ISD #671 location for ballot counting on April 11
NOTICE OF LOCATION WHERE BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 671
(HILLS-BEAVER CREEK)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election judges for Independent
School District No. 671 shall count the ballots cast in the School District’s
April 11, 2023 special election at the following locations:
 
COMBINED POLLING PLACE: Beaver Creek City Offices
311 E. 1st Avenue
Beaver Creek, MN 56116
 
COMBINED POLLING PLACE: Hills American Legion 
207 South Main Ave.
Hills, MN 56138
 
Dated: January 23, 2023
 
BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
/s/
School District Clerk
Independent School District No. 671
(Hills-Beaver Creek)
State of Minnesota
(04-06)

H-BC School Board meets in special meeting March 17
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Special Meeting Minutes
March 17, 2023
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for a special meeting at 5:00 p.m. in the H-BC Secondary School Board room, 301 N Summit Ave, Hills, MN.
Board members and Administration present were Bosch, Gehrke, Harnack,
Helgeson, Rauk, Rozeboom and Uittenbogaard. Superintendent Holthaus
was also in attendance.
Motion by Rozeboom, second by Bosch, and carried to approve the agenda.
Motion by Harnack, second by Uittenbogaard, and carried to approve Purchase Agreement with Spring Brooke LLC for the property located in County of Rock, State of Minnesota, BLOCK 5, Spring Brook Addition, City of Beaver Creek.
Motion by Helgeson, second by Rauk, and carried to approve adjournment of
meeting.
Time of Adjournment: 5:12 p.m.
Tamara Rauk, Clerk
(04-06)

H-BC School Board meets March 13
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Minutes
March 13, 2023
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for its semi-monthly meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the H-BC Secondary School Board room, 301 N Summit Ave, Hills, MN.
Board members and Administration present were Gehrke, Harnack, Helgeson,
Rauk, Rozeboom and Uittenbogaard. Superintendent Holthaus, Principal
Kellenberger and Business Manager Rozeboom were also in attendance.
Board member Bosch was absent.
Motion by Rozeboom, second by Harnack, and carried to approve
the agenda. No Visitors.
PATRIOT PRIDE:
-Congratulations to Mrs. Moore and all those that participated in the LEGO
Robotics League SD State Competition this past weekend–The HBC Team 
(Mighty Ducks) received the Core Values Team Finalist Award!
-Knowledge Bowl Sub-Regional Competition Friday, March 3. The Red Team-
Grace Anderson , Brynn Rauk, Leif Tollefson, Anthony Beaner, and Olivia Bork
advanced to SMSU Knowledge Bowl Regionals on 3/8.
-Boys and Girls Basketball Seasons have come to an end.
-School Social Worker Week March 5-11- Mrs. Ceynowa-Breuer
-H-BC District Spelling Bee held on Friday, March 10. The top six students move
on to the Southwest Minnesota Regional Spelling Bee on April 22.
Those students are: Malachi Bush, Makaylie Voss, Kaleb Olson,
Trinity Olson, Ryker Gehrke and Penni Moore-HBC Champion.
Committee Reports/Updates:
Personnel Finance Committee- 3/06, Upcoming Building Grounds- 3/16
Motion by Uittenbogaard, second by Helgeson, and carried to approve
Consent Agenda:
-Minutes—2/27/2023
-Bills
-Imprest Cash Report
-Hiring Kaylan Untiedt as Secondary Science Teacher for the 2023-2024
school year.
Motion by Harnack, second by Helgeson, and carried to approve Resolution for
Termination/Non-renewal of Melanie Kruse as Teacher at the end of the
2022-2023 school year.
Motion by Uittenbogaard, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve
Resolution Appointing Election Judges for the April 11, 2023, School District
Special Election.
Motion by Rozeboom, second by Rauk, and carried to approve 2023-2024
Academic School Calendar.
Motion by Helgeson, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve Moving regular Board Meeting from Monday, April 10, 2023, to Monday, April 17, 2023.
Motion by Rauk, second by Harnack, and carried to approve accepting the
MN Department of Education’s Positive Review and Comment for the
Facility Project Bond Referendum Vote April 11, 2023.
DISTRICT NON-ACTION ITEMS:
•Secondary Principal Report
•Superintendent/Elementary Principal Report
•Legislative Update- Rozeboom
AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING
DATES TO REMEMBER:
-Bond Referendum Public Meeting, Thursday, March 23 at Elementary School in
Beaver Creek
-Regular Board Meeting, Monday, March 27
-Bond Referendum Public Meeting, Tuesday, March 28 at Hugo Goehle Gym
in Hills
Motion by Harnack, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve
adjournment of meeting.
Time of Adjournment: 8:00 p.m.
Tamara Rauk, Clerk
(04-06)

