Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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In April 1984, I stood looking. We hadn't spoken to each other or breathed the same air, but I knew her. My mom really knew her, and that is how I knew her. Marie was her name and she was tiny. She was only 20 weeks gestation. She laid in her casket, still and silent. She was loved beyond measure, and in her true home, within the arms of Jesus. My mom was shattered, my dad was heartbroken. I was only 15 months old, but I can remember what she looked like and I can remember being at her funeral....
The dry, windy conditions have made our area ripe for fire activity recently, with volunteer firefighters battling large blazes at all hours of the day and night. The worst of the fires have occurred north and east of us, in Benson and Nelson counties. Local officials didn't hesitate to implement burn restrictions in March, as the National Weather Service issued guidance that drought conditions were expected to persist throughout the spring. On March 19, Spirit Lake officials suspended all...
On St. Patrick's Day, 29 members of the Best of Buddies (BOB) group at East Central headed to the Turtle Mountains for a day of fun. This was the first official in-person outing of the group since the pandemic began. Transitional Coordinator Vickie Becvar said that among the youth were two individuals from New Rockford, 19 from Carrington, and four each from Fessenden and Pingree. For some, it was the first BOB event they attended. Nine staff members accompanied the students. They set out for...
Lutheran Home of Good Shepherd received grant funds from North Dakota Telephone Company for the purchase of a new wheelchair platform in the LHGS beauty shop. With this new piece of equipment, wheelchair-bound residents can continue to receive perms and colors in house, at the LHGS beauty shop....
Waylon J. Stands, Jr. of Sheyenne was stopped on Eddy County 1 (29th Street), east of Sheyenne, on March 16. The vehicle had no license plate, and Stands’ driver’s license was suspended. The deputy smelled marijuana in the vehicle, and identified a joint in the cup holder. Stands relinquished the marijuana to the deputy at the scene, and he pleaded guilty on March 24 to misdemeanor possession of marijuana and driving under suspension. He received a 30-day suspended jail sentence, and was ordered to pay $650 in fines and fees. Tyler C. Kuk of...
High School A Honor Roll 12th Grade Lexi Anderson, Danielle Bjerke, William Fleming Jr., John Grann, Chloe Guthmiller, Chloe Heinz, Kayahna Hopfauf, Hunter Johnson, Justyne Klocke, Cassie Longnecker, Kenna Munson, Evan Ulrich, Koven Walford, Kaden Wiedrich. 11th Grade Maria Becker, Mya Cudworth, Koby Duda, Alexa Holth, Janika McCorkle, Andrew Presnell, Madison Schuster, Delana Thomas, Alyssa Thumb. 10th Grade Hallie Brown, Kyria Dockter, Wiona Dockter, Emma Duda, Madisen Myhre. 9th Grade Kate Allmaras, Claire Becker, Kelsie Belquist, Keaton...
The Dakota Prairie Homeless Shelter in Devils Lake is in need of supplies, and the American Legion building in New Rockford will be a drop-off place for people to bring their donations. Please drive in the alley behind the American Legion, and leave donations and supplies by the back door. The auxiliary asks items come packed in plastic bags. Items currently needed at the shelter are as follows: Cleaning supplies; disinfecting wipes; hygiene supplies for men and women; shampoo; toothbrushes; toothpaste; body wash; q-tips; hand lotions; shaving...
The money on gift cards is like cash – once it’s spent, you almost certainly can’t get it back. That’s why requests for payment by a gift card are typically part of grandparent, tech support, and impostor scams. If you only remember one thing, remember this: if anyone demands that you go purchase a gift card to pay a debt, bill or fee for service, or to help a friend or relative in trouble; it’s a scam. Gift cards have also become one of our favorite ways to mark birthdays and holidays. But be cautious when buying or using gift cards, be...
