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When a young girl is officially old enough to babysit, she typically just lets her friends and family know she's available, and they start calling when they need a sitter. A group of New Rockford girls have taken things a bit further, and they've actually organized themselves as a club reminiscent of the 1980s Baby-Sitters Club. It's not Kristy, Mary Anne, Claudia and Stacey, and we're not in the fictional suburban town of Stoneybrook, Connecticut. Rather, Abigail Nystrom, Addysen Fandrich, Ava...
On Monday, July 19, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board of Education met via Zoom. As July is typically the reorganization meeting for the school board, election of officers was held. Mary Kay Price, who has represented the former New Rockford district on the board since 2015, was elected as the new president. She succeeds Alyson Myhre, a representative from the former Sheyenne district, who has served as president for the past two years. Mike Jacobson will remain in his role as vice president. The board also welcomed newly-elected member...
"Just give me the box!" Milo Warren, Levi Greiner, Josslyn Hager, Tate Larson and Teigen Alderman perform in "The Box," a sweet little play about using your imagination. The students held rehearsals for the play as part of the Dakota Spark youth theatre camp, held earlier this month. The camp was capped off by a special performance on Thursday, July 15 at 6 p.m. in the Old Church Theatre....
One minute he's lying on his stomach, soaking wet, replacing a leaking sprinkler head at Legion Park. The next he's grabbing a chainsaw from the maintenance shed at Archie and Jessie Campbell Park, ready to chop a split cottonwood that fell down at the campground. Lynn Brost sees things most people don't, and he addresses them before they become issues. His hard work caring for New Rockford's public green spaces was noticed by the New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce, who awarded him Employee...
Head to Hanson’s Bar on Sunday, Aug. 1 for a fun day of cornhole, free will offering meal, music by Schroeder Entertainment, silent auction and garden art sale. Register by 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 26 for the cornhole tournament by texting Dalton Weber at (701) 302-0800. This event is for adults 21+. All proceeds go to Wonder Lanes....
Lake Region State College held its practical nurse pinning ceremony on Friday, July 16. Lake Region State College offers its nursing program in Devils Lake, Mayville, and Grand Forks. These two student nurses from New Rockford area earned their practical nursing licenses and were pinned at the ceremony: Blanca Alcala and Gretchen Berglund. At left, Blanca Alcala is joined on stage by son Ernesto, daughter Mia and husband Neto. At right, Gretchen Berglund has mom Karla and significant other K...
A new sign directing visitors to the New Rockford Cemetery was placed near the corner of U.S. Highway 281 and 20th Street Northeast, north of New Rockford. The sign was designed by Kutting Edge Designs and built and erected by Tony's Repair, both of New Rockford. The Women's Auxiliary Cemetery Association expresses appreciation to the following individuals and businesses for their contributions to this project: Eagles #2923 Gaming, Tony Clifton, Tracy and Roger Duda, and Helen Duda, all of New...
The Financial Aid Office at Valley City State University, Valley City, North Dakota is pleased to announce that the following student has been awarded scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic school year. Joshua McKnight has been awarded the George and Cindy Berger Scholarship, and the Business Education Scholarship....
This report provides a summary of the Council of State Governments Midwest Legislative Conference that I attended in Rapid City, S.D. on July 10-14. This Midwest Conference provides learning opportunities for state legislators from 11 states, and legislative assembly members from four Canadian provinces, to get updates on what current issues are in these jurisdictions. Several hundred legislators were in attendance along with CSG staff, presenters, and conference supporters. Only two assemblymen from Canada were in attendance because of the...
Thursday afternoon visitors at the Eloise Lucht home were Alan and Marge Stolz, and their son Mike, who was visiting them from his home in Wyoming. The Stolz are from Bismarck and also visited others in the area. Janet Laube enjoyed a couple phone calls with her sister-in-law Lois Ockert this past week, and she took YipYip on several rides. The Todd and Karen Koepplin farm was the scene of a cousins’ fun evening, as cousins Kenna and Grady Lewis of Dickinson and Evelyn Koepplin of New Rockford enjoyed pony rides on Clementine, swimming in t...
Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe enjoyed "Life Is But A Dream," a DPRCA play at the Old Church Theatre in New Rockford on Friday evening. Sunday afternoon, Jan Loe was in Lakota to visit with Marilyn Stenberg and Jason Stenberg, who was also there visiting with his mom Marilyn. Patti Clifton kept an appointment and did a little shopping in Devils Lake on Monday afternoon. It was 84 degrees when she left Sheyenne at noon, but was 73 degrees in Devils Lake with a dark sky, thunder and lightning, and a five to ten minute downpour!...
Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed fireworks on July 3 with family at the Dennis and Fran Walen farm, then visiting and supper at the Mervin Indergaard home on July 4. House guest on July 3 at the Jimmy Indergaard home was his sister Sharon Laxdal of Edinburg. Tuesday, Jimmy was a visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Karen Koepplin was a brief stopper at the Charlotte Koepplin home on Tuesday morning with a treat of a yummy cookie. She returned Thursday with burgers to share for dinner. Sunday afternoon visitors and supper guests...
Wednesday, Lester Roberts was a guest of Stan and Marilyn Kruger at their home in rural Sheyenne. He enjoyed supper and visiting at their depot, which was once located in Sheyenne. Lester and Lezlee Thorson traveled to Grand Forks on Thursday. They watched grandson, six-year-old Aiden Thorson, play baseball. Aiden is the son of Ryan and Megan Thorson. Bobbi Duberowski and her husband Tom, of Parkers Prairie, Minn. visited Lester on Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon, Lester and his friends, Midge Quam, Rita Waldorf and Helen Ridley went to...
