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Bakken Elementary School getting a makeover to address our aging facilities and
increasing enrollment?” the survey
asks.
As of noon on Tuesday, 340 peo-
BY MITCH MELBERG sixth grade teacher at Bakken, providing funding to have the artist Melissa Krause, owner of ple had participated in the survey. It
MMELBERG@WILLISTONHERALD.COM said she was motivated by a bathrooms repainted, they QuickDraw Art Studio, to come will be open until Monday.
post she found from Pinterest also offered to have the walls assist with adding murals to In a post that asks people to par-
When students return to ticipate, the school board and su-
Bakken Elementary this fall, where teachers had re-done the in the school painted over the some of the walls as well.
bathrooms in their schools to summer. “We really wanted to incor- perintendent Jeffrey Thake laid out
they may not recognize what some of the issues facing District 1,
they see. make them more colorful and The hallways and stairwells porate kind of inspirational
exciting for the students. have all been completed, with quotes and positive affirma- including the fact that enrollment
Staff and volunteers have
Inspired, Arneson took each floor sporting a differ- tions for the kids.” Arneson has outpaced predictions and the
been working this summer
to add color and character to the idea to principal Jeremy ent color. Arneson and her said. fact that although it is the sixth
Bakken Elementary, which has Mehlhoff and vice-principal volunteers are now taking Krause has been working largest district in the state in terms
remained relatively unchanged Jeremy Brenner, who not only on the task of repainting the for the past week in adding of enrollment, it is the smallest
since its time as Williston High embraced the idea but took restrooms, with one complete in terms of area, with just over 16
School. Victoria Arneson, a it a step further. Along with so far. Arneson recruited local SEE COLOR PAGE A3 square miles.
Other problems include a lack of
space, reliance on modular class-
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Business has
How sweet it is a new home
downtown
BY MITCH MELBERG
MMELBERG@WILLISTONHERALD.COM
BY MITCH MELBERG Stanley Lyson and Nick Hacker musical entertainment from mile fun run starts at 8:30 a.m.,
MMELBERG@WILLISTONHERALD.COM and signed into law by Gover- Miss Williston Renae Evenson with registration beginning at
nor John Hoeven on March 27, and special guest Christina 8 a.m.
The annual North Dakota
2007. The first Chokecherry Winslow, followed by North There will be plenty of
Chokecherry Festival returns
Festival was held on April 18, Dakota sister-duo Tigirlily. The activities for kids, as well, with
for the 12th straight year. 2007. night wraps up with an outdoor Chokecherry Stroll, where kids
The festival, set for Aug. 10 to The festival kicks off at Har- showing of the animated film are encouraged to dress up, dec-
11, celebrates the chokecherry mon Park at 4 p.m. Aug. 10 with “Sing” at 10 p.m. orate their bikes and wagons,
as the North Dakota state fruit. a 1,000 burger feed followed The festival ramps up again and participate in a “parade”
Prior to 2007, North Dakota by free ice cream sundaes with on Aug. 11 with the free pan- around the park. Participants Courtesy of Mogren’s Rustic Creations
did not have an official state chokecherry syrup. Festival cake breakfast from 7:30 a.m. to will receive raffle tickets for Mogren’s Rustic Creations, owned by
fruit, but a persuasive letter sponsors Nemont and Amer- 10 a.m., served by members of prizes. The Kids Chokecherry Conrad and April Mogren, is moving from
writing assignment by Willis- ican State Bank are providing the Lions Club and Community Pit opens at 10 a.m., featuring a home-based business to the Downtown
ton teacher Nancy Selby’s sixth the burgers and ice cream, Builders. For those who like to face-painting, balloon twisting, Plaza in Williston this fall. The business
grade class led to legislation and will serve until food runs start their day with some exer- specializes in handmade signs like the
being introduced by Senators out. The evening will feature cise, the Chokecherry 5k and 1 SEE FEST PAGE A4 one pictured.
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At Good Shepard Lutheran, go ahead and laugh your way to better health
BY MITCH MELBERG “Laughter Yoga is an exercise from yoga and laughter exercises, helping to strengthen immune Laughter Yoga instructor in June
MMELBERG@WILLISTONHERALD.COM time that incorporates yoga med- which helps to oxygenates the functions, bring more oxygen after taking part in a Laughter
They say that laughter is the itative breathing with delightful, body and brain, helping to make to the body and brain, as well as Yoga retreat in Massachusetts,
best medicine, but Good Shepherd imaginative play, so that we can one feel more healthy and ener- foster positive feelings and help to taught by Master Laughter Yoga
Lutheran is showing that it can be create a space where we are smil- getic. Participants are encouraged improve interpersonal skills. Trainer Robert Rivest, who learned
a great exercise, too. ing and laughing together.” she to “laugh for no reason”, with “There’s just research after from Kataria.
For about a month, the Rev. explained. the idea that simulated laughter research talking about all of the While Laughter Yoga does
Nicole Martin has been teach- Made popular in the mid-90s by becomes genuine laughter. different ways laughter can work not incorporate traditional yoga
ing classes about the benefits of Dr. Madan Kataria, Laughter Yoga Studies have shown that laugh- inside of a person to create whole- poses and exercises, it uses
laughter as a form of exercise, a is combination of deep breath- ter, whether real or simulated, can ness.” Martin said.
trend known as Laughter Yoga. ing exercises, using techniques be beneficial to a person’s health, Martin became certified as a SEE GIGGLE PAGE A9
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Aging District Process has stalled estate distribution for one family
BY RENÉE JEAN There is also a non-conforming lot on record the property in its name, and that
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A2 WILLISTON HERALD THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2018 News
OVERCROWDING: Schools are receiving too many students to keep up with
FROM PAGE A1
students with an enrollment of 629, and
Rickard’s capacity is 325, with an enroll-
ment of 263.
Including modular classrooms, the
district has the capacity for 3,880 students.
Last year’s enrollment was about 4,100,
and the latest projections have the enroll-
ment for the 2018-19 school year at around
4,500.
The district’s two newest schools — Wil-
liston Middle School and Williston High
School — are both nearly at or over capacity,
as well. WMS, which opened in 2003, has a
capacity of 600 and last year’s enrollment
was 729. WHS, which opened in 2016, was
built to handle 1,200 students and had an
enrollment of 1,186.
Even as the district struggles to find
space for the new students, there are issues
with nearly every building that need to be
addressed.
At a meeting Monday, District 1 school
board member Dr. Theresa Hegge made the
point that functionality is important.
“It’s not just, ‘Oh, our facilities are old,’”
she said. “It’s, ‘What can they do?’”
Many of the schools have similar issues.
All six of the district’s elementary schools
have at least some problems with ADA
JLG Architects • Submitted photo
compliance, whether that’s access to re-
A list of facilities in Williston Public School District No. 1.
strooms or access to the building itself.
All of the elementaries except Hagan that probably contributed to the referen- One of the reasons the school was built at here than elsewhere.
have asbestos, and many have issues with dum’s failure. that size was because that was the largest “We probably have the most acute issues
HVAC equipment, fire alarm and sprinkler “People really didn’t want to give you any bond the district could get approved by because we’re only 16 square miles,” she
systems and site security. more money for the high school,” he said. voters, board members said. said.
One point of contention during the March During an online survey by the district, Ranovitch said he hoped any plan would The school board is holding another
bond referendum, where the district sought others brought up a similar point. look farther into the future. meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Bakken Elementary
$76 million to build two new elementary “Participants suggested that there is a “Project past what you need right now,” on Monday to discuss a preliminary plan,
schools and an addition to WHS, was the sense of distrust in the process after a new he said. and will meet again on Aug. 20 to finalize
fact WHS opened in 2016 and is already high school was built and which couldn’t District 1 isn’t alone in facing enroll- an amount for a a bond referendum. To be
nearly at capacity. accommodate enough students,” district ment growth and needing new facilities. on the November General Election ballot,
Ralph Ranovitch, one of the members superintendent Jeffrey Thake wrote in his But, school board President Joanna the board has to approve a referendum by
of the public who was at the meeting, said summary of the online survey results. Baltes said, there are bigger problems Aug. 22.
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With airport opening in jeopardy, city finds company in breach of contract depleted, it’s taken a long time to
get the money back in,” Semenko
said in March.
