Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Alex Harrison throws a one-hit shutout against Rugby to give Babe Ruth team a berth in the state tournament. Full coverage of the District 2 Tournament can be found here: First and second round: https://www.newrockfordtranscript.com/story/2019/07/22/sports/top-seeded-snr-ruthers-begin-with-two-tourney-wins/3188.html Championship game: https://www.newrockfordtranscript.com/story/2019/07/22/sports/sox-headed-to-watford-for-state-babe-ruth/3187.html...
Work on U.S. Hwy. 281 through New Rockford is slated to begin today, July 22. The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) held a pre-construction meeting on Friday, July 12 in Devils Lake to give more details on the project. Crews will work on the highway first, re-routing traffic to the frontage roads. During this time, the frontage roads will be converted into one-way streets with a 25 mph speed limit Northbound traffic will be detoured to the east frontage road, and southbound travelers will take the west frontage road. A width res...
by Richard Brecto Four members of the New Rockford High School graduating class of 1955 got together on July 4 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd for a "mini" class Reuion. Richard Brecto, of Audbon, Minn.; Eleanor (Terpening) Messner of Tolna, N.D.; Dale Nystrom and Phyllis (Zander) Hitz of New Rockford, N.D. The class of 1955 was the last class to graduate from the old school building. Of the 31 members of the graduating class, eight have now passed away....
Kimberly Larson, Former Interim Director of Foster, Eddy and Wells County Social Services, received $15,000 to settle her lawsuit against Eddy County and the Eddy County Social Service Board. That is according to a copy of the Settlement Agreement the “Transcript” obtained via an open records request. The agreement, dated May 31, states that the county was to pay the $15,000 via check to “SW&L Attorneys Trust Account” within 15 days of executing the settlement. Larson filed the suit last su...
Voting is open for the New Rockford Park District’s logo contest. This spring the organization solicited ideas for a new logo. The top submissions are now on display, and residents are encouraged to vote for their favorite. The logos will be on display at Bank Forward from July 22-26, Bakers Dozen July 28-Aug. 2 and at Community Credit Union Aug. 5-9. The design receiving the most votes will become the park district’s new logo. Watch for the announcement in a future edition. The park district is also selling engraved bricks to raise money for...
On the evening of Thursday, July 11, New Rockford’s downtown was abuzz with activity. First the tables arrived, courtesy of the Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford. Then vendors started to occupy Centennial (Gazebo) Park, and storefronts moved out onto the sidewalk. Without delay, market-goers filled parking spots and flooded the market. From the Transcript office downtown, it was quite a sight. “There are a lot of people out there,” I remember saying to no one in particular. “I don’t think I recognize anyone.” It was truly impressive...
The Eddy County 4-H Clubs held their Achievement Day on Thursday, July 11 at the Eddy County Fairgrounds. Other 4-H Achievement Day exhibits included: Round Robin: Keegan Anderson, Grand Champion. Creative Arts: Maria Becker, Grand Champion; Beth Becker, Reserve Champion; Joie Helseth, Rebekah Widmer, Macey Wobbema, Honorable Mention. Crop Production: Christopher Becker, Grand Champion. Food and Nutrition: Christopher Becker, Grand Champion: Gretchen Berglund, Reserve Champion; Claire Becker,...
The New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Citywide Garage Sale will be held on Saturday, August 3, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants may register now at Bakers Dozen or the Transcript office in downtown New Rockford. Cost is $5 per address, and payment is required to secure a spot in the sale. Registrations must be received by Tuesday, July 23 to be included on the maps and ad. Contact Kelly at Bakers Dozen at 947-2359 or Amy at 947-2417 with any questions. An ad listing the addresses of all participating garage sales will be p...
The community of Sheyenne has decided to go a little crazy this year. It's a bit of a celebration- for ten successful seasons at the farmers' market and eight consecutive years of nice weather for the outdoor Good-Junk-n-Stuff flea market. Treasure hunters take note, because this year's event is not to be missed! As always, bountiful produce at the farmers' market will be available on the corner of Main and Richter Avenue from 9 to 11 a.m. In addition, flea market vendors will be set up along...
Ervin Longnecker, Cory Jorgensen, Dale and Diane Rosenberg, Nancy Ludwig, Duff and Sandy Settelmeyer, Bill andDiana Ziegler and Charlotte Koepplin attended the monthly meeting of Circle Trail Riders Inc. on Monday evening at the Eagles Club in New Rockford. Saturday Jimmy Indergaard was a visitor at the homes of Mervin Indergaard and Andy and Ruth Braaten. Monday he enjoyed a phone call from his sister Sharon Laxdal. Tony Rademacher treated Ervin Longnecker to dinner at the School House Cafe in Grace City last Sunday. Thursday July 11,...
Last week: Amanda Hegland’s parents, Terry and Nancy Weischedel were guests at Jake and Amanda’s home over the Fourth of July holiday. Fallyn Hegland helped her dad Jake, and grandpa Terry, drive her pony and cart in the Fourth of July parade in Sheyenne. Jarvis and Patty and great-grandma, Emily Stadheim as well as Nancy, Piper and Amanda watched the parade. Following the parade, the group ate at the stone-pit barbecue at Ostby Hall in Sheyenne. Friday, Jake and Amanda hosted a barbecue at their home with family attending. Saturday, the gro...
A tour to provide farmers, agronomists and other interested parties a look at cover crops, interseeding and intercropping is being held on Tuesday, July 23. Other topics include soil health, carbon storage, and regenerative agriculture. The tour begins at 8:30 a.m. and will leave from Farm Credit Services in Rugby. The day will start with soil health demonstrations on wind and water erosion. Other demonstrations on soil stability, water infiltration and soil penetration will be held throughout the day. Morning stops on the tour include a visit...
