Legal Notices 8-25
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Minot Park District
MAYSA – Fireside Motel Demolition
2601 Burdick Expressway West
Minot, ND 58701
Sealed Bids will be received for
MAYSA – Fireside Motel Demoli-
tion until 10:00 AM local time Sep-
tember 15, 2020, including all por-
tions of Work for complete demoli-
tion and site restoration work as
identified in the Construction Docu-
ments and shall be bid as Single
Prime Construction. Bids shall be
delivered and addressed to the of-
fice of:
Minot Park District
ATTN: Ron Merritt, Director of
Parks
420 3rd Ave SW
Minot, North Dakota 58701
at which time and place the bids will
be publicly opened. Proposals re-
ceived after that time will not be ac-
cepted.
The Construction Documents will be
on file and may be examined at the
Office of Ackerman-Estvold, Minot,
North Dakota and the following
Builders Exchanges: Bismarck-
Mandan, Construction Plans Ex-
change, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand
Forks, Minot, Williston, North Dako-
ta; Minnesota Builders Exchange;
Construction Industry Center, and
Sioux Falls Builders Exchange,
South Dakota.
Bidders may obtain Plans and
Specifications by contacting Sonya
Boykin at Ackerman-Estvold by
phone at 701-837-8737 or by email
at sonya.boykin@ackerman-
estvold.com and requesting a link
to DropBox containing the project
documents.
Plans and Specifications may also
be obtained by Bidders at Quest
CDN (www.questcdn.com): You
may download the digital plan docu-
ments for free by inputting Quest
project #7274357 on the website’s
Project Search page. Please contact
QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or
info@questcdn.com for assistance
in free membership registration,
downloading, and working with this
digital project information.
All prime contractors obtaining
plans, whether through exchanges
or directly, should direct
Ackerman-Estvold to place them on
the plan holders list.
A pre-bid meeting will be held on a
to-be-determined day and time at
the project location. Bidders are re-
quired to attend this meeting.
Each Bid must be accompanied by a
separate envelope, (attached to the
Bid Envelope) containing a Bid Bond
equal to five percent (5%) of the
amount of the Bid naming Minot
Park District as Obligee. The Con-
tractor shall also enclose within the
Bid Bond Envelope a copy of the
Bidder’s North Dakota Contractor’s
License or a copy of their latest
Renewal Certificate issued by the
Secretary of State as per North
Dakota Century Code 43-07-12. All
Contractors who submit Bids must
hold a North Dakota Contractors
License in the highest amount of
their Bids and such license must
have been in effect at least ten (10)
days prior to the date of the Bid
Opening. Any Bid not containing
these documents shall not be ac-
ceptable and shall be returned to the
Bidder unopened. See AIA Docu-
ment A701 “Instructions to Bidders”
in the Project Manual for further in-
formation.
The Owner reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids and to waive any
informalities in bidding.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to furnish a Payment Bond,
Performance Bond, Insurance Cov-
erages and other requirements
stipulated in the Project Manual.
No Bidder may withdraw his Bid
within 30 days of the actual date of
the opening.
Ron Merritt, Director of Parks
(August 25; September 1-8, 2020)
LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #161 BERTHOLD &
NORTH SHORE PLAZA
SCHOOLS
ANNUAL MEETING BOARD
MINUTES JULY 13, 2020
The annual meeting of the Lewis
and Clark School Board was called
to order at 7:05 pm in the Berthold
boardroom. Board members
present were Erickson, Pank,
Engelhard, Brown and Schilla. Ab-
sent were Deaver and Hennessy.
Also present were Superintendent
Ritteman, Athletic Director Brown,
Mindy Alford, incoming board
member Kyle Schepp, and Business
Managers Liz Huus and Tammy Lin-
dahl. Motion was made by
Brown/Pank to approve the agenda
with the addition of two items. All
yes MC.
Motion was made by Pank/Schilla to
approve the minutes of the June 15,
2020 regular board meeting. All yes.
MC.
