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Autocross on Dirt is kicking off an exciting new chapter for racing in Eddy County. On Saturday, July 1, drivers will hit the track as part of that weekend's 4th of July celebrations, and they won't just be racing on any temporary track carved into a farmer's field. On 17th Street Northeast – not more than a mile west of Hwy. 281 – the New Rockford Car Club has leased a plot of land with plans to make it the permanent home of Autocross on Dirt. Work began on the new track weeks ago, and Tan...
The votes have been tallied, and the unofficial results of New Rockford-Sheyenne's June 6 school board election have been released. With 225 total ballots cast, the district saw – by far – the most participation for an election in years. According to NR-S Business Manager Dave Skogen, school board elections have typically only seen around 20 to 30 voters cast a ballot in recent years. Zachary Smith's challenge for the seat currently held by School Board Vice President Mike Schaefer made thi...
New Rockford’s Spring Clean-Up will be held June 13-15, with curbside pickup again limited to tires, appliances and furniture. Tires and appliances will be picked up Tuesday, June 13, and furniture will be picked up Wednesday and Thursday. Residents must have their items on the boulevard on the morning of the designated pickup day, sorted and separated, in order to take advantage of curbside pickup. ONLY tires, appliances and furniture will be picked up. All other items left on the boulevard will not be picked up, and property owners will n...
At the Eddy County commission meeting on Tuesday, June 6, Director of Tax Equalization Kristy O'Connor reviewed the county's 2023 equalization report with commissioners. At the time of Tuesday's meeting, O'Connor had already held tax equalization meetings with the City of Sheyenne, City of New Rockford and each township in Eddy County, all of which approved their tax equalization report. In her valuation recap, O'Connor stated, "Commercial property continued to be a hot commodity in 2022, rural...
City utilities were once again the hot topic at Monday’s New Rockford City Commission meeting. Larry Danduran, a rural Eddy County resident who owns property in the city, expressed concern about a new policy implemented for utility billing. Danduran owns a property with a vacant structure, and the city recently started charging him for city services on that property. He doesn’t, and hasn’t, used any city services, however, for as long as he’s owned it. When financing the water project, which b...
A Hefty Seed chemical warehouse in Hurdsfield, N.D. was destroyed after flames consumed the structure on Friday, June 2. No one was injured, but emergency responders and Hefty Seed personnel were forced to go to great lengths to contain the blaze, which was releasing a plume of toxic smoke into the air and posed serious environmental risks. Chad Weckerly, manager of Hefty Seed's locations in Hurdsfield, Wilton and New Rockford, said camera footage shows the first flames igniting in the northwest...
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced on May 22 that Molly Herrington had been named the chief people officer (CPO) for the state of North Dakota. "Since joining the state in 2019, Molly has established herself as a tremendous leader and strategic partner to state agencies," said Joe Morrissette, director of OMB. "Her innovative vision and guidance have helped create a more engaged culture and inclusive workplace at Team ND. She has worked hard to advance our goal to position the...
Twice a year the New Rockford Transcript features exclusive stories on college grads, scholars, athletes and performers from the area in an effort to celebrate student successes with our readers. If you or a student you know has been accepted into a program, made the Dean’s List, received a scholarship, earned a degree or been recognized for his or her collegiate performance during the Spring 2023 semester, we want to hear about it. Submit your news by e-mail to [email protected] or call us at 701-947-2417. Deadline for submissions is W...
On Saturday, May 27 the New Rockford High School (NRHS) Class of 1973 gathered for their 50-year reunion at the New Rockford Golf Course. A total of 28 alumni from New Rockford High School attended the reunion, where they enjoyed reminiscing about their years as students in New Rockford. All the way back in 1973, the Miami Dolphins became Super Bowl champions, eggs were 69 cents per dozen, the first handheld cordless phone was introduced by Motorola and the hippie look was still in style. The...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Farmer injured in tank explosion David Verlinde, a farmer of rural Noonan, N.D., was in “critical but stable” condition after an anhydrous ammonia tank exploded. Divide County Sheriff Zach Schroeder said the tank was attached to seeding equipment, and that Verlinde was apparently walking away when the explosion occurred. A neighbor eventually found Verlinde at the scene, and trans...
On May 28, Patti Clifton attended the graduation open houses for Madi Myhre at her rural Sheyenne home, and for Dawson Clifton in New Rockford. Last Thursday, Jeff and Denise Labrensz traveled to Fargo for a medical appointment. During their shopping stops, they saw and visited with Lexi (Lies) and Jake Kenney and Conley, Shawna (Nelson) Huseth and Don and Peggy Lindstrom. It was nice to see and visit with these past Sheyenne/New Rockford residents. On the return home, they stopped in Jamestown for a Walmart stop. As they were in the checkout...
Calvin Packard has been a helper at mom Shirley’s this week. Thursday they took care of business and errands around town. Sunday, Calvin tended to the Eddy County Museum. Tuesday, Ken and Marvis Holte were in Fargo tending to medical business. Marvis enjoyed a phone call from son James Birkholz from his home in Minot and a call from her sister Ardie Yates from her home in Arkansas. Ardie’s husband Bob is recuperating from some ill health. Janet Laube enjoyed hearing from nieces Robin Westall of Fargo and Shelly Nelson of Oklahoma, grandson Tra...
