Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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New Rockford and Sheyenne's annual Independence Day Celebration began Thursday with parades down main street in both communities. This float displayed our nation's colors and featured area Vietnam veterans. Some of New Rockford's most historic buildings paint a beautiful backdrop, especially now that they have been given facade facelifts in recent years. Read the July 15 edition for full coverage of the 2019 celebration, which continued throughout the weekend....
Rockin' Fitness has something new to offer. By new I just don't mean "new." I mean state-of-the-art, innovative, cutting-edge technology new. We're talking Tuff Tread high performance treadmills. On Friday, June 28, some of NR-S's top student athletes gave Tough Tread a try. I could feel the energy before I even walked in the door of the DPRCA dance studio that morning. The words, "Move, Move, Move!" echoed as Beau Chavez, Board Certified Athletic Trainer and Director of Education for Tuff Tread...
On Tuesday, July 2, the Eddy County Commission met with Lake Region Law Enforcement Center Rob Johnson, who shared a draft of the LEC’s budget and informed the commissioners about some of their major areas of concern, including the 911 program and the Re-entry Center. Johnson reminded the commissioners that the numbers in his budget were still very fluid, as their board still has many decisions to make. However, he wanted to make partner counties aware of the budget shortfalls and that one...
Betterment Corporation is organizing a “Summer Street Market” for July 11, from 4-7 p.m. in Centennial Park. NRABC intern and event organizer, Natalie Carlson says there will be vendors selling locally-made produce, baked goods, crafted goods and food items. “Some of our local businesses in town will also be hosting sales and special events,” says Carlson. Amanda Hegland, NRABC Executive Director adds, “One of our goals is to bring more people downtown. We wanted to have a safe and fun family and community orientated event. We have a beautiful...
John and Jean Schuster love the outdoors, so it was natural for them to invest in a business revolving around outdoor life. Jean is a licensed abstractor at Surety Title and John is a custom applicator at CenDak Co-op. John and Jean have four children, Haley, Ashley, Mason, and Mathew. In 2014, Schuster’s bought the former “Mobile Home Park,” converting it to an RV park, naming it Schuster RV Park, LLC. The RV Park is known for the comfort and amenities that are necessary for travelers who n...
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Nino Miller of Danville, Ill. He was initially stopped for speeding, then charged with driving under suspension on May 23. He failed to appear in court as ordered on June 5, prompting the warrant. This is his fourth offense in a five-year period, according to the criminal complaint. He was previously convicted in Foster County in 2018 and in Ward County in 2019. He also has an apparent conviction in Minnesota in 2018. According to the most recent judgment, his license is suspended through Oct. 3,...
The Yard of the Week has been named by an anonymous nomination. Kevin and Karen Omoth were nominated not only for their front yard, but by their backyard where you can find an amazing memorial garden in honor of their son, Nathan. The nomination read, "The front is nice, but if you look at the backyard there are all sorts of neat things." Yard of the Week nomination forms are available forms are available at City Hall or Bakers Dozen. Nominators may remain anonymous if desired. One yard will...
The Pre-Construction Meeting for the water infrastructure project is set for Monday, July 8 at 1 p.m. in New Rockford City Hall. Representatives from the City Commission, USDA- Rural Development, Interstate Engineering and contracting firm BEK Consulting will all be in attendance. According to Public Works Superintendent Bruce Hirchert, work is slated to begin on the project in August. Commissioners passed a resolution to secure interim financing for the water project and approved the official...
A new clinic, offering medication assisted treatment), has opened here in the Central Pharmacy building on Main Street. Central Clinic, operated by Dr. Michael Page along with two nurses, offers a program combining behavioral therapy with medications to treat substance use disorders; in this case opioid use disorder. The clinic will be open to deliver the medication assisted treatment program every other Wednesday at 5 p.m.. The second clinic is set for Wednesday., July 17. Services are by...
An organic plot tour with sustainable agriculture topics will be one of the featured events during the annual field tours July 16 at North Dakota State University's Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC). The 60th annual field tour will begin at 9 a.m. with registration, coffee and a welcome. The organic agriculture plot tour will depart at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at noon with lunch. The morning organic tour will address production issues with raising crops organically. Topics will include...
Last Saturday visitors at the Candy Jensen home were Rick and Cora Koepplin and Katie, from Devils Lake. All enjoyed pizza. ice cream and other treats. Shirley Packard and Calvin stopped in at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington Sunday and enjoyed a visit with Edgar Duda. Last weekend only to mention a few, Bill and Diana Ziegler, Duff and Sandy Settelmeyer and Grayson Sykora, Gene Kaul and Treyton, Jerome Risovi Tara Hansen, Ken and Denise Reis, Ken Risovi, Lori Himmelberger, Michael and Traci Allmaras, Asher and Jersey, Nate Rue and Hannah Brand...
Guests over the weekend at the Ervin Longnecker and Eric and Lisa Longnecker homes were Bob and Sheryl Longnecker and Mary Schrode of Minnesota and Jim Brown and Cindy Allen Longnecker of Eagle Idaho. All enjoyed taking part in the annual Circle Trail Riders Inc. summer ride. They enjoyed gathering here and there visiting and eating; golfing and a little R&R tossed in. All left for their homes Monday. Wednesday afternoon found Ed Weisenburger visiting at the Charlotte Koepplin home. Margie Anderson and Karen Anderson took birthday greetings to...
