Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Right now, North Dakota's 68th Legislative Assembly is debating a bill that would allow feedlots and dairies to partner with corporations and limited liability companies, potentially eroding long-established anti-corporate farming laws. The bill – designated HB 1371 – has comfortably passed the N.D. House of Representatives after a 70-24 vote, advancing it to the N.D. Senate where it's being discussed by the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee. Currently, the state's anti-corporate far...
ATTENTION READERS: Due to weather-delated transport delays, print copies of the March 20 edition did not make it to the post office for delivery. At this point the best we can hope for is "New Rockford only" delivery on Monday, of both mail and newsstand copies. That means many of our out-of-town readers will not see the paper until later in the week. Now is a great time to check out our e-edition of the paper, which is always posted online each Saturday morning by 7:30 a.m. This week we are... Full story
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School District is considering a number of potential spending cuts, including the release of one of their two music teachers. After word spread that budget cuts to the music program were on the agenda, dozens of concerned parents, faculty and students attended the NR-S School Board’s regular meeting on March 13. Currently, NR-S employs Heather Klocke to teach elementary music and Annette Hovey to teach middle and high school music. Any proposed cuts had not p...
Let's get this par-tee started! It might not be quite golfing weather, but you'll wish you were out on the greens this spring. Beginning next Friday DPRCA presents "The Fox on the Fairway," a charmingly madcap adventure about love, life and man's eternal love affair with ... golf. This hilarious romantic comedy pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy patrons of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top shenanigans, it's a furiously paced farce...
Kent Brown, the longtime technology director and math teacher at New Rockford-Sheyenne, has submitted his letter of resignation to the NR-S school board and will retire after 23 years with the district. "Please accept my resignation from employment at the conclusion of my current teaching contract; specifically at the conclusion of the last day of school on May 26, 2023," wrote Brown. Brown first student-taught in New Rockford during the spring of 1990 before teaching full-time at the Upham...
NR-S traveled to Carrington for the Region V Large Group Music Contest on Tuesday, March 14....
More than 170 4-H members representing 33 teams competed at the North Dakota 4-H State Livestock Judging Contest held at North Dakota State University. Teams from Bowman and Foster counties took home the top prizes in their respective divisions on March 4. Participating in livestock judging helps youth develop skills like decision making, critical thinking, public speaking, problem solving and building confidence. 4-H’ers evaluated classes of goats, sheep, swine and beef and defended their decisions through their presentation of oral r...
Bank imposter scams Banking has changed quite a bit thanks to the internet. While many people still prefer the brick and mortar experience when dealing with their money, today you can do many of the same functions online and over the phone. Criminals are cashing in on these remote transactions by impersonating banks. These scams start with a phone call, email or text that appears to come from your financial institution. These spoofed communications carry urgent warnings about problems with an account or transaction and direct you to click a...
Doris Wolsky Carrington, N.D. Doris Ann (Gedrose) (Partlow) Wolsky, 86, passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at St. Alexius Hospital in Bismarck, N.D. Doris' visitation was held on Monday, March 13, 2023, from 1 – 7 p.m., with family present from 6 – 7 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Doris' funeral service was held Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 2 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church, Carrington, N.D. A burial will be at the Carrington Cemetery. Pas...
House guests last week for a couple days at the Candy Jensen home were grand-niece Katie Koepplin and her four legged friends; Papo, Ross and Feebee, while her grandparents, Rick and Cora Koepplin, drove to Grandforks where Rick had surgery on his hand for carpal tunnel. Todd Harrison cleared snow from his Aunt Shirley Packard’s yard on Sunday. Later in the week, Todd and Calvin moved more of that white stuff. Wednesday, Amanda Bickett treated mom, Marvis Holte, to tea at the Prairie Inn in Carrington. Later Amanda and Izzy visited at the H...
It’s day 41. As of today’s writing, we still have 298 bills in the Senate to act on, and the House is looking to work on 240. The committees have been busy hearing the bills and taking action. We are currently $1.1 billion over budget in the general fund and $446 million underwater in the Strategic Investment and Infrastructure Fund (SIIF). Much work is left in the Appropriations Committee to get us back on track. Everyone knows that we need to cut some spending and even slow down some of the tax exemptions, as long as it’s not something they l...
Jimmy Indergaard was a Thursday supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. All enjoyed watching Carrington girls basketball on TV. Sunday afternoon, visitor at the Margie Anderson home was Gary Anderson. Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a phone call with his sister, Sharon Laxdal, Sunday evening and enjoyed supper on Tuesday at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Sunday visitor and supper guest at the Margie Anderson home was Jean Lessner....
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Increase in DUIs is major concern for officials Local law enforcement are expressing concern after the City of Watford City saw five arrests for driving under the Influence (DUI) of a mind-altering substance in a single weekend. Three of those five arrests were made by a single officer during a single shift, and law enforcement believe such a high number of arrests in such a short time p...
