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Editor's Note: This story has been updated from the original version that ran online last Saturday. The map and other details have been updated to reflect the changes discussed in committee meetings this past week. On Sept. 23, North Dakota's redistricting committee approved its preliminary map of the state's legislative districts for the coming decade, setting up major changes for Eddy County and its legislators. Since the 2020 census data was released earlier this year, 16 legislators on...
With COVID-19 cases on the rise across the state, it’s time to revisit the quarantine protocols for those infected, and their close contacts. According to Lake Region District Health Unit Nurse, Danette Schmid, someone who has contracted COVID-19 must remain in quarantine for 10 days. However, that 10-day quarantine period is subtracted by the number of days from the time the symptoms began. For example, if you test positive for COVID-19 after being ill for two days, the quarantine period w...
The New Rockford Community Foundation is bringing back game show excitement on Saturday, Nov. 20! Readers may remember Deal or No Deal, in which contestants were drawn out of the game one by one, revealing a small group who battled it out for part of the $2,000 cash prize! After a two-year hiatus, the foundation's board of directors is ready to resume the fun and games, while raising funds for the community's endowment fund. This time, though, there's a new game. Two to be exact. Enter Encore...
October 4-8 Activity Schedule Monday, Oct. 4: Dress Up Pajama Day 10 a.m. Coronation in Gym 4:30 p.m. JH/JV Football vs. Nelson Co Tuesday, Oct. 5: Dress Up America Day Wednesday, Oct. 6 Dress Up Camouflage Day Thursday, Oct. 7: Dress Up Beach Day 4 p.m. JH Football vs. Carrington 5 p.m. Volleyball at Dunseith (A,B,JH) 5 - 7:30 p.m. Homecoming Feed and Raffle, Eagles Club Serving three soups, chili, salad, breadstick and dessert. Proceeds to New Rockford Park District. Fri Oct. 8: Dress Up...
The 63rd annual Central North Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion on the third weekend of September featured perfect weather, great attendance, and a lot of fun! The parade ran all three days, with the longest parade on Saturday. Directly after the parade, the steam engines trudged towards the hill to take on the plow field. Threshing and sawmilling were also in play the entire weekend. Thirteen loads of wheat bundles were threshed and tons of lumber was sawed by the two mills. Inside the Potter...
The basement of New Rockford’s municipal water plant was full of water at 2:45 am on Tuesday, when water plant manager Rick Swenson came on the scene due to an alarm. He carefully climbed a flight of stairs to assess the situation, then shut off a valve inside the plant. With water continuing to pour out, he turned off a shut-off valve outside the plant, under the sidewalk. When even that wasn’t enough to curb the flow, workers headed to another valve near the Johnson property north of the water...
Gov. Doug Burgum and State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced Monday that Bret Dockter, a sixth-grade teacher at B.M. Hanson Elementary School in Harvey, has been named North Dakota's 2022 Teacher of the Year. Dockter was one of four finalists for the honor, which is presented each year. They were celebrated Monday at a ceremony in the state capitol's Memorial Hall. The other three finalists were Heather Ell, a first-grade teacher at John Hoeven Elementary School in Minot; Shari...
Thursday morning, Auntie Charlotte Koepplin and other family got the good news that Hendrix and mom Danielle Koepplin were on their way home, after Hendrix had been in the hospital in Bismarck for rhinovirus. He’s back in the pink and all are happy to be home after six days. Patti Larson and Margie Anderson picked up Shelly Rigsby in Jamestown on Friday, and they drove to Bismarck where they visited with their uncle and brother Bill Cudworth at the Miller Point Home. Margie had made a homemade chocolate cake they shared with Bill in c...
Wednesday, hunting visitors at the John and Donna Grann farm were Jim Howard from Bismarck, Brad Robertson from Dickinson, and Aaron Newcomb from Devils Lake. They were accompanied by their hunting dogs. Bobbi Grann and Josey Clark from Carrington traveled to Rapid City, S.D., Wednesday through Friday, to participate in the Best of the West barrel race. John and Donna went to the Jamestown Jimmies football game in Jamestown on Saturday. Ben Grann judged the high school rodeo in Valley City Saturday and Sunday. A week ago, Tom, Pam and J.D....
Saturday evening visitors at the Ken and Marvis Holte home were Cody and Amanda Bickett and Izzy. All enjoyed homemade chocolate cake. Monday and Wednesday, Shirley Packard kept chiropractor appointments, and Tuesday had a medical appointment in Carrington. Janet Laube and YipYip stopped briefly at the Charlotte Koepplin home on Saturday and Sunday, then they took a country drive and enjoyed a phone call with sister-in-law Lois Ockert of Fargo. Sunday, Ken and Marvis Holte were among the many who attended the 100th anniversary celebration of th...
The University of Minnesota has named Sandra Larson to the 2021 Spring Semester College of Science and Engineering Dean's List. After more than a year of online learning from her home in Sheyenne, Sandra is happy to be back on campus in Minneapolis. The University does require vaccination and masks. To be on the University of Minnesota Dean's List, one must complete 12 credits or more, and earn a grade point average of at least 3.666. Sandra is a junior studying Environmental Engineering. She...
Nominations for the 2021 ‘Devils Lake Basin Water Stewardship Award’ are being accepted by the Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board until Monday, November 8. The award was established in December 2002 to recognize individuals, groups, organizations and projects that have demonstrated a commitment to improving the quality of life for the Devils Lake Basin community, through their efforts to improve land and water stewardship. The 2018 award was presented to the Nelson County Water Resource Board for their efforts on the Michigan Spi...
