Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Replacing the school building’s 60-year-old boilers is officially the top priority for the NR-S Building Committee. Chaired by elementary teacher Laura Hager, the committee met Wednesday to review three main projects and prioritize them for attention and funding. Superintendent Jill Louters reviewed an engineering services agreement from Randy Axvig of Prairie Engineering. Axvig proposed to identify the scope of the boiler replacement project and develop bid specifications for under $1,000. T...
Family fun starts this week, as the New Rockford Park District’s summer programs get underway. Manager Dennis Nybo announced last week that the first practices for all levels of baseball and softball would be held this Tuesday and Wednesday. First up is Pee Wee (age 9-10), with practice at the North Park’s south diamond beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Cal Ripken (age 11-12) follows at 11:00 a.m. on the south diamond, with girls softball (age 9-13) on the north diamond. At 1:30 p.m...
Kids in grades K-12 are invited to kickstart their summer with the Summer Reading Program, "Tails and Tales," sponsored by the Eddy-New Rockford Public Library. The kick-off party is scheduled for Friday, June 4 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. in Centennial Park downtown. At the event, kids will play a variety of yard games, including life-size Jenga, Yahtzee and dominoes, as well as cornhole, lawn darts and carnival toss games. The lawn games, which were purchased with grant funding from the North...
Several agency representatives gathered on Thursday, May 13, at Ostby Hall to review and discuss the events of March 14, when an early Sunday blaze destroyed the Sheyenne home of Ryan and Kristie Genre. Rob Johnson and Starr Klemetsrud of Lake Region Law Enforcement Center (LRLEC) led the conversation, which was moderated by Eddy County Emergency Manager Lisa Thompson. When everyone left, new procedures were in place to help improve emergency response time in the future. Johnson reiterated his...
The City of New Rockford has achieved Tree City USA designation for the 30th straight year. This milestone anniversary is one of great pride to not only the members of the city's tree board, but to the entire community. The city achieved Tree City USA status by meeting four core standards of sound urban forestry management: maintaining a tree board or department, having a community tree ordinance, spending at least $2 per capita on urban forestry and celebrating Arbor Day. New Rockford was one...
Not a single person in the NR-S Gym was seated on Friday night, as 32-year educator Jamie Risovi received the Bank Forward Teacher of the Year award. When Josh Guler, New Rockford Market President at Bank Forward, announced that the veteran elementary teacher was selected for the award by his peers, everyone rose to their feet in honor of a great leader in the school district. "I've always appreciated teachers, but after the COVID lockdown and homeschooling our kids, it's more apparent how...
Bill Beals, office deputy at the Eddy County Sheriff's Office, is once again undergoing aggressive medical treatment. It was one year ago that Beals was last featured in the Transcript, when he made front page news for completing lung cancer treatment at the JRMC Cancer Center in Jamestown. He rang the ceremonial bell on April 20, 2020, marking the official end of an 18-month cancer journey. Now, his cancer is back, and he is again fighting for his life. Beals recently spent more than three...
Progress at the water plant has been evident the past couple of weeks, with concrete mixer trucks, scrapers, diggers and other equipment on site. The floor of the new water plant addition was poured on May 12 and 14. Sentry Crane brought in concrete from Heartland Ready Mix of Carrington to first pour the pad for the reverse osmosis equipment on Wednesday, May 12. They then returned the morning of Friday, May 14 to pour the surrounding floor. Installation of the roof on the new addition was...
The county’s road crew will once again drive John Deere green for the next five years. The County Commission voted Tuesday to accept the bid for three new motor graders from RDO Equipment. The upfront sticker price is $288,300 per blade, but the county will actually pay $186,075 after RDO buys back the current blades for $172,900 each. This is the third time the county has purchased John Deere blades, and the deals have gotten sweeter each time. The biggest draw for commissioners is the guarante...
Firemen were called to a house fire on Second Avenue North in New Rockford shortly after midnight on Tuesday, May 11. Homeowner Nathan Rue and his fiancé Jennifer Jacobson were awakened by their dogs, as smoke from the fire in the attached garage filled their upstairs bedroom. Rue grabbed his son Axel, and all three escaped without injury. Jacobson then went back to retrieve their dogs. Firefighters could see the glow of flames as they left their homes to head to the fire hall just minutes...
The Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford has provided emergency medical services to the community for 50 years. Work began in 1970, when 18 firemen attended Advanced First Aid classes and an Ambulance Corporation was started within the Fire Department. Those completing the class in March of 1971 included Celester Risovi, Marty Lucht, Gary Risovi, Robert Wright, David Simon, Mel Boyer, Pat Caulfield, John Wishart, Vic Risovi, George Guler, Fred Miller, Darwyn Kanzelman, Dennis Larson, Gord...
New Rockford residents will get a curbside pickup opportunity this month. The city commission took up the issue at its May 3 meeting, where Public Works Superintendent Bruce Hirchert recommended that Clean-Up Days be held the week of May 17, with curbside pickup limited to tires, appliances and furniture only. Residents will need to have their items on the boulevard on the morning of the designated pickup day, sorted and separated, in order to take advantage of curbside pickup. Tires and...
