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Winter sure has reared its cold, ugly head this past week. To beat the winter blues, and encourage residents to support local businesses, the New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation has launched its inaugural "I Hate Winter" Local Shopping Bingo. Come play along, and you can earn up to $100 in Chamber bucks just for purchasing products and services from local businesses. Playing is easy, and winning is sweet. Simply pick up a bingo card at Central Pharmacy, Bakers Dozen, Mick's 281 Service,...
For the past two years, I've been writing this column about people and their professions. After all this time, I still find myself pondering the age old question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" While I do have an idea of what kind of career I might pursue, I have also noticed that many jobs require at least some college work. That is why this month I decided to interview two college students to learn more about the college experience. The two people I interviewed are both graduates...
With active cases of COVID-19 across North Dakota at their lowest level since the start of football season, Gov. Doug Burgum announced Wednesday that the statewide risk level would be adjusted from moderate/yellow risk to low/green risk, effective 8 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29. The move to green risk level effectively increases the recommended occupancy limit for bars, restaurants and other food service establishments to 80 percent of licensed facility capacity up to 300 patrons, with social...
Eddy County's newest deputy hails from rural Georgia, but has had many stops along the way. Four years in the Marine Corps took Deputy Jake Roberts to North Carolina, New York, South Korea and Japan. "I'm not used to living in a town this small," Deputy Roberts confessed during our interview. Roberts arrived in town late in December, a time of year that usually deters newcomers away from the Northern Plains. As it turns out, cold weather isn't too much of a concern for Roberts, as his time in Ne...
Bank Forward is pleased to announce that Deb Rud has been named the recipient of the 2020 Bill Brown Award, Bank Forward's highest honor for outstanding service. The Bill Brown Award reflects the legacy its namesake Bill Brown left on the Bank Forward organization. Bill spent his entire life a part of Bank Forward and always focused on service; service to his customers, employees and community. To be nominated for the Bill Brown Award, an employee must deliver a high standard of customer...
Elizabeth Widmer of New Rockford, N.D., has been named to Dickinson State University's Dean's List for the 2020 fall semester. At the end of each regular semester, the University recognizes those students named to the Dean's List. Eligible students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours with a term GPA of 3.5 or above. Outstanding academic work placed 321 students, or 23.46 % of eligible undergraduates, on the Dean's or President's list following the fall 2020 semes...
Valley City State University in Valley City, N.D., has released its Honor Rolls for fall semester 2020. The Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 6 to 11 semester hours of Valley City State University classes for which grade points are earned with a grade point average of at least 3.50. The Dean’s Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 12 semester hours or more of VCSU classes for which grade points were earned with a grade point average of at least 3.50. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 12 semester hou...
Sheyenne: Wilson Howard, Agricultural and Biosystems Eng. New Rockford: Theodore Allmaras, Accounting; Gaius Arroyo, Architecture; Jared Hartl, Music; Riley Longnecker, Architecture; Micah Nicolai, Music Glenfield: Alexis Rushlow, Animal Science Grace City: Bradley Hoppe, Mechanical Engineering; McKayla Scanson, Psychology; Mariah Topp, Human Development and Family Sci. Carrington: Jill Endres, Family and Consumer Sciences Edu.; Sage Friedt, Bio Sciences; Savanna Friedt, Bio Sciences; Amanda Jarrett, Hospitality and Tourism Management; Z...
Each year, the Carring Health Center Auxiliary offers awards leadership awards in the form of $750 scholarships to Winners of the 2020 awards three college students enrolled in the health care field. This year’s recipeints include: • Alexis Lies, New Rockford, Lake Region State College Nursing Program • Taylor Kutz of Carrington, Lake Region State College Nursing Program • Abigail Neumiller of Carrington, Univeristy of Jamestown Nursing Program. Through these leadership awards, it is the hope of the auxiliary to continue the excellence of profe...
Two NR-S alumni have been named to the Bismarck State College Fall 2020 President's Honor Roll. Christopher Becker of McHenry and Kyleigh Hilbert of New Rockford both recieved the honor. To be eligible for the President’s List, students must have maintained at least a 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale while enrolled in at least 12 semester hours of classes and qualify for the BSC President's Honor Roll. Bismarck State College: North Dakota's polytechnic institution. For more information visit bismarckstate.edu. BSC is an equal o...
Lake Region State College has released its honor lists for Fall 2020. Students who maintained a 4.00 grade point average are named to the President’s list. Students who maintained high academic standings between 3.25 and 3.99 are named to the Dean’s list. President’s List honorees include Beau Idalski of New Rockford and Connor Leininger of Binford. Students named to the Dean’s List include Sarah Becker, Bella Hone and Tyler Lee of Carrington, Libby Brimhall and Breck Ehlers of McHenry, Rachel Copenhaver of Sykeston, Shawn Gugle of Harvey...
The following students have been named to the Minnesota State University Moorhead dean’s list in recognition of academic achievement fall semester 2020. Students must maintain a 3.25 or higher grade point average and carry 12 graded credits to qualify for the honor. Sykeston: Carmen Entzminger, Social Work Carrington: Bellami Jensen, Early Childhood Education; Madeson Smith, BFA in Art New Rockford: Miranda Johnson, Speech/Language/Hearing Science; Abby Makay, Photojournalism, Sociology...
The following students have been named to the University of Jamestown Fall 2020 Dean's List for maintaining a semester GPA of 3.50 or better. Carrington: Garrett Bickett, Kiera Eli, Kadyn Mehring, Samantha Morris, Abigail Neumiller, Madison Solwey, Jared Volk New Rockford: Cassidy Bjerke, Braxton Hewitt, Nathan Holzwarth The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in US News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review....
