July 2023

Bernice Seitz

Artesian

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Published July 7, 2023, in Obituaries

Bernice Seitz, 86, of Artesian, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society, in Howard. 

Visitation for family, friends, and community will be 4-6 p.m., Friday, July 7, at the Willoughby Funeral Home in Howard. Private family services will be Saturday, July 8, at the Willoughby Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Artesian.

Bernice was born at home in Volga, on April 23, 1937, to Bill and Marie (Ringham) Burdick. She attended kindergarten through fourth grade in Volga and then moved to Arlington, where she graduated in 1955. She attended one year of college at General Beadle in Madison. Bernice met the love of her life, Keith Seitz in Madison, and was married on April 13, 1958, at the Lutheran Church in Arlington. They made their home on a farm north of Fedora. Bernice and Keith left the farm and moved to Artesian in 1979. Keith passed away on Feb. 4, 1981.  Bernice worked at Raven in Howard and then at the Artesian School District from 1980-1994 as a janitor and cook.

She was the news reporter for Artesian for many years for the Sanborn Weekly  Journal newspaper. She belonged to the O.D.O Club for over 50 years, the Roadrunner Club, the Artesian American Legion Auxiliary, along with the Senior Citizens. Once the symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s took over, Bernice moved to the Good Samaritan Society, in Howard, in October 2019.

Bernice could always be found visiting on the phone with close friends and participating in church activities, and she loved being involved with Senior Citizens activities. Her favorite past time of all was shopping. She loved holidays and always decorated her home and enjoyed entertaining. Christmas was her favorite holiday. She loved taking care of her family, especially her granddaughters. She cherished any time she was able to travel and visit with family.  

Bernice is survived by her son, Mark (Angela) of Artesian; two granddaughters; her sisters, Katherine “Kitty” Johnson of Highmore and Carol Kessel of Spearfish; brother, Billie Burdick of Winner; sister-in-law, Pearl Burdick of Rapid City; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Keith Seitz; son, Jeff Seitz; parents, Bill and Marie Burdick; brothers, Duane “Red” Burdick, Gerald “Bruno” Burdick, and Don Burdick; brothers-in-law, Duane Johnson and Lloyd Kessel; nephews, Mike Burdick and Adam Burdick, Jim and Gloria McCain, Stan and Joann Hansen; and her faithful dog, Baxter.

Lawrence Vetter

Mitchell

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Published July 7, 2023, in Obituaries

Lawrence “Larry” Vetter, 83, of Mitchell, died Thursday, June 29, 2023, at Firesteel Health Care Center in Mitchell. 

Funeral services are pending under the direction of the Bittner Funeral Chapel.

Larry Vetter was born Jan. 20, 1940, in Woonsocket. He was the first of seven children born to Joe and Helen (Larson) Vetter. The family moved to Salem in 1945, where Larry attended St. Mary’s Catholic school from first grade until graduation in 1958.

He attended Creighton University for two years. Larry then became a teacher and basketball coach for the schools in Stephan and later Lane. His basketball team at Lane won the school’s only district championship and was named AP Sports story of 1969.

Larry married Deanna Taft of Mitchell on Aug. 5, 1967; to this union, three children were born. They enjoyed many family trips home to South Dakota from Nebraska and Iowa. Larry worked as a salesman for the Jordan Millwork company from 1969-1981, and worked in Omaha, Neb., from 1975-1983; other sales jobs followed covering southwest Iowa and northwest Iowa. Larry enjoyed driving throughout the Midwest making sales calls as part of his jobs.

He moved to Pierre in 1989, where he would remain for 25 years. He married Brenda Mancarti in April 1998 and enjoyed helping raise her two grandsons and feeding their two cats. Larry attended many high school sports events in Pierre. He also enjoyed telling jokes and hearing jokes everywhere he went in life.

In 2014, Larry moved to Firesteel Health Care Center in Mitchell, where he would remain the last nine years of his life.

Larry is survived by his sons, Rob and Nate; four grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; siblings, Ramona Bihlmeyer of Slidel, La., Kathleen (Larry) Hintgen of Yankton, Mike Vetter of Sioux Falls, Terri (George) Kief of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Mary (Ken) Cotton of Wagner; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his son, Paul; his parents; sister, Rita Linn; brothers-in-law, John Linn and Earl Bihlmeyer; sister-in-law, Nancy Vetter; and nephew, Tony Hintgen.

