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Two teams of riders representing the American Legion embarked on a 1,875 mile cross-country journey to celebrate their centennial. Team Legacy departed from International Peace Park along the U.S.-Canadian border on Thursday, Aug. 1, while Team Vision started at the Pharr International Bridge in Pharr, Texas on Wednesday, July 31. Over the course of four days, the two teams traveled the full length of the American Legion Memorial Highway, or U.S. Hwy. 281. They each carried with them half of...
Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies spoke to Eddy County commissioners at their regular meeting on July 16 about a letter North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum sent to the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA) and its chairman, Senator John Hoeven, regarding the criminal jurisdiction on the Spirit Lake Nation. The letter said the Spirit Lake Tribe has gone on record to formally request the repeal of 60 Stat. 229, which previously gave criminal jurisdiction over misdemeanor crimes to the State of...
This "Yard of the Week" winner has certainly been turning heads. Becky and Bryan Hilbert were nominated for the award four different times. Their nominators said, "This yard is beautiful as I walk and drive by... The white fence going into the backyard defines a spacious backyard with a lovely firepit." ~Anonymous "They have totally transformed that house. Looks like a different home!" ~Anonymous "Great curb appeal, beautiful hostas in the backyard." ~ Anonymous Yard of the Week nomination...
High School friends gathered to celebrate their birthdays by spending the last week of July in rural Minnesota. The celebration was hosted by Dan and Lois Strehlow at their farm near Hastings, Minn. As the ladies started to arrive, the laughter and stories exploded and continued for an entire week. Activities included farm chores, hot tubbing, sitting by the pool, toasting many many happy hours, exploring Red Wing, Minn., and spending a day at the Mall of America in Bloomington. Friendships...
Hunter Hanson told U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland he "got overwhelmed" in his grain trading business, leading to a situation in which he defrauded at least 60 farmers, grain elevators and grain brokers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Canada for more than $11 million. Hanson, 22, on Tuesday, July 30, at the William L. Guy Federal Building pleaded guilty to federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering. While each charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan O'Konek said the federal sentencing...
Editor's note: This second installment of a five-part series that has been sponsored by the North Dakota Newspaper Association and the "Grand Fork Herald" explores trends trends from the tough-on-crime 1990s and trace how policy leaders have changed their thinking at the local and national levels from then until now. Additional installments of this series are available to readers on the "Transcript" website at www.transcriptpublishing.com In early 1995, North Dakota parole officer David...
Kathy Anderson, Laura Hager and Josslyn drove to Fargo Saturday where they were among the gals to attend a bridal shower for Katie Bjertness. Merle and Sandy Longnecker were Sunday afternoon visitors at the Ervin Longnecker home. Other visitors were Katie Midinger, Kinnley and new baby two week old Sutton Corey. Another great great-grandson to, Ervin. Tuesday morning Charlotte Koepplin was brief helper at the Leo and Janet Laube home. Wednesday morning early, Charlotte Koepplin accompanied by Candy Jensen were on their way to Jamestown where...
Friday supper guests at the Ken and Marvis Holte home were Cody and Amanda Bickett and Izzy in celebration of mom, Marvis' birthday. Marvis received phone calls filled with good wishes from daughter Fay and Don Nelson, sister Ardy Yates from Arkansas, son Loren Holte and family of Bismarck, and son James and Cindy of Minot. Thursday visitors at the Lillian Gedrose home were Aaron and Lindsay Vogeler, Micha and Ben, Friday visitors were Duane and Patrice Gedrose of Washburn. Other visitors of the week at Lillian’s were Lila Gedrose of W...
Henry and Charlie Bedsaul were guests at the David and Diane Karlsbraaten home. They were returned to West Fargo on Wednesday. That evening, David and Diane Karlsbraaten; Jason, Tracy, Henry and Charlie Bedsaul; and John and Mary Hanson were guests at the home of Keith, Sara, Landon, Alice and Gavin Hanson. They helped Landon celebrate his 10th birthday. David and Diane returned home on Thursday. Friday, Jan Loe and Judy Bott were coffee guests at the home of Carol Rohrer in Devils Lake. Later, they all attended the 50-year social gathering...
I'm a big softie when it comes to children's books. I remember my first library card (TWO trips to the library that glorious day!), and my held-together-with-duct-tape childhood copy of Little Golden Book "Danny Beaver's Secret" (by Patsy and Richard Scarry) sits proudly on my writing desk. So, I was overjoyed to have the opportunity to pose some questions to author Martin Powell, whose latest children's books, "Private Eye Princess and the Emerald Pea" and "Rapunzel vs. Frankenstein" go on...
Chairman Ork Dorken scanned the town’s electors gathered in the community hall for the quadrennial testing of the presidential waters with a seminar on voting. “Eleven persons being present, I declare a quorum to do business,” he declared. “Can we have a reading of the minutes of the last meeting?” “I move we don’t read any minutes because Secretary Dorsey Crank was riding his bike in the Black Hills and wasn’t here to take minutes,” explained Holger Danske as perspiration dripped off his n...
Nobody knows what the earliest word used by humans was. The general consensus is the Sumerians developed the first written language around 3500 BC, using wedge-shaped symbols called cuneiform. Scholars hypothesize that the first word was either "ouch" or "me," although "pie" had to have been up there since the shapes surely reminded the Sumerians of it. For the last 5,500 years humans have spent lifetimes searching for the best words to communicate. The precise word can make the difference between understanding and confusing people to the...
