Public Notices May 28, 2025
ISD #2170
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
May 5, 2025
6:00 p.m.
District Office
MINUTES
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Trout at 6:00 p.m.
Roll Call was taken, members Wright, Frisk, Reeck, Reese and Trout were present, comprising a quorum. Member Freeman was absent. Also present were Superintendent Tappe, Recording Clerk Larson and Staples World Managing Editor Anderson. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Motion by Reeck, second by Reese, to adopt the agenda. MC
Vice Chair Trout welcomed those in attendance
School/Community Forum
None
Consent Agenda
Approve the minutes of the April 14, 2025 Board Meeting
Approve the resignation of Kelsey Tyrrell, Girls Basketball Coach
Approve the 25-26 Contract with Interquest Canines
Approve the fundraiser request from FFA
Approve the hire of:
a. Nancy Sandeen, FACS Teacher beginning the 25/26 School year.
b. Taylor Jordan, Middle/High School PE & Health Teacher, beginning the 25/26 School year.
c. Ashton Bellefeuille, second Grade Teacher beginning the 25/26 School year.
d. Emily Creelman, Middle/High School Special Ed Teacher, beginning the 25/26 School Year.
Motion by Wright, second by Frisk, to approve the Consent Agenda. MC
Other
Motion by Frisk, second by Reese, to approve the resolution utility easement agreement with the City of Staples. (ROLL CALL VOTE: Reeck, Reese, Frisk, Trout and Wright all in favor. (Freeman absent) MC
District Communications Update
Presentation by Superintendent Tappe and Admin. Assistant Trisha Larson
Motion by Frisk, second by Wright, to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m. MC
Trisha Larson, Clerk
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Upcoming Meetings: Thurs., May 29, 2025 – Last day of School; Mon., June 9, 2025 – Board Work Session, District Office, 6 p.m.; Tues., June 10, 2025 – Policy Committee Meeting, District Office, 7:45 a.m. (Trout, Reese); Mon., June 23, 2025 – Board Meeting, District Office, 6 p.m.
NOTICE
MOTLEY PUBLIC CEMETERY ASSOCIATION
The Motley Public Cemetery Association will hold their annual meeting Wednesday, May 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Brick‘s Restaurant, Motley.
Lana Hansen, Treasurer
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NOTICE
STAPLES – MOTLEY ISD #2170
Staples, Minnesota
INVITATION FOR BIDS
MILK AND RELATED DAIRY PRODUCTS
1. Notice is hereby given, that Staples-Motley Independent School District No. 2170, Staples, MN, will receive sealed bids for Milk and Related Dairy Products for the 2025-2026 school year according to the specification and conditions which may be obtained from the office of the Superintendent of Schools, Staples - Motley Schools, ISD No. 2170, 905 4th Street NE, Staples, Minnesota. Bids shall be submitted in the form and manner contained in the specifications and the conditions.
2. Sealed bids must be received in the office of the Superintendent no later than June 11, 2025 at 4:00 o’clock p.m. at which time the bids will be opened and tabulated.
3. On June 23, 2025 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., the school board will meet to evaluate all bids and act thereon. The school district reserves the right to accept, reject or negotiate any bid and to make an award which is deemed most favorable and advantageous to the school district. If further information is desired, interested persons should contact the district office, phone 218-894-5400.
Dated this
22nd day of May, 2025.
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2170
Staples, Minnesota
Sherry Frisk, Clerk
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MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING FRESHWATER ED. DISTRICT #6004 4/23/25
Wadena, MN
The regular meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. by Chair Huttunen. Bd. Members present: R. Huttunen-Sebeka; C. Wolf-LP-GE; B. Tumberg-WDC; S. Veronen-Verndale; J. Hillmer-Browerville; R. VanDenheuvel-BH; R. Thalmann–Henning; K. Howard-Menahga; R. Wright-SM. Supt. present: S. Vedbraaten-Browerville. FED Admin: E. Weber, Supt. and J. Wothe, SpEd Dir. Others: A. Wahlin.
MOVED BY VanDenheuvel and 2ND BY Thalmann to approve the agenda as modified. VOTE- U/C
A. Wahlin and J. Wothe gave an informational presentation on special education monitoring and its process.
Consent Agenda
MOVED BY Tumberg and& 2ND BY Hillmer to approve the consent agenda as presented: 3/12/25, Bd. Mtg.
