Legal Notices 5-29
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Four Bears Beach & Recreation
Area – Phase 2
Four Bears Peninsula
New Town, North Dakota
Sealed Bids will be received for
Four Bears Beach & Recreation
Area – Phase 2 until 2:00 PM local
time June 8, 2021, including all por-
tions of Work for complete construc-
tion of the Project as identified in the
Construction Documents and shall
be bid as Single Prime Construction.
Bids shall be delivered to the office
of:
Ackerman-Estvold, Engineering
and Management Consulting, Inc.
ATTN: Ryan Anderson
1907 17th St SE
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.
Bid Proposals shall be addressed to:
Mark N. Fox, TAT Chairman
MHA Nation
404 Frontage Road
New Town, ND 587636
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 the pro-
ject documents.
Plans and Specifications may also
be obtained by Bidders at Quest
CDN (www.questcdn.com): You
may download the digital plan docu-
ments by inputting Quest project
#7841007 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.
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 Three Af-
filiated Tribes – MHA Nation as Obli-
gee. The Contractor shall also en-
close within the Bid Bond Envelope
a copy of the Bidder’s North Dakota
Contractor’s License or a copy of
their latest Renewal Certificate is-
sued by the Secretary of State as
per North Dakota Century Code
43-07-12. All Contractors who sub-
mit 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 accepted and shall be re-
turned to the Bidder unopened. See
AIA Document A701 “Instructions to
Bidders” in the Project Manual for
further information.
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.
Mark N. Fox, TAT Chairman
MHA Nation
(May 22-29, 2021)
Minot Public School District #1
Regular School Board Meeting
May 6, 2021
Members Present
Jim Rostad
Bonny Berryman
Mike Gessner
Laura Mihalick
Miranda Schuler
Members Absent
The Regular Board Meeting was
called to order by President Rostad
at 4:00 P.M.
Superintendent Dr. Mark Vollmer
gave the board an update on
COVID-19/MPS Reintegration Com-
mittee Plan. President Rostad
opened the meeting to public com-
ment. Individual parents, students
and staff, both for and against the
mask mandate, shared their
thoughts with the board. Following
public comment, Schuler moved that
all Minot Public Schools would
cease contact tracing and quarantin-
ing, continue isolation of positive Co-
vid-19 cases as reported by the ND
Department of Health and make
masking a recommendation and not
a requirement effective May 12,
2021. President Rostad excused
himself from the chair and seconded
the motion.
Roll Call: Mihalick-no, Gessner-no,
Schuler-yes, Berryman-no and Ros-
tad-yes. Motion lost 3-2.
Moved by Schuler, seconded by
Berryman, that all Minot Public
Schools would cease contact tracing
and quarantining, continue isolation
of positive Covid-19 cases as report-
ed by the ND Department of Health
and make masking a recommenda-
tion and not a requirement effective
May 26, 2021.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Gessner, seconded by
Mihalick, to approve the Consent
Agenda to include the
April 8, 2021 Regular, April 15, 2021
Special & Executive Session, April
20, 2021 Special & Executive Ses-
sion Board Meetings’ minutes and
the Financial Reports to include the
April Accounts Payable in the
amount of $1,729,685.89.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Schuler, seconded by
Gessner, to approve a letter of resig-
nation from Carson Bachmeier ef-
fective the end of the 2020-2021
school year.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Gessner, seconded by
Mihalick, to approve a letter of resig-
nation from Sherri Britt effective the
end of the 2020-2021 school year.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Mihalick, seconded by
Gessner, to approve a letter of resig-
nation from Brianna Hedges effec-
tive the end of the 2020-2021 school
year.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Gessner, seconded by
Schuler, to approve a letter of resig-
nation from Shawn Roedocker effec-
tive the end of the 2020-2021 school
year.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Schuler, seconded by
Gessner, to approve a letter of resig-
nation from Tami Spiros effective
the end of the 2020-2021 school
year.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Gessner, seconded by
Mihalick, to approve 2021-2022 New
Teacher Report #2.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Gessner, seconded by
Berryman, to approve a request for
Extended Serious Illness from Sara
Deutsch through the end of the
2020-2021 school year.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Magic City Campus High School
Principal Dr. Scott Faul gave the
board a presentation on the MPS
Portrait of a Graduate.
