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NOTICE TO
BIDDERS
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the Board of Commissioners
of Haakon County, South Dakota
on May 7, 2013, at the office of the
County Auditor at Philip, South Dakota,
until the bid opening time as shown
below.
The bids will be opened and read at the
hours listed below for each of the following
items.
Bids to be opened at 1:45 PM MDT for
Concrete Bridge Decking, Box
Culverts, Round Culverts –
various sizes – see specifications.
All products are to conform to
South Dakota Specifications.
All bids are to be firm to commence on
bid letting date and remain in force until
bid letting date in 2014, which will be no
later than May 1, 2014.
Proposals shall be submitted in a sealed
envelope clearly imprinted on the outside
with item bid, time and date of letting.
Bidders are reminded that the county is
not subject to the payment on federal excise
tax or of state sales tax.
The Board of County Commissioners of
Haakon County reserves the right to accept
or reject any or all bids, or to accept
any bid which they believe to be in the
best interest of the County.
Specifications for supplies may be obtained
at the County Highway Office, Box
156, Philip, SD 57567, or at the County
Proceedings of Haakon
School District 27-1
Board of Education
Regular Meeting Minutes
April 15, 2013
The Board of Education of the Haakon
School District 27-1 met in regular session
for its regular meeting on April 15,
2013, at 7:00 p.m. at the Philip Armory,
Room A-1. President Scott Brech called
the meeting to order with the following
members present: Scott Brech, Vonda
Hamill, Mark Nelson, Anita Peterson,
Mark Radway and Doug Thorson. Absent:
Jake Fitzgerald. Also present:
Supt/Elementary Prin. Keven Morehart,
Business Manager Britni Ross, Secondary
Prin. Mike Baer, Lisa Schofield, Pat
Westerberg and Del Bartels.
All action taken in the following minutes
was by unanimous vote unless otherwise
specified.
13-105 Communications from the audience:
None
13-106 Motion by Hamill, second by
Radway to approve the agenda with the
following additions: 13-112.1: First Reading
of Policy IBGH: Alternative Education.
13-107 Motion by Radway, second by
Nelson to approve the following items of
consent calendar.
Approved the minutes of the March
18, 2013, meeting.
Approved the unaudited financial report
of March 31, 2013, as follows:
Auditor's Office, Box 698, Philip SD,
57567.
Dated at Philip, Haakon County, South
Dakota, this 3rd day of April, 2013.
[Published April 18 & 25, 2013, at the
total approximate cost of $38.99]
NOTICE OF
HEARING ON
PETITION
TO VACATE
PORTION OF ALLEY
Notice is hereby given that Golden West
Telecommunications Cooperation has
presented a Petition to the City of Philip,
South Dakota, requesting the vacation of
the following described portion of Alley:
ALLEY:
The Alley of an approximate
width of twenty feet (20’) and
approximate length of onehundred
forty feet (140’) running
east and west, located in
Block Two (2) of Original
Town. Said alley is bounded
on the North, by Lot Eleven R
(11R) and bounded on the
South, by Lot One (1), all located
in Block Two (2) of Original
Town, City of Philip,
Haakon County, South
Dakota.
Golden West Telecommunications
Cooperation further petitions
that, if vacation is approved,
they be granted possession
and responsibility for
all vacated property as described
above (approximately
- 193.14, Petty Cash Reimbursement -
Postage - 93.88, Philip Standard - Maintenance
Fuel - 52.85, Philip Trust and
Agency - Imprest Reimbursement* -
353.65, Pioneer Review - Publications -
213.92, President's Award Program -
Awards - 147.50, Quill - Business Office
Supplies - 175.09, Radway, Mark - BOE
Mileage - 38.48, Schofield, Ellen - Isolation
Mileage - 34.78, SDHSAA - Athletic
Participation Fees - 510.00, Sew Mine
Upholstery - Football Dummy Repairs -
197.60, South Dakota One Call - Locate
Tickets - 5.25, The Instrumentalist -
Awards - 195.00, Thorson, Doug - BOE
Mileage - 37.74, University of Oregon -
Dibels Testing - 72.00, Walker Refuse -
Garbage Service - 828.30, Wellmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield - Health Insurance
Premiums - 10,102.14, West Central
Electric - Electricity - 4,876.06, WRLJ
Rural Water - Milesville/ Cheyenne
March 13 Water - 62.50. TOTAL:
28,034.73. Capital Outlay Claims
Payable April 15, 2013: Century Business
Leasing - Copier Lease - 410.34.