Since moving to New Rockford in August 2021, I’ve covered dozens of regular and special meetings of the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board as a reporter for the Transcript. Yes, at times there’s been drama and I’ve been able to write some interesting articles, but lately, I’ve started to appreciate something else – how different a small school like New Rockford-Sheyenne is compared to the school I graduated from, and I mean that in a good way. I grew up in Huron, South Dakota and graduated... Full story
Along with identifying as “Swifties,” ignoring the reported Chinese threat of bad dancing posed by TikTok, and pretending that plant-based meat is actually edible, many young people in America are engaging in another fascinating trend – not driving. According to recent surveys, around 20 percent fewer teens of driving age are getting their driver’s licenses as compared to the glorious 1980s. Much to the relief of my insurance premiums, our youngest daughter, who recently turned 16, is one of these vehicular agnostics. Speaking of the 1980s,...
Racial discrimination in southern hotels and restaurants throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Congress determined in 1964 through hearings and studies, had created for Black Americans great challenges and difficulties in their desire to travel from state to state. The Supreme Court had held a century before that Americans enjoyed a constitutional right to travel, but how could Blacks realistically exercise that right without access to lodgings and places to eat? Congress sought in 1964, in the context of the historic civil rights movement, a...
Terry Walter Hamar, N.D. Terry C. Walter, 64, of Hamar, N.D. passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at his home. There was a gathering of family and friends on Friday, March 17 at the Gilbertson Funeral Home, Devils Lake from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. with funeral services on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 11 a.m. at the Warwick Public School. Burial will be at a later date. Terry Craig Walter, better known as Pickle, son of Elaine (Johnson) and Marvin Walter Sr., was born on May 13, 1958 at Devils...
Michael Hillebrand New Rockford, N.D. Michael "Mike" Hillebrand, 77, of New Rockford, N.D .passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at the Luther Memorial Home, Mayville, N.D. Visitation was Thursday, March 16 from 5-7 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford. A funeral service was held Friday, March 17 at 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Burial will take place at Silent Hill Cemetery, Aneta, N.D. in the spring. Officiating the service is Rev. Amy Kippen. Special music "On Eagle's...
Jeffrey Wahl Devils Lake, N.D. Jeffrey (Jeff) Allen Wahl, 58, of Devils Lake, N.D. passed away of natural causes on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at CHI, St. Alexius Health, Devils Lake Hospital....
Peace and Grace to you, brothers and sisters in Christ. For those people who work a Monday to Friday job, Wednesday is often called “hump day.” The meaning being that once we get past Wednesday, we’re over the hump and the weekend is almost here. In many of our professional sports, approximately halfway through their seasons they have an all-star break of a few days and play an all-star game before getting back to their regular season schedule. In college basketball, the regular season is over, conference tourneys have been played, and “Marc...
In anticipation of the warmer days ahead, it seems as though there is no better time to introduce the Original Garden Club and the contents of their 1971 Scrapbook. The photographs in the scrapbook are exactly what you would expect from a group of botanical enthusiasts; flowers, flower arrangements, flower arrangements on exhibit, and club members preparing flower shows. To be honest, reproducing most of these photos in the newspaper just wouldn't do them justice. This collection is best to be v...
About 3 a.m. Oct. 30, 1905, a fire alarm brought people to the corner of Stimson and New Haven, where J.T. Wiltsie’s barn was on fire. “Strenuous work” got the flames out before any real damage was done. Early in the evening, a pan of lignite ashes had been thrown near a manure pile; they smoldered unnoticed until they burst into flame. [There was no mention of the NRFD.] On Oct. 30 Sena Thompson entered the Commercial Department and Eva Hawthorn the Academic Department at Phillips Acade...
Dear Savvy Senior, Is there anything I can do to reduce my high Medicare premium surcharges? Because of my past income, I pay $329.70 per month for my Part B premium and $64.50/month for Part D, but my income has dropped since I retired. Do I have any options? Overcharged Andy Dear Andy, If you’re getting hit with a higher premium for Medicare Part B and Part D and you think it’s unjustified, you can ask Social Security to revisit its decision and perhaps reduce your cost. Here’s what you shoul...
Over the March 10 weekend, the Bantam A Devils Lake Flames traveled to Grand Forks to defend their title in the North Dakota Amateur Hockey Association's (NDAHA) state tournament. New Rockford native Jackson Schumacher, 15, is a forward and the assistant captain for the Bantam A Flames, and he helped his team return to their second consecutive appearance in the championship game. Bantam A is a division of the NDAHA for kids aged 14-15 years old. Schumacher and his squad began the tournament on...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne archery team was invited to compete in the first annual virtual Mandy Hoyt memorial bullseye and 3-D tournaments. Let's start off with the 3-D tournament. NR-S seventh grader, Koy Zieman, scored top notch for the Rockets, taking first place in overall boys with a score of 285. But Zieman wasn't the only Rocket archer to take top-ten in this tournament. Among the 13 archers who competed in the tournament, all scored in the top-ten for the Rockets. The NR-S archers in...
