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Shortly before 5 a.m., on Sunday, March 14, Kristie Genre woke to the smell of smoke in her family's Sheyenne home. The lightest sleeper among the Genres, she said it was also likely that she was first jostled awake from the sound of shotgun shells going off in the garage, where the fire started. Husband Ryan awoke and called 911 at 4:53 a.m. They grabbed their son Fisher, and ran out of the home, he in nothing more than the shorts he had worn to sleep. Disoriented and afraid, Fisher wandered...
It has been a year since COVID-19 first hit North Dakota. On Sunday, March 15, 2020, Gov. Burgum held an 8 p.m. press conference declaring schools and public buildings closed as the state began to assess the impact the pandemic would have. The next day there were 37 coronavirus tests conducted with one active case reported in the entire state. A lot has happened since then, as we've dealt with the pandemic's deadly blow and extensively covered testing, sickness, recovery and loss from COVID-19....
Carly Jo is bringing a little fire to the Shear Delight salon on Central Avenue! Redhead (for now) Carly Jo Thompson, a veteran stylist with nearly 20 years of experience, will begin booking appointments in New Rockford on April 1. A native of Fargo and graduate of Josef's School of Hair, Skin and Body, Carly Jo began her career at Hair Success in Fargo, where she worked for 2 years. She then moved to Olivieri's Salon (Namaste) for 13 years before making the leap to her own booth at Urban Edge...
Agriculture is the cornerstone of our economy and our way of life, and Lake Region State College is at the forefront. The new 20,000 sq. ft. Hofstad Ag Center opened for classes in January 2021, and students were welcomed back from the holiday break into a space where they can immerse themselves in all the agricultural industry has to offer. Preston Sundeen is the Director of the Precision Ag Program, and one of two faculty members who instruct the students. Dr. Oybek Turayev also pro...
The "Voice of Democracy" audio essay theme this year was: "Is This the Country the Founders Envisioned?" The first place winner from Sheyenne VFW Post 3696 was Harrison Joseph. Harrison advanced to the district level, where he was awarded second place. The "Patriot's Pen" written theme, this year, was: "What is Patriotism to Me?" The first place winner from Post 3696 was Landon Hanson. Landon advanced to the district level to take first place, and then advanced to state. At the state level, he...
On Monday, March 22, at 7 p.m., the movie “Divided Hearts of America” will be shown at Calvary Baptist Church in Carrington (725 Main St.). The 90-minute movie will cover both sides of the abortion debate, including interviews with those who support abortion rights, and those who support pro-life views. Former NFL player, Ben Watson, who partially-funded and co-produced the film, says that they look at “how America became so divided on the issue of abortion. With conservative and liberal laws in different states, we dive into where the natio...
The North Dakota Public Service Commission (PSC) has preserved 7-digit dialing in the state while completing an important step towards the implementation of 988 as the national suicide prevention hotline number. Through collaboration between the PSC and telecommunications companies, the 988 prefix is no longer being used in any North Dakota phone numbers – ensuring a smooth transition for that number to be used as a suicide prevention hotline number. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued an order in July 2020 requiring the t...
Sunday afternoon found Patti Larson enjoying a visit with her mom, Margie Anderson, at her home. Saturday morning, brief visitors at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Todd and Karen Koepplin, and Rowdy. Rowdy stopped in for his treats. Jimmy Indergaard was a Sunday visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. He also enjoyed a phone chat with his sister, Sharon Laxdal from Edmore. Margie Anderson was a Saturday evening visitor and coffee guest at the Beverly Bjornson home. Wednesday afternoon Charlotte Koepplin was happy to have...
Members of the N.D. House of Representatives continue to work in committee on proposed legislation that has come over from the N.D. Senate. We will be taking final action on the house floor when the committee work is finished. Legislators, others in state government, and citizens around the state, received very welcome news on Wednesday, as the Center for Medicaid and Medicaid Services (CMS) relaxed their rules for visitations at long-term care facilities in the state. The Governor also rescinded two of his emergency orders last Friday. The...
Coming back from cross-over break, March 3, found the Senate busy with the other half of the agency budgets, which had been heard in the House during the first half of legislative session. We heard the Treasurer’s budget, which has five functions: Cash management, accounting, investment, revenue collections, and revenue distributions. The department has over 30 different tax distributions to political subdivisions. We heard the Secretary of State’s budget. Secretary of State, Jaeger, reported that the agency has enhanced its website and lau...
Lester Roberts and his daughter, Lezlee Thorson, traveled to Minot on Saturday. They visited Lester’s sister, Delores Stack. They enjoyed noon lunch with Scott and Pam Miller, and Jerry and Sharon Walks. On Sunday, Lester, Rita Waldorf, Midge Quam, and Helen Ridley enjoyed pie and coffee together. Rita baked the pie and Lester affirmed that it was delicious. Dave Kenner visited Todd Buehler last week. Brooks Todd Buehler, son of Beau and Bria Buehler, was baptized at the Buehler farm Saturday afternoon. Along with his parents and sister Brittin...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of Tim Clapper. Thursday, Shirley Packard enjoyed a phone chat with cousin, Linda Hartl Lies from Fargo, where Old Man Winter was showing his face. All’s well at the Lies home. House guest and helper this past week at the Candy Jensen home was her son, Derik Holte, of Minneapolis. Derik and several high school classmates from the area got together for a fun, mini reunion of sorts one evening. Derik was up early Thursday morning, and on his way back home was running into some snowy and i...