TOTAL: 410.34. SPED Claims Payable
April 15, 2013: AFLAC - Insurance Premiums
- 128.18, Avesis - Vision Insurance
Premiums - 56.12, Carley, Ruth -
Isolation Mileage - 199.80, Children's
Care Hospital - OT/PT Services - 655.00,
Curriculum Associates - Testing Supplies
- 482.88, Delta Dental - Dental Insurance
Premiums - 465.70, HCS - Computer
Monitor - 1,383.93, Meade School District
- Reading Recovery - M Morehart -
990.00, Nelson, Karen - Isolation
Mileage - 494.32, Riverside Publishing -
Testing Supplies - 128.15, Wellmark Blue
Cross Blue Shield - Health Insurance
Premiums - 412.22. TOTAL: 5,396.30.
Food Service Claims Payable April 15,
twenty feet (20’) by one-hundred
forty feet (140’)).
Said Petition will be heard on the 6th day
of May 2013 at 7:30 p.m. or as soon after
that hour as is practical, in the Community
Room of the Haakon County Courthouse.
All interested persons may appear
at the public hearing and show
cause why the Petition should be approved
or rejected.
Monna Van Lint,
City Finance Officer
[Published April 18 & 25, 2013, at the
total approximate cost of $21.95]
Proceedings of the
Town of Midland
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
April 11, 2013
The Town Board of the Town of Midland
met on Thursday, April 11, 2013, at 7:05
PM in the Town Hall with the following
members present: Diana Baeza, Jared
Fosheim, Rock Gillaspie, Finance Officer
Michelle Meinzer and Utilities Operator
Lawrence Stroppel.
Also present: Ken Standiford
Minutes from the March 12 and March
18, 2013, meetings were approved as
published.
Monthly meeting was delayed from our
regular meeting date due to weather.
Discussed land transfer. Land will need
to be resurveyed in order to swap land.
Performance Seed will pay for the survey
to be done and to redo the plat as well.
to be negotiated at a later date.
13-112 Motion by Nelson, second by Peterson
to approve elementary, high
school and staff handbooks for FY 2013-
2014.
13-112.1 Heard the first reading of Board
Policy IBGH: Alternative Education.
13-113 Anita Peterson gave the BHSSC
report and reported on her tour of the
Sanford Underground Research Facility
in Lead, SD.
13-114 Motion by Hamill, second by Peterson
to approve having an updated
GASB 45 Actuary Valuation study completed.
This study is required every three
years to identify the cost of OPEB (other
post employment benefits) offered to retirees.
13-115 Motion by Nelson, second by
Thorson to go into executive session at
7:59 p.m. for personnel issues per SDCL
1-25-2. Motion by Thorson, second by
Nelson to resume meeting at 8:24 p.m.
Motion by Nelson, second by Thorson to
offer the $13,500 One Time Money as a
$300 bonus to certified, classified, and
administrative staff with the April 2013
payroll.
13-116 Secondary Principal Mike Baer
reported on the following items: (A) Midterm
was April 11, 2013. (B) Dakota Step
Testing is complete. (C) The All-School
Play was held on April 11th and 12th. The
group did an outstanding job. (D) Scottie
Fest will be held April 18th, with supper
at 5:30 and games from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
(E) The Freshman CORE Impact day will
Discussed DOT Bridge repair south of
Midland on Hwy 63. This has a 10 ft.
maximum width restriction. Work began
on April 1, 2013, and will be completed in
early October 2013. Road will be closed
to traffic two different times for three days
each time. Notices will be posted.
