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The aroma of freshly-brewed coffee and tasty treats has returned to downtown New Rockford. With its stylish interior and trendy clothes, Emma Myhre first opened Flair Boutique & Coffee in late June, just in time for the Summer Street Market. Though customers were able to purchase and enjoy much of what Flair Boutique had to offer - such as clothes, hats, hand bags, and jewelry - the much-anticipated coffee shop wasn't quite ready. "There were just a lot of things to go through," said Myhre on...
“Not everyone is going to be happy; everyone has to pay,” New Rockford City Commission President Stuart Richter told a crowd of about 75 property owners Tuesday evening. His remarks came at the beginning of the Special Assessment Committee (SAC) hearing held to hear objections from property owners. The committee had released the amount of special assessments to be applied to each of the 978 parcels in Special Assessment Districts 2021-1 and 2022-1. SAC chairman Jerry Seibold said the com...
A small, rural community is reeling following an apparent murder-suicide in Towner County. On Monday, Aug. 29, deputies from the Towner County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of four unresponsive individuals in a wheat field southwest of Cando, N.D. According to a press release from Towner County Sheriff Andrew Hillier, the bodies were located on the 6100 Block of 66th Street Northeast. The scene was secured by the Sheriff’s Office with assistance from the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal...
In observance of Suicide Awareness Month, Eddy County Community Cares will host its 8th annual Lights of Hope event Sunday, Sept. 11. The public is invited to this family-friendly gathering, which begins at 4 p.m. at the gazebo in Centennial Park. Join neighbors and friends for a memorial around downtown New Rockford to remember those lost to suicide. Sidewalk chalk and bubbles will be available for kids, and a butterfly release will be held at 4:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend....
Major changes are on the way for Rocket football in 2023. At the NR-S School Board's regular meeting on August 8, board members discussed, at length, a draft football co-op agreement between NR-S and Maddock Public School (MPS). That discussion ended with unanimous approval of the agreement by NR-S board members, sending the co-op proposal to Maddock's administrators for their approval or disapproval. MPS Athletic Director, Shannon Louder, told the Transcript on Aug. 29 that they've also now...
Students of the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District began classes on Thursday, Aug. 25, and now, more than a week later, they're getting themselves acquainted with all the new teachers. However, it's quite possible they'll have recognized some of those new faces, perhaps none more so than Jim Fleming. Fleming, a New Rockford native and 1980 graduate of NRHS, is teaching technology and engineering this year, and it's his first year of full-time teaching. Fleming, though, has been a school bus d...
Delana Thomas, daughter of Darcy and Paul Lies, New Rockford, North Dakota, received the NDSU Presidential Award at North Dakota State University. The award recognizes students who scored a 32 or higher on the ACT and 3.5 or higher high school GPA. Thomas will enter NDSU in the fall and major in radiologic sciences. In high school, she was active in volleyball, Family Career and Community Leaders of America and National Honor Society....
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District’s (Garrison Diversion) MR&I Water Supply Assistance Grant Program provides funding assistance to offset the costs of new customer hookups to a rural water system or district within Garrison Diversion’s member counties. The Water Supply Assistance Grant Program is also in place to aid municipal water systems or districts with extraordinary OM&R projects that will impact the delivery of water to users, introduce health and safety issues, or bring potential harm to other infrastructure if not repaired. ...
New Rockford is among the 54 communities from across the state that will be recognized at the 32nd Trees Bowl and Awards Ceremony sponsored by the North Dakota Forest Service and North Dakota State University. Honorees will be celebrated at the Fargodome on Saturday, September 10, 2022. The Trees Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and agencies who contribute in an outstanding way to forestry activities. These 54 communities have made an exceptional commitment to their urban and community forest resources and have earned the designatio...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Expansion at Dakota Growers near completion A parcel of 6 1/2 acres of land, just to the southeast of Dakota Growers in Carrington, is the site for a brand new expansion to the complex which promises to make shipment times much shorter at the facility. Under construction at the site is a new 950 sq. ft. grain grading lab, and a 2,300 sq. ft. steel building which will house a 110 ft. c...
South Central Dakota Regional Council has completed and released their Region VI Housing Study for the nine counties the council serves: Barnes, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman and Wells. The study was conducted by Maxfield Research, Inc. of Minnesota. The study can be downloaded on the Council’s website at www.scdrc.org. The previous Region VI housing study was completed in 2013. As was the case then, the Council’s new housing study confirms that demographics and the region’s economy are the key drivers in the regio...
On August 10, Rance and Jena Brown and son Rowan left Sheyenne and headed to Stanton to visit with Rance's family. They also visited friends in the Stanton area. Jena and Rowan were in Bismarck one day for a visit and supper at the home of Larry and Cabrini Koffler and Nate. The Browns returned to their home at Sun Prairie, Wisc. on August 13. Friday, August 19, Patti Clifton met her brother Dave Hoffman from Fargo in Devils Lake where they attended the funeral service for Richard Anderson at St. Olaf Lutheran Church. Richard "Rick" was the...
Brief visitor Monday morning at the Charlotte Koepplin home was Karen Koepplin. Jimmy Indergaard drove to Hope, North Dakota and enjoyed taking pictures at the museum there. Kent and Shelly Rigsby and granddaughters, Amaya and Norah, were Sunday visitors at the Margie Anderson home. They enjoyed a phone call from his sister, Sharon Laxdal. Thursday, he enjoyed a visit and supper at his uncle, Mervin Indergaard and cousin, Vicki Magill’s home. Friday he was a supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home where he also visited with niece N...
