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Eddy County Community Cares invites you to join the 6th Annual Lights of Hope Event on Sunday, Sept. 13. The event will begin at 4 p.m., with opening remarks by Mindy Meier at the gazebo in Centennial Park, located in downtown New Rockford. This year, the folks who comprise ECCC are well aware of how difficult the recent months have been for everyone. As a result, the organization worked to create a family-friendly remembrance complete with bubbles, sidewalk chalk, rock painting, and more- all...
Eddy County Auditor Patty Williams said Monday that voters will be able to cast their ballots in person for the General Election this November. The Brown Memorial in New Rockford will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on November 3 for Election Day voting. However, the Eddy County Commission encourages residents to vote by mail for the protection of the election workers and the voters. Anyone who submitted their application for the primary with the "General Election" or "All Statewide Elections"...
He sprays, spreads and hauls, but that's not all. John Schuster, a custom applicator at CenDak Cooperative in New Rockford, was named the Chamber's Employee of the Month for August. Schuster has been a loyal employee of CenDak for 10 years. This time of year he's spraying pesticides and herbicides, as well as spreading rye seed as a cover crop. Last year the cooperative fertilized and sprayed more than 20,000 acres for member farmers. Although this spring was slow for fertilizer due to...
Sierra Hillius began her new role as manager of the New Rockford Eagles Club in July, and little more than a month later, she had the pleasure of hosting the International President for the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Dave Smith. Hillius is a native of Jamestown. She and her fiance, Eddy County Deputy Bennett Sauve, moved to the community from Fargo. Hillius was the manager of the Fargo Applebee's Neighborhood Bar & Grill, the franchise's busiest location in North Dakota. "I have a passion for...
After a long break this summer, I am glad to say I am back. This month, I interviewed Steph Loe, a Sheyenne resident who works at RadioWorks in Devils Lake. I interviewed Steph at the RadioWorks studio, where she goes by the radio name Steph Taylor. The studio houses four stations: KZZY Double Z Country, KDLR 1240 AM/99.7 FM, KQZZ Mix 96.7 and KDVL Cruiser 102. Of these stations, there is one I listen to often, so it was really interesting to learn about the others. One of the most interesting...
The Hunger Free Food Pantry is once again looking for donors to sponsor a child for the 2020-21 school year. The cost is $5 a week per child, or $95 for half a year or $190 for the full school year. Last year the Hunger Free Food Pantry served six children each week, including making deliveries while children were at home distance learning last spring. The kids take home a backpack of food on Fridays and it provides them with light meals and snacks to supplement over the weekend. A few years ago as further outreach to hungry children, the...
For Transcript staff, and likely all NR-S students, staff, and their families, the official return to school amid COVID-19 on Tuesday, Aug. 25 was quite the departure from the norm. The left photo illustrates how students in grades 6-12 enter the building from a west side door, 6 feet apart wearing masks, to allow for screening before entry. And since visitors aren’t allowed right now due to safety measures, in place of the customary kindergarten class photo we normally publish, at right we g...
In January 2020, the Eddy County Soil Conservation District (SCD) held a series of shop talks with local farmers and ranchers. A subject that generated interest from producers was 60-inch corn rows combined with cover crops to improve soil health and potential profitability. The SCD expressed interest in developing 3-5 demonstration sites throughout the county to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program. And with that, the Eddy County Wide Row Corn Demonstration was born. The SCD,...
On Sunday, August 23, families gathered at St. John's Cemetery for a very special dedication ceremony. Lily's Hope, a local ministry founded by three families, hosted the event to dedicate a monument to memorialize the infants lost during pregnancy or following birth. In the photo above, Sarah Smith Warren and son Milo take a moment to lay a yellow rose down in memory of the loss of infants in their family. To date, several area families have requested name etchings to be included on the...
Area businessman Rod F. Marchand, president and CEO of Marchand Retail Group, Inc, has released a 166-page book to worldwide readers. The book is geared toward inspiring entrepreneurs and business owners to take their businesses to the next level, and includes a foreword by Kevin Harrington, renowned entrepreneur and the original Shark from ABC’s hit show Shark Tank. The book’s title alone is bound to draw some attention. “Man…F@#K!: The Honest Reality of Entrepreneurship” shares the honest an...
Addressing the expansion of state apprenticeship programs in North Dakota will be the focus of a U.S. Department of Labor grant. North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education has been awarded a grant for $438,000 for a project that builds state capacity to expand apprenticeships through innovations. “Apprenticeship have been a proven workforce development program in many occupations, specifically in the trades industries. What we wish to accomplish with this program is to show how it can be a solution in non-traditional a...
Saturday overnight guests and Sunday breakfast guests at the Janet Laube home were grandson Travis Laube and friend Malissa of Fargo. Travis was among several National Guard buddies to enjoy a Saturday evening reunion near Carrington. Sunday Shirley Packard caught a ride to worship service at Grace Lutheran Church in Carrington with Charlotte Koepplin. Later the gals enjoyed breakfast at the Chieftain, Shirley’s treat. Eloise Lucht enjoyed a phone call Sunday from son Alan and Julie Lucht from their home in Germany where they continue w...
Recent visitors at the Margie Anderson home were Kent and Shelly Rigsby of Jamestown and Patti Larson and Sandra. All enjoyed visiting over dinner at the David and Karen Anderson home. Brief caller Tuesday at the Charlotte Koepplin home found Martin Koepplin on a veggie run. Sunday afternoon visitors at the Ervin Longnecker home were Cory Jorgenson and Tony Rademacher. Evening found Ervin enjoying a chicken supper at the Eric and Lisa Longnecker home. Pooling goodies Margie Anderson and Beverly Bjornson enjoyed chatting over supper one evening...