Dr. Faul also updated the board on
the most recent plans for graduation.
Moved by Schuler, seconded by
Mihalick, to approve 2021-2022 21st
Century CLC Continuation Grant as
presented by Assistant Superinten-
dent Tracey Lawson.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Mihalick, seconded by
Berryman, to appoint Assistant Su-
perintendent Tracey Lawson as the
Authorized Representative and Sig-
nature Authority for the 21st Century
CLC Continuation Grant.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Mihalick, seconded by
Schuler, that pursuant to the provi-
sions of NDCC 15.1-16-10 the Minot
School Board recognizes all
licensed principals employed or to
be employed as principals as the ap-
propriate negotiating unit for negotia-
tions with school administrators.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Gessner, seconded by
Schuler, to post an intent to consider
the MAA as the exclusive represen-
tative organization for negotiations
for principals as defined in their peti-
tion.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
The board was presented with a
recommendation from the Con-
struction Manager At Risk (CMAR)
selection committee to hire Kraus
Anderson Construction Company as
the CMAR for the proposed projects
at the former Cognizant building,
Magic City Campus & Central
Campus. Moved by Schuler,
seconded by Gessner, to approve
the hiring of Kraus Anderson Con-
struction Company as the CMAR for
the proposed projects at the former
Cognizant building, MCC & CC.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Schuler, seconded by
Berryman, to ratify the negotiated
agreement between the Minot
School Board and the Minot Educa-
tion Association contingent upon
MEA ratification. The tentative
agreement is a two-year contract
with a $400 increase to the base
salary in 2021-2022 and a $400 in-
crease to the base in 2022-2023, a
Covid Retention Pay of 4% in
2021-2022 and 3% in 2022-2023
and minor language changes.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
The next regular school board meet-
ing is scheduled for June 3, 2021 at
4:00 p.m.
The Regular Meeting adjourned at
5:52 P.M.
Scott Moum, Business Manager
Jim Rostad, President
These minutes are not approved un-
til the next regular board meeting.
The bills list can be found on this
link: https://drive.google.com/drive/f
olders/1s85vhLg-9krx4bVIZpuy_ttke
IVFMcWv?usp=sharing
(May 29, 2021)
Minot Public School District #1
Special School Board Meeting
May 17, 2021
Members Present
Jim Rostad
Bonny Berryman
Mike Gessner
Laura Mihalick
Miranda Schuler
Members Absent
The Special Board Meeting was
called to order by President Rostad
at 12:00 P.M.
Moved by Gessner, seconded by
Schuler, to recognize the MAA as
the exclusive representative organi-
zation for negotiations for principals
as defined in their petition.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Gessner, seconded by
Mihalick, to accept the TFFR Em-
ployer Reporting Review Report dat-
ed April 16, 2021, as presented.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
Moved by Schuler, seconded by
Berryman, to ratify the negotiated
agreement between the Minot
School Board and Chapter 52 of the
N.D. United Public Employees Local
contingent upon Chapter 52 ratifica-
tion. The tentative agreement is a
two-year contract with a $.20 in-
crease to the base wage in
2021-2022 and a $.20 increase to
the base wage in 2022-2023, a Co-
vid Retention Pay of 4% in
2021-2022 and 3% in 2022-2023
and minor language changes.
Roll Call: All members voted “Yes.”
The meeting adjourned at 12:07
p.m.
Scott Moum, Business Manager
Jim Rostad, President
These minutes are not approved un-
til the next regular board meeting.
