeting September 9,

2019. All yes. MC. The following

general and building fund bills were

presented: ACDA 125.00; American

Express 5,691.036; Lee Andes

85.00; AVI Systems 1,474.90; All

American Trophies 631.25;

AmeriPride 664.80; American Weld-

ing 50.65; Bank of ND 13,796.80;

Baymont Inn 178.00; Chris Brown

294.47; CREA 250.00; Farmers Un-

ion 5,563.60; Cengage Learning

2,100.00; City of Berthold 9,902.20;

City of Plaza 349.25; Coole School

124.50; D & T Landscape 150.00;

Delta Education 3,814.72; Dakota

Boys and Girls 5,817.36; Discovery

Education 3,100.00; Eckroth Music

39.80; EtSystems 68.50; Far From

Normal 317.68; Flower Box 85.00;

Gaffaney’s 2,038.17; Janae Grave-

son 130.07; Glass Doctor 849.82;

Harlow’s 697.29; Liz Huus 95.78;

Steve Ibach 170.80; ITD 629.30; JW

Pepper 105.29; Kevin’s Plumbing

893.67; Learning A-Z 109.95;

Lowe’s Printing 63.80; Mac’s

Hardware 12.55; MNJ Technologies

38.84; Menards 672.98; Montana

Dakota Utilities 1,451.77; NAPA

Auto Parts 244.76; NCS Pearson

2,033.43; ND Center for Distance

1,432.00; NDCEL 800.00; NDUC

Group 250.00; Don Neshem 37.61;

Nova Fire Protection 500.00; NW

Tire 709.05; Otter Tail 5,061.72;

Overhead Door 531.00; Plaza Farm-

ers Union 5,725.16; Plaza Hardware

151.31; Prairie Winds Repair

196.75; Reservation Telephone

726.60; Katelyn Sandy 51.42;

School Specialty 2,937.07; Jennifer

Smith 57.49; Stein’s 1,721.95; TCI

452.25; The College Board 765.00;

The Computer Store 125.00; The

Kenmare News 35.00; The Minot

Daily 197.60; Trinity Medical Group

380.00; USA Central 60.00; USI

172.19; University Athletic 2,465.00;

Verendrye Electric 6,788.00; VoWac

Publishing 1,458.52; Wal-Mart

134.34; Bechtold Paving 962.50;

James Swartout Services 1,000.00;

Thursrud Supply 4,590.31; Tecta

America Greenberg 14,396.00;

Blackboard 6,039.04; Enerbase

794.51; US Bank 75.00; Xcel Energy

77.64; Janae Graveson 194.30;

Janis Gerding 143.40; Tricia Wheel-

ing 35.00; Angie Bersaw 35.00; Lacy

Braaflat 45.50; Makayla Koski 35.00;

Kolton Brugh 118.80; Success by

Design 523.25; ND Bureau of Crimi-

nal 41.25; Lindsey Rowe Repp

30.00; ND Bureau of Criminal 41.25;

Postmaster 45.00; ND School

Boards 880.00; Flower Central

205.25; The Horace Mann 862.00;

Brenda Brown 197.40; Jerry Hen-

nessy 185.58; Marc Ritteman

185.80; Tammy Lindahl 185.80;

Companion 45.00; Don Neshem

1,000.00; Total October Payroll

$419,937.08; Total October General

Fund $111,101.03; Total October

Building Fund $420,948.81.

The board and administration re-

viewed the bills and financial re-

ports. Motion was made by

Brown/Pank to accept the general

and building fund bills and the reve-

nue and expenses reports. All yes.

