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Several businesses in downtown Bowman have closed their doors indefinitely after an executive order by the North Dakota governor in mid-March. PHOTO/Brad Mosher

Governor announces guidelines to restart state economy as pandemic hot spots erupt Staff Report

At the same time Gov. Doug Burgum was explaining proposals for restarting the economy of North Dakota in the era of a COVID-19 pandemic, a wind farm facility near Grand Forks became the latest hot spot with hundreds tested and eight positives.

He also announced a 10-day extension of business closures and restriction covered in an earlier executive order.

New hot spot A rapid response team conducted testing April 16 at the LM Wind Power manufacturing plant in Grand Forks, one day after the company closed the plant after eight employees tested positive for COVID-19.

The rapid response team, a collaboration of the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH), North Dakota National Guard, Grand Forks Public Health and other local partners, tested 426 people at the plant, with additional testing efforts planned for next week.

“By responding swiftly to localized outbreaks and using targeted testing, we can quickly identify individuals with COVID-19 and begin the contact tracing process to prevent the disease from spreading further,” Gov. Burgum said. “While this process worked as designed in Grand Forks and last weekend in Mountrail County, we will continue to build out our response capabilities, testing capacity and contact tracing to slow the spread and save lives and livelihoods.”

LM Wind Power’s parent company, GE, said it has temporarily closed the Grand Forks facility for at least two weeks to conduct an extensive disinfection process while also continuing to pay employees as usual during this period. State Health Officer Mylynn Tufte issued a quarantine order to the employees for 14 days, which began April 16.

The LM Wind Power plant is considered a critical manufacturing business by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and is not subject to any of the business closures ordered by the governor during the COVID-19 emergency, Burgum explained.

“As the number of positive COVID-19 cases in North Dakota continues to rise sharply, we urge all North Dakotans to practice physical distancing, avoid gatherings of 10 or more people, implement proper safeguards in their workplaces and be #NDSmart by following state and CDC guidelines.

Stay home, stay healthy, and stay connected,” Burgum said.

Extending restrictions In his April 15 news conference, the governor extended restrictions for some businesses for an additional 10 days. He also outlined a path forward for them to reopen as the number of COVID-19 cases in North Dakota continued to climb.

On April 15, the North Dakota Department of Health confirmed 24 additional cases of COVID-19 – the highest single-day total to date – bringing the state’s total to 365 confirmed cases, with 142 recovered, nine deaths and 13 currently hospitalized.

A total of 11,317 tests have been completed.

Burgum’s extended closures for businesses including recreational facilities, health clubs and athletic facilities; theaters, including movie the-

aters and music/entertainment venues; bars and restaurants except for take-out, delivery, curbside and drive-through; licensed cosmetologists, including salons and barber shops; and personal care services including tattoo parlors, tanning and massage facilities.

“We’re doing this to protect the health and safety of business owners, their employees and their customers,” Burgum said. ”Our goal since this pandemic began has been to protect our most vulnerable citizens – the elderly and those with serious underlying health conditions – and to slow the spread of COVID-19 to ensure we have adequate hospital capacity in case of a surge of patients. We are on the right track, but we are not far enough down that track to safely lift business restrictions.

We’ll continue to take a measured approach and targeted actions to save lives and livelihoods.”

Burgum noted the extension of closures through April 30 aligns with the President’s Coronavirus Guidelines for America, known as “30 Days to

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County revenue base may be another COVID-19 victim

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The revenue base of Bowman County may be a victim of COVID-19, according to the county auditor.

Just how much is not known yet.

“Certainly, we are going to see a decrease in our state revenue from the sales tax dollars,” Sandra Tivis said Friday. “Our commissioners are meeting Tuesday (April 21) and that is going to be part of the discussion. They are just going to be looking at the overall picture.

“We are hoping to get some advice from the leaders of our North Dakota Association of Counties. They work hand-inhand with the state entities and we depend on a lot of information that they trickle on down to us.”

The county has participated in webinars put on by the oil and gas commission, Tivis explained.

“We have preliminary estimates from the leaders in the state on the oil, but we have been given a very, very, very preliminary estimate and we are working with the Western North Dakota Energy Association. They are providing details.”

The county is currently trying to gather as much information as possible about the extent of the impact the pandemic will have.

“The travel budget is basically nonexistent right now, unless it is an emergency situation. There are things like that we have already implemented,” she said.

The county doesn’t get part of the city sales tax, but they get a portion of the state sales tax, she explained.

“We have been told that with Internet sales, the state of North

Dakota has gotten some benefit from that and that is helping to pick some of the shortfall up,” she added.

In addition, the federal government has allowed FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) to step in and see if the county can step in and tap into that funding for supplies and ongoing expenses, she added, noting that some overtime costs could also be covered.

“That is one resource that we’ll have, but how it is going to add up....?”

She noted the schools were closed in mid-March, just one month ago, but those expenses have not made it to her office yet.

“We are just maintaining our services at the highest level we possibly can,” Tivis explained.

“We have to see the impact and then we can make the adjustments.”

City scrambles facing funding shortfall

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The City of Bowman is facing a funding crisis, which could lead to cuts in programs and services.

Not only is the community being hit by the collapse of tax income after local restaurants, beauty shops and other businesses were hit by executive orders issued by Gov. Doug Burgum in response to the COVID-19 pandemic... but the collapse of the oil prices will also hit Bowman hard.

According to the president of the city commission, the departments have all been tasked to come up with ways to adapt to much less funding.

Lyn James said that the same collapse of local gasoline prices to under $2 per gallon will also mean that the city will be getting much less revenue from the oil industry.

The drop in prices was reportedly caused by a price war between Russia and Saudi Ara-

bia and coincided with a massive drop in travel by vehicles creating a pandemic-related surplus in supply.

The shortfall has been estimated at nearly one half-million dollars, James explained.

“We will not know for certain until we get our last (oil) payments for the year,” she said. “That is the anticipated possibility. Between oil and gas revenues and other revenues coming from things such as the sales tax and the municipal highway fund – which is the “gas tax” – we anticipate a shortfall of about $500,000.”

Oil will be the primary program that the city officials know will be short of pre-pandemic and pre-price war projections, she explained.

The city has been involved in discussions with state officials as to the impact of the drop in revenues, but there hasn’t been any answers yet, she said.

“That was discussed (April 15)

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Letter to the Governor

Governor Burgum, While recognizing Executive Branch authority to act in the time of a bona fide state emergency within the bounds of the North Dakota Century Code, the North Dakota Constitution, and the United States Constitution, as members of the Legislative Branch, we are concerned primarily with protecting our state citizens’ rights pertaining to life, liberty, and property.

As you have said, the state of North Dakota is at less than 1% of hospital capacity. The stable and low number of new COVID-19 cases per day in the state as reported by the ND Department of Health underscores this fact, and removes any perceived need to continue select Executive Orders.

Executive Orders 2020-14, 2020-21, and 2020-21.1 particularly restrict personal liberty of movement and assembly.

Executive Orders 2020-06, 2020-06.1, and 2020-06.2 particularly restrict the use of per-

sonal property in the form of business transactions between workers, employers, and customers. While these executive orders may have been issued with honorable intentions, they have resulted in immeasurable social and economic harm to families and businesses of all sizes.

It is imperative that North Dakota businesses be allowed to open their doors while encouraging them to implement safeguards to protect their employees, customers, and themselves. Failure to do so will likely result in many more businesses closing their doors and people losing their jobs. We urge you to rescind these Executive Orders, or at the very least, let them expire. We strongly request that you refrain from extending them or instituting others that unnecessarily harm the economy and prolong the phase of COVID-19 communicability.

We believe any additional executive orders should be limit-

ed to lifting burdensome regulation and assisting the at-risk population.

Respectfully, Rep. Dan Ruby - District 3 Rep. Larry Bellew – District 38 Rep. Rick Becker – District 7 Rep. Tom Kading – District 45 Rep. Luke Simons – District 36 Rep. Aaron McWilliams – District 20 Rep. Bob Paulson – District 3 Rep. Jeff Hoverson – District 3 Rep. Sebastian Ertelt – District 26 Rep Kathy Skroch – District 26 Rep. Jeff Magrum – District 28 Rep. Matthew Ruby – District 40 Senator Pro-Tempore Oley Larsen

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Yesterday (April 14th) Brenda, Christopher and I were driving back from Bismarck and heading down US 85 South to Bowman.

We were going in and out of short snow squalls and all of a sudden, I looked to the southeast and saw one of the mesas out on ND 21. It was amazing as you could see the snow just coming down in bucketfuls from 15-20 miles away.

As I was watching the road and then trying to see the snow on this mesa the clouds opened up just a little bit and the sun came out. It was amazing as the snow on the mesa shined like a bright light. As I continued to drive and watch the mesa a couple of thoughts occurred to me.

The first thought was isn’t it just like God to show us some truth through His creation? I mean even when you are not looking for it, He just shows up and bang, there it is! I love when those times come, and I imagine they would probably come more often if I wasn’t thinking about so many other things. We kind of let the pressures and tensions of this world slip in and overtake us! Then we get to thinking about the could of, should of, would of’s and we are off someplace worrying about things that we need to give to God! I don’t know about you, but I think we should just take some time and think about the Son and let’s see the SON in creation!