(May 29, 2021)
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE SALE
CIVIL NUMBER: 51-2020-CV-01816
IN THE STATE OF NORTH
DAKOTA, COUNTY OF WARD
IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NORTH
CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT
U.S. Bank National Association,
Plaintiff,
v.
Michael P. Craig; Amber R. Craig
a/k/a Amber R. Sanine; State of
North Dakota by Dept. of Human
Services, Child Support Division;
any person in possession, and all
persons unknown, claiming any
estate or interest in, or lien or en-
cumbrance upon, the real estate
described in the complaint,
Defendants.
1. Judgment in the amount of
$186,396.95, having been entered in
favor of Plaintiff and against Defen-
dants, which Judgment was filed
with the Clerk of Courts of Ward
County, North Dakota, on April 21,
2021, for the foreclosure of a real
estate mortgage.
2. Notice is hereby given pursuant to
said Judgment that the real property
described as:
Lot 1, Galmac Subdivision of Block
2, Fairway Rearrangement of a por-
tion of Elbow Park Manor Addition to
the City of Minot, Ward County,
North Dakota.
Real Property address:100 19th
Street SE, Minot, ND 58701
The above real property is the sub-
ject of the Mortgage dated July 31,
2015, which Mortgagor, Michael P.
Craig, executed and delivered to
Mortgage Electronic Registration
Systems, Inc., as Mortgagee, as
nominee for Town and Country
Credit Union, its successors and as-
signs, and recorded in the office of
the Clerk and Recorder of Ward
County, North Dakota, on August 4,
2015, Instrument Number 2988856,
which is subject to the entered Judg-
ment. Said Mortgage was assigned
to Plaintiff, its successors or as-
signs, by Assignment of Mortgage
recorded October 7, 2019, Instru-
ment Number 3032438.
3. In order to realize the amount of
$186,396.95, as of April 21, 2021,
plus interest accruing thereafter on
said amount at the rate of 3.625%
per year together with the costs and
expenses of sale, the property will
be sold subject to redemption as
provided by law as one parcel of
land at public auction, subject to any
lien for unpaid real estate taxes and
assessments of Ward County, North
Dakota, and easements and restric-
tions of record, to the highest bidder
for cash under the direction of the
Sheriff of Ward County, North Dako-
ta, at the main entrance of the Ward
County Courthouse located at 315
SE 3rd Street, Minot, North Dakota
58701, on June 30, 2021 (“Sale
Date”), at 10:00 AM.
4. If the sale is set aside for reason,
the Purchaser at the sale shall be
entitled only to a return of the depo-
sit paid. The purchaser shall have
no further recourse against the Mort-
gagor, the Mortgagee or the
Mortgagee’s attorney.
DATED this 21st day of May, 2021.
SHERIFF OF WARD COUNTY
/s/Robert Roed
Deputy Sheriff of Ward County
Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.
/s/ Scott S. Skeen
Attorneys for Plaintiff
376 East 400 South, Suite 300
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-355-2886
Email: scott@hwmlawfirm.com
ND Bar No.: 09334
(May 29; June 5-12, 2021)
Notice of Sale
You are herein notified that Midwest
Capital Group, LLC, d/b/a Souris
River Storage, 4000 11th Ave. S.E.,
Minot, North Dakota, will conduct a
sale of abandoned personal property
of the following units: #109 Joby
Miller; #723 Tami Kutzer and Davey
Fettig; #403 Jerrilyn Parisien. The
contents of the units will be sold by
ONLINE AUCTION after 6:00 p.m.
on June 2, 2021. Questions should
be directed to Donald Malchose,
Souris River Storage, (701)
833-5362.
(May 22-29, 2021)
SUMMONS
Case No. 51-2021-DM-00315
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In the Interest of M.S.K. and L.L.,
Minor Children
State of North Dakota,
Plaintiff,
v.
Olga Korenkov,
Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to Olga
Korenkov:
You are summoned and required to
defend against the Complaint by
serving an Answer, which is a writ-
ten response, on the State of North
Dakota within 21 days after service
of this Summons and by also filing
that Answer with the court. If you do
not serve and file an Answer, the
court can grant the requests made in
the Complaint by ordering that a de-
fault judgment be entered against
you.
