Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Which is worse: The specter of nuclear war, or giving U.S. president Donald Trump credit for a significant diplomatic accomplishment? In her official statement on Trump’s Singapore summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi makes it clear that a few million incinerated human beings are a small price to pay to keep the 68-year-old Korean War going. Maybe not forever, but at least until there’s a Democrat in the White House. “[T]he President handed Kim Jong-un concessions in exchange for vague promises that do...
When I was a 19-year-old college sophomore in 1982, my father gave me advice that makes even more sense for 19-year-olds today. Despite his protestations, you see, I chose English as my major at Penn State. Worried about my ability to land a job, he begged me to at least minor in something practical. I’m still the only person ever to graduate from Penn State with a major in English and a minor in air conditioning/heating. I joke, of course, but if I were 19 now, I don’t think I’d go thous...
Monday evening, Duff Settelmeyer, Bill and Diana Ziegler and Rob Lies were among those who attended the monthly meeting of the Circle Trail Riders Inc. at Hanson’s Bar. Final plans were made for the upcoming ride over Father’s Day weekend. New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the families of Jim Van Lith, DeVon Allmaras, Jackie Aus and Janice Jordre. Calvin Packard and Shirley Packard were among the few that attended the water infrastructure meeting at Brown Memorial, Thursday evening. Myron and Karen Runge spent a couple days at the...
Monday evening the Circle Trail Riders Inc. met at Hanson’s Bar for the monthly meeting. Among those in attendance were Dale and Diane Rosenberg, Ervin Longnecker, Corey Jorgensen, Eve McAvoy, Nancy Ludwig, Merle Longnecker, Roger Wick and Charlotte Koepplin. Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a phone call from his sister Sharon Laxdal of Edinberg, Friday. Saturday, Jimmy drove to Devils Lake and took in the Devils Run car show. Friday, Margie Anderson, Charlotte Koepplin, accompanied by Candy Jensen, were among those who attended the funeral for Jim V...
James Nelson recently had a phone conversation with Don Knutson of Phoenix, Ariz. Jarvis and Patty Hegland visited James Tuesday and Howard and Helen Schmid paid him a visit on Wednesday. Lester Roberts reported that he went to the Peace Gardens with a couple of women on Saturday. Those women were Jackie and Linda Madson. They attended the International Old-Time Fiddle Contest held at the Burdick Center for the Performing Arts. The Fiddle Contest is held each year on the second Thursday, Friday and Saturday in June. There were workshops for...
The Beef Production Field Tour is scheduled for Tuesday, July 17 at the North Dakota State University's Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC). Topics and speakers for this year's beef production program are: * Improving artificial insemination success in beef cows by Carl Dahlen, associate professor, NDSU Animal Sciences Department. * Update on summer CREC research projects by Bryan Neville, animal scientist at the center. * Making high-quality manure compost by Mary Berg, livestock environmental management specialist at the CREC....
A total of 39 children grades K-6 attended the St. John's Catholic Church Young Disciples Camp. The children spent the week as "archaeologists" on a fun-filled adventure in the Egyptian Desert. Young Disciple Leaders, Quinn, Emily, Faith and Peter. These four college-aged students from North Dakota and beyond led the camp to teach the children about the "Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary" through music and adventures. These Young Disciple Leaders completed a 10-week training course in the Catholic...
Each year the Eddy County Museum creates a featured exhibit with a defined theme. This year’s theme is military history, and the exhibit features various items such as attire, memorabilia and service awards that date as far back as the nineteenth century. To complement the exhibit, the Eddy County Museum board of directors plans to host guest speakers from within the community, as there are several area citizens who served during significant events in U.S. military history. These special gue...
It seems that spring is finally giving way to summer. I enjoyed the spring flowers like I always do. The flowering crabapple trees are always amazing to me. The short-lived lilacs have always been my favorites. The early blossoming flowers and fruit trees have faded now though, and I am happy to say that I still have lilacs on a couple of my new lilac bushes. They started flowering early and they are still going strong. I hope that’s a sign of things to come. I would love to have lilacs that l...
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