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The history of Rockford Plumbing and Heating can be traced all the way back to Regal Plumbing. In 1948 Raymond Lommen, a carpenter by trade, took an offer from Spot Hatling to work at his Regal Plumbing business. Rockford Plumbing and Heating, though, as we know it today, was born when Ray opened his own business in the former Logan Hotel in 1959. The startup cost for this venture was a whopping $2,000, which was an investment that has paid dividends for six decades and has involved three...
The Circle Trail Riders hosted the annual family party and awards on Feb. 15, 2019. With outside temperature of 7 degrees below zero that night, the American Legion Post #30 of New Rockford was the place to be, especially if you were in the mood for a great potluck supper and good conversation. Appetites were satisfied by those attending brought everything from macaroni to potato salads, homemade sausage to bbq wienies, tater tot hotdish to taco salad, chips and dip and brownies for a buffet...
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem joined attorneys general nationwide in urging the U.S. Senate to enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, legislation to curb illegal robocalls and spoofing. These illegal calls have been the number one consumer complaint reported to Stenehjem’s office in each of the last three years. The coalition of 54 attorneys general sent the letter earlier this week to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, in support of the TRACED Act. The l...
Devils Lake, ND –The North Dadota Telephone Company Board of Directors announced in February that they hired Rodney Hoffmeyer at the new CEO/General Manager. Rodney is the current Chief Operating Officer (COO) at the company. He began his career with Contel in 1979, which later became NDTC. "I look forward to working with NDTC's excellent group of employees and customers," said Hoffmeyer. "We will continue to provide superior communications services to all the customers we serve." In January, t...
A highlight this week was to have the Lakota High School and Hope-Page High School students visit the Capitol. Besides a tour of the building, a visit to committee hearings, and lunch, some students had the opportunity to sit with House or Senate members for the afternoon voting session. I hosted students from both schools and enjoyed visiting with them about their experience and their future plans. Thanks, students for taking your time to come visit, and to your teachers for preparing you for the experience. I also visited with and presented...
The North Dakota House of Representatives is completing their work on the last few house resolutions and start working on the Senate bills. A total of 269 bills and 14 resolutions were passed by the Senate and sent to the House. The deadline for passing resolutions to the other chamber was Friday, and the House completed their work on those. Both chambers are waiting for the new revenue estimates for the state that were expected to be released on Monday and Tuesday. Once we have those numbers, we will have a better idea how the funds match up...
Ashley Schuster, a senior at New Rockford-Sheyenne High School, has been named a Real DEAL Scholarship winner by Bank of North Dakota's DEAL Student Loan Program. She will receive a $500 scholarship to attend a North Dakota college and qualifies to be one of 48 applicants to compete for a $3,000 scholarship to be awarded in the spring of 2019. Recipients must demonstrate community or school involvement and have a 2.5 GPA or greater. Schuster is a member of the National Honor Society and...
Last Saturday Jimmy Indergaard was a visitor at the Judy Swanson home and later visited the Mervin Indergaard home. He also visited his mother, Esther, several times this week. Brief visitor at the Charlotte Koepplin home Tuesday afternoon were Janet Laube and Yip-Yip. Tuesday afternoon, Margie Anderson took a cornbread to great grandkids Josslyn, Jakoby and Damian Hager. Evening visitor at Margie’s was Kathleen Lee. Dale and Diane Rosenberg were among the many who attended funeral service for Bud Schmid Tuesday, at the Federated Church in C...
New Rockford and Brantford area folks extend sympathy to the Gary Peters family. Leo and Janet were in Carrington Thursday, on medical business. Saturday, Todd and Karen Koepplin, Aaron Koepplin and Danielle Beckley were among gracious host to a 50th Wedding Anniversary open house celebration at the New Rockford Golf Club for dad and mom Martin and Janelle Koepplin. Despite the snow and nasty roads, many family, friends and neighbors brought good wishes, enjoyed punch, chips and numerous dips and a special cake, taking pictures, signing a...
Last week: John and Donna Grann visited Lori Grann in Perth and then attended the District Boys Basketball tournament in Devils lake. New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets took second in the tournament. Last Friday, John, Donna and Ben Grann attended North Central SCD Grass and Livestock Day in Maddock. Two weeks ago, Jake, Amanda, Fallyn and Piper Hegland traveled to Rapid City, South Dakota to watch Amanda’s dad, Terry Weischedel, be inducted into the South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame. Congratulations to Mr. Weischedel. The Heglands e...
The Eddy County VFW Auxiliary held a meeting at the Sheyenne Senior Center last Tuesday afternoon. Torsk was on the menu at the Eddy County VFW Clubhouse on Sunday. The annual fundraiser was sponsored by the VFW with assistance in the kitchen and setup from auxiliary members. About 50 area residents enjoyed the annual feed. 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 is Soup and Bible Study starting at 11:30 a.m. The last Tuesday of...
The old adage that history repeats itself because no one was listening the first time is playing out for us again in Washington and Bismarck. In Washington, we are hearing a chorus from the new left to impeach President Trump - and do it now. Now these folks have good reason for wanting revenge. They represent constituencies that have been abused and intimidated by an arrogant Trump administration. Minorities have been paying a high price for Trump and they are mad – so mad that they are a...
After the massacre at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh last year, it really shouldn't be a struggle to condemn anti-Semitism. In fact, after the Holocaust, there shouldn't be any heavy moral lifting at all. It's a self-evident principle that hatred of Jews is anathema and strikes at the heart of everything civilized. But last week, Nancy Pelosi had a problem getting her caucus to vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism. The problem is that the trigger for this resolution was...