Johnny Grann started football practice on Monday, Aug. 10. Bobbi and Lacey Grann competed in NDRA Rodeo in Carson last Saturday. The high school fall rodeo season has started. Johnny Grann competed in the tie-down roping and the team roping in Mandan last Saturday and Sunday. John and Donna were spectators and Ben Grann judged the two-day event. This week: Nadley Buehler visited Breana and Michael Pacheco in Watford City last week. While there, they toured the school where Breana works, the Roughrider Center and the Teddy Roosevelt Park. They...
Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton did some shopping and errands in Carrington and New Rockford. Friday afternoon, Shirley Westby, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton enjoyed a visit over coffee and goodies. On Sunday, August 30, the Sheyenne Oberon Area Ministry’s fifth Sunday joint worship service will be at 11 a.m. at First Lutheran Church. The service will be an outdoor concert by Dakota Blende. All are welcome to come and enjoy the concert and safe-distancing fellowship. Bring a lawn chair. If it's raining, there will be no service. The Eddy County V...
In an election year, you can’t go a day without hearing some politician somewhere cry out for reform of the nation’s healthcare system. Even former Vice President Joe Biden, whom the Democrats nominated for president last week, devoted a considerable portion of his acceptance speech to the issue. The solutions to the problems we face won’t be found by rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic system America has built to deliver healthcare and pay for it. What the policymakers should pursu...
American home ownership is soaring, which is good for all of us. Home sales slowed during the early months of COVID-19, as millions of Americans stayed inside. In the past few months, however, with interest rates at historic lows, homes have been selling at a record pace, USA Today reports. As Americans flee dense urban areas, they’re looking for room to spread out – what we call “distancing” these days – and big yards for their kids to play in. I can’t wait for millions of erstwhile r...
I am no longer surprised at the depths to which some people will sink in these fraught and tortured moments. A friend recently posted something on her Facebook page honoring the life and tragic death of Cannon Hinnant, the little 5-year-old from North Carolina who was shot through the head by his next-door neighbor. I also posted about the death, and made the child’s picture my social media profile photo. We both did it to call attention to the loss of another innocent to senseless, ubiquitous v...
Michael G. Grubb, 75, of Tioga, N.D., passed away on Monday, August 24, 2020 at the Tioga Medical Center in Tioga. Michael Grubb was born to Melvin (Happy) and Belle (Titus) Grubb on March 18, 1945 in Powers Lake, N.D. He was raised and educated in Powers Lake, graduating with the class of 1963. He attended Minot State College for 2 years. He married Kathy Louise Topp on July 11, 1969 at Grace City Methodist Church. To this union four children were born, Monica, Arlene, Amanda and Debra. Michael...
Charles Martin Shull, 56, of New Rockford, N.D., passed away peacefully in his home after a long battle with cancer on August 22, 2020. Chucky was born in Phillip, S.D., on August 2, 1964 and baptized in Hot Springs, S.D. He attended school in Hot Springs and Box Elder, S.D., and later dominated his GED. After his time in the Navy, he worked at Warren Chemical in Rapid City for many years with his cousin. One of Chucky’s favorite things to do was jam out to tunes and seeing live music, one of w...
Jean Annetta Miller, 74, passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020. Funeral service was held Monday, August 23 at Kvernes Lutheran Church, rural Carrington. Burial took place at Kvernes Lutheran Cemetery. Pastor Rick Loewen officiated the service. Special music was provided by Rev. Rick Loewen and Emma Miller. Casket Bearers: Marcus Miller, Kayla Miller, Kaleb Ott, Jason Gahner, Jonathan Edwards, Loren Anderson and Mike Krosch. Honorary Bearers included former students of Kvernes summer Sunday...
I am attending a wedding this week. What is amazing to me is that not so very long ago, those who knew me would have been very surprised at that statement. Truth is, I would go to great lengths to avoid such gatherings. I don't really know for sure why that was but I just didn't go to them unless absolutely necessary. If it were a family event involving a sibling or a nephew or niece, that was different. It was always great to see relatives I hadn't seen for a while and the partying was usually pretty good also. But other than that, I didn't...
Dear Savvy Senior, My 80-year-old mother, who lives alone and is self-isolating during the coronavirus pandemic, has fallen several times. Are there any extra precautions you recommend that can help prevent this? Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, Falls are a common concern for many elderly adults and their families, especially during the coronavirus pandemic when many seniors are sheltering at home alone. Each year, more than 1-in-4 older Americans fall, making it the leading cause of both...
Connie Medhus, 66, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at her summer home in rural Carrington, N.D. Mass of Christian burial was held Saturday, August 22 at 2 p.m. at St. John's Catholic Church in New Rockford. Fr. Reese Weber officiated, while Heather Klocke provided special music. Casket bearers included Mike Medhus, Tom Certalic, Chad Toavs, Ty Kline, Donny Gussiaas, Doug Retzlaff. Honorary bearers included all family and close friends. Connie Renee Gussiaas was born on May 24, 1954, in...
Judy Kay Ericsson, 72, of Lemmon, S.D. passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2020 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, N.D. Services were held Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Pastor Charlotte Kvale officiated with burial in Greenhill Cemetery at Lemmon. Special music was be provided by Marilyn Willey. Casket bearers were Justin, Jordan, Kevin Aase; Troy, Todd, Tim, and Jesse Dauenhauer. Judy was born on August 14, 1948, in Belle Fourche, S.D. to John and Esther (Lindholm) Aase. She grew up on the...