BY MITCH MELBERG was in breach of contract regard- made the site difficult to access back on schedule, but that they On Monday, the District 1
MMELBERG@WILLISTONHERALD.COM ing the timeline on their work on at times. He further explained had failed to do so. school board held the first in a
At a special meeting Thursday the airport’s taxiway. that the work executed by J.M. “To date, the work completed series of weekly special meetings
“What we have before us is a Marshuetz in particular had fall- is so minuscule that we’re really about a second bond referen-
afternoon, the Williston City
pretty unique situation,” Tuan en behind to the point that in the concerned about getting the dum this year. In order to get the
Commission voted to terminate told city commissioners. “The opinion of the city and engineers amount of work necessary in or- bond on the November General
the contract of the contractor taxiway A contract on XWA is so involved, the contractors would der to meet those objectives and Election ballot, the board has to
hired to construct the taxiway at far behind schedule that we’re not be able to meet the city’s guidelines that we’ve set forth approve an amount by Aug. 22.
the new Williston Basin Interna- concerned it will jeopardize the deadline to open the airport in with the FAA.” he said. The March referendum, which
tional Airport. opening of the airport.” October 2019. To date, the company had only
After hearing statements from Tuan said that all contractor Tuan went further to explain completed about 9 percent of SEE SCHOOLS PAGE A2
City Administrator David Tuan, teams working on the airport that the city had tried to work the work they were contracted
Airport Director Anthony Dudas project had faced difficult chal- with J.M. Marshuetz to accelerate for. J.M. Marshuetz had been
and representatives from Ulteig lenges in regards to the project, work on the contract and give contracted to have the taxiway
Engineering, the commission
determined that J.M. Marshuetz
citing constrained timelines and
weather-related issues that have
them the opportunity to show
that they could bring the contract SEE AIRPORT PAGE A3 State pursuing
costs, fines from
In its 50th year, Guns and Hoses takes center stage Apollo Resources
BY RENÉE JEAN
BY MITCH MELBERG Being the 50th anniversary,
RJEAN@WILLISTONHERALD.COM
MMELBERG@WILLISTONHERALD.COM Fossen added that they wanted to
The annual Guns and Hoses make the game a bigger event to The state is pursuing numerous
game celebrates its 50th year in commemorate the anniversary. fines against an oilfield waste
Williston. This year will feature Jump-N- facility in McKenzie County that
The yearly softball game, played Fun Inflatables, a dunk tank and lost its permit last year after the
between members of local law face-painting for the younger North Dakota Industrial Com-
enforcement and the fire de- crowd, as well a kids bike raffle. mission determined the compa-
partment, will be held at Ardean Fossen noted that PD was grateful ny had failed to clean up illegally
Aafedt Stadium on August 17th. for the many local sponsors who dumped wastes in a timely
The “Guns” are the current stepped up to provide for the kids fashion.
trophy-holders, and will be bike raffle, as well as a 50/50 raffle According to a newly consoli-
defending their title at the special drawing and other prize give- dated complaint against Apollo
event. According to Chelsea Fos- aways. Resources, filed with the North
sen, vice president of the Police Members of the Williston Police Dakota Industrial Commission,
Association, the event is a chance Department Honor Guard will be the company did not clean up
for the community to meet with presenting the colors, with the Jamie Kelly • Williston Herald the Madison Treating Plant No. 1
Williston High School band will A firefighter sprays water on the law-enforcement team during the 2017 site by Oct. 1 of last year as it had
hey ask for personal information.
first responders in a less formal
setting, and show support for the Guns and Hoses softball game. This year’s game, which marks the 50th anni-
work they do. versary, is scheduled for Aug. 17. SEE APOLLO PAGE A3
It’s always a scam. SEE HOSES PAGE A2
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— Obituary — New natural gas plant expansion
John Darby Kirkland, 93
John Darby Kirkland, 93,
of Watford City, ND, passed
stationed in Italy. Upon dis-
charge he and a friend went
and raising cattle, and his
grandchildren or simply
proposed for McKenzie County
away early Tuesday morn- to work at the Musselman’s about living life. BY AMY DALRYMPLE processing capacity to the cubic feet per day produced
ing, August 7, 2018 at the Apple Factory in Biglerville, John was a past member BISMARCK TRIBUNE Roosevelt Gas Plant about 7 in May. Volumes are pro-
McKenzie County Health PA and later worked at the and council representative miles south of Watford City. jected to keep climbing and
Center in Watford City sur- Carlisle Army Base in Car- of Faith Lutheran Church, BISMARCK — A new
proposal to expand anoth- Five of the six gas plant exceed 4 billion cubic feet
rounded by his family. lisle, PA. However, North Keene, ND; member of projects that are under per day, Kringstad said.
His funeral service will be Dakota was once again call- the First Lutheran Church er natural gas processing
plant in northwest North construction or in devel- The six gas plant projects
held at 11:00 ing to him and he returned of Watford City; member opment are in McKenzie that are in development
AM, Satur- to his uncle’s ranch. of 50 Years in the Saddle; Dakota aims to keep up
with growing volumes of County, which leads the represent a combined
day, August In 1949, he met Cleo Sell- member of the American state in oil production and investment of nearly $1.3
11, 2018 at eseth, daughter of Iver and Legion; and member of the Bakken gas production and
reduce flaring. where wells produce the billion and add 965 million
First Luther- Mary (Sivertson) Selleseth Watford City Livestock As- highest ratio of natural gas. cubic feet per day of pro-
an Church in of Berg North Dakota. Mar- sociation. Also, for many Kinder Morgan has filed
an application to the North “Having the plant situat- cessing capacity in the next
Watford City. ried on December 10, 1950, years, John served as the ed in the hottest area of the two years, Kringstad said.
Kirkland Dakota Public Service
Pastor Rob they have shared nearly McKenzie County Repre- play is critically important,” The other projects in-
Favorite will officiate and 70 years of living life to the sentative on the Regional Commission to expand
the Roosevelt Gas Plant in said Justin Kringstad, di- clude Oneok’s expansion of
burial with military honors fullest. They were married Advisory Council for the rector of the North Dakota the Bear Creek gas plant in
will be at the Johnson Cor- at the Clear Creek Church Northwest Human Service McKenzie County, increas-
ing the capacity to process Pipeline Authority. Dunn County and the addi-
ners Cemetery, east of Wat- Lutheran Church, Keene, Center. Hiland Partners Hold- tion of the Oneok Demicks
ford City. Friends may call ND. After a honeymoon to John is survived by his up to 200 million cubic feet
ings, which was acquired Lake plant northeast of
at the Fulkerson Stevenson the southwest states they loving wife Cleo; daughters per day.
by Kinder Morgan, con- Watford City. In addition,
Funeral Home in Watford were back at the Risser Jan and husband Cameron The project would be the
structed the Roosevelt Oasis is expanding the
City on Friday, August 10, Ranch. A highlight that Dodge (Keene, ND) and sixth natural gas plant ex-
plant in 2015 and it began Wild Basin plant in McK-
2018 from 10:00 AM until happened while they were Jeri and husband Michael pansion or new plant under operating in 2016. The enzie County, Arrow Field
3:00 PM and at the church away on their honeymoon Rhodes (Littleton, CO); son development in the state. expansion, which will Services is expanding a
on Saturday one hour prior and greeted them when John Darrel Kirkland and The proposal comes as require approval from the plant that will process gas
to services. they returned were the wife Leigh Ann (Watford North Dakota oil operators Public Service Commission, from Fort Berthold and
John D. Kirkland was yard lights shining across City, ND). Grandchildren: struggle to capture and is estimated to cost $150 Hess Midstream Partners
born June 22, 1925 in Bill- the country side from Cami & husband Michael process natural gas that’s million, according to the and Targa Resources Corp.
ings, MT to Leigh and Ruth the newly installed Rural Lamm (Vienna, Austria), produced along with the company’s application. are constructing the Little
(Risser) Kirkland. John was Electrification! John & Cleo Cari & husband Justin oil. Companies flared more Operations could begin Missouri Four plant in
the oldest of seven chil- remained on their beloved Forbes(Watford City, ND), than 400 million cubic feet as early as November 2019, McKenzie County.
