Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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As expected, the Eddy County Commission issued a Drought Emergency Declaration Tuesday. The declaration comes as conditions worsen across the area. Eddy County Emergency Manager Lisa Thompson drafted the document to make it possible for the county to allocate local emergency funds for drought relief measures as necessary, and also open up the county to potential federal aid should a disaster be declared by the federal government. "North Dakota producers continue to face unprecedented drought con...
Becki Schumacher has been appointed New Rockford city auditor. Commissioners officially voted to accept her appointment at their Aug. 2 regular meeting. She succeeds George Ritzke, who has served in the position since 1994. Schumacher's family moved to New Rockford in Feb. 2020, when her husband Lucas took over for Donn Frahm as the local agent for Farmers Union Insurance. She is just about finished with her bachelor's degree in accounting at Bemidji State University and is ready to take on the...
Hanson's Bar hosted a Sunday fun day, and after the last bag dropped, one team emerged victorious from a field of 23. Dubbed Battle of the Bags, this cornhole tournament had players spread across a downtown city block in front of New Rockford's iconic watering hole. New Rockford Park District Manager Dennis Nybo and wife Alison set up the boards in accordance with cornhole tournament rules and regulations, and made the bracket. Teams of two competed against one another in the double elimination...
Tuesday, construction crews placed the very first length of pipe that will deliver emergency and supplemental water from the Missouri River in central North Dakota to the Red River Valley in the east. The Red River Valley Water Supply Project is a drought mitigation project that's more than 20 years in the making. At a construction site one mile south of Carrington on Highway 281, project organizers and lawmakers gathered Tuesday to ceremonially sign the 72" pipe and witness it being placed...
Todd and Renae Duchscherer will have to complete some unexpected repairs to their Do it Best Hardware storefront. On Thursday, July 29, at approximately 11:27 a.m. Deputy Jacob Roberts responded to a call of a vehicle crashing into a building in downtown New Rockford. The driver of the vehicle, identified in the police report as James E. Ridge of New Rockford, was stationary on the west side of the curb facing west in front of the Do it Best Hardware on Eighth Street in New Rockford. He then...
On July 3, the New Rockford Lions Club held a brisket dinner at Centennial Park, raising $3,000 towards the bowling alley restoration project. With the addition of $10,000 from the Lions Club trust fund, a total of $13,000 has been raised to go towards the project. NRABC Executive Director Amanda Hegland said last week that they are approximately $15,000 away from reaching their fundraising goal on the project. They continue to seek a proprietor to operate the downtown business once the upgrade...
Do you want to win a million dollars or go on a luxury vacation? The idea of winning a big prize can be mighty alluring, and con artists are ready to exploit your eagerness to score that big check or dream trip. Sweepstakes and lottery scams are still going strong. In 2020, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 116,000 reports of fraud involving prizes, sweepstakes and lotteries that swindled people out of $166 million. The initial contact in a sweepstakes scam is often a call, an email, or a piece of direct mail offering...
BISMARCK, N.D. -- According to a 2017 study from the North Dakota Department of Human Services, 4% of North Dakotans, or approximately 19,000 people, are gambling beyond social or recreational levels. Nationally, the gambling disorder rate typically only affects around 1.5% of the population. After a year of uncertainty, turmoil, and change, Gamblers Choice wants to let the public know they’re still here and available to help. Formerly a program of Lutheran Social Services, Gamblers Choice helps people overcome their gambling addiction by r...
Farmers, crop advisers and agricultural industry representatives will have an opportunity to view field research trials and receive production recommendations on corn, soybeans and dry edible beans during a row crop tour on Wednesday, Aug. 25, at North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC). This field tour follows an NDSU Extension virtual crop and soil meeting broadcast from the Carrington center starting at 9:30 a.m. “We are encouraging everyone to participate in the full day’s agenda,” says Greg Endres,...
Jimmy Indergaard was a Wednesday visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home, and Thursday was a supper guest of uncle Mervin Indergaard and Vicki. Friday special visitors to the Charlotte Koepplin home, bringing goodies and treats, were Eileen Williams and Meranda Williams of Jamestown. Candy stopped in for a visit and was a supper guest. Tuesday evening, Janet Laube and her great-granddaughter Kaylie Kimble stopped in at the Charlotte Koepplin home with a pizza to share. Brief stoppers at the Charlotte Koepplin home on...
Joe Schmid of Fargo spent the weekend with his parents, Howard and Helen. The family attended the burial service for Mimi Tweten at the Oberon cemetery on Saturday. Sharon Mudgett and family celebrated her daughter, Penny Friesen’s birthday on Wednesday. Doris Griffin attended the meeting of the RCMD council which was held at the Hofstad Precision Ag Center, at the Lake Region State College on Thursday evening. The meeting regarded employment, housing and related concerns following the Covid pandemic. Friday evening, Doris attended a similar m...
Zachary Carlson has joined North Dakota State University Extension as the beef cattle specialist. He will devote 70% of his time to Extension and 30% to research. His Extension responsibilities include statewide programing that will offer improvements to existing production practices, as well as alternative practices and concepts. He will also be involved in training Extension personnel so they can have an impact in their community. "This position is well designed so that my Extension work will...
NDSU Extension in Eddy and Foster counties will be offering separate youth and adult canning workshops on August 17 at the Carrington High School FACS Room. Pre-registration is required with a $20 class fee payable to Foster County Extension/ P.O. Box 80 /Courthouse, Carrington N.D. 58421. Call (701) 652-2581 to register. Spaces are limited. All participants will receive educational materials and a jar each of peach preserves, dill pickles and pressure canned green beans which participants will make in the workshop. The youth canning workshop...
