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Bowlers will be back at Wonder Lanes throwing strikes by September, if all goes according to plan. New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation unveiled renovation plans for the iconic bowling alley this past week, a $350,000 project that involves a complete update of both the facility's interior and exterior as well as bowling equipment upgrades throughout. Sarah Smith Warren of Soul Space Work, the consultant managing the project, said the space was designed to "celebrate the history of the...
Lake Region Law Enforcement Center (LRLEC) is making an investment in the future of emergency services in Eddy, Ramsey, Benson, and Nelson counties. The $372,000 project will bring LRLEC online with the Statewide Interoperability Radio Network (SIRN), allowing 911 dispatchers, law enforcement, fire departments and EMS services to connect with agencies throughout the state. "Not only are we having SIRN installed, with a projected install date of July 18th of this year, we are also replacing our...
Local public health staff have almost completely shifted focus from COVID-19 testing to administering vaccines in recent weeks. On Tuesday, Eddy County Public Health Nurse Danette Schmid said testing numbers remain extremely low, with fewer than 10 COVID-19 tests conducted in Eddy County each week. Positive cases have also remained in the single digits, and there was a day when there were no active cases in the county last weekend. The positive case count had increased to one as of Tuesday,...
If New Rockford's Bo Belquist goes on to a long and productive career in FCS football with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks, he did it right from the start. Belquist, a three-time All-State receiver for the NR-S Rockets and the Nine-Man Senior Athlete of the Year in 2019, hit the ground running in the Fighting Hawks' spring football season opener Saturday afternoon, February 20, against the Southern Illinois Salukis. Playing in his first collegiate game, and the first game for the Hawks as a...
The second annual Roger Wick Memorial Pinochle Tournament was graciously hosted at Buck-It's Bar on Friday, Feb. 19. Twenty-eight Pinochle players came out to escape the winter doldrums and play this trick-taking card game, enjoy some Midnight Munchies and indulge in libations. The mood was fun; the play was serious. Roger would have been proud. Tim Allmaras and his partner Bob Collier won the first round with a 1,500 rope AND 300 pinochle in the same hand! Mandy Fandrich was second and Cherry...
It has been a full year since Lily’s Hope Ministry began its mission to create a space for families to memorialize lives lost in utero, at birth or shortly after. Now a quiet area of the St. James Cemetery offers a space for grieving families to remember the precious lives lost. A dedication ceremony held in September included the blessing of the memorial as well as the seating bench. The space is open and welcome for anyone who would like to go there to grieve and reflect on the loss of their infant. Etchings to the monument will be made t...
The man who attempted to rob the Rockford Cafe, stayed at the Rock Inn without paying and stole prescription drugs from a vehicle in New Rockford on a Saturday morning in January was sentenced in court on Feb. 11. Brandon Lund of St. Michael reached a plea agreement with authorities, and as a result his felony theft charges were reduced to misdemeanors, and he avoided any additional jail time. He pleaded guilty to seven misdemeanor charges, including four theft charges, unlawful entry of a vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and...
Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives are finishing their final bill work in the 67th Legislative Assembly before cross-over break starting later this week. We will be on break until Wednesday, March 3. After the break we will start hearings on Senate bills in our chamber and they will be hearing House bills. It has been such a different session, with the lack of visitors, mask mandates and the other issues we have dealt with as part of the pandemic. We are seeing more and more legislators and others getting their vaccinations,...
The Senate is almost finished with its first half work. We will complete our voting on all Senate bills by next Tuesday morning, so I will not be providing a legislative report next week, but instead join my colleague in the House, Rep. Josh Boschee, to provide a first half summary to all newspapers across the state. Appropriations completed our agency budgets and other bills with fiscal effects. I carried the information for the Highway Patrol and Judiciary Branch to the floor as well as a bill to increase the funds in the Challenge Grant...
Three cheers for Mother Nature. What a treat to have above-zero temperatures after so many days of freezing. It obviously could have been much worse. Cale Redlin from Woodworth was a weekend guest of Lacey Grann. They spent a couple of days at Johnson’s Arena goat tying and getting horses in shape. John and Donna Grann did some ice fishing over the weekend. No luck catching any fish. Ben, Brittany and Dutton Grann were in Bismarck Friday and Saturday. Tom Schmid went to Bismarck on business Thursday. While there, he had supper with Jakob and A...
Thursday found Charlotte Koepplin and Candy Jensen out and about in New Rockford doing some necessary shopping. Margie Anderson and families were among those who took condolences to the family of Charles Richter for family prayer Thursday night or the funeral Friday, both held at the First Lutheran Church in New Rockford. Tuesday morning Karen Koepplin stopped in at the Charlotte Koepplin home with a long looked for printer and hooked it up. Charlotte talked Karen into staying for dinner which included chatting over sausage and sauerkraut....
Sheyenne and New Rockford folks extend sympathy to the families of Ellen Messner and Sandy Benson. Sunday evening visitors and chickens and shrimp supper guests at the Taylor and Amanda and Evelyn Koepplin home were Martin and Janelle Koepplin and Charlotte Koepplin. Tuesday caller and coffee guest at the Ken and Marvis Holte home was Pastor Sarah Shanks. Eloise Lucht had spring fever this past week as she dug into some spring cleaning, accomplishing something each day. She was happy to relax on Sunday, a week well spent. Ken and Marvis Holte...
