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Stafford has spent the last four decades as a paraprofessional at New Rockford schools When Deb Stafford came to school this fall, she began her 40th consecutive year working with New Rockford students. She has been a stable force against a backdrop of continual change in the local education system. Stafford started her career in August 1979 at Westside Elementary School, in the building that 4th Corporation's office now occupies. Her son Kelly started kindergarten that year. It was the first...
Eddy County Community Cares (ECCC), a local nonprofit dedicated to promoting suicide prevention and mental health resources, will host their Fourth Annual Lights of Hope event on Saturday, Sept. 8. The public is welcome to attend any or all of the following events to raise awareness about suicide and to stand alongside those who have been impacted by suicide. Family 5K This year's activities will begin early in the day with a family 5K, open to competitive runners, cyclists, joggers, strollers,...
Although ergot is not a new problem in North Dakota, more of it is being documented in several areas of the state, according to Gerald Stokka, North Dakota State University Extension veterinarian and livestock stewardship specialist. Ergot is a fungal disease that can develop in grasses and cereal grains, and it can be toxic to livestock that consume it. "Ergotism is generally a sporadic disease that can affect ruminants, horses, swine and humans," Stokka says. "Clinical signs in cattle are gangrenous (death of soft tissue) or cutaneous...
Eagleman reaches plea agreement Kenneth J. Eagleman of Devils Lake reached a plea agreement with authorities for reckless driving, fleeing a police officer and driving under suspension and was sentenced Aug. 9. The charges stemmed from a March 23 incident when Deputy Bittmann observed that the vehicle driven by Eagleman had an inoperable headlight. When Bittman attempted to perform a traffic stop, Eagleman refused and fled at speeds exceeding 100 mph through Eddy County and into Foster County. Eagleman was eventually stopped after he failed to...
U.S. agricultural producers, including those from North Dakota being impacted by ongoing trade disputes, will get some relief. The Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced a program to aid those farmers. The USDA's Market Assistance Program is a $12 billion aid package intended to provide relief for the 2018 crop marketing year. The Market Assistance Program will include the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), using the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide direct payments to corn, cotton, soybean, sorg...
On Monday Aug. 27, the New Rockford Lions Club hosted Sean Levesque of the Minnesota-based nonprofit Love 2 Hope to discuss the important and difficult topic of human trafficking. An often misunderstood term, human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery, and according to Levesque and countless experts, is far more common than you’d think. Trafficking involves the movement of people by means of force, fraud or coercion for the purpose of forced labor and servitude, including but not limited to sex-trafficking. Here in our small and seemingl...
by Helmut Schmidt The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead FARGO - Margaret Seiler is the head of the Clean Plate Club at the Radisson Hotel. Margaret - or Peggy to those who know her - is also in charge of the clean knives, forks, spoons, whisks, bowls and cutting boards clubs. She's one of the dishwashers at the Radisson, and the 69-year-old has been doing the job since July 29, 1985 - 33 years, co-worker Trixie Stewart said. "She is just a little spitfire. She just keeps going," says Stewart, a line...
Recent visitors and guests at the Elaine Thompson home were Jerry and Sue Dahl of Fargo. Shirley Packard was a Saturday visitor. She and Jerry had worked together years ago. Leo and Janet Laube enjoyed a phone call from Don and Janice Guilbault Friday from sunny, hot Yuma, Ariz. Sunday, Lillian Gedrose, Marilyn Gedrose and Janine Anderson were among the ladies who attended a bridal shower for Brittney Roundy at Trinity Lutheran Church in Carrington. Sunday forenoon, Judy McKnight was a visitor at the Shirley Packard home bringing garden...
Miles matter when a person is sick. They also matter when a person is hungry. That's why the Jamestown Regional Medical Center Carrington Clinic hosted a Cook Out in August. More than 120 people attended the event, which celebrated the clinic's one-year anniversary. As part of the cookout, guests could make a freewill donation to Carrington Daily Bread. On Friday, Aug. 17, Dr. Michael T. Dean, JRMC Orthopedic Surgeon, delivered $888 to Anna Grenz who volunteers with Carrington Daily Bread. The...
Howard and Helen Schmid were in Fargo on Thursday to attend the welcome home party for their grandson, Braden Schmid, who has spent the past year working with the homeless in Austin, Texas. Friday, Howard and Helen visited James Nelson. The Schmid’s took in the corn feed at Ostby Hall in Sheyenne Sunday. Wednesday night, Doris Griffin attended the Community Action Board Meeting in Devils Lake. Last Monday, Doris led the carving class in Maddock and that evening participated in the meeting and carving group in Devils Lake. Grandchildren, E...
Tuesday, Jimmy Indergaard was a supper guest and visitor at the Mervin Indergaard home. Wednesday he was invited to supper at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Monday, Charlotte Koepplin and Candy Jensen met their Aunt Ramona Koepplin and her daughter Sandra Johnson at the Bird Dawg where they enjoyed visiting over dinner (Sandra's treat). Ramona and Sandra arrived at Lake Juanita Sunday where they enjoyed a visit with longtime friend Leona Black and daughters. They then stopped at the Grace City Cemetery where they visited loved ones’ graves. T...
Out of the bitter labor management conflicts of the 1880s and 1890s evolved what is known today as Labor Day passed into law in 1894. But it has gone the way of several other holidays, honored more for its shopping opportunities than recognition of the working people. Few spend Memorial Day honoring the defenders of the realm. Presidents Washington and Lincoln were denigrated by combining their birthdays into one generic President’s Day in which we have the liberty to celebrate presidents of o...