During the Central North Dakota Steam Threshers in New Rockford, Jan Loe met some of Mike's cousins from Illinois, South Dakota and Fargo, for lunch one day. Last Thursday, Jan took Barb Eversvik to Devils Lake for an appointment. While Barb was at her appointment, Jan had breakfast with May Fleisher at Mr. and Mrs. J's. Upon returning to Sheyenne, they stopped at the Sheyenne Senior Center for the foot care clinic. The Eddy County VFW Auxiliary will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 4:00 p.m. at the Sheyenne Senior Center. Eddy County Public Health...
On October 1, 2021, the name of St. Aloisius Medical Center, in Harvey, N.D., will change to SMP Health – St. Aloisius. According to Aaron K. Alton, President and CEO of SMP Health, “The name change is part of an effort to update the branding of our system and its healthcare ministries in North Dakota to more clearly reflect our nature as a system, as well as to emphasize our Catholic heritage having its source in the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation, who established their first hospital in N.D. in Bottineau in 1913.” Alton further expla...
Last April, President Biden announced his American Families Plan, which promises many wonderful things such as more affordable education, comprehensive paid family and medical leave, expanded nutrition assistance for children and families, and bigger tax credits for workers and families, just to name a few. What is funding this amazing plan? Well, tax reform, of course – but as always, the devil is in the details. As stated in The Treasury’s Compliance Agenda, “The President’s proposal require...
The autumn leaves are expected to be extra vibrant this year in Pennsylvania, though they are changing colors a week later than is normal. That's fitting. Very few things are "normal" this year. According to Merriam-Webster, "autumn" is "the season between summer and winter comprising in the northern hemisphere usually the months of September, October, and November...." Autumn is also defined as "a period of maturity or incipient decline." Fall has always been my favorite time of the year. The...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the 1965 case of Griswold v. Connecticut established the right to privacy as a fixed star in our constitutional constellation and, in the process, guaranteed married couples access to contraceptive devices. Griswold falls into the category of a “great” case because of its enormous influence in expanding the rights and liberties of Americans. Griswold involved an old Connecticut law that prohibited married couples from using contraception. The law reflected a legislative preference for procr...
Hope is one of those dynamic words that deserves the title of catalyst when it comes to change. It is a spiritual attribute that God’s people should use regularly as it is filled with life, excitement, and positive energy. Your first reaction to the idea of hope may be one of skepticism because you are thinking, it’s easy for someone to talk about hope when they do not understand what a terrible condition my life is in. Well, I may not have walked in your shoes, but I know that being neg...
We’ve had a heavy and difficult year, and I still feel that in my frequent, deep sighs. The pandemic, the political fighting, the polarization of our world just feels too much to add to our already busy lives, filled with just normal ups and downs. Jesus sighed too. And I think we can see why. When we see Him in Mark 7:24-37, He’s traveling the countryside, performing miracles, gaining popularity and status, well-liked, getting all the accolades anyone would want. But He knows this won’t last. He knows this whole ministry thing ends in His s...
Perhaps you remember the saying, "See a penny, pick it up. All day long you'll have good luck," but how many actually do this? After all, what can you buy with a penny these days? Or a nickel? Or dime for that matter? In early years of the 20th century, coins had far more buying power, so it makes sense that there were a wide variety of coin cases and purses available at that time. The Eddy County Museum holds a dozen coin carrying devices in the collection. Most are the common leather pouches...
The June 17, 1904, “Transcript” said Mrs. Guss Gullicks had been ill all week, but was improved. In the latter part of the previous week, Mrs. Lucy Duck and son Bernard arrived from Adel, Iowa, to visit her sister Mrs. W.T. Buck and family for the summer and, hopefully, to improve Mrs. Buck’s health. On the morning of June 17, a fifteen-minute rain freshened things up. Gus Larson from the Twist area, and George A. Prior from Freeborn, were in on business. Bertha and Mabel Gullicks came in from...
Dear Savvy Senior, Who qualifies for Social Security survivor benefits? My ex-husband died last year, so I would like to find out if me or my 17-year-old daughter are eligible for anything? Divorced Survivor Dear Divorced, If your ex-husband worked and paid Social Security taxes, and you and/or your daughter meet the eligibility requirements, you may very well be eligible for survivor benefits, but you should act quickly because benefits are generally retroactive only up to six months. Here’s w...
October - the month of things black and orange: cats and bats, pumpkins and leaves, and boxelder bugs. Those pests!! They seem to magically appear every fall and congregate on sunny, warm surfaces. We may be able to tolerate them outside, but when these colorful critters enter our homes, they've crossed the line. Boxelder bugs are classified as "true bugs" – a class of insects with a rigid piercing, sucking mouthpart that looks like a long beak and works much like a straw used to drink from a j...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets hosted the Harvey/Wells County Hornets on Thursday, Sept. 16. The Rockets defeated the Hornets 3-2. The Rockets seemed very nervous about this Super Region 4 match up against the Hornets. They started off very rocky, letting the Hornets get away with a 25-21 win in the first set, and a 25-22 win in the second set. After losing the first two sets, the Rockets shook off the nerves and began to play like winners. The Rockets defeated the Hornets 25-18 in the third...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne varsity volleyball team traveled to Devils Lake on Saturday, Sept. 25 to compete in the Devils Lake Volleyball Tournament. The Rockets placed third out of 12 teams. With middle hitter Macey Wobbema out, and middle hitter Lora Wobbema at the JV tournament in Carrington, senior Maria Becker and sophomore Lucy Meier stepped in to take their place as middle hitters. The first pool play matchup of the day was against the Grafton Spoilers. The Spoilers defeated the Rockets...
