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New Rockford Community Foundation advisory committee kicks off fundraising campaign to grow permanent endowment fund Charitable giving is an important way small and rural communities like New Rockford thrive, and we all know how it works. Typically, donations make a straight line from the donor to the recipient. When most people make a donation, they find pride in knowing exactly what that money will be going towards, and how it will be used. The donation itself is then spent within a short...
Lauren Roscoe, a 2018 graduate of New Rockford-Sheyenne School, is not your typical Valley City State University first-year student. Sure, she's an elementary education major, like many others at VCSU, but Lauren also serves as the 2018-19 National Student of the Year for SADD – Students Against Destructive Decisions – a national organization with 10,000 chapters across all 50 states (and several U.S. territories) headquartered in Washington, D.C. SADD aims to help "young people make pos...
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger today announced that as of Jan. 31, 2019, remote seller sales tax collections have exceeded $5 million. “Since the South Dakota v. Wayfair U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 21, 2018, our office has registered more than 2,500 remote sellers to collect North Dakota sales tax,” Rauschenberger stated. “This amounts to more than $5 million in remote seller sales tax collections, most of which came in during the fourth quarter.” In North Dakota, remote sellers were required to begin collecting sales tax on or b...
Republican Rep. Luke Simons, a rancher from Dickinson, said during a committee hearing that he was targeted by a “busybody” who called the sheriff multiple times with accusations of animal neglect. Simons said he got fed up with the calls and told the sheriff to get a warrant. “He said, ‘We don’t need a search warrant. This (outbuilding) is clearly over 60 feet from that house,’” said Simons, who was surprised to learn that the Fourth Amendment didn’t protect outbuildings on his property. Simon introduced House Bill 1290 to require law enf...
The Senate completed its work for the first half of the session on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 20. We will have a few days off while staff take time to remove bills from the bill books in committees and place the House bills in the Senate Committee bill books. It is also a time for us to rejuvenate and prepare for the second half of the session. The Senate passed several bills of interest, defeated a few bills, and left us shaking our heads about a couple of bills. SB 2148, which is the Senate bill to implement Article XIV of the North Dakot...
This month I interviewed local photographer Sarah Smith Warren. She is a close friend, which is good because I am still getting used to this newspaper-writing thing. She has even taken our family pictures, but I didn't really know what it what it takes to be a photographer, until now. The first interview question I asked was simple, "What do you do for a living?" Sarah replied, "I own my own photography business. Photography used to be a hobby or a second job for me. But now it has grown and...
Pharmacist Ruth Lindgren retired from Central Pharmacy last week after 28 years. Her last day behind the counter at the downtown store was Friday, February 22. According to Central Pharmacy owner Shane Wendel, she started with Seaburg Drug in New Rockford in 1991. We wish her a fulfilling retirement....
Steph Loe, Kathy Albrecht, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton attended the funeral service for Caroline Daugherty last Friday at Grandfield Lutheran Church, rural Sheyenne. Jeff Labrensz attended the 80th birthday celebration for Fred Allmaras on Saturday at the New Rockford Eagles Club. Later that afternoon, Jeff and Denise went to Devils Lake to take in the District 7 Boys Basketball Tournament. The Sheyenne Senior Center is open every Tuesday and Friday afternoon for visiting, games, and of course, coffee and goodies. The second Tuesday each month...
New Rockford and area folk extend sympathy to the family of Nolan Lies. Saturday afternoon Frederick Allmaras was honored with an open house celebrating his 80th birthday at the Eagles Club in New Rockford. Fred and Dianne’s children and family were hosts to the occasion. Others, only to mention a few greeters were; Todd and Karen Koepplin, Allyssa Koepplin and Ross; Martin and Janelle Koepplin; Charlie Richter; Rob Lies; Ken Sharbono; Janice Reis and Althea Gronos; Patti Larson; Dave and Karen Anderson and Laura Hager. Monday afternoon, b...
Warrants have been issued for the following individuals, all who failed to appear in court on Feb. 14 or 21 as ordered: Lisa J. Chenze of Jamestown, Sasha Silvis of Northwood, Lathan T. Chaske and Sylvester P. Littlewind of Ft. Totten, Andrew L. Scevers and Joshua Brydon of New Rockford, Anthony E. Brown and Jobeth M. Eagle of Bismarck and Holly R. Larvie of Devils Lake. If you know the whereabouts of any of these people, please contact the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office at (701) 947-5515 or text an anonymous tip to (701)341-0534. Four of the i...
Due to a scheduling conflict with the Region IV Boys Basketball Tournament on March 7, Eddy County Community Cares is postponing the Suicide ‘First Aid’ program hosted by the Fargo Veterans Administration. Once a new date is selected, details will be published here. Eddy County Community Cares apologizes for the delay....
Last Saturday, Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed visiting at the home of Mervin Indergaard. Charlotte Koepplin was a Monday afternoon visitor at the Leo and Janet Laube home. Andy and Ruth Braaten, Nikki Braaten and Jimmy Indergaard were supper guests of Esther Indergaard Sunday. Tim Indergaard was also an evening visitor. Margie Anderson and Beverly Bjornson enjoyed a visit one afternoon at Margie’s. Sunday, Ervin Longnecker had a phone chat with son Merle and Sandy from Arizona, where they had 50-degree, short-sleeve weather. Tuesday Morning, brief vi...