Sanborn Central Board proceedings

Unapproved Minutes of School Board Meeting

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Published July 7, 2023, in Public Notices

The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at 7:04 p.m. in the Sanborn Central library with the following present: Clayton Dean, Emma Klaas, Mark Goral, and Gary Spelbring Jr. Others present were Superintendent Justin Siemsen, Elementary/Middle School Principal Connie Vermeulen, Business Manager Gayle Bechen, and Corey Flatten. Curtis Adams arrived at 7:25 p.m.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Visitors to Board Meeting: David Steele and Caleb Kneen on improving the weight room and requesting funding for equipment purchases.

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Goral, all aye, to approve the agenda as amended. Amend 108 Approve the declaration and removal of surplus electronic devices; should read Approve the declaration and removal of surplus electronic devices and food service refrigerator (no longer useful); Add: 111 Approve the contract of Megan Wilson as Middle School volleyball coach; 112 Approve the contract of Nicole Bies as third grade teacher; 113 Approve purchase of weight room equipment PowerPack Pro and medicine balls; and 114 Approve adjournment.

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Goral, all aye, to approve the minutes of the special board meeting May 9, 2023, and regular board meeting May 9, 2023, as printed.

Motion by Spelbring, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to approve the bills and Financial Statement.    

General Fund balance, May 1, 2023: $720,551.14. Receipts: taxes $477,194.31, penalties/interest $51.15, interest $547.10, other pupil $16.31, other $99.75, yearbook $1,107.00, state fines $846.97, state aid May $71,874.00. Expenditures: $201,084.66, manual journal entry/voided check $954.60. Balance, May 31, 2023: $1,070,248.47. CorTrust Savings balance, May 1, 2023: $50,650.07. Receipts: interest $0.00. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, May 31, 2023: $50,650.07. CD $150,000.00.

Capital Outlay Fund balance, May 1, 2023: $562,654.97. Receipts: taxes $68,562.93, penalties/interest $2.13, interest $312.63. Expenditures: $8,211.83. Balance, May 31, 2023: $623,320.83. CD $150,000.00.

Special Education Fund balance, May 1, 2023: $451,492.15. Receipts: taxes $68,745.54, penalties/interest $3.90, interest $245.64. Expenditures: $36,755.36, manual journal entry $198.38. Balance, May 31, 2023: $483,533.49. 

Food Service Fund balance, May 1, 2023: $24,796.06. Receipts: interest $11.17, student meals $4,523.19, adult meals $542.23, ala carte $4,149.21, federal reimbursement $5,297.56, miscellaneous revenue $33.31. Expenditures: $13,758.68. Balance, May 31, 2023: $25,594.05.

Enterprise Fund balance, May 1, 2023: $5,074.80. Receipts: tuition $500.00, manual journal entry/voided check $454.68. Expenditures: $4,962.80. Balance, May 31, 2023: $1,066.68.

Custodial Funds balance, May 1, 2023: $66,264.39. Receipts: $1,996.03. Expenditures: $7,809.09. Balance, May 31, 2023: $60,451.33.

Scholarship Fund balance, May 1, 2023: $9,493.32. Receipts: interest $2.05. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, May 31, 2023: $9,495.37. Peters Scholarship balance: $8,745.37; Nelson Scholarship balance: $750.00.

Salaries and benefits for the month of June 2023 were as follows: General Fund: $166,066.80; Special Education: $19,428.22; Food Service: $9,574.77; Enterprise Fund: $5,697.61.

Claims approved: GENERAL FUND – A-Ox Welding, cylinder rent $36.25; Athletic Performance Solutions, 2022 recoat gym floor $2,600.00; Gayle Bechen, reimburse business office supply $14.44;  Brooks Oil Co., unleaded gas $4,836.90, diesel $4,480.11; Central Electric, May electricity $2,234.77; Chesterman, pop $15.86; Cole Paper Inc., janitor supply $1,548.12; CorTrust, air cards $90.00, tech conference room $248.15, administrative assistant supply $51.56; County Fair, staff rolls $59.97; Dawson Construction, garbage service April-June $1,023.63; Direct Digital Control, hvac prof service $3,562.50; Susan Farrell-Poncelet, teacher mentor mileage/room $282.10; Hohn Services, carpet cleaning $3,164.00; 