Dated this 1st day of August, 2020.
/s/Tina M. Heinrich
Tina M. Heinrich
Special Assistant Attorney General
Bar I.D. Number: 04088
1015 S. Broadway Suite 18
Minot, ND 58701
1-800-231-4255; minotcse@nd.gov
Attorney for Child Support
(May 29; June 5-12, 2021)
SUMMONS
Case No. 51-2021-DM-00316
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
In the Interest of D.S., a Minor
Children
State of North Dakota,
Plaintiff,
v.
Bridget S. Swinson,
Defendant.
The State of North Dakota to Bridget
S. Swinson:
You are summoned and required to
defend against the Complaint by
serving an Answer, which is a writ-
ten response, on the State of North
Dakota within 21 days after service
of this Summons and by also filing
that Answer with the court. If you do
not serve and file an Answer, the
court can grant the requests made in
the Complaint by ordering that a de-
fault judgment be entered against
you.
Dated this 8th day of September,
2020.
/s/Tina M. Heinrich
Tina M. Heinrich
Special Assistant Attorney General
Bar I.D. Number: 04088
1015 S. Broadway Suite 18
Minot, ND 58701
1-800-231-4255; minotcse@nd.gov
Attorney for Child Support
(May 29; June 5-12, 2021)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2021-CV-00757
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Michael J. Hanson,
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 May 12, 2021.
/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
(May 15-22-29, 2021)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2021-CV-00758
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Carla Meyer,
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 May 12, 2021.
/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
(May 15-22-29, 2021)
SUMMONS
Civil No. 51-2021-CV-00796
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA,
COUNTY OF WARD, IN DISTRICT
COURT, NORTH CENTRAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT
ProCollect Services, LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Carrie M. Fisher,
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 May 18, 2021.
/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
(May 22-29; June 5, 2021)
UNITED PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 07
Regular School Board Meeting
March 10, 2021
Virtual and In-Person
Members present Brenda Buri, Brett
Casavant, Josh Sundsbak, Chad
Brown, and Jayme Burkhart. Also
present were Superintendent Chris-
topher Bachmeier, Business
Manager Jody Askvig, Elementary
Principal Sue Kranz, Dean of
Students/AD Scott Medalen, JH
Principal Josh Brown, Asst. Ele-
mentary Principal Kayla Andersen,
and Amy Ralph.
Board President Buri called the
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
A motion was made by Casavant
and seconded by Brown to edit the
agenda and remove item 10. “Peti-
tion to negotiate” from the agenda.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to approve
the minutes of the previous meeting
as presented. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Brown to accept
the Activity report as of 2-28-2021
as presented. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Burkhart and
seconded by Brown to accept the
financial reports for the General
fund, the Building fund and the Hot
Lunch fund as presented to the
board. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Burkhart and
seconded by Casavant to pay EOM
bills numbered 37679-37694, total-
ing $9,483.03 and bills numbered
37695-37740, totaling $85,192.36 as
presented. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Casavant to ap-
prove open enrollment #6 for the
2021-2022 school year. Motion car-
ried.
A motion was made by Casavant
and seconded by Burkhart to accept
the resignation of Laurie Johnson ef-
fective 5-20-2021. Motion carried.
Board would like to thank Laurie for
her 17 years with the district and
wish her well on her retirement.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Brown to discuss
the resignation of Alexandria Hous-
ton.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Brown to accept
the resignation of Alexandria Hous-
ton effective 3-17-2021 with
$2000.00 liquidated damages fee
and we will report her to ESPB for
breach of contract. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to accept
the Superintendent’s evaluation as
presented. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Casavant
and seconded by Sundsbak to have
discussion on bus proposals. We
will Lease through United Com-
munity Bank (2 years) with Superin-
tendent Bachmeier having the au-
thority to sign the lease. Motion car-
ried. A motion was made by Casa-
vant and seconded by Burkhart to
accept Quote A from Hartley’s
School Buses Inc. for a 2022 Blue
Bird Vision 77 passenger bus with a
gas engine for $86,450.00 as
presented to the board. Motion car-
ried.