The 2020 budget continued to dominate the discussion at the recent Eddy County Commission meeting, held Tuesday, July 16. Commissioners continued to review departmental budgets early that morning. As has been reported previously, step and cost of living increases had been reviewed and approved at a prior meeting so that department managers could submit the correct amounts on their budgets. The commissioners reviewed and approved the following departmental budgets: • Eddy County Recorder and C...
Congratulations to Mary Ellen Rue for winning this week’s Yard of the Week! She was nominated anonymously by a resident who said, “She has the most beautiful gardens.” Yard of the week nomination forms are available at City Hall, Miller’s Fresh Foods and Bakers Dozen. One yard will receive Chamber bucks and recognition in the newspaper and on social media....
Speculation on the 2020 gubernatorial race has already begun and, for the incumbent, it looks more like a walk. There is no use in making a charade out of the whole thing so let’s put the political circles at ease by making an iron-clad prognostication: Governor Doug Burgum will be the Republican candidate, but the sacrificial Democrat has yet to be found. First of all, I am amazed that Burgum survived this first term let alone look for a second. This guy is a mover and a shaker and the North D...
I feared that the upcoming 50th anniversary of the first manned moon landing might get eclipsed by other celebrations (the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the 10th anniversary of financier Jeffrey Epstein's latest girlfriend learning to tie her shoes, etc.), but apparently the sky is the limit for Apollo 11 remembrances. And why not? This milestone offers something for everyone. Those of us with enough gray hairs and wrinkles to remember the moon landing...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of Ross Watson. Visitors this past week at the Lillian Gedrose home were Doris Wolsky, Cheryl Roundy, Beatrice Hoyt and Janine Anderson. Leo and Janet Laube enjoyed a Sunday phone call from Don and Janice Guilbault of Yuma, Ariz. The Guilbaults are doing fine although Don had spent some time in the hospital but is home, happy and fine. Taylor and Amanda Koepplin enjoyed fishing on Devils Lake Sunday. They shared their catch with Aunt Charlotte Koepplin dropping of some fresh fillets....
Apparently the North Dakota Congressional Delegation has joined the 'change the name or tear it down' crowd with a proposal to change the name of Sully Hill National Game Preserve to White Horse Hill. It is disappointing to see our congressional delegation wasting time on this just before they leave for their six week annual vacation. Did you know this vacation first started in the early days of Washington because of the hot, sticky weather conditions? Apparently installing air conditioning in the halls of Congress in 1929 has not alleviated...
God weighs the spirit “I’m a good person.” “I do good things.” These are phrases I hear tossed around quite a bit. Especially at funerals, I frequently hear people justify why they should be able to get into heaven by stating that they ‘are good people’ or that the deceased was ‘a good person.’ It seems that it is natural that when we are faced with whether or not we are ‘good’ people, we can’t help but judge by what we think. The measuring stick, by which we determine whether or not we’re going to make it into heaven, is apparently in...
In this second installment, meet three more new faces on the DPRCA stage this summer: Elijah O'Sullivan, Kellie Nolan and Sandy Pifer. Elijah O'Sullivan plays the lovable (yet sometimes overly-confident) Curly McLain. Elijah comes to New Rockford having just finished his third year at NDSU, working towards a degree in Vocal Music Education. He first found a love for music in his senior year of high school as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, and decided that pursuing music was his calling! He...
The connection that twins exhibit has long fascinated me. Our family tree has many sets of twins, and I watched with interest when one family would come to family reunions with two sets of twins. The fascination continues. . I loved hearing the stories about my mother-in-law and the extremely close relationship she shared with her identical twin sister. They were born at a time when money was very tight, to parents who already had three children. One of those children had special needs, so this...
On the morning of July 18, 1902, the following went to Carrington to sing in the Catholic choir during the 40-hour devotion: Mesdames Ben Fay, Fertig, Miller, and Messrs. Ray Hester and Dr. Charles McNamara. Andrew Ohrner returned from St. Paul, where he had an operation on the tumor on his head. [The operation was deemed “successful,” but Ohrner died of carcinoma on February 25, 1903.] Teddie Richter arrived from Oshkosh, Wis., to visit his brother A.J. Richter and family southeast of tow...
Consumers hoping a couple of recent policy proposals might lower prices for their prescription drugs may be out of luck, at least for now. Earlier this year the Trump administration had proposed a rule that would have required prescription drug manufacturers to disclose list prices for drugs advertised on TV. Drug makers would have had to tell the public the list price of a 30-day supply of any drugs covered under the Medicare and Medicaid programs that cost at least $35 a month. Some experts argued the rule would not have been very effective b...
Journey of the Highgate Mastodon July 23, 2019 — In the spring of 1890, William Regcraft found some bones while digging a ditch on his uncle’s farm, one mile from Highgate, Ontario. A hardware merchant named William Hillhouse bought the bones, and he and his uncle, John Jelly, also bought the right to continue excavating. What they found was almost an entire skeleton of an Ice-Age mastodon, relative of the modern elephant. Hillhouse and Jelly cleaned the bones and strengthened them with two layers of hot white glue. The one and only tusk, des...
Louis A. Klocke, 65, rural Fessenden, passed away Tuesday, July 16 at the CHI Carrington Medical Center in Carrington. Louis A. Klocke, son of Louis J. and Ramona (Lies) Klocke, was born Dec. 1, 1953 at New Rockford. He grew up in Eddy and Wells Counties and attended school in New Rockford and Sykeston before enrolling at Fessenden Public School where he graduated in 1971. He then attended Dakota College in Bottineau for two years. Louis began farming with his father at an early age and later...
