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Josh Guler and the loan team at New Rockford's Bank Forward branch brought new meaning to the term "banker's hours" last week. In spite of a short application window and a long learning curve, he and his team members processed local applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on evenings and weekends to ensure that the small businesses they served would not be left out. The PPP is part of the CARES Act, the $2 trillion legislation passed by Congress that aimed to provide financial...
The National Weather Service, the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, and other state, county and local agencies have come together to host Severe Summer Weather Awareness Week activities. On Wednesday, April 29, at 11:15 a.m., simulated tornado watches and warnings will be issued to test the statewide warning and communications systems. The National Weather Service will issue a simulated tornado warning for all counties in North Dakota. Unless other significant weather threatens, m...
On Tuesday, April 21, the Spirit Lake Tribe, Spirit Lake Tribal Health and the Spirit Lake Health Center hosted community preventative surveillance screenings for COVID-19. According to Major General Alan Dohrmann of the North Dakota National Guard, there were 290 tests conducted at Spirit Lake Tuesday. The testing was available for adults only and gave preference to individuals who work closely with the community as well as workforce members who would like to be tested. As of press time, no pos...
On Saturday, April 18, Carstenson Contracting began locating utilities under the 100 block of Eighth Street near the New Rockford Eagles Club and Bank Forward. Come Monday they were boring holes in the street to create a path for the new water main to travel. By Wednesday afternoon, the new blue PVC water mains were going in. In the picture at left, the water main is slowly pulled through the 12 in. bore hole, 8 ft. underground. City officials, engineers and contractors agreed to prioritize the...
I’m sure many of you are with me when I say that I’d sure like to move forward from this COVID-19 thing. But we’re stuck for now. COVID-19 has changed our lives, leaving us to feel isolated and overly stressed. Even more, we’re afraid of something very real that can’t be seen— a virus. I understand that a lot of people are afraid, but I also understand that fear itself isn’t always a bad thing. A little concern can be useful because it makes you cautious and careful and causes you to take precau...
The Prairie Pothole Water Quality and Wildlife Program is a new funding opportunity available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). When enrolled, producers are eligible for payment on cropped wetlands, two acres or less in size as identified on the National Wetland Inventory, and with intact hydrology. The payment rate will differ by region. The Prairie Pothole Water Quality and Wildlife Program emerged from a North Dakota concept called the Working Wetlands program. Farmers and conservation leaders worked together to...
The Larson family continued a longstanding family tradition this spring and finished just in time for Earth Day. "Ever since the girls were little, we'd spend time picking up garbage each spring," says Sheyenne resident Patti Larson. The daughters she speaks of, Joanna Larson and Sandra Larson are anything but little anymore. With both out of the house- either in college or building their career, it's hard to find time for tradition. This year, with all the COVID-19 precautions, both girls are...
NR-S alum and current NDSU freshman Teddy Allmaras is back home on the farm and waiting out COVID-19 precautions. He is keeping busy with his online classes, which aren't as difficult in content as they are to keep focus on. "It's hard to focus for more than an hour. Especially when it's nice out," says Allmaras. In an effort to put his energy to good use and effectively "pass" the time, the former Rocket quarterback saw his opportunity in the tree belt surrounding his parents' farmstead west...
The renowned traveling abilities of NDSU Bison football fans may have indirectly helped to provide inspiration for the latest tool to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Care19, a new location-tracing mobile phone app created by the inventor of the locally-famous "Bison Tracker," documents users' recent close contacts from city to city should they contract COVID-19, in order to track down the disease's transmission with greater precision. Jackie Schroeder, a Carr...
Get the Care19 App The Care19 App is now available on Google Play or the App Store. This app will assign you a random ID number and will store your locations or places you visit for longer than 10 minutes. You can go into the app and then categorize the places that are stored such as grocery store or workplace etc. This will help remind you of the places you have been or people you may have been in contact with. If you test positive for COVID-19 then you can give consent for your information to be provided to the State of North Dakota Departmen...
Chris Bichler, a Career Agent for Nodak Insurance Company in Eddy, Foster and Barnes Counties has been recognized as a state sales leader. He earned this recognition for his outstanding sales performance as Business Unit Leader, New Property/Casualty Policies and New Auto Units in the state of North Dakota during 2019. Chris Bichler's office is located at 930 1st St S Carrington where he offers insurance products such as auto, home, farm, business, life insurance and annuities. Nodak Insurance Company, rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best, is the...
Lester Roberts received a phone call from Don Knutson in Arizona Sunday. Midge Quam and Helen Ridley visited Lester one day this week. They respected the distancing. Chad Getscher visited with Lester on the phone one day this week. Somebody gifted Lester with a 30-pack of Hamm’s Beer. He appreciated it very much. Dave and Linda Madson and Mr. Syl Brown enjoyed coffee with Melodie Madson on her deck on Sunday. Mr. Syl is our 92 year old friend and neighbor who helps Melodie with many projects. He also helps with snow removal with his tractor. We...
New Rockford area folks extend sympathy to the family of Nyla (Lesmeister) Roberts. Monday Dave and Cheryl Gabbert of Hankinson arrived at the Shirley Packard home. They were there to help Mom, Shirley, celebrate her birthday on the 16th. The Gabberts and Calvin Packard helped with and enjoyed a birthday diner. Shirley received many cards and calls filled with good wishes. The Gabberts did some spring cleaning and painting for Mom and Cheryl made a mighty fine spaghetti and meatball meal. Dave and Cheryl returned to their home Friday. Janet...