[IMPREST FUND: Bridgewater/Emery School, junior high track fee $125.00; CorTrust, board food $132.99; Freeman High School, high school track fee $180.00; Hanson School District, high school track fee $200.00, Region 5A track meet loss $118.81; Nepstads Flowers & Gifts, middle school graduation flowers $56.00; Paragon Ridge Perkins Consortium, administrative fee $225.00; Parkston High School, high school track fee $100.00; Sanborn Central School, state track meals $780.00]; 

Josten’s Inc., high school diploma covers $244.95, middle school diplomas/covers $145.55; K&D Busing, track and golf shared busing $1,230.03; Menards, janitor supply $164.79; Mid-Dakota Technologies, May tech support $170.00; Mitchell School District, contract buyout – Flatten $500.00; Nationwide, crime bond $108.00, public official bond $175.00; Performance Foodservice,  janitor supply $624.00; Popplers Music, all state chorus music $119.78; Public Health Laboratory, water test $15.00; Quill Corp., business office supply $21.81, middle school ink $433.11, fax ink $19.99; Ramkota Hotel, state track rooms $868.00, PBIS retreat rooms $392.00; Sanborn Central Food Service, lunch supervision May meals $23.65, ala carte $24.00; Sanborn Weekly Journal, board proceedings $111.83, library renewal $44.20; Santel Communications, phone/fax $227.04; SFM, workmans compensation $10,055.04; Sherwin Williams, paint $474.06; Justin Siemsen, reimburse graduation supply $43.93; Sun Gold Sports, medals $1,165.25; Ashly Uecker, elementary supply $131.76; Vantek Communications, FCC licensing renewal fee $100.00; Todd Welch, mentor mileage/rooms $225.75; Woonsocket School, shared services $85,532.19; Hannah Ziebarth, mentor mileage $100.88. 

CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund — A&B Business Solutions, copier lease $1,011.83; Central Electric, mini split weight room $4,591.85; Menards, endurance floor weight room $2,239.06. 

SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Children’s Home Society, March tuition 2,835.58, May tuition $2,835.58; Kelly McClane, conference meal $31.91; Paula Sanderson, conference meal/room $195.61; SFM, workmans compensation $418.96. 

FOOD SERVICE Fund – Bimbo Bakeries, bread $36.00; Darrington Water Conditioning, May SS tank $28.00; Eastside Jersey Dairy, milk $381.79;

[IMPREST FUND: CorTrust, supply $260.43, serv safe test $187.06]; 

Performance Foods, food $712.87, supply $(31.35); Quill, ink $59.13; Water Walkers, menu planning software – one month $464.68.

ENTERPRISE Fund – None.

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Spelbring, all aye, to approve supplemental budget resolution #1 to 2022-2023 budget. General Fund: REAP class size reduction salary $435.00; REAP class size reduction benefit $956.00; Title I middle school salary $1,072.00; Title I elementary salary $4,791.00; Title I middle school benefit $279.70; Title I elementary benefit $2,517.30; curricular development professional service ESSER III $41,360.00; tech shared other ed $1,740.00; tech coord travel $460.00; high school principal comp absence $370.00; high school principal supply $490.00; elementary/middle school principal administrative salary $5,220.00; boys basketball shared service $430.00; district wide travel salary $730.00; district wide travel bus service $1,480.00; co-curricular dues/fees $250.00. Means of Finance General Fund surplus cash: $62,581.00. Capital Outlay Fund: library computer license fee $740.00, media $4,670.00; superintendent administrative software fee $3,490.00; co-curricular desk, table, chairs $900.00. Means of Finance Capital Outlay surplus cash: $9,800.00. Special Education Fund: IDEA 611 speech salary $521.64; IDEA 611 speech benefit $163.32. Means of Finance Special Education Fund surplus cash: $684.96. Food Service Fund: salary $7,400.00, substitutes $2,500.00, benefits $4,700.00, administrative software $4,500.00. Means of Finance Food Service surplus cash $19,100.00. Enterprise Fund: preschool substitute $1,200.00, preschool compensation absence $1,200.00, preschool oasi $200.00, preschool registration fee $200.00, preschool supply $200.00. Means of Finance Enterprise surplus cash $3,000.00.

Mr. Siemsen reported on the following: 

• Additional roof repairs are expected to be done soon. 

• All the end of school year items have been finished up. 

• Waxing of the floors and other cleaning has been going well. 

• Summer sports activities (open gyms and camps) are in full swing.

• An all staff assembly was scheduled for August 15. Terry Nebelsick will present a session on Student-Centered Learning.

