Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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"After some considerable thought, travel, and investigation, we decided that it is true: 'There is no place like home.'" "We enjoy our Sheyenne home and the small-town setting where 'Everybody knows your name.'" These two statements supplied by Dawn and Bob Boyd and David and Kay Nilson are the essence of why these two couples decided to return to Sheyenne after living in other places for years. Memories of a simpler time have enticed them to carry on their established roots in this quaint commu...
Sometimes parents have absolutely resourceful notions to offer their adult children. When 92-year-old Ted Allmaras suggested that his daughter Alison and her husband Dennis Nybo move back to New Rockford to live with him after Dennis was offered a management position at the Creel Bay Golf Course in Devils Lake, Alison had not even considered this idea. The couple has since realized the importance of coming home, and the arrangement of "living with Dad" is working out just fine. Alison's mother...
Every small town has "characters." These people are those whom everyone recognizes, perhaps because of their quirky personalities or their solid reputations. New Rockford has its share of characters, and David Bymoen, better known as "Tubby," is one of the most famous. It was highly probable that Tubby would grow up with quite a sense of humor after receiving his nickname at the tender age of 2 from his uncle "Swede" Ekrem. "I guess I was on the heavy side," jests Tubby. Tubby is legendary for h...
Coincidences. Do they occur more frequently in small communities? You know what I am referring to. You talk about someone to your spouse and then run into that person in the grocery store on the very same day, or you cross paths in the fitness center with someone you haven't seen for a while and exclaim, "I was just wondering last night about how you were doing!" Two New Rockford High School graduates share several coincidences. Both Kyle Seibold, Class of 1996, and Matthew Lommen, Class of...
Not many people in their 80s get up every morning to work at a full-time job, and not too many fathers can say that they have had a close working relationship with a son for nearly three decades. Milton Omoth has both of these distinctions. He and his son Jim have worked at M & O Ag Repair for 27 years repairing all sorts of farm machinery. The father and son team also runs the adjoining car wash. M & O Ag Repair has an interesting beginning and a long history of service to area farmers. Milt...
After serving nearly 33 years as a licensed funeral director with Evans Funeral Home, Kent Braunberger sold his ownership of half of the business earlier this year. He is continuing to work with the profession he loves as he is currently employed by West Funeral Home in West Fargo. Kent and Carol Braunberger moved to New Rockford in 1985 upon the second request of the funeral home owner/director Lyle Evans. Evans had previously offered Kent a position to work in Carrington in 1984, but the timin...
Dr. Merlin Lindstrom, better known by his peers simply as "Merl," graduated from Sheyenne Public School in 1969 with only ten other classmates. He went on to earn his undergraduate and PhD degrees in chemistry at NDSU. This training allowed him to accept a job with an energy firm that is presently the third largest downstream energy company and the second largest refiner in the country. Officially retiring on February 28, 2018, after a career of 40 years with the prestigious Phillips 66...
Growing up in a small town offers many advantages, and one benefit is that class members often cultivate lasting friendships with each other. Such is the case with three women who graduated in the Class of 2006. These three friends, Sara (Collier) Borchardt, Jadi Engels, and Rachel (Fortney) Savageau, often dreamed about careers in the fields of health and medicine. True to their visions, the trio are happily fulfilled in their current occupations. With the impressive professional titles of...
