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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA § 

COUNTY OF BROWN § 

Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Tina Kosel, who 

being by me duly sworn, deposes and says that she is the office manager of the Groton 

Independent; that said newspaper is a newspaper of general circulation in Groton, 

Brown County, South Dakota; and that this notice was published in said newspaper 

on the following date(s): 

Groton City 

Sept. 19 published Sept. 27, 2011 for $17.28 

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30th Day of September 2011 

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Miscellaneous 

Claremont Town 

Brown County 

Groton City 

Butler Town 

Groton Area School 

Frederick Area School 

Town of Frederick 

Columbia City 

Westport Town 

Putney 

Township 

Weed 

Notice 

Putney Township 

Weed Notice 

Putney Township Owners and 

Tenants of Putney Township are 

herby notified and required according 

to law, to cut all weeds 

in road ditches adjacent to their 

property or tenanted by them 

within said township on or before 

Oct. 1, 2011 or same will be hired 

done by the township board and 

$150 per half mile charged to the 

abutting property. 

By order of the township 

board 

Mark Thompson 

Township Clerk 

(020.0927) 

Published twice at the total 

approximate cost of $11.81. 

Riverside 

Township 

Weed 

Notice 

Riverside Township 

Weed Notice 

Riverside Township Owners 

and Tenants of Riverside Township 

are herby notified and required 

according to law, to cut all 

weeds in road ditches adjacent 

to their property or tenanted by 

them within said township on or 

before Oct. 15, 2011 or same will 

be hired done by the township 

board and $250 a mile charged 

to the abutting property. 

By order of the township 

board 

Bruce Sippel 

Township Clerk 

(0921.0928) 

Published twice at the total 


Groton 

City 

Sept. 19 

Meeting 

Minutes 

September 19, 2011 

The Groton City Council met 

on the above date at 7pm at 

City Hall for their regular second 

monthly meeting with the 

following members present: 

Brotherton, Hamilton, Hanlon, 

Anderson, Heitmann, Opp, and 

Mayor Olson presiding. 

Moved by Brotherton and 

seconded by Anderson to approve 

the minutes as read. All 

members present voted aye. 

Moved by Anderson and seconded 

by Opp to approve the 

following bills for payment. All 

members present voted aye. 

1st State Bank - 10,671.59 

- SS & WH; Consolidated Fed Cr 

Union - 800.00 - emp savings; 

1st National Bank - 9,604.27 

- lagoon loan; A-1 Sanitation - 

600.00 - dumpster rent; AFLAC 

- 315.00 - emp ins; Car Quest 

- 60.01 - filters, fluid, cleaner; 

Ecolab - 175.00 - pest control; 

Groton Independent - 222.07 - 

publishing; Guardian Ins - 413.64 

- emp ins; Heartland Consumer 

Power Dist - 45,462.92 - power; 

Lowary, Anita - 16.29 - books, 

candy; NW Energy - 2,174.61 

- power delivery; Olson Backhoe 

- 612.24 - install culvert; 

Patios Plus - 535.72 - install 

door & floor; RDO-John Deere 

Cr - 393.59 - mower repairs; SD 

Municipal League -100.00-conf 

registration; SD Public Assur. 

Alliance - 41,663.75 - insurance; 

SD Supp Retirement - 1,375.00 - 

emp retirement; Steven Lust Automotive 

- 112.20 - repairs; USA 

BlueBook - 380.58 - switches; 

Wellmark-Blue Cross/Blue Shield 

- 9,304.27 - health ins; WAPA 

- 26,741.52 - power 

Finance Officer Lowary presented 

the 2011 Swimming Pool 

and Baseball reports. 

A Heartland Consumer Power 

District meeting will be held in 

Groton on Oct 20. Council members 

were urged to attend. 

Fall weed spraying was approved 

for the cemetery, community 

center, pool, and park. 

The use of soy oil to dustproof 

streets was discussed. An offer 

from the school to help share 

the cost for 1st St between 

the schools was refused. The 

dust proofing will not hold as 

the weather changes and is too 

expensive for this short period 

of time. 

A complaint on how parking 

was allowed along the soccer 

fields was discussed. 

$5,060.08 was received from 

FEMA for labor and equipment 

use during the Spring 2011 

Flood. 