The second thought is this…when we are in the midst of the storms in this life it can seem like there is no one there and no one cares! Just like I was watching that mesa (and the road) that snow squall looked really ominous but then the clouds opened up and the sun came through and made the snow look not as bad!

I am here to tell you that the SON cares! When it seems like your strength is just about gone and you can’t take another step…the SON breaks through

the clouds and your strength is renewed and then your step picks up. Too many times we want to try and fix it ourselves when all we need to do is just wait on the SON and He will come through for us.

The cares of this life are great, and we worry about many things that we don’t really have any control over. Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:34, “’Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.’” You see worrying doesn’t really accomplish anything so let’s just give our worries and cares to the SON. Isaiah 40:31 says this, “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” (NIV) There is a hymn called, ‘Til the Storm Passes By and I would like to share a couple of verses: In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face, while the storm howls above me, and there’s no hiding place. ‘Mid the crash of the thunder, Precious Lord hear my cry, “Keep me safe ‘til the storm passes by.”

When the long night has ended, and the storms come no more, let me stand in Thy presence on that bright, peaceful shore. In that land where the tempest never comes, Lord, may I dwell with Thee when the storm passes by.

‘Til the storm passes over, ‘Til the thunder sounds no more, ‘Til the clouds roll forever from the sky, hold me fast, let me stand in the hollow of Thy hand; Keep me safe ‘til the storm passes by.

(Words and Music by Mosie Lister, 1958) Today our lives are being turned upside down with the COVID – 19, but soon the storms will pass over us! I know that in this storm we are experiencing, if we hold on and wait the SON will shine through the storms of life because we are safe in the hollow of His hand!

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Slow the Spread,” which were released March 31.

Among the guidelines for re-opening the economy of the state are: •Robust, widespread rapid testing capacity •Robust contact tracing and infrastructure •Targeted, effective quarantine •Protections for the state’s most vulnerable populations •Sufficient health care capacity, hospital/ICU beds •Adequate PPE availability for the health care system and public •New standard operating procedures for reopening •Plans for dealing with resurgence or additional waves of COVID-19.

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on a conference call with Gov. Burgum, Lt. Gov. Sanford (Brent) and some of the other leadership at the state level with the cities and the counties.

The question was asked, but there wasn’t really any answer at this point because that would be a legislative decision.

“So, short of a special session, we won’t know that,” she said. “We’ll have to just wait and see.”

The governor didn’t mention in the phone call whether or not he was in discussions with legislators about the problem, she added.

“There certainly will be shortfalls with the mu-

The North Dakota Department of Commerce will lead the reopening planning efforts, which Burgum called “ND Smart Restart.”

Commerce department officials are developing new standard operating procedures for a graduated safe reopening, which may include daily disinfection procedures, mandatory health and hygiene protocols for employees, discontinued use of shared items, limiting the number of customers allowed into the business at one time, and requiring that masks be worn inside the business.

Updated testing As of Monday (April 20), the state released the following test results.

Counties With Positive Cases •Cass County – 34 •Dunn County - 1

nicipal highway funds – the gas tax is obviously tied to purchases. With a lot of us staying home, we are not at the pump quite as often.

“We have that. And we have the sales tax with many of the businesses closed for now, that too will have a very large impact.”

The city will have to wait until when the state issues a directive to reopen the businesses closed or restricted by the governor’s executive orders, she explained. “Locally, we are waiting for that for us to go forward.”

The city has not yet completed planning for the reopening of the local economy, she said, noting that the local officials are waiting for directions from the state. “We haven’t really had the opportunity to sit down and make a plan.

Dickinson Ready Mix in Dickinson, North Dakota, recently announced its purchase of Bowman Ready Mix in Bowman, North Dakota. Dickinson Ready Mix (DRM) assumed ownership and took over operations starting on March 1, 2020.

Scott Olin, President and General Manager at DRM, states, “We truly look forward to being part of the Bowman community and serving the region.”

At the time of the purchase, Bowman Ready Mix was a third generation ready mix concrete operation. It was started by Bob Ridl and Pete Cymbaluk in 1958, and is currently managed

by James (Jim) Ridl and Josh Ridl.

Of the change in ownership, Ridl family shares, “After 62 years, it was time. We can’t express enough how much our community means to us. Thank

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Dickinson will continue to serve our community for all your concrete needs. They are very good people.”

“We’re ecstatic to have the opportunity to work in Bowman,” shares Ben Olin, Technical Services Director and Satellite Plant Manager at DRM. Ben Olin continues, “Jim and Josh are very easy to work with and are so knowledgeable.

We’re really pleased to have them continue being a part of the DRM team at the Bowman location – even though there was a change of ownership, there won’t be a change in the face of the Bowman team.”

DRM’s purchase of Bowman Ready Mix extends its service area to include eight counties in southwestern North Dakota, while also serving eastern Montana and northern South Dakota.

A construction project will begin April 20, on the I-94 Business Loop from I-94 (exit 59) to 8th Street.

Construction will include: •Construction of a shared use path along the east side of the roadway from 8th Street to the Interchange •Construction of a pedestrian bridge alongside the overpass to the east, connecting the path to the north side of the interchange •Pedestrian ramps, drainage improvement and paving at the intersection Fairway St. and I-94 Business loop During Construction: •Traffic speeds will be reduced to 65 mph on I-94

•Flaggers will be onsite to direct traffic as needed •Single lane and shoulder closures near the Business Loop Interchange The project is expected to be completed in the fall of 2020.

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“We will be taking public safety into account on how we are going to handle public events and so forth for what is proposed to be happening this summer. But, until we get more direction, it is hard to make that plan,” she said. “It will encompass everything that you would possibly need to look at until we have some kind of idea as to when because would could make plans for things that are not going to happen … or we can assume they are not (going to happen) because they have not given the go-ahead at the state level to do things,” the commission presidents said.

“We are all running a little on the short side anyway as far as staffing in our everyday jobs outside of leadership. So, to spend a lot of time speculating, does not seem productive at this time.”

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There has been a dramatic change for some businesses as restaurants tried to adapt by offering curbside pick-up of meals, she noted. “I think there have been some which have taken that opportunity already and I can’t imagine that they will curtail that now.”

The discussion at the city regarding the probable shortfall has been pretty basic, James explained.

“We felt the need to pull together with our staff, our department heads at the city level and talk. We have to make them aware of the proposed shortfall so they can take a look at their individual department budgets. They can recommend cuts within their departments and just maybe don’t make any purchases that are not absolutely necessary at this time.”

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Zoning Administrator with proposed hours. The Commission will look at it and get their thoughts to McGee by Monday and then McGee can get the Committee together to come up with hours, wage, and a job description and bring it back to the Commission at the next meeting.

Vector Position: McGee stated the vector position was being moved into the refuse employees’ responsibilities. McGee spoke with A. Allen about this and he felt that it would be ok. ALLEN: Park and Rec City Sales Tax: Allen presented a request for release of Park and Rec City Sales Tax funds.

Motion by Schaaf, second by Shear to approve the Park and Rec City Sales Tax request in the amount of $17,374.32. RCV= all aye, MC. Arquero’s Mexican Restaurant Liquor License: Arquero’s Mexican Restaurant has closed its doors. The owner was wondering if they can sub-lease their liquor license or transfer it to a new person if they rented his building. The Commission decided to allow their license to stay active for the rest of the year in case the current owner changed his mind and wanted to reopen. The license cannot be sub-leased to someone else, only transferred if the business stays the same under the same name. When the license is transferred, they will still pay half of the issuance fee and the annual fee.

Tobacco 21: Allen gave the Commission information that was sent from the Southwestern District Health Unit regarding the tobacco law being raised to age 21 from 18. Allen stated we needed to update our ordinance and could choose to not have flavored vaping products, licensing, etc. The Commission wants our ordinance to read how state law reads.

Bar with Liquor Violations: Steve Wild is still looking into it.

JAMES: Legacy Fund Meeting Hearing: There is one more Bismarck public input meeting and then the committee will get together to decide how the funds will be earmarked. James testified on behalf of North Dakota Cities regarding infrastructure challenges and needs.

CLOSE OF MEETING: Motion by Shear, second by Schaaf to approve the bills 2/18/20 Meeting Minutes and the January 2020 Financials. RCV= all aye, MC. Next Meeting Date: 3/17/20 President James adjourned the meeting at 5:35 pm.

Teran Doerr stated that she had several applications out for this program that will now not get funded.

No decisions were made other than the County will not be funding their portion of the grant.

are taking a long time to come back.

They are having a hard time competing with other employers with wages and benefits. They are also in need of a director. Headley said they would roll fingerprints for the background checks if that would help them.

JAMES: World Day of Prayer: James asked if the Commission was okay with the local priests and pastors holding World Day of Prayer around the flagpole outside like they did last year. Motion by Schaaf, second by Shear to approve them holding World Day of Prayer outside of City Hall around the flagpole at noon on May 7, 2020 contingent upon COVID 19 situation. RCV= all aye, MC. MCGEE: Zoning Administrator: The Committee suggested that the Zoning Administrator position would work April - September up to 20 hours a week. Suggested salary was $16.00 hour and may be adjusted with a probationary period. Will wait to decide and bring back to next meeting.