Tuesday, Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a visit from niece Brittney and Chastin. Wednesday, he had supper with Andy and Ruth Braaten. Thursday he enjoyed a phone chat with his sister Sharon Laxdal from Edinberg and Saturday dinner with Andy and Ruth. Jimmy goes on brisk walks when he isn’t at work. Ervin Longnecker accompanied Tony Rademacher to Tolna where Tony has a cabin. They brought a lawn mower back, so it could be tuned up for the summer season. They enjoyed visiting on their Sunday Drive. Wednesday April 15, Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed c...
Dear fellow New Rockford residents, It has been an honor and a privilege serving as city commissioner of New Rockford for the past 12 years. With the current COVID-19 pandemic limiting my ability to discuss some of my views face-to-face, I opted to proceed with this Letter to the Editor to express my views/concerns and goals for the community’s future. I am committed to maintaining our small-town charm by ensuring the safety and integrity of our neighborhoods, the quality of services and vitality of our businesses. A great deal of work c...
On a recent Saturday afternoon, 86-year-old Uncle Doug shared a bit of family lore about his grandfather (my great-grandfather). When great-grandpa Henry Lee Gipson was four years old, a stranger came knocking on the door. The visitor introduced himself and went inside to conduct his business. As he was leaving, he apologized for using a pseudonym and confided that his real name was Jesse James! (This was when Jesse and brother Frank were living in Nashville, and three or four years before...
The pandemic has turned our world upside down. We work from home. School is cancelled indefinitely. Weddings, graduations, baptisms and all of the other indicia of the normal trajectory of a human life are suspended. This is what it must be like to be in Limbo, that now defunct Catholic state of existence without boundary, but also without God. The anxiety is real, palpable and weighs on all of us. On some, though, the weight is much heavier. There is a little girl who should have had no...
Sister Nyla Jean Roberts, O.L.T., 67, of Aberdeen, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020, at Aberdeen Health and Rehab in Aberdeen. Her Funeral Mass was April 21, 2020, at Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 5th Avenue NW, Aberdeen, with Father Patrick Grode officiating. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery in Mellette, S.D. at a later date. Family and friends may sign Sister Nyla's online guestbook and also view her service via the live stream service link at...
“The Centurion’s Faith” Over the course of his three years of ministry, Jesus interacts with many different people. Obviously, religious leaders, fishermen and his disciples; but also prostitutes, tax collectors and many other people. Some of them had faith in Jesus, some did not. But across the board, only once does he seem surprised by a person’s faith. That person was not a religious leader, or a faithful blue-color fisherman, or even a Jew, but a Roman soldier. A man whose name is not recorded, but rank of centurion is. The story goes th...
Patricia Martin, 75, Bismarck, formerly of rural Bowdon, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at her home in Bismarck surrounded by her loving family. A private graveside service was held Monday, April 20, 2020 at the Hillside Cemetery in Fessenden (Due to COVIDv-19 social distancing restrictions). Patricia Ann Weigelt, daughter of Rueben and Minnie (Wigan) Weigelt, was born June 23, 1944 at Harvey. She grew up on the family farm east of Fessenden and began her education at the nearby St. Anna...
It’s time to applaud our volunteers! April 19 - 25 was National Volunteer Week! Thank you to all our volunteers, who give so selflessly of their time, talent and treasures! By fixing hair, painting nails, visiting residents, assisting with mass, conducting mass, helping with activities, working in our gift shop, being on the LHGS Auxiliary, providing musical entertainment, and more… We thank you for brightening our resident’s day’s… we could not do it without you! THANK YOU… Alicia Vorland, Althea Gronos, Barb Lies, Barb Perleberg, Becky Engel...
The March 13, 1903, “Transcript” responded to the P.M. Mattson letter of March 11 by reprinting a two-line poem about attorneys Michael T. O’Connor and P.M. Mattson, but refused any retraction unless Mattson could convince O’Connor that he had libeled Mattson. The second article referenced by Mattson had dealt with a report that Mattson was suing O’Connor for criminal libel; the “Transcript” did retract a portion of the article, but did so in a satirical manner. As to the Feb. 27 story, the “T...
First Monarchs April 29, 2020 — On this day in 1931, the King and Queen of Siam were treated to a state dinner with President Hoover at the White House. They were the first absolute monarchs to ever visit the United States, and the first Asian monarchs to visit the White House. They entered the country from the north at Portal, N.D. Lungs in the Pulpit April 30, 2020 — The National Anti-Tuberculosis Association was founded in 1904; the North Dakota affiliate started up soon after and the tuberculosis sanatorium was built at Dunseith. This dat...
Dear Savvy Senior, Amid all the troubling coronavirus news, I’ve also read that there are various coronavirus scams going around right now taking advantage of innocent people who are afraid of getting sick or are worried about those that have. What can you tell me about coronavirus scams and what can I do to protect myself? Scared Senior Dear Scared, Unfortunately, coronavirus scams are spreading nearly as fast as the virus itself, and seniors are often the most vulnerable. These con artists a...
At the Eddy County Museum, much of the collections housed in the Branford Depot have to do with railroads. After all, New Rockford grew to serve the passengers who traveled the Empire Builder. The original Empire Builder passenger train was introduced in 1929 under Great Northern Railway and later its successor, the Burlington Northern Railroad. At the time, the 2,211 mile trip between Chicago and Seattle took nearly 60 hours. The travel time was reduced following World War II when Great Northern placed new diesel-powered trains in service....