The following general and building
fund bills were presented:
American Express 11443.29; Arbor
Scientific 69.90; American Welding
50.25; Balfour 79.30; Blackboard
6220.22; Border Plains Equipment
149.76; Burlington Electric 329.50;
Blick Art 1091.94; CDW Govern-
ment 56.01; Berthold Cenex 450.42;
City of Berthold 2,705.60; Coole
School 398.70; Gaffaney’s 796.46;
Harlow’s 483.77; Information Tech-
nology 212.04; JW Pepper 125.98;
Lindsey Karna 80.00; Mike Larson
50.00; Lakeshore Learning 224.47;
Midwest Technology 228.36; Mys-
tery Science 99.00; McGraw-Hill
Publishing 86.63; Menards 119.55;
Montana Dakota 1142.11; NDASBM
100.00; NAPA Auto Parts 9.96;
NDCEL 260.00; NDSOS 450.00;
North Prairie Rural Water 350.24;
Nasco 81.84; OtterTail 2806.25; Pla-
za Farmers Union 130.30; Plaza
Hardware 235.26; Renaissance
Learning 5237.80; Stacey Ringoen
831.77; Rochestor 100 202.50;
Really Good Stuff 1011.80; Reser-
vation Telephone 687.72; Savvas
Learning 106.74; SEESAW 500.00;
Starfall Education 209.61; School
Specialty Supply 4495.54; Stein’s
618.01; Emily Taylor 50.00; TCI
1,148.00; The Minot Daily News
126.92; Verendyre Electric 5,597.00;
Western Agency 98.00; Xcel Energy
54.66; Starion Bond Services
219,755.00; Starion Bond Services
273,048.75; SeeSaw 50.00; Post-
master 92.20; Postmaster 84.10;
Horace Mann 744.62; BASYS 81.05;
First International 48.20; Total July
Payroll- $64,304.70; Total July Gen-
eral Fund- $53,193.35; Total July
Building Fund- $219,755.00; Total
July Debt Fund- $273,048.75
The board and administration re-
viewed the bills and financial re-
ports. Motion was made by
Engelhard/Brown to accept the gen-
eral, building and debt fund bills and
the revenue and expense reports.
All yes. MC.
Motion was made by Pank/Brown to
approve the final 19/20 Hot Lunch
report dated 6-30-2020. All yes. MC.
Motion was made by Brown/Pank to
hire Liz Huus and Tammy Lindahl as
Business Managers for the 2020-21
school year. All yes. MC.
Superintendent Ritteman discussed
the transfer of $200,000 from gen-
eral fund to building fund on
6-30-2020 to maintain suitable bal-
ances in both accounts.
Motion by Engelhard/Pank to accept
the bids to sell the tiller attachment
for $150 and the snowblower attach-
ment for $100. All yes. MC.
Board and administration discussed
the 4 apartment building in Makoti.
Mr. Ritteman has received two bids
to reshingle them. Board ques-
tioned putting that much money into
old buildings. Discussion followed.
Motion was made by Brown/Pank to
not reshingle the Makoti apartments
and to have the renters vacated by
May 31, 2021 and to start the bid
process to sell them in March 2021
unless vacated prior. All yes. MC.
Lighting in the Berthold old gym was
discussed. Two bids have been re-
ceived. Motion was made by
Engelhard/Schilla to hire Burlington
Electric to replace the lights in the
old Berthold gym for $6,950.00. All
yes. MC.
Mr. Ritteman presented a new pay
method (3-5 year planning slide) for
paying bus drivers. Discussion fol-
lowed. Motion was made by
Schilla/Pank to allow Mr. Ritteman
to work on the plan based on
$18,000 annual pay and to be as un-
iform as possible. On roll call vote:
Schilla-yes; Brown-yes; Pank-yes;
Erickson-yes; Engelhart-no; 4-1 MC.
Mr. Ritteman reported the ESSER
funds have been approved for tech-
nology purchases.
Motion was made by
Engelhard/Brown to sign the
memorandum of understanding for
both Berthold and NSP buildings to
be designated building for Ward
County emergency shelters. All yes.
MC.
Mr. Ritteman discussed Valuations
Northwest, waiver for use of gyms,
etc. during coronavirus and milled
asphalt for Berthold football field.
Board would like to thank outgoing
board member Jerry Hennessy for
his nine years of service to Lewis
and Clark District.
Motion by Brown/Pank to disband
the school board for 2019-20 school
year. All yes. MC.
Business Manager Huus called the
regular July board meeting to order
at 8:30 pm.
Newly elected board members Pank
and Schepp completed the oath of
office form with a notary (Peggy
Bauer) present at the meeting.
