LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL

DISTRICT #161

Berthold and North Shore Plaza

Schools

Lewis and Clark School Board Regular

Meeting

October 11, 2021

The regular meeting of the Lewis

and Clark School Board was called

to order at 7:01 pm in the North

Shore Plaza boardroom. Board

members present were Erickson,

Pank, Brown, Deaver, Schilla, Lautenschlager

and Schepp. Also

present were Superintendent Ritteman,

Principal Gerding, AD Eric

Knutson and Business Manager Lindahl.

29 guests were present. A sign in

sheet was provided for all guests to

enter names.

Motion was made by

Lautenschlager/Brown to approve

the agenda with an addition by Erickson

to add one additional speaker.

All yes. MC.

President Erickson read the ground

rules for speakers and guests.

Speaker #1 was Shari Powell. Topic

was 7-12 Girls Volleyball – requesting

a split so North Shore Plaza can

have their own team separate from

Berthold.

Speaker #2 was Darin Powell. Topic

was 7-12 Girls Volleyball – supports

the split so each school has its own

program.

Speaker #3 was Traci Braaflat. Topic

was Volleyball – would like to see

9-12 volleyball separated like 7th/8th

volleyball was this year.

Speaker #4 was Brooke Louks. Topic

was school lunch – concerns that

NSP school lunches are not nutritional.

Speaker #5 was Eric Thompson. Topic

was volleyball – does not want to

see volleyball split and wants NSP &

Berthold to stay together as one

team.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the September 13, 2021

Taxpayer meeting minutes. All yes.

MC.

Motion was made by Schilla/Deaver

to approve the minutes of the September

13, 2021 regular board

meeting. All yes. MC.

The following general and building

fund bills were presented:

American Express-Blue 6,209.66

Aramark 1,219.68

All American Trophies 1,336.26

B&W Automotive 425.21

Neil Brown 618.48 Blick Art Materials

41.08

Capital Heights Auto 72.21 Capital

One 219.34

CDW Government 17.14 Farmers

Union Oil 5,777.13

City of Berthold 991.20 Dakota Trick

& Farm Service 886.41

Eckroth Music 94.91 ESGI Software

639.00

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2021

Enerbase Cooperative 9,177.02

Flower Box 65.00

Fire Extinguishing Systems 274.85

Gaffaney’s 2,403.38

Janis Gerding 48.38 HA Thompson

& Sons 1,734.25

Brittany Hansen 18.46 Kelly

Hochhalter 40.00

Stephanie Hochhalter 69.45 Houghton

Mifflin Co 1,878.50

IStation 2,120.00 Information Tech

Dept 212.04

Jacob Jenkins 139.07 Sabrina Jenson

123.45

M&M Septic and Vac 450.00 Mac’s

Hardware 231.96

Marco Technologies 639.00 Market-

Place Foods 77.95

McGraw-Hill 3,915.81 Menards

76.35

Minot Public Schools 205.00 MDU

2,402.67

National Business Furniture 89.27

NDCEL 100.00

NDUC Group Account 765.51 North

Prairie Rural Water 1,444.55

Nova Fire Protection 400.00 Otter

Tail 5,253.94

Amanda Papp 30.00 Plaza

Hardware 78.29

Prairie Winds 81.34 RDA Systems

525.00

Read Naturally 580.00 Really Good

Stuff 48.73

Reservation Telephone 704.42 SAG

Services 1,070.00

Shawna Schenfisch 38.70 Scholastic

Reading Club 1,579.98

School Specialty 1,152.27 Systems

Technology 1,190.00

Schock’s Safe & Lock 396.50 Steins

772.95

Emily Taylor 62.45 TCI 29.00

Test Out 25.00 Trinity Medical

Group 200.00

The Kenmare News 35.00 The

Minot Daily News 295.76

David Urvig 40.00 US Bank

1,596.24

USA Central Station Alarm 60.00

USI 188.88

Verendrye 6,987.00 Bank of ND

10,709.01

Carpet Garage 2,913.20 Companion

Life Dental 15.00

Shane Erickson 205.80 Brenda

Brown 205.80

Troy Pank 183.40 Marc Ritteman

194.60

Horace Mann 781.95 BASYS 162.53

Horace Mann Fee 10.00 First International

Bank 64.10

Total October Payroll – $475,074.00

Total October General Fund

72,494.26

Total October Building Fund

13,622.21

Total October Debt Service Fund

0.00

The board and administration reviewed

the bills and financial reports

for the district and activity accounts.

Motion to approve bills, district and

activity reports by

Pank/Lautenschlager. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Schepp/Brown

to approve the September 2021 hot

lunch report. All yes. MC.

Motion was made by Brown/Pank to

approve the non-tuition agreement

for one student to attend Lewis and

Clark-NSP School from the New

Town School District for 2021-22

year. All yes. MC.