The death of Senator John McCain has me thinking about the word, perspective. I was once asked, how many sides to a coin? The answer is three: the head, the tail and the rough edges. The point is this- there is your perspective, the other person's perspective and the truth. Perspective is the reality of the holder, and may not be 100 percent all factual, because there are these things called feelings that get involved in perception. To most, Senator McCain was an honorable man and military...
In response to the recent article by Sen. Rich Wardner and Rep Al Carlson “Big Ideas, big results” they make what could have been “So Simple” very complicated. You cannot deny the Bakken Oil Play has been a huge benefit to the entire state of North Dakota. At the beginning, our money coffers were very low and the development of our oil resources provided an opportunity to help many North Dakotans. We did that, but along the way, we helped a lot of non- North Dakotans as well. The huge impact to Western North Dakota could have been prevented by...
Myth-creation is a distinctive attribute of Americans. One of my favorite movies is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. John Ford’s classic told the story of a man played by Jimmy Stewart, who was given credit for killing a homicidal thug in a small western town. In fact, it wasn’t Stewart who killed villainous Lee Marvin but John Wayne. No one knew it, though, because Wayne was hidden from view when he pulled the trigger. Stewart got the glory, and a myth was born at the expense of a more com...
Memories can be a wonderful place to visit when they are pleasant and filled with peace and joy. On the other hand, not all of our experiences have been good and can be more like a haunted house on a dark and stormy night. We all have our collections of thoughts and our own task of trying to figure out a way to deal with them. As most of us know, there are positive ways and negative ways to handle our past experiences. We can look around and see that many people are not doing such a good job...
The North Dakota Telephone Company (NDTC) recently made a donation to This Community Cares to help replace the dugouts at the Fessenden Park ball diamonds. Donations such as the one to This Community Cares are made every month from the NDTC Dollars in Motion program. As an investment in the future, NDTC has historically supported programs and projects that encourage youth, enhance communities and promote education. To request an application from the NDTC Dollars In Motion program, contact NDTC...
Anyone buying health insurance this fall faces a daunting task: having to choose among multiple, often complex options that offer widely varying degrees of protection. For starters, association health plans are back, allowing small businesses to band together to buy insurance. So are the short-term policies that may last from only a few months to a year. Then there are plans offered by church ministries that look like insurance but really aren’t. Plus, multiple and complex options remain from the Affordable Care Act. And to complicate matters f...
September 3, 2018 Swan Hunt Lottery Held, Licenses Remain North Dakota’s swan lottery has been held and 408 licenses remain. Only hunters who do not have a swan license for the 2018 season can apply, as regulations limit hunters to one license per year. Beginning Sept. 4, all remaining licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Resident and nonresident hunters must apply online at the state Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The license fee is $10 for residents and $30 for nonresidents. The statewide tundra swan h...
Whether it's early September archery deer hunting, dove hunting, or late season pheasant hunting, North Dakota's 220,000 acres of state wildlife management areas are open to all hunters and there is no preference or priority given. And yet, the state Game and Fish Department has a number of rules and regulations in place to balance and reduce potential conflicts, which can and do occur when areas attract crowds, or people try to preempt space. This time of years, one of the more applicable...
Outdoor notes: *Beware of blue-green algae on area lakes and wetlands with weather and water conditions prime for the deadly toxin growth. Keep dogs out of any questionable water because it’s deadly and death can occur rapidly. *Anglers need to plan to keep any fish caught in water deeper than 25 feet because they typically can’t survive coming up from that deep. *No baiting allowed on Fish and Wildlife Nat’l. Wildlife Refuges and Waterfowl Production Areas and Game and Fish Dept. Wildl...
New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) played host to Benson County in non-region football action on Friday, Aug. 24. The Rockets had a huge second quarter and this propelled them to a 70-16 win. Defensively, Bo Belquist, Joey Gray, Teddy Allmaras, Hunter Johnson, Hunter Thompson, Luke Ystaas, Tucker Longnecker and Nathan Holzwarth all played well. The Rocket offensive line played well overall. The Rockets led 24-8 after one stanza, 62-8 at halftime, 62-16 after three, and again came away with a...
New Rockford-Sheyenne began their 2018 season at Jamestown on Saturday, Aug. 25. Cherry Heinz is again the head coach this season Rocket results In the varsity 5K, Elizabeth Widmer led the Rockets with a time of 23:55, and finished 56th overall. Other Rocket results are as follows: • Chloe Heinz 23:57, 57 of 136 in 5K. • Hannah Haley 24:00, 59 of 136, in 5K. • Mya Cudworth 26:22, 104 of 136, in 5K. • Ashlynn Benson 27:24, 116 of 136 in 5k Three Rocket girls competed in the junior high 4K, and their results are as follows: • Katie Allmar...
New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) began their 2018 Volleyball season on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at Pingree in a non-region match against the Medina-Pingree-Buchanan Thunder. The first set was close, as it was 27-25. M-P-B won set two 25-12 and also set three by a final of 25-18. The Rockets are now 0-1 overall. Katie Demester is in her first year as Head Coach for the Rockets. Kortney Roscoe is in her first year as junior varsity and C-squad coach. Sara Myhre is again coaching the junior high teams this season. Next action for the Rockets is Thursday,...
Editor's Note: This article is the third in a series on storm response and recovery efforts One of the sure signs of autumn is colorful fall foliage in the landscape as woody plants prepare for winter. Here are some things that can be done to help prepare your trees for the long season ahead: 1. PLANT. Yes, fall is a great time to plant trees. Cooler temperatures enable plants to acclimate to a new home without the stress of high air and soil temperatures. While selection at nurseries may be...