CLOSE OF MEETING: Next Meeting Date: March 18, 2020 at approximately 4:00 pm and April 7, 2020 at 3:30 pm Motion by Shear, second by Schaaf to approve the bills 3/3/20 minutes and 2020 February financials. RCV= all aye, MC. Motion by Shear, second by Schaaf to recess the meeting until tomorrow at approximately 4:00 pm, after the task force meeting. RCV= all aye, MC. Reconvene meeting at City Hall on 3/18/20 at 4:15 pm Attendees: Lyn James, Ryan Shear, Benjamin Schaaf, Myron Vail, Peggy Allen, Stacy McGee, Wayne Heckamann, Trevor Bergerson, Chuck Headley, Josh Buckman and Larry Fischer.

Motion by Schaaf, second by Vail to reconvene at 4:16 pm. RCV= all aye, MC. Buchman stated that the Bowman County Courthouse staff recommendation is to close the courthouse to the public with visitation by appointment.

The County Commission meets tomorrow at 9:00 am to make a final decision.

Police Dept: The Commission decided our police department can self-govern how they are going to conduct business since Chief Headley said they already have a plan.

City Hall: Commission discussed closing City Hall doors to the public and have appointments when necessary. Motion by Shear, second by Schaff to close Bowman City Hall for public visitation, open for business, open by appointment only as needed, it will be visited on a regular basis. RCV= all aye, MC. Refuse: The garbage crew has purchased gloves, has hand sanitizer in the trucks and has been offered masks.

Joint Shop: There was discussion on the Joint shop being closed to visitors as well. Motion by Shear, second by Schaaf to close the City/County joint shop to the public but will continue to conduct their business as usual depending upon Bowman County Commission making the same decision tomorrow. RCV= all aye, MC. Sewer: We have a public service announcement that will go out telling the public to not flush gloves, socks, shirts, paper towels, etc., down the toilet.

Public Events: Discussion was held on allowing or not allowing new events in town. Motion by Schaaf, second by Shear to have no scheduling of any new public events or venues in public places until further notice. RCV= all aye, MC. Funerals: Funerals will be held at the Krebsbach Funeral Home chapel, not churches.

Driver’s License: Allen contacted the Driver’s License Department out of Dickinson to see if they were still going to come to Bowman. They said they were coming, and the Commission requested them to limit 10 people in their area and they will have to police it themselves, and they agreed.

Task Force: On Friday we will have our first call in task force meeting, everyone calls in and gives a 3-minute report.

Open Meetings: Auditors will look into what would work to keep our meetings “open” for the public. Will look into a speaker phone for calling in.

Employee Travel: The City Commission made a recommendation for City employees to limit non-essen-

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Equalization Meeting: April 7, 2020 at 3:30 pm, will likely be a teleconference meeting. The regular City Commission meeting will follow at 4:00 pm.

President James adjourned the meeting at 5:22 pm.

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TO THE DEFENDANT DOMINIC HECK: You are hereby given Notice that the Defendant Andrea Heck, has brought a Cross-Claim against you in her Answer to the Plaintiff’s Complaint in this action, and you are required to appear and defend against the Cross-Claim which is herewith served upon, by serving the undersigned with an Answer or other proper response within twenty-one (21) days of service of this Notice upon you, exclusive of the day of service.

If you fail to do so judgment by default may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Cross-Claim.

__________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 Minutes of the Regular City Commission meeting held on March 3, 2020 at City Hall at 4:00 PM.

Present: Lyn James, Darren Limesand, Ryan Shear, Myron Vail, Benjamin Schaaf, Chuck Headley, Peggy Allen, Bill Mason, Todd Hofland, Lynn Brackel, Tom Lambourn and Warren Flath.

Absent: Darren Limesand President James called the meeting order at 4:00 pm. Motion by Shear, second by Schaaf to approve the agenda. RCV= all aye, MC. Checks: #11853 – 11873; Direct Deposit: $27,072.19; Bills: Postmaster $354.90, Advanced Business Methods $192.83, Bowman County Development Corporation $917.19, Bowman Glass $35.00, Bowman Park and Rec $17,374.32, Bowman Sales and Service $357.05, Brosz Engineering $125.00, Carmel’s Cleaners $43.56, Catherine Hedge $350.00, Consolidated Telecom $184.00, Dacotah Paper $147.96, Dakota Dust-Tex $90.40, Foremost Promotions $1,066.87, Loretta Olind $400.00, Lyn James $236.39, MDU $8,180.66, Newby’s Ace Hardware $61.12, Northwest Tire $174.72, Randy’s Welding $4.58, S & T Custom Plumbing $38.40, and VISA $347.08.

Tax and Tourism Check #11874 Tax and Tourism Bills: Pioneer Trails Museum $15,436.00 HOFLAND Dept. Head Report: There is some flooding in Ridl’s corals and Hofland thinks it’s caused by a culvert and feels that if we remove the culvert it might help.

MASON Dept. Head Report: Mason reported there are problems with two lift station chopper pumps. The price for two new chopper pumps, travel time and labor is approximately $21,200.00. Motion by Vail, second

by Schaff to purchase the sewer chopper pumps. RCV= all aye, MC. CHIEF HEADLEY: Dept. Head Report: Nothing to report.

MAIN STREET STOP SIGNS: There has been talk about people wanting some stop signs taken down on Main Street, so it was put on the agenda to discuss.

Chief Headley: The Chief of Police reported that there have been 27 recorded accidents on Main Street since 2012. Most were vision obstruction accidents while backing up. If you do away with the stop signs, this will result in more backing accidents because reaction time is slowed down, especially in congested areas.

James reviewed the streets with stop signs and reasons why they were needed there. Safe Routes to School and being pedestrian friendly are important reasons for these stop signs.

Stop Sign by Dakota Western Bank: Some audience members would like to consider getting rid of the stop signs by Dakota Western Bank.

James would like to have a full board before making any decisions on the signs, they will discuss it again when Limesand is back.

Wider Parking Spaces: Flath asked Hofland to make the parking lines another 4” wider due to the size of the vehicles being changed over the years to larger size pickups and SUV’s. Hofland said that is fine, but the lines will be appear blurred for a while until the old paints rubs off the asphalt.

MCGEE: Zoning Position: The Zoning Board would like to have the Zoning Administrator be the enforcer, to make sure projects are being followed through, being completed correctly, and on time. The enforcer would tell the Police Chief if things weren’t being done correctly and he would follow up with the seize order.

McGee gave the Commission a sample of the job description for the

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Lyn James President of City Commission Peggy Allen Financial Auditor _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 Minutes of a Joint Meeting of the Bowman City Commission and the Bowman County Commission held on March 3, 2020 at 1:15 at the Bowman County Courthouse.

Attendees: Pine Abrahamson, Josh Buchman, Lynn Brackel, Sandi Tivis, Rick Braaten, Jerry Jeffers, Lyn James, Myron Vail, Ryan Shear, Benjamin Schaaf, Peggy Allen, Drew Henderson, Nicole Henderson, Mitch Strand, William Fiegel, and Teran Doerr. Absent: Darren Limesand The City and County Commission met to discuss the Downtown Façade Grant and the County’s inability to contribute funds in 2020. County Commissioner Braaten explained where they obtained the revenue in the past, to fund the Downtown Façade Grant Program, which comes from their ND State Aid Revenue.

During the 2020 Preliminary Budget process the amount of the County’s estimated annual expenditures paid from the State Aid Revenue Sharing fund exceeded the projected revenue. Because of the projections, the County had to adjust their expenditures which cut out the Downtown Façade Grant Program. It was not communicated to the BCDC office or the City that the County did not budget the funds in 2020. The City of Bowman did budget $50,000.00 in 2020 for this program.

Drew and Nicole Henderson had applied for a Downtown Facade Grant through the BCDC office for their business. (Windy’s Bar) Commissioner Abrahamson asked Drew Henderson if he had asked the City to cover the County’s $10,000.00 portion. Henderson had not asked the City Commission.

Drew Henderson had already ordered several supplies for his project.

It was unknown if Hendersons’ would apply for the City’s $10,000.00 portion of the Downtown Facade grant.

Lyn James President of City Commission Peggy Allen Financial Auditor _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 Minutes of the Regular City Commission meeting held on March 17, 2020 at City Hall at 4:00 PM. Present: Lyn James, Ryan Shear, Myron Vail, Benjamin Schaaf, Chuck Headley, Peggy Allen, Bill Mason, Todd Hofland, Chanell Walby, Dean Pearson, Karla Germann, Brian Caron, Chanell Walby, Jason Anderson, Teran Doerr, Mariah Botha, Pat Kelly, Carla Kelly, Frank Eberle, Kayla Pauley, Becky Brooks, Tom Johnson, Stacy McGee, and Wayne Heckamann. Absent: Darren Limesand President James called the meeting order at 4:10 pm. Checks: #11875 – 11893, 11896 Direct Deposit: $23,677.48; Voided Checks: None; Bills: Bowman Auto Parts $343.86, Bowman County Pioneer $52.00, Consolidated Telecom $1,273.67, Country Media $569.24, Coyle Electric $94.90, EIDO Connect $84.00, Fallon County Treasurer $43,351.75, Fastenal $116.18, John Deere Financial $129.44, One Call Concept $16.80, ProPoint Cooperative $69.85, Slope Electric $1,249.00, Southwest Business Machine $121.50, Team Laboratory $689.50, USA Blue Book $931.39, Valli Info Systems $25.00, Verizon Wireless $408.45, Westlie Truck Center $76.84, Wild and Weiss $200.00, and Cenex Fleetcard $3,648.85.