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2021

Motion was made by Pank/Schilla to

approve the open enrollment application

for one student to attend

Lewis and Clark-NSP from the New

Town District starting 2022-23. All

yes. MC.

No policy changes were made.

Pledge of Securities were reviewed.

Motion was made by

Lautenschlager/Brown to approve

the Pledge of Securities from First

International Bank & Trust from

9/1/21 to 9/30/21 as they were reviewed

and found to be adequate.

All yes. MC.

Berthold AD Knutson provided activity

updates for 5th/6th girls basketball;

JH volleyball tournament in

Berthold; Cross Country; JH/JV football

game; varsity football and varsity

volleyball.

The NSP AD report was read by Superintendent

Ritteman on behalf of

AD Rudolph. Updates given on JH

volleyball; 5th/6th girls basketball;

and football fundraiser.

Superintendent Ritteman discussed

the Interim Funding Committee. He

explained transition minimum and

how funding works. The district will

receive additional funding for the

2022-23 school year to offset the decrease

in the transition minimum

payments. Ritteman attended the

October 7th committee meeting in

Bismarck. The committee will meet

again in January or February.

Superintendent Ritteman discussed

out of district bus stops. There will

no longer be funding for these miles.

He will be making some changes to

the stops.

The current substitute teacher pay

rate was discussed. Superintendent

Ritteman would like to increase the

rate from $125/day to $140/day as

we are low compared to other

schools and it is difficult to find subs.

Motion by Brown/Pank to increase

the teacher sub pay rate to

$140/day. Discussion held on the

amount. All yes. MC.

Superintendent Ritteman provided a

hand out with design options for the

2 new activity buses. He will get cost

amounts and bring to the next meeting.

Starting in 2022-23, 1 counselor will

be needed for every 300 high school

students and 1 counselor for every

300 elementary students. The district

will need 1.37 FTE next year

and there is currently 1 FTE. Discussion

held on cost and funding. Board

approved Ritteman to start the advertising

process now to make sure

the district is in compliance for the

next school year.

Discussion held on CashWa Distributing.

CashWa will stop distributing

food to schools through the co-op by

November 2, 2021 due to labor

shortage. The district is looking at

other options for food

distribution/delivery as no other

companies are bidding to the co-op.

School lunch menus will be based

on what is available. Certain food

items are not available at this time.

Principal report was given by Principal

Gerding. Both schools have

been active with the Pumpkin Patch,

Community Cares, combined

music/band concert, Standards

based report card training,

Homecoming parade and Maps testing.

Different grants have been received

including $2500 Entrepreneurship

Class(Farm Credit),

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables,

$10,000 for a walk in fridge, and

$2500 Trinity Kinetics.

A break was taken at 8:30 p.m.

Reconvened at 8:36 p.m.

Superintendent Ritteman added a

comment to the activity bus discussion.

Another school paid $10,000

for a full bus wrap. Spoke about

school logos and unity. Discussion

will continue at the next meeting.

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2021

Volleyball discussion was held.

NDHSAA needs to be notified by

11-20-21 if there will be a change.

The AD’s will provide numbers of females

in grades K-12 of both

schools and volleyball numbers to

the board.

NDSBA Convention is October 28th

& 29th in Bismarck. Business

Manager Lindahl will register 3

board members and Superintendent.

The annual school audit will be performed

on November 18th and 19th

at both schools by Widmer Roel.

Motion to adjourn by Brown at 8:57

p.m.

Tammy Lindahl

Recording Business Manager

(November 15, 2021)

LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL

DISTRICT #161

Berthold and North Shore Plaza

Schools

Lewis and Clark Special School

Board Meeting

October 27, 2021

The special meeting of the Lewis

and Clark School Board was called

to order at 5:01 p.m. via Zoom.

Board members present were Erickson,

Brown, Deaver, Schilla, Pank,

Lautenschlager and Schepp. Also

present were Superintendent Ritteman,

Principal Gerding and Business

Managers Tammy Lindahl and

Shawna Schenfisch.

Purpose of the meeting was to discuss

Attorney General Open

Records.

Discussion was held on open

records in reference to petitions.

Motion by Lautenschlager/Pank to

approve Superintendent Ritteman

sending an email to the Attorney

Generals office to appeal a denied

open records request. All yes on roll

call vote. MC.

Motion to adjourn by Brown at 5:21

p.m.

Tammy Lindahl

Recording Business Manager

(November 15, 2021)

NOTICE

Located at Ole Olson’s Towing 420

41st St SE, Minot 701-852-2525.

The owner, lien holder and second

parties have the right to reclaim said

vehicles; failure to reclaim said vehicle

will be deemed a waiver of all

rights, title, and interest in the vehicle

consenting to the disposal of the

vehicle pursuant to North Dakota

Century Code Chapter 39-26-08.

