Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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You may or may not know Ron Lende, but chances are you have noticed him set up outside of the old City Services building. Or perhaps you have smelled the undeniable aroma of grilled onions and philly cheese steak sandwiches wafting from his classic concession tent. Lende, formerly of Sheyenne, ventured into the world of food vending many years ago. "We had just moved back to Sheyenne and were looking for a way to make a living," Lende recalls. That's when he met Roger Westby and ventured upon a...
Local officials are submitting a request to hold a community-wide COVID-19 testing event after six additional Eddy County residents tested positive for the virus Thursday. "We know it's in the community," Eddy County Public Health Nurse Danette Schmid said via phone Thursday morning. "All of us play a role in the prevention of COVID-19, and we at public health will look at ways that we can do a large-scale testing event." Schmid said the testing could be administered by either the state's Rapid...
A young child was found dead at a residence on the Spirit Lake Reservation, and her foster parents are behind bars. On the morning of May 6, Spirit Lake emergency service personnel were called to a private residence in Tokio, N.D., on the Spirit Lake Reservation. When they arrived on scene, they located 5-year-old Raven Thompson in the basement. Their attempts to revive her were futile, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. After a survey of the premises, authorities located 7-year-old Zane...
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly made a lasting impression on the Class of 2020. After months of detoured classes, canceled sports and postponed events, the NR-S seniors are finally stepping into the light. On the afternoon of Sunday, June 21, all 21 New Rockford-Sheyenne graduates will walk across the stage, donned in caps and gowns. This will be the first time that the members of this class have all been in the same building since Gov. Burgum ordered the closure of N.D. schools on March 16. NR-S Secondary Principal Avolt Baumbach...
It's Election Season, and this time things are a bit different. Here's our readers' guide to the June 9 election, so brush up and get out the vote! This is considered the "primary" election for all county, statewide and national offices. All Eddy County residents must vote absentee for the above races. All candidates who receive the appropriate number of votes in the primary will be placed on the general election ballot. The general election will take place on Tuesday, November 3. Those elected...
This past weekend senior baseball players got a chance to take the field one last time. Organized by Bismarck High senior Skyler Strand and his mother, the Sandlot Showdown was held May 15 and 16 in Bismarck. The purpose was to allow parents of seniors to see their kids play one last time. Teams from Bismarck, Mandan, Williston, Kidder County and Carrington/NR-S competed in the non-school sanctioned, player organized round-robin tournament. Lisa Thompson of New Rockford, parent of senior Hunter...
Editor's Note: Since there won't be a Memorial Day program this year due to COVID-19, American Legion Post 30 has submitted the speech they intended to present for us to print here. Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the first responders running into burning and crumbling buildings as others ran out. Now, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the most visible heroes are the health care professionals, who are saving others and risking their own lives while doing so. These...
The NR-S Elementary held its annual year-end awards ceremony virtually Wednesday, which was posted to their Facebook page. Here are the highlights: The Keep North Dakota Clean poster contest winners from each classroom in grades Pre-K to sixth grade received certificates and trees to plant courtesy of the Eddy County Soil Conservation District. Pre-K: Halle Savageau and Kelsy Larson; Kindergarten: Brielle Dauenhauer and Livi Skogen; First grade: Dylan Cudworth; Second grade: Cade Helseth and...
The Eddy County Historical Society board of directors met this past week to hash out plans for the 2020 season. The short story is that the museum will be closed for the summer. The long story is that the closure is less about COVID-19 and more about making needed upgrades to the buildings and grounds. Fundraising has been the name of the game for several months now, and it is an endeavor that has paid off. With more than $4,000 raised over the initial goal of $11,000, the museum is grateful...
In recognition of National Nursing Home Week, the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd would like to honor employees who have reached significant years of service! Five years: Rebecca Allmaras, Cassidy Bjerke, Mary Kay Price, Gisele Carter, Megan Wobbema, Lynette Axtman, Cassie Ness, Irene Cudworth, Terri Backer, Crystal Gossen and Guadalupe Ubaldo Banda 10 years: Katlyn Ehni, Tori Dockter, Chantel Heskin and Tamarra Marcotte. 15 years: Ruth Braaten, Jennifer Gable, Donna Sharbono, Marissa...
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. “America’s farming community is facing an unprecedented situation as our nation tackles the coronavirus. President Trump has authorized USDA to ensure our patriotic farmers, ranchers, and producers are supported and we are moving quickly to open applications to get payme...
LaVonne (Hungness) Aspley passed away May 12. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Mabel Hungness of Sheyenne and a member of the Sheyenne High School Class of 1953. She had lived in Chanhassen, Minn. Sympathy is extended to her brother Paul Hungness of New Rockford. Patti Clifton joined Shirley Westby, Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe for a social distancing visit and coffee last Tuesday afternoon. Jan Loe stopped for a quick (social distancing) visit at the home of Patti Clifton on Monday afternoon. Reminder: No Memorial Day program or dinner...
Saturday Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed supper with Andy and Ruth Braaten and Nikki. Sunday evening garden visitor and supper guests of Taylor and Amanda Koepplin and Evelyn, Luke and Charlie. Friday afternoon brief backyard visitors at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Janet Laube and Yip Yip. Pleasant Prairie folks are trying to get spring planting underway despite the wet conditions and are coping with COVID-19 restrictions. News is scarce....
