By Jolene FarleyThe Hills-Beaver Creek School Board set election dates for three open seats at a Monday meeting.Voters will visit the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, to fill the four-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2004 and ending Dec. 31, 2007.Terms for Gary Esselink, Lloyd DeBoer and Ann Boeve expire this year.Esselink has served on the board since 1996, Boeve since 1996 and DeBoer since 1994. Under state law, the district has until Tuesday, Aug. 12, to publish notice of filing dates and until Saturday, Aug. 16, to post the notice of filing dates."We have to post the notices at both the Beaver Creek and Hills schools," Superintendent Dave Deragisch said. Candidates may file from 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 26, to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9. The Hills-Beaver Creek School Board election will be Nov. 4.In other board business:
Pre-cast walls for the locker room addition are scheduled for delivery next week, according to Deragisch. Construction crews will start the link between the new addition and the gymnasium Wednesday. The building committee will meet with contractors for a progress update Monday, July 21.
The board will advertise for bids on fuel oil and gas for the district. The bids will be opened at the Monday, Aug. 11, board meeting.
After a unanimous vote by the board, The Exchange State Bank was named the district’s official depository and the Hills Crescent was named the official publication.
The board voted to renew membership in the Minnesota School Board Association. "They give us a lot of help and free advice," Deragisch said.
Science teacher Jeanette Vanden Hoek addressed the board about the Spanish and science students’ trip to Costa Rica. She showed the board photos and information about the trip.
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