1st Reading to Ordinance 

#671, Water Rates, was given on 

a motion by Opp and seconded 

by Hanlon. All members present 

voted aye. 

At 7:33pm the Council adjourned 

into executive session 

to discuss legal matters and 

personnel on a motion by Hamilton 

and seconded by Anderson. 

All members present voted aye. 

Council reconvened into regular 

session at 7:37pm. 

Meeting adjourned. 

Roy Olson, Mayor 

Anita Lowary, Finance Officer 

Published once at the total 


Columbia 

City 

Sept. 20 

Meeting 

Minutes 

SPECIAL MEETING 

September 20, 2011 

Meeting called to order by 

Mayor Vietmeier 

Roll Call: Kuschel Harr, Davis, 

Mitchell, Kampa. 

Others present: Brian Dennert, 

ADGENDA: 

REPAIR OF SEWER LINE ON 

3RD AVE. NW: 

REVIEW ESTIMATES FROM- 

PIES BLADE & DOZER- 

DUERRE EXCAVATION - 

The bids were fairly even after 

factoring in unlisted items. 

After discussion on the two 

estimates Mitchell moved 2nd 

by Kampa to accept the bid from 

Duerre. Kuschel Harr – yes, Davis 

– yes, Kampa – yes, Mitchell 

– yes. Passed. 

Both estimates will be faxed 

or delivered to our lawyer to 

be forwarded to the Insurance 

agent handling the claim. 

Crews early next week. 

Lagoon needs to be lowered, 

Discussion on line condition 

before dig started etc. 

Board needs to visit with G. 

Pierson about the condition of 

his property resulting from this 

dig and repair. 

REVIEW EXPENSES TO DATE 

– 

The hours for board members, 

plus meetings or any other items 

like power for pump etc. 

Kuschel Harr moved to adjourn 

2nd by Davis. Passed 

K. Vitense/fo 

Published once at the total 


Frederick 

Area 

School 

Sept. 23 

Meeting 

OFFICIAL BOARD PROCEED- 

INGS 

FREDERICK AREA SCHOOL 

DISTRICT #6-2 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 

The regular board meeting of 

the Board of Education of the 

Frederick Area School District 

#6-2 was called to order at 

6:59 p.m. by Chairman, Lance 

Podoll with board members Jeff 

Forsting, Richard Schlosser, and 

Dennis Walworth Jr. present. 

Also present were C.E.O./Secondary 

Principal, Randy Barondeau; 

Elementary Principal, 

Ann Hegge; Business Manager, 

Waneta Malsom; Technical Coordinator/Teacher, 

Lynnette Hertel, 

Teacher, Paula Tschosik, and 

Patron, Jim Dumire. 

The meeting began with all 

present reciting the Pledge of 

Allegiance. 

Action 11-215: Motion by 

Forsting and seconded by 

Schlosser to approve the agenda 

with two additions. Add Coop 

Meeting and Supreme Court 

8 ◊ Groton Independent ◊ Tues., Sept. 27, 2011 

Frederick Area School District 

AUGUST 2011 Financial 

GENERAL CAPITAL SPECIAL PENSION LUNCH IMPRESS 

OUTLAY EDUCATION FUNDS 

Beginning Balance August 1, 2011 766,482.65 216,143.28 316,249.19 85,745.52 (6,634.17) 42,953.23 

Brown County Treasurer (Taxes) 5,705.38 1,861.25 558.38 186.14 - - 

State of SD (State Aid) 50,923.00 - - - - - 

First National Interest 18.51 - - - - - 

Lunch 4,867.50 

Lap Top Insurance 1,375.00 - - - - - 

Gaps 9,825.90 

Other 140,202.00 23,848.10 2,265.20 (2,199.01) 16,466.98 10,512.95 

Telephone Rebate 15,262.08 - - - - - 

Subtotals 989,794.52 241,852.63 319,072.77 83,732.65 14,700.31 53,466.18 

Disbursements 95,850.90 2,246.65 17,244.25 $0.00 130.16 7,704.88 

Ending Balance August 31, 2011 893,943.62 239,605.98 301,828.52 83,732.65 14,570.15 45,761.30 

Savings & Trust Accounts 61,895.31 

Trust & Agency Activity Funds 58,152.17 

Unemployment Fund 22,753.52 

Ruling to new business. All aye, 

carried. 