The draft of the 2023 Eddy and Wells Counties, North Dakota Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan is now available for review on the Eddy County, Wells County, City of Fessenden, City of Harvey, and City of New Rockford websites. A printed copy is also available at the Eddy County Courthouse and the KTL Building in the emergency manager’s office. A public hearing to accept comments on the draft plan will be held from 7-7:30 p.m., CST on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at the KTL Building in Fessenden, North Dakota. The public hearing w...
Wednesday afternoon found Shirley Packard, Diana Rue and Pastor Richard Biberdorf visiting at the Charlotte Koepplin home. Pastor gave the gals communion and caught up on Grace Lutheran Church news. They enjoyed chatting over a brownie and something cool to drink. Margie Anderson welcomed Ann Smith to Heritage House recently with a piece of fresh-baked rhubarb cake. Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed visits this week and meals at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home, where he visited niece Nikki, and supper at the Mervin Indergaard and daughter Vicki...
This time of year, there’s a produce patch in my backyard that requires no maintenance other than a regular cutting. It’s none other than rhubarb, and I don’t enjoy it nearly as much as I should. Botanically, rhubarb is a vegetable. In use it is considered a fruit. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who also notes that rhubarb actually belongs to the buckwheat family. Most of the nation’s rhubarb is grown in Washington, Michigan and California. There’s even a grading sys...
Upon receiving a utility bill for water, sewer and garbage service on an investment housing property I’m in the process of rehabilitating, I promptly reached out to our city auditor Becki Schumacher, as we had not received any prior bills to date. We purchased the property from Eddy County at auction on the courthouse steps. The property was abandoned and had gone back to the county for failure to pay taxes. We’ve owned the property for about 1 ½ years and have been working on bringing it up to standards as a rental. We have since been prom...
A reader recently wrote to ask a question on the minds of many Americans: “If the courts check the other branches of government, who checks the courts?” The reader continued: “Since the Supreme Court enforces constitutional limits on the presidency and Congress through the exercise of judicial review, who can restrain the Court, particularly at a time when public opinion registers strong opposition to the Court’s interpretation of the Constitution?” This good question has been raised at other junctures in American history when the citizenry...
LaRayne Reimer Carrington, N.D. It is with great sadness that the family of LaRayne Lois (Jaster) Reimer announces the passing of their dear mother on Thursday, April 27, 2023 at the age of 93 at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington, N.D. Her visitation will be Tuesday, June 20, 2023 from 9:30-10:30 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 10:30 a.m., all at the Federated Church UCC/UMC, Carrington. LaRayne's burial will be at the Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, N.D. Pastor Rick Loewen will officiate...
The blinking line ... ︱ there it is ... ︱ and here I sit ... in front of my screen ... trying to think of something to write for this newsletter article ... and the blink blinks each time I stop typing ... taunting. ︱ ︱ ︱ I don’t have any ideas of what to write! Maybe I am over thinking this. Maybe the words don’t need to be profoundly new or revolutionary. What thoughts are rolling around in my head? And just like a flash, something occurs to me ... perhaps the blinking line is not a curse, but rather an opportunity. Perhaps, I just need a n...
The month of June hosts National CPR and AED Awareness week. Initiated in 2007, this week was formed by a partnership with the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, and the National Safety Council. The aim of this awareness week is to stress the importance of learning and mastering the skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save lives. These skills provide lifelines to assist individuals in helping anyone that experiences a sudden medical emergency. Knowing how to...
On Jan. 10, 1906, O.O. Wolden was down from Sheyenne. Henry Miller was over from McHenry. John Bergman received a telegram with the news his brother Bennie had died in Spring Grove, Minn.; he left for the funeral on January 12. That afternoon, the New Rockford Improvement League met at the home of Mrs. W.E. Radtke. On Jan. 11, Miss Jennie O’Donnell of Valley City came in for a visit. Joe and John Dutee were in from eastern Eddy County to see their friends and do some business. H.M. Clark r...
"Getting kids out into nature is one of the most meaningful things a parent can do to raise healthy, happy children." School's out for summer! For children, this is the best time of year, with endless opportunities for fun in the summer sun. But for parents, sometimes this can leave us wondering, "How am I going to keep my kids entertained all summer?" To that, I remind parents that you have the best jungle gym and classroom right in your own backyard: trees! Trees benefit the health and...
Dear Savvy Senior, My 63-year-old wife, who’s doesn’t work, is on my health insurance plan through my employer. When I retire next month and go on Medicare, what are our options for getting her health coverage until she turns 65? Is there some kind of Medicare coverage for dependent spouses? Need Insurance Dear Need, Unfortunately, Medicare does not provide family coverage to younger spouses or dependent children when you qualify for Medicare. Nobody can obtain Medicare benefits before age 65,...
After qualifying for state golf with a brilliant outing in Carrington earlier this season, Jackson Schumacher traveled to Wahpeton, N.D. to compete alongside the best high school golfers in North Dakota. Schumacher is the first NR-S golfer to attend State Golf since Benjamin Schaefer did so in 2019, and Schumacher earned himself a respectable result. This year's Class B State Golf Meet took place at the Bois de Sioux Golf Course in Wahpeton. It was a two-day event, beginning on Tuesday, June 6...
