PUBLISH

(March 28, April 4, 11,

2016)

NOTICE OF PUBLIC

HEARING

In the Matter of the

Redetermination of

Benefits of

Brown County Ditch

20, 33, 44 and 64

Whereas, The Brown

County Drainage Au-

thority, has appointed

viewers to redetermine

the benefits and dam-

ages for Brown County

Ditch 20, 33, 44 and 64

in Albin, Home and

Mulligan Township in

Brown County, and

whereas, the Viewer’s

report for the Redeter-

mination of Benefits

has been filed with the

County Auditor,

NOW, THEREFORE,

Notice is hereby given

that the Drainage Au-

thority will hear public

comment on the ac-

ceptance of the

redetermination of

benefits on these ditch

systems beginning at

11:00 a.m. at the

Brown County Court-

house, 14 South State,

New Ulm, Minnesota

on April 19, 2016. All

persons interested in

the redetermination of

benefits wanting to be

heard should appear at

this time. If accepted,

the redetermined bene-

fits will replace those

now being used and all

future maintenance ex-

penses will be as-

sessed based upon the

redetermined benefits.

PUBLISH

(March 28, 2016)

RIVER BEND

EDUCATION

DISTRICT

New Ulm, MN 56073

SYNOPSIS OF

BOARD MINUTES

February 23, 2016

Members present:

Remus, Weikle,

Ringhofer, Peterson,

Kirchner, Weber, Tra-

pero, Roufs

Others present: Doug

Hazen, Jennifer Rose,

Linda Beck, Chris Bod-

ick, Kristen Drill,

Mary Olson

Chairperson Remus

called the meeting to

order at 6:00 p.m.

Motion by Peterson,

second by Weikle to

approve the agenda as

amended. Motion car-

ried.

Motion by Ringhofer,

second by Weber to

approve the minutes as

presented. Motion car-

ried.

Motion by Kirchner,

second by Trapero to

approve the wire pay-

ments and check regis-

ters dated January 23,

2016 through February

19, 2016. Motion car-

ried.

Director Hazen provid-

ed information on River

Bend programs and

services.

Motion by Weikle,

second by Weber to

approve the termina-

tion of AS, Imprints 1:1

Educational Assistant.

Motion carried.

Motion by Weikle,

second by Roufs to

hire Jim Heil as an Im-

prints 1:1 Educational

Assistant. Motion car-

ried.

Motion by Peterson,

second by Trapero to

hire a full-time special

education teacher for

the ALC program start-

ing in August of 2016.

Motion carried.

Member Ringhofer in-

troduced the following

resolution.

RESOLUTION TO

ACCEPT DONATIONS

BE IT RESOLVED, by

the River Bend Educa-

tion District No. 6049

Board of Education as

follows:

That the following do-

nations be accepted

with appreciation:

Donor Item Designa-

tion

Archery Trade Associ-

ation Archery Equip-

ment Phy Ed

Bike Rack Heart of

New Ulm RBED

Don Wendel (Horace

Mann) Subway

Sandwiches for Staff

American Ed. Week

Anonymous (parents)

Rifton Chair – $150

Value OT Department

Anonymous (parents)

Various OT/TPI Items

OT/TPI Department

SouthPoint Federal

$210 RBED

Cash Wise Foods 5 –

$5 Gift Cards,

Don Wendel (Horace

Mann) 5 – $5

McDonalds Gift Cards,

Perkins 5 – $5 Gift Cer-

tificates,

Walmart $50,

3M Box of School Sup-

plies, all Imprints – In-

centives

The motion for the

adoption of the forego-

ing resolution was duly

seconded by member

Kirchner, and upon

vote being taken

thereon, the following

members voted in

favor thereof:

Peterson, Trapero,

Weikle, Remus,

Weber, Kirchner,

Ringhofer, Roufs

And the following voted

against:

None

Whereupon said reso-

lution was declared

duly passed and adopt-

ed.

Motion by Kirchner,

second by Roufs to

contract Teacher of the

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

one day a week to

Mankato Area Public

Schools for the

remainder of the

2015-16 school year.

Motion carried.

The next regular meet-

ing of the River Bend

Education District

Board is scheduled for

March 22, 2016 at 6:00

p.m.

Linda Beck

Administrative Secre-

tary

PUBLISH

(March 21, 28, 2016)

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF BROWN

FIFTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT DISTRICT

COURT PROBATE

DIVISION

Court File No.

PR-16-257

Estate of Allen E. Port-

er a/k/a Allen Earl Port-

er Decedent

NOTICE AND ORDER

OF HEARING ON

PETITION FOR PRO-

BATE OF WILL AND

APPOINTMENT OF

PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE

AND NOTICE TO

CREDITORS

It is Ordered and No-

tice is given that on

April 18th, 2016, at

2:30 p.m., a hearing

will be held in this

Court at 14 South

State Street, New Ulm,

Minnesota, for the for-

mal probate of an in-

strument purporting to

be the Will of the De-

cedent, dated August

4, 2000 and codicil(s)

to the Will dated July

26, 2005, and separate

writing(s) under Minn.

Stat. 524.2-513 (“Will”),

and for the appoint-

ment of Lucille M. Port-

er, whose address is

900 Main Street West,

Unit 408, Cannon

Falls, MN 55009 as

Personal Representa-

tive of the Estate of the

Decedent in an UNSU-

PERVISED administra-

tion.

Any objections to the

petition must be filed

with the Court prior to

or raised at the hear-

ing. If proper and if no

objections are filed or

raised, the Personal

Representative will be

appointed with full

power to administer the

Estate including the

power to collect all as-

sets, to pay all legal

debts, claims, taxes

and expenses, to sell

real; and personal pro-

perty, and to do all

necessary acts for the

Estate.

Notice is also given

that (subject to Minn.

Stat. 524.3-801) all

creditors having claims

against the Estate are

required to present the

claims to the Personal

Representative or to

the Court Administrator

within four months after

the date of this Notice

or the claims will be

barred.

A charitable benefici-

ary may request notice

of the probate proceed-

ings be given to the At-

torney General pur-

suant to Minn. Stat.

501B.41,subd.5.

BY THE COURT

Dated: 3/11/2016

Robert Docherty

Judge of District Court

Dated: 3/11/2016

Ashley Hillesheim

Court Administrator/

Deputy

Attorney for

Name: James M. Bur-

khardt

Firm: Attorney at Law

Street 215 Fourth

Street North

City, State, ZIP: Can-

non Falls, MN 55009

Attorney License No:

13286

Telephone:

507-263-3921

FAX: 507-263-5485

Email:

burkhardtlaw@citlink.

net