SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 THE PRESS PAGE 7
department to a radiologist, so couple of gift cards to Mamma Yard" which gave community
that the patient can receive results Maria's and The Olive Garden in members the opportunity to pur-
from their scans within an hour Grand Forks just in case the meal chase a yard of raffle tickets for
rather than days. didn't come together as planned. $5.
The most sought after auction Another food related hit on the Raffle items included a vari,
item was titled"Quack, Quack" a auction block was a basket ety of donations including can-
pair of dolls donated by Greg dubbed "For the love of wine" dles, gift cards, potted mums,
Chyle from the collection of the donated by the FCHC Governing decorative items, quilted items,
late Master Doll Artist Bonnie Board. The destination basket and more.
Chyle was sold as a set rather than takes the winner on a tour of the
The drawing for $500 in Park
individually. The description said Carlos Creek Winery in Alexan-
River Bucks donated by First
that Dori and Dudley Duck -- dria, Minn followed by a meal at
23" silicone limited edition dolls the Broadway Bistro. The basket United Bank of Park River,
were too cute to split up. One of came stocked with gift cards for Adams, Michigan, Grafton,
the other big sellers was "Italiano the trip and a variety of treats for Hoople, and Crystal went to Shel-
al dente" donated by the FCHC the wine connoisseur, ley Heigaard of Park River who
nursing staff. The basket included In addition to the 38 baskets then donated back half of it to be
everything needed for an Italian auctioned off following the din- drawn for again. The other half
feast from the dishes down to the ner, more than 70 items were raf- went to Vicki Ham also of Park
ingredients for each dish and a fled off in the "Raffle by the River.
Traditi
and Threshing
NEW ROCKFORD, N.D. --
The 55th Annual Central North
Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion
will be held September 20th-22nd
at the New Rockford, ND, Fair
Grounds. The Tractor Ride is
Thursday, September 19th at 9
a.m. The Ride leaves the New
Rockford Fair Grounds at 9 a.m.
with this year's route heading to
Dakota Sun Gardens at the Mer-
leen and Bruce Gussias home
southeast of New Rockford.
This year's show feature is
"Lesser Known Classics" and fea-
tures the Imperial tractor owned by
the Messner family of Tolna, ND
and the King car owned by the
Schmid family of Barlow, ND.
Other classics on display will be
a Geiser, Quincy, Hackney, and
Townsend.
The Daily Parade of Engines,
one of the largest displays of
steam engines in the mid-west, is
held daily at 2 p.m. Threshing,
steam plowing and horse plowing
are held dally following the parade.
Other activities include potato
digging, wood sawing, station-
ary engines, rope making, wood
carving, model train display, black-
smith, washing show, women's
auxiliary building, and numerous
other demonstrations. Saturday
moming is the Kids Pedal Pull.
Saturday afternoon is the Northern
Pullers Tractor Pull.
This year's musical entertain-
ment, sponsored in part by the
North Dakota Council on the Arts,
are the Waddington family from
Regent on Saturday and the Tim,
Becky, and Greg Hager on Sunday.
Friday evening's dancing and Sat-
urday evening's talent show pro-
vide an opportunity to enjoy a va-
riety of musical entertainment.
To round out the 3 day show,
you will find the craft and com-
mercial building, as well as the
outdoor flea market, with many
items for sale. The Eddy County
4-H Clubs serve their delicious
roast beef dinner Saturday and
Sunday. The Cook Car Threshers
Breakfast is served daily from 6
a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors will be on
hand with many different food
items for your enjoyment.
For more information, log on to
CNDSTR@yahoo.com or go to
www.cityofnewrockford.com to
view a complete listing of activi-
ties.
ND launches Agent Orange Education Campaign
FARGO, N.D. -- On
Tuesday, August 6, The
Vietnam Veterans of
America North Dakota
State Council launched a
statewide Agent Orange
Education Campaign
with the unveiling the
first of a series of bill-
boards. Their goal is to
reach fellow veterans and
their dependents exposed
to and suffering from the
effects of Agent Or-
ange/dioxin.