The Trailriders 4-H meeting was held on March 21 at 2 p.m. at the Evangelical Free Church.There were 11 members attending in person at the meeting; however, the leader attended via Zoom. During the meeting, we discussed going to the LegenDairy event as a group.The 4-H shooting sports program starts on April 7 at 6 p.m. at the 4-H building, located on the Eddy County fairgrounds. We also talked about the next couple of meetings and what projects we will be working on. After the meeting, we did a...
Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives reached agreement with the Senate, this week, on the financial forecast they will use going forward. Now that an agreement has been reached, based on the latest projections, the legislature can complete work on the various budget bills. As reported earlier, the Appropriations Committees from both chambers heard revised revenue forecasts from Moody’s Analytics and IHS Markit. These forecasts were for the remainder of the current biennium, and the 2021-2023 biennium. Using these reports, the A...
The week started in Appropriations with the Water Commission budget. I am serving on this subcommittee and conference committee. The Water Commission budget is large, with many different water basins and flood control projects. The goal of the subcommittee is to make the best use of the resources we have in order to provide maximum results. We will be looking at the Western Area Water Supply projects, the Northwest Area Water Supply Project, the Red River Valley Water Supply Project, the Southwest pipeline, rural water, municipal water, Mouse...
CORRECTION: Martin Koepplin does not live in Goodyear, Arizona. He, and wife Janelle, were visiting their daughter Trisha and family there. Saturday visitors, at the Ken and Marvis Holte home, were daughter Amanda Bickett and Izzy. They enjoyed visiting over tea and cookies. Craig Packard is out of a VA Hospital, doing fine with continued appointments and keeping a check on things. Supper guest at the Janet Laube home on Sunday was Charlotte Koepplin. Friday, Kathy Anderson, Laura Hager, Jakoby and Josslyn were among those who totally enjoyed...
Patti Clifton was among area friends and family who attended the baby shower for Shantel (Thumb) Storm, last Saturday afternoon, at the Sheyenne Senior Center. Bob and Dawn Boyd enjoyed visiting at the Sheyenne Senior Center last week. They stopped in, while they were in the area to visit Dawn's cousin, Allyn Seastrand, who resides at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford. (He's happy to have visitors!) Bob and Dawn now enjoy living in Stillwater, Minnesota, near their daughters and families, but do miss their North Dakota...
Charlotte Simon spent the day Tuesday with her sister, JoClaire Halvorson, in Devils Lake. Randy and Charlotte had their second Covid vaccination on Thursday in Minnewaukan. On Saturday, Randy and Charlotte attended the wedding of Jessica Bosch and Kasey Okke in Minot. Jessica is the daughter of Wendy and Simon Bosch. Simon is Charlotte’s brother. The Simons took in the basketball tournament in New Rockford on Sunday. Easton Simon is a member of the New Rockford Rockets team. They played in the seventh-grade division. They won the c...
Douglas Cudworth was a Saturday visitor at the Margie Anderson home. Thursday afternoon visitor and supper guest at the Charlotte Koepplin home was Janet Laube and YipYip. Gary Anderson and Margie Anderson were among those who attended the annual Community Credit Union meeting and dinner at Ostby Hall in Sheyenne on Saturday. Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a visit and Sunday supper at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home, as well as a Monday phone chat with Sharon Laxdal. Saturday found Charlotte Koepplin a supper guest at the Todd and Karen Koepplin...
Five years ago, I nearly lost my life to leukemia because I couldn’t afford my medication. Even though my doctors warned me the cancer would return if I didn’t take the medicine, I did not fill my prescription, because I couldn’t afford the $2,400 a month co-pay. Luckily, I found the same medicine at a more affordable cost of $680 a month through a Canadian pharmacy. My story is shockingly common. Surveys have found that one in three adults did not take a medication as prescribed, because of the price. There have been several high profi...