Minutes. 3/12/25 Supt. Adv. Minutes. FY25 Qtr. Claim payments #65324-65754, 1/25-3/25 Mileage Claims, Renewal of the following Agrmt.: 25/26 SY Tech Serv. w/ Henning ISD 545, 25/26 SY ECSR w/SM ISD 2170 and Menahga ISD 821, FY25 and FY26 Audit Engagement Agrmt. w/Brady, Martz & Associates, P.C., 25/26 SY Interquest Detection Canines Agrmt, 25/26 SY Service Agrmt. w/Northland Fire Protection, 25/26 SY School Nutrition Prog. Joint Agrmt w/SM ISD 2170 and FED SALC, and the 25/26 SY Calendar for ALC/Academy. Personnel Agenda: Decrease in hrs. M. Olson; Reassignment of B. Larson, L. Peterson; Lane Change of M. Baymler; Voluntary request for Leave of Absence of K. Becker; Voluntary reduction of days for K. Marstein; Resignation of T. Aho; Resignation of R. Nyhus; Advertise and Hire for the following positions: Para LP ALC, Prog. Spec., Occ. Therapist, DAPE Teacher, Academies EBD Teacher; Hiring for the 25/26 SY: N. Christofferson-Weston, A. Truax, K. Berg; Request of Lane Change for N. Schmidt; Addendum to J. Wothe, SpEd Dir.
Supt. Rpt. Update on Negotiations, Sourcewell Retreat update - June 17-18, first Reading of Policy #704, first Reading of Policy #400.14L. Facilities: Bus. Office summer hrs. ALC/TS: Preparing for summer programming and 25/26 SY. Tech: SM is withdrawing from the WAN and& Internet. AE Prog.: AE completed its 6th Prof. Community Interpreter training class.
SpEd Dir. Rpt. Update on SpEd Parents Awareness Mtgs.; Working on a brochure to promote this opportunity and increase awareness. Trainings: 4/10 - Don Parker - Building Bridges, 5/2 - Spring Fling in NYM.
Finance Rpt. Reviewed FY25 Q3 Finance Rpt. & working on 24/25 Revision III Budget.
New Business
MOTIONED BY Tumberg and 2ND BY Howard to introduce the following resolution and moved its adoption:
BE IT RESOLVED, by the FED School Board of Independent District #6004, as follows:
It is proposed that J. Rach, a continuing contract/tenured teacher of said District, be placed on unrequested leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, at the end of the 24/25 SY, effective 6/20/25. Said action is taken in accordance with the District master agreement and pursuant to Minn. Stat. 122A.40, subd. 10. upon the grounds described in said statute and which are specifically as follows:
A. Financial limitations- therefore, discontinuance of the Career Pathways Teacher position.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a notice proposing placement on unrequested leave, together with a copy of this resolution, be forwarded to said teacher, and that an affidavit of the same be placed in the teacher’s personnel file with a copy of the notice and resolution. Voting on this resolution:
The following voted in favor thereof: Huttunen, Wolf, Tumberg, Veronen, Hillmer, VanDenheuvel, Thalmann, Howard, Wright.
The following voted against the same: None
WHEREUPON, said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted on 4/23/25.
MOVED BY VanDenheuvel and 2ND BY Veronen to introduce the following resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, R. Beard, Probationary Teacher; C. Jares, K. Lehman are TIER 1 Teachers; L. Truax, K. Januszewski, C. Perala, B. Faust, M. Wolhowe, and M. Schmidt are teachers working under an Out of Field Permission (OFP) in FED No. 6004.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the FED School Board of ISD 6004, that the teaching contract for the teachers below, who are all teachers in FED ISD 6004, shall be nonrenewed at the end of the 24/25 SY, effective 6/30/25;
R. Beard, Probationary ALC Teacher, C. Jares, EBD SpEd Teacher, TIER 1
K. Lehman, EBD SpEd Teacher, TIER 1 L. Truax, EBD SpEd Teacher, OFP
K. Januszewski, EBD SpEd Teacher, OFP C. Perala, D/APE Teacher, OFP
B. Faust, Parent & Family Ed, OFP M. Wolhowe, Parent & Family Ed, OFP
M. Schmidt, Parent and Family Education, OFP
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that written notice be sent to said teacher(s) regarding the nonrenewal of the teacher’s teaching contract. Voting on this resolution:
The following voted in favor thereof: Huttunen, Wolf, Tumberg, Veronen, Hillmer, VanDenheuvel,
Thalmann, Howard, Wright. The following voted against the same: None. WHEREUPON, said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted on 4/23/25.