Candy Jensen enjoyed phone calls from sons Jerrod and Angie Holte of Mapleton and Derik Holte and Val of Minneapolis and special flowers from her brother Rick and Cara Koepplin and gang of Devils Lake. Sunday afternoon visitors and helpers at the Janet Laube home were niece Robin and Scott Westall of Fargo, and was pleasantly surprised by visits from niece Lisa and Kieth Paulson of Gully, Minn., and former neighbor Jeanne Wobbema of Valley City. New Rockford and area folks extend recovery wishes to Paul Hungness as he recuperates from recent...
Lester Roberts reported that the Oberon cemetery will be mowed Friday or Saturday (weather permitting) so asks that Memorial Day flowers wait if possible, until the mowing is done. Lester’s cousin, Arlene Keister from Whitefish, Mont., passed away. She was born and raised in the Oberon area 97 years ago and left the area when she was around 20. Lester talked to his sister, Marlene Miller in Mesa, Ariz., this week. He also had a few calls from Chad Getscher. Howard and Helen Schmid have returned to their North Dakota home for the summer. They a...
North Dakota Sheriffs and Deputies Association, North Dakota Chiefs of Police Association and the North Dakota Highway Patrol will hold a Memorial Day parade to honor our state’s fallen officers and veterans. The parade of law enforcement vehicles, EMS, fire and families of the fallen will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 25 at the state capitol. The parade route will begin on the north side of the capitol, passing by the Peace Officer Memorial, exiting the capitol grounds on State Street and continuing to Veterans Cemetery. A map of the route h...
My mother texted me a photograph on Sunday. That doesn’t sound like a newsworthy occasion, but mom had never texted anything to me or anyone else, ever. It was a photo of the flowers I sent her for Mother’s Day. The picture was a little grainy and out of focus, but that’s what a 15-year-old flip phone will get you. “Does this mean you’re going to start texting now?” I asked when I called her. “No. I don’t text.” “Why not?” “If you want to talk to me, you call me so I can hear your voice.” My sister bought mom a smartphone for Christmas a couple...
With the closure of the state’s largest power plant and coal mine a certainty in 2022, North Dakota is forced to accept the realities facing a coal industry that has existed since settlement days. Green River Energy announced recently that it was closing its Coal Creek Station and Falkirk Mine near Underwood in 2022, short notice for a move that will have a significant impact on the and surrounding area. This closure may be only the first domino to go and sweep away the remaining four plants a...
The rose bush outside our kitchen window is telling a different story this spring. Severely cut back each winter, it always rebounds as the weather turns warmer. I once read in a gardening book that it’s almost impossible to over-prune roses. But last week, although the stems had grown tall and the leaves were vibrant, the plant produced just a single flower. I watched as it transitioned from bud to bloom – a soft shade of crimson, not too dark, mixed with a bit of pink from nature’s limitless p...
One of the most awkward, self-conscious incidents in my life occurred when I was shopping with a group. One of my companions blithely continued browsing long after the store was locked. I have done assembly-line work, junkyard work and freelance writing. But I have also punched enough cash-register keys and worked around enough clerks and sales associates to know that the retail life isn’t all skittles and beer. (Okay, maybe there IS a lot of Skittles and beer, in the sense of “Cleanup on ais...
Celester Risovi, 93, of West Fargo, ND, formerly of New Rockford, ND, died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Lilac Homes Assisted Living Memory Care, Dilworth, Minn. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, May 19 at St. John's Catholic Church in New Rockford. Burial was at St. John's Catholic Cemetery. Fr. Reese Weber officiate the service. Heather Klocke provided special music. The honorary casket bearers were all of Celester's family and close friends. Celester Henry Risovi was born Nov. 14,...
Norma K. Neumiller, 94, of rural Carrington, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at her daughter and son-in-law's home, where she resided. Family funeral services were held Friday, May 15 at Evans Funeral Home in Carrington. Rev. Corey Pepple officiated the service. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Casket bearers were all of Norma's grandchildren and great-grandchildren Norma was born on Jan. 26, 1926, the daughter of Earl and Gladys (Foulston) Purcell in Rosehill Township, Stutsman County, N.D....
Gloria Lou Beverly (Simonson) Gigstad, 84, of Maddock, N.D., passed away May 18, 2020 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Funeral Services were held Friday, May 22 at 2 p.m. at North Viking Lutheran Church in Maddock. Pastor Doug Stave officiated, with burial services following at North Viking Lutheran Cemetery. Music was provided by Joann Bergrud, Chelsea Stika and Shannon Burgard. Casket bearers will be all of Gloria's grandchildren and honorary casket bearers will be all of Gloria's great-grand...
What is the meaning and purpose of life? This is a question I would not have been able to answer a few years ago. At that point, my biggest worries were enjoying life and managing what other people thought of me. Going into college, I was so hung up on this question of identity that I took a class about it my first semester. Goals, Drives, and the Search for Identity. Interestingly enough, it was not this class that helped me figure it out. About halfway through my freshman year, I began a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Through...
Four years ago I decided to attend college in the great state of North Dakota. Initially, I didn't know what to expect, as I was from a big city – Las Vegas – which is said to be the entertainment capital of the world and has a population of over 500,000 people. Plus tourists come and leave constantly. Being so acclimated to this type of environment, I didn't know what a small town would be like. Four years later, and I honestly feel like this place is a second home. Everyone is so com...
