Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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On August 29, 2019 a complaint was filed charging Louis James Allmaras of New Rockford with five criminal counts in Eddy County: Class A Felony unlawful manufacture of a controlled substance (500 g or more of marijuana); Class B Felony theft of property valued at $10,000-$50,000; Class C Felony possession of drug paraphernalia (methamphetamines); and misdemeanor charges of making a false report to law enforcement and possession of drug paraphernalia (marijuana). Nearly a year later, Allmaras...
COVID-19 sure has been busy over the past week. As last reported in the Transcript, active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota totaled 921 on Thursday, July 23. By the following Tuesday, the number of active cases had increased to 1,084. To date, 6,227 positive cases have been documented in North Dakota and 4,975 people have recovered. More than 151,000 North Dakotans have been tested since March, approximately 20% of the population. At a press conference on Tuesday, Governor Burgum announced an u...
One year after a diving accident injured his spine and left him wheelchair-bound, New Rockford resident Neto Alcala has a chance to walk again. Alcala, diagnosed with incomplete quadriplegia after he fractured his C5 vertebra in the accident, learned this past month that he was a candidate for stem cell treatment to regenerate his spine, alleviate pain and potentially help him regain mobility. He will travel to Rejuv Medical Center in Waite Park, Minn. on Sept. 1 for a five-day stem cell procedu...
Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts (DPRCA) concludes its summer concert series, "Songs on Central," with a greatest hits showcase this Sunday, Aug. 9 at 4 p.m. The grand finale event will feature audience favorite hits from the four concerts held thus far. Each Sunday attendees filled out a short survey to identify their top two favorites from that day's show. DPRCA started this concert series after they canceled their summer mainstage show for the first time in 28 years due to the...
Gunner Syverson of Minot is facing fleeing charges in several jurisdictions after he was clocked going 153 mph on a motorcycle on U.S. Highway 281 in Eddy County July 3. He refused to stop and the pursuit was terminated near the intersection of Hwys. 57 and 281. The same motorcycle fled from McHenry County, Devils Lake police and BIA authorities later in the same day. The motorcycle was later located near a residence in New Rockford. Syverson was arrested at the residence a short time later on an outstanding Ward County warrant. At the time of...
On Saturday, July 25, local snake enthusiasts came together to show the world that there is nothing to fear. An estimated 150 people turned out for the event, which was held in two sessions: one each in the morning and evening. It was a warm day, with temperatures climbing high into the 90s, but given a little shade, the snakes didn't mind at all. Snakes, like all reptiles, are heterothermic, more commonly known as cold-blooded. This means that unlike birds and mammals, snakes cannot regulate...
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for seven projects. The requests totaling $358,755.50 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting July 21-22 in Medora. APUC is a program of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture that administers grant programs for research and development of new and expanded uses for North Dakota agricultural products. The grants can be used for basic and applied research, marketing and utilization, farm diversification,...
On July 20, 2020, Garnet F. Pierson completed 50 years of service with the Farm Service Agency. She began working part-time for the Farmers Home Administration in New Rockford in 1970. In July of 1971, she transferred to Ashley, N.D., working full time; in September of 1971, she transferred to Napoleon, N.D.; in September of 1972, she transferred to West Fargo, N.D. In 1975, she transferred back to New Rockford in a training position for Assistant County Supervisor, which lasted seven months....
Pianist Lorie Line brings the “best of the best” to Maddock on Friday, August 21. Straight out of her living room, Lorie will be bringing her concert grand piano which will take center stage as she shares stories and music from her outstanding 30-year career. Line is a classically trained pianist, composer and performer from Minneapolis. In 2015, Line was inducted in the Minnesota Hall of Fame, joining ranks with artists such as Judy Garland, Bob Dylan and Prince. The Opera House seating is set up for social distancing. Only 47 seats rem...
Saturday Aaron and Danielle Koepplin, Kerrigan, Carter, Chevelle and cousin and best friend Amanda enjoyed a visit over a dinner of bread dough dumplings at the Charlotte Koepplin home. All enjoyed going through old family picture albums. Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a phone call from his sister Sharon Laxdal recently. Saturday he visited with his uncle Mervin Indergaard and cousin Vicky Magill. Sunday Sharon and friend Kieth were visitors at Jimmy’s and they also saw Jack Rosenau’s classic cars. Jimmy also took Sharon and Keith for a drive in his...
Wednesday Candy Jensen and her brother Terry Koepplin drove to Fargo where Candy had a medical appointment. They met their niece Teresa and Harold Sather there and had a chance at a little visit. They were both happy to be back to New Rockford later in the afternoon. Since then, Candy has gotten “thinking of you calls” from son Jerrod and Derik, cousin Doris Oynes of Bismarck, sister-in-law Cecelia Bauer Koepplin of Minneapolis, Rick and Cora Koepplin and Katie of Devils Lake, T.J. and Alexis Koepplin and family of Fargo, Davy and Melony All...
Thursday, Lester Roberts joined relatives, brother Roger, sisters Jean Olson and Delores Stack, cousin, Arnold Johnson of Coco, Fla., and niece, Sharon and her husband, Jerry at Lake Country Manor in Devils Lake. They had a special area where they could social distance and visit and enjoy their time together. Lester visited Chad Getscher on Friday. Saturday, Lester visited his daughter, Lezlee Thorson at her lake lot. Holly Zieman and Lola Heer of Jamestown visited James Nelson on Sunday. Doris Griffin attended a meeting of the First District...