Tax and Tourism Checks# 1189411895 Tax and Tourism Bills: Bowman County Development Corporation $20,000.00 and Lighten Your Load Medical Travel Fund $300.00 HOFLAND: Dept. Head Report: Nothing to report.

MASON: Dept. Head Report: Nothing to report.

CHIEF HEADLEY: Dept. Head Report: Nothing to report.

JAMES: COVID-19: The Commission discussed issues regarding closing of City Hall, sick leave, allowing outside entities to have meetings at City Hall, etc. The Commission tabled these issues until after the task force committee meets and makes their recommendation.

The task force meets at 1:00 pm at City Hall tomorrow.

KELLY: Water Drainage by Kelly’s Shop: Kelly said the water issues by his shop are because the alley road has been built up and a trees roots has raised up the curb causing the water to run backwards and not to drain appropriately. Hofland said there is a curb cut that is allowing water to dump into the alley, also they need to dig a trench. Hofland said he could work on the alleyway to try to fix the water flow.

Engine Breaks: Kelly asked if we have signs regarding truckers not using air brakes. Chief Headley said yes, we have signs up and they do pull the truckers over for using their air brakes in that area.

Temporary Off-Sale Liquor Request: Allen said there has been a request to allow temporary off-sale liquor licenses to restaurants with on-sale only liquor licenses since they are required to shut down their dining rooms because of the pandemic.

Motion by Shear, second by Schaaf to not allow the temporary off-sale liquor license for delivery of alcohol, curbside, or pickup if they have an on-sale only license. RCV= all aye, MC. BOTHA: Fireworks: Botha Inquired if there would be any changes made to the fireworks ordinance after her discussion last year when she requested quiet zones by the hospital and schools and a shorter time frame for igniting fireworks. Commission said that if the hospital and school want their areas to be a quiet zone, they need to come to ask the Commission. Mariah is going to do a survey regarding whether people are for having fireworks being ignited in town or not and will bring the information back to the Commission.

DOERR: Tot-Lot Daycare: Doerr stated that the Tot-Lot Daycare may close and that would affect 38 families. They need 3 full-time employees and their background checks

Notice if Public Hearing Notice is hereby given of a public hearing by the Slope County Committee for School Dissolution for the purpose of approving the changes made at the December 17, 2020 hearing for the Central Elementary Dissolution.

The approvals are for a change required by the State Board of Public Instruction made during their July 15 meeting and a change made in the North Dakota Century Code for school dissolution during the 2019 legislative session that went into effect August 1, 2019.

The hearing will be held via phone conference on May 13 at 8:00 PM. Dated at Amidon, North Dakota, this 20th day of April 2020.

Lyn James President of City Commission Peggy Allen Financial Auditor _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 Minutes of a Joint Meeting of the Bowman City Commission and the Bowman County Commission held on March 17, 2020 at 3:30 pm at the Bowman County Courthouse.

Attendees: Pine Abrahamson, Josh Buckman, Lynn Brackel, Sandi Tivis, Rick Braaten, Jerry Jeffers, Lyn James, Myron Vail, Ryan Shear, Benjamin Schaaf, Peggy Allen, Stacy McGee, Teran Doerr, Frank Eberle, Darwin Wilke, Kayla Pauley, Mitch Strand, Carla Kelly, Ed Kvaale, Dean Pearson, Karla Germann, Jason Bullis, and Chuck Headley.

This meeting was to talk about the COVID-19 virus and what is going on in the community. The School, Bowman Park and Rec, Pioneer Trails Museum, and Bowman County Regional Library are closed. Some places are closed but people are still working inside. (social distancing) There was discussion about other City Halls and County Courthouses closing and the employees are still working inside, just closed to the public. Each Commission will decide whether they will close or not.

Heckamann: They are paying noncertified staff at school. The kids won’t have to make up the 3 days that they were off this week. The School staff is working on a plan that if we are going to close for an extended time, we will go with online learning.

Committee: James suggested a task force or committee should be formed to talk about this virus and report back to each representative’s entity.

Task force should be comprised of representatives such as a City Commissioner, County Commissioner, Police Chief, Sherriff, church, healthcare, Emergency Medical Services, school, County Health Nurse, Emergency Operations Center staff, etc.

Local Events: There was concern about local events where out of towners would be coming and participating in the events. The City does have the right to say no to allowing these events. At this time the governor is suggesting groups of no more than 10 people in one place. The All Seasons Board wants a decision made on whether the city will be allowing events. It was suggested to not allow any events for the next two weeks.

A decision will be made at the City Commission meeting.

Ed Kvaale: He is in representing the churches in the Community. At this time, they are thinking of still having services with holy week coming up.

Karla Pauley: Sanford is doing drive up testing in Bismarck and they are hoping to have more testing sites soon.

SWHC: No tests have been completed yet for COVID-19, they are not allowing visitors at the hospital.

Long Term Care: There are restrictions in place, except for end of life patients to say their goodbyes to family.

Fallon County Landfill: It was report-

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NOTICE BOWMAN COUNTY BOARD VACANCY POSITIONS The Bowman County Board of Commissioners are seeking applications for one position on each of the following boards: Airport Authority board and Weather Modification board. Individuals will be appointed to fill the vacant positions held by the previous board members, until that member term expires. Please contact the County Auditor’s office to inquire on the length of time remaining on each position. Interested persons are asked to complete a simple application expressing their interest in the positions. The application form is available in the Office of the County Auditor or on the Bowman County website www.bowmannd.com/county. The deadline to submit the form is by 4:00 p.m., Monday May 4, 2020. Following a review of the submitted materials, the Board of County Commissioners will schedule appointments with the interest parties during their May 5, 2020 meeting. If you have any questions concerning the role of either board positions and the responsibilities of each, please contact the County Auditor at 701-523-3130.

Interested candidates must be residents of Bowman County.

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ed by Ryan Shear that the Fallon County landfill is now only accepting household garbage.

The Bowman City Commission left the meeting at 4:05 pm to get back to City Hall for their regular scheduled meeting.

Lyn James President of City Commission Peggy Allen Financial Auditor _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 Minutes of the SPECIAL City Commission meeting held on Friday, March 20, 2020 at City Hall at 4:00 PM. Present: Lyn James, Ryan Shear, Myron Vail, Benjamin Schaaf, and Peggy Allen.

Absent: Darren Limesand James called the special meeting to order at 4:00 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to make a Facebook Live message to the Community regarding the Covid-19 Virus and what the City is doing. The Commission went over the proposed drafted statement to see if they wanted anything changed.

James reported the task force committee meets via teleconference every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

They are mailing out talking points before each meeting and each entity is giving a 3 minutes briefing of what is going on in their facility.

The City Commission will meet again on March 24, 2020 at 4:00 pm.

At the conclusion of the meeting, the Facebook live video was recorded and posted.

President James adjourned the meeting at 4:25 pm.

Lyn James President of the City Commission Peggy Allen Financial Auditor _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 Minutes of the Special City Commission meeting held on March 24, 2020 at City Hall at 4:00 PM. Present: Lyn James, Ryan Shear, Myron Vail, Benjamin Schaaf, Chuck Headley, Peggy Allen,BillMason,Todd Hofland, Stacy McGee and Jan Schmidt. Absent: Darren Limesand President James called the meeting to order at 4:03 pm. Motion by Shear, second by Schaaf to approve the agenda as presented. RCV= all aye, MC. This is a special meeting with COVID-19 related issues.

SILVER DOLLAR: Drive Thru: They are going to resurface the parking lot on the north side of the bar, there will be two less parking spots on the street where they were parking in front of the driveway.

Schmidt is proposing to use the drive thru window for to-go orders and offsale alcohol purchases. Schmidt will be responsible for snow removal off the parking lot. Hofland wants the snow pushed off the parking lot onto Main Street between 3:00 am and 5:00 am, if it can’t be removed by then, they will have to push it to the snow pile behind the Bowman sign on the north side of Main Street.

Jan will keep up the ground striping, so people understand where to drive and park.

Schmidt would like to open the drive thru window before they can get the parking lot striped to help people get food during this pandemic.

MASON: Dept. Head Report: Nothing to report.

CHIEF HEADLEY: Dept. Head Report: Nothing to report.

MCGEE: New Water Employee: The resumes were supposed to be in by March 30th. The Commission was asked if we should wait to do interviews due to the pandemic right now.

The Commission decided to notify the applicants that we are going to wait for approximately 2 weeks to do interviews.

Review of Department Heads In the Event of Illness Water/Sewer Dept: In the event our water superintendent gets sick could someone step in and know what to do? The Commission wants Mason to write up instructions on what to do.

The Commission suggested to give Knopp a crash course on what Mason does. We could possibly call in Wallman if needed.

Street Dept: Hofland felt anyone of his guys could step in and handle things.

City Hall: McGee and Allen are cross trained.

Police Department: Officer Dannhoff is a Sergeant and is capable of stepping in Chief Headley’s position if needed.

