Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Cheri and Mike Nicolai needed to balance fair discipline and compassion when they raised their four active boys. This nurturing formula worked well as Noah, Seth, Isaiah and Micah have grown into caring, responsible and trustworthy young men who are more than just "North Dakota nice." Each of these men has his own special skill that sets him apart from his brothers and has served him well in his current working or educational situation. The oldest, Noah (his 31st birthday is today, July 20!)...
Most Eddy County residents recognize the friendly face of Traci Harrington, the Postmaster who is in charge of all of the packages and letters at the downtown New Rockford Post Office. Many folks don't know, however, that Traci also heads the Sheyenne, Oberon, Fort Totten and Fessenden post offices. This means that she oversees six full-time and 10 part-time employees. After first working in the retail business and then as a daycare provider, Traci now utilizes her amicable personality and fun...
COVID-19 has forced the development of apps that can trace places and people you have come in contact with during a certain time period. I think the invention of a technological device that could add all of the time spent doing past activities would be rather beneficial, too. When I see John and Donna Grann at sporting events, I wonder just how much time they have spent throughout the years in gymnasiums, at football fields and at rodeo arenas, cheering their four kids and their teams on to...
The COVID-19 virus has impacted practically every person globally. As leaders in educational and legal arenas, two New Rockford-Sheyenne siblings have had to make abrupt and critical decisions because of this devastating disease. Joleen (Graham) De La Hunt, the Century Elementary School principal in Park Rapids, Minn., and Jeffrey Graham, United States Bankruptcy Judge for the central and southern parts of Indiana, know first-hand the absolute protection that people they assist deserve. The...
How well do you think you know the Rocket team that won the state championship 15 years ago? Take the following short trivia test to find out! 1. Which player has summited Mt. Whitney, which is the highest mountain in the Lower 48? 2. Of the 20 people pictured above, how many sets lived in the same household during the 2004-2005 basketball season? 3. What is the number of people from the picture who still live within 50 miles of New Rockford? 4. Which player enjoys working with wood and has...
“I’d marry a publisher’s daughter” is the route that an NDSU English professor wryly said he would take when his student Paula (neé Pfeiffer) Winskye asked for advice about publishing a book. In other words, the instructor felt both his and Paula’s chances of printing a novel were miniscule. I wonder if he knows that she will publish her 21st book sometime this year or that she is married, but definitely not to a publisher’s son! Growing up on a farm east of New Rockford, Paula had two main int...
Many people claim that their college years by far molded them into the adults they are today. For New Rockford Class of 1996 graduate Kim Schuster, though, several indelible experiences that transformed her are serving with the Peace Corps in the west African country of Mali, living under the same roof with her grandmother for 12 years, and taking a few major employment risks. While Kim was still in elementary school, her class had the opportunity to listen to Lena Throlson, a graduate of the...
Recent statistics from the Council on Foreign Relations, https://www.cfr.org/article/demographics-us-military, tell interesting facts about the United States armed services. Did you realize that military members make up approximately 0.5% of the population with women representing 20% of that calculation? Of the females serving our country, 18% are in the officer corps. Major Jaimie Laib, daughter of Jeannie Laib and graduate of the New Rockford Class of 2003, proudly falls into all three of...
Scott, Dan, Wayne and Laura (Dokken) Heckaman realize that earning a good education is critical to long-term success. All in their 40s now and geographically living in Dickinson, Moorhead, Bowman, and Watford City, they each prove how schooling, an effective work ethic, and participation in constructive activities can enhance a family unit. All four of the Heckamans were born in Jamestown. After living in Beach and Grace City previously, Dewey and Joan moved their young family to New Rockford...
Agriculture generates much of the economy in Eddy County. Although this summer has brought more than enough rain to the farmland in the area, farmers are still encouraged that their soybean and corn crops will be bountiful. Third-generation growers Casey and Levi Weber are hopeful for dry and warm weather that will allow them to clear their fall crops productively. Running a farming operation comes quite naturally to the Weber brothers as their parents Bradley and Jill (Ferguson) also grew up on...
People do not have to be New Rockford natives to recognize the Romanoski name. Even transplants soon learn about the legendary BR Chevy and Olds dealership that was owned and operated by William (Bill) and Mary Romanoski from the early 1960s to the late 1990s. The next Romanoski generation has been quite successful in the car-selling business, too, both here in New Rockford and in Sheboygan, Wisc. Charmain and Steve Romanoski, local high school graduates, tell their story of a good life before,...
Reading area newspapers can pay big dividends. This is exactly what happened to Sandra Larson, daughter of Patti and Peter Larson of rural Sheyenne, after her mother noticed an article in the "Benson County Farmers Press". According to the article, Governor Burgum was seeking applicants to attend the National Youth Science Camp (NYSC). Knowing how much her daughter enjoys science, Patti encouraged Sandra to apply. The 2019 New Rockford- Sheyenne graduate extols that the camp was "incredible!"...
Long-time area residents Glenn and Mary (née Birkeland) Walz raised three children on their farm a few miles south of town. Now their adult children are raising families of their own in three different states. An update of what these New Rockford graduates are presently up to is in order. Brent is the oldest, graduating in a high school class of 52 members in 1996. When he was young, Brent spent much time building forts and hideouts in the trees and rock piles around the farm. His favorite...
