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On Aug. 5, the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (ND DOCR) issued an order of non-compliance for the Lake Region Correctional Center (LRCC) in Devils Lake, after it failed to meet standards during an inspection on June 14-15. Of the 108 standards reviewed during inspection, the LRCC was found to be non-compliant with 13, most of which related to a lack of staff training. As a result, the jail has been forced to reduce its inmate population to no more than 50 for at least...
The Eddy County 4-H Council invites families to discover what 4-H has to offer at its annual Round Up event this Sunday, Sept. 12. The day’s activities begin with the Shooting Sports Picnic from noon to 3 p.m. at the Eddy County Rod & Gun Club gun range, located three miles east of New Rockford. All 4-Hers enrolled in the shooting sports program will show off what they’ve learned this past season, and families who have an interest in participating this coming year will be able to watch them shoot trap and interact with the club leaders and par...
Buck-It's Bar hosted Rockford Ribfest on Saturday, Aug. 28. Among the local ribmasters who competed was Jacob Lommen (second from right in foreground), who finished second in the People's Choice category with his honey-mustard style ribs. Darren Wilcox swept both the Judge's Choice and People's Choice categories. Attendees didn't seem to mind sampling ribs amid a soaking rain that began shortly after 6 p.m....
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School District filed its response to Klemetsrud Plumbing and Heating’s lawsuit regarding the boiler replacement project on Tuesday, Aug. 31. The district maintains that Minot Plumbing and Heating will “best serve the public interest” by being allowed to replace the school’s antiquated boilers, and argues that the district has the authority to choose the “lowest and best bidder,” a decision based on other factors besides money. In its 14-page response, the school dist...
On Saturday, Aug. 14, Officer Jesse Anderson arrived on the scene of a vicious roll-over accident on 22nd Street NE, approximately three miles northwest of New Rockford, where he discovered 20-year-old Jake Welch lying in the cattails, more than 75 feet from his now totaled vehicle. After suffering serious injuries and complaining of back pain, Welch was airlifted to Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D., where he underwent multiple procedures to fix a broken back, broken pelvis, broken ribs, two...
Anheuser-Busch and Jerome Wholesale are providing more than 2,352 cans of emergency drinking water to the New Rockford Fire Department in New Rockford, N.D. as they continue to battle drought conditions in the area. The water will be sourced from Anheuser-Busch's brewery in Fort Collins Colo, which periodically pauses beer production to can drinking water and be ready to help communities in times of disaster. Anheuser-Busch has a longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and...
Members of U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer’s staff will hold mobile office hours in New Rockford and Devils Lake on Tuesday, September 14. “Since it’s not always possible for people to travel to my in-state offices, these mobile office opportunities help bring the services we offer closer to the constituents who need them,” said Senator Cramer. “Having members of my staff in New Rockford and Devils Lake will give North Dakotans more chances to explore solutions to the problems they face with people who are in a position to help.” Individuals...
In observance of Suicide Awareness Month, Eddy County Community Cares will host its 7th annual Lights of Hope event Sunday, Sept. 12. The public is invited to this family-friendly observance, which begins at 3 p.m. in Centennial Park. Join neighbors and friends for a Memory Walk around downtown New Rockford, to remember those lost to suicide. At 4 p.m., all can take part in a butterfly release in the park. All are welcome to attend....
The East Central Center for Exceptional Children (ECCEC) provides excellent education for children with special needs in our region, and they're supplying some new faces to our region's special education classes this year. Morgan Wetzel, a recent graduate of Minot State University, is teaching special education in the New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School this year. After graduating college in 2018, she gained experience teaching in Fort Totten for two years, and most recently in Oberon and...
Sunday, Kent and Shelly Rigsby of Jamestown, and granddaughters Amaya and Norah of Minneapolis, visited with grandma Margie Anderson and other family, namely little cousins, in New Rockford. Thursday, Charlotte Koepplin picked up Candy Jensen and Janet Laube and drove to Harvey where each had a medical appointment. The gals enjoyed breakfast at JW’s before returning home. One day, Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a phone call from Cindy Longnecker Allen from her home in Eagle, Idaho. Cindy and friend Jim Brown will be visiting family in the New Rockf...
Saturday guests at the Janet Laube home were granddaughter Tonya, her husband, and Emmy, the dog, of Mandan. They enjoyed visiting over dinner at the Bird Dawg and looking at old photo books. YipYip and Emmy had a little disagreement over who got what treat. Wednesday and Thursday found Calvin Packard a helper at mom Shirley's. Friday, Shirley did some errands around town. Ken and Marvis Holte drove to Devils Lake Wednesday and picked up daughter Fayette Nelson to do some shopping and enjoyed visiting over dinner at the Pizza Ranch,...
As fundraising efforts for the second gymnasium at NR-S continue, alumni and friends are finding creative ways to contribute to the project. Ron and Jean (Lies) Beuslinch, both graduates of New Rockford, donated a set of four Remington commemorative plates. The plates were purchased in the 1960s by Jean's father, Bill Lies. They were still in the original box, and had never been displayed. Fundraising committee chair Tubby Bymoen sold the plates, and every dollar from the sale went to the...
Last week, Nadley Buehler traveled to Rochester, Minn. to help celebrate Annley Wentz turning one year old. Deb and Joel Hjelseth of Chattanooga, Tenn., Annette Wentz of Bismarck, and on Sunday, Grace Buehler joined Elisa and Joe Wentz to visit and celebrate Annley. Annley got to take her first stroller ride and go outdoors to celebrate her big day. Her room and clothing had a mermaid theme. She put her hand in her cake and enjoyed smearing it all over. On Monday, Nadley helped Elisa and Joe get moved out of their apartment, and into the Ronald...