Tom Wolf, lame-duck governor of Pennsylvania, announced on Twitter that he wanted the commonwealth to legalize pot. His comment was hailed as timely, necessary and courageous by many of his lame-duck followers on social media. There is a huge constituency in Pennsylvania, and nationally, for ending what some call a prohibition, and others view as a common-sense limitation on recreational marijuana. It is important to note that, neither Wolf nor I, are referring to medical cannabis, which has...
In its current form, the U.S. Senate’s delaying tactic called the "filibuster" hangs on a rule requiring 60 votes for "cloture." Simply put, it takes 51 Senators to pass a bill, but before that, it takes the consent of 60 Senators to end debate and actually get to a final majority vote. Each time control of the U.S. Senate changes hands, the new majority party publicly mulls doing away with the filibuster in the name of democracy, while the new minority party staunchly defends the filibuster in the name of minority rights to force due d...
Bruce Allen Kinneberg, 86, of Inver Grove Heights, Minn., passed away on March 8, 2021. Bruce was born in New Rockford, N.D. on May 16, 1934. He was the eldest son of Janet and Carl Kinneberg. Raised in New Rockford, Bruce graduated from New Rockford High School. He was a member of the high school band and football team, as well as a star runner on the track team. Bruce came in second place in the low hurdles at the Class B state track tournament. After high school, Bruce went on to serve in...
Born Nov. 20, 1941 in New Rockford, N.D. to Arnold & Josephine Bymoen, he was the second of three children. He passed away quietly in his home in Las Vegas on March 5, 2021. He spent his early years on the family farm, where he especially liked driving the tractor and any work that related to that. His first years of school were in a one-room school house, where he was usually one, of only two, students in his grade. The family eventually moved to Sabin, Minnesota, where Darrell attended and graduated from Moorhead High School in 1959. He went...
Gloria Kathleen Kosse, 94, of Carrington, N.D., passed away on March 28, 2021 at Golden Acres Manor. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Carrington. Burial will be at the Carrington Cemetery. Father Terry Dodge will officiate the service. Casket bearers will be Erick Gisvold, Shaun Parsons, Don Kosse, Mark Kosse, John Hollingsworth and Kelvin Kosse. Honorary bearers will be Kailey Finck, Luke Motschenbacher, Sadie...
As of April, I am 15 months, and 26 months, removed from surgery on my right kidney. Long story short, the plumbing out of my kidney was kinked, and my right kidney was filling, but not draining. To have the issue resolved, I needed specialized robotic surgery at Mayo. Specialized surgery which failed the first time and had to be redone. God willing, in May, I’ll get another positive post-op. It’s been a stressful journey, and I really hope I’m done learning about kidneys from the nation’s top nephrologists (kidney doctors), but it got me thin...
If popular culture has taught us anything about the early days of the teenage dating scene, it is that girls were often using an excuse similar to, "I'm busy that night. I'll be washing my hair." To be honest, I never really understood. I was always kind of a wash and go kind of gal. But as we know, life (and style) hasn't always been so simple. The actual process of washing the hair might not have taken that much longer than what you and I are accustomed. The real chore came in styling and dryi...
The Dec. 25, 1903, “Transcript” mentioned the “Portal International” newspaper. That issue carried some school notes: the Primary room students had been holding “secret communications” with Santa Claus. The Intermediate room students held a debate: “Resolved, that rain is better than snow.” The Negative side won. Vada Aultman and Pearl Anderson had gone to their rural homes for Christmas vacation, as had Mary Goodman, on Dec. 21. Albert West had been absent all week. Samuel McDowell was se...
The introduction of H.R. 51, a bill to make Washington, D.C., the 51st state — the “Washington, Douglas Commonwealth” — would grant its 700,000 residents the same rights enjoyed by Americans in every other state — full voting representation in Congress. This historic measure has triggered intense political and partisan controversy because, if enacted, the likely result would be the election of representatives who are Democratic, black and urban in their orientation. Make no pretense about what is at stake for the balance of power on Capitol H...