Covid-19 Update: Discussion on
changing our mask mandate in the
Pk-3rd grades and when outside
and in PE classes. Still wear masks
on the buses. Masks will be optional
at the prom. We will revisit the
thought of having Grandparents Day
at our April board meeting. Gradua-
tion will be back to how we have had
it in the past. A motion was made
by Sundsbak and seconded by Bur-
khart to change our mask mandate
in our Covid-19 Health and Wellness
Plan: 1. All students in our district
will continue to be required to wear a
mask when riding the school bus. 2.
Students in Preschool through Third
grade will be recommended but not
required to wear masks when in the
building. 3. Students in grades
Fourth grade through Twelfth grade
will continue to be required to wear
masks when in the building and
when they cannot socially distance.
4. All students will be recommend-
ed, but not required to wear a mask
when outside for recess. 5. All stu-
dents will be recommended but not
required to wear a mask when they
are in physical education class. 6.
All students will be recommended,
but not required to wear a mask
when they are outdoors for any
class. 7. All staff will be required to
wear a mask when in the buildings
and when they cannot socially dis-
tance. Motion carried.
Principal report: Mrs. Kranz- There
are 4 distance learners at the ele-
mentary school. Todd Wolf from
Bismarck taught the 5th and 6th
graders chess and each class re-
ceived two chess sets that boosters
purchased. Burlington Fire Depart-
ment taught a CPR class for staff on
February 17th. The February early
out looked at ways to make the
building more Welcoming; looked at
data to determine improvements for
reading and made changes to the
report cards to make them explana-
tory for parents. The afterschool
program through Full Steam Ahead
started up again in February with
students participating in
“Drumbeats” and in March will be
doing “Creative Cooking”. Thank
you to Kristi Snyder for organizing
“Lakers Have a Heart Month” with
proceeds going to the Salvation
Army and Humane Society. Each
organization received $2250.00 do-
nation. The organization “Blessed
Pets” received 450 cans of cat food.
Mrs. Reiter’s class raised the most
money. With a grant from Horace
Mann, the elementary had a speaker
on how to be resilient and how to
handle mean kids. Star Lakers for
teamwork were B. Clouse, A. Her-
nandez, N. Duchainne, O. Skar, E.
Beeter, C. Roedocker and L.
Christensen. March is reading
month and on Friday, March 12 ele-
mentary will have the next AR party.
Mr. Brown- Mr. Kuhnhenn will take
Jake S, Ava B., Brayden N., and
Nick F to Science Olympiad on
March 15th. Congratulations to
Brynn H. for qualifying for the State
Spelling Bee and will compete on-
line on March 24th.The following JH
students qualified for State Math
Counts on March 25th, 6:00 p.m.:
Jake S., Eli M., and Jacy H. On
March 25th the 8th grade students
will attend MSU Nursing “Scrubs
Event”. Observations are getting fin-
ished for end of year evaluations.
Mr. Medalen- Students have prere-
gistered for classes for the
2021-2022 school year and we will
have a schedule soon. Tim Smith
held Hunters Safety in Burlington in
February. March 2nd the Juniors
took the ACT Test. FFA has been
going to judging competitions.
March 10th, we had a speaker about
Distracted Driving for all students.
Congratulations to DLB Cheer-
leaders for winning District Cheer
Award. GBB and BBB are done for
the year and JH BBB will be done
this next week. Congratulations to
the 4 wrestlers that placed at state:
Gunner R.- 8th place; Weston W.-
5th place; Carter M.- 8th place and
Cale I.- 2nd place. Track began
March 8th and Softball and Baseball
will begin March 22nd with Golf be-
ginning March 29th and there will be
new NDHSAA guidelines for spring
sports out soon.