MOVED BY Tumberg and 2ND BY Wright to accept the following donations:
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the School Board of FED #6004 gratefully accepts the following donations as identified below: Wadena 2386 BPO Elks Game Fund, Wadena, MN - $250; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Wadena, MN - $200; Community First Bank, Menahga, MN - $150; Mid-Central National Bank, Wadena, MN - $50; Anderson Homes, Sebeka, MN - $50; United Community Bank, Perham, MN $100; 1st National Bank, Henning, MN - $50; Wadena State Bank, Wadena, MN - $100; Frazee Lions Club, Frazee, MN - $250; Todd-Wadena Electric Cooperative, Wadena, MN - $50; VFW Post 6206, Menahga, MN - $250; Arvig Enterprise, Inc., Perham, MN - $150; Perham Area Community Lions Club, Dent, MN $100; Wadena Rotary Club, Wadena, MN - $100. VOTE on adoption of the Resolution was as follows:
ABSTENTIONS: None. AYE: Huttunen, Wolf, Tumberg, Veronen, Hillmer, VanDenheuvel, Thalmann, Howard and Wright. NAY: None. ABSENT: None. WHEREUPON, said Resolution was declared duly adopted.
MOVED BY Hillmer and 2ND BY Wright to approve the Tech Serv. Agrmt. w/Verndale ISD 818, effective 3/17/25 - 5/31/25, as presented. VOTE- U/C
MOVED BY Thalmann and 2ND BY VanDenheuvel to accept and approve the 25/26 SY Menu Option as presented. VOTE- U/C
MOVED BY Wolf and 2ND BY Howard to approve the 25/26 SY CTC Contract as presented. VOTE- U/C
MOVED BY Veronen and 2ND BY Wright to approve the 25/26 SY WCTA Contract for Internet Bandwidth & Dark Fiber Lease as presented. VOTE- U/C
MOVED BY Wright and 2ND BY VanDenheuvel to approve the 25/26 SY Arvig Dark Fiber Contract as presented. VOTE- U/C
MOVED BY Thalmann and 2ND BY Howard to approve the Summer 2025 TS/CR Extended Time Serv. Agrmt. as presented. VOTE- U/C
Adjournment-
MOVED BY Wolf and 2ND BY Howard to adjourn the meeting at 5:51 p.m.
Respectifully submitted:
Barb Tumberg, , Clerk
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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE
THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: That default has occurred in the conditions of the following described mortgage:
DATE OF MORTGAGE: July 31, 2015
ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $92,857.00
MORTGAGOR(S): Joel Ambriz Carrillo, a single person
MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Wintrust Mortgage, a division of Barrington Bank and Trust Co., N.A.
DATE AND PLACE OF FILING: Recorded on August 3, 2015 as Document Number 495310 in the Office of the County Recorder of Todd County, Minnesota.
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. by assignment recorded on September 10, 2019 as Document Number A515937 in the Office of the County Recorder of Todd County, Minnesota.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY: The East One Hundred Sixty-Five (165) feet of the South Seventy-six (76) feet of the North Eighty (80) feet of Lot Three (3), Block One (1), Budgett`s First Addition to the Village of Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota.
STREET ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 215 6TH ST SE, LONG PRAIRIE, MN 56347
COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Todd County, Minnesota.
THE AMOUNT CLAIMED TO BE DUE ON THE MORTGAGE ON THE DATE OF THE NOTICE: $80,064.88
TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.
NAME OF MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR Wintrust Mortgage, a division of Barrington Bank and Trust Co., N.A.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICER: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
TAX PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 36-0077000
TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 100312-0001250034-1
THAT no action or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt then remaining secured by such mortgage, or any part thereof, or, if the action or proceeding has been instituted, that the same has been discontinued, or that an execution upon the judgment rendered therein has been returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part.