H-BC School Board meets in special session March 6
Hills-Beaver Creek Dist. 671
Special Meeting Minutes
March 6, 2023
The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board met for a special meeting at 7:09 p.m. in the H-BC Secondary School Board room, 301 N Summit Ave, Hills, MN.
Board members and Administration present were Bosch, Gehrke, Harnack,
Rauk, Rozeboom and Uittenbogaard. Superintendent Holthaus was also in
attendance. Board member Helgeson, Principal Kellenberger and Business Manager
Rozeboom were absent.
Motion by Harnack, second by Rozeboom, and carried to approve the
agenda. 
ENTER CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Bosch, second by Uittenbogaard, and carried to approve entering closed session for the purposes of developing or considering offers or counteroffers for the purchase or sale of real property pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 13D.05, subdivision 3(c)(3). The real property is described as:
The East half (E 1/2) of the Southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northeast
quarter NE 1/4) of Sec. 28, TWP 102 Range 46 West of the 5th P.M.;
[contains approximately 20 acres]
All of Block Twenty (20) and the following lots in Block Twenty-nine (29): all of Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, the South 40.5 feet of Lot 8, all of Lots 12, 13, 14, First Addition, City of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, [contains approximately 5.68
acres]
Blocks ten (10) and (19), Original Plat, City of Beaver Creek,
Minnesota [contains approximately 4.96 acres]
City of Beaver Creek First Addition Lots 5 Thru 12 Block 23 & All of Blocks 24,
25 & 26
City of Beaver Creek Crawford’s Addition Blocks 3-4-5-& 6
City of Beaver Creek Outlot 6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14
City of Beaver Creek, MN Spring Brook Addition Parcels-
13-0127-000-13-0132-000
City of Beaver Creek, MN Block 5 Spring Brook Addition, Parcel 13-0154-000
The W 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 2, Township 101N, Range 46W,
of the 5th P.M., Rock County, Minnesota, Except the North 720 feet
of the East 605 feet of the West 1325 feet.
Motion by Harnack, second by Bosch, and carried to approve the counteroffer of $0.60/square foot for property located in the City of Beaver Creek, MN, Block 5, Spring Brook Addition, pending any further negotiations.
RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION
Motion by Rozeboom, second by Bosch, and carried to approve
adjournment of meeting. Meeting adjourned at 7:41 p.m.
Tamara Rauk, Clerk
(04-06)

Rock County Planning and Zoning hearing set for April 17
Notice of Public Hearing for Conditional Use Permit
Pursuant to the Rock County Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given by the
Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission that a public hearing will be held at the Rock County Courthouse, located at 204 E Brown St, Luverne, Minnesota at 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 17, 2023. The purpose of this hearing is to rule on the application for Conditional Use Permit for the following:
 
Applicant: Spring Lake Express
Property Owner: Spring Lake Express
Location: NW 1/4 of Section 13 of Vienna Township, T103N, R44W, Rock County, Minnesota
Conditional Use: Gravel Extraction, stockpiling, and associated 
processing
Zoning District: A-2, General Agriculture
 
Applicant: Central Specialties
Property Owner: Spring Lake Express
Location: NW 1/4 of Section 13 of Vienna Township, T103N, R44W, Rock County, Minnesota
Conditional Use: Placement and operation of a temporary hot 
mix asphalt plant
Zoning District: A-2, General Agriculture
 
Applicant: Central Specialties
Property Owner: Bremik Materials, Inc.
Location: E 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of Section 23 of Denver 
Township, T104N, R45W, 
Rock County, Minnesota
Conditional Use: Placement and operation of a temporary hot 
mix asphalt plant 
Zoning District: A-2, General Agriculture                                    
                                    
By Order of the Rock County Planning and Zoning Commission
Eric Hartman, Zoning Administrator
311 W. Gabrielson Road
Luverne, MN  56156
507-283-8862
(04-06, 04-13)

Gyberg probate
STATE OF MINNESOTA probate COURT
                                                                         DISTRICT COURT
COUNTY OF ROCK                                                                     PROBATE DIVISION
 
In Re: Estate of                                                              Court File No. 67-PR-23-66
Mabel Elizabeth Gyberg, a/k/a Mabel E. Gyberg,
a/k/a Mable Gyberg,                                          ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING
Deceased FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND
APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
IN SUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION
AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS
 
