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He rang the bell, knowing he'll celebrate sometime soon. "We'll make up for it," said Bill Beals, New Rockford, N.D. "We need to stay positive." Beals graduated from the cancer center at Jamestown Regional Medical Center Monday, April 20 after 18 months of treatment. Doctors diagnosed him with lung cancer in 2018. His family has supported him since the beginning, checking in, lending hands. Because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, however, they couldn't attend the graduation....
Construction will resume along U.S. Hwy. 281 in New Rockford on Monday, May 4. According to Ethan Kitsch with the NDDOT, the goal is to have the project completed by the end of June, dependent on weather. The tentative plan is to rebuild one frontage road at a time. The west frontage road will be closed for rebuilding first, while the east frontage road remains open. Every other intersection to the highway will remain open during this time. Traffic speeds along the highway will be reduced. As...
Gov. Doug Burgum signed an amended executive order Wednesday providing additional guidance for businesses that are resuming or continuing operations under the “North Dakota Smart Restart” protocols developed in collaboration with the business community to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The protocols initially released Tuesday included operating standards for all industries, as well as specific guidance for several high-contact business sectors including restaurants and bars; hair, nail and tan...
The Chamber's April Employee of the Month hails from CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington. Brittany Long joined CHI as a psychiatric and mental health nurse practitioner in the fall of 2018 and has since helped patients navigate and stabilize all sorts of psychiatric conditions. It is a service that means everything to the patients that suffer from conditions like depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, ADHD and obsessive-compulsive disorders- and it is close home. Patients no longer have to be...
With all the construction activity around town in recent weeks, we at the "New Rockford Transcript" are enamored with all the machines, people and processes. So, Publisher Amy Wobbema went on scene to capture all the phases of the water main replacement project to help readers understand what's actually going on. In this week's edition, we're highlighting the directional drilling process used downtown and in select other areas, where the existing water main remains in place while a new one is...
A Canadian Pacific Railroad train carrying grain derailed in the Carrington city limits between the 6th Ave. North crossing and the Highways 52-200 overpass just southeast of the Central City Grain elevator early Sunday morning, April 26. The incident occurred just before 7:00 a.m. when around 20 cars on the 100-unit train came off the tracks, with many of those coming to rest beneath the overpass. Andy Cummings, a spokesperson for CP, said that no injuries were reported, no hazardous materials...
by Tiffany Harr Executive Order 2020-06.3 will expire on Thursday, April 30. There are restrictions and new guidelines for standard operating procedures for businesses that plan to re-open. Governor Burgum is encouraging businesses to do a workplace assessment to develop COVID-19 policies and procedures in. Travel restrictions have not been lifted so if you leave North Dakota you must quarantine for 14 days when you return. The Eddy County COVID-19 group has been meeting every Tuesday through GoToMeeting. This group involves people from Publi...
Under the adjusted 2020 Census operational plan, the Census Bureau is conducting a series of preparatory activities so we are fully ready to resume field activities for the 2020 Census when it is safe to do so. In-person activities, including enumeration, office work and processing activities, will always incorporate the most current guidance from authorities to ensure the health and safety of staff and the public. Information provided daily to the Census Bureau from FEMA, as well as state and...
Charlotte Koepplin welcomed a yard visit on beautiful Wednesday from Karen Koepplin bringing treats. Jimmy Indergaard is keeping in touch with family through this COVID-19 threat through phone calls to his sister Fran and Dennis Walen, Uncle Mervin Indergaard and Cousin Vicky Magill, And having Sunday supper with Andy and Ruth Braaten. Jim’s sister Sharon Laxdal, checked on him through a phone call. Ervin Longnecker accompanied son Merle, on a drive into New Rockford for needed items, Saturday. Ervin enjoyed a chat with Rob and Margie Lies o...
News is pretty hard to come by with people staying home for the most part. Everyone is looking forward to the freedom to go and do what we want. Bobbi and Donna Grann competed in a “COVID-19” barrel race on Sunday in Menoken, N.D. Johnny Grann and Stephen Merrick went to Velva on Friday to pick up a new goat for Lacey. If anyone would care to send a card or letter to James Nelson, his address is Eventide Care Center, 620 14th Ave NE, Devils Lake, N.D. 58301. Being remembered means a lot. Doris Griffin reported that one of her geese started sit...
Nieces Shelly of Oklahoma and Robin of Fargo and grandson Travis Laube and sister-in-law Lois Ockert both of Fargo, checked on Janet Laube and enjoyed phone chats. Friday, Shirley Packard kept a medical appointment in Carrington, getting there by Eddy County transit. She returned home with good results. Thursday afternoon, Janet Laube and Yip Yip stopped in at the Charlotte Koepplin home for a back yard visit. She returned Sunday leaving a treat at the front door. So, the virus continues on. Seems New Rockford is doing its thing keeping it at...
A raft of reckless activity in both New Rockford's public parks and on private property in the city have officials ruffled, and rightfully so. Park District Manager Nybo said recently that he was aware of ATVs and other vehicles driving on the west side of Jim Legion Johnson Memorial Park, on the west side of the reservoir property, and even in the grass along the road near the pool in All Veterans Memorial Park. When I went out to the ballpark to photograph the Friday night lights last week, I...