Police Enforcement of Executive Orders: The Bowman Police Department has and will continue to provide services to the citizens in the City of Bowman during the Coronavirus crisis. In addition, the Office of the Bowman Police Department will aid in support of Federal, State and local government agencies in service to the citizens of Bowman. Our agency will enforce and carry out the directives set out by Executive Order 2020-06 Declared by North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. Persons or business in the City of Bowman that are found to violate said Executive Order 2020-06 shall be in violation of NDCC 37-17.1-05 and shall require police enforcement actions on busi-

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bowmanextra.com nesses and or persons. The fines can be up to $1,000.00, they will get a single warning and then a court summons if they do not comply with the executive order.

Refuse: The Fallon County Coral Creek Landfill is on a skeleton crew and are now only taking household garbage. The Commission decided to not take items such as beds and couches due to the COVID-19 virus and the extra space in the trucks for the time being. Customers should be told to save these items for cleanup week and cleanup week dates have not been decided on yet. All garbage must be bagged and tied for our refuse department to pick it up.

Open Meetings: There was discussion on how to keep these meeting open to the public with the 10-person rule as ordered by the Governor.

We can order phone speaker for our meetings and people can call in or use Zoom for people to call in.

McGee gave several scenarios and for the next meeting. The City Commission is planning on attending in person for the next meeting and the public can call in and listen.

Resolution #2020-W/S-17 COVID19 – Water Services: James read the resolution regarding payment of delinquent accounts and shutting off of services. Motion by Vail, second by Schaff to approve and pass Resolution 2020-W/S-17 COVID 19 Water Services. RCV= all aye, MC. Resolution #2020-M-11 COVID 19 – Employee Leave: James read the resolution regarding employee leave due to COVID 19 virus. Motion by Schaaf, second by Shear to approve and pass Resolution #2020-M-11 COVID-19 Employee Leave. RCV= all aye, MC. ALLEN: Resolution #2020-M-12 Emergency Declaration: James read the proposed emergency declaration. The Bowman City Commission recognizes that declaring an emergency allows the President of the Bowman City Commission to have some emergency powers to take steps to remedy or mitigate an emergency situation and to inform the citizens of the seriousness of the situation.

Motion by Schaaf, second by Shear to approve Declaring and Emergency Resolution #2020-M-12. RCV= all aye, MC. Resolution #2020-M-13 Moratorium of On Sale Alcohol Sales: Allen was asked again by an on-sale only liquor license holder if the Commission would consider allowing temporary off-sale liquor licenses during the pandemic like other cities are. Motion by shear, second by Vail to decline Resolution 2020-M-13 Moratorium of On-Sale Alcohol Sales. RCV= all aye, MC. JAMES: Leadership from Bowman County cities of Bowman, Rhame, and Scranton and Bowman and Scranton Schools will give a unified Facebook live message tomorrow regarding the COVID virus.

The Task Force group will have a call-in meeting at 9:00 am tomorrow.

VAIL: MDU Street Lights: Vail inquired about the streetlights at the weigh station that are not working.

Allen informed him they belong to DOT and they are DOT’s issue to fix.

But the streetlights on Highway 12 are the City’s concern and the wires are laying in acidic dirt that is eating the wires and needs an electrician to look at them. Commission will hire a local contractor to do the work.

CLOSE OF MEETING: Next Special Meeting Date: 3/31/20 at 4:00 pm. President James adjourned the meeting at 5:23 pm.

Lyn James President of City Commission Peggy Allen Financial Auditor _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 UNOFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE RHAME CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, April 13, 2020 @ 7:00 PM Location: Rhame City Hall I. Tom called the meeting to order @ 7:04 P.M. II. Roll Call: Tom Johnson, Henry Waller, Doyle Kruger, Helen Edwards, David Erickson, Jeremy Stotts, Darcy Goni III. Guests: Dean & Jodi - Tax Equalization IV. Minutes: Read: Doyle made a motion to approve minutes as read from the March 2020 regular meeting and the special meeting held on March 23rd, Helen 2nd the motion, motion carried.

V. Mayor Comments: Stay Safe VI. Jodi and Dean presented the residential, commercial and agriculture tax valuation calculations. It was recommended to make no changes in the residential and commercial valuations and to increase the agriculture by 3%.

VII. Financial Report: a) Bank Rec & Cash Report: Motion to approve made by Doyle 2nd by Henry, motion carried. b) A/R Report: Motion to approve A/R

by Doyle, 2nd by Helen, motion carried. c) A/P Report: Discussion, Motion to approve A/P by Doyle, 2nd by Helen, motion carried.

VIII. Streets/Water/Sewer: a) Streets: Pothole fixed on North Main b) Water: No known leaks.

1. 29 Day usage and 8,644 gallons average 2. 250,680 tower total gallons 3. 12,520 tower to town c) Sewer: No Issues.

IX. Old Business: Discussion on chairs from the fire department.

X. New Business: a) Spring Clean Up – Helen made a motion to postpone cleanup days, seconded by Henry, motion carried. b) Tax Equalization Valuation Rec-

ommendations – Doyle made a motion to accept the recommendations made by Jodi and Dean to leave residential and commercial unchanged and raise agriculture by 3%, seconded by Henry, motion carried. c) COVID 19 Business Relief i. A motion was made by Henry to suspend the rent due for April on the Kitchen, seconded by Dave, motion carried, Doyle abstained from vote. ii. A motion was made by Helen to suspend the water service fees for April on both Pro Point and the Waterhole, seconded by Doyle, motion carried XI. Comments: Resident(s) have not been respecting the social distancing guidelines set forth, the sheriff was call regarding a specific incident but not call was received back before the meeting. City Hall Doors will be locked at all times and will only be opened if an appointment has been made in advance – no exceptions.

XII. Next Official meeting date May 11th, 2020 @ 7:00 PM Rhame City Hall.

XIII. Adjournment: Helen made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:20pm, 2nd by Henry the motion carried and meeting adjourned.

Note: The City of Rhame per ND Century Code 40-01-09.1 is publishing these unofficial minutes subject to the governing body’s review and revision at the official March 9th, 2020 Meeting. Respectfully submitted, Tom Johnson Mayor Darcy Goni Auditor Accounts Payable: March Rays Repair 3471.04; Montana Dakota Utilities 1,296.13; S & T Plumbing 826.91; Consolidated Telecom 127.71; Southwest Water 1,576.86; Pro Point Co-op 156.59; BCBS/Aflac 777.25; Intuit 4.20; Country Media 53.68; Southwest Health District 60.00; Napa 56.95; Payroll March 4165.00 ; City of Bowman 2,196.50; US Treasury 1,302.64; ND PERS 635.58 Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 OFFICIAL MINUTES BOWMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 The regular meeting of the Bowman County School Board was held on Wednesday March 11, 2020 at 5:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room Rhame Campus. Members present: President Stacy McGee, Vice President Andrea Bowman & Board Members Tobiann Andrews, Randy Gaebe, Russ Homelvig, Camie Janikowski & Jim Stafford. Others present: Superintendent Wayne Heckaman, 7-12 Principal Tyler Senn & Business Manager Debbie Bucholz.

Guests present: Betty Heinrich.

Call to Order: President Stacy McGee called meeting to order.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Agenda: Bowman moved, seconded by Stafford to approve the agenda with the addition of Facility Rental Agreement under 9(d). Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried.

1. Routine Board Items: a. Minutes: Andrews moved, seconded by Bowman to approve the February 12, 2020 Regular Board Meeting minutes. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. b. Bills: Gaebe moved, seconded by Bowman to approve the district bills as presented. Discussion was held.

All in favor, motion carried.

Janikowski arrived Financial Reports: Discussion was held. Approved as presented.

2. Committee Reports: a. Building Committee: Gaebe reported. Discussion was held with no motions being made. b. Negotiating Committee: To be discussed further under negotiations. c. Policy Committee: To be discussed further under Unfinished Business & New Business for 1st and 2nd Readings. d. RESP: Bowman & Heckaman reported. Discussion was held with no motions being made. e. School Leadership Committee: Written report included in Elementary Principal Report distributed with school board packet information.

Discussion was held with no motions being made.

Public Comment: Public Comment Guidance Statement read by President McGee. No comments were brought forth.

3. Administrative Reports: a. Student Ambassadors: No student ambassadors present. b. Elementary Principal Report: Written report distributed with school board packet information. No additional items were added. No further discussion was held. c. 7-12 Principal Report: Written report distributed with school board packet information. Additional item included February Students of the Month. No additional items were added. Further discussion was held.

Homelvig arrived. d. Activities Director Report: Written report distributed with school board packet information. No additional items were added. Discussion was held.

Superintendent Report: Written report distributed with school board packet information. Draft of letter to be sent to parents regarding the Corona virus protocol was discussed.

Further discussion regarding future positions. No additional items were added. Discussion was held.

4. Unfinished Business: a. Roof Project /Ceiling Tile Clean-Up Contract Approval & Update. Heckaman reported on the possibility of liquidated damages. Per discussions with Brosz Engineering, based on the size & scope of project, liquidated

damage is not appropriate. Gaebe moved, seconded by Homelvig to approve the ceiling tile clean-up contract with Schroeder Contracting Inc. in the amount of $42,300. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. b. School Board Policy – 2nd Reading: i. DDAE Sick Leave Bank – Supplementary: Andrews moved, seconded

by Stafford to approve the policy as presented. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. c. Superintendent Evaluation: Janikowski moved, seconded by Gaebe to accept as presented the compilation of the superintendent evaluation.

