Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Imagine, if you will, that you're a high school sophomore with a burning desire for adventure, a need to see the world and learn how other people in that world live their lives on a daily basis and you decide to do a foreign exchange year. Then, imagine that choice would mean you had to repeat your eleventh year when you returned home. What would your choice be? That's exactly the situation that Klara Marxen found herself in. Marxen, who normally says she is from Hamburg, Germany, because...
Eddy County authorities believe they have identified the owner of property that was in the possession of Clarence Dubois of Bismarck when he was arrested in New Rockford on Sunday, Feb. 11. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies said that the items were allegedly stolen from a property in Nelson County, and that authorities have surveillance footage from the homeowner as evidence in the case. Dubois will not face theft charges in Eddy County as a result, and the case has been turned over to the Nelson County State’s Attorney for filing of charges. L...
Are you feeling lucky? This year’s “Deal or No Deal” dinner and game show event, the signature fundraiser for the New Rockford Community Foundation, is coming up on March 10 at the New Rockford Golf Course. The game will award $2000 in cash prizes, in addition to $1000 in gift certificates and prizes from local businesses, Lucky Duck 50/50 cash raffles, audience mini-games, and a full catered dinner. Registration and a social hour will begin at 6 p.m., followed by dinner of seasoned beef, chicken breasts, sides, and dessert. The Deal or No De...
More than a dozen residents and business owners, most of them who have property along Hwy. 281, attended the public meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20 to discuss the NDDOT’s proposal to remove frontage roads along the highway going through the City of New Rockford. The proposal, which was presented to commissioners at their meeting on Feb. 5, called for the removal of the frontage roads and the construction of seven private accesses for properties that currently only have access to the highway via t...
Jim Engebretson visited John and Janice Hager on Monday morning. John and Janice attended the boys basketball games between New Rockford-Sheyenne and Midkota at New Rockford Thursday evening. James Nelson’s visitors on Monday were Greg and Cindy Hegland and Pastor Natasha Kolles. Austin Van Steenvoort and David and Bonnie Nelson were Sunday visitors. Doris Griffin enjoyed breakfast with the Association of Carefree Teachers at Harriman’s in Maddock on Monday. Tom Schmid was fishing at Lake of the Woods this weekend. Pam and JD Schmid tra...
A friendly, hard-working healthcare staffer is the recipient of the February Employee of the Month honor. Tina Hermanson, who has worked in insurance billing and reception for both Nicolai Chiropractic Center and Peak Performance Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, PLLC for more than a decade, was surprised with the award Wednesday by Chamber president Amy Wobbema and co-worker Connie Ystaas. Hermanson started working at Nicolai Chiropractic in 2004 and then Peak Performance in 2005. She does...
Marilyn I. Swart, 88, of Minnetonka, MN, (formerly of Winona, MN; Minot, ND, and Carrington, ND) died Friday, February 9, 2018, at Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN. Funeral services were held on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 10 a.m. at Federated Church UCC/UMC, Carrington, ND. Burial was at Grace City Cemetery, Grace City, ND. Rev. Rick Loewen officiated and special music was provided by Clara Edwardson. Marilyn Ida Lyman was born in New Rockford, ND, on October 21, 1929, to John H. and Laz...
Margaret Mary "Marge" Arntson, 100, New Rockford, ND, passed away on February 15, 2018. Funeral services were Friday February 23, 2018, at St. John's Catholic Church. Father Reese Weber, Father Bernard Pfau and Deacon Bruce Dahl officiated, special music was provide by Heather Klocke. Casket bearers were Jeffery Arnston, David Arnston, Stephen Arnston, Randy Nichols, Sean McDonnell and Tad Brown. Marge was born on September 11, 1917, to Warren and Elizabeth Day. She graduated from St. James...
The Eddy County Commission received a letter from APEX Engineering Group, regarding the roadway improvement proposal on US 281, N Jct. 15 through the city of Sheyenne, which is a distance of 18.86 miles. This roadway improvement is expected to be constructed during the 2020 construction season. The proposal includes a major rehabilitation full depth reclamation with widening to extend the service life and provide operational improvement to the roadway. The proposal includes some rip rap...
The District 23 Republicans met in Cooperstown Sunday afternoon to endorse three candidates for the North Dakota Legislature, hear from statewide candidates, get updates from state party officials and select delegates to the state convention. State Representative Don Vigesaa of Cooperstown and Representative Bill Devlin of Finley were endorsed to seek re-election to the North Dakota House of Representatives. Judy Estenson of Warwick will be District 23 Republican Candidate for the North Dakota...
Music appreciators are in for a treat at the fifth annual NDSU Raging Red Band Festival on the campus of North Dakota State University on March 6 and 7, 2018. The organizer of the festival stated, “I am pleased with the success of the Raging Red and the rewards seen by participating students, directors, and band programs. This festival is much more than a performance opportunity. In addition to performing in a magnificent hall, being adjudicated and clinched by nationally known adjudicators, students also gain a wide range of opportunities t...
Ryan Waldo of Tolna appeared in Southeast District Court on Feb. 8, where he pleaded guilty to driving under suspension. This is his fifth offense in Eddy County in recent months. He was convicted and sentenced on four other charges in court last month, including driving or having physical control of a vehicle while under the influence, fleeing an officer, refusal to submit to a chemical test and possession of drug paraphernalia. Waldo was sentenced to four days in jail for driving under suspension. He will report on Friday, March 9 and serve...