Schlosser and seconded by 

Forsting to approve education 

reimbursement to Marty Morlock. 

All aye, carried. 

Action 11-217: Motion by Walworth 

and seconded by Forsting 

to approve the minutes of the 

August 08, 2011 meeting and 

bills of the Frederick Area School 

District. All aye, carried. 

At 7:25 Teacher/Athletic Director 

entered the meeting. 

The bills for the Frederick Area 

School District were presented. 

SEPTEMBER 2011 EXPENDI- 

TURES 

GENERAL FUND: 200.00, 

ABERDEEN AMERICAN NEWS, 

INC, PERIODICALS ED MEDIA; 

500.00, BLACKBOARD CON- 

NECT INC, PURCHASE SERVICES 

TECH-TITLE; 77.00, BLUMHARDT 

CHEVROLET & PONTIAC,, CAR 

EXPENSE-GAS DIESEL OIL; 

115.02, BONN EXPRESS, CAR 

EXPENSE-GAS DIESEL OIL; 7.49, 

BROWN COUNTY LANDFILL, 

MAINTENANCE; 575.92, CEN- 

TURY BUSINESS PRODUCTS, 

INC, TONER; 8.91, CHELSEY 

PLAMP, SUPPLIES; 50.67, 

CLASSROOM DIRECT, Shipping; 

356.49, COLE PAPERS, INC., 

SUPPLIES; 4.38, COMMUNITY 

STORE, SUPPLIES; 69.85, DAKO- 

TA DUST-TEX, INC., SUPPLIES; 

20.00, DAKOTA ELECTRONICS, 

MONTHLY FEE-ALARM; 202.81, 

DICK BLICK COMPANY, Wiggly 

Eyes Pack; 950.00, DISCOVERY 

EDUCATION, LICENSES; 139.00, 

EDU-SAFE, REGISTRATION 

FEE; 107.54, ELLENDALE TRUE 

VALUE, MAINTENANCE/JANI- 

TORIAL; 235.61, EVAN-MOOR 

EDUCATIONAL PUBLICAT, S/H; 

59.00, FARMERS UNION OIL EL- 

LENDALE, FUEL; 50.08, FORMAN 

SALES AND SERVICE, REPAIR; 

7,604.01, FREDERICK ACTIVITY 

FUND, 2010-2011 EXPENSES; 

408.16, GOLDEN WEST TECH- 

NOLOGIES, INC., INS CLAIM; 

178.80, GROTON INDEPENDENT, 

INC, PRINT & PUB BOARD OF 

ED; 309.70, HAUFF MID-AMER- 

ICA SPORTS, Shipping; 400.00, 

HAVLIK, JAMES, SERVICES; 

1,386.00, HUB AREA TECHNI- 

CAL SCHOOL, OTHER SUPPLIES 

VOCATIONAL; 2.50, J.W. PEP- 

PER & SON INC., POSTAGE; 

341.48, JAMES VALLEY COOP. 

TELE. CO., TELEPHONE SUPT./ 

C.E.O.; 321.66, LAKESHORE 

LEARNING MATERIALS, Reading 

Comp Cards gr4-6; 20.00, 

LAKESIDE GOLF COURSE, CC 

MEET; 742.30, MAINTENANCE 

ENGINEERING, BULBS; 189.40, 

MARC, , SUPPLIES; 19.01, Mc- 

GRAW HILL COMPANIES, S/H; 

157.13, McLEOD’S PRINTING 

& SUPPLIES, SUPPLIES; 38.52, 

MENARDS ABERDEEN, SUP- 

PLIES; 10.69, MERTZ LUMBER 

& SUPPLY, SUPPLIES; 1,682.60, 

MONTANA-DAKOTA UTILITIES 

CO., ELECTRICITY OPER &; 

46.85, NORTH CENTRAL FARM- 

ERS ELEVATOR, FUEL; 280.50, 

PRAIRIE EDGE, SUPPLIES; 

99.80, QUALITY QUICK PRINT, 

INC., PURCHASE SERVICE OPER 

&; 354.14, REMEDIA PUBLICA- 

TIONS INC, Fun With Phonics; 