The compilation is an average of all current board member’s individual evaluations. The computed average is satisfactory. Discussion was held. Roll call vote Janikowski yes, Andrews yes, Bowman yes, Homelvig yes, Stafford yes, Gaebe yes and McGee yes. All in favor, motion carried. d. Facility Planning: Heckaman discussed future programming planning including facility planning needs and involving stakeholders input and the strategic planning process. Discussion was held with no motions being made.

Negotiation Strategy & Instruction – Executive Session possible pursuant to N.D.C.C. 44-04-19.1(9): Negotiations for wages & salaries moved to later in agenda.

5. New Business: a. School Board Policy – 1st & 2nd Readings: FFB – Attendance and Absences: FFK – Suspension and Expulsion. i. Andrews moved, seconded by Bowman to approve 1st Readings of FFB & FFK policies as presented. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. b. Staff Resignation – Head Maintenance: Homelvig moved, seconded

by Stafford to accept the letter of resignation from Luke Rodakowski. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. c. Approve 2020-2021 Teaching Contracts: Janikowski moved, seconded by Homelvig to approve the following contracts and salaries: Ashley Becker $42,350, Heidi Bloomgren $58,750, Amy Burke $52,925, Tyneal Burke $44,150, Kathleen Carlton $50,850, Amber DeMorrett $46,725,Mary Duletski $62,975, Kelli Ensign $50,750, Kyla Fisher $43,700, Kari Gerbig $57,150, Joaine Heggem $60,375, Betty Heinrich $62,325, Jolene Hendrickx $61,025,Sara Kordovsky $53,369, Charmaine Martian $50,850, Jamie Mattis $42,800, Jaci Mrnak $42,800, Alec Nelson $42,350, Abby Nohava $45,500, Brenda Osendorf $63,550, Kelley Ouradnik $55,600, Heather Salszieder $43,250, Jettie Swanson $48,250, Cora Weiss $48,725, Phillip Weldele $ 49,750 & Codie West $61,625. Discussion was held. All in favor. Motion carried. d. Facility Rental Agreement: Heckaman reported. With input from Co-Ad’s, proposed changes include waiving traveling teams facility rental fees and adjusting the hourly rate for middle school commons, high school gym and track complex to align with other fees. Janikowski moved, seconded by Gaebe to accept the revised facility rental agreement including changing contact name to Co-AD’s effective July 1, 2020 as presented. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried.

Negotiation Strategy & Instruction – Executive Session possible pursuant to N.D.C.C. 44-04-19.1(9): Negotiations for wages & salaries was discussed. Andrews moved seconded

by Stafford to hold an executive session for the purpose of discussing negotiations per NDCC 44-04-19.1.

Roll call vote: Stafford yes, Homelvig yes, Gaebe yes, Janikowski yes, Bowman yes, Andrews yes and McGee yes. All in favor. Motion carried.

President McGee adjourned open session at 7:01pm. Members present in executive session; President Stacy McGee, Vice-President Andrea Bowman & Board Members Tobiann Andrews, Randy Gaebe, Russ Homelvig, Camie Janikowski, Jim Stafford, Superintendent Wayne Heckaman & Business Manager Debbie Bucholz.

President McGee called meeting (executive session) to order at 7:09pm.

Topic discussed Negotiations Strategy. Executive session adjourned 8:40pm. President McGee reconvened open meeting at 8:41 pm. i. Andrews moved, seconded by Bowman to increase base starting route bus driver per run rate by $1 to $38 plus experience increase of $1 for 1-5 yrs experience, $1.50 for 6-10 yrs experience, $2 for 11-15 yrs experience or $2.50 for 16 + yrs experience. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried. ii. Homelvig moved, seconded by Stafford to increase ancillary wage by $0.75 plus experience raises. In addition, increase personal days by one to three days in total. Discussions was held. All in favor, motion carried. iii. Homelvig moved, seconded by Bowman to proceed with spring negotiations with the traditional negotiation process. Salary scales were researched by negotiating committee and will be a possible future business item. Discussion was held. Roll call vote: Homelvig yes, Stafford yes, Gaebe no, McGee no, Janikowski yes, Andrews no and Bowman yes.

Discussion was held. Majority in favor, motion carried.

6. Other Items: a. Board Directives for Superintendent. i. Request City of Bowman rezone former school of promise property. b. Committee meetings: Building Committee Mar 4 – Gaebe & Homelvig; Negotiating Committee Feb 26 & Mar 4 – Bowman, Homelvig & Janikowski; Policy Committee Feb 27 – Andrews; RESP Mar 4 – Bowman.

7. Future Meeting Date/Location:

a. Next Regular Meeting: Wed, Apr 15, 2020, 5:30pm @ Bowman County High School Conference Room.

8. Adjournment: With no further business, meeting was adjourned at 9:02pm.

Stacy McGee President Debbie Bucholz Business Manager _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 OFFICIAL MINUTES BOWMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 The special meeting of the Bowman County School Board was held on Monday March 16, 2020 at 5:30pm in the High School Conference Room.

Members present: President Stacy McGee, Vice President Andrea Bowman & Board Members Tobiann Andrews, Randy Gaebe, Russ Homelvig, Camie Janikowski (via phone) & Jim Stafford. Others present: Superintendent Wayne Heckaman, 7-12 Principal Tyler Senn, Elementary Principal Mitch Strand, Co-AD Nick Walker, & Business Manager Debbie Bucholz.

Guests present: Lynn Brackel, Teran Doerr, Frank Eberle, Robert Fetson, Pam Fisher, Connie Gaebe, Karla Germann, Gina Harder, Jolene Hendrickx, Lyn James, Jonathan Jahner, John Kalstrom, Lisa Kalstrom, Julie Lockert, Brad Mosher, Kayla Pauley & Dean Pearson.

Call to Order: President Stacy McGee called meeting to order.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Public Comment: Public Comment Guidance Statement read by President McGee. No comments were brought forth.

1. Discussion regarding COVID-19 & School Closure: a. 7-12 Principal Tyler Senn thanked Superintendent Heckaman for his strong leadership. b. Mr. Heckaman gave a PowerPoint presentation on the school closure for the week of March 16-20. Discussion points included history, mitigation plans, impacts on community, collaboration, information provided to parents & staff as well as DPI recommendations. Planning discussions included academics, front office, food service, special education, facilities, technology, training, healthcare, student mental health and further communication and plans for continued closure. c. Discussion and input with community leaders Bowman moved, seconded by Stafford to continue to pay non-certified staff & coaches at their regular pay during the school closure due to COVID-19. Discussion was held. All in favor, motion carried.

2. Adjournment: With no further business, meeting was adjourned at 6:38pm.

Stacy McGee President Debbie Bucholz Business Manager _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 OFFICIAL MINUTES BOWMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 The special meeting of the Bowman County School Board was held on Tuesday March 31, 2020 at 10:00am in the High School Conference Room. Members present: President Stacy McGee, Vice President Andrea Bowman (remote via Teams) & Board Members Tobiann Andrews (remote via Teams), Randy Gaebe (remote via phone), Russ Homelvig (remote via Teams), Camie Janikowski (remote via Teams) & Jim Stafford (remote via Teams). Others present: Superintendent Wayne Heckaman, 7-12 Principal Tyler Senn (remote via Teams), Elementary Principal Mitch Strand (remote via Teams), Co-AD Nick Walker & Business Manager Debbie Bucholz.

Guests were invited to listen live via remote access.

Call to Order: President Stacy McGee called meeting to order.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Public Comment: Public Comment Guidance Statement read by President McGee. No comments were brought forth 1. Third Party Administrator (TPA) of Bowman County School District #1 403b plan: a. Adoption of Board Resolution: Andrews moved, seconded by Gaebe to adopt the Bowman County School District #1 403(b) Plans Resolution as provided in the Board packet. The Board Resolution amends and restates the school district 403(b) plans in accordance with IRS Regulations applicable to 403(b) pre-approved plans. Discussion was held. Roll call vote: Janikowski yes, Stafford yes, Andrews yes, Homelvig yes, Gaebe yes and McGee yes. All in favor, motion carried.

Designate Admin Partners as Plan Sponsor Agent: Janikowski moved, seconded by Homelvig to designate Admin Partners as Plan Sponsor Agent. Discussion was held. Roll call vote: Janikowski yes, Stafford yes, Andrews yes, Homelvig yes, Gaebe yes and McGee yes. All in favor, motion carried.

2. COVID-19 & School Closure: a. Adoption of Resolution to Grant Emergency Powers to Superintendent: Janikowski moved, seconded

by Stafford to table the adoption of the resolution to grant emergency powers to Superintendent to be discussed at the next regular scheduled meeting. Discussion was held. Roll call vote; Janikowski yes, Stafford

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yes, Andrews yes, Homelvig yes, Gaebe yes and McGee yes. b. Distance Learning Plan Review: Provided in school board packet information. Final amended plan will be submitted by April 1, 2020 for final review and will include additional educational examples and lesson plans. Thank you to principals and staff for input, planning, review of updates sand revisions. Thank you to parents for their part in this new process. Senn addressed different options for timing of live classes and the benefits of the current schedule including teachers having extra time to answer questions immediately after live class including small group work. Also, current schedule is beneficial for timing to shift to next class.