Superintendent report: Discussion/
updates on enrollment figures, Leg-
islative news, and CREA news. We
will keep our CLC program through
the REA and want to thank Deb
Schwandt for doing a great job run-
ning the program. Negotiations
must be wrapped up by June 1st.
Brenda and Josh will be the board
representatives for negotiations.
Will be holding interviews for the En-
glish position next Monday and
Tuesday and Social Studies position
will be the following week. The Ele-
mentary teachers have been moving
internally for the next year and we
will post the open positions once we
are done with internal shifts. The
Hayley Sundsbak Memorial Tourna-
ment was in Des Lacs last weekend
and was a very successful tourna-
ment. Thank you to all the
volunteers that helped and to our
custodians that did a great job get-
ting our building ready for Monday
morning.
Next meeting Wednesday, April 14,
2021, 7:00 p.m. in Des Lacs.
Meeting adjourned 7:50 p.m.
Jody Askvig, Business Manager
Brenda Buri, Board President
(May 29, 2021)
UNITED PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 07
Regular School Board Meeting
February 10, 2021
Virtual and In-Person
Members present Brenda Buri, Brett
Casavant, Josh Sundsbak, Chad
Brown, and Jayme Burkhart. Also
present were Superintendent Chris-
topher Bachmeier, Business
Manager Jody Askvig, Elementary
Principal Sue Kranz, Assist. Ele-
mentary Principal Kayla Andersen,
Dean of Students/AD Scott
Medalen, JH Principal Josh Brown,
and Amy Ralph.
Board President Buri called the
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to accept
the agenda as presented. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Casavant to ap-
prove the minutes of the previous
meeting as presented. Motion car-
ried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Burkhart to accept the
Activity report as of 1-31-2021 as
presented. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Casavant to ac-
cept the financial report for the Gen-
eral fund, the Building fund and the
Hot Lunch fund as presented. Mo-
tion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Burkhart for EOM bills
numbered 37621-37632, totaling
$14,465.09 and bills numbered
37633-37678 totaling $59,426.59 as
presented. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Burkhart to ap-
prove open enrollment #13 for the
2020-2021 school year and forms
numbered 1-5 for the 2021-2022
school year. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to approve
the 2021-2022 calendar. First day
of school will be August 17, 2021
and the last day of school will be
May 19, 2022 as presented. Gra-
duation will be Sunday, May 22,
2022 at 2:00 p.m. in Des Lacs. Mo-
tion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Burkhart to accept the
resignation of Toni Bennett effective
5-20-2021. The board thanked her
for 39 years in our district. Enjoy
your retirement. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Casavant to ac-
cept the resignation of Steve Files
effective 5-20-2021. The board
thanked Steve for his 33 years in our
district. Enjoy your retirement. Mo-
tion carried.
A motion was made by Burkhart and
seconded by Brown to accept the
resignation of Robert Schwartz ef-
fective 5-20-2021. Good luck on
your new endeavors. Motion car-
ried.
A motion was made by Burkhart and
seconded by Sundsbak to hire
Jacob Dahl as our Spanish instruc-
tor for the 2021-2022 school year.
Motion carried.
Covid-19 update: We currently have
34 distance learners and will have
14 students return at the end of this
week. Superintendent is making
recommendation that we keep our
mask expectations going forward.
This makes close contact cases
lower. Some staff members have
been able to get vaccinated. Vacci-
nation will be voluntary and not a re-
quirement. NDHSAA are encourag-
ing fans to only go to their games
during District and Regional tourna-
ments. No parents or fans will be al-
lowed to go by the locker rooms with
no door decorating, food in locker
room and no hospitality room. No
entrance from the bottom door at the
auditorium. All games will be
streamed.
