Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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In the eastern part of Eddy County, about 6 miles south of Warwick, you can find a quiet little space known as Lake Washington Wildlife Management Area. With over 910 acres of mixed woodland prairie, Lake Washington is lush with birds and abundant with wildlife. The lake, known as North Lake Washington, encompasses nearly 650 acres and offers 7.3 miles of shoreline. North Lake Washington is what is known as an "up and coming fishery." In recent years, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department...
Preparation work for the U.S. Highway 281 project is nearing completion. This past week crews have worked to build the bypass entrances on both the north and south sides of town along U.S. Hwy. 281 in preparation for Phase I, which involves a 2 inch asphalt overlay on the highway. At a construction meeting on Thursday, Aug. 1, Border States Paving noted that the bypasses would be paved beginning as early as today (Aug. 5) and completed later this week. The bypasses are expected to open on...
Michael Speldrich of Sheyenne was cited for failure to report an accident at the 6100 block of County Road 9 on June 30. His damaged vehicle was removed from a cornfield and taken to a body shop in Carrington. The vehicle did not have an accident sticker so the body shop refused to fix it. Speldrich contacted the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office to make a report and get a sticker. Based on the accident investigation Speldrich was cited for failure to give notice of accident, leaving the scene of an accident and careless driving. He was assessed $...
The Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN) is a topic that has dominated budget talks for local emergency organizations this year, including the Eddy County Sheriff’s Department, the New Rockford Fire Department and the Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford. Even with a large appropriation during the last legislative session intended to provide substantial cost sharing measures from the state, local entities’ budgets will be stretched, as they work together with the state to pro...
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding, The New York Kammermusiker, a small, double-reed chamber music ensemble that performs classical music, is returning to Maddock Sunday, Aug. 11at 2 p.m. at the Historic Maddock Opera House Main Street to celebrate their 13th annual Winds of Change Music Festival. Tickets will be available at the door. The New York Kammermusiker ensemble will also be performing special music during the Viking Lutheran Church Sunday morning service, south of...
It has certainly been an exciting year when it comes to sports. We've had the NR-S basketball team competing at a state level, track and field records being broken and the SNR Black Sox taking their Babe Ruth team to state. But what if we took at a look further back in history? Better yet, what if we took a moment to be part of that history? This year, the Eddy County Museum and Historical Society is riding the wave of sports excitement by hosting a Prairie Jubilee that celebrates our...
Eddy County now has a seat at the table influencing national education policy. New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School Superintendent Jill Louters was appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) effective July 1. She is one of three North Dakota representatives on the panel, as she was appointed by Governor Burgum to serve alongside North Dakota University System (NDUS) Chancellor Mark Hagerott and a state legislator. According to the WICHE website, Senator Ray...
We end the series by featuring New Rockford natives who have grown up with DPRCA programming and have landed roles in "Oklahoma!" The future of local theatre is bright with these young stars on stage! Jared Hartl takes on the role of Ike Skidmore in this production. Jared is certainly no stranger to the stage, as he has performed as one of two piano players in "It's a Wonderful Life" and sung and acted in "Broadway Unbound" and "Forever Plaid", all for the DPRCA. Jared is now a sophomore at NDSU...
Harry and Mary Pieterick have a yard that is both attractive and popular. The New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation received several nominations naming Harry and Mary the winners the Yard of the Week contest. The first nomination came from several neighborhood sources. The Fandrich/McDonald families, the Yri Family, and Eddie Zucker and Annie said, "Harry and Mary put a lot of time in their yard. Harry is always busy perfecting the grass and Mary is always busy making it beautiful with array...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released more details of the $16 billion package announced earlier this year that will assist agricultural producers in response to retaliation and trade disruption. “We appreciate the support that these programs will provide to our farmers and ranchers in the short term,” Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said. “We continue to look for long term solutions and are hopeful that things can be resolved soon.” The trade aid consists of: $14.5 billion for the Market Facilitation Program...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of Pat Caulifield. Last Saturday Candy Jensen was among family and friends who took 30th surprise birthday greetings to Michael Allmaras at Hanson's Bar in New Rockford. Michael and wife Traci were also celebrating their sixth anniversary. Martin and Eloise Lucht joined in a gathering of the families of the late Mickey and Darcy Thompson at the Aaron and Kim Weber farm home. All enjoyed catching up and eating. The kids and seven family dogs enjoyed the wide open spaces. Leo Laube was a...
Ervin Longnecker and Margie Anderson were among those who attended visitation for Delores Omoth Friday evening at Evan’s Funeral Home in New Rockford. Granddaughter Sandra Larson was a recent visitor at the Margie Anderson home. Sandra gave a blow-by-blow of her science camp experience in West Virginia and Washington DC. Candy Jensen was a Wednesday supper guest at the Charlotte Koepplin home in celebration of Candy's birthday. Wednesday found Jimmy Indergaard a visitor at the Dennis and Fran Walen home. Ervin Longnecker and Alan Omoth were r...
Ben, Brittany, Bobbi and Lacey Grann competed in the rodeos in Maddock and Ft. Totten over the weekend. The Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox Babe Ruth baseball team won District 2 and competed in the State Baseball Tournament in Watford City. John and Donna Grann enjoyed cheering on Johnny Grann and the team. They won two games and lost two. Tom and Pam Schmid attended the State Fair in Minot on Friday. Saturday night, Tom, Pam and JD took in the wedding reception and dance for Kyle Wetzel and Mariah Mertz. Doris Griffin volunteered at the...