Where do we sit, fellow citizens, as we reach yet another installment of the Ides of March? Let’s start with international diplomacy, shall we? Last time I checked in with you, our Fearless Leader had just headed across the pond to Vietnam to meet with the murderous North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. How’d we do? Let’s start with what Kim Jong Un got: He was granted the place on the world stage he’s always yearned for; he got the entire Western world to look the other way about his massive and l...
Ron W. Reinke passed in peace Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the age of 70. Ron was preceded in death by his father Walter Reinke and survived by his mother Mildred Reinke, and his siblings; Margaret Brink, Bonnie Deegan, Mike Reinke and Doug Reinke. He was a loving father of his twin daughters, Amanda Mitchell and Laura Reinke. He was a proud grandfather of Alexandra Norton, Miranda Dolsman, Tyler Dolsman, Garrett Dolsman, and Autumn Dolsman and a great-grandfather of Dillon Norton. Ron was born...
Pamela Jo (Kjos) Preminger, 58, of Des Moines, Iowa, went home to walk with the Lord on March 8, 2019. Pam was born in New Rockford, N.D. on Sept. 5, 1960 to Thomas B. Kjos and Lois E. (Hasbrook) Mougin. Pam was baptized in New Rockford and later confirmed at First Lutheran Church, Detroit Lakes, Minn. Her faith was always close to her heart. Pam graduated from Woodward-Granger High School in 1978 in Woodward, Iowa. She resided in Perry, Iowa thereafter. She enjoyed bowling, playing bingo,...
Lorraine Beatrice Schroeder, 96, passed away March 10, 2019 at CHI St. Alexius Health, Carrington, N.D. The funeral was held March 16, 2019 at Grace Lutheran Church, Carrington. Burial was in the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Richard Biberdorf officiated. Special music was provided by Lori Cook and Renee Hopkins. Casket bearers were: Shane and Elizabeth Hauge, Michael and Christina Swanson, Kaycee and Jason Green, Matthew and Ashley Swanson, Ryan and Emily Swanson. Honorary bearers were: family and...
Ida Phyllis Wahlstrom, 92, died on March 11, 2019, at Bethany on University, Fargo, N.D., the funeral will be Tuesday, March 19 at 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, Sheyenne. Burial will be at the Riverside Cemetery in Sheyenne. Pastor Jeff Halvorson will officiate and special music will be by Mary Ellen Rue. Casket bearers are Bahl, Hunter Bahl, Greg Anderson, Daniel Strand, Neil Westby and David Karlsbraaten Ida was born on Nov. 7, 1926, in Sheyenne, N.D., to Oscar and Helen (Anderson)...
Ivan Orrin Foster, 88, of New Rockford passed away at the VA Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. The funeral will be at a future date at First Lutheran Church in New Rockford, N.D. Ivan was born January 11, 1931, in New Rockford, the son of Kenneth and Gladys (Fossum) Foster. Ivan entered the United States Navy in 1955. He was united in marriage to Marlys Hein in Hartley, Iowa. He purchased Foster Auto from his father in 1963 where he worked until he retired. Ivan is survived by his two sons; Calvin...
One my favorite passages in scripture to read is Hebrews Chapter 11. It’s often referred to as the “faith” chapter and I have generally referred to it as the “hall of faith.” If you take the time to read it you will see that it references many of the big names of the Old Testament. The writer references many examples of men and women who not only had faith in regards to belief, but they had a faith that was lived out. Hebrews 11:1-2 “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancient...
Probably between April 14-17, 1902, Lloyd Whiteman, his sister Mrs. Edna Flater, and their mother moved into the former John Olson residence, which had been purchased by Mrs. Flater. Jerry Van Heisen [Heizen?] was in town. B.T. Fay had been seen on the streets of New Rockford. H.G. Hudson started up his soda fountain. On April 18, L.A. Arbogast was in town on Dakota Elevator business. J.W. Perry came over from Cooperstown. P.J. Hester advertised that he had taken up three stray pigs, but by the...
March 21, 2019 — “Let no man think we can deny civil liberty to others and retain it for ourselves. When zealous agents of the Government arrest suspected ‘radicals’ without warrant, hold them without prompt trial, deny them access to counsel and admission of bail...we have shorn the Bill of Rights of its sanctity...” Those were the words of Republican Senator Robert La Follette, who was endorsed for President by North Dakota Republicans in 1916, almost 90 years ago. It was the Wisconsin senator’s second endorsement by the state. La Follette...
Dear Savvy Senior, Is there anything seniors can do to stop perpetual robocalls? It seems like I get five to 10 a day on my home and cell phone, and I’m sick of it! Frustrated Frank Dear Frank, Robocalls make up around 50 percent of all phone calls today, and it’s only getting worse. Americans were hit with 26.3 billion robocalls in 2018, a whopping 46 percent increase from the year before. Fortunately, there are a variety of tools available today that can help you greatly reduce them. Reg...
With the 2019 State Class B field finally set after Region 3’s championship night was delayed to Friday, March 8, the random draw for the top five seeds was held at the Super A Tournament in Bismarck that evening. And New Rockford-Sheyenne ended up earning the number five overall seed when season resumes from they and their peers underwent advanced scrutiny. With a result of that decision from the NDHSAA, the Rockets faced fourth-seeded Minot Bishop Ryan, also sporting a 22-3 overall record, i...
The Deans List comprises students whose grade point average are in the top 15 percent of the enrollment in each of the University's degree granting colleges and schools. A student must have completed no fewer than 12 semester hours of academic work for the semester, of which eight or more hours must be graded work rather than "satisfactory/unsatisfactory." Carrington: Chaz Bauer Sykeston: Jayme Burgard To qualify for the UND President's Roll of Honor, a student must have an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or higher. The student...
