Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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We will be in our new office at 817 Central Avenue in New Rockford as of Monday, March 9. Our office will be closed to walk-in traffic this week, from March 9 to 13, as we transition to the new space and settle in. We will re-open to the public on Monday, March 16, with expanded offerings in custom printing, apparel and promotional items. Yes, we will still print a newspaper this week! The “New Rockford Transcript” has been printed every week for the past 137 years, and we won’t let a littl...
The Local Emergency Planning Commission recently convened to prepare for spring flooding. Emergency Manager Jess Earle prepared a command chart outlining when and how officials will be notified and participate in mitigation efforts in the event of flooding. Later, at their regular meetings, both the New Rockford city and Eddy County commissions reviewed the chart and made recommendations to Earle. All city commissioners will be added to the “operations” position so they will receive emails with...
New Rockford- Sheyenne senior Waylyn Davis has been selected as a member of the Silver Academic All State Team. According to the the North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals, Davis was one of 207 high school seniors who have been nominated by their high school principals to compete on this state-wide team. Students were selected based on overall grade-point averages, ACT or SAT test scores, extracurricular activities, community involvement and leadership qualities. Gold, Silver,...
Farmers have been racing against the clock to get as much of their 2019 crop harvested and grain hauled as they can before spring thaw wreaks havoc on roads and fields. In the photo above, the Gavilon, LLC elevator east of New Rockford was flush with corn from the recent harvest activity. Meanwhile, mild conditions the past couple of weeks have made roads soft. Neighboring Wells County put its spring load restrictions in effect on Thursday, March 5. Eddy County Road Superintendent Todd Weber...
Two parties submitted bids for the farm land surrounding the city airport. The 142.9 acres was made available for a three-year lease to the highest bidder. At its meeting on Monday, March 2, the commission accepted Casey and Levi Weber’s bid of $10,700 per year. Matt Pfeiffer also submitted a bid, a total of $9,900. City attorney Travis Peterson will draw up the contract. Public Works Superintendent Bruce Hirchert reviewed quotes he received from Tecta America Dakotas to replace the roofs on t...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board election will be held Tuesday, June 9, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with polling at the New Rockford-Sheyenne School gymnasium lobby in New Rockford. Two terms expire this year— that of Michael Schaefer and John Grann. The position held by Schaefer will be elected to a three-year term from the former New Rockford District, and the position held by Grann will be elected to a three-year term from the former Sheyenne District. Candidacy for each school board position is determined by residency within defined g...
The North Dakota State University Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers, under the direction of Michael Weber, will be presenting a concert at the New Rockford- Sheyenne High School on Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will feature the New Rockford- Sheyenne High School Concert Choir under the direction of Annette Hovey. In addition, NR-S alums Micah Nicolai and Nick Hovey (who are also members of the NDSU Concert Choir) will also be singing in this concert. The event is free and open t...
New Rockford- Sheyenne senior Jaden Gray-Greiner and junior Kayden Wiedrich have been bestowed with the highest honor for high school musicians. Both have been named to participate in the mixed choir at the 2020 ND All-State Music Festival. This is Jaden’s first year as an All-State musician. Kayden will be attending the festival for her third time this year. The 2020 N.D. All-State Festival is for all Class A and B high school students who participate in their school music ensembles. The l...
According to Eddy County Treasurer Kathy Anderson, 85% of the 2020 taxes were collected by the Feb. 15 early pay deadline. Township and school district payouts were made based on the amount collected, which totaled $1.5 million in February. Letters went out for properties with 2017 taxes due, as the foreclosure process has begun. There were nearly 50 parcels initially on the list, representing about $23,000 in unpaid taxes. Five parcels have been paid since. The Eddy County Water Resource Board...
Milestones were recently celebrated at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington where 245 cumulative years of service were recognized during the annual Days of Devotion staff gathering. Staff enjoyed a luncheon meal and an awards ceremony led by CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington President Mariann Doeling. Department managers and co-workers shared funny and inspirational stories about those celebrating years of service ranging from five to 45 years....
CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington has been named a 2020 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This is the eighth time for CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington to receive the annual award, which honors rural hospital performance. The award is determined by the results of iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength INDEX®, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2020. “It is an honor to be recognized eight out of ten years as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the United States,” comments Mariann Doeling,...
The Carrington Medical Center Auxiliary is once again offering three leadership scholarship awards to area college students enrolled in any medical field. Through these awards, it is the hope of the auxiliary to continue the excellence of professional health care in Carrington and surrounding communities. Three $750 scholarships will be presented to students who have completed one year of college and been accepted into a medical-related field. Students enrolled in a two-year program may also apply. They will have to have an acceptance letter...
Brittin Buehler spent the day babysitting her Grandpa and Grandma Buehler on Friday. Elisa and Joe Wentz and Maynard of Bismarck, Breana and Michael Pacheco and Mavis and Waylon of Watford City and Grace Ihry of Fargo visited Todd, Nadley and Hunter Buehler over the weekend. Beau, Bria and Brittin joined the family on Saturday. Mark Thompson of Thompson and sister, Lois Delorme of Grand Forks stopped by for a visit at the Buehler farm Saturday afternoon. Jake, Amanda, Fallyn and Piper Hegland were in Fargo this week. Piper had a medical...