Members of the 67th Legislative Assembly continue working on the bills in committee and bringing them to the floor of their respective chamber for action. We are getting a lot of emails on various bills and greatly appreciate the people from our District communicating with us about their support or concerns on specific pieces of legislation. The Government Operations Division of House Appropriations began their extensive deliberation in earnest on fourteen state agency budgets in this first half of the session. HB 1003 is the budget for the Off...
MONDAY and TUESDAY: The first two days of this week were dedicated to hearing budget requests from the 11 campuses in the North Dakota University System. We began by hearing an overview from the system office on their three focuses: 1. Innovation, 1. Student Success, and 3. Adequate Financing and Budget Stabilization. President of the Board, Nick Hacker, presented the report with information on the current status of on-line education, E-COR which is electronic curriculum open resources, the Dakota Digital Academy, COVID mitigation, tele-med...
Lester Roberts had a phone conversation with his sister, Jean, in Mesa, Ariz., on Wednesday. Lezlee Thorson visited her Dad, Lester, on Sunday. Tom and Pam Schmid spent Sunday with Pam’s dad, Bud Hermanson and her brother Dan in Hampden. Our sympathy to Charlotte Simon and her family in the recent death of her mother, Joan Bosch. Randy and Charlotte helped their grandson, Jaxon Simon celebrate his birthday with cake and ice cream at his home with his parents, Lee and Amy and his brother Easton on Monday evening. Randy and Charlotte attended the...
Janet Laube and YipYip enjoyed a Sunday phone call from sister-in-law Lois Ockert of Fargo. Lois was excited to announce she was to be a grandmother again. Thursday Todd Harrison cleaned his Aunt Shirley Packard’s yard of snow. Saturday visitor at Shirley’s found Sharon Young, and Patty Hilbert was a brief visitor on Friday. Brief stopper at the Candy Jensen home Saturday was her brother Rick Koepplin. Thursday Karen Koepplin and granddaughter Evelyn Jo Koepplin met Grandma Dianne Allmaras for lunch at the Rockford Cafe....
Margie Anderson enjoyed a Saturday visit at the David and Karen Anderson home. Tuesday cousin Greg Scheer of Idaho called Charlotte Koepplin. He was en route into the mountains of Idaho where he was going to enjoy an afternoon of cross country skiing and trout fishing with his dog Vegas. A later call verified Greg and Vegas had an awesome day skiing and came up skunked on the fishing part. Margie Anderson and Karen Anderson drove to Carrington Friday where Margie had an eye appointment. Thursday visitors at the Charlotte Koepplin home were...
January birthdays were celebrated at the Sheyenne Senior Center. Members having birthdays in January included Shirley Nelson, Kathy Magnan and Patti Clifton. Helping Patti Clifton celebrate her birthday recently were Jan Loe, Joan Cudworth, Bonnie Deegan, Jeff and Denise Labrensz. Last Friday, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton were in Fargo, where Patti kept a medical appointment. The Eddy County VFW Auxiliary will meet at the Sheyenne Senior Center at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2....
It has been a bittersweet experience seeing the mailbox flooded with college recruiting brochures addressed to my son Gideon. Bittersweet because, speaking as a science fiction fan, each “road not taken” represents an alternate timeline involving different friends, different instructors, a different spouse, a different career path, a different city, a different strategy for administrators to hound grads for alumni donations. (“Remember that colorful gluten-free parking sticker we gener...
The country is divided, in massive debt, and our future isn't looking so good– but thankfully, I have more immediate worries to consume my energies. Girl Scout cookies are back. I'm on a diet, you see– the same diet I'm on every year at this time as I struggle to lose the weight I put on during the holiday season. This year offers a far greater weight-loss challenge, however, because most of 2020 offered millions of us the perfect conditions to pack on the pounds. They don't call it "COVID-19" f...
North Dakota lost a good leader in 2020 upon the death of Jesse Taken Alive. I am writing this on Martin Luther King Day and contemplating what good leadership is all about. Out of the downward vortex of mistreatment, broken promises, darkness, anger and hurt on the Standing Rock Reservation, Jesse Taken Alive emerged as a strong and gentle leader. He led peaceful but relentless efforts to bring about change for his people. The person I came to know as Jay carried deep in his heart his Sioux heritage and culture and worked hard to better the...
Sam Samuelson, 88, passed away on January 17, 2021 at Trinity Medical Center in Minot. Funeral Services and Time of Sharing were held on June 26, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake, N.D., with burial to follow in the Gethsemane Cemetery, Tolna, N.D. Samuel Edvin Samuelson was born September 2, 1932 on the family farm south of Hamar, N.D. to Samuel and Petra (Gunderson) Samuelson. Sam met Bernice Trostad at a barn dance in Aneta ND and they were united in marriage on F...
Delmer R. Leapaldt, 86, of Carrington, N.D., formerly of rural Woodworth, N.D., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021 at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington. Funeral service was held Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Woodworth, N.D. Burial was held at New Home Lutheran Cemetery, rural Woodworth, N.D. Rev. Robert Hill officiated with special music by David Morlock and Eldon Redlin. Casket bearers were Derrek Leapaldt, Morgan Anderson, Christina Lewis, Amanda Baumann, JR Hoppe and K...
There are 365 times in scripture that we read the words, “Be not afraid.” I’ve never gone through and counted them, so don’t quote me on it, but a simple concordance search confirms: there’s about that many. The remarkable part is to whom “Be not afraid” is spoken. It’s told to Abraham (Gen 15:1) as he is called to be the father of the nation. It is told to Hagar, the poor, servant girl, single mother, treated terribly by those in power (Gen 21:17). It’s said to warriors before they go into battle (Joshua 10:25). Sometimes God says it throu...