The North Dakota Safety Council (NDSC) will host an empowering self-protection class that teaches practical self-defense methods and personal safety insights to young adults. This four-hour course is taught by a former highway patrol trooper with more than 20 years of experience, and is appropriate for those 13 years and older. Attendees are encouraged to wear comfortable or loose fitting clothing. Self Protection & Predator Awareness When: Saturday, Aug. 7 Time: 8 a.m - noon Where: North Dakota Safety Campus, Bismarck The cost is $55 per...
The North Dakota Water Education Foundation’s tour Managing Water Through Garrison Diversion is Tuesday, July 27. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. at Riverdale High Lodge. Registration prior to the tour is required. The Garrison Diversion Unit has changed since its inception in 1944. Tour participants will learn about history of the project and use of the major investments including the Garrison Dam and its hydroelectric power plant; and the Snake Creek Pumping Plant, which supplies water to Lake Audubon, and the McClusky Canal, wildlife r...
Transcript publisher Amy Wobbema has been following a recent proposal in Congress that would expand the Durbin Amendment, which set a cap on the "swipe fees" retailers pay when a debit card is used in their stores. The Durbin Amendment was a last minute addition to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed by Congress in 2010. Now, Senator Dick Durbin and other lawmakers are pushing for an expansion of the amendment, which would apply the same pricing caps to credit...
Ask any grocer, and you will learn competition is at the heart of our business. Consumers cross the street every day to find a lower price, wider selection, or better customer service. Americans will drive an extra mile to save on a gallon of milk or a loaf of bread. Competition is what pushes our industry to keep food prices as low as possible. Grocers who do not compete, do not last. Behind the scenes, our manufacturers, wholesalers, and vendors compete fiercely to get grocers’ business whether it is to supply product, maintain r...
The same politicians who mostly killed free checking and debit card rewards programs through government price controls are setting their sights on credit cards – and that means miles, cash back, and other rewards are now in jeopardy. That’s a potential political earthquake, because a recent study found that 84 percent of all credit cards are rewards cards, and 70 percent of cardholders who make less than $20,000 a year have rewards cards. Many small businesses also rely on rewards cards – especially cash-back cards. Those individuals and small...
On Friday, June 16, I had the pleasure of attending DPRCA’s production of “Life Could Be a Dream” with my mom. This is the third time DPRCA has put on this hilarious, light-hearted play, but it was my first time in the audience. The actors they cast this summer are suited perfectly for their roles, and they put on quite the performance that night. With everything from the music and choreography, to the sound and lights, DPRCA gave the community a terrific show, yet again! Danny Hollander was q... Full story
I’m writing to urge the 2021 North Dakota legislative districting committee to study the possibility of splitting each Senate district into two parts for seats to the state House of Representatives. This is important, because rural areas will probably be losing representation in the North Dakota Legislature due to population shifts to urban areas reflected in the 2020 census. As an example, let’s take a look at District 39. It takes up much of western North Dakota, covering the communities of Bowman and Watford City. It is a distance of 124...
Cameron Kent Pierson, 65, New Rockford, N.D., passed away July 18, 2021, in his sister's home in Fargo after a two-year battle with cancer. Cameron Kent Pierson was born July 25, 1955 in New Rockford to Harry and Connie (Affeldt) Pierson. He grew up in New Rockford and attended school there. He bowled for many years, was secretary of his league and attended many tournaments. He loved selling raffle tickets for different events in New Rockford, and was known as the Raffle King. Cam was a huge...
Now that we’ve dug into what rest is, why we should rest, and how we start to do that—I want to look at the Sabbath. You may have a lot of ideas associated with the word Sabbath, but we are going to look at what the Bible says about the Sabbath, and how we can incorporate it in our everyday lives. In doing this, I hope to break down and rid us of the false ideas we have toward the subject. First let’s look at scripture. The Bible talks a lot about the Sabbath—especially in the Old Testament, but Jesus also talks about it in the Gospels...
I spend a lot of time writing, and I try to present a balance of optimism and reality. This is becoming more difficult as we are constantly bombarded with so many things we do not understand. Even more disturbing is to consider how much negativity is going on that we are not aware of. I’m not implying that we anticipate evil behind every bush or under every rock, but my convictions accept our need to pray for spiritual discernment. I’ve had conversations with individuals who believe that mor...
The artifact featured this week is a metal cocoa tin dating back to the 1920s. Monarch cocoa was one of the many products produced and marketed by Reid, Murdoch & Co of Chicago, Ill., established in 1873. There's more to the history of this object and its contents than that. Afterall, the origins of cocoa date back to the equatorial empire of the Olmec, who occupied portions of Central America from 1500-400 BCE. The Olmec people enjoyed crushed cocoa beans combined with water and chilis,...
On April 7, 1904, Van Dorn Gilchrist returned from a long visit to Wisconsin and Minnesota; his wife was confined to a Milwaukee hospital with an illness that had lasted most of the winter. George Abbey was in town, looking after his business interests. Frank Parker, salesman at Prader and Goss’s, left on the train for the Twin Cities and other Minnesota points; he returned on April 13. The April 8, 1904, “Transcript” said that Paul Baeder was a new clerk at Prader and Goss’s general store....