dren. ranch until their move to Ben Rhodes and Davis per day of natural gas in depending on regulatory The new plants and
In 1927, Leigh, Ruth and Watford City in 2008. Rhodes (Littleton, CO), Cody May, a record for the state, approvals. A public hearing expansion projects will
John went to visit Ruth’s John loved his Diamond Kirkland and Rylee Kirk- according to the Depart- has not yet been scheduled. help operators catch up
ailing father in Hershey, R Ranch and was a true land (Watford City, ND) and ment of Mineral Resources. North Dakota continues with natural gas volumes,
PA and at that time never conservationist and cattle- Great-Grand Children Lin- The Kinder Morgan to set records for natural but additional plants and
returned to Montana or man with planting trees, nea Lamm, Aanon Lamm, proposal would add 150 gas production, most re- pipelines will be needed in
North Dakota. John grew sowing the crops and of William Forbes, Seth million cubic feet per day of cently reporting 2.3 billion the future, Kringstad said.
up and was educated in course the love for his Black Forbes, Levi Forbes; special
the Dillsburg, PA area. In Angus cattle. friend Paul Fraley and wife
1942 at the age of 17 he If you ever had the Brenda, Paige, Trent and
returned to North Dakota
to work for his uncles,
ElmerRisser and Ben Risser,
chance to visit with John
you may have learned
something about apples
Kinley; special friend and
buddy William Graham,
his brothers and sisters
SCHOOLS: Residents voice their displeasure
who homesteaded in the trees, Italy, Pennsylvania Genevieve, Douglas, Merle, FROM PAGE A1 idea of new funding sourc- that as an option for school
Croff/Keene area. John also or anywhere in the United Darlene, Kermit(Jim) and would have paid for two es. funding.
attended the Watford City States (for that matter!), Ruth. John was preceded in new elementary schools “We are looking at Any change would re-
High School when he had farming or raising beef cat- death by his parents Leigh and an addition to the high multiple options,” board quire legislative approval,
returned to ND. In 1945 he tle. John always had a story; and Ruth, special uncles member Dr. Theresa Heg- and the soonest that could
school, failed.
was drafted into the army he loved to share about his Elmer Risser and Ben Risser ge said. come is during the 2019 bi-
During the public com-
during World War II. John travels (which were many!), and numerous other aunts District superintendent ennial legislative session.
ment period, many resi- Jeffrey Thake said that he
proudly served his country his army days, farming and uncles. dents said they thought it “The funding issue is
and board members had very complicated,” board
was unfair that the burden met with officials from
— Funeral Notice — of paying school upgrades
fell on property owners.
Williston, Williams County
President Joanna Baltes
said. “We cannot necessar-
and the area’s legislators to
ily rely on funding changes
Alvin “Butch” Lambert, 73 Some questioned why
the district couldn’t ap-
help find new way to pay
to solve our problems.
for building or renovating
Alvin “Butch” Lam- book and give their con- Monday, August 13, 2018 proach businesses to seek schools. That could take Board Vice President
bert, 73, of Williston, ND, dolences at www.fulker- at Fulkerson Stevenson donations. the form of more money Thomas Kalil struck a
passed away Tuesday, sons.com. Funeral Home Chapel in “What I see as a prob- from the state’s oil and hopeful note, saying that
August 7, 2018, surround- His Memorial Ser- Williston, ND. lem, that continues to be a gas revenue or alternative he was confident the city,
ed by his family at his vice will be held at First Friends may call at the problem, is that taxpayers ways of raising money, the county and legislators
residence in Williston, Lutheran Church in Fulkerson Stevenson mostly have to pay (for including a sales and use would keep supporting the
ND. His funeral arrange- Williston, ND at 3:00 pm, Funeral Home in Watford schools),” Linda Butler tax. district in its quest to find
ments are with Fulkerson Tuesday, August 14, 2018. City on Friday, August 10, said. The district used sales more money for schools.
Stevenson Funeral Home Pastor Brian Knutson will 2018 from 5:00 PM until All three of the board tax to build Williston Mid- “We are facing a big
of Williston. Friends may officiate. A family service 7:00 PM and at the church members at Monday’s dle School in 2003, but the problem, but we are not
sign the on-line register will be held at 6:00 PM, an hour prior to services. meeting addressed the legislature has eliminated facing it alone,” he said.
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Cherry pit
“I want to encourage more partici-
pation,” Walsh said. “There are a lot of
voices, a lot of opinions, and a lot of
people who want to make Williston the
spitting champ
best it can be. It seems, however, that a
lot of the time, people are disinterested in
speaking up because they feel there is no
point, because someone else will decide
everything anyway.”
Maybe that’s the way it is, Walsh ac-
knowledged, but does it have to stay that Mitch Melberg • Williston Herald
way? Kaelan Colburn secures his championship title for the third year in a row during the Chokecherry Festival’s chokecherry pit spitting competition. Col-
“We have a lot of great strengths in this burn won his division with a spitting distance of 19 feet, 9 inches.
community, and a lot of challenges too,
but we are going to be our best if we come
together,” Walsh said. “People are feeling
like they don’t have a voice, but we can
have one. We just have to come together
to make it happen.” District 1 administrator denied a license board. The board denied the license be- advance of Eitner’s contract being pro-
IMPORTANT CHALLENGES AHEAD
Choice is not the only reason the three
Assistant superintendent cause Eitner had applications for a license
in other states rejected, as well.
posed to the board.
“There are a number of reservations
are running, of course. There are import-
ant challenges ahead for the people of was on job for 11 days North Dakota belongs to a nationwide
clearinghouse that tracks applications
because of a past history,” she said. “I have
those reservations, as well. However, at the
District 1, and they want to be part of the for educator licenses, and applications by same time, they are the past.”
BY JAMIE KELLY
solutions. EDITOR@WILLISTONHERALD.COM those who have been denied elsewhere are Eitner spoke to the board at the July 30
“I want Williston to continue to be a flagged. meeting and defended himself. He said he
good community even with the growth,” The new assistant superintendent for “Because we trust the homework and had been targeted for retaliation because
Johnson said. “I want to make sure there Williston Public School District No. 1 has the investigators in other states, we of the changes he’d been trying to make
is independent leadership representing left his position after he was denied a honored our clearinghouse,” Pitkin said in the district and denied doing anything
Williston in Bismarck.” teaching license in North Dakota. Monday. improper.
Johnson grew up in Fargo, then moved Jay Eitner, who board members gave It was not immediately clear what other He also highlighted an improvement in
to Williston in 2002 to take a teach- a one-year contract to on July 30, parted states Eitner had applied in or why those test scores during his time as head of the
ing job at St. Joseph School. She has a ways with the district Friday, according to applications had been rejected. district.
bachelors in teaching, and a minor in school board President Joanna Baltes. Eitner’s appointment stirred controversy Board member Dr. Theresa Hegge said
early childhood development. She met The district requires all administrators to and mixed feelings from board members she supported district superintendent Jef-
her husband Brandon here in Williston, hold the proper North Dakota license, and when they considered it on July 30. When frey Thake and believed in his vision, but
and they now have three children. She’s Eitner was unable to obtain one, she said. Eitner was the superintendent of a New worried that hiring Eitner might distract
a stay-at-home mom, but very active in According to Becky Pitkin, the executive Jersey school district, he was accused of from the district’s goals.
community events. director of the North Dakota Education ageism and sexual harassment. “I question introducing another poten-
Standards and Practices Board, Eitner’s Board member Heather Wheeler said tial issue or distraction,” she said. “I don’t
SEE CHOICES PAGE A9 application for a license was denied by the she’d spoken to a large number of people in think we need a distraction.”
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District 1 pushing back bond vote, but not plan for new schools
BY JAMIE KELLY bond is passed — the schedule still calls for “I think none of us felt really good about The task force will include parents, com-
EDITOR@WILLISTONHERALD.COM work to start in May and be finished for the coming up with a number for (Wednes- munity members, district administrators
After weeks spent preparing to go back beginning of the 2020-2021 school year. day),” Baltes said. and people with experience in construc-
to the public to ask for a bond to build new “Even if we went to a vote in November, Wednesday was the deadline for getting tion. They’ll be asked to determine what,
schools, Williston Public School District No. we wouldn’t be breaking ground in De- items on November’s ballot. based on the current funding model, which
1 has decided to slow the process. cember or January,” school board President The biggest issue was getting more uses property tax to fund new school con-
The district’s school board had hoped to Joanna Baltes said. public involvement in that process. To that struction, the district should take to voters.
have a bond referendum on the November The announcement came at the last of a end, the district is starting a community The constraints are a ceiling of $74 million
General Election ballot, but decided to in- series of public meetings where the board building task force that will meet weekly and the plan should address overcrowding
stead plan for a special election in January. had discussed enrollment projections, in September to talk about what direction and get class sizes below 25.
