Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Last Tuesday afternoon, the Eddy County VFW Auxiliary met at the Sheyenne Senior Center. Jeff and Denise Labrensz traveled to Fargo on Wednesday, May 3, for Denise to keep a medical appointment that had been rescheduled twice before due to stormy weather. Saturday, May 6, Rhoda Stenberg and Jan Loe attended the Prairie Rose Cluster Gathering at the American Lutheran Church in Tolna. They report a very enjoyable gathering and a delicious brunch! On Sunday, May 7, Jeff and Denise Labrensz attended the New Rockford Firemen's Breakfast. Monday...
It was a full house at the Sheyenne Senior Center on Saturday for the birthday celebration for Mary Ellen Rue, Hosted by her children – Connie Hoffman, Kathy Modin, Karen Vance, Greg Rue and their families – it was a great day of visiting and celebrating with Mary Ellen. A delicious birthday cake was served to those attending. Jan Loe was at the Center on Saturday for the birthday party for Mary Ellen Rue. Jason Stenberg and Jan Loe met in Devils Lake on Sunday for noon lunch at Applebee's. Jan gave him a ride home to Pekin as he left his pic...
Last Thursday morning, Patti Clifton and Jan Loe were in Carrington where Patti kept a medical appointment. They stopped in New Rockford on the way home and had a bite to eat at Rockford Cafe. Friends and co-workers joined family members for the funeral service of Tara (Rieger) Thumb on Friday morning, Apr. 21, at St. John's Catholic Church in New Rockford. Condolences to the families of Tara. Sunday morning, Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe at-tended worship service at Calvary Lutheran Church in Oberon where Bonnie plays for the service. Following...
Last Wednesday afternoon, Patti Clifton kept an appointment in New Rockford. Before returning home, she did some grocery shopping and a few other errands. Thursday, Barb Eversvik and Jan Loe were in Devils Lake to take May Fleisher out to lunch. Back at May's apartment, they celebrated the day with a special birthday cake for May. The snow is melting! Let's hope spring has sprung!!...
March 28, Patti Clifton rode along to Maddock with Jeff and Denise Labrensz. They attended the North Star Community Credit Union supper and annual meeting. Last Thursday, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton went to New Rockford where they attended the open house at James River Dentistry at their new building downtown. Dr. Cudworth gave them a tour. Beautiful addition to downtown New Rockford! Later, they attended the Community Credit Union Annual Meeting and supper at the Eagles Club. Patti Clifton had breakfast at the Sheyenne Fire Dept.'s annual...
Peter and Patti Larson recently returned from a trip to Norway and Sweden. They met up with their daughters, Joanna and Sandra, in Bergen, Norway on March 2. The picturesque harbor, beautifully preserved wooden houses on the steep hillsides and a stone fortress, standing proud since the Middle Ages, were the first sights they saw after the overnight flight from Grand Forks through Minneapolis and Amsterdam. Sightseeing on a train ride to Flam on Friday included Norwegian countryside, ski slopes, frozen waterfalls and fjords. Lots of slate...
Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton and Jan Loe were in Devils Lake to do some shopping. Friday morning, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton were in New Rockford for the funeral service of Mike Hillebrand at First Lutheran Church. It was a pickle party birthday celebration at the Sheyenne Senior Center on Saturday afternoon! Steph Loe hosted the party (and prepared the food) for her mom Jan's March birthday. Friends attending enjoyed dill pickle chicken, dill pickle roast and potato salad, as well as other dill pickle side dishes. Jan said, "We had a great...
February birthdays at the Sheyenne Senior Center were celebrated with a soup, sandwich and birthday cake supper late Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 28. Two special ladies of our community with February birthdays, Shirley Westby and Marilynn Kruger, enjoyed the celebration with family and friends. Lots of visiting and good food! Jan and Steph Loe were in Minot on Saturday, March 4. They had supper with the Kolles family and then went to watch Medora in her high school play, Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Bonnie Deegan, Jan Loe and Steph...
Saturday, Jan Loe and Bonnie Deegan were Devils Lake shoppers. They also enjoyed lunch before returning to Sheyenne. Deanna Smith Erickson stopped for a visit at the home of Patti Clifton on Sunday afternoon. Always a good visit!...
Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton was in New Rockford where she met Joyce Peters for coffee and a visit at Rockford Cafe. Later, Patti did some shopping before returning to Sheyenne. Thursday, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton went to the Community Ambulance soup and bread stick lunch. The event was part of Giving Hearts Day. Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe were in Devils Lake on Saturday where they did some shopping at the party store and later had lunch. Following worship service at Calvary Lutheran Church in Oberon, Jan Loe and Bonnie Deegan went to Rockford...
Over the last week and a half, Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe have made several trips to Fargo where Bonnie has had medical appointments. Last Tuesday while there, they enjoyed a visit with LoAnne Nelson, former Sheyenne resident, who now lives there. Sunday, Steph Loe and Jan Loe had noon lunch in Carrington. Reminder: SOAM Bible Study will be at Sheyenne Senior Center on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 12:30 p.m. Monday, Bonnie Deegan took her cats to the vet in Devils Lake. Jan Loe rode along with her. They returned to Sheyenne, grabbed a sandwich at Route...
Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton rode along to Devils Lake with Jan Loe. They enjoyed noon lunch and did some shopping. Friday morning, Jan Loe was among friends and family who attended the funeral service for Darla Hagen at First Lutheran Church in Sheyenne. Steph Loe, Jan Loe and Bonnie Deegan had noon lunch at Rockford Cafe. Earlier, they had attended SOAM worship....
Patti Clifton spent Jan. 12 - 19 in Sun Prairie, Wisc., with daughter Jena and Rance Brown and their son Rowan. While there, Jena and Rance hosted a belated first birthday party for Rowan with Grandma Patti and friends of the family attending. Fun day! It was a great week, nice weather, with lots of visiting and playing with Rowan. Friday evening, Jan Loe and Steph enjoyed supper and card playing at the neighbors. Sunday morning, Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe attended worship at Calvary Lutheran Church in Oberon. Following the worship service,...
Patti Clifton kept an appointment in New Rockford last Friday morning and did some other errands there before returning home. Last week, Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe went to Fargo where Bonnie kept a medical appointment. Following Bonnie's appointment, they visited with Bonnie's aunt. Later, they did a little shopping before returning to Sheyenne. Monday, Connie Brown and Jan Loe went to swimming exercise in Devils Lake. They later met and enjoyed lunch with Steph Loe and the Kolles family who had just returned from a Florida v...
The Sheyenne Turkey Dinner was another success despite the snowy weather and the furnace problems at Ostby Hall on Christmas Day. The dinner was moved to Open Season Lodge after it was found that the heating system at Ostby Hall was not working. Lots of volunteers moved the dinner and supplies to the Lodge early that morning and the dinner went on as scheduled. One hundred diners enjoyed the great turkey and all the trimmings dinner as well as a visit from Santa Claus. Along with the 100 diners attending, 50 take-out dinners were ordered and...
SOAM congregational members enjoyed the Christmas program presented by Sunday School and Confirmation students on Sunday, Dec. 18, at First Lutheran Church. Lunch was served following the program. Upcoming SOAM services: Christmas Eve, 4 p.m. at Calvary in Oberon, and 10 p.m. Candlelight Service at First Lutheran in Sheyenne; Sunday, Christmas Day, 9 a.m. at Grandfield Lutheran, rural Sheyenne. There will be no worship services on Jan. 1. Sheyenne's Christmas Turkey Dinner, Dec. 25, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Ostby Hall. Free-will offering for...
The evening of Tuesday, Dec. 6, members of the Eddy County VFW Auxiliary hosted their annual Christmas get-together at the Sheyenne Senior Center. Members and guests enjoyed a potluck supper, played a game of Mexican Train, listened to Christmas music and did lots of visiting. Thursday, Dec. 8, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton were in Jamestown. Jan did recycling and then they did a little shopping. Later, Patti kept an appointment at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Following Patti's appointment, they had lunch before heading back to She...