Somewhere on the Appalachian Trail... We’d been climbing steadily uphill for 25 minutes, a deceptively arduous mile. The sweat was pooling in the small of my back. And my breath came deep and even against the climb, as I planted one foot ahead of the other on the rocky trail. My daughter was behind me, and I could hear her footfalls in the wooded silence. And so I started thinking about time. All this time we’ve had. This time on pause, this time in silence, where we’ve been asked to surrender our autonomy and stay away from friends and the...
Americans have a tendency to think we react well in emergencies. There is this sense we rise to the occasion, without whining and with that strength of character vouchsafed us from our immigrant ancestors. You only have to look at how the pioneers dealt with the dangers of the trek westward, the Depression-era folk who survived the Dustbowl and urban poverty, the Greatest Generation that willed themselves through World War II, and even a few more recent examples, like the reaction to 9/11 and th...
The Founding Fathers, mostly Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, didn’t expect that a by-product of federalism would be state bankruptcies. But that is what could happen if we adopted U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s suggestion that states buried in debt because of the virus should declare bankruptcy. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 15 states have identified new holes in their budgets which by state constitutional provisions must be balanced. Moo...
Friday, April 24 Governor Burgum declared a statewide flood emergency Friday, noting at least $7 million in infrastructure damage to date. Seventeen North Dakota counties have reported $5.2 million in damages, and the NDDOT has recorded $1.8 million in damages to state highways. He noted that Drayton saw its fourth-highest crest, and the eighth-highest crest was recorded in Grand Forks. Also in regards to highways, Burgum announced that a total of $400 million will be invested in North Dakota highway improvements this year. An initial infusion...
CHI Health at Home is closely following the latest developments with coronavirus. We are constantly monitoring the latest developments and recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and local health departments and are implementing their recommendations as we learn more about this disease. The safety of our clients, family members, caregivers, and employees remains our highest priority and we are taking steps to limit the spread of the virus and care for those who...
On March 17, 1903, Carl P. Bye of Sargent County came in with a carload of horses and began selling them at the Hotel Davies stables. Mrs. Andrew Johnson, Sr., and daughter were in from Tiffany to visit for the rest of the week. J.W. Walters came up from his Barlow farm and J.F. Clure was in from his farm northeast of town on business; J.G. Daley was also in on business. Pat Byron was up from Barlow and Philip Ackerman came in from west of town. At 2:30 p.m. the WCTU met at Mrs. W.E. Biggs’s. Th...
Dear Savvy Senior, In light of the stock market crashing, I’ve heard that Social Security offers a lump-sum payment to new retirees who need some extra cash. I have not yet filed for my retirement benefits and would like to investigate this option. What can you tell me? Seeking Cash Dear Seeking, There is indeed a little-known Social Security claiming strategy that’s been around for many years that can provide retirees a lump-sum benefit, but you need to be past your full retirement age to be...
After a long winter, there may be nothing more inspiring than to watch the bird play in the birdbath. Perhaps white towel pictured here is an embroidery artist's attempt to capture the joy that is "Splash, Splash." The red embroidery includes several birds and a fountain bath, and is in the same style as another. Both were embroidered with ravelings of a calico dress and are now housed in the Eddy County Museum's Brantford Depot. The museum records suggest the embroidery dates back to the...
Upright Sleeper May 4, 2020 — We’ve all heard about talking in your sleep – and many of us do. And then there’s sleepwalking, which afflicted pilot Carl Ben Eielson the night before he’d set out on any new adventure. But today’s story is about something far more unusual. On this date in 1905, the Fargo Forum and Daily Republican published a story about a woman named Mary Dickerson, who was called Aunt Dickie by most people. She lived with Mrs. B. H. Smoot in north Fargo. There were few background details on Aunt Dickie, but the story said...
Senator John Hoeven, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to support farmers and ranchers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This program includes: •$16 billion in direct payments for farmers and ranchers, funded using the $9.5 billion emergency program Senator Hoeven secured in the CARES Act and $6.5 billion in Credit Commodity Corporation (CCC) funding. • $3 billion in purchases...
Two jury trials have been set for Louis Allmaras of New Rockford. He faces numerous charges, including Class A Felony possession with intent to manufacture and deliver 500 g or more of marijuana; Class B Felony theft of $10,000-$50,000; Class C Felony possession of drug paraphernalia; and misdemeanor charges of making a false report to law enforcement and possession of drug paraphernalia. According to the criminal complaint, Allmaras was caught growing 96 marijuana plants, ranging from 4 to 7 feet tall, on his property in Eddy County last July....
The bowling season at Wonder Lanes ended on the evening of March 15 because of the virus. The Sunday Night Mixed league had just finished their season, but did not have a roll-off for the league championship. The men's league still had three weeks left and the ladies league had four weeks left. The three junior leagues had 1 to 4 weeks left on their schedules. The winners of the junior leagues were determined by first half winners and leaders of the second half. The adult leagues did not declare winners. The following is a summation of the...
Outdoor notes: *Remember that new boat registrations are now due and stickers need to be placed on the boat. *North Dakota state park facilities, including vault toilets, restrooms, and visitor centers, remain closed to public use, although hiking trails are open for day use only. Please remember to implement social distancing. Day and annual passes available through park self-registration or online (www.parkrec.nd.gov). *N.D. Game and Fish Dept. Wildlife Mgmt. Areas also open to public use,...