Annual District Meeting will be held in
Murdo on April 16, 2013. Baeza, Meinzer
and Gillaspie plan to attend.
Discussed Ordinance violations. An
abatement letter created by our Attorney
to enforce our Ordinances has been sent
out and results have been noted although
more work needs to be completed
to be in compliance. Another complaint
has been filed with the Board and
notice has been given to property owner
that they are in violation of the Town’s Ordinances.
Stroppel gave his utility operator’s report.
Topics discussed were applicator’s license,
water project south of Midland is
completed, sweeping and repairing
streets, generator maintenance, lighting
at park, and Midco inspection on water
tank.
Discussed Midland Senior Citizen Center.
No action taken.
Malt beverage licenses will be up for renewal
at our May meeting.
Discussed abandoned underground tank
removal program. SD DENR has sent
out notice that they will again remove the
tanks that qualify and that the Petroleum
Release Compensation Fund will pay for
the removal and any necessary environmental
cleanup. Please contact Terry
Florentz with SD DENR at 605-773-3296
for more information.
Motion was made by Fosheim, second
by Gillaspie to pay the following claims:
Lawrence Stroppel, Wages/
Mileage/supplies ..................2,440.67
Lawrence Stroppel, Insurance, Phone,
Vehicle ....................................500.00
Michelle Meinzer, Wages/ Phone/web
page ........................................713.80
Diana Baeza, Postage ....................5.65
Electronic Federal Tax Payment, Employee
Tax............................1,036.85
Ernie’s LLC, Supplies ..................118.38
Golden West, Phone/Internet......142.09
Heartland Waste Management, Refuse
Service .................................1,296.00
Midland Food & Fuel, Fuel ..........120.00
Peters Excavation, Repairs......1,570.41
Pioneer Review, Publications ......511.10
Quill Corporation, Supplies .........164.45
SD Dept. of Revenue, Lab Fees ...13.00
SD Retirement System,
Retirement ..............................383.28
SD State Treasurer, Sales Tax ......95.04
SD Workers’ Comp. Fund, Workers’
Compensation...........................58.00
USA BlueBook, Supplies.............520.97
West Central Electric, Electric
Supply ..................................1,134.64
WR/LJ Rural Water Supply, Water
Supply .....................................807.50
BankWest Insurance Co.,
Bonding...................................450.00
SD One Call, Message Fees...........5.55
There being no further business to come
before the Board, the meeting adjourned.
Michelle Meinzer, Finance Officer
Diana Baeza, President
[Published April 25, 2013, at the total approximate
cost of $42.56]
NOTICE OF
HEARING ON
PETITION TO VACATE PORTIONS OF
PUBLIC
RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Notice is hereby given that CHS, an Incorporated
Entity, also known as Harvest
States Cooperative and DBA Midwest
Cooperatives, has presented a Petition
to the City of Philip, Haakon County,
South Dakota, requesting the vacation of
the following described public rights-ofway,
street and alley portions in accordance
with Chapter 9-45 of the South
Dakota Codified Laws:
STREET PORTIONS:
That portion of East Cherry Street (approximately
one-half (0.50) acres) as
shown on Exhibit “A” and proposed to be
platted as Lot Nineteen (19), Outlot R,
City of Philip, Haakon County, South
Dakota. Said Lot Nineteen (19) is
bounded on the North by Outlot S and
Lots 13 thru 15; South by East Cherry
Street, the proposed platted Lot Sixteen-
A (16-A), and Lot 11; and, bounded on
the East by South Auto Avenue, all located
in Outlot R, City of Philip, Haakon
County, South Dakota.
That northern most portion of Marie Avenue
as shown on Exhibit “A” and proposed
to be platted as part of proposed
relocated and platted East Cherry Street
and as part of Lot Sixteen-A (16-A), Outlot
R, City of Philip, Haakon County,
South Dakota. Said portion is bounded
on the North by the proposed platted Lot
Nineteen (19) and East Cherry Street;
bounded on the South by Marie Avenue;
and, bounded on the East and West by
the proposed relocated and platted East
Cherry Street, all located in Outlot R, City
of Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota.
