Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Phase I of the city's water infrastructure project will begin next week. Dickinson-based BEK Consulting will come on scene Monday, Aug. 26 to begin replacing the city's century-old cast iron water mains with PVC pipe. A total of 71 blocks of water main are slated for replacement over the next 14 months. All the blocks are located west of U.S. Highway 281 in city limits. According to BEK's construction manager, Robert Bartz, Typical work hours will be 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 7...
Two teams of riders representing the American Legion embarked on a 1,875 mile cross-country journey to celebrate their centennial. Team Legacy departed from International Peace Park along the U.S.-Canadian border on Thursday, Aug. 1, while Team Vision started at the Pharr International Bridge in Pharr, Texas on Wednesday, July 31. Over the course of four days, the two teams traveled the full length of the American Legion Memorial Highway, or U.S. Hwy. 281. They each carried with them half of...
Local officials will use the power of purple to treat the City of New Rockford’s water supply. Wade Senger of Interstate Engineering presented an alternative proposal for improving the water treatment plant to the commission on Monday, Aug. 5. He recommended removal of the aging lime softening system and installation of a new potassium permanganate treatment process and reverse osmosis skid. Potassium permanganate, or KMnO4, is a common inorganic chemical used to treat drinking water for i...
Eddy County now has a seat at the table influencing national education policy. New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School Superintendent Jill Louters was appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) effective July 1. She is one of three North Dakota representatives on the panel, as she was appointed by Governor Burgum to serve alongside North Dakota University System (NDUS) Chancellor Mark Hagerott and a state legislator. According to the WICHE website, Senator Ray...
Teri Knutson loves spending time outside, and not just on sunny, warm days. In fact, she'd rather strap on her mailbag in the dead of winter than during the dog days of summer. It's her dedication to delivering the mail that has earned her the designation of Employee of the Month for July. Knutson, a Fordville, N.D. native, moved to New Rockford more than 20 years ago when her husband Jeff accepted his drafting job at Cash & Carry Lumber. She worked as a technician in the Carrington Health...
Work has been completed on an historic structure at the Eddy County Fairgrounds, through the work of the Eddy County 4-H program and a local contractor. The deteriorating hog barn on the grounds was torn down last fall, leaving the auction barn as the only facility available for housing animals shown by 4-H’ers. It is also there that 4-H’ers show their static exhibits and livestock during the 4-H Achievement Day premium sale each July. The Eddy County 4-H Council has discussed making improvement...
The New Rockford Park District Pink Sox ended their perfect season with a tournament in Devils Lake's Ruger Park on Tuesday, July 23. As the undefeated No. 1 seed, the 'Sox had a first round bye that morning. Their second round competitor, Lakota, gave them quite a run, however. Lora Wobbema pitched a no-hitter the first inning. Paige Knatterud threw the rest of the game for New Rockford, allowing Lakota to score four runs over four innings. Kelsie Belquist and Katie Allmaras both had a home...
Kimberly Larson, Former Interim Director of Foster, Eddy and Wells County Social Services, received $15,000 to settle her lawsuit against Eddy County and the Eddy County Social Service Board. That is according to a copy of the Settlement Agreement the “Transcript” obtained via an open records request. The agreement, dated May 31, states that the county was to pay the $15,000 via check to “SW&L Attorneys Trust Account” within 15 days of executing the settlement. Larson filed the suit last su...
A photo story of the 2019 Independence Day Celebration, held July 4-7 in New Rockford and Sheyenne....
In only their second year on the slowpitch softball circuit, the New Rockford Park District Pink Sox are a force on the field. Since Manager Dennis Nybo entered them in the Ponytail League, which includes two teams from Devils Lake and area squads from Cando, Lakota and Dakota Prairie, they've gone 10-0 in league play and currently have a #1 seed going into the playoffs. With encouragement and support from coaches Joe and Erin Greiner, all 13 players have come into their own and made an...
The Pre-Construction Meeting for the water infrastructure project is set for Monday, July 8 at 1 p.m. in New Rockford City Hall. Representatives from the City Commission, USDA- Rural Development, Interstate Engineering and contracting firm BEK Consulting will all be in attendance. According to Public Works Superintendent Bruce Hirchert, work is slated to begin on the project in August. Commissioners passed a resolution to secure interim financing for the water project and approved the official...
DPRCA's Artistic Director Elliott Schwab is getting good at updating classics. Of course, we're not talking about cars, hairstyles or tunes. In this case it's musical theatre, and specifically Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1943 Broadway musical "Oklahoma!" Many of us know the basic storyline. The musical tells the story of farm girl Laurey Williams and her courtship by two rival suitors, cowboy Curly McLain and farmhand Jud Fry. It's a classic love story with an incredibly human dark side. However,...