India and Gus the Wonder Pug waited in my old Mustang convertible while I surveyed my hat rack, trying to decide which one I would take on our pilgrimage. I finally grabbed my Baltimore Orioles cap. The sun was high when we stopped at the Sitting Bull and Sakakawea monuments near Mobridge. We stood a while at an obelisk marking Sakakawea's time on this earth, a legend at 19, dead in 1812 at 25 of a fever during childbirth, about 25 miles from that spot. India and Gus trotted out ahead of me to the chief's grave on a bluff, overlooking the...
New Rockford community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant, formerly United Blood Services, on July 22 at First Lutheran Church which helped collect a total of 54 units of blood products for patients in need. A total of 46 individuals volunteered to donate blood and 40 individuals were able to donate at the Vitalant blood drive on July 22. A total of four donors also came forward to donate Power Red Cells (2RBC) which collects two units of red blood cells while returning platelets, plasma and a saline solution back to the donor. There were two p...
It was to my great happiness that I spent the last week of July in Colorado. It seems that whenever people get together at funerals, there are a number of people that say, “we need to get together sometime just for fun, not for a funeral.” Well, that’s exactly what we four brothers did. There were five of us originally but the oldest died a few years back. We said the same thing while we were in the hospital saying goodbye to our older brother. Well, we finally did it. We got together just for fun. We missed our sister of course who couldn’t ma...
Prairie Public’s beloved radio series, “Dakota Datebook,” has been compiled into a book, with a nugget of history for each day of the year. Prairie Public will debut the book on Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. with a launch party on the Lewis & Clark Riverboat in Bismarck. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the dock, and are available at prairiepublic.org. The book was prepared for publication by a UND publishing practicum led by David Haeselin, William Caraher and the UND Digital Press. The practicum students selected essays for from all the Dakota Dateb...
On Aug. 5, 1902, Iver Vick of Sheyenne, John T. West of eastern Eddy County, Fred Laasch from his farm southwest of town, and G.W. Johnston were in town. Frank Graham and Went Mcgee, both of Tiffany, and Charles Albright came in on business. Mr. and Mrs. M. Mattson were down from the Sheyenne Valley to shop. Daniel Sullivan arrived from the Twin Cities to work the harvest. R.P. Allison went to Fargo on legal business. George M. Pike left for the Twin Cities, Duluth, and Chicago to purchase a fal...
August 13, 2019 — Today is the birthday of William Lemke, who was born to German parents in Minnesota in 1878. As one of nine children, Lemke’s boyhood was spent in the Big Coulee area of Towner County. His aggressive father had already acquired 2,700 acres when he died of a stroke when he was outbid on a piece of land he wanted. William lost an eye in a childhood accident and was described as shy but eager for knowledge. His big jaw, rough skin, and rumpled clothing gave him a tough exterior. This, coupled with fierce determination, led his...
Dear Savvy Senior, My 70-year-old mother has become somewhat of a hoarder. Since my father died a few years ago, her house is so disorganized and messy with stuff that it’s becoming a hazard. What should I do to help her? Troubled Son Dear Troubled, Clutter addiction is a problem that affects up to five percent of Americans, many of whom are seniors. The problems can range anywhere from moderate messiness to hoarding so severe it may be related to a mental health disorder like obsessive-compulsive disorder. Here’s what you should know, alo...
An article on the MSN webpage caught my eye the other day. It was a short blurb about a woman who had just finished working a long shift at their local hospital. Her son was starting his seventh week of Air Force basic training, and only had 17 days before his basic training would be finished. She said that when she is working the night shift, there is more time to think about things and she spent a lot of time thinking about her son that night. When she got off work, she pulled into a...
Volunteer members of the Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford are gearing up once again for their annual Lifesavers in the Park event. In addition to preparing a free will meal complete with hot dogs and hamburgers, Lifesavers in the Park also offers community members the opportunity to meet emergency medical providers, learn more about the field of healthcare and have a lot of fun. This year's event will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at Centennial (Gazebo) Park in downtown New Rockford... Full story
The Eddy County Commission and County Auditor Patty Williams, are working diligently to complete the preliminary budget. They held their regular meeting on Aug. 6 and have had two special meetings in as many weeks, specifically for budget preparation. Eddy County Road Superintendent, Todd Weber reported to the commissioners that he had spoken with an area landowner about a county road where trees have encroached the right of way and have historically caught and held snow. The trees will be...
Local officials will use the power of purple to treat the City of New Rockford’s water supply. Wade Senger of Interstate Engineering presented an alternative proposal for improving the water treatment plant to the commission on Monday, Aug. 5. He recommended removal of the aging lime softening system and installation of a new potassium permanganate treatment process and reverse osmosis skid. Potassium permanganate, or KMnO4, is a common inorganic chemical used to treat drinking water for i...
Outdoor notes: *Remember to follow North Dakota’s ANS regulations, including removing plugs at the boat ramp. *Aug. 14: Tundra swan applications due. *Aug. 15: Early Canada goose season opens. Tournaments: *Aug. 13: Stump Lake. *Aug. 16 - 17: Devils Lake, Grahams Island State Park. *Aug. 17: Jamestown Reservoir; Devils Lake, Creel Bay; Lake Sakakawea, Indian Hills Resort; Lake Sakakawea, Sakakawea, State Park. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Aug. 5: 1,448.68 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *...
Pat Bohn has spent a long time working in corrections- long enough to climb from a rank-and-file parole and probation officer in the 1990s to a job heading North Dakota's entire parole and probation operation today. He's seen a lot of things change. Chief among them is a philosophical shift in how North Dakota treats its criminals. Gone are the highly punitive, tough-on-crime ideas of the 1990s. Now, state leaders – from the Legislature to the front offices at the State Penitentiary – have com...
