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The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board election will be held Tuesday, June 5, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Polling will be at the New Rockford-Sheyenne School gymnasium lobby in New Rockford. Three terms expire this year— that of Mary Kay Price, Eric Myhre and Roger Duda. Mary Kay Price has filed for the position that she is currently holding that represents the former New Rockford District, Patti Jo Larson has filed for the position that represents the former Sheyenne District and David Holzwarth has filed for the At Large from the District p... Full story
May 28, 2018 — In 1986 on this date, a 90-year-old Avon lady appeared on NBC’s “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.” She was Rosie Gries of Goodrich, N.D., and she called it the second biggest highlight of her life. Her best biggest highlight was when she got to travel free of charge to the national Avon convention in Morton Grove, Ill. Gries had been selling Avon cosmetics for 48 years, and she made her first sale in 1938 when she sold a 10-cent tube of hand cream. She brought her sales pitch with her to the show, but when she got Johnny to buy o...
University of Jamestown is proud to announce the students who have met the academic criteria to be named on the 2018 Spring Semester Dean's List. Students from the area include: Cassidy Bjerke of New Rockford. Braxton Hewitt of New Rockford. Adrianna Klocke of New Rockford. The University of Jamestown was established in 1883 and is ranked as a top tier regional school in U.S. News and World Report and a top Midwestern school in The Princeton Review....
This time of year, when you travel U.S. Highway 281 just north of New Rockford, you'll likely catch a glimpse of hundreds of light pink flowering crabapple trees contrasted against dark towering evergreens. It is like an invitation of sorts for passersby to stop and enjoy the breathtaking beauty of over 200 flowering crabapples planted at the St. John's and Prairie Home Cemetery, especially now as we come to remember the fallen this Memorial Day. Driving through the expansive cemetery grounds,...
Keeping the streets clear and clean for residents and visitors in any weather is no small task. That's why the New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes the city street maintenance crew as it's May Employees of the Month. Resident Twyla Solly nominated Bruce Hirchert, Rick Swenson and Jason Munson for the award. Solly walks the streets of New Rockford daily in order to get the things she needs. Solly wrote in her letter of nomination, "Since I'm an old grandma who chooses to walk rather...
Josh Guler, Market President of Bank Forward New Rockford, is pleased to announce a $2,000 donation has been made to the Penelope and Noah Ramirez family through the Forward Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, whose mission is to enhance the lives of children in communities served by Bank Forward, Insure Forward, Tax Forward and Invest Forward. This donation will be used by the Ramirez family to offset medical expenses. Forward Foundation, a stand-alone entity established in 2012, is administered by employees of Bank...
Readers of all ages will explore all things musical this summer as the Eddy-New Rockford Library presents the "Libraries Rock" summer reading program. The 2018 Summer Reading Program is open to young people in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students in grades K-6 will read five books and do an activity, and youth in grades 7-12 will read six books to win a choice of a movie pass or a day pass for the swimming pool. There will also be a drawing for a prize at the end of summer. The official...
“Well, the mayor has appointed us as the Commission to Attract a New Doctor,” Harry “Butch” Wayssen announced to the group gathered in the city library to deliberate. The fifth member, Marilyn Dosset, was late, waiting for her oatmeal-coconut cookies to finish baking. “My new friend, Dr. Erick, who has 50 years of experience as a small city doctor, tells me that that we have failed to recruit doctors because we have neglected the wives and if the wives don’t want to live in a small town there...
Best Of Buddies, (B.O.B). a social group which consists of students from Pingree-Buchanan, Carrington, New Rockford-Sheyenne and Fessenden-Bowdon, got together one last time this spring to offer good luck and best wishes to graduates Devin Couch, Caitlyn Bender, Madison Moen and Kody Bennes; all but Kody are pictured at right. At the celebration they enjoyed Extreme Bowling, a May basket exchange and of course great food and fellowship at the Carrington Bowling Alley. All of the buddies had a...
There is a lot going on in New Rockford as of late. We were fortunate to have two new stores open this year. Casey's and the Dollar General are two new additions to our business community, and we welcome them. The road construction on U.S. Highway 281 is scheduled to begin this year as well. We have a special meeting for the community of New Rockford concerning the proposed water project which will involve the replacement the water lines throughout the town, a repainting of the water tower’s interior and exterior and the modernization of the w...
James Thompson III appeared on an order to show cause May 10. He failed to pay court fees assessed for driving under suspension in 2016. Thompson has been ordered to serve 3 days in jail, which can be purged if he pays the fees in full on or before July 31. That same day, an extradition hearing was held for Thompson, and as a result he has been transferred to Spirit Lake Tribal Court for failure to comply with the terms of a criminal disposition in that jurisdiction. Richard Brownshield of Devils Lake appeared in court on an order to show...
As I reflect on Romans 8:12-17, the assigned second reading for Trinity Sunday, I find myself drawn to the first half of verse 15. Paul writes, “For you did not receive a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear,” (Romans 8:15a). We are well aware of the fear of the unknown. I have known people who stayed in abusive relationships or dead-end jobs because of their fear of the unknown. I’m sure we all have, maybe we have experienced this ourselves. People can be enslaved in a hurtful life because fear is their master. Paul spoke of this as livin...
Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd recently honored employees at two separate ceremonies. First, the North Dakota Long Term Care Association honors four people every year whose positive impact has enhanced the quality of life for residents in their care. The people nominated exemplify the generosity and devotion that makes what they do more than just a job. The 36 staff from Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd who were nominated in 2018 were: Chelsea Wangan, Terri Backer, Guadalupe Banda-Ubaldo,...