"Through advertise-
ments such as our bill-
boards and by convening
town hall meetings, stand
downs, and other out-
reach events throughout
North Dakota, we hope
to reach those suffering
from the effects of Agent
Orange to provide them
with information and re-
sources they need," said
Dan Stenvold, President
of the VVA North Dako-
ta State Council.
701-239-7165
VVA.org
Photo: Submitted
Above: The above billboard is located on the west side of 129 Between 7th
Avenue N. and 12th Avenue N. in Fargo, ND. A second billboard is located
on the north side of Interstate 94 east of Steele facing west.
"Along with the North for 2013-2015, in support land, Cambodia, Korea,
Dakota Department ofofour outreach efforts," and Laos, as well as
Veterans of Affairs, we said Stenvold. those who flew on C-
will be working withVVAis committed to 123s, aboard Navy ves-
many organizations to ensuring that all veterans sels, and on certain mil-
contact those who may exposed during theiritary installations and
have been exposed and service receive the care other facilities on and
their families. We are and compensation they outside the continental
grateful to the North have earned by theirU.S including Guam,
Dakota 63rd legislative service to our nation. Puerto Rico, Hawaii,
assembly, which appro- This includes those who Johnson Island, Ft. Det-
priated a $50,000 grant served in Vietnam, Thai- rick, and elsewhere.
Near-record amount of waste pesticides collected
and destroyed in Project Safe Send efforts
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Almost The collections were conducted registered for use in North Dakota
125 tons of unusable pesticides during July in 12 communities: or have been damaged or are no
were collected and shipped out of Adams, Ashley, Bowman, Cassel- longer of use to their owners."
North Dakota in the 2013 Project ton, Cooperstown, Grand Forks, Some banned products such as
Safe Send collections. Jamestown, Kenmare, Minot, Un- DDT, and cyanide componnds were
"This year's total is the second derwood, Wahpeton and Watford collected.
highest since the program was start- City. Veolia Environmental Services,
ed in 1992," said Agriculture Com- Casselton recorded the largest Blaine, MN, was contracted by the
missioner Doug Goehring. "To- collection with 57,313 pounds.
gether with 2012's record total, al- Grand Forks was second with North Dakota Department of Agri-
most 270 tons ofunusable pesticides 35,183 pounds of unusable pesti- culture to collect, repackage and
have been collected in the past two cides, transport the waste chemicals to in-
years. It demonstrates the need for Goehring said most of the col- cinerators.
this program that enables people to lected pesticides - agricultural and Project Safe Send is funded en-
get rid of products they can no home productsthatcontrolplantand tirely by fees paid by pesticide
longer use or do not need safely and animal pests, such as insects, weeds, manufacturers to register their prod-
affordably." fungi and rodents - are no longer ucts in North Dakota.
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City Of Park River, North Dakota
Regular Council Meeting
CITY OF PARK RIVER, NORTH
DAKOTA, REGULAR COUNCIL
MEETING,
MONDAY, AUGUST 12, 2013 AT 7:30
P.M.
The City of Park River held their
regular meeting of the Park River City
Council on Monday, August 12, 2013 at
7:30 P.M.
Council President Byron called the
meeting to order with the following
present: Councilmen Lorton, Blake,
Knutson, Lundquist, Anderson, City
Attorney S Currie, Public Works Director
Dennis Larson, Business Manager Tom
Larson, and Deputy Auditor Ann Berg.
Absent, Mayor Stenvold. Guests Dean
Skjerven, Jay Skorheim, and Jim Miller.
Blake moved to approve the minutes
of the July 8, 2013 meeting as presented.
Knutson seconded, and upon roll call
vote, all voted aye. Motion carried.
Knutson moved to approve the
minutes of the July 15, 2013 Special
Council meeting as presented. Anderson
seconded, and upon roll call vote, all
voted aye. Motion carried.
Lundquist moved to approve the
minutes of the July 22, 2013 Special
Council meeting as presented. Blake
seconded, and upon roll call vote, all
voted aye. Motion carried.