Congresswoman Ilham Omar, a Somali-American, expressed some partisan criticism and was immediately trashed by a crowd in North Carolina with the chant “Send her back,” indicating that she had no right to be in this country. I was shocked. So unAmerican, so unChristian, I thought. But my initial conclusions were wrong. While it was still unChristian, it was actually very American. Once the Germans and Scandinavians got in, we quickly slammed the door on the Irish, Chinese, Italians, Czechs, Bul...
Last Thursday afternoon, Patti Clifton and Jan Loe attended the District 4 American Legion Tournament in Carrington. They watched the Sheyenne-New Rockford game as well as the Carrington game. Friday evening, Jan Loe was a guest at Bud's Place in Minnewaukan where she visited with Jim and Marjean Woodrow, Brian and Pam Hill, all of Grand Forks; and Justin and Christine Hill of Colorado. Jim and Marjean Woodrow visited the home of Jan Loe on Saturday morning. Saturday, Jan Loe attended the interment of Jackie Roberts at the Oberon Cemetery....
When I was dating my wife (and still pretending to be charming), I once suggested we grab an old blanket, purchase a generous supply of processed lunch meat and go on a picnic. In my romantic desperation, I had apparently forgotten that we live in East Texas, where being outside anytime between the months of April and December is likely to involve projectile sweating and a raging case of chiggers. Based on this experience, you can imagine my skepticism when we were invited to an outdoor "Family Fun Night" at my daughters' school on a recent...
On July 25, U.S. Attorney General William Barr ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons to update its execution protocol and schedule five executions starting this December. Whether you support the death penalty or not – I don't because I prefer limited government and the power to kill disarmed prisoners in cold blood and with premeditation is by definition unlimited government – it's worthwhile to ask: Why? More to the point, why now? Politics, that's why. There's a presidential election next year. U.S. president Donald Trump's re-election str...
A phone scammer made a mistake when he called my mother. The young male caller pretended to be her grandson. He said he'd been arrested for fishing on an Indian reservation - unaware he was breaking the law - and needed bail money so a judge wouldn't throw him in jail. My mother's response, which I'll share in a moment, is now a classic part of family lore - but the threat that increasingly sophisticated scammers pose to elderly Americans is nothing to laugh about. In this era of smartphones,...
Freedom. Yep, that word sure sounds good, doesn't it? Of course, freedom can mean different things to different people. Here we are, in the last of the summer months, the children are still out of school and free from classes and homework, but not for long. For the most part, family vacations are over and parents will have also lost their freedom from the daily grind of work. However, we're not free from our responsibilities to our children or spouses, and others in our care. We are free to go wherever we wish, in our free time but if we are...
Patrick F. Caulfield, 89, Jamestown, N.D., died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at the Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D. Patrick was born Jan. 4, 1930 at Chicago, Ill, the son of Michael and Susan (McCullaugh) Caulfield. At an early age he moved to Jamestown, N.D. where he graduated from Jamestown High School in 1948. He attended Jamestown College for one year. He enlisted with the North Dakota National Guard in 1948 and entered the U.S. Army Jan. 16, 1951 at Jamestown and served in the Korean Conflict. He...
The Aug. 1, 1902, “New Rockford Transcript” carried an article on the Eddy County State Bank which “was no more.” During the week, it became the First National Bank of New Rockford. Officers were Thomas L. Beiseker, president; F.A. Rising, vice president; James E. Hyde, cashier. Hyde was formerly the cashier of the Red River Valley National Bank of Fargo. The State Bank president P.J. Hester was going to remain for a while in charge of the collection department. (On Oct. 11 the directo...
Myron "Mike" Kjelgaard, 90, died Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington, N.D. A celebration of life will be held Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 at 2 p.m. in Our Savior's Lutheran Church, McHenry, N.D. Visitation will be one hour prior to services in the church. Interment will be in the Cooperstown Cemetery. Myron, the son of Harold Kjelgaard and Minnie (Olson) Kjelgaard, was born on Aug. 12, 1928 and was raised in the Cooperstown and Hannaford area. He attended Wahpeton State School...
How Medicare Covers Ambulance Services Dear Savvy Senior, How does Medicare cover ambulance services? About three months ago, I took an ambulance to the hospital emergency room because I rarely drive anymore, and I just received a $1,100 bill from the ambulance company. Surprised Senior Dear Surprised, This is a Medicare issue that confuses many seniors. Yes, Medicare does cover emergency ambulance services and, in limited cases, non-emergency ambulance services too, but only when they’re d...
Goodwin (Goody) Joseph Helseth, 75, of Carrington, N.D., passed away on Saturday, July 27, 2019. Helseth was born March 31, 1944, in Fargo, N.D., to Goodwin and Helen (Rust) Helseth. He grew up in rural Glyndon, Minn., and graduated from Glyndon High School in 1962. He attended both NDSU and Moorhead State. He worked in the banking industry for 25 years and the trucking industry for 21 years. He is survived by his five children: Karen (Jason) Bindas, Bloomington, Minn., Nancy (Chris) Sorensen,...
August 5, 2019 — In 1816, Congress passed a law that stated, “Licenses to trade with the Indians within the territorial limits of the United States shall not be granted to any but citizens of the United States unless by express direction of the President.” The law didn’t apply to the traders in the north and eastern sections of what is now North Dakota, because at that time, it belonged to Great Britain. Two years later, however, England signed a treaty with the United States that determined that all land south of the 49th parallel would n...