ALLEY PORTIONS:
That portion of Alley with a platted width
of twenty feet (20’) and approximate
length of forty-five point forty-nine feet
(45.49’) as shown on Exhibit “A” and proposed
to be platted as part of Lot Sixteen-A
(16-A), Outlot R, City of Philip,
Haakon County, South Dakota. Said portion
is bounded on North by the proposed
platted Lot Nineteen (19); bounded on
the South by the proposed relocated and
platted East Cherry Street; and, bounded
on the East by Lots Ten (10) and Eleven
(11), all located in Outlot R, City of Philip,
Haakon County, South Dakota.
That portion of Alley with a platted width
of twenty feet (20’) and length of fifty-two
feet (52’) as shown on Exhibit “A” and
proposed to be platted as part of the relocated
East Cherry Street, Outlot R, City
of Philip, Haakon County, South Dakota.
Said portion is bounded on North by the
proposed platted Lot Sixteen-A (16-A);
bounded on the South by the platted
alley; and, bounded on the East and
West by the proposed relocated and platted
East Cherry Street, all located in Outlot
R, City of Philip, Haakon County,
South Dakota.
CHS further petitions that, if vacation is
approved, they wish to be granted possession
and responsibility for all vacated
property as described above.
CHS understands and further agrees to
enter into a perpetual easement, allowing
ingress and egress for the maintenance
of any and all existing utility services located
on the vacated property as described
above.
Said Petition will be heard on the 6th day
of May, 2013, at 7:40 p.m., or as soon
after that hour as is practical, in the Community
Room of the Haakon County
Courthouse. All interested persons may
appear at the public hearing and show
cause why the Petition should be approved
or rejected.
Monna Van Lint,
City Finance Officer
[Published April 25 & May 2, 2013, at the
total approximate cost of $132.56]
Scottie Fest fundraiser – Super Heroes
The annual fundraiser for school classes and organization, Scottie Fest, was held
Thursday, April 18. This year’s theme was Super Heroes. Wearing their super
smiles are, from left, Cylver Lurz, Samantha Fillingim, Morgan Cantrell, Abby Martin
as Ironman, Kendal Hook and Bobbi Antonsen. Photos by Del Bartels
Scottie
Fest
Super heroes help others. Quade
Slovek is seen here helping Evan Henrie
with throwing beanbags at one of
the stations during Scottie Fest.
General Fund Claims Payable April 15,
2013: AFLAC - Insurance Premium -
662.71, A&B Welding - VoAg Supplies -
13.67, AmericInn - Fort Pierre - Lodging
- State Student Council - 216.68, Avesis
- Vision Insurance Premiums - 293.50,
Award Emblem - Awards - 475.71, Best
Western Ramkota - Lodging - State Student
Council - 912.00, Brant's Electric -
Magnetic Door Holders - 187.46, Brech,
Scott - BOE Mileage - 44.40, Cenex Harvest
States - Bus Fuel - 108.65, Century
Business Products - Copier Maintenance
- 350.00, City of Philip - Water/Sewer -
443.05, Coyle's SuperValu - FACS Supplies
- 138.83, Coyle's SuperValu - Science/BOE
Supplies - 41.46, D&T Auto
Parts - Tractor Supplies - 34.32, Delta
Dental - Dental Insurance Premiums -
1,617.96, Department of Health - Health
Nurse Services - 170.00, Department of
Revenue - Water Testing - 551.00,
Deuchar, Theresa - Isolation Mileage -
222.00, Elshere, Lana - Isolation Mileage
- 48.84, Etch USA - Engraving - 59.36,
Fairbanks Scales - Return Scale Restocking
Fee - 68.08, Foss, Dani - Isolation
Mileage - 261.22, Gebes, Mike -
Mileage - Maintenance trips to Rapid City
- 121.36, Grimm's Pump - Scrubber Repairs
- 31.00, Herff Jones -
Diplomas/Diploma Covers - 334.22, Ingram
Hardware - Janitorial - 16.46,
Jones, Jeff - Basketball Official - 230.00,