Sunday evening visitors at the Margie Anderson home were David and Karen Anderson. Leonard and Peggy Duchscherer were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Ervin Longnecker home bringing banana bread. Monday morning Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a phone call from her Aunt Lucille Saldivar from Anaheim, Calif. A family and weather catchup and a thank you for the Valentine. Jimmy Indergaard and his sister, Ruth Braaten, enjoyed a Monday drive to Jamestown. Saturday afternoon and supper guests at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Janet Laube and Yip Yip....
Candy Jensen enjoyed Thursday evening and supper with Mindy Skjerva and fun time with Audrey Jo at the Skjerva home. Todd Koepplin, Taylor Koepplin, Corey Longnecker and friends returned Wednesday after a very successful fishing trip into Canada’s Lake Winnipeg. The weather was great, and the fish were big. Lois and Tait Feigert from Jamestown were recent visitors of Gary Lindquist. They came here for the funeral of Roger Semmens, which was at St. John’s Catholic Church in New Rockford. They left for home after visiting Gary. This week Jan...
Tuesday, Feb. 25, Denise Labrensz took a day of vacation to spend the afternoon at the Sheyenne Senior Center and enjoy a game of Mexican Train. Jan Loe returned home on Saturday after a week-and-a-half visit at the home of her brother Jerry and Susan Woodrow in Winter Haven, Fla. After deplaning in Grand Forks, Jan joined Brian and Pam Hill (Jan's niece) for brunch at a local restaurant. Saturday, Feb. 29, Denise Labrensz rode along to Devils Lake with Allison and Jase Pfeiffer and took in the District 7 boys basketball tournament games....
U.S. President Donald Trump "Has a Problem as the Coronavirus Threatens the US," assert the authors of a New York Times analysis: "His Credibility." In the tagline and elsewhere in the article, the authors imply that the spread of COVID-19, aka "the coronavirus," constitutes a "public health crisis" and a "national emergency" which Trump's "history of issuing false claims" handicaps him in selling plans to address. If they're right about Trump's credibility, they're pointing to a feature, not a bug. The last thing we need is an impetuous...
As insurance companies push doctors to save money by switching their patients to generic drugs, complaints about those generics appear to be on the upswing. That’s the observation of journalist Katherine Eban, who has written a book, “Bottle of Lies,” that tells a very dark tale about the generic drug industry and the safety of generic drugs Americans are increasingly taking. “My inbox is full of communications from patients who were on a drug that worked but were switched to a generic that didn’t work,” she told me. “Patients find themselv...
I bought a BMW. It’s a white convertible that screams “Midlife crisis!” from the highest rooftops. Of course, when I bought it two years ago, I didn’t think I was having a midlife crisis. I just thought I liked the car. Although, I don’t think most men in their fifties, who buy totally impractical sports cars, are rushing to their therapists with a self-diagnosed midlife crisis. Now, I’m doing what most middle-aged men do with impractical sports cars – I’m selling it. I love the car. I bathe it regularly and rub it with a diaper. It’s im...
Celebrating Women Business Owners March is Women’s History Month and we’d like to highlight some of the great strides women business owners have made over the years. In 2016, over 1.1 million businesses owned by women in the U.S. employed 9.4 million workers with a payroll of $318 billion. Annual receipts of these firms topped $1.5 trillion! There are over 8 million more females that are self-employed. Most female-owned firms (99.9%) are considered small businesses having less than 500 employees. According to the latest data from the Cen...
Barbara Nancy Olson, 94, Fargo, died on Jan. 17, 2020, at Bethany Nursing Home in Fargo, N.D. Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 14 at 1:30 p.m. at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo. Barbara was born May 7, 1925, to Walter and Gerda Johnson in Quincy, Mass. She attended Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School, Brown University and NDSU. She married Howard M. Olson on August 17, 1946, in Quincy, Mass. While living in Carrington, N.D., Barbara taught Sunday school, directed the...
Carol Jesslyn Montgomery, age 94, died Feb. 26, 2020, at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington. The funeral service was held Feb. 29 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Sarah Shanks officiated with special music provided by Clara Edwardson. Carol was born Jan. 24, 1926, in Carrington to Gerda (Watne) Mills and Lew Mills. She graduated from Carrington High School. As a teenager, Carol worked part-time at Galehouse Drugstore on Main Street in Carrington....
We all have problems occasionally and there are times when we feel like we’ve been punched in the gut. I felt like this a couple of months ago when one morning I went into my office to start the day and my computer would not wake up. I realize hard drive failures are not the worst things that could happen. For someone who writes several hours a day, it’s discouraging to say the least. In the big picture of crisis issues, this is actually pretty far down the list. As I grow older, I want to be...
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” — Genesis 12:1-3 As I reflect on God’s call of Abram, I am struck by the fact that the call came before God made a covenant with Abram, before God renamed him Abraham,...
This creature, the short-tailed weasel also goes by the name of ermine and has a Latin moniker of Mustela erminea. Weighing in at less than a quarter-pound live, the ermine is known for its voracious nature. The ermine inhabits brushy or wooded areas, often making dens in ground burrows, under stumps, rock piles or old buildings. Ermines are active throughout the year, making the most of every opportunity to prey upon small mammals. The ermine hunts at night, but can be seen during the day. In...