Undoubtedly, Alicia Vorland loves nature in all of its forms. Many brilliant photos of landscapes, sunsets and flowers crowd the camera icon on her phone. She eagerly showed me these pictures at her lovely home on the west side of town, as she and I enjoyed a cup of coffee and a delicious homemade rhubarb dessert, my portion noticeably larger than hers. This is the charm of Alicia: a comfortable conversation about her appreciative regard for outdoor beauty coupled with rhubarb dessert for...
"What I miss most about New Rockford are the people who steered me in the right direction at the critical stage in my life when I thought I knew it all," is what Jeff Voigt, a 1990 graduate of New Rockford High School, says of the community where he lived for only five years of his life. His current success in the aviation industry can indeed be attributed to certain encouraging New Rockford residents, and also largely to the local airport. Living in Fargo-Moorhead, Garrison and Bottineau two...
As noted in last week's edition of the "New Rockford Transcript", the 2019 NR-S seniors chose for their class motto the following words by Oprah Winfrey: "The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." Samantha Myhre, a member of the very first graduating class after New Rockford and Sheyenne reorganized, offers some valuable insight to the soon-to-be high school graduates about choosing a future career that reflects what they really want to do, what their strengths are...
Sometimes in life, a solid work ethic, a few timely breaks and a great sense of humor can combine for a very satisfying existence. Such is the case with Ken Throlson, better known as “Doc” around these parts. Milo Throlson and his wife Gudrun (née Berge) raised Doc and his siblings, Geraldine and Leroy, to work on the family farm when they were young. As a young boy, Doc not only raised and sold vegetables, but he also delivered newspapers and mowed lawns. Growing up, Doc remembers having good...
The history of Rockford Plumbing and Heating can be traced all the way back to Regal Plumbing. In 1948 Raymond Lommen, a carpenter by trade, took an offer from Spot Hatling to work at his Regal Plumbing business. Rockford Plumbing and Heating, though, as we know it today, was born when Ray opened his own business in the former Logan Hotel in 1959. The startup cost for this venture was a whopping $2,000, which was an investment that has paid dividends for six decades and has involved three...
By today's standards, the school mischiefs committed by high school students of the '50s and '60s would be considered quite mild and innocent. Possessing keys for most school building doors, taking a noon-hour spin in a 1937 Chevy, and signing "not so nice" teachers' names to a harmless letter are a few of the shenanigans that Allan Garnaas and Darrell Tuntland were involved in as high school buddies in Sheyenne. Still, these examples of "good, clean fun" resulted in detention time for Allan,...
Although not quite two years out of high school, Joshua McKnight is making an impressionable mark for himself at Valley City State University (VCSU). On and off the football field, Josh, as he is more commonly known, conducts himself as a young man looking toward a bright future. Football always has played a enormous role in Josh's life. Moving to New Rockford from Texas when he was only 5 years old, Josh adjusted well to the cold winters because he enjoyed playing outdoor pick-up football...
Parents naturally hope for a better life for their children. They work hard so that their children can have a quality education and more opportunities than their parents had. Such is the case with Duane Berglund's family. Higher education was extremely important to Duane's parents, Raymond, who went to school up until the eighth grade, and Gladys (neé Ystaas), who was a high school graduate. All four of Raymond and Gladys's children achieved college degrees from North Dakota State University. Du...
Although both are only in their early 30s, Nadia Al-Dayel, a member of the Class of 2003 at New Rockford High School, and her husband Aaron Anfinson, a native of nearby Cando, have traveled to so many exotic sites that most of us, even if we had multiple lifetimes, could never hope to visit. Due to a commitment to their education and a desire to see the world, this young couple has made five international moves in 10 years with an upcoming move to Washington, D.C., scheduled for this winter....
Because Siri informs me that only 1.2 percent of people in the United States have earned a doctorate or Ph.D. degree, it is even more extraordinary that precisely 30.76 percent of the Sheyenne Class of 1960 holds this distinction. Yes, four of the 13 graduates in that class obtained not only their undergraduate and master's degrees, but also, in various fields, doctoral degrees, the highest college education to which one can aspire. The four are Duane Berglund, Allan Garnaas, Donald (Don)...
How would you like to live a life in which every day is a Saturday? This is how Justin Jacobson, a graduate of the New Rockford High School Class of 1976, describes his retirement. Even though he did not attend college classes, Justin was able to achieve his retirement goal at the young age of 58. Justin credits much of his success to the work ethic he learned from his parents, a few of his teachers and early employers from New Rockford. Leonard and Lois Jacobson, Justin's parents, farmed for a...
Dictionary.com defines a "cheesemonger" as "a merchant who sells cheese and other dairy products." This is a fairly lackluster denotation when compared to how New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) Class of 2007 graduate Megan (Jury) Lewis, an artisanal cheesemonger in the Fargo-Moorhead area, describes her job. From her delectable portrayal, it is evident that Megan absolutely loves her line of work. Megan says, "I view my job as being a storyteller. Artisan cheese producers spend a lot of time, care...