John Rice visited Todd Buehler last Thursday afternoon. Hunter Buehler and Grace Ihry of Fargo spent last weekend at the Buehler farm. Beau and Bria Buehler joined the family for supper in Maddock last Saturday evening. Bobbi Grann flew home from Texas on Monday to visit her uncle, Paul Grann. She returned to Texas on Thursday. John Grann and family received word of Paul Grann’s passing away Tuesday losing his battle with cancer. Our sympathy to Paul’s family. Gene Woolley had supper at John and Donna Grann’s home on Sunday. Lester Rober...
Nolan M. Lies, 77, of New Rockford, passed away Feb. 23, 2019 in his home. The funeral was Feb. 28 at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford. Burial will be in the spring at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery, Bremen, N.D. Father Reese Weber officiated, with special music provided by Heather Klocke and Kerstin Allmaras. Casket bearers were: Travis Lies, Tate Lies, Tyson Lies and Tracy Lies. Honorary Bearers were all family and friends of Nolan. Nolan Micheal Lies was born Jan. 5, 1942, the son of...
Part I Back in January of 1981, when the world population was around 3.5 billion, we inaugurated Ronald Reagan as our president. Corporate taxes were around 70 percent, and President Reagan thought it was a good idea to cut those taxes in half. Business in the 80s was good, until the North American Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came around in the 90s. When Reagan took office, the U.S. had only three billionaires, and not a single one was Oprah, Mark Cuban or Donald Trump (but they all thank Reagan.) What Reaganomics started was the creation of 1.25...
As the halls of the state Capitol turn quiet for a few days during the Legislature’s mid-session break, it’s a good time to share a quick progress report with North Dakota citizens. We entered this session with a forward-looking plan that addressed North Dakota’s workforce challenges, provided increased funding for our biggest needs and recommended bold investments to position our state and its residents for a prosperous future. We delivered a fiscally conservative and structurally sound budget that improved transparency and replenished reser...
What a glorious moment to be alive! It’s like the ancient Chinese curse: “May you live in interesting times.” Like millions of Americans, I watched, rapt, while Michael Cohen – Trump’s lawyer, confidante, and go-to fixer for a dozen or so years – testified in front of Congress. The night before, I sat, stunned, as Republican congressman Matt Gaetz threatened Cohen on the eve of his testimony. At the same time, our fearless leader – having finally overcome those debilitating bone spurs that ke...
Joseph Carl Alberts Sr., 64, entered the spirit world Feb. 20, 2019, at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. The funeral was held Feb. 26 at the St. Michael Recreation Center, with burial at St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery. Father Paul Schuster officiated, and music was provided by drum groups and singers. Casket bearers were: Joseph Alberts Jr., Jason Alberts Sr., Jeremy Alberts Sr., Dason James Longie, James Robertson III, Henry Alberts, Brian Alberts, James Alberts Sr., Joseph Alberts III and...
There is a beautiful passage found in John chapter 20 that is a wonderful example of how much God loves us and wants to encourage us. The friends and family of Christ were gathered together after his horrific crucifixion and were still grieving over his death when all of a sudden, he appears in their midst! Even though they remembered how he had promised to return I’m sure they were still awestruck. Jesus stretches out his hands and reveals his wounds, and of course, they are overjoyed to see h...
As I considered what to write for this week’s sermonette, I came across the prayer I read at the Eddy County Ministerial Thanksgiving Service this year. As I read it once again, my mind began to think of how fitting it would be to share it now in light of the long winter months and the tendency for us to focus on the negatives of what we are facing instead of the goodness of God. My prayer is that you and I would to keep a heart of thanksgiving no matter what we face. Philippians 4:4 (NIV) “Rejoice in the Lord Always. I will say it again: Rej...
Rockford Transcript:” C.J. Maddux, publisher; A.C. Olsen and H.L. Lyon, editors and managers. “We are informed that Rev. S. Van Tassel has resigned his pastorate of the Baptist church of this city, the resignation to take effect the first Sunday in May. Mr. Van Tassel has been in our city a little more than two years and has made an army of friends here and the surrounding country who will regret his departure. He is a man of excellent judgment, strict attention to his pastoral duties and one of...
March 4, 2019 — About this time in 1911, the town of Milton and the surrounding communities were reeling from a series of events that led to the murder trial of one of the town’s most highly regarded citizens, Dr. J. J. Reilly. It started on Feb. 23 with the unexpected death of 22-year-old Mrs. Will Drury, who had married just seven weeks before. Cavalier County knew her as Lilly Sweet, a well-liked schoolteacher who had spent much of her youth in the area. She was in Milton visiting friends when she became violently ill. She died the next day...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good stair lift companies? I have a difficult time getting up and down the stairs anymore and am interested in purchasing a stair lift for my house but could use some help choosing one. Arthritic Ann Dear Ann, A good home stair lift is an excellent solution for those with mobility challenges who have trouble with steps. A stair lift will carry you up and down the stairs in a safe seated position, providing easy access to the second story or basement...
Facebook certainly gets me thinking; I see a story there and I wind up looking other places to find more information. You may have seen this story on Facebook, too. The story takes place in an area near Franklin Square in Washington D.C., about two blocks from the White House in an area that is inhabited by many people without a home. A typical morning will find area homeless dressed in layers of donated clothing to stay warm. Finding food and shelter is their work for the day. It’s also the a...
NR-S vs. Four Winds-Minnewaukan Part II didn't deviate much from the first game's plot, but the score suddenly got significantly closer this time around. The Indians, ranked fourth in last Monday's Class B poll, won their eighth consecutive District 7 Tournament title at the tournament held at the Devils Lake Sports Center, playing a hard-fought slugfest with the eighth-ranked Rockets and taking a 54-49 victory on Feb. 25. Aiming to atone for an 11-point loss in Fort Totten on Jan. 14, NR-S...