Principal report: Mrs. Kranz The
elementary school only has 4 dis-
tance learners currently. The school
Spelling Bee Champions was Ash-
ton Kruse and the runner up was
Owen Hanson. The 3rd through 6th
grades have completed the Student
Engagement Survey. Our ELL stu-
dents completed the WICA assess-
ment on January 1st. Thank you to
Peace Lutheran Church for their do-
nation to help cover school supplies
costs for families in need. Burling-
ton raised money for “Lakers have a
heart month” with proceeds going to
the Salvation Army and the Animal
Shelter. Thank you to Kristi Snyder
for organizing the activities. Febru-
ary is for Families month. Students
were sent home with a choice chart
of activities to do with their family
throughout the month. The elemen-
tary has taken over the clothing
sales from the booster club and held
a fundraiser at Panera on January
13th. Mr. Brown- The JH crowned
Brynn Hanson as the 7th grade
Spelling Bee Champ and Hanna Hall
as the 8th grade Champ. Mrs. Quam
had 15 students participate in the
Math Counts competition which was
online, and we are waiting for
results. Snow Fun day will be Fri-
day, February 12th. On March 25th,
MSU Nursing Department will be
hosting a scrubs camp at the dome
and are inviting 8th grade students
from the surrounding area to be in-
troduced to a variety of areas in
healthcare. Mr. Medalen- Mrs.
Schaefer gave the Work keys exam
to 8 students on January 27th. The
NHS had their induction ceremony
on January 28th. The FFA contests
are through zoom this year. Sanford
Health presented a Career Day on-
line with 17 of our students taking
part. February 9th and 11th the
teachers discussed course over-
views for the schedule for next year.
Friday, February 12th will be Snow
Fun Day and will be an opportunity
for students to catch up on missing
work. Updates on winter sports.
Superintendent report: Current en-
rollment for district is 673. Updates
on some of the Legislative issues
and the Negotiation Seminar attend-
ed by Mr. Bachmeier and Brenda
Buri. We are looking for sub bus
drivers and possibly a route driver
for next year. Thank you to the
Gravseth family and for friends of
Karla Roussell for contributing to the
DLB School Foundation with
memorials.
March 6th we will have a notice of
at-large position on the board for the
June election.
Next meeting will be Wednesday,
March 10th 7:00 p.m. in Des Lacs.
Meeting adjourned 8:49 p.m.
Jody Askvig, Business Manager
Brenda Buri, Board President
(May 29, 2021)
UNITED PUBLIC SCHOOL DIS-
TRICT NO. 07
Regular School Board Meeting
April 14, 2021
Virtual and In-Person
Members present Brenda Buri, Josh
Sundsbak, Chad Brown, Jayme Bur-
khart, and Brett Casavant was ab-
sent. Also present were Superin-
tendent Christopher Bachmeier,
Business Manager Jody Askvig,
Principal Sue Kranz, Dean of
Students/AD Scott Medalen, JH
Principal Josh Brown, Angela Hall,
and Amy Ralph.
Board President Buri called the
meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to edit the
agenda to add #18- Burlington Re-
creation use buses 27 & 28. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to approve
the minutes of the previous meeting
as presented. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Burkhart to accept
the Activity report as of 3-31-2021
as presented. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Burkhart to accept the
financial reports for the General
fund, the Building fund and the Hot
Lunch fund as presented to the
board. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to approve
paying EOM bills numbered
37741-37751, totaling $12,435.22
and bills numbered 37752-37796, to-
taling $90,937.63. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to approve
open enrollment application #7 for
the 2021-2022 school year. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Brown to approve
the petition to negotiate. Pursuant
to section 15.1-16-10 of ND Century
Code, as amended, the Des Lacs
United EA #336 hereby requests
that the School Board recognizes as
an appropriate negotiating unit all
classroom teachers, librarians, and
counselors employed by the School
Board as classroom teachers de-
fined by the NDCC 15.1-16-01. Mo-
tion carried.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Burkhart to accept
the resignation of Caitlin Gunderson
effective May 20, 2021. Motion car-
ried.