On Dec. 3, Jan Loe was among shoppers/browsers at the Open Season Lodge's vendor fair. Connie Brown and Jan Loe were in Devils Lake on Monday where they met to enjoy swimming at the School for the Deaf. After swimming, they had lunch at Mr. & Mrs. J's. In the afternoon, Jan visited with Cliff and Lillian Johnson at their new home in Devils Lake. Late Monday morning, Patti Clifton did some errands in New Rockford. Condolences to the Nilson family on the passing of Terry on November 25....
Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton and Jan Loe were in Carrington. They enjoyed lunch at Prairie Inn before Patti kept appointments at Carrington Health Center. Later, they did a little shopping. Jeff and Denise Labrensz, along with Matt and Allison Pfeiffer and boys, spent a balmy Thanksgiving in Mobridge, S.D. Thanksgiving Day, it was in the mid 50 degree area and on Friday it was 60 degrees, so enjoyed some time outside and even found some snow to make a few snowballs and run around in. They all enjoyed spending the time with Jeff's mom, Ramona....
Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe left Sheyenne on Friday, Nov. 4, for Wayne, Neb., where they visited with Bonnie's daughter, Terri, and her son, Ethan. Saturday morning, Jan went on to Lincoln, Neb., for a visit with her son Steve and his daughter, Madison. Bonnie remained at her daughter's home. Bonnie and Jan headed back to Sheyenne, arriving here on Wednesday Nov. 9, late afternoon. Both report a good time. Patti Clifton did some errands in New Rockford one day last week. Sunday afternoon, Jan Loe and Bonnie Deegan attended the funeral...
Sheyenne GRIT met on Sunday at Ostby Hall. Attendees were shown a copy of the submission to Strengthen N.D. The main focus of this meeting was discussion on improvements needed at Ostby Hall. Originally a Ford garage, the hall has become a community center, hosting bingo, dinners, benefits, household sales, etc. Volunteers are needed to serve on various committees and on the GRIT board of directors. Several in attendance signed on to work on committees, but more are needed. Soup, sandwiches and bars were served. The next GRIT meeting will be...
Last Thursday, Patti Clifton and Jared were in Devils Lake. They had lunch, kept a couple of appointments, did a few errands and some shopping before returning to Sheyenne later in the afternoon. Another successful First Lutheran Church Women's Fall Turkey Dinner was held on Sunday. About 250 enjoyed the meal, bake sale and visiting. Appreciation goes to all the volunteers who roasted turkeys, prepared the side dishes, baked, worked and donated in any way for the event. Sheyenne GRIT meeting, Sunday, October 30, 1 p.m. at Ostby Hall. Community...
Jerry Woodrow of Menomonee Falls, Wisc. arrived in Grand Forks on Friday, Oct. 7, for a few days to visit with his brother, Jim and Marjean Woodrow and family, and sister Jan Loe and her daughter Steph. Jim, Marjean, Jerry, Brian and Pam Hill drove to Devils Lake where they met Jan Loe and Steph for lunch. Later, they were all at the Hill summer place in Minnewaukan. They enjoyed supper, visiting, and later a bonfire there. On Saturday, they were all at the Sheyenne Senior Center where they enjoyed dinner, games and more visiting. Gary...
Patti Clifton and Jared were in Carrington recently when Jared kept an appointment. Jan Loe and Steph attended the funeral service for Ellen Loe Burthold at American Lutheran Church in Tolna last Friday. Word was received that Carol Patterson Harris, 88, of Soda Springs, Idaho, passed away recently. She was the daughter of Fay and Helen Patterson. Carol lived in Sheyenne during her teenage years, graduating from Sheyenne High School with the Class of 1952. She had lived in various areas, but was living in Soda Springs at the time of her death....
Last Tuesday, Bonnie Deegan was in Fargo where she kept a medical appointment. She also met her sister Margaret Brink for a visit and lunch. The Brinks will be leaving soon for their winter home in North Carolina. Bonnie then stopped for a visit with her 99-year-old aunt Eris Mae Johnson before she headed home to Sheyenne. On Saturday, Jan Loe and daughter Steph were in Brocket to visit Jason Stenberg and see his new home. Also there where Jason's sisters, Nadine and Dave Salwey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Melissa Stenberg of Minneapolis. All...