Huus called for nominations for
President. Motion was made by
Engelhard/Pank to nominate Erick-
son as board president. Motion was
made by Engelhard/Brown move
nominations cease and to cast a
unanimous ballot for Erickson as
President. All yes. MC. President Er-
ickson called for nominations for
Vice-President. Motion was made by
Engelhard to nominate Deaver as
Vice-President. Secret ballot votes
were cast. Motion by
Engelhard/Brown to cast a unani-
mous ballot for Engelhard as
Vice-President. All yes.
Motion was made by Pank.Brown
for board salaries to remain at
$150/meeting. All yes. MC.
Motion was made by
Engelhard/Schilla for board meeting
to be set for the 2nd Monday of each
month at 7:00 pm and to rotate
between Berthold and Plaza. All yes.
MC.
Motion was made by Brown/Pank to
name 1st International Bank as the
Lewis and Clark #161 official bank.
All yes. MC.
Motion was made by
Engelhard/Schepp to name Ken-
mare State Bank the official bank for
the Berthold Activity Fund and
Cornerstone Bank of Parshall as the
official bank for the NSP Activity
funds. All yes. MC.
Motion was made by
Engelhard/Pank to name the Minot
Daily News as the official newspaper
for Lewis and Clark District. All yes.
MC.
Motion was made by Pank/Schilla to
name Superintendent Ritteman as
the coordinator for all Federal and
State Programs. All yes. MC.
Motion was made by Pank. Brown to
name Janae Graveson as the liaison
for Homeless and Foster Care in the
district. All yes. MC.
Motion was made by Brown/Schilla
stating that Lewis and Clark District
does not discriminate on the basis of
race, color, national origin, sex or
handicap in its educational pro-
grams, activities and employment
practices. All yes. MC.
Motion was made by
Engelhard/Pank to call for bids per
location for fuel, oil and tires for all
district vehicles to be opened at the
regular August meeting. All yes.
MC.
Guest Mindy Alford discussed start-
ing a cheer squad in the district. She
would be interested in football @
Berthold and basketball, etc @ NSP.
She comes with experience and
enthusiasm. Motion was made by
Engelhard/Brown to allow Mindy Al-
ford to start a cheerleading squad in
Lewis and Clark District. All yes.
MC. Athletic Director discuss hiring
of volleyball coaches, status of
scheduling for NSP boys 5/6 moving
to spring sport and sport physicals
for 20-21. Superintendent Ritteman
discussed the proposed budget for
2020-21. Discussion followed. Mo-
tion was made by Engelhard/Pank to
approve the 2020-21 preliminary
budget. All yes. MC.
Superintendent Ritteman discussed
the changes in transition minimums
that will affect our funding over the
next few years.
Board and administration discussed
COVID-19. The district/school board
will have to prepare multiple plans
after the governor has released the
K-12 Smart Restart. There has been
a request to buy a lot in Plaza.
Board consensus not to sell a lot.
With no further business the meeting
adjourned with a motion by Brown at
10:05 pm.
/s/Liz Huus
Liz Huus,
Recording Business Manager
(August 25, 2020)
LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #161 BERTHOLD &
NORTH SHORE PLAZA
SCHOOLS
JULY 13, 2020 Building Authority
Minutes
Shane Erickson called to order the
annual meeting of the Lewis and
Clark Building Authority in the Bert-
hold meeting room at 10:10 pm.
Board members present were Pank,
Schilla, Erickson, Brown, Engelhard
and Schepp. Absent was Deaver.
Also present were Superintendent
Ritteman, and Business Managers
Liz Huus and Tammy Lindahl.
Motion was made by Brown/Schilla
to have building authority officers as
follows: Shane Erickson as
President; Travis Engelhard as
Vice-President and Liz Huus as
Secretary/Treasurer. All yes. MC.
With no further business the meeting
adjourned with a motion by Brown.
/s/Liz Huus
Lis Huus,
Recording Business Manager
(August 25, 2020)
LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #161 BERTHOLD &
NORTH SHORE PLAZA
SCHOOLS
Special School Board Meeting
July 28, 2020
The special meeting of the Lewis
and Clark School Board was called
to order at 7:00 pm in the Plaza old
gymnasium for social distancing. All
board members were present. Also
present were Superintendent Ritte-
man, Berthold Principals Jenkins
and Lahti, NSP Principals Gerding
and Hochhalter, Guidance Coun-
selor Graveson, Business Manager
Liz Huus and 10 patrons of the dis-
trict.