The Open Season Lodge, located in the former Sheyenne school building, is in need of donations to repair the boiler system and maintain year round operations. The fundraising board of directors has set the fundraising goal is $25,000. “The school building is a community landmark and we are working diligently to save it,” read a post on the Lodge’s Facebook page June 11. The City of Sheyenne owns the building, and a volunteer board is responsible for operating the lodging business and maint...
Another veteran local is leaving his post June 30. Kerry Smith, Eddy and Foster County Executive Director (CED) for the Farm Service Agency, has decided to retire after 35 years and 8 months of service. Smith isn't just a veteran director, he's a native with deep roots in agriculture. Born and raised on a farm near McHenry, Smith worked the family ground alongside his father from 1986 to 2001 while employed with FSA. He walked away from the farm operation at that point to focus more on his...
We are the champions! On Tuesday, June 11, the New Rockford Park District's Coach Pitch baseball team traveled to Carrington for a youth tournament. With just one regular season game complete as a team, which they won by one run the previous evening, they dug in their cleats for a beautiful summer day of ball. They began the day with pool play against Harvey and one of Carrington's two teams. After shutting out both, they entered the winner's bracket for a shot at the trophy. Although they held...
The dam dilemma that has plagued the Eddy County Water Resource District (ECWRD), landowner Monty Schaefer and neighbors Doug and Chris Skadberg reached a turning point on Tuesday, June 4 after a tense discussion among the parties. As a result, plans to remove the dam have stalled and the Rosefield Dam will remain part of the landscape until further notice. Schaefer secured a meeting with the Office of the State Engineer (OSE) this spring after he found additional evidence to support his claim...
What began as an inherent joy of snapping photos has blossomed into a growing business for New Rockford native Jenna (Pieterick) Weisenburger. Now, after five years of shooting sports, infants, seniors and families, Jenna Lee Photography has a beautiful new studio where Jenna can work her photographic magic. As a student at New Rockford High School in the 90s, "I used to have a camera attached to me at all times," she recalls. "I've always been a shutterbug." And that she has. Jenna rose...
The New Rockford City Commission accepted a bid from Dickinson-based BEK Consulting for the major water main replacement project slated to begin this summer. The commission opened four bids between $5.56 million and $5.79 million on Monday, May 20. They then reconvened on Thursday, May 23 and selected BEK for the project, pending USDA-Rural Development approval of the $5.56 million bid. The other contractors who submitted bids include Hatton firm Naastad Brothers, Inc., who has worked on...
May 19-25, 2019, is the 45th annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate emergency medical service practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. EMS Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to honor those providing lifesaving emergency services. EMS Week is the perfect time to recognize the local EMS and all that its practitioners do for our community. The theme for this year's EMS Week is "Beyond the...
Musicians in junior high and high school entertained audiences on Tuesday, May 14 with a variety of beautiful music. Scroll through the photos to see more about his magical night of music....
The community gathered to show their support for New Rockford native Chad Allmaras, now of Sykeston, who has undergone months of medical attention. "I'm speechless. I'm so happy that so many deaf people came. I'm also grateful to those in the hearing community who came. I'm very happy with the turnout," Allmaras said as the benefit concluded. He spoke to me in American Sign Language (ASL) through a close friend and interpreter. Allmaras has been deaf since birth and gained many friends...
In January, Southeast District Judge Cherie Clark affirmed a 2018 decision by Eddy County Water Resource District (ECWRD) to remove the Rosefield dam from Monty Schaefer’s property. Schaefer has since filed a Supreme Court appeal pro se (without legal counsel) solely based on procedural errors he believes were made. However, new evidence obtained by Schaefer appears to establish a consistent record showing that the height of and acres inundated by Rosefield Dam have not “increased” over time,...
Residents who own vehicles that have expired registration and/or are inoperable will begin receiving notices, as per city ordinance. On Monday, May 6, prior to the city commission’s regular meeting, Public Works Superintendent Bruce Hirchert and Commissioner Kelly McKnight documented over 100 nuisance motor vehicles, from snowmobiles and ATVS to pickups and SUVs, all within city limits. Per city ordinance 10-03-01, all vehicles must have current registration and be in operating condition. Any ve...
Residents, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and get to work! It’s spring cleaning time in New Rockford. Next week, several events are scheduled to help us take pride and ownership in the cleanliness of our own property and the entire community. Spring Clean-Up Week is May 13-17 First, the City of New Rockford will once again hold Spring Clean-Up Week May 13-17. Clean-Up Week is an opportunity for city residents to bring large items to the boulevards for city workers to haul to the landf...
Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts (DPRCA) in New Rockford continues its mission to inspire, educate and entertain its audience with a special performance by the groundbreaking a cappella ensemble Tonic Sol-fa. Tonic Sol-fa is a Minnesota-based act that has established itself not only as the most in-demand vocal group in the Midwest, but also one of the most successful independent acts in America. In addition to selling 2 million copies of its own independent releases, the group has...