A motion was made by Burkhart and
seconded by Sundsbak to hire Chris
Stroschein for the 2021-2022 school
year. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Burkhart and
seconded by Brown to hire Dylan
Hennessy for the 2021-2022 school
year. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brown and
seconded by Sundsbak to approve
the first reading of policy AAC-BR1
Discrimination and Harassment
Grievance Procedure. Motion car-
ried.
Covid 19 update: We will be having
a normal graduation for the seniors
and the PK students. We only have
24 students that are distance learn-
ing. Seniors will have Grandparents
Day on May 5th.
Principal Reports: Mrs. Kranz- Bur-
lington only has 2 students distance
learning. Parent-Teacher confer-
ences were held the last week in
March. Mrs. Andersen has complet-
ed teacher evaluations and Mrs.
Kranz is wrapping up para evalua-
tions. STEAM is offering an art
class to our students after school in
April. A cooking class was offered in
March. There was a chess workshop
for our students on Saturday, March
27 with 16 students participating.
Classes are planning their spring
field trips. The elementary music
concert will be recorded the last
week in April. It will be compiled into
a video with a link sent to parents
the following week. The 5th and 6th
grade band concert will be held in
person on April 26th. Our March
Star Lakers for accountability were:
K. Ruby, L. Austin, C. Johansen, B.
Coca, E. Sys, A. Boling, and L.
Bock. Mr. Brown- The following stu-
dents will be participating in State
Science Olympiad over zoom on
4/21 through 4/23: Nick F., Drew R.,
Jake S., Ava B., Brayden N., and
Grace B. Teachers’ evaluations are
all finished. Semester test schedules
and JH Happenings are getting fi-
nalized. Mr. Medalen- FFA held
their banquet. Prom had 80 stu-
dents attending. Winter sports are
finishing up and spring sports had
been busy until the snow arrived.
Semester test schedule is getting fi-
nalized.
Superintendent Report: Updates on
legislative news and attendance
numbers. Interviews set for elemen-
tary position. Applying for a Clean
Diesel Grant to get a new bus.
Looking ahead to summer projects.
Would like to replace few remaining
rooms with new carpet and look at
old gym in DL. Completing the Prin-
cipal evaluations. There will be a
pancake breakfast for the Trap
Team at the Hacienda on May 2nd.
A motion was made by Burkhart and
seconded by Sundsbak to approve
the special meeting on April 28th, 7
a.m. in the library in Burlington. We
will not live stream this meeting.
Motion carried. A motion was made
by Sundsbak and seconded by Bur-
khart to approve the usage of bus 27
and bus 28 by Burlington Recreation
for their summer programs if they in-
sure them for the summer.
Next regular meeting will be
Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 7:00
p.m. in Des Lacs.
Meeting adjourned 7:32 p.m.
Jody Askvig, Business Manager
Brenda Buri, Board President
(May 29, 2021)
UNITED PUBLIC SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 07
Special Board Meeting
April 28, 2021
In-person only
Members present Brenda Buri, Brett
Casavant, Josh Sundsbak, Jayme
Burkhart, Superintendent Christo-
pher Bachmeier, and Business
Manager Jody Askvig.
Board president called the meeting
to order at 7:00 am.
A motion was made by Sundsbak
and seconded by Casavant to ap-
prove the negotiating unit. The
School Board has investigated the
petition filed by the Des Lacs United
EA #336 requesting that the associ-
ation be recognized as the represen-
tative organization for the negotiat-
ing unit and has determined that the
Education Association does
represent a majority of the teachers
within that unit. The Board recog-
nizes the Des Lacs United EA #336
as the representative organization
for a minimum of one year beginning
April 28, 2021. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Casavant
and seconded by Burkhart to ap-
prove to substitute pledge of securi-
ties with demand deposit market-
place. Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned 7:03 p.m.
Jody Askvig, Business Manager
Brenda Buri, Board President
(May 29, 2021)