MC. Motion was made by

Engelhard/Brown to approve the Hot

Lunch report dated 9-30-2019. All

yes. MC. Motion was made by

Engelhard/Brown to approve the

non-tuition agreement for one stu-

dent to attend Lewis and

Clark-Berthold School from Minot for

the 2019-20 year. All yes. MC. Mo-

tion was made by Brown/Pank to ap-

prove two non-tuition agreements for

4 students to attend Lewis and

Clark-NSP from the New Town Dis-

trict for the 2019-20 school year. All

yes. MC. Motion was made by

Pank/Brown to approve the one

non-tuition agreement for one stu-

dent to attend Lewis and Clark-NSP

from the Parshall District for the

2019-20 school year. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by

Engelhard/Deaver to approve the

open enrollment application for one

student to attend the Lewis and

Clark-NSP school from Parshall

starting the 2020-21 school year. All

yes. MC. Motion was made by

Pank/Brown to approve the open en-

rollment application for one student

to attend Lewis and Clark-NSP from

Max District starting the 2020-21

school year. All yes. MC. Motion

was made by Brown/Pank to ap-

prove the two open enrollment appli-

cations for four students to attend

Lewis and Clark-NSP from the New

Town District starting the 2020-21

school year. All yes. MC. The

pledge of securities were reviewed

by the board. Motion was made by

Brown/Pank to approve the Pledge

of Securities review. All yes. MC.

Athletic Director Brown presented

participation numbers for the football

and volleyball programs. Discussion

on what direction to proceed with

football after one more year in the

9-man co-op. Also discussed high

participation numbers in volleyball.

We will possibly implement a tryout

program in volleyball. HS Principal

Gerding presented an informational

letter on using the ACT test for all

juniors as the state accountability

test replacing the NDSA test. Super-

intendent Ritteman discussed the

ND Fire and Tornado Fund merge

into the the NDIRF. Mr. Ritteman

presented a sample agreement for

Joint Use of Facilities between the

Berthold Parks and Recreation and

the school district. He will meet with

the park board representative for his

input. There were no sealed bids re-

ceived for the two lots 7 & 8 of block

31, Plaza, ND. Sale of the lots is

tabled. With no further business the

meeting adjourned with a motion by

Brown.

/s/Liz Huus

Liz Huus

Recording Business Manager

(December 7, 2019)

NOTICE OF EXECUTION SALE

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-01277

IN DISTRICT COURT, WARD

COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA

NEWREZ LLC F/K/A NEW PENN

FINANCIAL, LLC D/B/A

SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SER-

VICING,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JACKIE A. JOHNSON, et al,

Defendants.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

by virtue of a judgment and decree

of foreclosure rendered and given in

the District Court in and for the

County of Ward, North Dakota,

North Central Judicial District, en-

tered and docketed in the Office of

the Clerk of said Court on October

08, 2019, in Ward County civil case

number 51-2019-CV-01277; on

which day it was adjudged that there

was due and owing the Plaintiff from

the Defendant, Jackie A. Johnson, a

single man and Kevin D. McKinstry,

a single man, together with costs

and disbursements of said action,

the sum of $100,307.32, and by vir-

tue of a Special execution issued to

me by the Clerk of said Court, I will

sell the real property described in

said judgment and hereafter

described to the highest bidder for

cash at public auction at the front

door of the Ward County

Courthouse,North Dakota, on Janu-

ary 08, 2020, at the hour of 10:00

AM(CT) of that dayto satisfy the

amount due with accrued costs and

interest at the date of sale, or so

much thereof as the proceeds of

said sale applicable thereto will

satisfy. The premises to be sold as

aforesaid are situated in the County

of Ward,State of North Dakota, and

are more particularly described as

follows:

LOT 1, BLOCK 2, BODIEN’S SUB-

DIVISION OF LOTS 4, 5, 6, 7, S1/2

8 AND S1/2 3, ALL IN BLOCK 3,

HOME ACRES ADDITION TO THE

CITY OF MINOT, WARD COUNTY,

NORTH DAKOTA

(Street Address: 1722 South Main

Street, Minot, ND 58701)

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have

hereunto set my hand and seal the

18th day of November, 2019.

For: Robert Roed

Sheriff of Ward County,

North Dakota

/s/Jamie Williams

By: Jamie Williams

Deputy Sheriff

Janelle G. Ewing

The Sayer Law Group, P.C.