That shouldn’t delay construction if the facility needs and possible plans and costs the school district should take to deal with
for construction. overcrowding. SEE SCHOOLS PAGE A2
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SCHOOLS: Looking at funding options Heitkamp calls barrage of
FROM PAGE A1
It would cost between $30 and $32
attacks on ‘sanctuary city’ votes
In the meantime, the district is going to
look at other funding options, as well as
million to build a new school and a similar
amount to renovate an existing school.
Another possibility is adding 400 seats to
what facilities the district will need over
the next several years.
a ‘scare tactic,’ while Cramer
“We’ll continue to explore everything
Williston High School, a move that would
cost about $15 million and take pressure
off the middle schools.
else,” Baltes said.
After the task force makes a report to the
calls the issue ‘common sense’
Earlier this month, the district unveiled
its enrollment projections, which call for
about 4,400 students this year, and some
board, the district will hold more public
meetings, then set a date for a special
election.
possible options for building a new school. BY JOHN HAGEMAN Heitkamp also highlighted her vote in
FORUM NEWS SERVICE favor of “Kate’s Law,” which is named after a
BISMARCK — Democratic Sen. Heidi Heit- woman whose 2015 death in San Francisco
ramped up the debate over sanctuary poli-
DEADLINE: Contractor terminated
FROM PAGE A1 a special meeting on Aug. 9, and to install
kamp defended herself against a barrage of
attacks over her stance on so-called “sanctu-
ary cities” Tuesday, Aug. 21, even as Repub-
cies and illegal immigration. The bill would
increase penalties for criminal deportees
who re-enter the country and, Heitkamp
licans acknowledge North Dakota doesn’t
the next lowest bidder, Northern Improve- have those immigration policies. said, help ensure violent criminals are
in the days to come,” the city’s press release ment, as the replacement contractor. turned over to immigration authorities, but
Heitkamp’s opponent, Republican Rep.
states. “Meeting the original November JM Marshuetz officials dispute the city’s the Senate hasn’t passed it.
Kevin Cramer, and conservative groups have
2018 completion for Taxiway A may be account, and said they won’t take the ter- “The question is whether somebody who
battered the airwaves with ads on sanctuary
challenging if North Dakota weather deliv- mination “lying down.” commits a violent act would be let out the
cities in recent weeks, including a Cramer
ers tough conditions, but the small degree Michael Marschuetz, president of the door before (Immigration and Customs En-
campaign ad released Sunday. Republicans
of schedule flexibility still ensures Taxiway company, said that information presented forcement) would have an opportunity ever
have cited several votes Heitkamp took
A completion is feasible without impact- about his company’s work progress was to pick them up,” she said. “And the answer
against withholding certain federal grant
ing XWA’s October 2019 opening date.” erroneous, and that his company was com- is that should never happen.”
money from sanctuary jurisdictions, most
The airport has about 30 separate mitted to completing the work on time. He Cramer has also supported Kate’s Law.
recently in February.
projects to complete at the XWA site, Tuan also said his company was ahead of sched- North Dakota is not a sanctuary state, At-
While there’s no legal definition of “sanc-
said. While any one of them may experi- ule when the contract was terminated. torney General Wayne Stenehjem said in an
tuary cities” or jurisdictions, they are known
ence a setback due to weather, equipment "I made it abundantly clear that we April letter to the head of Judicial Watch, a
for limiting cooperation with federal immi-
or other factors, there is some flexibility planned to finish the Project on-time, conservative watchdog group. The message
gration authorities. Republicans like Cramer
which can be worked through to keep the and yet the City apparently ignored all of was prompted by a mailer the group was
have denounced their policies as a danger-
project on time for an Oct. 10, 2019 open- the information JMMC submitted show- circulating.
ous flouting of “the rule of law,” but de-
ing date. ing this," Marschuetz stated in a letter to “There are no townships, cities, counties
fenders argue they encourage trust among
City officials said it became clear in July Charles Baker, engineer project manager or regions unlawfully aiding, abetting or
immigrants to report crimes to police.
that work on the Taxiway A project wasn’t for KLJ Architects. "JMMC never, at any shielding illegal immigrants from federal
President Donald Trump, whose adminis-
matching reports from the contractor. point in time, planned to finish the Project immigration law, as you allege in your mail-
tration has targeted sanctuary jurisdictions
That prompted a thorough review and in September of 2019....To reiterate, JMMC ing,” Stenehjem, a Republican, wrote.
but faced setbacks in court, highlighted
evaluation by the City’s XWA Program Co- has been focused on finishing the Project Cramer said North Dakotans should still
Heitkamp’s votes in a visit to Fargo in late
ordination Team, which includes city staff this construction season, and is still capa- care about the issue because their tax dollars
June. Cramer called it a “real nice policy con-
and engineering consultants. ble of doing do." are at stake. More than 300 jurisdictions
trast” with Heitkamp on a “common sense”
The contractor, JM Marschuetz, was While replacing a contractor mid-project across the country have some limits on
issue for North Dakotans.
asked to present information about is not an ideal situation, Tuan and Klug their cooperation with ICE, according to the
“Does it really make sense to send federal
how completion of the project would be acknowledged, they said the decision to Migration Policy Institute.
tax dollars to reward cities that decided to
achieved on schedule. According to the terminate the JM Marschuetz contract was “North Dakotans, I think, should be and
violate federal law and not enforce federal
city’s account — which the contractor given thorough review and consideration. are concerned about taxpayer dollars being
law?” he said.
disputes — the contractor’s response Tuan and Klug also stressed that they spent that way,” Cramer said.
Heitkamp, a former North Dakota at-
contained little detail about how the task want to be as transparent to the public as There were less than 5,000 “unautho-
torney general, said sanctuary cities don’t
could be achieved on time, and asked for possible about the XWA project. To that rized” immigrants in North Dakota in 2014,
prevent the enforcement of federal law and
$275,000 more to meet the deadline. end, the city has already established a according to estimates the Pew Research
warned one of the bills in question would
“With neither option — a price increase website for the public to access reports and Center published two years ago, while
have withheld money for law enforcement.
or a delay — being acceptable, and time to updates at xwaproject.com. That website neighboring Minnesota had 100,000. That
She dismissed the criticism against her as a
implement a solution running out, a rec- is in the process of being reorganized to would be 13 percent of North Dakota’s total
“scare tactic.”
ommendation was brought forth to termi- improve its user friendliness. Williston is immigrant population and 23 percent of
“I think my record on law and order is
nate the contract with JMMC for Taxiway A also on both Instagram and Facebook. Minnesota’s.
very strong, and I think my record on border
quickly, in order to install another contrac- “Our commitment to serving the project Cramer said he hasn’t heard of a “big
security is very strong,” she said. Her cam-
tor capable of completing the job,” a press and the community is paramount,” the problem” with illegal immigration here, but
paign later touted an endorsement from the
release from the city stated. press release concludes. “We are working that “doesn’t mean that the concern of illegal
National Border Patrol Council, the Border
City commissioners voted unanimously hard daily to achieve the outcome this city immigration isn’t high in North Dakota,
Patrol agent union.
to terminate the JM Marschuetz contract at deserves.” because it is.”