Masks are now “recommended,” not mandated, in the Eddy County Courthouse. The county commission acted upon a request from Auditor Patty Williams, who suggested that the mask mandate in the courthouse be lifted. The county commission also took up several other matters at their May 4 meeting, including a revision to the county’s Burn Ban Proclamation as proposed by Emergency Manager Lisa Thompson. Neighboring counties had slightly different language, specifically including the “high” fire dang...
It’s time to get outside! The New Rockford Park District has the schedule set for summer activities, and Sunday, May 16 is the day to get signed up. The Summer Sign-Up Event will take place at the Archie & Jessie Campbell Park Concession Stand from 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 16. Taco in a bag lunch will be served, with a free will offering taken to support park district programs. Registration forms will be available in advance starting May 10 at New Rockford City Hall, and on the c...
Despite the challenges of the pandemic, skilled care centers and their staff have shown an incredible and steadfast commitment to caring for and ensuring the safety of their residents. We, at the New Rockford Transcript, recognize the heroic staff of the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd during National Skilled Nursing Care Week beginning on Mother’s Day, May 9, through Saturday, May 15. This year’s theme, “Together Through the Seasons,” honors the commitment of skilled nursing care facilit... Full story
A total of 1,274 vaccine doses had been administered in Eddy County through public health as of April 20, with only 200 of those doses administered in the past few weeks. Vaccine hesitancy is the biggest issue right now, according to Eddy County Public Health Nurse Danette Schmid. “I feel like we have addressed a very large amount of people, and vaccine hesitancy is the primary reason why people are not getting the vaccine,” Schmid said. According to the N.D. Department of Health, 1,716 vac...
Brooks Harper, a renowned career development expert, author and speaker, spent a day with students of area schools last week. The topic of the day was setting them up for success in school, work and life. East Central Center for Exceptional Children, the special education unit serving New Rockford-Sheyenne, Carrington, Fessenden-Bowdon, Pingree-Buchanan and Kensal Schools, sponsored the event at Carrington High School on Tuesday, April 27. The program was paid for by a grant from the Transition...
Mason Schuster of New Rockford and Jacob Rexin of Carrington, both students at Carrington High School, competed in the 2021 Know Your State Competition last week. The pair tested for the competition in late March. Schuster received first place in the local contest and both scored high enough to qualify for the state finals held at Bismarck State College on April 26. This was the 63rd year that the North Dakota Masonic Foundation has held this event, which was started to encourage North Dakota...
Two young missionaries, volunteering for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spent a little time in New Rockford beefing up a growing database of graves in Eddy County. Sister Christensen and Sister Simpson went row-by-row photographing grave sites in Prairie Home Cemetery north of town. The pair have been serving in the Bismarck area as part of an 18-month mission to North Dakota. Simpson and Christensen said they felt called to North Dakota, and for Christensen, it was family...
Eagles members and patrons from across the state recognize his face, and know they've enshrined him onto their hall of honor. New Rockford Eagles Aerie 2923 member Greg Anderson has been inducted into the Dakota State Eagles Hall of Fame. A member since 1986, Anderson has actively worked to fulfill the Fraternal Order of Eagles' motto "People Helping People" to benefit not only the New Rockford community, but those in need throughout the world. Anderson was nominated by Josh Guler, and selected...
Balance sheets and budgets, accounts receivable and audits, Janet Heskin knows her way around them all. Heskin has served as the Business Manager for New Rockford-Sheyenne School District since August 2002, and she was recognized as the Chamber's Employee of the Month for the month of April. Truly, she has always loved math. Heskin said from a young age she knew she would likely put her affinity for numbers to work. A graduate of Fessenden High School, Heskin grew up near Bremen. She began her...
While the upgrades currently planned for the 911 dispatch center at Lake Region Law Enforcement Center (LRLEC) are a step in the right direction, more are needed to ensure swift emergency response, according to Director Rob Johnson. We reached out to him after he addressed the Eddy County Commission on April 6 regarding the Genre fire, but he did not respond to our follow-up questions until after the April 12 edition had gone to press. In his written response Friday, Johnson noted that some of...
"When my friends and I got out of high school in Sheyenne, N.D. in 1950, it was decided that we should start a letter and stay in touch," Marjorie (Cudworth) Anderson recalls. Now, nearly 71 years later, four of those classmates and friends continue their letter-writing tradition. The "round robin" letters, as they were named, started with names, addresses and phone numbers. Anderson said she was the first to write a letter, which she sent to Person #2 (she recalls it was Arlyss Faye Borgeson),...
In the United States, more than 250 million tons of trash are created every year. Double M Sanitation, an area trash removal business, is now under new ownership and ready to go to work providing sanitation services in central North Dakota. Brad Wolbert and Mike Brazil are the main men behind the operation. Wolbert worked alongside former owner, Mark Lithun, for about a year before purchasing the business. Lithun, a longtime Fessenden resident, operated the business for 18 years. Readers will...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School board held a special meeting Friday morning and voted to remove some pandemic restrictions effective Monday, April 19. Member Mike Jacobson proposed that the school remove its mask mandate, making wearing a mask optional in all areas of the school, including the playground and gymnasium. He also recommended that the kitchen staff resume regular lunch serving for all students and staff in the cafeteria, and that recesses be scheduled as they were prior to the pand...