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDITORS:
It is Ordered and Notice is hereby given that on the 24th day of April, 2023, at 8:30 O'clock a.m., a hearing will be held in the above named Court at Rock County Courthouse, Luverne, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the will of the above named deceased, dated March 3, 1994, and for the appointment of Dennis A. Gyberg whose address is 603 N. Freeman Ave., Luverne, Minnesota 56156, as personal representative of the estate of the above named decedent in supervised administration, and that any objections thereto must be filed with the Court. That, if proper, and no objections are filed, said personal representative will be appointed to administer the estate, to collect all assets, pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, and sell real and personal property, and do all necessary acts for the estate.  Upon completion of the administration, the representative shall file a final account for the allowance and shall distribute the estate to the persons thereto entitled as ordered by the Court, and close the estate.
Notice is further given that ALL CREDITORS having claims against said estate are required to present the same to said personal representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this notice or said claims will be barred.
 
Date Filed: March 28, 2023 /s/ Terry S. Vajgrt
District Court Judge
 
Douglas E. Eisma /s/ Natalie Reisch Attorney for Petitioner Court Administrator
Eisma and Eisma
130 East Main (COURT SEAL)
Luverne, MN 56156
(507) 283-4828
I.D. #158343 (04-06, 04-13)

U.S. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) was in Luverne Tuesday morning to see the building that will be transformed into a day care center with help from $2.6 million in federal funds.
She met with city leaders about their plans to expand access to affordable child care by remodeling a 30,000-square-foot facility into a new child care center in the city.
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned about Luverne, it’s that you all are very entrepreneurial and figure-it-out kind of folks,” Smith said.
“There are child care projects all over the state. Every community is figuring out how to do it in its own way, but I think this is a real model for how to go about it, because it’s a public-private partnership.”
Mayor Pat Baustian explained that the city subsidizes the pool and fitness center as an amenity for residents, but the day care center isn’t an amenity; it’s a necessity that needs public subsidies until it can succeed on its own.
Once construction is complete, the city will turn over the facility to a non-profit for $1 per year, and the city will continue to subsidize its operation, maintenance, snow removal, lawn care and utilities.
Smith asked how the idea came about to do it that way.
Luverne Economic Development Authority Director Holly Sammons told Smith that after years of studying the issue and consulting experts, it became apparent that it would take a public-private effort.
“We realized we had to offer a building at a low rate for someone to operate a day care center,” Sammons said.
“No entrepreneur can buy a building — or acquire a building and remodel it — and afford the debt service. That model doesn’t work.”
The center will provide 186 new spots for working families. It will have capacity for 24 infants, 42 toddlers, 60 preschoolers and 60 school-age children.
Sammons said the community will always need in-home child care providers, but there are currently not enough of them to meet demand.
Current studies point to a day care shortage of more than 120 slots in Rock County, which makes it difficult for employers to find adequate labor when working parents must live and work elsewhere to find child care.
That shortage doesn’t account for the two major employers adding new jobs in Luverne’s industrial park this summer. Lineage Logistics cold storage warehouse and Premium Minnesota Pork’s new smoke house will each need roughly 80 employees, and many of those workers will need child care.
In order to support local business hiring, the city of Luverne purchased the former Tri-State Insurance building (most recently Total Card Inc.) for $515,000 and announced that it would subsidize a day care operation.
City Council member Dan Nath pointed out that the day care center will benefit the entire county.
“We’re going to have the ability to draw from other communities,” he said. “We have people who are driving 30 miles to bring their kids to day care and then drive 30 miles back to work. We’re really hoping we can become that hub.”
Mayor Baustian said day care will be another reason for working families to live in Luverne.
“We have our strong education system, health care, housing stock … the day care is that final piece,” he said.
The city purchased the building in March 2022 after more than six years of feasibility studies showed that rural family wages can’t support salaries of qualified child care center professionals.
In order for a day care business to succeed, it would need public support.
The recent federal funding was awarded through a process called “Congressionally Directed Spending,” which Sen. Smith was actively involved in securing after close coordination with local leaders.
The funds will help support the estimated $6.4 million renovation, construction, and furnishing of Luverne’s child care facility.
Construction is expected to begin this summer with a projected opening late in 2024 or early 2025.
Sen. Smith serves on the Senate Education Committee and recently joined over three dozen lawmakers to introduce new legislation called the Child Care for Every Community Act. 
The bill would expand access to affordable child care to people across Minnesota and the country, offer high-quality education to children, and create jobs for early childhood educators.