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Eugene Ernest “Gene” Stefonowicz, 93
Eugene Ernest “Gene” born in Wildrose, ND, on Laurie (George) Pederson,
Stefonowicz, 93, of Willis- Sept. 13, 1924, to Ferdinand Williston, ND. He is also
ton, North Dakota, passed and Lillian (Hodges) Ste- survived by ten grand-
away Mon- fonowicz. children, 11 great-grand-
day night, After graduating from children, and a brother,
August 20, Wildrose High School in Jerry (Thelma) Stefonowicz,
2018, at 1945, Gene attended Coyne Spokane, WA.
the Bethel Electrical School in Chicago Preceding Gene in death
Lutheran which led to his starting his were his parents; his wife
Nursing and own electric motor repair Hazel; siblings, Viola Olson,
Rehabilita- business, Gene’s Electric Maurice Stefonowicz, Leroy
Stefonowicz tion Center (which was in business for Stefen, and Holly Hanson;
in Williston. over 50 years). He married son-in-law, Daryl Doyle; and
His funeral service will be Hazel Dorothy Jacobson on grandson, Jared Arends.
celebrated Friday morn- November 21, 1947, in Wil- Friends may visit www.
ing, August 24, 2018 at liston, ND. Over the years, eversoncoughlin.com to
11:00 AM at First Lutheran his interests and hobbies share remembrances of
Church Chapel in Willis- included hunting, fishing, Gene or leave condolences
ton. Rev. Brian Knutson boating, playing cards, for his family. Friend may
will officiate and interment reading, playing pool and call at the Everson Coughlin
will follow in the Riverview watching the Minnesota Funeral Home on Thurs-
Cemetery in Williston. A Twins. day from 9:00 AM until
Family Service open to the Surviving him are four 6:00 PM and for the hour
public will be held Thurs- daughters, Linda Doyle, preceding the funeral at the
day, August 23, at 6:00 PM Flushing, MI; twins Sally church on Friday.
at Everson Coughlin Funer- (Steve) Rehak, Williston, The Everson Coughlin
al Home. ND, and Susan (Wesley) Funeral Home of Williston
Gene Stefonowicz was Arends, Thornton, CO; and is caring for the family.
Ramona Davis, 72
Ramona Davis, 72, of Wil- Nursing Home and Rehabil- ing the service on Monday.
liston, passed away at the itation Center Chapel. Rev. A complete obituary
Bethel Lutheran Nursing Sheldon Sorenson will offi- will be announced by
Home and Rehabilitation ciate. Interment in Bethel Everson-Coughlin Funeral
Center on Saturday morn- Lutheran Cemetery in Home in Williston.
ing, August 18, 2018. Powers Lake, North Dakota Friends are welcome to
Her Funeral Service will will follow the service. visit www.eversoncoughlin.
be held at 11:00 AM on Friends may call at the com to share memories of
Monday, August 27, 2018 Bethel Lutheran Nursing Ramona or leave condo-
at the Bethel Lutheran Home for the hour preced- lences for her family.
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PENCILING IN Schneider:
Partisan
MORE CLASSES politics
needs to go
Candidate hopes to pull up tents
for the ‘partisan circus’ in D.C.
BY RENÉE JEAN
RJEAN@WILLISTONHERALD.COM
business owners
School District No. 1 will pres- the board to set a referendum newer, larger schools failed be increasing capacity at
ent possible options for new date and ballot language. in March. the elementary level, board
On Oct. 1, the board held Three new board members President Joanna Baltes said
and entrepreneurs
schools.
The meeting, scheduled for a special meeting to go over and a new superintendent during the Oct. 1 meeting.
5:30 p.m., comes after a task the task force’s recommenda- started this summer, and “That’s where we feel the
force made up of school dis- tions and take steps toward during a series of public most squeeze at this point for
enrollment,” she said. BY MITCH MELBERG
trict employees, community creating a proposal for a meetings the board devel-
Moving back to a kinder- MMELBERG@WILLISTONHERALD.COM
members and elected officials January bond referendum. oped a series of requirements
met to discuss how to deal The task force looked at what for any new bond proposal. As Director of Economic Develop-
with the district’s enrollment possible options for address- Those included going back to SEE SCHOOLS PAGE A3 ment, it’s Shawn Wenko’s job to sell
potential developers and business
owners on the benefits of setting up
shop in Williston. Now, he’s found a
Unraveling James Memorial Library’s spooky tales new way to connect those individuals
with the people who have taken the
leap and are getting the job done.
BY MITCH MELBERG of experience investigating The Williston Works Podcast is a
MMELBERG@WILLISTONHERALD.COM and documenting supernatu- new venture from the Economic De-
Strange footsteps. Myste- ral occurrences. velopment office, a venture Wenko
Jamie Kelly •
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Williston Herald
plays by itself. What spirits es all around the state, search- are looking for a future in Willis-
The James ton hear from the people who have
lurk in the James Memorial ing for answers and evidence
Memorial already found success in Western
Library? A group from Minot of paranormal activity. Armed
Art Center is North Dakota.
is trying to find some answers. with an array of equipment
hosting ghost “When I deal with developers,
Roger Allard, Wendy meant to detect and record the
hunters this investors and things like that, it’s
Kimble, Stephanie Pinkey and appearance of an apparition,
weekend. great that I can sit here as Econom-
Brian Huntzinger are Para- the group will be spending the
normal Investigators of North night at the James Memorial ic Development and sell them the
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SCHOOLS: Task force: ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ takes the Opening Night stage
Elementaries needed upgrades
to security and accessibility
FROM PAGE A1 used to pay for a long-
garten through fifth grade term lease through a
structure would also give public-private partner-
more room at Williston ship. The possible details
Middle School, which is at are still being worked out,
nearly 200 students over Baltes said, but it’s some-
capacity. Bakken Elemen- thing the district should
tary, which is connected explore.
to Williston Middle “We’re presenting that
School and handles fifth as something we’d like the
and sixth grades, would community to consider,”
become part of the middle she said.
school, which would The fourth option would
handle sixth, seventh and build one elementary
eighth grades. school with bond money,
Another major consid- lease another elementary
eration is that the existing using money from the
school buildings need district’s building fund
work. The newest ele- and build a 400-student Rachel Venture • Special to the Herald
mentary school is Hagan, addition to Williston High The cast of Entertainment Inc.’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” perform a number on the show’s opening night
which opened in the School. Thursday. The play, directed by Emily Taylor, stars Matthew Page, Kayla Stamp, Roger Holdemann, Ryan Engberg, Falon
1980s. The district’s other The total cost for that Justice, Ashlee Vosberg, Paula Buschta, Jordan Hastings and Toby Holm. The show runs Saturday and Sunday and again Oct.
four elementary schools would be about $45 mil- 11-14 at the Old Armory.
were all built in the 1950s lion.
and 1960s, though some The task force ques-
Retirement
upgrades to security and
already at capacity, on the
accessibility.
The task force settled ballot. The fear is that one Come And
of the reasons the pub-
on four possibilities, all of
which include about $6.9 lic rejected the bond in Say
March was that it includ-
million for improvements
Good Bye
Liquidation Sale!
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school.
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to handle about 600 stu- school is already full and
dents, at a cost of about will likely keep getting Good Buy!
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elementary schools with get further and further
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each, but would differ in
how those schools were
behind,” she said.
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PHOTOS: Court dates Meet Dr. Pehrson, Orthopedic Trauma and Hip Reconstruction Specialist
pending for accused Dr. Pehrson is fellowship trained in orthopedic trauma, with expertise in
pelvic and acetabular fracture care. He’s also trained in hip reconstruction
utilizing the anterior approach. He earned his medical doctorate from the
FROM PAGE A1 message telling him to stop Cody Pehrson, MD
and he replied, “I’m sorry. I Medical College of Wisconsin and residency training in orthopedic surgery
position he held. was drunk.” at UCSF Fresno. Dr. Pehrson completed his Orthopaedic Trauma
The 17-year-old girl told When Vondall was inter- Fellowship with Sonoran Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeons in Phoenix,
investigators that around viewed by police, he said it where he trained extensively in reconstructive and revision surgery of the
the end of July, Vondall was possible that he’d sent hip with emphasis on anterior hip replacement. He’s dedicated to helping
had sent her a photo of his the images, according to patients regain mobility and return to the activities they enjoy.
genitals through Snapchat, charging documents.
court records state. The “Mr. Vondall then Located in Health Center – West, 101 3rd Avenue SW, Minot.
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was drunk.” to (the 14-year-old girl) and
The 14-year-old girl told stated that it was a ‘bad
police that Vondall had decision,’” police wrote in
sent her a lewd photo in the affidavit of probable
late August, investigators cause.
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the crime and the amount cant other.
of damage done, which he “He was looking for
said could be more than shelter,” Perez said.
$40,000. Rustad, however, said he
“Something needs to be thought the prosecution’s
in play for a class B felony request was appropriate.