1993 Ford F150

VIN: 1FTDF15R2PLA93576

Impounded on 10/29/21 from 760

Hwy 200 S Hazen

We will take possession of vehicle

on 12/15/21

(November 15, 2021)

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on

Tuesday, December 7, 2021, a special

election will be held in Minot

Public School District No. 1 of Ward

County, North Dakota, for the purpose

of submitting to the voters of

the School District, the questions as

to whether the following Initial Resolutions

for the issuance of general

obligation bonds adopted by the

School Board of the School District

on September 9, 2021, at a regular

meeting of the School Board duly

called and held, shall be approved:

BE IT RESOLVED by the School

Board of Minot Public School District

No. 1 of Ward County, North Dakota

(the “School District”), that it is

necessary and expedient for the

School District to issue its general

obligation school building bonds as

hereafter described:

1. The maximum amount of bonds

proposed to be issued is

$84,800,000.

2. The purpose for which the bonds

are proposed to be issued is to provide

funds, together with any other

funds available, to construct, remodel,

improve and equip school buildings,

including construction, remodel

and repurpose of the former Cognizant

Building and site for a

comprehensive grade 9-12 Minot

Public School high school, including

but not limited to, classrooms, auditorium,

gymnasiums, food services,

athletic fields and site work; remodel

and repurpose of Magic City

Campus from its current grade

11-12 configuration to a comprehensive

grade 9-12 high school building,

including but not limited to, remodeling

the science classrooms, Career

and Technical Education space, the

addition of a gymnasium and related

site work; and remodel and repurpose

Central Campus from its

current grade 9-10 configuration to a

comprehensive grade 6-8 middle

school.

3. The assessed valuation of all taxable

property in the School District

as defined in N.D.C.C. Section

21-03-01, is $2,328,884,089 as last

finally equalized for the year 2020.

4. The total amount of bonded indebtedness

of the School District, all

issued for school building purposes,

is $41,351,050.

BE IT RESOLVED by the School

Board of Minot Public School District

No. 1 of Ward County, North Dakota

(the “School District”), that it is

necessary and expedient for the

School District to issue its general

obligation school building bonds as

hereafter described:

1. The maximum amount of bonds

proposed to be issued is

$24,200,000.

2. The purpose for which the bonds

are proposed to be issued is to provide

funds, together with any other

funds available, to construct and

equip a 50 meter competition pool

with seating for spectators and participants,

and an athletic complex on

the turf field site to include, but not

limited to, a track, bleachers, press

box, concessions, bathrooms, team

dressing rooms and related site improvements

to the new high school

building and site.

3. The assessed valuation of all taxable

property in the School District

as defined in N.D.C.C. Section

21-03-01, is $2,328,884,089 as last

finally equalized for the year 2020.

4. The total amount of bonded indebtedness

of the School District, all

issued for school building purposes,

is $41,351,050.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED

that the School District intends to issue

the $84,800,000 general obligation

bonds resulting in an additional

millage of 25.32 mills, equal to

$25.32 on each $1,000 of taxable

valuation for the first taxable year

after all of the bonds are issued.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED

that the School District intends to issue

the $24,200,000 general obligation

bonds resulting in an additional

millage of 7.77 mills, equal to $7.77

on each $1,000 of taxable valuation

for the first taxable year after all of

the bonds are issued.

AND YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED

AS FOLLOWS:

That the School Board of the School

District, by Resolution duly adopted

on September 9, 2021, has resolved

to submit the question of increasing

the limit of indebtedness of the

School District five percent (5%) on

the assessed value of the taxable

property of the School District

beyond the five percent (5%) limit of

indebtedness fixed by the Constitution,

at the election of which notice is

hereby given; that the election of

which you are hereby notified is to

be held for the further purpose of

submitting to the electors of Minot

Public School District No. 1 of Ward

County, North Dakota, the question

of whether or not the debt limit of the

School District shall be increased

five percent (5%) on the assessed

value of the taxable property of the

School District beyond the five percent

(5%) limit of indebtedness now

fixed by the Constitution.

AND YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED

AS FOLLOWS:

That the polling place for holding

the election will be:

Location Address

Minot City Auditorium

420 3rd Ave. SW, Minot

And you are further notified that the

polls of the election will be open at

7:00 a.m., CT, and will remain open

continuously thereafter until 7:00

p.m., CT, of that day; and that the

election is to be held on Tuesday,

December 7, 2021.

That the polling place for holding

the election will be:

Early Voting will be available:

Location Address

Ward County Administration

Building

225 3rd ST SE, Minot

And you are further notified that the

polls of early voting will be open at

10:00 a.m., CT, and will remain

open continuously thereafter until

6:00 p.m., CT, on each of the following

dates: Monday November 29th

through Friday December 3rd as

well as Monday December 6th.