Garrison Diversion Conservancy District has prevailed in a lawsuit filed by the State of Missouri relating to the use of Missouri River water. A Missouri Federal District Court Judge issued the Order in favor of the Garrison Diversion Conservancy District on Aug. 26, ending the State of Missouri’s attempt to stop the Central North Dakota Water Supply Project, which would deliver Missouri River water to potential municipal, rural, and industrial (MR&I) users in the central North Dakota region. The Central N.D. project is a proposed water s...
The evening of Aug. 21, Patti Clifton, Denise Labrensz, Jan Loe and Bonnie Deegan enjoyed a meal and visit at the Old 281 Tavern in Minnewaukan. They took a quick tour around Minnewaukan before returning to Sheyenne. Wednesday, Aug. 25, coffee guests at the home of Shirley Westby were Patti Larson and her mother Marge Anderson of New Rockford. It was a good visit! Bonnie Deegan and Patti Clifton rode along with Jan Loe to Grand Forks on August 26. They enjoyed some shopping and a meal at Perkins. There will be a meeting of the Eddy County VFW...
Our botched withdrawal from Afghanistan is hard to witness, but hearing the reports of Taliban brutality is even worse. The U.S. Sun reports that “women face having ‘fingers cut off for using nail varnish,’” and that the Taliban “reportedly shot a woman dead in the street for not wearing a burqa…” My heart aches for all Afghanis. It especially aches for the young women who’ve flourished during the last 20 years by freely developing their minds and talents in school, but who now must submit to...
To avoid the partisan recrimination that now permeates discussions, perhaps we need to go to a paradigm that gives us neutrality while stripping away the unreasonable passions of the day. In our policymaking system, our nonpartisan dialogue can consider the endless debate between the common good and the private good. The common good is policy that accrues well-being to society; the private good is the reservation of everything in the Bill of Rights (first Ten Amendments), plus the economic...
Americans typically consider questions about the meaning of the Constitution through the prism of their own political views and values. As a consequence, they tend to defend as constitutional the acts of officials whom they support, and criticize as unconstitutional the acts of those representatives whom they oppose. This approach implies that the meaning of the Constitution turns on whose ox is being gored. Politics, partisanship and party affiliation are the controlling levers of constitutional understandings. This method of constitutional...
James D. Frederickson, 73, of Carrington, N.D. passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at the Ave Maria Village, Jamestown, N.D. Funeral service was held on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, N.D. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, N.D. Rev. David Frederickson officiated, with special music by Heidi Akkerman and Teresa Edland. Casket bearers were Paul Hendrickson, Wes Heinley, Pat Wheeler, Tom Wheeler, Brad Miller, Mike Wolf, Dennis Montgomery, Josh...
Alice (Loffelmacher) Moen, 68 years old, of Spring Lake Park passed away peacefully at home on August 16, 2021. Born in New Rockford, N.D. on February 8, 1953 to Hugo and Marion (Gress) Loffelmacher. Alice grew up on the family farm in McHenry, N.D., the tenth of 11 children. She loved to share stories about growing up in rural North Dakota and we often teased her about the long walk to school in the winter, uphill both ways. Alice began her career with Northwestern Bell as a telephone operator...
Identity Politics. It’s a major “conversation” in our culture right now. The youngest generations have spurned labels, and yet continue to create new labels. Whether it’s in regard to their political affiliation, religion, gender or even race, who we identify ourselves as continues to grow as an issue. This conversation has the potential to be encouraging and enlightening, except for the fact that politicians (who, ironically, tend to be of the older generations), continue to use these labels and identities for their own gain. Thus, weaponi...
Jesus Christ is the Son of God, and He desires to spend quiet time with us. Our heavenly Father beckons us to draw near to Him, as He longs to be with His children. As we go about our busy day, many times we do not realize His presence but nevertheless, He is there. May we listen with our ears, watch with our eyes, and be aware of our thoughts, as God is always trying to communicate with us. The Lord of compassion gives us breath, and every heartbeat as a gift of His endless mercy and grace. He...
Celebratory family photos are something we have all been a part of. Whether the family gets together for Thanksgiving, Easter or a funeral, it's often likely that someone will herd all the bodies together for yet another family photo. Such happenings might not seem like much at the time, but someday they might be treasured deeply. I have been in the process of archiving my own family's photos, and as I do so, I can't help but notice patterns. I see similarities in stances and smiles and can ea...
The District Court convened in New Rockford on May 23, 1904, and concluded on May 31. Judge S.L. Glaspell presided; the court reporter was [A.C.?] Olsen; the clerk was [C.J.?] Stickney. The jury list was composed of F.F. Allmaras, Henning Anderson, T.H. Backe, Gust Bekke, E.R. Davidson, James Davidson, George Fahrer, F.F. Fisher, Thomas Hanson, B.W. Hersey, Eugene Lamounte, Peter Larson, Jacob Laterna, George Lovell, L.G. Lundin, Hans Lyness, Erick T. Moe, H.J. Miller, William Murry, Harry...
One of the sure signs of autumn is fall foliage in the landscape, as woody plants prepare for winter. Here are some things that you can do to prepare your trees for the long dormant season: 1. PLANT. 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 limited, trees are often on sale in the fall. Make diverse species choices that are suitable for North Dakota’s alkaline soils – don’t buy something just becau...
