Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about the different enrollment periods for Medicare? I’m planning to work past age 65 and understand Medicare offers Initial, Special and General periods in which I can enroll. How does this work? Medicare Illiterate Dear Medicare, The rules for signing up for Medicare can be quite confusing, especially if you plan to work past age 65. But it’s critical to understand the ins and outs of enrolling because the consequences of missing a deadline can be cos...
Have you ever experienced times when you offered to do something for someone and then you basically blew it off? Not intentionally, of course. Just one of those things when life gets in the way, you got busy… other things came up… and you just forgot? My one saving grace is that it hadn’t yet reached the stage where they were counting on my contribution yet because they had still been in the early planning stages at the time. Which is a good thing because life happened, and I never thought of it...
As noted in last week's edition of the "New Rockford Transcript", the 2019 NR-S seniors chose for their class motto the following words by Oprah Winfrey: "The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." Samantha Myhre, a member of the very first graduating class after New Rockford and Sheyenne reorganized, offers some valuable insight to the soon-to-be high school graduates about choosing a future career that reflects what they really want to do, what their strengths are...
The Selective Service System is currently seeking representation from Eddy County to serve on the Selective Service Local Board. The board is comprised of five citizen volunteers whose mission is to decide who, (in the event of a national draft) among the registrants in their community, will receive deferments, postponements or exemption from military service based on the individual registrant’s circumstances and beliefs. The local board members are appointed by the Director of Selective S...
Pairing the current year's tasks with the following year’s budget is an art of balancing. As stated by school Superintendent Jill Louters, the theme of the May 13 New Rockford-Sheyenne school board meeting can be adequately summed up as, “We have one hand in year-end celebrations and one foot in next year planning.” The preliminary budget for the 2019-20 academic year was presented by Louters and Business Manager Janet Heskin, who stated that it aligns with the school’s strategic plan with special emphasis on class size for the primary element...
Kickstands up for Richter’s annual Wienerschnitzel Bike Run on Saturday, May 25. Riders are welcome to register beginning at 10 a.m. at Buck-It’s Bar. Cost is $20 per bike and $5 per rider. After the ride, a wienerschnitzel meal will be served from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the New Rockford Eagles Club. The supper is open to the public, and all proceeds will go to the NR-S Youth Archery Program for next year's season. The archers who competed at last month’s NASP Western National Tournament in Salt Lake City will all be recognized as well....
Great American icons came to life on May 15 as the NR-S third grade classes held the "Living Wax Museum." Crowds came from far and wide to see heroes, front-runners and innovators ranging from Abigail Adams to Walt Disney. Each one of the 28 students selected a person from the past and learned about them through biographical research over the course of several weeks. In addition to a research paper, students also prepared a visual aid, short speech and costume for the event. After their p...
Musicians in junior high and high school entertained audiences on Tuesday, May 14 with a variety of beautiful music. Scroll through the photos to see more about his magical night of music....
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