ALL ACCESS
since it opened. ordinances and properly
He added that with filling out the city’s liquor
the violence that had license application. If not
occurred at the estab- within compliance after
PASS!
lishment, residents are that week, The Shop’s
afraid to go into that area, license would remain sus-
with Heartbreakers being pended for an additional
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Cymbaluk continued The Shop was unable to
come into compliance af- (minimum 13 weeks)
that it was the city’s
responsibility to ensure ter those two weeks, their
a safe community for license would be revoked.
its residents, and made
the motion that the city
After the votes, rep-
resentatives for both
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Finding the bipartisan “sweet spot” help the coal industry are among reasons Dakota’s senator. She faces Congressman working to track down all the women
Heitkamp says bipartisan record incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp believes Kevin Cramer, a popular Republican with who didn’t approve the ad and talk with
of success is why voters should North Dakotans should send her back to statewide name recognition in a pitched them personally to express her apologies,
Washington D.C. for another term. battle for the seat, as his party is striving as well as do everything possible to miti-
send her back to Washington “It’s my ability to work across the aisle,
to bring in people of all persuasions, and
to retain their majority in the Senate.
Heitkamp’s visit to Williston came even
gate the results.
“It was a horrible mistake. I cannot say
BY RENÉE JEAN to find the sweet spot where we can get as her campaign has been rocked by a enough how sorry I am, and how import-
RJEAN@WILLISTONHERALD.COM public policy done,” she said. “That is also recent ad that featured sexual assault vic- ant it is to make sure it never happens
one of the things I’m most proud of.” tims, some of whom, it turned out, hadn’t again,” she said. “I understand that when
A record of bipartisan work that Heitkamp recently visited Williston for approved being in the ad. you make a mistake like this, you need
includes lifting the oil export ban, small a Hot Dish fundraiser and to talk about Heitkamp took responsibility for what
bank regulatory reform, and tax credits to her campaign for re-election as North happened, and said her campaign is SEE HEITKAMP PAGE A3
Annual tax
sale has 81
properties in it
Salt water disposal site
among properties in
county’s tax foreclosure sale
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amid ad fallout; some women discussed before and would add space OPTIONS
for between 1,150 and 1,600 students, The school board for District 1
with the added classroom space coming is considering a range of options
from new elementary schools and an to address overcrowding. Here is a
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close courtroom Boston Marathon
in corruption
of a minor case lessons for the Bakken
The ruling holds that Marsy’s Law doesn’t
authorize restricting public access to court
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LEARNING: Connecting
students with community
FROM PAGE A1 and providing mentorship to the
the projects help the students be younger students.
creative as well as analytical, and Bergstrom said she thought
shows them the fun side of learn- a carnival would be the perfect
ing. opportunity to share the students’
creations with the kindergartners.
She added that new District 1 su-
To add to the carnival atmosphere,
perintendent Jeffrey Thake was piv-
the students will also be getting
otal to the creation of Bergstrom’s their faces painted, courtesy of the
makerspace by allowing teachers in Williston Police Department.
the district more flexibility in terms Bergstrom said the carnival is
of teaching their students, rather meant not only to show the fun side
than relying on a rigid curriculum. of learning, but to help the students
“Our new superintendent real- connect to their community.
ly believes a lot in personalized “It’s a good community building
learning,” she said. “It encourages activity,” she said. “It helps the kids
us to do a lot more of these kinds connect to the police officers, and it
of activities. Making learning fun shows the kindergartners that even
again is what we’re trying to do.” when you get older, it’s not all work
Each week, Bergstrom’s fourth in school. You get to have some fun.
Submitted photo graders meet with their “kinder It shows the kids that we can make
Wilkinson Elementary fourth-grade teacher Jan Bergstrom, right, is having her students put on a carnival buddies,” playing games, reading learning fun.”
focused on math and science.
DAHL: Jury selection for his trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday
FROM PAGE A1 certain members of the “Marsy’s Law grants ‘right to privacy,’” Johnson stitutional amendment possibility of embarrass-
volved in this matter and public will view the victim crime victims multiple wrote. that created Marsy’s Law ment.
because this case involved harshly,” Jones wrote. rights, but especially That, he wrote, has to states that nothing in the He noted the growing
the victim willingly par- In his ruling, Johnson pertinent to this matter be balanced against U.S. law overrules a defen- support for same-sex mar-
ticipating in sexual acts or examined the claim about are the victim’s right ‘to be and state constitutional dant’s rights under the riage, as well as the U.S.
contact with the defen- privacy, especially as it treated with fairness and guarantees of a public Sixth Amendment, which Supreme Court’s decision
dant, it is believed that relates to Marsy’s Law. respect’ and the victim’s trial. The text of the con- guarantees a speedy, pub- in Obergefell v. Hodges,
lic trial. which ruled same-sex
“As such, Marsy’s Law marriage was a funda-
does not grant the right mental right.
to have the courtroom “The opprobrium the
closed for the victim, nor victim will face due to
for the victim’s mother being in a homosexual re-
during their respective lationship is not sufficient
testimony,” Johnson enough to warrant the
wrote. closure of the courtroom,”
Johnson also wrote he wrote.
that the teen’s age didn’t Jury selection for Dahl’s
warrant closing the court- trial is scheduled for 9
room, and neither did the a.m. Monday.
Don Trump Jr. is cost $68 million and not resa Hegge also pointed
do anything for the high out that in 2012, voters
school. One would cost rejected a plan that would
$68 million and take $8.7 have built a 1,600-student
Coming to Williston
million from the district’s high school.
building fund to build In 2014, voters OK’d
two 600-seat elementary a plan for the current
schools and a 225-student school.
addition to Williston High “We’re limited to what’s
School. actually approved by vot-
Special Guest - Kimberly Guilfoyle The third would have a
bond cost of $60 million,
ers,” she said.
All of the plans rely on
Vice Chairwoman of America First take $6.5 million from
the district’s building
property tax to fund the
building. Board members
fund and require voters said their hands are tied,
to approve an increase as property tax is the only
in the district’s building way the state legislature
fund property tax levy allows districts to pay for
You’re invited to a North Dakota Republican Party from 10 mills to 20 mills. new construction. In the
That plan would add the past, districts could ask
Campaign Rally! Local and statewide Republican most seats to the district, voters to approve a sales
candidates will join Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly building two 600-seat tax, but that was eliminat-
elementary schools and a ed several years ago.
Guilfoyle for a final push for victory in the 2018 400-student addition to The district is working
the high school. Instead with legislators on new
election. Please join us and bring your friends. of issuing a bond for the ways to pay for construc-
full cost of both schools, tion, but Baltes said that
the district would pay for won’t happen until the
one school outright and new legislative session
put about half the cost starts in January.
What: North Dakota Republican Party 2018 — $15 million — down That’s too late to open
on the other school and new schools in time to
Campaign Rally use the additional money deal with overcrowding.
“If we don’t pass some-
Where: The Well at Williston State College from the building fund
levy to pay for the school thing in January, we’re
When: Tuesday, October 30 at 7 pm over 30 years.
All of the plans would
not opening anything in
2020,” she said.
(Doors open at 630 pm) also spend $6.9 million to Board member Thom-
as Kalil pointed out that
upgrade the district’s el-
ementary schools, with a even if the legislature did
focus on Americans with OK money for District
For more information, call 701-415-0050 Disabilities Act compli- 1 to build new schools
— something that’s by
ance and school security.
or visit KevinCramer.org/DonJr “We know that’s not no means certain — the
enough to solve all of the earliest the money could
issues at all of the ele- start coming in would be
mentary schools,” Baltes July.
said. “We need ground bro-
Whether to include ken before then,” he said.
the high school in the Voters need to un-
plan has been an ongoing derstand how bad over-
topic of discussion with crowding is getting in the
the board. While some district, and that rejecting
members of the public a bond would mean that
responded to a survey wouldn’t be addressed
and said they didn’t for at least another year,
Paid for by Cramer for Senate support a bond referen- most likely.
dum in March because “There’s no do-nothing
an addition to the high option,” he said.
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Champs!
Renée Jean • Williston Herald
Jim Steinmann, facilities planner for
Williams County’s new administration
center, succeeded in bringing the proj-
ect to a conclusion at $4 million under
his proposed $54 million budget. That
itself was $26 million below previous
estimates.
Under budget, on
time, prepared
for the future
Community, county officials
gather to celebrate completion
of county’s new complex in
downtown Williston
Jamie Kelly • Williston Herald
BY RENÉE JEAN
Members of the Williston High School boys cross country team ride a Williston Fire Department fire engine to school Monday morning as part of a
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celebration of the team winning the state championship Saturday.
The county found its facility
planner with the help of Aunt
Google, and, of all the projects the
county has done, Williams County
Chairman David Montgomery
thinks it’s the best in his 14 years of
service.