Jeff and Denise Labrensz enjoyed the weekend at a hotel in Jamestown, along with Matt, Allison and Jase Pfeiffer. Jase enjoyed spending time in the pool, especially the water slide, with her mom and dad. Our hearts go out to the Genre family after the loss of their home, to a fire, on Sunday morning. The Eddy County VFW aAnnual Torsk Feed was held on Sunday, with about 75 (dine-in and take-out), enjoying the noon meal....
I’m pretty open about my pro-life views. I want abortion criminalized, banned and recognized as an act of inhumanity. I agree with Mother Theresa that “abortion has become the greatest destroyer of peace, because it destroys two lives; the life of the child, and the conscience of the mother.” I am also a Catholic, and I am quite proud of the fact that my church is the most vocal, most unapologetically pro-life among the three, great, monotheistic traditions. I know that there are some Catho...
In one of my earliest memories I was sharing a page of my writing with my mother. It was nothing more than a piece of newsprint with a smattering of l's and o's, but she told me to keep it up. Little did I know that 35 years later I'd be a small town journalist working amid a pandemic. The road to becoming a writer is strange. For me it began with an innate interest in hearing other people's stories paired with the desire to imbue those stories with life by placing them on the page. As a child I...
The daily Southwest border updates are generating nationwide concern, except in Washington, D.C., where indifference reigns. The latest Department of Homeland Security report showed that in February, more than 100,000 people were either apprehended by, or surrendered to, federal immigration officials on the U.S.-Mexico border. Those totals, a 14-year high, include about 9,460 unaccompanied minors, and more than 19,240 family units, which reflect 62% and 38% increases, respectively, when...
Timothy Roger Clapper, 52, Violet Hill, Ark., formerly of New Rockford, N.D., died Sunday, March 7, 2021, at his home. A private family service will be held Friday, March 26 at the Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Private family burial will be at the Carrington Cemetery, Carrington. Pastor Rick Loewen will officiate the services. Tim was born May 8, 1968, in Carrington, N.D. to Roger and Patsy (Davis) Clapper. He married Sandi Duda on April 2, 1988, in New Rockford, and together they had four...
Cindy Miller, 62, of West Fargo, N.D., passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021, after a courageous battle with MS. Funeral service was held Thursday, March 18 at the Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, N.D. Burial was held at the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Rick Loewen officiated the service. Honorary bearers were Kirk Zink, Jennifer Volk, Aaron Larson, Travis Larson, Alex Miller and Amber DeWet. Cindy was born in Carrington, N.D., on Sept. 19, 1958, to parents Wilfred and Yvonne (Beach) Larson. Cindy g...
Jerry Larson, 73, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021 at CHI St. Alexius Health in Devils Lake, N.D. Funeral service was held on Tuesday, March 16 at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford, N.D. Burial was held at Riverside Cemetery, Sheyenne, N.D. Pastor Jeff Halvorson officiated the service. Honorary bearers were Felix Littlewind, Tommy Lee, James Pool, Ronny Larson and Raymond Dunn. Military honors by Raymond B. Thorn American Legion, Post #30, New Rockford and the North Dakota Army Funeral...
Leslie J. Whetham St. Paul, Minn. Memorial services for Leslie Whetham will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday April 5, 2021 with a gathering from 10 - 11 a.m. at Holcomb-Henry-Boom-Purcell Funeral Home, 536 N. Snelling Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Interment with military honors will follow at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. Leslie was a retired U.S. Navy submariner; life member of White Bear Lake VFW Post #1782, White Bear Lake, Minn.; Past Master of Northeast Masonic Lodge #125 Osseo, Minn. and Past President of Masonic Motorcycle Club...
How many times in the last week would you say you were completely content? I know my answer isn’t what I’d like it to be. These past couple of weeks have been a whirlwind for me. Having graduated in December, I recently accepted a job out of state, and am two days away from moving (as I’m writing this). All the goodbyes, packing, working out the details, financial planning, etc., have made it easy to get pretty stressed out. This is because I’m not someone who does well with change. It usually takes a while to get adjusted and settled into th...
Sometimes I wonder what percentage of the American population has had the privilege of pressing down a typewriter key. For the past 30 years, the public has been accustomed primarily to computers and even phones for their word processing needs. Today typing a letter can be a smooth and efficient process, especially thanks to features such as ergonomic keyboards and spellcheck, not to mention a delete button. The modern computer keyboard is command central with an array of options and controls....
On Dec. 14, 1903, E.M. Morris was in to visit his family. Peter Hallquist, from northwest of town, was in on business. George Norman came over from Denhoff for business and a visit. F.C. Davies was in Portal, N.D., on business. On Dec. 14 and 15, Newman’s “Le Fascinatione Mentale,” hypnotism direct from Paris, performed at the Opera House; tickets were 25 and 35 cents. There was a large audience for the first night. On the evening of Dec. 14, there was a joint installation of the officers of th...
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’ invention in 1919, of the Clear and Present Danger Test, in Schenck v. United States, provided little protection for dissenters who opposed America’s role in World War I. Charles Schenck went to prison for encouraging draft resisters. A newspaper publisher was sentenced to prison for publishing anti-draft articles. Eugene Debs, the famous labor organizer, was sent to prison for 10 years, for a speech in which he praised those who resisted the draft. As one prominent constitutional scholar, Harry Kalven, obs...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about balance exercises? I’ve fallen a few times over the past year and have read that balance exercises can help me regain my steadiness, but I’m not exactly sure what to do. Unsteady at 70 Dear Unsteady, Most people don’t think much about practicing their balance, but they need to. As we age, our balance declines if it isn’t practiced, which can lead to falls that often result in a broken bone. Every year more than one in four people age 65 and older f...
