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Gretchen Berglund, Sandra Larson and Kyleigh Hilbert, all of the New Rockford-Sheyenne area attended the 71st Annual Flickertail Girls' State, held at UND in Grand Forks. Sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary, Girls' State is an opportunity to learn about government while coming together with young women from across the state for a week of growth and enrichment. Berlund participated in the choir, was elected Clerk of Court, and also worked with Larson on the newspaper staff. Throughout the...
Transcript staff and correspondents attended various events during the first half of the July 4 festivities in New Rockford and Sheyenne. Posted here are several photographs capturing the activity....
New Rockford city leaders want to crack down on property owners who fail to apply for building permits before beginning construction projects, and it could cost an additional $100 fee or other legal action. Public Works Superintendent Bruce Hirchert told commissioners on Monday, July 2, that he had driven around and seen three construction projects underway, all without building permits, in one day. Hirchert added that contractors aren’t verifying that property owners have permits before s...
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger announced on June 22 that North Dakota’s taxable sales and purchases for the first quarter of 2018 had increased by nearly 10 percent. Taxable sales and purchases for January, February and March 2018 were nearly $4.1 billion, a 9.55 percent increase over those months in 2017. “This 10 percent increase in the first quarter is the largest year-over-year growth we’ve seen since 2014,” Rauschenberger said. “We are continuing with positive gains as this is the fo...
Gate City Bank is encouraging the public to beware of a phone scam as reports of fraudulent phone calls have been made in an attempt to obtain consumers’ confidential, personal information. Gate City Bank Vice President of Deposit & Card Servicing, Jennifer Dirk, explains that these phone calls are part of a scam knows as “phishing” or “vishing”, which is an attempt by fraudsters to obtain sensitive information from individuals. The calls can seem convincing as the caller claims to be from your bank and the caller ID may falsely display t...
Concealed by his cowboy hat, the three-inch scar on Brady Jandreau's head serves as a reminder of the day his professional rodeo career came to an abrupt end. The day he almost died. Jandreau was thrown from a bronco during a rodeo on April 1, 2016, inside the Fargodome. His foot got caught in the stirrup, tethering him to the horse, which stepped on the right side of his head. Jandreau remained conscious throughout the ordeal. At first, those coming to his aid thought he'd suffered a neck injur...
Recently, Dave and Linda Madson, Melodie Watt, Syl Brown and Tommy Schwab were guests for a barbecue at Michael and Amy Jacobson’s home in Devils Lake to help celebrate their wedding anniversary. Last Friday evening, Mike and Becky Tefft of Kendrick, Idaho, Joni Duckworth of Gilby, Melodie Watt, Kennedee and McKenzee, Carrie Madson and Paul Prince, formerly of Oceanside, Calif., now of Oberon, were supper guests at Dave and Linda Madson’s home in Devils Lake. Mike and Becky were weekend guests at the Madson’s and Joni was a weekend guest at Me...
Last summer at least a half dozen girls played baseball on the Coach Pitch team. They enjoyed being part of a team and having the opportunity to help New Rockford secure its first championship in a home tournament in at least three years. It was during that home tournament when teammates 11-year-old Lora Wobbema and 10-year-old Tillie Swart came up with an idea. It would be fun for the girls to play softball together, they thought. Then they could continue to play on the same team, as Lora...
Beginning July 10, 2018, the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Medical Marijuana Program will accept applications for entities interested in obtaining a registration certificate to operate a dispensary in the Bismarck and Fargo regions. In September, the NDDoH will have an open application period for the Grand Forks and Williston dispensary regions, resulting in four out of eight dispensaries selected in 2018. The open application period for the remaining four dispensaries is anticipated to happen in January 2019, with the intent of...
Sanford Health will honor someone who possesses exceptional character and leadership in service, academics and community involvement. Veterans, guard/reserve or active-duty military service members are eligible for a $5,000 scholarship from Sanford Health created by its veterans and military services department. The Sanford Health Military and Veteran Scholarship is accepting applications for the award, which will honor someone who possesses exceptional character and leadership in service, academics and community involvement. Interested student...
The residents of Tolna welcome visitors during Tolna Days, where you can “Escape the City- Bring your Dreams.” On Friday, July 13, local EMTs will host a supper on Main Street at 5 p.m., followed by baseball at the ball diamond. Saturday, July 14, be up early and take part in the 2 mile run at 9 a.m. At 10 a.m., use clues to find the treasure at the Golden Walleye Hunt. At noon, water inflatables and games kick off in the park, including the Human Foosball Tournament. Any team can enter, just call Melany at 230-0355. Baseball games start at...
Friday evening Margie Anderson was a visitor at the Charlotte Koepplin home. The gals enjoyed snacks and cold tea. Visitors this past week at the Esther Indergaard home were Ruth Braaten, Margie Anderson, Amanda Indergaard and Brittney. Sharon Laxdal drove Esther to her dialysis on Saturday and was an overnight guest. Saturday Sharon attended her high school reunion in New Rockford. Sunday Nate Rue and Hannah Brandner were visitors at the Ervin Longnecker home. They introduced Ervin to his newest great great-grandson, Axel Mark Rue, a brand...