Sheyenne's Farmers Market will have its opening day on Saturday morning, August 1, at the corner of Main Street and Richter Avenue. Always lots of good produce from area vendors! Patti Clifton and Jan Loe were in Maddock recently, where Patti did some business at North Star Community Credit Union. Later, they enjoyed a visit and noon lunch with Patti's sisters-in-laws, Donna Smith and Carolyn Harwood at Harriman's. Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe had lunch in New Rockford recently following an outdoor worship service at Grace Lutheran Church. Bob...
Once again the North Dakota Legislature is trying to obstruct constitutional amendments proposed by petition of the people. At the present time, constitutional amendments initiated by citizens go straight to the ballot for an up or down vote. If approved, the amendment goes into effect. Under the Legislature’s proposal, a measure approved by the people would first go to the Legislature where, if rejected by the Legislature, it would go to the next biennial election for a second vote of the peopl...
I missed it again. So did the rest of America. July 1’s unofficial International Joke Day came and went without fanfare. That’s regrettable, because we could all use a good belly laugh right now - which gave me an idea. The other day, after hearing more doom-and-gloom news while driving, I said to the Apple CarPlay app on my truck’s stereo, “Hey, Siri, tell me a joke.” Siri, Apple’s voice-activated digital assistant, replied, “My cat ate a ball of yarn. She gave birth to mittens.” That’s an awfu...
“Shower the people you love with love/ Show them the way that you feel.” - James Taylor With all due respect to the five-time Grammy Award winner, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain and I’ve seen sunny days when I wished people would put their advice where the sun DON’T shine. I think most homo sapiens do a serviceable job of unbottling our emotions when a special person is terminally ill or going into a battle zone. But some well-intentioned buttinsky is always trying to guilt us into openin...
Over 60,000 prisoners in the U.S. have been infected by COVID-19. And the number of infections is rising at an alarming rate. This gratuitous suffering and death – helpless people trapped in large numbers as the virus engulfs their close quarters – is a tragedy. The widespread release of vulnerable and nonviolent prisoners must happen. Right now. Yet the COVID-19 emergency only scratches the surface of the deficiencies in the American prison system. It has numerous fundamental problems. First, the conditions in US prisons have long been ter...
Alma Richter, 97, of Carrington, N.D., formerly of Sykeston, N.D., passed away on July 27, 2020, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. Alma Spitzer was born September 15, 1922, in Kief, N.D., the daughter of Fred and Paulina (Aichele) Spitzer. She grew up and attended school until the sixth grade when she was expected to work on the family farm. Alma spent time taking care of the garden, milking cows and caring for the livestock on the farm. On January 26, 1943, Alma was...
Douglas Schmid of Carrington, N.D., 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in Vergas, Minn. Services were held Monday, July 27, 2020 at Bethel Assembly of God, Carrington, N.D., with interment at Carrington Cemetery. Douglas William Schmid was born on July 17, 1939, to Zeller and Norma (Saastad) Schmid in Carrington, N.D. He graduated from Carrington High School in 1957. Douglas then attended NDSCS and NDSU. He married Myrtle Heinle on December 22, 1968, in Medina, N.D. They lived near...
Someone mentioned the other day about how after pouring out some heated frustrations on one of their Facebook sessions, they had a headache and was terribly depressed. For those who read this column regularly, you know I do not talk a lot about politics or social issues. I just feel we already have all the arguments and opinions we need and besides, I’m more into sharing about how God so loved the world that He gave His only son so that whoever would believe in Him would not perish but have e...
Do not fear. Fear not. Do not be afraid. All these commands are found in the bible. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and announced that she was to become the mother of our Savior. He tells her to not be afraid. It is certainly understandable that when all of a sudden an archangel from God appears, at first she would have been afraid. Joseph is visited by an angel in a dream and is told that he is not to be afraid to continue his betrothment, to take Mary as his wife even though she is with child. It was the will of God. Shepherds, keeping...
On June 3, 1903, Bank of Sheyenne cashier S.G. Severtson was in town on business. Peter Nelson of the Sheyenne Valley attended court. F.B. Ewald [Ewals?], Jr., was in from his farm “down south” on business. Miss Gertrude O’Connell arrived from Minneapolis to visit her parents west of town; she returned to her nursing duties in the St. Paul City Hospital on June 15. That evening a large chunk of plaster fell from the ceiling onto the sleeping infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.C. Dresser; she w...
Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any financial assistance programs you can refer me to? The coronavirus pandemic has cost me my part-time retirement job and has shrunk my measly IRA account. Needy Retiree Dear Needy, Absolutely! In addition to the $1,200 federal coronavirus stimulus check that was distributed in April and May, there are many other financial-assistance programs (both public and private) that can help struggling retirees, as well as give relief to family members who help provide...
Please forgive the quality of the photo. It is a relic. It resides at the Eddy County Museum and is marked with a date of 1884. The description it was given upon donation to the Eddy County Museum reads, "Men in derby standing in the doorway of H. Peoples." Who these men are isn't clear at this point, but I do suspect there weren't many more than a handful of men at that time who would be dressed in their best and standing in front of the earliest stores in Eddy County. The store, H. Peoples,...
When the COVID-19 pandemic started to pose difficulties for local and state officials, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem knew it was important for meetings to remain accessible even if they could not be held in the same way. "A pandemic is not an excuse to close up all of our government meetings,” Stenehjem said. “Fortunately, with technology they don't have to be." Stenehjem kept this in mind when forming the guidance around meeting requirements across North Dakota during the pandemic. The guidance was amended March 30 to reflect the waiving un...