DATED: September 9, 2021.

BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL

BOARD OF MINOT PUBLIC

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 OF

WARD COUNTY, NORTH

DAKOTA.

/s/ Scott Moum

Business Manager

(November 15-22-19, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00153

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF WARD NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

In the Matter of the Estate of

Richard A. Johnson, Deceased

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been appointed

Co-Personal Representatives 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

Kirk Johnson and Sally May,

Co-Personal Representatives of the

Estate of Richard A. Johnson, c/o

Olson & Burns P.C., P. O. Box 1180,

Minot, ND 58702-1180, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 16th day of September,

2021.

/s/Kirk Johnson

Kirk Johnson, Co-Personal

Representative

/s/ Sally May

Sally May, Co-Personal

Representative

Richard P. Olson (ID # 03183)

OLSON & BURNS P.C.

P. O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

Attorneys for Co-Personal

Representatives

(November 1-8-15, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00158

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

ANTHONY MICHAEL GEYER.

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 or mailing of this notice

or said claims will be forever

barred. Claims must either be

presented to MICHAEL HANS

GEYER, personal representative of

the estate, at 2525 Elk Drive, PO

Box 1000, Minot ND 58702-1000, or

filed with the Court.

Dated this 2nd day of November,

2021.

Debra L. Hoffarth – #05668

PRINGLE & HERIGSTAD, P.C.

2525 Elk Drive

P.O. Box 1000

Minot, ND 58702-1000

dhoffarth@pringlend.com

( November 8-15-22, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No. 51-2021-PR-00193

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF WARD NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that

the undersigned have been appointed

Co-Personal Representatives 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

Mikki M. Patterson and Melissa Ann

Carow, Co-Personal Representatives

of the Estate of Gale Michelle

Carow, c/o Olson & Burns P.C., P.

O. Box 1180, Minot, ND

58702-1180, or filed with the Court.

Dated this 2nd day of November,

2021.

/s/ Mikki M. Patterson

Mikki M. Patterson, Co-Personal

Representative

/s/ Melissa Ann Carow

Melissa Ann Carow, Co-Personal

Representative

Nici Meyer (ID# 05733)

OLSON & BURNS P.C.

P. O. Box 1180

Minot, ND 58702-1180

Attorneys for Co-Personal

Representatives

(November 15-22-29, 2021)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Probate No.51-2021-PR-00190

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF

WARD COUNTY, STATE OF

NORTH DAKOTA

In the Matter of the Estate of

Gary W. Ruhnke, 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

the attorney listed above, to David

Ruhnke as Personal Representative

of the Estate at 213 10th Ave E.,

West Fargo, ND 58078, or filed with

the Court.

Dated this 26 day of October, 2021.

/s/ David Ruhnke

David Ruhnke

Personal Representative of the

Estate of

Gary W. Ruhnke, deceased

213 10th Ave E.

West Fargo, ND 58078

(November 15-22-29, 2021)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2021-CV-01731

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF WARD NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Eric and Penny Butz,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

DEFENDANT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

and required to appear and defend

against

the Complaint in this action, which is

herewith served upon you, by serving

on the undersigned an Answer

or other proper response 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 relief demanded

in the complaint.

Dated November 4, 2021.

/s/ Christopher A. Carlson

Christopher A. Carlson (id #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck ND 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(November 8-15-22, 2021)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2021-CV-01732

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF WARD NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Tori and Lucas Brown,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

DEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

and required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action,

which is herewith served upon you,

by serving on the undersigned an

Answer or other proper response

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 relief

demanded in the complaint.

Dated November 4, 2021.

/s/ Christopher A. Carlson

Christopher A. Carlson (id #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck ND 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(November 8-15-22, 2021)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2021-CV-01779

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF WARD NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Lacey E. Jost,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

DEFENDANT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

and required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action,

which is herewith served upon you,

by serving on the undersigned an

Answer or other proper response

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 relief

demanded in the complaint.

Dated November 10, 2021.

/s/ Christopher A. Carlson

Christopher A. Carlson (id #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck ND 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(November 15-22-29, 2021)

SUMMONS

Civil No. 51-2021-CV-01781

STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA IN

DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF WARD NORTH

CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT

ProCollect Services, LLC,

Plaintiff,

vs.

Sammie D. Morgan II,

Defendant.

THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED

DEFENDANT:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED

and required to appear and defend

against the Complaint in this action,

which is herewith served upon you,

by serving on the undersigned an

Answer or other proper response

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 relief

demanded in the complaint.

Dated November 10, 2021.

/s/ Christopher A. Carlson

Christopher A. Carlson (id #03378)

PO Box 1097

Bismarck ND 58502-1097

701-258-4800

carlsonlaw@qwestoffice.net

Attorney for the Plaintiff

(November 15-22-29, 2021)