Anderson moved to approve the
following bills for payment. Lorton
seconded, and upon roll call vote, all
voted aye. Motion carried.
GENERAL FUND:
27774 BC/BS of North Dakota
Sobolik Construction
980.94
75 Demester Cleaning 235.00
76 Digital Ally, Inc 4,275.00
77 Interstate Power Sys.
2,051.80
78 Jim's Super Valu 2.90
79 KNS Yard Service 75.00
27780 Leon's Bldg Center 297.00
81 Lon's Hdwr 94.12
82 Michael Kilmer Const
525.00
83 Northdale Oil, Inc 2,261.20
84 North Star Coop1,287.96
85 Polar Comm 602.23
86 PR Airport Authority 17.93
87 PR Implement 496.58
88 PR Park District 16.66
89 PR Public Library 20.23
27790 PR Veterinary Clinic360.00
91 Glenn Rost 250.00
92 Sanitation Products 765.24
93 Saville Enterprise, Inc
414.08
94
931.00
95 Special Funds 40.66
96 St Improve Dist #7 69.66
97 True North Steel 14,900.38
98 WC Auditor 15,135.07
99 WC Press 406.26
27800 Ace Security Services
150.00
01 Dale's Small Eng Repair
4,400.00
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02 MDU 73.69
03 ND Dept of Transportation
10.00
04 NDPERS 121.72
05 Discovery Benefits 55.44
06 NDPERS 130.76
07 NDPERS 806.30
1521 Sheldon Ellefson 104.47
1522 Robert Kubat 225.48
EFTPS (WH,SS,MED) 8-15-
13 GF 54.66
EFTPS (WH,SS,MED) 8-15-
13 GF MU 813.98
1523 Wade Kalgard OT 98.22
1524 Stefan Linstad OT 182.21
EFTPS (WH,SS,MED) 7-15-
13 GF OT 48.39
1525 Sheldon Ellefson 208.93
1526 Shelley MacDonald 88.75
EFTPS (WH,SS,MED) 8-30-
13 GF 62.97
EFTPS (WH,SS,MED) 8-30-
13 GF MU 737.29
A.W. Municipal Utilities 4,242.75
Airborne Custom Spraying
AmeriPride Services, Inc
Grand Forks Utility Billing
MUNICIPAL UTILITIES:
31790 BC/BS of North Dakota
3,537.1
91 RogerA. Johnson264.95
92 NDPERS 16.81
93-99 Voids 0
31800 Acme Tools 3,600.00
01 Adapco, Inc 193.93
02 Advanced Engineering
700.95
03
8,700.00
04
236.64
05 Aqua-Pure Inc 5,190.57
06 Bank of ND 31,350.00
07 Bank of ND 44,085.00
08 Bank of ND 31,150.00
09 Border States Electric Sup
13,192.21
31810 Business Forms & Acct
639.18
11 Cardmember Services
151.08
12 Consolidated Waste, LTD.
16,256.55
13 Discovery Benefits 22.00
14 Ferguson Waterworks
29.27
15
215.00
16 Graymont, LLC 11,219.49
17 Hach Company 97.41 125th
18 Hawkins INC 1,364.44 0018
19 Jim's Super Valu 55.70 1,000.00
31820 Lagoon Maintenance 0019
65.96
3,450.00
36 Water Sur-Charge Fund
5,000.00
37 Water System Repair&
Replace 1,500.00
38 NDPERS 560.90
39 Discovery Benefits 177.88
31840 General Fund 4,242.75
41 NDPERS 551.86
42 NDPERS 3,322.08
43 Postmaster 249.25
6830-38 Salaries 8-15-13
10,726.48
EFTPS (WH,SS,MED) 8-15-
13 3,551.36
6839-40 Voids 0
6841 Wade Kalgard OT599.07
6842 Stefan Linstad OT 1,307.14
6843 Galen Bosh OT 81.81
6844 Joshua Irvine OT 637.39
EFTPS (WH,SS,MED) 5-15-
13 OT 902.52
6845-52 Salaries 8-30-13
10,289.24
EFTPS (WH,SS,MED) 8-30-
13 3,498.10
A.W.ACH Charge 12.25
A.W. NMPA 128,885.35
forward to T. Larson. The Council tabled Utility customers would be charged a 12,500.00
the matter until September 9, 2013. 2.75% convenience fee on their credit Recreation
card payment when entering the payment 7,000.00
Knutson moved and Blake seconded on-line or by telephone. More utility Spec. Assm't.