Ten boys and girls ages 8 to 14 took part in the 7th annual Hook a Kid on Golf clinic at the New Rockford Golf Course from June 18 to 22. The daily clinic activities taught the basic fundamentals of golf. All golfers received a hat, shirt, golf bag, clubs, golf balls, rule book, free lessons for a week and a free membership for the summer at the New Rockford Golf Club. There was a four-person scramble on Friday with a graduation ceremony following the scramble. Lunch was also provided by the...
The summer season just got a little hotter for Do it Best Hardware customers Curtis Larson and Randy Reisenauer. On June 12, Curtis Larson and Randy Reisenauer of New Rockford were chosen as winners of the Do it Best $500 Shopping Giveaways. Larson and Reisenauer were selected at random from more than 200 entries submitted at the store from February 19-May 31, 2018. Both winners were excited to pick out their $500 of merchandise. Curtis and Randy are the 26th and 27th local winners from this...
Smith - Lies Amy Lynn Smith, daughter of Marlene and Robert Smith of Carrington and Alexander Nicholas Lies, son of Richard Barb Lies of Cathay are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Smith is a 2013 graduate from Carrington High School and a 2017 graduate of North Dakota State University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. Lies is a 2012 graduate from Fessenden High School and a 2015 graduate of North Dakota State University with a bachelor’s degree in crop and weed science. Smith is currently employed as a reg...
Dave and Cheryl Gabbert of Sartell, Minn., have been house guests of Mom, Shirley Packard. They arrived Friday. Saturday Cheryl was among 1978 class mates to enjoy a reunion and supper at the New Rockford Golf Club. Cheryl and Dave enjoyed visiting with other family and friends, enjoyed a class picnic Sunday at City Park. They stayed on until after the Fourth of July and returned to their home Thursday. Janet Laube drove to Jamestown on Wednesday where she was among those to attend funeral for Blanche Ferder at the Church of The Latter-day...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent all of Washington scurrying for their Bibles recently when he defended his immigration policy by quoting Romans 13 to justify strict interpretation of applicable laws. “I would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13 to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained the government for his purposes,” Sessions argued. Before taking up the consequences of his quotation of scripture used to oppose the Revolutionary War...
If you stay in the news business long enough, you’re inevitably going to run into a reader who has a grievance - sometimes legitimate, sometimes not - against their hometown newspaper. Sometimes it’s because they feel they’ve been portrayed unfairly in a story. Or they feel like a reporter or editor did not give a sufficient enough airing of their views. Or sometimes it’s because they don’t like the font of the baseball box scores. I have been on the receiving end of those complaints. And it can occasionally be profoundly unpleasant. But these...
Well, here we go again. On June 27, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, effective July 31. Cue crisis, as defined by President John F. Kennedy's inaccurate characterization of the Chinese analog: "Two characters, one representing danger and the other, opportunity." Democrats and Republicans have, for 30 years, alternated between anticipation and fear, depending on which party was in position to choose Kennedy's successor. As a "swing vote" -- reliably tied to neither party's policy agenda -- since the...
For years, America's high corporate tax rate forced companies to stash their money in overseas accounts. How times have changed. The Bureau of Economic Analysis recently reported that $305.6 billion has returned to the U.S. from overseas accounts. We can thank the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which slashed the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to a much more competitive 21 percent. Based on empirical evidence, the reduced tax burden has encouraged job creators to invest in American workers...
Children are a wonderful blessing! How exciting it is to hold a little baby and imagine the person they will become along with all the great things they will experience and accomplish. These feelings of expectation and happiness are amazing and hopefully will continue as we watch them grow throughout our lifetime, however, as children develop beyond their formative years and into their teens, our excitement often turns to confusion and discouragement. No one is perfect or has all the answers,...
God's Call Changes Everything "God doesn't do stereotypes when it's about call." These are the words Rev. Tuhina Rasche boldly proclaimed at our opening night mass gathering of 30,000 youth and adult leaders for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in American (ELCA) in Houston, Texas. God's calling changes everything! Let me boldly proclaim to all of you, these kids will change everything! That gives me hope-- hope for a world that will one day be less concerned about economic success and more...
Manfred History and Preservation Inc., will be hosting a the Manfred Pioneer Festival on Sunday, July 22 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Manfred was founded by European settlers in the 1890’s, and in it’s earliest days, the site was known as the Jim River Crossing of Mouse River Trail. In 2000, Manfred History and Preservation Inc., began restoring and preserving the history of Manfred, according to their website their goal was to maintain “An authentic settlers’ community celebrating rural America.” Last year, the Manfred Historic District was selec...
The October 11, 1901, “Transcript” noted the following: the Congregational Church was being extensively repaired and re-shingled. Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Buck’s residence on Stimson Avenue had been repainted. Jacob Allmaras’ new farm residence had been completed; it had steam heat and running water. Thomas Turner was building a 16x32 addition to his Barlow grain house. W.L. Buttz had a gentleman’s bicycle and a lady’s bicycle for sale. For sale—new Barlow Hotel, eleven large rooms and a 16x32 barn; re...
Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the difference between Alzheimer’s disease and dementia? My aunt has dementia, but they don’t know if she has Alzheimer’s disease, which is very confusing to me. Trying To Understand Dear Trying, Many people use the words “Alzheimer’s disease” and “dementia” interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. In fact, you can have a form of dementia that is completely unrelated to Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what you should know. Dementia versus Alzheimer’s Dementia is a...