School will continue to evaluate &gather input from various sources including discussion at staff meetings to determine if changes need to be made. c. Employees - Family First Act: Information provided in school board packet information. Further discussion was held with no motions being made. d. Food Service: Status and challenges of Food Service programs were discussed including commodities and supplies availability, Grab N Go sack lunch program and lunch account balances: Refund/rollover of account balances will be re-evaluated at end of school year. Further discussion was held with no motions being made. e. Financial Expenses due to the COVID-19: COVID-19 specific related financial impacts were discussed including transportation, food service, non-exempt employees, preschool tuition, etc. In addition, discussion was held regarding future funding such as Oil & Gas as well as foundation aid funding. Further discussion was held with no motions being made. f. Communication: Communication will include, at a minimum, weekly emails regarding the schools status, issues and the schools continued responses related to COVID-19 to school board members from the Superintendent. The next school board meeting is planned for the next regular scheduled board meeting. g. Other COVID-19 related discussion: Further discussion was held with no motions being made.

3. Adjournment: With no further business, meeting was adjourned at 11:12am.

Stacy McGee President Debbie Bucholz Business Manager _____________________________ Published in Bowman County Pioneer Apr 24, 2020 APR 2020 DISTRICT BILLS & BETWEEN MTG PMTS GENERAL FUND A2Z PRINTING 737.53; ADMIN PARTNERS LLC 1,080.00; A D VANCED BUSINESS METHODS, INC 2,226.66; AMAZON MARKETPLACE 869.78; ANDERSON’S 2,020.76; ARBY’S RESTAURANT 12.89; AT&T 136.80; BORDER STATES ELECTRIC SUPPLY 764.42; BOWMAN GLASS, INC 130.16; BOWMAN HIGH SCHOOL ACT ACCT 409.99; BRONSON’S MARKETPLACE 759.57; BROSZ ENGINEERING INC 250.00; CENEX 430.11; CITY OF BOWMAN 2,177.45; COMFORT INN & SUITES 1,036.80; CONLEY, STEVEN 12.84; CONSOLIDATED TELCOM INC 873.75; COUNTRY MEDIA INC 634.92; COYLE ELECTRIC INC 1,255.78; DAKOTA BOYS AND GIRLS RANCH 5,656.00; DAKOTA DUST-TEX, INC 633.90; DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL 185.00; DICKINSON STATE HERITAGE FOUNDATION 115.00; DOLLAR GENERAL 23.50; EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES EDU TECH 450.00; EIDO CONNECT 75.60; FARMERS UNION OIL COMPANIES 206.47; HARDEES 38.43; HARDER, GINA; 54.25; HETTINGER HEATING & AIR 656.40; HILL, JESSICA 1,080.00; HOBBY LOBBY 29.73; HOME 2 SUITES BY HILTON 119.36; HORACE MANN COMPANIES 1,260.63; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT 150.48; INKD APPAREL BY SARAH 100.00; INNOVATIVE OFFICE SOLUTIONS LLC 274.14; INSTRUMENTALIST AWARDS LLC 130.00; J.W.PEPPER & SON, INC 627.51; JOHN DEERE FINANCIAL 1,620.17; JOSTENS, INC 846.62; KPOK 60.00; LEMMON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 60.00; MICHAELS CRAFT STORE 20.73; MIDWEST TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS 56.88; MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES 11,628.78; NARDINI FIRE EQUIPMENT 368.00; NATIONAL BUSINESS FURNITURE,LLC; 35.35; NATIONAL FFA ORGANIZATION 41.50; NETWORK SERVICES CO 843.31; NEW SALEM HIGH SCHOOL 125.00; NEW YORK TO GO RESTAURANT 10.53; NEWBY’S ACE HARDWARE 132.59; OFFICE DEPOT INC 406.83; OSENDORF, BRENDA 94.17; PAYPAL 185.00; PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC 279.04; PROPOINT COOPERATIVE/FARMERS UNION OIL CO 1,509.82; RADISSON HOTEL BISMARCK 190.08; RAMADA FARGO 3,744.00; RAPIDS WHOLESALE 19.20; RICHARDTON-TAYLOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS 125.00; ROCKING 7W, LLC 950.00; ROUGHRIDER EDUCATION SERVICES 3,509.00; S&T CUSTOM PLUMBING, LLC 150.00; SANFORD HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE 34.00; SCHOOL SPECIALTY 267.88; SHELL OIL 95.30; S I M O N S O N , ROBERT 178.50; SM@RT COMPUTERS & SECURITY 28,143.45;

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VATOR CORP 524.51; UNIVERSAL ATHLETIC INC 3,336.83; VAN DAELE BUS SERVICE 26,140.38; WAL-MART 176.01; WEST RIVER HEALTH SERVICES 1,860.00; WINGATE BY WYNDHAM 86.40; WOODLEY CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY 702.54. Fund Total: 117,957.47

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Lands will conduct an online surface lease auction for one hundred forty-four (144) tracts in Adams, Barnes, Benson, Bowman, Burleigh, Eddy, Emmons, Golden Valley, Grant, Griggs, Kidder, Lamoure, Logan, McHenry, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Morton, Mountrail, Oliver, Pierce, Ramsey, Rolette, Sheridan,

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NDSU Analyzer Helps with Prevented-planting Decisions

Sioux, Slope, Stark, Stutsman, Towner, Walsh, Ward and Williams Counties, ND. Bidding will commence April 28, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. CST and end May 4, 2020. The link to view the offered tracts and participate in the auction is: https://www.energynet.com/govt_listing.pl

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A 3% convenience fee will be assessed. Anyone needing auxiliary aids and services should call the Department at (701) 328-2800 by 04/23/2020.

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North Dakota State University Extension has developed a spreadsheet to help farmers make informed prevented-planting decisions.

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“Producers in North Dakota are waiting for fields to dry out so they can start field work and crop planting,” says Andrew Swenson, NDSU Extension farm management specialist. “Though it is early, once planting starts rapid progress can be made with today’s large equipment. Now may be a good time to evaluate the economics of prevented planting, so a timely decision can be made if weather events delay planting to the crop insurance final planting date.”

After the final planting date, and if several eligibility requirements are met, producers may opt to collect a prevented-planting crop insurance indemnity payment and idle the ground.

NDSU Extension has developed a spreadsheet, www.ag.ndsu.edu/farmmanagement/prevented-planting to help with the prevented-planting decision. The program uses partial budgeting to compare the economics of prevented planting with either late planting the crop for which a prevented-planting payment could be received or planting some other crop.

Source: Andrew Swenson, 701-231-7379, andrew.swenson@ndsu.edu; Editor: Kelli Anderson, 701-231-6136, kelli.c.anderson@ndsu.edu

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Slope County planning for Theodore Roosevelt National upcoming centennial fair Park closed through May 9 Staff Report

The first Slope County fair may have been in 1920, but it may not be the 100th if the fair has its Centennial in late August.

According to a member of the fair board, Shelby Hewson, there were times during wars when it was not held, while at other times it jumped years.

Hewson, who is the Slope County NDSU Extension agent, noted that the local fair board is still going ahead with plans for the centennial celebration, but with an eye on the state fair because of the current COVID-19 pandemic.

“This actually isn’t our 100th annual fair because the first few years, during the depression and wars, they were not able to fund a fair. In the 1920s, they would go about every other year be-

cause they could not afford it.

“It technically is not our 100th annual, that is why we have just been calling it 100 years,” she explained.

The pandemic is having an impact, with the state fair being an early warning sign. “We are taking it day-by-day.

“Even if the state fair is canceled, it is in July, and we are in August,” she said Monday. “We are going to try to continually monitor it (the state fair). The state fair could be canceled and we could still have our county fair. But we will unfortunately won’t know until mid-August.

“We are a lot later than the state fair in a sense, but not in the COVID sense,” she added.

“We will take her day-by-day. It definitely has already been interesting, but we’ll get there.”

One of the fair fundraisers, the dinner theater, concluded just before COVID-19 became widespread, she said.

The next fair meeting will be May 4, with the members meeting online. “It is always the first Monday of the month,” she explained.

Among the activities already planned for the fair is a Threshing Bee and demonstration, Hewson said. “We are super excited about that.”

In addition, the board is looking at adding a parade. “That will be new this year,” she said, adding that residents were already joking the three-hour line for the April 4 testing by the state already was the “longest” parade in county history.

“There will be more options for kids,” she added.

U.S. Census Bureau suspends field operations until June 2020 The U.S. Census Bureau is adapting or delaying some of our operations to protect the health and safety of our staff and the public and make sure we get the same population counted another way.

The 2020 Census is under way, and more households across America are responding every day. Online, phone and mailed self-responses will continue throughout the data collection process.

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, the U.S. Census Bureau is adjusting 2020 Census operations in order to: •Protect the health and safety of the American public and Census Bureau employees.

•Implement guidance from Federal, State, and local authorities regarding COVID-19.

•Ensure a complete and accurate count of all communities.

Under the adjusted 2020 Census operational plan, field activities would resume after June 1, 2020, as Area Census Offices begin returning to full staff capacity. In-person activities, including enumeration, office work, and processing activities, will incorporate the most current guidance from authorities to ensure the health and safety of

staff and the public.

North Dakota doing very well but we’re tied with south dakota!

Through April 13, 49.1 percent of North Dakota households had responded to the Census either online or by phone. This is the same as South Dakota and trails Minnesota, which was at 58.1 percent.