PURSUANT, to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:
DATE AND TIME OF SALE: July 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM.
PLACE OF SALE: Todd County Sheriff’s Office, County Detention Center, 115 Third Street South, Long Prairie, MN 56347.
to pay the debt then secured by said mortgage and taxes, if any actually paid by the mortgagee, on the premises and the costs and disbursements allowed by law. The time allowed by law for redemption by said mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns is six (6) months from the date of sale.
TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: Unless said mortgage is reinstated or the property redeemed, or unless the time for redemption is reduced by judicial order, you must vacate the premises by 11:59 p.m. on January 12, 2026.
THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.
MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None
Dated: May 05, 2025
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Mortgagee
TROTT LAW, P.C.
By: /s/
N. Kibongni Fondungallah, Esq.
Samuel R. Coleman, Esq.
*Alexa Marsh, Esq.*
Attorneys for Mortgagee
25 Dale Street North
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 209-9760
(25-0371-FC01)
THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
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TODD COUNTY
PLANNING COMMISSION
215 First Ave. South
Suite 103
Long Prairie,
Minnesota 56347
320-732-4420
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Todd County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commissioners meeting room, Historic Courthouse, 215 First Ave. South, Long Prairie, MN to consider the following applications.
NOTE: This meeting is again being held in-person and the public is encouraged to attend, and those who do attend in person can find parking atop the hill on the west side of the Historic Courthouse and enter through the north doors, near the American Flag and monument.
Questions? Phone 320-732-4420 or Email toddplan.zone@co.todd.mn.usAgenda
•Call to Order
•Pledge of Allegiance
•Introduction of Planning Committee Members and process review
•Approval of agenda
•Approval of May 1, 2025 Planning Commission meeting minutes
•The applicant is introduced
•Staff report
•Applicant confirms if staff report accuretly represents the request
•Correspondence
•Site Visit Review
•Public Comment
•Board review with applicant, staff, and public
1. Mark Johnson: Section 06, Round Prairie Township
Site Address: 23576 200th Street, Long Prairie, MN 56347
PID: 21-0007702
1. Request for CUP to berm and operate a functional shooting range in Commercial Zoning District.
2.William and Dawn Vowles: Section 20, Grey Eagle Township, Big Birch Lake
Site Address: 11734 Co. Rd. 47, Grey Eagle, MN 56336
PID: 11-0027400
1. Request for Seasonal Campground with hookups, 40’ X 40’ office building and 17 sites in Recreational Development Shoreland Zoning District.
3. Angelo and Marjorie Smieje: Section 18 of Round Prairie Township
Site Addresses: 23465 Ellis Court and 23468 Ellis Court, Long Prairie, MN 56347
PID: 21-0018900, 21-0018909 and 21-0018908
1. Request Rezone from R-2 to AF-1 Zoning District for agricultural use.
4. Daniel Tomsche DVM: Section 23, Birchdale Township
Site Address: 27246 State 28, Grey Eagle, MN 56336
PID: 03-0018600 & 03-0018602
1. Request for CUP to construct a 276’ X 128’ total confinement barn for 350 head of dairy cows >1000 lbs. and add a 5.2M gallon, HDPE lined earthen basin for manure storage. Animal Units will increase from 960 AU to 992 AU in AF-1 and RT Zoning Districts
5. Emanuel J. Yoder: Section 11, Bartlett Township
Site Address: 49475 Thorn Apple Road, Aldrich, MN 56434
PID: 01-0011100
1. Request to Operate a Wood Working Business in AF-2 Zoning District.
6. Jodi Marohn: Section 25, Hartford Township
Site Address: 28333 284th St., Long Prairie, MN 56347
PID: 12-0030200
1. Request to open an indoor riding arena with up to four RV campsites in AF-1 Zoning District.
Adjournment.
Next meeting:
July 3, 2025
All persons interested are invited to attend said hearing or submit a letter to be heard on these matters. All correspondence must include name, mailing address and be received 48 hours before the date and time of the hearing.
Todd County Board of Adjustment
Russell Vandenheuvel, Chair
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