Kennedy Implement - Tractor Supplies -
17.10, Meade School District - Reading
Recovery - V Knutson - 750.00, Morrison's
Pit Stop - Bus/Maintenance Fuel -
1,001.37, Moses Building Center - Janitorial
Supplies - 9.46, NASSP - Awards -
373.02, Nelson, Mark - BOE Mileage -
39.96, Peterson, Anita - BHSSC Mileage
2013: AFLAC - Insurance Premiums -
80.34, Child & Adult Nutrition - Commodity
Purchases - 175.32, Coyle's Super-
Valu - Purchased Foods - 48.64, Dean
Foods - Milk Purchases - 1,155.07,
Earthgrains - Purchased Foods - 143.00,
Reinhart Food Service - Purchased
Foods - 2,535.61, Servall - Linen Care -
57.03, US Foods - Purchased Foods -
3,636.49. TOTAL: 7,831.50. Hourly
wages for Month of March 2013:
26,488.88. Gross Salaries/Fringe for
March 2013: FUND 10: Instructional -
93,986.81, Administration - 16,258.41,
Support Services - 6,130.51, Extra Curricular
- 5,824.95; FUND 22: SPED
Gross Salaries/Fringe - 9,686.17.
13-108 Motion by Peterson, second by
Thorson to approve the following personnel
action: Steve Leithauser - Maintenance
Director/Custodial Supervisor: FY
2013 (May 1 - June 30) - $4,804.17 and
FY 2014 - $28,825.00. Kory Foss, Assistant
Golf Coach - $1,740.00.
13-109 Motion by Hamill, second by Nelson
to approve membership in the South
Dakota High School Activities Association
for 2013-2014.
13-110 Motion by Hamill, second by Radway
to approve offering certified and
classified contracts at current salaries
and terms in an effort to determine any
movement and hiring needs. After negotiations
are completed, contracts will be
reissued with any new FY 2014 changes.
13-111 Motion by Radway, second by
Peterson to approve administrative contracts
as offered, with salaries and terms
be held at Douglas school on April 24th.
(F) National Honor Society Induction will
be held April 22nd at 6:30 p.m. (G)
Awards Banquet will be May 9th. (H)
Coaches are going to begin meeting
monthly to network and collaborate together.
13-117 Superintendent Keven Morehart
reported on the following items: (A) Friday,
April 12, will be a Make-up Day for
the April 9th snow day and Friday, April
19t, will be a Make Up Day for the April
10th snow day. (B) April 1-19 was the
Dakota Step Testing window. (C) The
local spelling bee will be held on April
18th at 12:30, with awards following at 2
p.m. (D) Preschool Screening will be
held April 22nd, Science Day will be held
April 25th and the Regional Spelling Bee
will be held April 29th. (E) The Athletic Director
position will be split 50/50 next
year. (F) Graduation will be held May
11th with Baccalaureate at 2:00 p.m. and
Graduation at 3:00 p.m. (G) 8th Grade
Promotion will be held May 14th at 4:30
p.m. (H) Read Thank You cards from
Tom and Mary Parquet for the support
during Mary’s transplant and from
Theresa Deuchar for the support during
the passing of her mother.
Motion by Nelson, second by Peterson to
adjourn at 8:35 p.m. Will meet in regular
session on May 20, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
Scott Brech, President
______________________________
Britni Ross, Business Manager
[Published April 25, 2013, at the total approximate
cost of $103.55]
During Scottie Fest, the student council collected cans of
food to help local pantries and food shares. Shown from left
are Kelsie Kroetch, Madison Hand and Gavin Brucklacher.
Having a cake from the Scottie Fest
cake walk, Amy Morrison is set.
Above, Brock Hanson helping Evie
Foss throw the balls into the holes.
The Moustache Trio from left, Ali, Tammy and Kendra
Schofield.
Jared Fosheim with his kids’ winnings
at Scottie Fest.
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