Last Sunday, visitors at the Janelle Koepplin home were Aaron and Danielle Koepplin and family. Thursday, Shirley Packard took the Eddy County Transit around town doing necessary errands. Ken and Marvis Holte drove to Devils Lake Thursday where they picked up daughter, Fayette Nelson. They enjoyed shopping and visiting over lunch at the DQ, Marvis’ treat. Then to Fayettes where they continued visiting with Vi Nelson and a yummy piece of cake for Marvis’ belated birthday. Sunday, Janet Laube enjoyed a phone chat with sister-in-law, Lois Ock...
FOREST GROVE, Oregon (August 29, 2022) Nathan John Gordon Collins of Carrington, North Dakota graduated from Pacific University (Ore.) on May of 2022 with a Doctorate of Optometry from the College of Optometry. Pacific University serves nearly 4,000 students in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in the arts and sciences, business, education, optometry and health professions. Pacific is the No. 1 private research university in the Northwest, with campuses in Forest Grove,...
We’ve had some heavy news weeks this summer. Burglaries, fatal crashes, residents fighting cancer, and a suspected murder-suicide were among the hard news headlines of the summer 2022 news cycle in our area. That said, we’ve also celebrated a lot. Our communities have a way of coming together when we really need to, don’t we? When I reflect on this past summer, a song by The Byrds comes to mind, “Turn, Turn, Turn.” We’ve had “A time to dance, a time to mourn,” all in the past few months. Ple...
"Half of that goes to the bank for your college fund!" That's what my father told me in the 8th grade, when I got my first paycheck for waking up at 5:30 a.m. to ride my bike a few miles to Cool Springs Driving Range before school, where I plucked golf balls for a dollar an hour. My dad had six kids to feed on a single income, after all. Paying my full college tuition bill was never going to be an option. There was only one option for me: work. When I got a little older I started mowing lawns...
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), entrenched in American folklore by a best-selling book and a popular film, was one of the most famous decisions rendered by the Warren Court. In a landmark opinion that reflected the Supreme Court’s determination to create one rule for rich and poor alike, the High Tribunal held for the first time that the Sixth Amendment requires states to provide for court-appointed attorneys in all felony cases. Justice Hugo Black wrote the Court’s 9-0 opinion: “From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and l...
Wessly Overby Ashley, N.D. Mass of Christian Burial for Wessly Arthur Overby, 49, of Ashley, N.D. was at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Carrington, ND. Rev. Fr. Terry Dodge officiated. Burial was held in Saint Peter and Paul Cemetery at McHenry, N.D. There was a Rosary and Liturgical Wake Service at 7:00 p.m., Monday, August 29th at St. David's Catholic Church in Ashley. Rev. Fr. Wenceslaus Katanga officiated. Wessly died August 21, 2022, at his home....
Joyce Pranke New Rockford, N.D. Joyce Pranke, 94, New Rockford, N.D. formerly of Bremen, N.D., passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford, N.D. Funeral Services were at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, September 3, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bremen, N.D. Pastor Jeff Halvorson officiated and burial was in the Germantown Baptist Cemetery, rural Cathay, N.D. Visitation was from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, September 2, 2022 at Nelson Funeral Home,...
We will never rise above or go beyond what we believe and what we speak. It’s a spiritual revelation to comprehend that words have power and where there is privilege there is also responsibility. I realize that we have much to pray about, but this request is crucial if we are to live a holy life of integrity and respect. “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips,” Psalm 141:3. Since what we say is what we think, it would be wise to monitor what we listen to and w...
This September, we are going to be examining a few of God’s plays in his playbook. When a football coach goes into a game, he enters with a playbook. As I understand it, a playbook is a collection of the plays that he can call during the game. These plays are in his book either because he likes them, or because his team is particularly good at them, or he likes to keep some surprises up his sleeve. Whatever the reason, whether he coaches 10 years or 40 years, those are the plays fans will likely see over and over. Similarly, God has p...
Early fall is the most important time to fertilize your lawn. The key to a beautiful lawn is a strong, deep root system. Your lawn grows most of its roots in fall. Feed your lawn around Labor Day and it will grow stronger, deeper roots this fall. As a bonus, fertilizing in early fall can repair any damage to your lawn caused by the heat of summer, strengthening your lawn for the cold of winter and lead to a quicker green-up in spring. Select a winterizer fertilizer. This fertilizer has the...
On April 29, 1905, Mrs. Will Carroll came in from Washington Lake to visit. McHenry attorney J.F. Faytle was over on legal business. From April 29 to May 1, Miss Ida Sanders of Carrington was in town visiting. On Sunday, April 30, Miss Elizabeth Trainor went to Barlow to visit a few days. That evening, there was a service in the Baptist Church with an illustrated sermon and a song service. On May 1, Katie (Mrs. Thomas) Turner was up from Barlow to visit. Miss Harriet Waters returned from a...
Dear Savvy Senior, What kind of changes can Medicare beneficiaries expect to see in the Inflation Reduction Act that was recently signed into law? I’m enrolled in original Medicare and have a Part D prescription drug plan but spent more than $6,000 out-of-pocket last year on medications alone. Overpaying Paul. Dear Paul, The climate, tax and health care bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden last month includes significant i...