Jeff and Denise Labrensz left last Wednesday with other senior members of North Star Community Credit Union for a bus trip to Bemidji and Walker, Minn. They enjoyed two theatre productions, "Deathtrap" and "The Taffetas." along with a boat tour on Lake Itasca, tour of the Bemidji Woolen Mills and pictures withPaul Bunyan and Babe. They returned on Friday afternoon. Saturday, Patti Clifton was in Carrington to attend the wedding of Shania Murphy and Seth Gilliss at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Later, Patti, Ron and Donna Smith, Joe and Kelli...
“Daddy, I’m in the water.” “I am, too, Sweetie.” “But my face is in the water and I can’t breathe.” “I’m covered with water and I can’t even move.” “Where are we, Daddy?” “We are on the shore of the big river.” “What are we doing here in the cold water?” “We were going to America but our boat crashed.” “Why didn’t we go on the bridge with the other people?” “The people who run things wouldn’t let us cross on the bridge.” “Are they mean? Do they hate us?” “Some do, but they just don’t understa...
Making Sense Expectations could not have been lower going into round one of the Democrat Party's ridiculously overcrowded presidential debate in Miami. Maybe that's why it turned out to be a decently watchable debate. It was no "Games of Thrones" finale, but it could have been much, much worse. NBC had that embarrassing audio glitch at the halfway point, which actually turned out to be entertaining. But NBC's all-star moderators - Lester Holt, Savannah Guthrie, Jose Diaz-Balart, Chuck Todd and e...
Why do I want more Americans to buy homes? Because misery loves company. The Wall Street Journal reports most American renters believe homeownership is financially out of their reach - only 24 percent say it's "extremely likely that they would ever own a home, 11 percentage points lower than four years ago," according to a Freddie Mac survey - and that isn't good for our country. Look, homeownership brings many benefits. For starters, homeowners' net worth is higher than renters' - for the simpl...
Overdoses are happening everywhere, all over the country. In our current society, the streets are filled to the brim with ultra-strong heroin that’s often mixed with fentanyl and a multitude of its analogues. This makes life saving efforts, like Narcan, futile when trying to reverse an overdose. The thing is, overdoses don’t just happen in the bathroom or bedroom at home. In fact, many people who overdose do so in public areas. Overdoses can happen in the grocery store, in the car, at a shopping mall… just about anywhere. Overdoses happe...
Ruth Edinger Walth, 97, Bismarck, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Baptist Health Care Center. A funeral service was held on Friday, July 5, 2019 at Bismarck Funeral Home. Burial was held at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Ruth was born April 9, 1922 on the family farm south of Harvey, N.D. to David and Pauline (Weltz) Schimke. She was raised on the farm and went to country school. In 1943 she moved to Harvey with her parents and worked at the Harvey Bakery until June 4, 1944 when she married...
Is the U.S. ready for a discussion about paying for caregiving, an increasingly vexing and costly problem for a growing number of Americans? The answer may be “yes.” It has become obvious that long-term-care insurance is not the answer to paying for nursing home and other kinds of care for the elderly. Sales for this product have been declining, the result of sky-high premiums, rate increases, and the difficulty of qualifying for a policy if you’re sick. But the elderly are not the only Americans needing care. At the other end of the age spect...
Those of us who are married have learned the closer we are to our spouse the more sacred and meaningful our love becomes. When we listen, laugh, cry, reveal our most secret thoughts, hopes and concerns, this is an important part of learning to trust and know them. Likewise, this is also how we grow in our personal bond and adoration with our Lord. We come to Christ with as much sincerity as a human can have as we lay our head on his chest and are surrounded in his perfect peace that passes all...
On July 4, 1902, County Superintendent of Schools Grace B. Putnam went to Minneapolis for the National Education Association meeting. John Dutee, Sr., was in town. Jacob Allmaras took second in the “Fat Man’s Race” in Fessenden. On the morning of July 5, two of Peter Dodds’s colt were killed when a bolt of lightning hit the wire fence they were standing near. Mr. and Mrs. B.W. Rantz went to the Chautauqua for seven to 10 days. Going to the Chautauqua for two weeks were Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Mulvey a...
Dear Savvy Senior, I recently read that seniors are the number one purveyor of fake news on the Internet. Is this true, or is it fake news too? If it’s true, how can seniors go about spotting fake news? Faked Out Senior Dear Faked Out, Yes, it’s true. According to a recent study published in the journal Science Advances, people aged 65 and older are almost four times more likely to share fake news on social media than younger people. Why do older users share fake news more often? There are two t...
Last Monday, I was driving to Carrington to pick up some dog and cat food and found myself looking at the crops in the fields. After all, I wouldn’t be a true North Dakotan if I didn’t do a little crop checking, would I? It had seemed to me that with the cold spring, the crops were behind but I noticed that the heat has caused quite a growth spurt in some of those fields. I had assumed that the corn would not be able to meet that “knee-high by the Fourth of July” stage. I was surprised when I...
July 8, 2019 — It was on this date in 1997 that CNN broke the news that the miracle combination of diet drugs known as fen-phen was causing leakage in users’ heart valves. What many don’t know is that the first person to figure it out was a cardiac sonographer at Fargo’s MeritCare named Pam Ruff. According to an article for Science News, Ruff noted two unusual echo-cardiograms in December 1994. Among the heart-structure images she created, she found leaky valves for two relatively young women– a disorder that was rare for anyone under the...
Big hits ruled the day in the latest chapter of the New Rockford- Carrington diamond rivalry, but, as it seems to go lately in the series, it was Post 25 who got the last salvo. As he did in the Region 3 championship during the spring season in extra innings, Payton Smith hit the go-ahead double for Carrington in an eventual 8-6 defeat for the Black Sox at Jim Johnson Park which effectively gave visitors a straight path to the top overall seed in the upcoming District 4 Tourney. In spite of a...