351.55, SAFETY INDUSTRIES, 

INC, PURCHASE SERVICES 

PUPIL; 328.00, SD FEDERAL 

PROPERTY AGENCY, MAINTE- 

NANCE; 165.00, SDASP, REGIS- 

TRATION FEE; 35.00, SDMEA, 

REGISTRATION FEE; 174.00, 

SEWER DUCK, SEWER & WATER 

OPER &; 161.00, SIMPLEXGRIN- 

NEL, INS CLAIM; 10.60, SUMP- 

TION, SARAH, SCIENCE LAB 

SUPPLIES; 101.51, TAYLOR 

MUSIC, INC, MUSIC-OTHER 

SUPPLIES; 265.93, TOWN OF 

FREDERICK, GARBAGE OPER & 

MAINT-FREDERICK; 6,239.50, 

VANMETER FACILITY MAINTE- 

NANCE, JANITORIAL SERVICES; 

83.86, WAMPLER, ANN, SUP- 

PLIES; 238.65, WELLS FARGO 

BUSINESS CARD, SUPPLIES; 

26,477.62, Fund Total 

CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND: 

678.00, HUB AREA TECHNICAL 

SCHOOL, DISTANCE LEARNING; 

678.00, Fund Total 

FOOD SERVICE: 153.38, 

AMERIPRIDE LINEN SUPPLY 

CO., SUPPLIES; 360.00, AVERA 

PACE, QTR FEE; 416.40, BER- 

NARD FOOD INDUSTRIES, INC., 

FOOD; 3,484.66, CASH-WA, 

FOOD/SUPPLIES; 8.15, COM- 

MUNITY STORE, COST OF SALES 

- PURCHASED; 62.24, EARTH- 

GRAINS COMPANY, BREAD; 

99.87, FREDERICK ACTIVITY 

FUND, LINENS; 9.00, KESSLER’S 

GROCERY, FOOD/SUPPLIES; 

190.65, NUCO INDUSTRIES, 

INC., PURCHASED SERVICES; 

4,784.35, Fund Total 

TRUST AND AGENCY: 996.87, 

CASH-WA, CONCESSIONS; 

676.08, COCA-COLA REFRESH- 

MENTS, CLASS OF 2013 MISC 

EXP; 998.50, JOSTEN, YEAR- 

BOOK MISC EXP; 424.14, PEPSI 

BEVERAGE COMPAMY, CLASS 

OF 2013 MISC EXP; 3,095.59, 

Fund Total 

OLD BUSINESS: 


Schlosser and seconded by 

Walworth to approve the employment 

section of the policy 

manual. All aye, carried. 

The 2011-2012 budget was 

presented as follows: 

Action 11-219: Resolution 

by Schlosser and seconded by 

Forsting as follows: LET IT BE 

RESOLVED, that the School 

Board of the Frederick Area 

School District #6-2, after duly 

considering the proposed budget 

and its changes thereto, to be 

published in accordance with 

SDCL 13-11-2 hereby approves 

and adopts its final budget and 

changes thereto, to be its annual 

budget for fiscal year July 

1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. 

On roll call vote, all aye. Resolution 

passed. 

Action 11-220: Resolution by 

Forsting and seconded by Walworth 

as follows: 

LET IT BE RESOLVED, that 

the annual budget levy request 

for the : Frederick Area School 

District #6-2 is as follows: General 

Fund: Opt Out Amount 

= $150,000 and general levy 

$322,745 or maximum allowable 

levy whichever is greater. 

Capital Outlay Fund: $311,685 

or $3.00/per $1000 of total valuation. 

Special Education Fund: 

$93,506 or .90/per $1000 of 

total valuation. Pension Fund: 

Frederick Area School District #6-2 

2010-2011 and 2011-2012 Budget Comparison 

REVISED SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 

$31,169 or $.30/per $1000 of 

total valuation. On roll call vote, 

all aye. Resolution passed. 

No additional information was 

given on the buses. 

Mrs. Hegge reported the following 

on No Child Left Behind. 

