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The Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts (DPRCA) will present "Honky Tonk Laundry", a new musical from Roger Bean, known for "Life Could Be a Dream". This musical will take you right to Nashville- featuring music from many of country music's biggest female names, including Carrie Underwood, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Sara Evans, The Dixie Chicks, Chely Wright, Dolly Parton, Pam Tillis, Gretchen Wilson, Terri Cark, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline! The...
Some much-needed improvements are slated for several of New Rockford’s core businesses, with a little help from New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation (NRABC). The Business Improvement Grant program was announced last fall and drew 17 applicants prior to the Dec. 1 deadline. Now after months of deliberation and careful consideration, the board of directors has chosen 10 projects to award funds. NRABC Executive Director Amanda Hegland said the intent of the business improvement grant program w...
A benefit for Steven Cartwright is planned for Tuesday, March 3. The son of Kevin and Vickie Cartwright, Steve underwent a heart transplant on Jan. 1, 2020. It was a good start to a new year, as Steve’s health was rapidly declining. Just weeks before, Steve had seen a doctor for a persistent cough and was diagnosed with acute heart failure. On Dec. 19, he was airlifted from Duluth to the University of Minnesota Hospital where it was determined that he would need a heart transplant. After just t...
In the spring of 2018, "Transcript" reporters Amy Wobbema and Rachel Brazil teamed up to write a series on the difficult topics of youth suicide and bullying. The series was in direct response to the results of the Youth Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) taken by students grades 7-12 at New Rockford-Sheyenne School (NR-S) in 2017. The YRBS is administrated to students every two years and has become imperative for tracking changes in youth behavior, developing risk prevention and health promotion...
A total of 11 students in grades 5-8 participated in the Eddy County Spelling Bee on Feb. 20. After two tie-breaker oral rounds, eighth-grader Keaton Cudworth was named the Eddy County Spelling Bee Champion. Seventh-grader Brody Weisenburger is the runner-up and seventh-grader Mathew Schuster is the county alternate. Cudworth and Weisenburger will advance to the State Spelling Bee to be held in Bismarck on March 23....
Darin Johnson of New Rockford is currently behind bars after he failed to complete his mental health evaluation as ordered by the court. Judge Hovey issued the warrant, and depty Ward Hilger and Sheriff Paul Lies detained him outside of Halvorson Auto last week. He is currently held in Stutsman County Correctional Center until he submits to his mental health evaluation. He was arrested on terrorizing charges Sept. 26, 2019 for allegedly threatening current and former Eddy County officials. A bench warrant has been issued for Quentin B....
Dillon Hewitt of the New Rockford Eagles Club presented a check to Sheyenne Fire Chief Elvis Thumb last week. The $5,000 donation will be used towards the construction of a 28-by-60 foot addition to the Sheyenne Fire Hall, an endeavor that will basically double the current size of the structure. "We've been fortunate to be able to upgrade equipment through the years and need the room to help store it all," Thumb said in a message to the "Transcript" Thursday morning. Construction will begin in...
This class series will provide childcare providers and parents with the tools to turn conflict into cooperation and avoid teaching the very behavior adults want to prevent. Some of the concepts learned in the class include making parenting language effective and knowing the child, as well as knowing what is normal. Rather than teaching domination and fear, participants will learn to teach the skills of cooperation and caring that will enable parents and providers to create a positive, healthy relationship with the child. This five-session...
Mary Gherty was a Saturday visitor at the Shirley Packard home. Martin and Janelle Koepplin, Jim and Fern Schuster, Tony Rademacher, Karen Koepplin, Frederick and Dianne Allmaras, Joyce Peters and Mike and Jackie Williams were among the many who attended funeral services for Roger Semmens Thursday morning at St. John’s Catholic Church. Monday, Eloise Lucht drove to Devils Lake and tended to business with daughter Heidi Schneider, Caleb and Callie. Shirley Packard stopped at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington for a Sunday morning and visited w...
Soil samples in North Dakota indicate increasing levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2020 season, says Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University Extension entomologist. A total of 1,900 soil samples were collected from 20 counties in the fall of 2019 to estimate the state-wide risk for wheat midge in the 2020 field season. The distribution of wheat midge is based on unparasitized cocoons found in the soil samples. "About 1% of the soil samples had very high population densities of wheat midge (greater than 800 midge...
Pam Schmid helped at the pancake feed in Maddock Sunday. Monday, Doris Griffin attended and helped with the carving group in Maddock. Anyone who is interested is welcome to join the group. They meet the first and third Mondays from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Memorial Home in Maddock. Doris attended the Region 3 Consolidated Plan Public Hearing put on by the North Dakota Commerce on Wednesday. Later on Wednesday, Doris attended the Mountain-Lake Human Service Zone board meeting. Thursday, Doris went to the North Central Planning Council meeting. Lacey...
Ervin Longnecker, Eileen Williams, Jay Cudworth, Nancy Ludwig and Charlotte Koepplin were among the many who attended the funeral service for Roger Semmens at St. John’s Catholic Church, Thursday morning in New Rockford. Douglas Cudworth was a Saturday afternoon visitor at his sister’s, Margie Anderson. They celebrated his birthday over orange bundt cake and coffee. Other Saturday visitors were Karen and David Anderson and Grandma Weston. Friday, Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed homemade veggie beef soup supper at the Janet Laub home. Ervin Lon...