Denise Labrensz was an overnight guest of grandson Jase Pfeiffer on Thursday while his parents were away. Jeff and Denise Labrensz enjoyed a Jamestown shopping day with lunch on Sunday. Patti Clifton and Jan Loe met for coffee on Monday afternoon in New Rockford. Eddy County VFW annual Torsk Feed will be held on Sunday, March 14, at the VFW Clubhouse in Sheyenne. Serving starts at 11 a.m....
Yes, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since February 20, 1971 – but it’s still hard to believe that Granny Tyree (my father’s mother) has been gone for 50 years. Oh, I shouldn’t have been caught off-guard. All the joys, sorrows, friendships, jobs, technological innovations and cultural upheavals of five decades leave this former 10-year-old with only hit-and-miss memories of Sarah Elizabeth Gipson Tyree (a.k.a. “Sallie Bet”). Perhaps I’ll consult my older cousins when I write my memo...
Coffee. I need coffee. And sleep. And food. I picked up my Lab puppy, Thurber, four days ago. I have spent every waking moment since happily tending to the little guy's considerable needs. Before I got him, I was cocksure I'd mastered the proper training techniques to bend my little guy's will to mine. "No dog of mine is going Number One in my house," I boasted to anyone who would listen. "No dog of mine is going to lack discipline," I protested. "No dog of mine will sit on my furniture!" I...
Death is the one human experience that connects everyone, regardless of color, creed, class or bank account. The inequity comes only in its manner and timing. For Ted Flowers, my father, it came on a beautiful May morning, the day before Mother’s Day in 1982. It came after a year of agony, in the form of a brutal tumor in his lungs that had exploded into the farthest reaches of his battered, beloved body. He was a 43-year-old man who looked as if he’d lived twice that span. It would never occ...
Stephanie Kay (Lill)Cummings lovingly entered into the arms of Jesus on February 20, 2021 at the age of 79. Stephanie was born on February 10, 1942 at St. John's Hospital in Fargo, N.D., to Stephen and Irene (Theige) Lill. She was the second eldest which included siblings Jonelle, Janice, Kathleen, Patricia and Steven. The family moved to New Rockford, N.D., where she attended St. James Academy. She was class president and a cheerleader ("Yay Aces!") and would enjoy telling stories of the nuns...
First Lutheran Church kicked off the season of Lent with Ash Wednesday service on February 19 at 6 p.m. This year Ash Wednesday was approached much differently than in years past to assure the safety and well-being of the attendees. As members walked into the sanctuary, they were greeted at the door by helpers offering prefilled communion cups and materials needed to receive ashes. In lieu of the traditional practice of having the pastor draw a cross on the forehead of each person, Pastor Amy...
If I were to ask you, “how would you explain the central message of Christianity?” how would you respond? The gospel, put simply – Jesus living the perfect life and dying for our sins, so that we can have eternal life with God – isn’t something we learn once and then move on from. (I know, too often I’ve thought this.) Frequently, people seem to gloss over the part that we, as humans are sinful. Our culture says people are generally good but sometimes do bad things, which is inconsistent with what God says. This type of thinking is dangerous,...
Cases on the docket of the district court, beginning on Nov. 23, 1903, included the following: Northwestern Port Huron Co. vs. Justice; action on replevin [a lawsuit to get back property wrongfully seized]; settled by stipulation; H.R. Turner for the plaintiff; Maddux & Rinker for the defense. Samuel McDowell vs. W.W. Overton; action on promissory notes; tried to jury; judgment for plaintiff, $155.70; Maddux & Rinker for the plaintiff; J.A. Manly for the defense. G.J. Schwoebel vs. George E....
The guarantee of freedom of speech, central to Americans’ participation in self-governance and the life of the nation, is secured by the First Amendment of the Constitution. Ratified in 1791, the Free Speech Clause provides: “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech.” The right to freedom of speech is derived from English law and tradition. At the time of the drafting of the Bill of Rights by the First Congress in 1789, and its ratification by the states two years later, it was understood by the framers that free speec...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you give me some tips on how to pick a good nursing home in the COVID era? My mother had a stroke a while back and can’t use her legs any longer. I’ve been taking care of her at home, but her health has declined to the point that I absolutely can’t do it any longer. Need Help Dear Need, COVID-19 has hit nursing homes hard over the past year, making it extremely difficult for people attempting to choose a nursing home during this time. While many eldercare experts sugge...
The Eddy County Museum has an impressive collection of hats. In fact more than two dozen different hat styles are represented in the archives. For those of us who live in the 21st century, it can be hard to understand why hats were all the rage- and such an important part of every day life. In the early 1900s, it was just simply good manners to keep your head covered. Sometimes it made practical sense, like wearing a bonnet on the open prairie. Such precautions prevented dirt and debris from...
NR-S junior Matthew Duchscherer, son of Todd and Renae Duchscherer of New Rockford, placed second at 126 pounds at the State Class B Individual Wrestling Tournament in Fargo Thursday and Friday, February 18-19. Competing for the Carrington Cardinals as he has for the last several seasons, Duchscherer was competing in his third high school state tournament. This year was a bit different from past seasons at the State B, as there was no regional individual qualifying event due to COVID-19....
Fourteen Rocket archers placed in the top ten in the Lidgerwood virtual archery tournament on Saturday, February 20. A total of 69 archers from New Rockford-Sheyenne school participated in the tournament. Sixth grader Layton Jacobson was one of the 14 archers that placed in the top ten. He received 1st place in the Middle School Boys Division. High School Boys Division Koven Walford received 2nd place with a score of 288. Keaton Cudworth received 8th place with a score of 262. High School Girls...