to approve the following requests for customers have been asking for the 600.00
transfer of liquor licenses; service. A Berg will setup a survey to Insurance Reserve
American Legion's Liquor License to determine if the service would be used if 8,000.00
the Coliseum for the Johnson/Beyer available to the utility customers. The Social Security
wedding on8-17-13. Council felt the program was too 10,000.00
American Legion's Liquor License to expensive to implement if only a few Forestry
the City Hall for Gary Paulson Retirement customers would be using it. It can be 5,500.00
dinner on 8-22-13. looked at again if more interest becomes Equip. Replacement
American Legion's Liquor License to evident. 25,000.00
the Coliseum for the FCHC Harvest Fest Sales Tax
on 9-13-13. T Larson reported that the City has 290,250.00
Alibi's Liquor License to the City Hall been awarded an Ergonomic Initiative Special Highway
for the Svir/Johnson wedding on 9-21-13. Grant from Workforce Safety & Insurance 95,000.00
Upon roll call vote, all voted aye. to purchase some equipment for the
Motion carried, water plant, street dept, and office. The 477,710.00
The Spruce Valley Corporation had
two change orders for the North Star
Addition; one for $1,500 to extend the
storm sewer and one for $2,800 to
remove trees so phone/fiber infrastructure
could be relocated. Blake moved to pay
request #3 in the amount of $26,746.63
Lundquist seconded, and upon roll call
vote, all voted aye. Motion carried. -12
SPECIAL FUNDS: Larson informed the Council that the final
3343 North Star Coop inspection at the North Star Addition
45.80 needs to be completed before the 5%
3344 WC Three Rivers S.C. retained can be paid.
299.00
3345 First United Bank D Larson provided the Council with an
29,821.18 update on the 135th Avenue NE road
3346 WC Press project. The Council questioned if
134.68 approaches were going to be put in and
3347 Clear Channel Radio how many and where would they be
70.00 placed. D Larson replied the only
3348 KXPO Radio approaches included in the project are the
41.00 existing ones. Lundquist questioned if it
3349 Gary Jergenson& Carey would be cheaper to add the approaches
Jergenson 6,000.00 while the road work is being done. Currie
3350 Gladwin & Nancy Jensen stated that the exact placement of
4,800.00 approaches should wait until the 80 acre
3351 Larry & Bonny Dvorak area is in the actual development stage
600.00 and that placement now does not inhibit
3352 Dale Jensen future expansion. The Council asked T.
600.00 Larson to get an estimate on how much it
3353 Don Jensen would cost to construct some approaches
600.00 and email the info to the Council. A
3354 Scott Erickson special meeting could be called, if
1,800.00 needed, to discuss further. The Park
3355 05 Sales Tax Rev Bd Fd River Park District would like to start work
11,103.48 this fall on the ball diamonds and the
camping sites.