School bond vote set for Jan. 8
BY JAMIE KELLY high school. over the next several years.
“From county highway to the EDITOR@WILLISTONHERALD.COM Monday’s vote came after months of Board Vice President Thomas Kalil
original jail, to the building of the Voters will go to the polls Jan. 8 to discussion and weeks of public forums said that option was the one he was most
Broadway Commons, and building decide whether to fund a $60 million plan where the board discussed possible op- comfortable with.
out the youth assessment center … to build two new elementary schools and tions for handling enrollment growth. “Now is the time to build out the high
this one has actually been the best an expansion to Williston High School The option selected would fund $30 school and solve this problem,” he said.
we have had as far as accommo- as well as fund renovations to all the million for one 600-seat elementary, Board member Dr. Theresa Hegge said
dating everyone and the efficiency, elementary schools in Williston Public $13.6 million for the high school expan- she preferred the option the board went
with no cost over-runs,” he said. School District No. 1. sion, $6.9 million for improvements to with because it offered a more creative
“And to have it come in under The district’s school board voted unan- accessibility and security at the district’s solution to paying for schools by financ-
budget. — that’s huge.” imously Monday to put the bond refer- elementary schools and put $15 million ing part of one school over time. It also
Steinmann had originally esti- endum on the ballot for a January special toward a second 600-seat elementary. would get the district more room at every
mated the project would cost $$54 election. Voters will also decide wheth- The balance of the cost of the second grade level.
million, but needed just 1 percent er to approve increasing the district’s elementary would come from taking $6.5 “It actually gets us ahead on all fronts,
of the 10 percent contingency fund building fund levy from 10 mills, which million from the district’s building fund with a lower price tag,” she said.
that he’d set aside. The project thus works out to about $45 per year for every and the increase in the district’s building Board member Heather Wheeler said
was completed for $50 million. $100,000 of taxable value, to 20 mills. fund levy. she liked it because it would help address
Williams County Commis- The plan approved at Monday’s special All four board members at Monday’s class sizes, which is a concern at the ele-
sioners and county employees meeting would build two 600-seat ele- meeting praised the option because it mentary levels in particular.
gathered with community mentary schools and add 400 seats to the cost less than paying for two elemen- “(This plan will) allow students to be
members Monday afternoon to high school. The election will come about tary schools up front and it addressed more productive while the teachers can
celebrate the completion of their 10 months after the district’s last, failed, overcrowding at the high school, which be more creative,” she said.
new three-building campus in bond referendum. opened in 2016 with a capacity of 1,200. Board President Joanna Baltes also liked
downtown Williston, with 126,536 In March, voters rejected a $77 mil- Because of increasing enrollment, the the plan, saying it would help show
lion plan that would have replaced two high school is already at capacity and
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Diane Louise (Solberg) Bervig, 77 Karen Elletson, 76
Diane Louise (Solberg) Shortly thereafter, they speech, choir, recitals, Karen Elletson, 76, of Karen was united in mar- and was always reheating
Bervig, 77, Paradise Point, moved to Fargo, ND, high school, and college Williston, passed away at riage to Allyn A. Elletson meals for Al. Much of her
ND, passed away early where Allen attended graduations. the Bethel Lutheran Nurs- in Williston, ND. They time was spent trying to
Friday North Dakota State Uni- Other interests of Di- ing Home remained in Williston control Al and the boys.
morning, versity, and Diane attend- ane’s included music, her and Reha- raising their four sons. There was an endless
October ed to Al and their life to- church and travel. She bilitation Karen worked at Vol- search for Serenity, better
26, 2018, gether. During Al’s Army sang in the Faith United Center on ney’s Café and Drive Inn, sticks to hit the kids with
at Bethel service, they lived in Ft. Methodist Church choir, Wednes- Borrud’s Bakery, as a Cass and attempting to make
Lutheran Bragg, NC. Afterward, Sweet Adelines, and the day Clay sample server at them socially accept-
Home, they made their home in Feminaires, a women’s afternoon, local grocery stores, many able. Karen was a kind,
sur- Fargo, Great Falls, Rapid barbershop quartet. October years doing cleaning and sweet, loving and patient
Bervig rounded City, and eventually set- Quilting with her friends, Elletson 24, 2018. maintenance in homes wife, mother and grand-
by her tled in Williston in 1970. the Faith Quilters, would Her and apartment build- mother.
loved ones. It should be Al became a professor of bring her to town every memorial service will ings, and ten plus years Karen is survived by
noted that on her “last economics at Williston Thursday for fun, food be held at 10:00 AM on working in the kitchen at her 4 sons; Corey (Bes-
good day,” she voted via State College, enjoying 30 and fellowship. Addition- Tuesday, October 30, 2018 Bethel Lutheran Home. sie) Elletson, Allyn Dean
absentee ballot. Ever- years of teaching. ally, Al and Diane trav- at the Everson-Coughlin She was well known for (Marnie) Elletson, Brady
son-Coughlin Funeral Diane enjoyed be- eled extensively national- Funeral Home in Willis- her sewing ability; sewing (Michelle) Elletson and
Home is making arrange- ing busy and civically ly and internationally. ton. Rev. Brian Knutson clothes for children and Brandon (Jessica) Ellet-
ments for the family. engaged. In 1974, she Diane is survived by will officiate. adults, made dolls and son; 8 grandchildren and
Diane’s memorial became the first and her daughter, Andrea Friends may sign a doll clothes, real fur 2 great-grandchildren;
service is being held only female mayor of (Chuck) Black, and register book at Ever- teddy bears and endlessly brothers, Myron (Devona)
Tuesday, October 30 at Williston, serving with their children Brittney son-Coughlin Funeral repairing jeans for “The Holland, Dean (Sharon)
2:00 p.m. at Faith United pride and distinction. (Chris) Roemmich and Home on Monday, Boys”. She also assisted Holland, and Lloyd (June)
Methodist Church, Wil- MS Magazine featured daughter Ruby; Reese October 29, from 9:00 AM in setup and displays in Holland; sisters, Doris
liston, ND. Ross and Val Diane, as well as others, (Marcy) Black and son until 5:00 PM and for the store windows advertis- (Orlin) Kirby and Rubi
Reinhiller will officiate. in a February 1975 article, Dax; Ian (Tess) Black and hour preceding the service ing at the 1st Rough Rider Lindsey.
The family requests that titled “Found Women.” sons Charlie and Bjorn; on Tuesday. International Art Show. Karen was preceded in
memorials be directed to She was also a founding Emily Black and fian- Karen was born May 12, She designed and made death by her parents; her
Faith United Methodist member of the Family cée Alec Driscoll; Abby 1942 to Juel and Cora Hol- a 30 inch Pinocchio doll brother, Clayton; husband,
Church, The Family Crisis Crisis Shelter in Willis- Black; Keenan Black; land in Williston, North made from balsa wood, Allyn A. Elletson; brother-
Shelter, or the CHI St. ton, which was the first Julie Legare and her sons Dakota. She attended designed and made all in-law, Gene Lindsey; one
Alexius Health Hospice domestic violence shelter Brandon Kinsey; Jor- Williston High School and patterns and clothing granddaughter, Kinley
Program. in the State of North dan Wells; and Andrew later attained her G.E.D. and dressed two 30 inch and one great-grandson,
Friends may sign a Dakota. Other board Legare; Lynn (Bill) Bosley She continued her educa- dolls for display. She won Daxton.
guest register at the memberships included and their daughters Tay- tion at Bismarck State Col- 1st place in the Annual Friends are welcome
church for the hour pre- the Williston Commu- lor Bosley and Morgan lege where she graduated American State Bank Doll to visit www.everson-
ceding the service. nity Library, Western Bosley; her son, James from the Commercial Arts Dressing Contest for 5 coughlin.com to share
Diane Bervig was born Cooperative Union, State (Denise) Bervig and Dept. with an Associate in consecutive years. memories of Karen or
in Cando, ND, on Feb- of North Dakota Board their children Bennett Applied Science. She enjoyed cooking leave condolences for her
ruary 8, 1941. She was of Mental Health, and Bervig; Jamison Bervig; On December 27, 1963 meals 3-4 times a day family.