Patti Clifton kept appointments in Carrington last week. She also did some shopping in Carrington and in New Rockford. Saturday Night Bingo resumes on March 7, 7 p.m. at Ostby Hall in Sheyenne. Don't forget to check out all the great reading material at the lending library at the Sheyenne Senior Center. The center is open on Tuesday and Friday afternoons, 1:30-5 p.m., with coffee and goodies served at 3:30 p.m. Everyone welcome....
Get this: New parents are giving newborns outlandish names— so they’ll stand out on social media. That’s according to a new survey of British parents by ChannelMum, which found 72% of respondents “believe a unique name will help their child stand out from the crowd,” StudyFinds reports. So, what are some of these “unique” names”? Maevery, Faelina, Idalia, Evabeth and Tessadora are the top five new names for British girls. Jaspin, Charleston, Brigham, Ranger and Wrenlow are the top five new na...
On a recent frigid day in February as I was entering Target to defrost my nose hairs and purchase a designer toilet brush, I noticed that they already had an array of skimpy women’s swimsuits on display, which dredged up some disturbing memories for me. If you’ve ever wondered how awkward it might be taking adolescent daughters shopping for swimwear, imagine that you’re taking adolescent daughters shopping for swimwear. That should do it. For fathers of girl children all over the world, except maybe in Saudi Arabia, bathing suit shopping is a...
I hope the document remains locked away unused for many years, but my brother and I finally got around to meeting with a lawyer and helping our mother make out her last will and testament. I’m not going to knock it if you download a cheap do-it-yourself template from the internet, but don’t be surprised if your Hummel collection winds up in the hands of a Nigerian prince! Yes, a professionally prepared will is the second-best way to make your explicit wishes known to your family, surpassed onl...
Recently the Wyoming federal district court dismissed the lawsuit filed in October by R-CALF USA, and ranchers Tracy and Donna Hunt and Kenny and Roxy Fox, against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The court concluded that there was no longer any “case or controversy” as the agencies had officially and completely withdrawn their April mandate to require U.S. cattle ranchers to begin using radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags and register their premises as a con...
Ernest Virgil Redday (Chuckieman or Chuck), 69, of the Spirit Lake Nation, passed away Feb. 9, 2020 at the Sheyenne Care Center, Valley City, N.D. The funeral service was held Feb. 23 at St. Michael Tech Center, St. Michael, N.D. Burial will be at the St. Michael Cemetery in the spring. Fr. Paul Schuster and spiritual leaders officiated. Special music was by all drum groups. Pallbearers were Chucks' sons: Virgil Jr., Cameron, Pernell, Izlee, Edison, Isaac, Isaiah, Joshua and Shawn. Honorary...
James Louis Fandrich, 74, passed away at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center in Jamestown, N.D., on Feb. 22, 2020. The funeral service was held Feb. 29, 2020, at the Federated Church UCC/UMC, Carrington, N.D. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Rick Loewen officiated. Special music was provided by Clara Edwardson. Casket bearers were Dennis Fandrich, Cletus Fandrich, Richard Lange, Joshua Fandrich, Brent Lange, Paul Straley and Tyler Fandrich.Honorary bearers were Ken Halvorson, Al...
James "Jim" W. Brines, 70, Dickinson, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at CHI St. Alexius Bismarck. There was a Celebration of Life Service Feb. 28 at Ladbury Funeral Service in Dickinson with Pastor Joe Natwick officiating. Interment was at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan. Military Honors were provided by the Dickinson American Legion Post 3 Honor Guard. James Walter Brines was born June 22, 1949 in New Rockford to Walter and Ludetta (Warren) Brines. He graduated from Sheyenne High...
Betty White, 92, died Feb. 23, 2020, in Mandan N.D. The funeral service was held Feb. 28 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Carrington, N.D. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Fr. Terry Dodge officiated with special music provided by the Sacred Heart Choir, Lois Clark and Marlene Boyer. Casket bearers were John Zearly, David White, Douglas Zink and Paul Kvitek Betty Jean Engle was born on Sept. 13, 1927, to William C. and Edith M. (Jadin) Engle. She married Frank White on Nov. 25, 1949 in...
“Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die.’” — Genesis 3:1-3 This scene between the couple and the serpent might be one of the most famous scenes in all of the Hebrew Scriptures. It is well known even by many who don’t see the Bible as sacred writings. Often when I reflect on this story, I remember o...
Several weeks ago, Archival Anecdotes featured a picture very similar to this one. In fact it is quite likely that both photos were taken in the same day. Much like we ooh and awe (and even curse) a good spring snowfall, the people of New Rockford were captivated by the colossal storm that hit the area on March 15-16, 1902. In fact, this is just one of four photos that the Eddy County Museum has which features Central Ave with snow piled high. Each of these photos serve as a good reminder that...
The Jan. 23, 1903, “Transcript” contained a letter from owner C.J. Maddux dated Jan. 17 from Washington, D.C. Maddux talked of the slow progress on the treaty to open the Fort Totten Reservation to settlement by whites with a payment of $3 per acre to the Indians by Congress with settlers then reimbursing the government at $3.50 per acre. Maddux also mentioned that Francis A. Sebring, former New Rockford postmaster [Sept. 13, 1883-March 31, 1887], and cashier of the Bank of New Rockford, was...
Dear Savvy Senior, I will be enrolling in Medicare in a few months and would like to find out what they don’t cover so I can avoid any surprises. Almost 65 Dear Almost, While Medicare (Part A and B) covers a wide array of health care services after you turn 65, it doesn’t cover everything. If you need or want certain services that aren’t covered, you’ll have to pay for them yourself unless you have other insurance, or you enroll in a Medicare Advantage health plan, which may offer some additio...