Attorneys for Plaintiff

925 E. 4th St.

Waterloo, IA 50703

(319) 234-2530

Attorney ID No.: 08611

generalupdates@sayerlaw.com

File No. ND190039

(November 23-30; December 7,

2019)

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.,

A Division of MDU Resources

Group, Inc.

Electric Service Agreement –

American Colloid Co.

Approval

Case No. PU-18-433

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

HEARING

December 3, 2019

On December 28, 2018,

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a Divi-

sion of MDU Resources Group, Inc.

(MDU) filed for Commission appro-

val a negotiated service agreement

with American Colloid Company

(ACC) for interruptible industrial

electric power at ACC’s Gascoyne,

North Dakota facility. On November

15, 2019, MDU filed a restated elec-

tric service agreement with ACC.

The issue to be considered in this

matter is whether the restated elec-

tric service agreement is just and

reasonable and should be approved.

Those interested are invited to com-

ment on the application in writing.

Persons desiring a hearing must file

a written request identifying their in-

terest in the proceeding and the rea-

sons for requesting a hearing. Com-

ments and requests for hearings

must be received by January 10,

2020. If deemed appropriate, the

Commission can determine the

matter without a hearing.

For more information contact the

Public Service Commission, State

Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota

58505, 701-328-2400; or Relay

North Dakota, 1-800-366-6888 TTY.

If you require any auxiliary aids or

services, such as readers, signers,

or Braille materials, please notify the

Commission at least 24 hours in ad-

vance.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Julie Fedorchak, Commissioner

Brian Kroshus, Chairman

Randy Christmann, Commissioner

(December 7, 2019)

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.

Generation Resource Cost

Recovery

Tariff and Rates

Case No. PU-19-364

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR

HEARING

December 3, 2019

On November 8, 2019,

Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. (MDU)

filed a change to its Generation

Resource Recovery Rate (GRRR)

tariff and GRRR rates to reflect 2020

projected costs for its Lewis & Clark

reciprocating internal combustion

engine units.

The effect of the rate change on the

bill for a residential customer using

894 kWh per month is a decrease of

$0.03 per month.

The issues to consider in this

proceeding are:

1. Are the proposed tariff revisions

just and reasonable?

2. Do the proposed rates comply

with the tariff?

3. Are the proposed rates just and

reasonable?

Those interested are invited to com-

ment on the application in writing.

Persons desiring a hearing must file

a written request identifying their in-

terest in the proceeding and the rea-

sons for requesting a hearing. Com-

ments and requests for hearing must

be received by January 17, 2020. If

deemed appropriate, the Commis-

sion can determine the matter

without a hearing.

For more information contact the

Public Service Commission, State

Capitol, Bismarck, North Dakota

58505, 701-328-2400 or Relay North

Dakota 1-800-366-6888 TTY. If you

require any auxiliary aids or ser-

vices, such as readers, signers, or

Braille materials, please notify the

Commission 24 hours in advance.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

Julie Fedorchak, Commissioner

Brian Kroshus, Chairman

Randy Christmann, Commissioner

(December 7, 2019)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-02016

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Robert Ehlers,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-

MONED and required to appear and

defend against the Complaint in this

action, which is herewith served

upon you, by serving on the the un-

dersigned an Answer or other proper

reponse within twenty-one days after

service of this Summons upon you,

exclusive of the day of service. If

you fail to do so, judgment by default

will be taken against you for the re-

lief demanded in the complaint.

Dated December 4, 2019.

/s/Christopher A. Carlson

Chistopher A. Carlson (ID #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(December 7-14-21, 2019)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2019-CV-02021

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,

COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT

COURT, NORTH CENTRAL

JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Nicole Hammond,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-

DANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM-

MONED and required to appear and

defend against the Complaint in this

action, which is herewith served

upon you, by serving on the the un-

dersigned an Answer or other proper

reponse within twenty-one days after

service of this Summons upon you,

exclusive of the day of service. If

you fail to do so, judgment by default

will be taken against you for the re-

lief demanded in the complaint.

Dated December 4, 2019.

/s/Christopher A. Carlson

Chistopher A. Carlson (ID #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck, North Dakota 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(December 7-14-21, 2019)