Editor’s Note: The first few paragraphs are continued from the February 19 edition, as this column ended abruptly in the middle of a sentence. We regret the error. The June 28, 1901 “Transcript” continued its attack on State’s Attorney P.M. Marttson with a critique of the story in his newspaper the “Provost’ about his disbarment proceeding. In the Story he omitted the portion of the judge’s statement in which Mattson was cited as being “extremely negligent” and that if the proceeding had been ab...
The first quarter was close, but New Rockford-Sheyenne took control of the game from there. The locals cruised to 95-54 win over Midkota in non-district boys basketball action played here on Thursday, Feb. 15. It was Senior night and Wilson Howard was given an autographed basketball before the game by the team and coaches. It was the regular season finale for the Rockets. New Rockford-Sheyenne led most of the way and at all quarter stops, 21-20, 47-28, 77-39, and again the locals won by a final...
Back in November, I made two commitments to Eddy County Community Cares. The first was to help with the planning and decoration of a holiday tree in New Rockford’s Gazebo Park. If you missed it, ECCC decorated one of the deciduous trees on the east side of the park. It was one of those “out of the box” kind of trees— decorated in purple and teal and non-traditional decor that included paper globes and hand painted birds. That’s right, we cut out sixteen 12-inch birds an These birds began as a symbol of hope. In just a few months, when the...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve fallen several times over the past year and my doctor has recommended that I start a strength-training program to help prevent future falls. But at age 72, I’ve never lifted weights before and could use some help. What can you tell me? Looking for Help Dear Looking, Weak leg muscles and poor balance are two of the biggest factors that cause seniors to fall. Most people, after age 40 lose about one percent of their muscle mass each year, which really adds up over tim...
Dear Editor: It should come as no surprise that Oklahoma oil man, Harold Hamm, is set to be national finance campaign chair for Republican Kevin Cramer’s bid for the U.S. Senate. After all, thanks to Republican-led tax cuts for out-of-state corporations over the past several ND legislative sessions and oil tax cuts in the waning days of the 2015 session, Hamm, through his company, Continental Resources, has extracted enough money from North Dakota taxpayers to finance Cramer’s campaign on his own. Hamm has never shied away from the lim...
Sunday, Feb. 11, Jeff and Denise Labrensz brought dinner to the Matt Pfeiffer home and were joined by Vern and Melissa Rossman, Lauren and Levi of West Fargo who came for a visit and to meet Jase. A lovely afternoon was spentvisiting and taking turns holding Jase. Jeff and Denise Labrensz left Friday, Feb 16, to spend the long weekend in Mobridge, S.D. helping Jeff's parents, Harold and Ramona, and helping with some projects at their home. Sunday, they were joined by Matt, Allison and Jase Pfeiffer from New Rockford. Jase met his...
“Okay, Ole Barfson, you come out now,” St. Peter barked gruffly (lovingly, of course) to a cloud that was floating by his work station as he was adding and deleting names on his high speed computer. “How did you know I was in there?” Ole asked as he brushed off stars that had accumulated on his going-to-town blue suit. “You had lutefisk within the last three weeks,” St. Peter responded. “You are not scheduled for months so why are you here?” “Well, Pete, I just wanted….” Ole started only to b...
Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice. *Registration now available for March 17 Wild Game Processing Workshop, N.D. Game & Fish Dept. shop, 3200 E. Main, Bismarck, $25, 1 p.m. Contact Brian Schaffer, (701) 328-6312, to register. *March 2: Lake Darling. *March 3: Carpenter Lake, Devils Lake. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Feb. 20: 1,449.64 feet above mean sea level...
Often, when I am out and about I listen to someone who shares how much they miss a loved one who has died. It’s quite a transition in life when that person whom you laughed with, confided in, cried with, could call everyday on the telephone is no longer there. It hurts. It truly does- Even when we know they are with the Lord, now in a place where there is no toil or pain, just eternal peace.The emptiness, the void of them no longer being here brings an awful, just awful, aching feeling in our heart. We long to talk to someone, someone who c...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board election will be held Tuesday, June 5, 2018, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. polling will be at the New Rockford-Sheyenne School gymnasium lobby in New Rockford. Three terms expire this year-that of Mary Kay Price, Eric Myhre, and Roger Duda. Price’s position will be elected from the former New Rockford District. Myhre’s position will be elected from the former Sheyenne District. Duda’s position will be elected at-large from the District. Candidacy for each school board position is determined by residency withi...
February 26, 2018 — In 1907, North Dakota was hit by a winter so bad, it almost surpassed the imaginations of friends and relatives back east — “almost” being the key word. There was no doubt that it was cold. The old-timers called it a “regular old-fashioned winter.” In fact, since mid-November, the temperatures had remained below freezing, though there were mild spells from time to time. The hard winter brought with it reports of a coal shortage and winter deaths, setting off a Ward County woman who decided to report back to family and...
Daris Daniel Bittner, 88, of Carrington, N.D., died on Sunday, February 18, 2018, at Golden Acres Nursing Home, Carrington, N.D. A service of Remembrance and Memorial will be informally attended by family and close personal friends, at a time TBA. Daris was the eldest child of Alfred and Elizabeth Bittner, and was born on August 27, 1929. He attended school at the Cathay Public School. After school, Daris began farming on his home place. He marryied Mabel Gladys Gussiaas on November 7, 1952....
Samantha "Sam" Paulson, age 20, of Carrington, N.D. passed on February 12, 2018, at her home. A Memorial Service is being planned for this spring. All will be welcome to come celebrate Samantha's life. Samantha Kay Paulson was born on December 13, 1993, in West Jordan, U.T., the daughter of Robert and Melanie (McHale) Paulson. She grew up in California and had moved to Carrington in 2017, to be with family. Samantha is survived by her father Robert O. Paulson, Carrington; mother Melanie...