On the afternoon of September 7, 1901, L.H. Olmstead and Charles Bellis, the president and the secretary of the North Dakota Harvest Association of Dowagiac, Mich., stopped at the “Transcript” office. They and about twenty other young men from Michigan were headed to the Antelope Valley near Oberon to help with the harvest. Their outfit included a cook and sleeping car, a 36-64 Case separator, and a 25 horse power traction engine, all of which had been shipped from Edgeley to Oberon. The group, which included many professional men and arc...
How to Choose a Good Estate Sale Company Dear Savvy Senior, Can you provide some tips on how to choose a good estate sale company who can sell all the leftover items in my mother’s house? Inquiring Daughter Dear Inquiring, The estate sale business has become a huge industry over the past decade. There are roughly 22,000 estate sale companies that currently operate in the U.S., up nearly 60 percent from just 10 years ago. But not all estate sale companies are alike. Unlike appraisal, auction a...
Outdoor notes: *Deer gun and muzzleloader applications now available online at the North Dakota Game & Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov). *June 2 - 3: Free Fishing Weekend. *June 2 - 3: N.D. Birding Society spring meeting, Turtle Mountains. *June 6: Deer gun and muzzleloader applications due. *June 7: North Dakota Pheasants Forever Women’s Wing-shooting Clinic, Capitol City Sporting Clays, Bismarck, 5 p.m. Contact Rachel Bush at ([email protected]) or (701) 403-4853 to register or for m...
The 2018 New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) golf season started in March with 11 golfers (three girls and eight boys) and a new coach, Harry Pieterick. They began with hitting and pitching balls in small nets. This went on for over a month before they were able to get outside to the driving range. Most of April's weather proved to be disastrous for the golfers, as they could not practice outside. Weather was so bad that in April that all of the meets except one were canceled. Once May hit, the...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) encourages America’s farmers and ranchers to nominate candidates to lead, serve and represent their community on their local county committee. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept nominations for county committee members beginning Friday, June 15, 2018. Producers across the country are already serving on committees where they play a critical role in the day-to-day operations of FSA, making important decisions on programs, dealing with disaster and conservation, emergencies, commodity price loa...
Saturday found Margie Anderson among those who attended the burials for Frank and Byron Langley at Warwick. Tuesday Charlotte Koepplin and Candy Jensen were in Jamestown where Charlotte had an eye appointment. Later they did some shopping and enjoyed lunch before returning home. Esther Indergaard enjoyed visits from son Jimmy on Friday and Tuesday. Jimmy was also a visitor at the Mervin Indergaard home. Thursday morning, Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a catch up phone call from cousin Greg Scheer from his home in Idaho. Greg was in the process of...
Candy Jensen received a phone call recently from cousin Sebestian and Susie Pahl to learn that Susie had been in Sanford Hospital in Fargo since Mother’s Day. They are concerned but doing okay; Sebestain has been dealing with some health problems too. Marion Larson returned home Saturday after a week with family, Jeff and Melanie Irwin, Carlie and Taylor in Dilworth, Minn. Mother’s Day was enjoyed by all, with Jim and Becky Edinger, Preston and Hannah for dinner at their home. Tuesday, Ken and Marvis Holte drove to Jamestown where they pic...
If homeowner's insurance worked like Obamacare, in no time at all homelessness would be a viable option for residents trying to lower their insurance cost. Under Obamahome, construction contractors would talk endlessly about how compassionate their employees are. Edgy companies would assert that dealing with an English-speaking crew makes rebuilding your home a breeze. But no company would be talking prices or making binding estimates. Instead homeowners would hire the company that was closest...
“Net Neutrality” is back in the news. On May 16, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 to undo the Federal Communication Commission’s undoing of the previous FCC’s doing of ... yes, it’s complicated. There are really only three important things to know: First, Net Neutrality as implemented by the FCC in 2015 was a bad solution to a non-existent problem -- a corporate welfare program for Big Data at one end and an Internet censorship enabling act at the other, pitched to the public as the fix for an Internet that wasn’t broken. Secondly, when Net Neutral...
The Rocket track team had a good day at the North Central Region Meet in Rugby Saturday, May 19, as 11 qualified for state. Rocket Girls Placers and State Qualifiers (SQ) 200 dash, Brianna Price, sixth, 27:95 400 dash, Price, third, 1:02.52, SQ 800 run, Elizabeth Widmer, fourth, 2:29.60 1600 run, Chloe Heinz, sixth, 5:54.39 3200 run, Heinz, third, 13:05.27 SQ 100 hurdles, Hannah Haley, third, 16:72 SQ 300 hurdles, Haley, fourth, 48:55 SQ 4x200 relay, second, Haley, Lauren Roscoe, Widmer,...
On Sunday, May 20, at New Rockford-Sheyenne School, athletic coaches recognized and honored their top players at the 2017-18 awards night for boys football and basketball. Head Football Coach Elliott Belquist opened the evening and announced the letter winners for the season: Koven Walford, Johnny Grann, Hunter Jacobson, Evan Ulrich, Chloe Guthmiller, Billy Fleming, Garret Schuster, Nathan Holzwarth, Ben Schaefer, Nick Presnell, Hunter Thompson, Bo Belquist, Cole Johnson, Colter Soderholm, Rob Kubel, Joey Gray, Tucker Longnecker, Luke Ystaas,...
The SNR Black Sox hosted the Region III Tournament on May 21 & 22 and ended their season at the hands of the Cardinals and Mustangs. Cardinals defeat Black Sox Lucas Geiszler pitched a good overall game for Carrington and they scored five runs in the last two innings as they defeated Sheyenne New Rockford (SNR) by a final score of 9-2 in first round of the Region III High School Baseball Tournament played in New Rockford on Monday, May 21. The Cardinals scored one run in the first, two more in t...
