PUBLISH

(October 15, 2025)

School Board

Proceedings

Independent School

District No. 88

New Ulm, Minnesota

The ISD 88 School

Board met for the Reg-

ular Meeting on August

28, 2025 . Members

present: Leslie,

Ringhofer, Schiro,

Dewanz, Gag, and

Groebner. Absent:

Sunderman. Meeting

called to order by Chair

Gag.

1. Schiro/Dewanz ap-

proval of revised agen-

da and appendix. (6-0)

2. Dewanz/Schiro ap-

proval of minutes.

(6-0)

3. Dewanz/Leslie ap-

proval of consent

agenda. (6-0)

4. Reports:

Superintendent’s, Poli-

cy, Negotiations, and

Announcements.

5. Schiro/Groebner ap-

proval of finance re-

ports. (6-0)

6. Ringhofer/Dewanz

acceptance of dona-

tions. (6-0)

7. Groebner/Dewanz

adoption of policies not

requiring second read-

ing. (6-0)

8. First reading of poli-

cies.

9. Second reading of

policies.

10. Leslie/Schiro adop-

tion of revised policies.

(6-0)

11. Schiro/Dewanz

adoption of paraprofes-

sional handbook. (6-0)

12. Dewanz/Leslie res-

cission of request for

leave of absence from

teacher. (6-0)

13. Schiro/Groebner

approval of hiring Alicia

Hinkle. (6-0)

14. Dewanz/Ringhofer

adjournment at 5:27

p.m. (6-0)

Complete minutes and

documents are avail-

able for review in the

superintendent’s office,

District Offices, 414

South Payne Street,

New Ulm, Minnesota.

Independent School

District #88

New Ulm, Minnesota

By: Amanda Groebner,

Clerk

PUBLISH

(October 15, 22, 2025)

STATE OF

MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF BROWN

FIFTH JUDICIAL

DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No.

08-PR-25-908

Estate of Wallace W.

Bastian, 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

Nov. 12, 2025, at

9:15am, by Zoom, a

hearing will be held in

this Court at 14 S State

St., New Ulm, Min-

nesota, on a Petition

for the formal probate

of an instrument pur-

porting to be the Will of

the Decedent, dated

February 19, 1991

(“Will”), and for the ap-

pointment of Brian L.

Bastian, whose ad-

dress is 6014 18th St

N, St. Cloud, MN

56387, as Personal

Representative of the

Estate of the Decedent

in an UNSUPER-

VISED administration.

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

assets, 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 Min-

nesota Statutes section

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.

Dated: Oct. 2, 2025

BY THE COURT

(COURT SEAL)

/s/ Kristine Weeks

Judge of District Court

Dated: Oct. 2, 2025

By: Sara-Ann Covich,

Court Administrator

(Digitally signed by

Covich, Sara-Ann

Date:2025.10.02

08:41:54-05’00’

Attorney for Petitioner

Steven J. Franta

Somsen, Mueller &

Franta

1061/2 N Minnesota

St.

P.O. Box 38

New Ulm, MN 56073

Attorney License No:

0228679

Telephone:

(507) 354-2161

Email: stevef@

joneslawmn.com