• The staff is implementing a new behavior reinforcement method: PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports). Mrs. Vermeulen will discuss this; it was initiated by Ms. Amundson. 

• New water fountains will be installed before June 30 (planning). 

• Also presented was the board information on technology additions for the upcoming year in the form of a new server, upgrade to the wireless system and laptops for the high school students to better suit their academic needs. 

Mrs. Vermeulen reported the following: 

• On June 5th and 6th, a team of educators (Mrs. Wilson, Miss Amundson, Mr. Flatten, Miss Larson, Mrs. Olson-VanWinkle, Miss Bies, and Mrs. Vermeulen) attended a training regarding PBIS in Sioux Falls. Miss Amundson suggested using this program to Administration this past year. She arranged for a speaker to introduce the program to the staff this past spring. The staff decided to implement this program in the upcoming school year. Miss Amundson applied for a grant to ensure implementation would be possible. The team listed above will attend additional training on August 2. The staff will receive further training on August 14. 

• Vermeulen attended the South Dakota Elementary/Secondary Principal Conference in Deadwood on June 12 and 13. There was great networking with fellow administrators. 

• Mrs. Olson-VanWinkle will be teaching sixth and seventh grade science next year, and Mrs. Leah Olson will instruct the eighth grade students. Mr. Olsen will teach keyboarding to grades third through eighth, one semester each. 

• Mr. Steele received a grant from the Booster Club for some new equipment in the weight room. A group of high school boys created a powerpoint presentation to provide rationale of why the equipment was being requested.

Discussion Items:

• President Clayton Dean, Mark Goral and Mr. Flatten provided the rest of those in attendance with a report regarding progress on the football field project. They met with Ed Hoffman and Mebius Nursery to detail the plan for bringing in black dirt, installing the underground sprinkler system, planting grass seed, and potential upgrades to the sound system. The work on the project will begin the last week of June. 

• The board also discussed attending the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Joint Convention in Sioux Falls on August 3-5. 

• Last, Mr. Flatten will reach out to DDC to obtain a new quote for a potential service contract, as opposed to continuing to pay bills as they happen.  

Old Business:

Board reviewed the 2023-2024 preliminary district budget. Projected changes to salaries, benefits and expenditures.

New Business:

Motion by Adams, seconded by Goral, all aye, to approve the contract of Corey Flatten as Superintendent/High School Principal for the 2023-2024 school year. 

Motion by Goral, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to approve the hiring of Jennifer Karlen as Band Teacher (shared with Woonsocket) for the 2023-2024 school year.

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the contract of Megan Wilson as summer painter and Brooke Easton as summer janitor for the summer of 2023.

Motion by Adams, seconded by Goral, all aye, to approve the contract of Nancy Wonner as paraprofessional for the 2023-2024 school year.

Motion by Goral, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to approve the contract of Kelsey Kaiser as night-time janitor and Bus Driver for the 2023-2024 school year. District will cover the CDL certification test.

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the 2023-2024 parent/student handbook as amended, with any future changes to be discussed.

Motion by Adams, seconded by Goral, all aye, to approve the payment of $500.00 for the buyout of contract from Mitchell School District for Corey Flatten. 

Motion by Goral, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to approve the transfer of funds from Capital Outlay to the General Fund in the amount of $45,000.00.

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the transfer of funds from General Fund to the Enterprise Fund in the amount of $3,000.00.

No action taken on the transfer of funds from General Fund to Food Service. The transfer is not needed.

Motion by Adams, seconded by Goral, all aye, to approve the declaration and removal of surplus electronic devices and food service refrigerator.

Motion by Goral, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to approve the contract with Mid-Dakota Technologies at a rate of $2,100.00 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Motion by Goral, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to approve the purchase of two CD’s $50,000 capital outlay and $50,000.00 general fund when deemed appropriate, based on rate levels from Plains Commerce Bank.

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the contract of Megan Wilson as Middle School Volleyball coach for the 2023-2024 school year.

Motion by Adams, seconded by Goral, all aye, to approve the contract of Nicole Bies as Elementary Teacher for the 2023-2024 school year.

Motion by Goral, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to approve funding the power pack pro weight machine and set of medicine balls for the weight room.

The next regular Board meeting to be held on Monday, July 10, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central School Library.

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Goral, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 8:51 p.m.

Gayle Bechen

Business Manager

Clayton Dean

Board Chair

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