Purpose of the meeting was to dis-
cuss the COVID-19 re-entry plans.
Superintendent Ritteman gave a
summary of the student/parent sur-
veys done this week. He also dis-
cussed the color coding system in
the plans to show what happens if
we have changes in our local CO-
VID.
Mr. Ritteman discussed his meeting
with first district health unit. They are
the department responsible to take
care of COVID cases and the con-
tact tracing. Board discussed many
parts of the plans including busses,
recesses, cleaning, masks, lunch-
room, sports, etc.
Board discussed our open enroll-
ment policy.
Motion was made by Schilla/Brown
for Lewis and Clarks Schools to
move the start date to Monday, Au-
gust 24, 2020 so teachers and staff
can use the prior week to prepare for
school during COVID-19. All yes.
MC.
Motion was made by Brown/Pank to
apporve the Lewis and Clark Learn-
ing Plan and the Lewis and Clark
Health and Safety Plan as presented
by the adminstration and team. Dis-
cussion following included questions
on the classes with 25 students. On
roll call vote: Brown-yes, Schilla-yes,
Pank-yes, Schepp-no, Deaver-yes,
Engelhard-yes, Erickson-yes. MC.
6-1. Plans will be posted on district
website.
/s/Liz Huus
Liz Huus,
Recording Business Manager
(August 25, 2020)
LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL
DISTRICT #161 BERTHOLD &
NORTH SHORE PLAZA
SCHOOLS
Special School Board Meeting
July 20, 2020
The special meeting of the Lewis
and Clark School Board was called
to order at 7:07 pm in the Berthold
new gymnasium. Board members
present were Erickson, Schepp,
Schilla, Deaver, and Engelhard. Ab-
sent were Brown and Pank. Also
present were Superintendent Ritte-
man, Berthold Principals Jenkins
and Lahti, NSP Principal Gerding,
IT/AD Brown, Business Manager
Tammy Lindahl and 30 patrons of
the district.
Purpose of the meeting was to dis-
cuss COVID-19 re-entry planning.
Superintendent Ritteman listed 3
items that needed to be established:
1.Who will write the plan?
2. What the timeline will be.
3. Any special consideration/ param-
eters the board will want to put in
place (Examples: Masks, etc.)
Mr. Ritteman, Mrs. Gerding, Mrs.
Hochalter, Mr. Jenkins, Ms. Lathi,
Mrs. Gravesen, Mr. Brown, possibly
1 or 2 board members, and at least
4 teachers – 2 from each building will
make up the planning group.
Possible first meeting will be
Wednesday, July 22nd, depending
on availability of group.
Discussion was held on masks,
color phases, how to handle
changes in colors and other items
from the guidelines. Mr. Ritteman
discussed the survey results from
parents and staff. The biggest con-
cern from the results was masks.
Also discussed the possibility of
changing the start date.
The timeline decided is to have the
plan ready by Friday the 24th and
available for public opinion; receive
comments on Saturday and Sunday;
compile comments and provide to
the board by Monday the 27th; then
possibly have a board meeting on
Tuesday the 28th at 7:00 pm.
The special considerations/ parame-
ters wanted in the plan are:
1. Remember why school is resum-
ing – to educate kids and to do it
safely while accommodating their
needs.
2. Flexibility in color changes.
Discussion was then held on dis-
tance learning ideas. Discussion
also on high school activities and at-
tendance at events. No decisions
made at this time. The group will
meet to start working on the plans.
Template plans are currently avail-
able and districts will be sharing plan
information this week. The group
will plan with all interests in mind
and with respect.
Motion by Deaver to adjourn the
meeting. 2nd by Schilla. MC.
/s/Tammy Lindahl
Tammy Lindahl,
Recording Business Manager
(August 25, 2020)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2020-CV-01150
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Sydney N. Greiner,
Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-
DANT:
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, ex-
clusive 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 August 19, 2020.
/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
(August 25; September 1-8, 2020)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2020-CV-01149
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Brittney Dixon,
Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-
DANT:
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, ex-
clusive 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 August 19, 2020.
/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
(August 25; September 1-8, 2020)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2020-CV-01157
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Aundrea A. Berdahl,
Defendant.
THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFEN-
DANT:
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, ex-
clusive 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 August 19, 2020.
/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
(August 25; September 1-8, 2020)