the oldest daughter of other boards too numer- and Olivia Bervig. Diane
Andrew and Christine ous to mention. For the is also survived by her
(Vaselenko) Solberg, and
step-mother, Mary (Har-
past several years, Diane
could be found at the
sister, Barbara Solberg,
and her brother Alan
Kenneth L. Anderson, 90
vey) Solberg. CHI-St. Alexius Hospital (Sandra) Solberg, and
Diane was raised and gift shop, meeting and many beloved nieces and Kenneth L. Anderson, an Church in Williston. Everson Coughlin Funeral
educated in Lander, WY, greeting all who entered. nephews. 90, of Williston, passed Rev. Jon Wellumson will Home on Wednesday
and Williston, ND; she Diane was a devoted Diane was preceded away at the Bethel Luther- officiate and interment October 31, 2018 from
graduated from Wil- mother, wife, and above in death by her husband an Nursing Home and will follow in the Bethel 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM
liston High School in all, grandmother. She of 56 years, Al Bervig, Rehabilitation Center on Cemetery South of Zahl, and for the hour preced-
1959. While working at loved her four chil- and her brother, Dorne Sunday evening, October ND. ing the funeral service at
the Bar-B-Q Drive-In in dren, but adored her Solberg. 28, 2018. Friends are welcome to the Church on Thursday,
high school, Diane met 14 grandchildren and Friends are welcome His Funeral Service will visit www.eversoncough- November 1, 2018.
the love of her life, Allen four great-grandchil- to visit www.everson- be celebrated Thursday lin.com to share memo- The Everson Coughlin
Bervig. They were united dren. She spent her free coughlin.com to share morning, November ries of Kenneth or leave Funeral Home of Wil-
in marriage on August time following them in memories of Diane or 1, 2018 at 11:00 AM at condolences for his family. liston is caring for the
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Hoehn sentenced in Fargo for his role in kidnapping baby ripped from womb
BY RAJU CHADUVULA sentence to life in prison.
FORUM NEWS SERVICE Prosecutors asked the judge
FARGO — William Hoehn to sentence Hoehn to life in
was ordered Monday, Oct. 29, prison with the chance of parole.
to spend life in prison with a The defense recommended a
chance of parole for his in- sentence of seven years in prison
volvement in the kidnapping of and five years of probation.
Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind’s Crews pleaded guilty in
baby, which was violently cut December to her charges and
from her womb in August 2017. is serving a life sentence with-
Hoehn, 33, and his ex-girl- out the chance of parole. She
friend, Brooke Crews, 39, were testified during Hoehn’s trial
charged with conspiring to mur- that there was never an explicit
der 22-year-old LaFontaine-Grey- plan between her and Hoehn to
wind and kidnapping her baby. kill LaFontaine-Greywind, who
Hoehn pleaded guilty to the was eight months pregnant, and
felony charge of kidnapping, as kidnap her baby.
well as a misdemeanor count of Important aspects of the
lying to police, but maintained trial included medical examiner
he wasn’t guilty of conspiring to testimony that couldn’t pinpoint
murder LaFontaine-Greywind. the exact cause and time of
A nine-day trial in September LaFontaine-Greywind’s death. In
ended when a jury acquitted addition, the defense presented
Hoehn on a charge of conspiracy a timeline that placed Hoehn at
to commit murder. the crime scene possibly after
The maximum prison sen- LaFontaine-Greywind had died.
tence on the kidnapping charge LaFontaine-Greywind went
was 20 years, and the charge of missing from her north Fargo
lying to police carried a maxi- apartment on Aug. 19, 2017.
mum sentence of 360 days. Police found her baby, alive and
However, at the prosecu- healthy, on Aug. 24, 2017, in an
tion’s request, Cass County upstairs apartment that Crews
District Judge Tom Olson ruled and Hoehn shared. Kayakers dis- Michael Vosburg
that Hoehn is a dangerous covered LaFontaine-Greywind’s William Hoehn watches testimony Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in District Court, Fargo, during his trial for conspiracy to
offender, which enhanced body in the Red River on Aug. 27, commit murder of Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a 22-year-old who’s baby was cut from her womb.
Hoehn’s maximum potential 2017. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
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BOND: Space at a premium for schools
FROM PAGE A1 under a plan proposed last week by absentee ballots. It also allows more
state Sen. David Rust, R-Tioga. time for the district to put out infor-
legislators that the district was One of the new schools would be mation about the plans to educate
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE? doing all it could to deal with enroll- located near University Avenue,
ment growth.
“It’s the least expensive alterna-
while the other would be on the
the public.
If the bond referendum and mill
west side of town. levy increase are approved, then
$5,000 REWARD for information leading to tive that we have in front of us that “I think it’s important to note these the district hopes to take bids in the
takes care of all our seating needs,” are two new locations,” Hegge said.
the Arrest and Conviction of person(s) who she said.
spring and break ground by May 1.
One of the goals the board had The new schools would open in fall
made false robo calls in my name to voters Baltes also noted that other when developing new options for 2020.
in the 2016 N.D. Supreme Court election. districts around the state have schools was that no existing school If voters only approve one half of
increased their building fund levy could be taken offline, because the request, the the district will move
to 20 mills. That would be a re-
Robert V. Bolinske, Sr. • Bismarck, N.D. quirement for schools to get state
space is at such a premium. forward with what’s been approved
Baltes said the Jan. 8 election date while deciding what to do about
701-390-6015 assistance for building new facilities allows for enough time to put out what voters rejected, Baltes said.
A4 WILLISTON HERALD SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2018 News
As bond vote looms, District 1 plans more public forums
BY JAMIE KELLY mills. The money would be used the schools, the addition and the levy of 20 mills, the maximum dents enrolled, and the enroll-
EDITOR@WILLISTONHERALD.COM to build two new elementary upgrades, as well as about half of allowed by law. ment for this year was predicted
The school board for Williston schools, each with a capacity the second elementary school. “It demonstrates commitment to be about 40 students less than
Public School District No. 1 is of 600 students, as well as a The money from the increased to funding (schools),” she said. that.
preparing for a 50-plus day push 400-student addition to Willis- building fund levy would allow The new schools would That puts the district nearly
to educate the public about its ton High School and fund $6.9 the district to pay for the other double the district’s capacity at 400 students over capacity, and
upcoming bond referendum, in- million in renovations to the elementary school over time. the elementary level, eliminate more enrollment growth is ex-
cluding a series of public forums. district’s five existing elemen- Board President Joanna Baltes overcrowding at WHS — which pected in the coming years.
The next forum is Monday at 6 tary schools. The estimated tax said the district could work opened in 2016 with a capacity Hegge pointed out that some
p.m. at the Williston Community impact would be $215 per year for with a private entity who would of 1,200 students and already members of the public had
Library, followed by meetings on every $100,000 of taxable value. build the school and then offer has about 15 more students — questioned the district’s older
Dec. 6, Dec. 17, Jan. 3 and, possi- On Thursday evening, board a long-term lease to the district and allow the district to move enrollment projections, wonder-
bly, on Jan. 7, the day before the member Dr. Theresa Hegge said or the district could finance the fifth-graders out of Bakken ing if they were too aggressive.
bond vote. the board’s building committee building, depending on which Elementary and back to the That prompted the board to hire
At a board meeting and public has been working on a communi- made more financial sense. other schools, eliminating consultants to re-evaluate the
forum Thursday evening, board cations plan to let residents know The increase to the building overcrowding at Williston Middle projections.
members went over their plan about the bond and what it will fund levy is also something that School by creating a school for “It turns out (the new projec-
for educating the public, as well pay for, as well as working on the would be required for the district sixth through eighth grades tions) were not quite aggressive
as reiterating their reasons for location for the proposed new to apply for state assistance un- that would use both WMS and enough,” she said.
choosing the questions that will schools. One of the new schools der a plan proposed by state Sen. Bakken Elementary, which share Board Vice President Thomas
be on the ballot Jan. 8. would be located near University David Rust, R-Tioga, that he plans a site. Kalil said the district’s rapidly
The public will vote on whether Avenue, while the other would be to introduce during the coming Even with revised numbers growing enrollment means the
to issue a $60 million bond and, on the west side of town. legislative session. from a consulting firm that came board has to do something.
in a separate question, whether The bond, along with most of Hegge said one of the prereq- in this summer, the district has “We don’t have an option
to raise the district’s building the money in the district’s build- uisites for state help to build continued to exceed its predicted where we don’t do anything,”
fund levy from 10 mills to 20 ing fund, would pay for one of schools would be a building fund enrollment. There are 4,365 stu- Kalil said. “We have to address it.”
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