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Melanie Elverud is the new Dietary Manager at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd. Melanie had applied and accepted a cook position, then later accepted the Dietary Manager position when it was open. Melanie has experience, and enjoys positions in management. She previously managed the Bar M Steakhouse in Mandan, had a bar/restaurant in Granville and also has experience in bookkeeping. Melanie said ordering the foods, working with menus and doing computer work is very easy for her, as she has...
Not many people in their 80s get up every morning to work at a full-time job, and not too many fathers can say that they have had a close working relationship with a son for nearly three decades. Milton Omoth has both of these distinctions. He and his son Jim have worked at M & O Ag Repair for 27 years repairing all sorts of farm machinery. The father and son team also runs the adjoining car wash. M & O Ag Repair has an interesting beginning and a long history of service to area farmers. Milt...
Republican lawmakers have prepared draft legislation that would tap part of North Dakota’s Legacy Fund to provide low-interest loans for large and expensive infrastructure projects. The Legacy Fund, approved by voters in 2010, is where 30 percent of state tax revenues from oil and natural gas production are deposited. The fund now holds more than $5.42 billion. In February alone, more than $50 million was deposited into the fund. Sponsors propose using up to 15 percent of the fund’s pri...
It was a year of firsts for the New Rockford Community Foundation's signature fundraiser. The 7th Annual Deal or No Deal dinner and game show on Saturday, March 10 was the first to draw an out-of-state winner, and the first to have one person take home the entire $2,000 prize! Greg Allmaras, who had flown in to celebrate his mother's 94th birthday, was his sister DeVon's guest at the event, and he won big! He not only outlasted all other contestants, but he also one a lucky duck pluck cash...
The Tri-County Social Service Board again discussed the proposed district structure at their meeting on Monday, March 12. Teresa Fetsch, the director of Eddy, Foster, and Wells Social Services, discussed a SB 2206 Social Services Redesign meeting that she attended in Bismarck on February 28. Chris Jones, Director of the Department of Human Services, presented at the meeting, along with the chairs of the redesign committees. The focus of the redesign is case load, outcomes and how services can be delivered to create more efficiency for c...
The North Dakota Highway Patrol reported that a cattle truck rolled onto its side on Tuesday, March 13, three miles north of Oberon, N.D. The driver, Chad Tichota, 39, of Norfolk, Neb., was driving a 2003 Peterbilt truck and pulling a cattle trailer hauling 67 animals. He was traveling south on U.S. Highway 281, coming from Rugby, when he apparently failed to negotiate a curve. The truck entered the ditch and rolled onto its side. North Dakota State Highway Patrol said none of the cattle died during the crash and that local ranchers helped...
Superintendent Jill Louters and Business Manager Janet Heskin gave NR-S school board members their first look at the preliminary budget for the 2018-19 school year at their meeting on Monday, March 12. They developed a set of planning assumptions to guide the budget work over the next several months. Under revenue assumptions, Louters noted that the district is expecting a reduction in state foundation aid due to smaller enrollment.Overall, they see a continued shift in funding from state to...
Adam B. Braunberger, Fargo, has been promoted to Business Banker at the Downtown Fargo Sales Office of American Federal Bank. Braunberger has 13 and one-half years of banking, sales and sales management experience in North Dakota and Minnesota. He joined American Federal Bank as a business banking specialist in 2016. In addition to his banking experience, Braunberger worked for Baker Hughes Drill Bits, in the Williston Basin of western North Dakota. He started with the oil field service company...
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced a settlement agreement that will release over $34 million belonging to North Dakota that has been held in an escrow account during a decade-long dispute between the state and the major tobacco companies. The agreement settles a dispute over enforcement of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, which requires the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states that signed onto the agreement – including North Dakota. “This is a win-win proposition for North Dakota. We will see an immediate...
There are a dozen of reasons to choose Jamestown Regional Medical Center, the newest being the addition of audiologist, Dr. Marissa M. Leese. Dr. Leese offers services for patients of all ages and specializes in comprehensive audiological testing, as well as hearing aid fittings. Susan Matthiesen, JRMC audiologist, shared, "When I met with Marissa, I found it easy to establish a rapport with her, so I know our patients will enjoy working with her. More importantly, I am confident that she will...
John and Janice Hager accompanied Ron and Bonnie Cook of New Rockford to the Region 4 Boys Basketball Tournament in Devils Lake on Tuesday evening. John and Janice were dinner guests at the home of Ginny Streifel in Devils Lake on Sunday. Other guests included Rose and Bill Streifel, Dennis Streifel of Maddock, Jennifer Weigelt and Trey of Fessenden, Matt and Lindsey Van Thune and Colette Tufte of Devils Lake. Johnny Rice of Maddock visited Todd Buehler Monday afternoon. Breana Buehler of Bismarck, and Michael Pacheco and Mavis of Watford...
Bonnie Deegan, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton were recent shoppers in Carrington. Steph and Jan Loe enjoyed the DPRCA's production "Broadway Unbound" at the Old Church Theatre. Lots of wonderful music by some very talented youngsters was heard! Patti Clifton and Jan Loe had lunch in New Rockford last Wednesday and also did some shopping. The "Warwick Ladies" gathered at the home of Barb Eversvik for noon luncheon visit on March 8. Jan Loe was among those attending. Barb Eversvik and Jan Loe attended Mystery Night at Spirit Lake Casino on Saturday...