Janet Laube and YipYip visited great-granddaughter Kaylie Kimble on Monday at the Donna Sharbono home in Carrington. Kaylie is visiting from Wyoming. Kaylie spent a couple of days with Janet and YipYip. Tuesday, Calvin Packard helped mom Shirley make her bedroom ready for a new mattress. On Tuesday evening, Merita Aldeyel was a brief visitor. Travelers Dave and Cheryl Gabbert have made their way from Ohio to St. Marie, Mich. From there it’s on to Minnesota and North Dakota in time for the Steam Threshers event in New Rockford. New Rockford a...
Tuesday, July 27, Jeff and Denise Labrensz attended the North Dakota State Fair in Minot. They enjoyed looking at some of the exhibits and eating some fair food, followed by a short visit to Menards before heading home. They stopped in Rugby for supper at the Dairy Queen. Thursday evening, Jeff and Denise were entertained by the Fort Totten Little Theatre production of “Grease” at Roosevelt Park in Devils Lake. All performers did an excellent job of acting and singing. They especially enjoyed watching some locals who were involved - Nick Hov...
The other day, someone reminded me that I had a public Facebook page entitled "Christine Flowers, Columnist and Radio Host." I rarely post there, which is why I'd almost forgotten about it. My old editor had suggested I create a public page, after stalkers and people who didn't like what I wrote (almost exclusively readers and agitators from the left), had done some very unsavory things. She thought that setting up a "public" space would protect me and my loved ones from the usual abuses of...
The framers of the Constitution inserted the Advice and Consent Clause to insure joint decision making between the president and the Senate in the exercise of the treaty making and appointment powers. What happens when the aims, purposes and spirit of that clause are abused or circumvented by either one of the joint decision makers? We focus this week on the ability of presidents to thwart the constitutional blueprint for advice and consent of the Senate. Presidents possess considerable means to abuse and circumvent the Advice and Consent...
Dear Editor: With the acceleration of online shopping, and widespread use of contactless cards and mobile payments in stores during the coronavirus pandemic, almost every retail purchase made today is paid for with a credit card or debit card. That’s a change that may be here to stay, but it’s bad news for merchants and consumers alike, especially those still struggling to recover from the economic impact of COVID-19. The reason is that credit card networks and the big banks charge merchants a “swipe” fee, averaging about two percent of the...
Sandra 'Sandi' June (Kjos) Olund, 69, of Fargo passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. Sandi was born on June 21, 1952 to Thomas Kjos and Lois Mougin in New Rockford, N.D. She was baptized on October 12, 1952 at the First Lutheran Church in New Rockford. She graduated from Medina High School in 1971. After high school, she attended Community College, where she obtained her Associate Degree in 1972. During school years, Sandi enjoyed Campfire Girls, baton twirling, playing...
Charlotte A. Skiftun, 80, Fessenden, N.D., passed away Sunday, August 1, 2021 at CHI-St. Alexius Health, Carrington, N.D. Funeral services were held Thursday, August 5 at First Lutheran Church, Fessenden. Pastors Shirley Teske and Rick Loewen officiated, and burial was in Hillside Cemetery, Fessenden, N.D. Charlotte Ann Proefrock was born April 2, 1941 at Hamberg, N.D., the daughter of Alfred and Lillian (Simonson) Proefrock. She attended school in Hamberg. She later went to live with Roy and...
Phyllis B. Topp, 92, of rural New Rockford, N.D., died Friday, July 30, 2021, at Essentia Health in Fargo, N.D. Funeral was held on Tuesday, August 3 at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Burial was held at the Grace City Cemetery. Rev. Rick Loewen officiated, with special music by Paula Loewen. Casket bearers were Robert Schaefer, David Schaefer, Darrin Byrum, Gary Weigum, Gary Klein, Jim Johnson, Grace Leichtman, Levi Leichtman, Ethan Leichtman and David Parkman. Phyllis Burdetta Kurtz was born...
In the name of our Father, greetings to one and all. “Hot enough for you”? How many times have we said or heard that this year? Quite a few I imagine. Perhaps for many of us, and I include myself, who are too young to remember the 1930's, this recent spate of high temperatures and accompanying lack of rain seems ominous. Just a few weeks ago, I heard a farmer mention that this is the worst crop he's ever had. We can see from the road as we drive around the area, pastures never really greened up this year and there is little hay to be had. Alt...
Did you ever rummage through your grandmother's kitchen storage cabinets? Did you find yourself equally delighted and perplexed by the variety of tools and implements? A whole range of specialized tools and simple innovations have made their way into the kitchen. The display kitchen at the Eddy County Museum is no different, offering insight to the early 20th century (and beyond). This week I share just of a few of the items that took me back to grandma's kitchen. Maybe they'll get you thinking...
According to the April 22, 1904 “Transcript,” because of the amount of water running in the James River, there were fears that the dam built the previous fall, east of the island, might be washed away. Almost a foot of water was running over it. Recently, Helen Oliver and Dr. T.H. MacLachlan of McHenry were married; they would be home at McHenry after April 25. For the previous two weeks, W.A. Coleman, proprietor of the Hubbard-Doss ranch southeast of New Rockford, had been in town, after rentin...
"Mighty oaks from little acorns grow..." This 14th century English proverb inspires us never to give up, and to remember that great things do indeed come from small beginnings. While there are many species of oaks across the country, the only species native to North Dakota is bur oak, also known as Mossycup oak. Bur oak is easily identified by its distinctive leathery, tannin-filled leaves with rounded lobes and thick, corky bark. It is these adaptive features that have enabled oaks to endure...