CELEBRATION FUND
Piles of Smiles
Lon's Hdwr
1,922.22
21 Light & Water Dept 2,598.10
22 Lindell's Mowing 490.00
23 Lon's Hardware 51.61
24 Loren's Appliance & AC Repair
54.00
25 ND One Call 58.30
26 Nodak Elec Coop4,998.29
27 Northdale Oil, Inc 370.91
28 North Star Coop368.43 Jay Skorheim and Jim Miller on behalf
29 Polar Communications of the Walsh County Three River Soil
149.21 Conservation District (WCTRSCD)
31830 PR Implement 7.96 approached the Council to see if the City
31 Dan Stenvold 316.72 might be interested in purchasing the tree
32 Verizon Wireless 44.36 building by the water tower along with the
33 Vessco, Inc 243.91 land from Walsh County. The District is
34 Water Bond Fund 05 looking at a larger building. Skorheim will
4,830.00 get the legal description and other
35 Water Rev Bond Fund Phase II information requested by the Council and
WATER & SEWER IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT #2012-1
1002BThe Spruce Valley Corp
26,746.63
1003 Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc
15,822.07
City is eligible for 75% funding from WSI. DEBT SERVICE FUND:
Following recommendations from the North Star Addition
workplace audit that was performed, the TIF
city can spend $7,150 on the 18;500.00
recommended equipment and receive SouthviewAdditionTIF
$5,362 reimbursed by WSI. The 20,700.00
equipment includes office chairs, riding
lawn mower, anti-fatigue mats, etc. Blake TOTAL EXPENDITURES
moved to move forward with WSI brant $907,305.00
and cost share the required $1,787
(25%). Lundquist seconded, and upon Anderson moved to approve the
roll call vote, all voted aye. Motion preliminary budget for the year ending
carried. December 31, 2014. Lorton seconded,
and upon roll call, all voted aye. Motion
carried.
The Red River Regional Council is
asking if the City would cost share the bill
for the time that was spent seeking
funding from the EDA for the 135th Ave
NE project. A letter from Exec. Dir. Dawn
Keeley stated that normally when the
projects are approved by the EDA,
funding is included, but no funding was
awarded for the project. T Larson
recommended waiting to see if there are
funds left after the 135th Ave NE road
project is completed and make a decision
at that time. The Council tabled the
request until the 135th project is
completed.
Banyon Data Systems, the City's
computer software supplier, has a
program which would allow the city to
process credit cards payments for utility
bills. Total set-up cost would be
$1,239.40 with an annual fee of $244.40.
T Larson reported that he had been
contacted by Mary Kovarik of the Walsh
County Historical Society about digitizing
the 1984 Park River Centennial book.
The Genealogical Society of Utah would
digitize the book free of charge and make
it available to genealogy sites for research
purposes. The book would also be
available on the Walsh County Historical
Society and the City of Park River
websites. Knutson moved to grant
permission to have the 1984 Park River
Centennial book digitized. Anderson
seconded, and upon roll call vote, all
voted aye. Motion carried.
Erwin Harlow turned in a petition with
six names on it requesting that portable
restrooms be placed along the bike paths.
T Larson explained to Mr. Harlow what
would be involved with renting and
cleaning the portable restrooms and that
it could become quite expensive. Larson
presented the petition to the Council for
their thoughts. The Council felt the
request had merit but agreed it would be
costly in the long run. No further action
was taken.
The Preliminary Budget of the City of
Park River, for the calendar year
beginning January 1, 2014 and ending
December 31,2014, was reviewed by the
City Council. The following is a statement
of the proposed expenditures:
GENERAL FUND
$390,395.00
SPECIAL FUNDS:
Advertising
2,500.00
Airport
19,360.00
Band
2,000.00
Library
Blake moved to accept the Sales Tax
Committee's recommendation to approve
$18,000 from the Sales Tax Capital
Improvement fund to purchase land
easements along the 135th Ave NE
project. Lundquist seconded and upon
roll call vote, all present voted aye.
Motion carried.
Mayor Stenvold and T Larson
attended a meeting of the State Water
Commission on July 23. The prospects
for receiving the grant money we were
expecting for a new water tower is looking
more and more dismal. The Water
Commission's Policy and Procedures
Committee is charged with developing the
policies and procedures that will be used
to distribute the $16 million that was
approved by the Legislature. It was our
understanding all along that our water
tower project was part of that $16 million.
Now they have decided we have to meet
some "to be determined" eligibility
requirements. It is a very frustrating
process and the bar keeps getting placed
higher and higher.
Being . no further business, the
meeting adjourned at 9:14 PM.
Dwight Byron, Council President
ATTEST:
Tom Larson, City Auditor
(Sept. 18, 2013)
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