Colored copies of full assessment 

and full accountability reports 

including Frederick Area School 

District, Elementary, Junior High, 

and High School results are 

available at the school for any 

interested patrons. Reports can 

also be found on the NCLB link 

on the school’s website 

http://frederickarea.k12. 

sd.us/default.aspx or online at 

http://doe.sd.gov/reportcard/ 

index.aspx. Individual test results 

were provided to parents 

in August for any student that 

took the Dakota Step test March 

2011. Anyone with questions can 

contact the school at 329-2333. 

NEW BUSINESS: 

Thank you to Al Layton, Richard 

Achen, Chris, Eric, Mark 

Taylor and Warren Sumption for 

picking up the new scoreboard 

Continues on next page 

GeneralCapital Outlay Special Ed Pension Lunch 

EXPENSES Yr 2011-2012 Yr 2011-2012Yr 2011-2012Yr 2011-2012 Yr 2011-2012 

INSTRUCTIONAL May-11 May-11 May-11 May-11 May-11 

Regular Programs 

Elementary K-6 $405,100.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Textbooks/Software $0.00 $7,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Computer Hardware $0.00 $6,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

High School $386,500.00 $26,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Textbooks/Software $0.00 $8,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Computer Hardware $0.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Special Programs 

Title I $38,454.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Title II - Part A $5,590.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Title II - Part D $6,203.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Rural Education Achievement(GAPS)$17,825.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

After School Program $477.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Early Intervention-EIS $6,327.75 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Special Education $0.00 $0.00 $162,722.00 $0.00 $0.00 

North Central Coop (assessment) $0.00 $0.00 $11,278.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Early Retirement $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $125,000.00 $0.00 

TOTAL INST. $866,476.75 $50,000.00 $174,000.00 $125,000.00 $0.00 

SUPPORT SERV. 

Pupil Guidance $5,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Instructional/TTL $350.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Education Media $13,600.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Board of Ed $30,350.00 $5,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

C.E.O. $59,000.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Principals $121,400.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Fiscal Services $63,500.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Operation/Maint. $150,000.00 $52,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Pupil Transport $147,000.00 $95,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Vehicle Expenses $30,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Food Service $18,000.00 $5,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $101,050.00 

TOTAL SUPPORT $638,200.00 $163,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $101,050.00 

NON PROGRAM 

Improve Other Bldgs $0.00 $13,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Equipment $0.00 $5,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Vocational $16,632.00 $9,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Co-Curricular $108,075.00 $10,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Debt Service (Building) $0.00 $90,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Contingency $30,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Transfer Out $0.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 

TOTAL NON PROGRAM $154,707.00 $128,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 

GRAND TOTAL EXPENSES $1,659,383.75 $341,000.00 $175,000.00 $126,000.00 $101,550.00 

General Capital outlay Special Ed Pension Lunch 

REVENUE Yr 2011-2012 Yr 2011-2012Yr 2011-2012Yr 2011-2012 Yr 2011-2012 

LOCAL REVENUE 

Opt Out Levy $150,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Local $316,810.57 -$42,511.61 $50,546.52 $94,500.00 $0.00 

Gross Receipt Tax $38,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Prior Year $8,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Taxes $384,614.43 $381,511.61 $114,453.48 $31,000.00 $1,000.00 

Interest $2,000.00 $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $500.00 $500.00 

Interest Transferred In $3,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Athletic Income $10,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $44,050.00 

Tourney Income $2,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

After School Program $477.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Surplus $1,000.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

TOTAL LOCAL REVENUE $915,902.00 $341,000.00 $166,000.00 $126,000.00 $45,550.00 

COUNTY REVENUE $22,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

STATE REVENUE 

State Aid $611,082.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

State Apportion $13,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Bank Franchise Tax $14,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Rural Education Achievement(GAPS)$17,825.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

TOTAL STATE REVENUE $655,907.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

FEDERAL FUNDS 

Title I $38,454.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Title II - Part A $5,590.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Title II - Part D $6,203.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Food Service $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $38,000.00 

Medicaid Adm $ $9,000.00 $0.00 $1,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Medicaid $ $0.00 $0.00 $8,000.00 $0.00 $0.00 

Early Intervention-EIS $6,327.75 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 

TOTAL FEDERAL REV $65,574.75 $0.00 $9,000.00 $0.00 $38,000.00 

From General $18,000.00 

GRAND TOTAL REVENUE $1,659,383.75 $341,000.00 $175,000.00 $126,000.00 $101,550.00

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