Saturday morning visitor at the Ervin Longnecker home was Jimmy Indergaard. Afternoon drop-in visitor was Charlotte Koepplin, who brought early Easter treats. Esther Indergaard and the Indergaard families received the sad news of the passing of Ardis Klindworth, wife of Esther's brother Alfred. All attended the funeral and burial for Ardis on Friday at Concordia Lutheran Church and cemetery of rural Fessenden Sunday, Margie Anderson attended and thoroughly enjoyed the musical talents of “Broadway Unbound” at the Old Church Theatre in New Roc...
Wednesday, Shirley Packard accompanied Judy McKnight to Kindred Sister Bible Study at the Evangelical Free Church with Flo Lund as hostess. Evening found Shirley and son Calvin enjoying a soup supper at Grace Lutheran Church in Carrington prior to a Lenten worship service. Rob and Margie Lies, Jeremy and Jackie Schmaltz, CJ and Matie, Bill and Diana Ziegler, Joe Schmaltz, Colton Saestad, Jason Wiste, Nate Rue, Hannah Brandner, Mike Buck, Karen and sons, Jaxon and Christian were among those who took in the annual family party of Circle Trail...
Spring in to save a life! Spring is the season when life is renewed. One important way to help renew life is to give blood at the New Rockford blood drive on March 27, 2018 at First Lutheran Church from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Each blood donation can help multiple patients such as preemies, surgery patients and cancer patients. By giving blood, donors help replenish the community blood supply which can be used by relatives, friends or neighbors. Blood can be stored for only 42 days, so a continual fresh supply is critical and can only come...
The lack of a clear national policy has been leading to hardship, grief and turmoil for millions of immigrants who came to the United States with a dream of success in the land of opportunity. For the past months, the 700,000 undocumented immigrants brought here as children by their parents under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) have become victims of a political war between the Republicans and the Democrats. The threat of deportation to “home” countries in which they have nev...
Donald, Donald, Donald. Your approval ratings could be in the mid-50s if only you and your administration would quit stepping on your own good news. Tuesday was a perfect example- the latest in a sad series. First we got word from the South Korean government that North Korea might be willing to “denuclearize” its weapons program. It sounded too good to be true, and it probably was. But for a few hours this week, the Trump Hate Media were so giddy with hope they stopped beating you up. They had...
As your State Treasurer and a North Dakota taxpayer, I am finding the recent news articles regarding the introduction of a legislative bill to spend dollars from the principal of the Legacy Fund very interesting. I'll say it again, spend a portion of the principal of the fund ... not just the interest. This conversation routinely surfaces, ever since the first deposit was made in September of 2011. Let's take a moment to recall how the Legacy Fund was developed. In 2010, you, the voters, overwhe...
Alf Stangeland, 93, died March 4, 2018, at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington, N.D. Funeral services were held March 12, 2018 at Federated Church UCC/UMC in Carrington. Burial was at Grace City Cemetery, Grace City, N.D. Rev. Rick Loewen officiated and music was provided by Clara Edwardson and Lucas and Amy Strangeland. Honorary casket bearers were all of Alf's grandchildren. Alf Stangeland was born in the Shea home in Cooperstown, N.D., on November 8, 1924, and lived near Juanita, N.D., most of...
Edith Lillian Delores Schmit of Carrington, N.D. died on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the age of 88. Mass of Christian Burial was Friday, March 9, 2018, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Carrington. Burial will be at Carrington Cemetery in the spring. Father Dodge Officiated and special music was provided by the Sacred Heart Choir. Casket bearers were Ryan Waagen, Domonic Schmit, Benjamin Schmit, David Schmit, Roy Biel, Adam Schmit and Bill Woulu. Honorary bearers were all of Edith's...
Rodney Allen Zieman, 71, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at the VA Hospital in Fargo, N.D. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Carrington. Burial will be Carrington Cemetery, Carrington in the spring. Rev. Fred Grundmann and Rev. Bruce Vold officiated and special music was provided by Linda Schuster and Scott Beumer. Casket bearers were Jerome Neis, Barry McNett, Paul Hungness, Mike Balvith, Ron Throlsam and Danny Smerud. Honorary bearers were all of...
According to an item in the July 12, 1901, “Transcript” J.E. Renfrew had arrived in Eddy County 12 to 14 years prior with little or nothing. Over the ensuing years he had accumulated between 1200 to 1500 acres, and that spring had purchased three quarters from A.J. Brown and three quarters from A.M. Greely, plus a couple other quarters, which added an additional 1,200 acres to his holdings. If he had bought a few more quarters, he would have been able to drive from his farm seven miles northwest of town to New Rockford and never leave his lan...
Dear Savvy Senior, What resources can you recommend to help older job seekers? I’m 60 and have been out of work for nearly a year now and need some help. Seeking Employment Dear Seeking, While the U.S. job market has improved dramatically over the past few years, challenges still persist for many older workers. To help you find employment, there are job resource centers and a wide variety of online tools specifically created for older job seekers. Here’s where you can find help. Job Cente...
March 21, 2018 — Today is the birthday of Louis L’Amour, one of the most prolific writers of the 20th century. His father, Dr. Louis Charles LaMoore, was a large-animal veterinarian who had moved to Dakota Territory in 1882. Louis was born in Jamestown in 1908, the last of seven children. Louis’s grandfather, Abraham Dearborn, lived in a little house behind the LaMoore’s. He sparked Louis’s imagination with adventure stories based on his days as a soldier in the Civil War and then in the Indian Wars. Louis also had two uncles who worked ra...
At the conclusion of the Region 4 Boys Basketball Tournament Friday, March 9, in Devils Lake, the announcements were made for Coach of the Year and for the All-Region 4 Team. Tyler Cook, head coach of the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets, was named Region 4 Coach of the Year. Teddy Allmaras was named to the All Region 4 Team....