Want a great North Dakota highlight?

•North River, ND, had the highest household response rate in the entire country at 95.7 percent!

Harwood, ND, was No. 7 at 80.1 percent!

Residents can still respond online or by phone.

For households with mailing addresses that did not respond as of April 8, paper questionnaires were mailed to the household. It has never been easier to respond on your own—all without having to meet a census taker Keeping up with the census Curious about how many people in the nation and all communities are responding to the 2020 Census? Each day the U.S. Census road mapper will update to show where the nation is in its self-response rates. To view these updates, you visit - https://2020census.gov/en/response-rates.html

Medora, North Dakota – Effective immediately, Theodore Roosevelt National Park will be closed to recreational use until further notice. The temporary closure includes visitor centers, facilities, trails, and campgrounds. East River Road in Billings County will remain accessible to local residential traffic. The purpose of the park closure is to safeguard the public and slow the spread of COVID-19 in response to guidance from state, county, and local health officials. The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and partners is our number one priority.

The National Park Service (NPS) is working service-wide with federal, state, and local authorities to closely monitor the COVID-19 pandemic and will lift the closure as soon as possible. During the closure, managers will be preparing for the summer season by onboarding essential seasonal staff and performing necessary maintenance on park facilities. The park is expected to be open and operational by May 9th when the seasonal staff is ready to welcome visitors. This phased opening allows the

park to be fully functional upon opening.

“The National Park Service has listened to concerns raised by our local communities and elected leaders requesting that the park temporarily close to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” said Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Wendy Ross. “Closing the park was a difficult decision to make during a time when people are seeking recreation and enjoyment in the outdoors. This action will protect the people who work here, live here, visit here, and cherish this place. We look forward to welcoming the public back to their park as we transition to a new normal in the coming months.”

The NPS encourages people to take advantage of the many digital tools available to explore on the park website (www.nps.gov/thro). The public can also find operational information and updates on social media platforms and the park website (www. nps.gov/thro). Updates about nation-wide NPS coronavirus operations will be posted on www.nps. gov/coronavirus.

BCBSND Wellness Benefits Expanded to keep members active at home BCBSND is temporarily increasing accessibility of popular wellness benefits to promote health during social distancing.

Social distancing measures have been implemented across the country in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. In response, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) is expanding wellness benefits to a wider audience and adjusting the delivery of those benefits for home use.

“While social distancing helps people avoid exposure to COVID-19, now more than ever, we recognize the need for proactive lifestyle medicine to maintain health and well-being. To that end, we’ve restructured three of our most popular wellness benefits to increase accessibility while members remain at home, said Dan Conrad, President and CEO of BCBSND. Wellbeats Description - Wellbeats includes hundreds of high-quality, engaging fitness classes, workout plans and fitness challenges for all levels and ages, from children to seniors. Classes are streamed

on-demand from a mobile device or tablet.

Original vs. adapted offering - Previously an add-on service available to members whose employers had purchased it, Wellbeats is temporarily available to all members.

Timeframe - Members will have free access to Wellbeats throughout the month of April.

Silver Sneakers Description - To avoid inactivity and isolation for now-homebound seniors, the Silver Sneakers program is taking fitness outside the gym, directly to individuals. Activities offered include livestream classes, guided walks, broadcasts of live events, live instructor-led events in open places, and more.

Original vs. adapted offering Originally intended to get seniors out of their homes and into the gym and connecting with one another, Silver Sneakers is making programming available at home.

Health Club Credit (HCC) Program: Description - With health clubs now officially closed, members with Health Club Credit (HCC)

are unable to earn credit in the usual means, through visits. Temporarily, those members will be invited to participate by tracking their physical activity in the HealthyBlue online wellness program.

Original vs. adapted offering - Originally, HCC rewarded people for working out at participating gyms 12 or more days per month. Under the HealthyBlue program, members have access to the HealthyBlue wellness portal which delivers health information, tools, challenges and more.

For those participants, the rewards program has been restructured to allow incentives for physical activity tracking online to be comparable to the traditional HCC program.

Timeframe - Alternative health club credits can be earned through April, at which time we’ll look at the number of health clubs reopened and reconsider the offering.

More information is available and future updates will be posted online at BCBSND.com/coronavirus.

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I-BAND supports ND Ag Commissioner’s Taking care of you recommendations on Market Facilitation and your finances Beef Payments

of food, shelter, and utilities.  Do you have credit card debt?

Focus on just paying the minimum balance.  Are you trying to pay off debt?  Consider pausing that for the meantime.  Do you have a car loan payment?  Call your bank and see if the payment can be delayed.  What extras can be cut or reduced from your budget?  Remember, we are focusing on the MUST haves, such as your heat, water, and the house/rent payment.    Do you remember the emergency fund we have discussed before?   These circumstances MAY be the time to dip into that fund, only if necessary.  You have worked hard to save for an emergency, and this would very much be considered an emergency.  Finally, do not cash in on your retirement.  I know the stock market has been very volatile, which creates much uncertainty, but this is part of a long-term plan. Now is not the time to take it out.  One day at a time, one week at a time, we will all come through this.  Until then, we have much to enjoy, sunshine, a good book, puzzles, kindness, conversations, and dancing across the dining room floor.  I am thinking of all of you and praying for our communities and our nation to recover.  Stay healthy and stay home! Take care of yourself and your family first!

By State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt

The Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND) has signed onto an April 8 letter from North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue outlining a concept for the Market Facilitation Beef Payment program (MFBP).  The program was designed by Congress to address the precipitous decline in livestock markets over recent months by providing price supports for cattle producers.  The Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for promulgating the rules by which the program will be implemented, including the calculation of how the funding will be dispersed to producers.    Commissioner Goehring’s recommended approach to the disbursement of funds begins with a base payment of $150 per head using a weighted factor to calculate payments on

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different classes of cattle.  The North Dakota recommendations are as follows:  $150 per head on cows or bulls with a weighted factor of 1.0; $45 per head on 400 to 700 pound calves with a weighted factor of 0.3; $180 per head on 700 to 900 pound cattle with a weighted factor of 1.2; and $240 per head on 900 pound or higher cattle with a weighted factor of 1.6.  The plan specifies that the beef inventory used by a farm, ranch or feedlot applying for MFBP support would be the February 21, 2020 inventory. Further, the plan stipulates that eligibility for the MFBP program would not be open to packer owned livestock or imported livestock.   Dwight Keller, I-BAND President, said the recommendations are fair and urged North Dakota’s congressional delegation to support Ag Commissioner Goehring’s proposal.  “It’s imperative that USDA move

Well, here we are!  As one friend shared, “I woke up feeling great!  I’m so ready for another big day of hand washing and looking out the window!â€?  Never in my wildest dreams would I have expected the events of these last several weeks.  These are uncertain and ever-changing times, but I know we will get through this together.  Many of our family and friends have lost jobs.  Those who continue to work face reduced hours or uncertainty as to how long their paychecks will continue.  Buying groceries and keeping our monthly bills current is difficult when your household income has fluctuated.  How do we best juggle the financial burden of COVID-19, and what do we do now?  First, take a minute and just breathe.  There have been many significant life changes these past few weeks.  We are teaching the kids virtually, and teachers we appreciate you!  The office has been relocated to the family kitchen table.  Our business community has had to adapt or close due to the virus, and our lives are adapting to physical distancing.  Now, take that deep breath grant yourself some grace.  Next, it is time to prioritize expenses covering the basics

swiftly to get the funds out to producers as quickly as possible,â€? noted Keller.  “We know that billions of dollars in equity have been drained rapidly from the U.S. cattle industry and individual producers are suffering from these catastrophic losses.  They have bills to pay and financing obligations to meet.  While this plan is not a long-term solution to ongoing market dysfunctions, it will help keep family-owned farms and ranches in business for the time being.  We need to cut through bureaucratic red tape and get the money into the hands of those who need it quickly.   We’re asking U.S. Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong to help get this proposal implemented as fast as possible.â€?

WIC is open for business BISMARCK, N.D. - The Special Supplement Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) continues to be open for business during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has allowed North Dakota WIC to make changes in how services are offered, such as: •Authorization to offer WIC services remotely, including the ability to do WIC appointments and applications over the phone. •Substitutions for some hard-to-find WIC-approved food items like milk, eggs or bread for other WIC eligible foods found at the store.  “WIC staff are working hard to ensure that mothers and young children have access to healthy foods, breastfeeding support, and accurate information during this public health emergency,â€? said Colleen Pearce, director of the North Dakota WIC

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Participants in programs like Medicaid, TANF or SNAP are automatically income eligible. Families may qualify for WIC by meeting the income guidelines for the household (for example, a family of four, can earn up to $47,638 a year, or $3,970 per month and qualify). Individuals who are pregnant, have a new baby or children under age 5 might also be eligible for WIC.   Visit the North Dakota WIC website at www. health.nd.gov/prevention/wic for more information and to find qualification criteria.

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Cashae is currently a Communications major with a minor in Marketing. After college, she plans to continue living on her ranch, continue rodeoing, and get a job in communications that involves rodeo.

Jaicee Williams a part of the BHSU sports media team and mostly work with the rodeo team. To read more about the BHSU Rodeo team visit Https:// www.facebook.com/BlackHillsStateUniversity4 6 5 Rodeo/ And read Jaicee’s Jacket Spotlight.

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