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During this year's annual Main Street Summit, held virtually Oct. 6-7, Governor Doug Burgum announced New Rockford as a recipient of the Main Street Art, Culture and Vibrancy Award. This award recognizes communities or groups that have contributed to their vibrancy by activating shared public space, promoting and celebrating the arts and culture and/or hosting community events that engage residents and visitors. Local art and culture, events and our shared spaces make our communities unique and...
New Rockford-Sheyenne High School administrators, staff and students scrambled to put together a safe Homecoming celebration in the midst of rising coronavirus cases. Activities for the week of Sept. 28 - Oct. 2 were put on hold after the football and volleyball teams were forced into a two-week quarantine. When the students returned to school on Oct. 8, they sprang into action and coordinated a one-day Homecoming event featuring a coronation, parade and football game on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Get...
What used to be a simple garage, with an overhead door and pallet racking along the walls, has been transformed into a quaint boutique. Aptly named 8th Street Boutique, the new retail space in the back of The Hair Studio on 8th Street made its debut last month. Owner Taylor Weber purchased the brick building from Donna Lail and renovated the front office into a two-chair salon. Stylists onsite include herself and Colleen Benson of Sheyenne. She said the idea for the boutique came after she...
Get a relaxing spa treatment right here in New Rockford. Shear Delight now offers pedicures by New Rockford native Alissa Bachmeier. Alissa is available from 2 - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and other times by appointment. A 2007 graduate of New Rockford-Sheyenne High School, she received her cosmetology certificate from the Salon Professional Academy (SPA) of Fargo in 2010. The 60-minute long pedicures Alissa offers have all the bells and whistles. She starts with the basics, pushing back...
New Rockford-Sheyenne returned to the volleyball court for the first time since Sept. 21 after observing a 14-day COVID-19 quarantine, and shook off the rust with a 3-0 Super Region 4 sweep over Dunseith Thursday, Oct. 8. Mya Cudworth and Kayahna Hopfauf each pounded down 10 kills in the match, which NR-S took by 25-18, 25-15 and 25-19 scores. Chloe Heinz had seven kills. The top player in both the dig and ace statistics was Cassie Longnecker, with 20 and six, and Madisen Myhre went to the net...
The Financial Aid Office at Valley City State University, Valley City, North Dakota is pleased to announce that the following students have been awarded scholarships for the 2020-2021 academic school year. Josh McKnight has been awarded the Bob King Memorial Scholarship and the JLG Architects Scholarship. Lauren Roscoe has been awarded the Shimota Scholarship....
The New Rockford–Sheyenne Board of Education met on Monday, October 12 via Zoom to discuss the district’s responsibility to student education during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current restart plan, which was adopted by the board at the beginning of the school year, has resulted in a vastly under-engaged student body. Secondary principal Avolt Baumbach explained that the plan’s goal was to reduce class size and accommodate the limited instructional capacities, but has produced some unintended consequences. Baumbach explained that as the first qu...
For most anglers, a walleye of 30 inches or better is the fish of a lifetime. That magic number signals a true trophy and is often the threshold at which many would consider zipping back to the launch and off to the taxidermist to get the fish mounted. However, for Jamie Risovi, a taxidermist himself and avid big fish angler from New Rockford, N.D., who spends much of the spring and fall chasing the trophy northern pike of Devils Lake, his chance encounter with one such fish – twice in a season...
My dad recently told me a story about his little brother who, on his first gun season in Southern Minnesota, was dropped off in a tree grove before sunrise, given a couple slugs for his shotgun, and was strictly told to sit here and wait until someone came to get him. When the rutting buck came running through, he raised his gun and "click." Unsurprisingly, my then 12-year-old uncle was ill-prepared, not having put a slug in the chamber. There was a good outcome, however, this event influenced...
Outdoor notes: *Oct. 24: Mink, muskrat, and weasel trapping season opens. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Oct. 13: 1,448.9 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.8 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,839.45 MSL; 13,300 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases. *Devils Lake, Ed’s Bait Shop, Devils Lake: Weather permitting, look for continued walleye activity along the bridges. Try jigging Raps. Also try working deeper water with lead-core. *Devils L...
More than 580 students graduated from Bismarck State College on May 15, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BSC 2020 Commencement ceremony was held virtually to confer 970+ degrees. The virtual ceremony is available to view on the BSC website. BSC students finished their Spring 2020 semester online after BSC and other college campuses across the state and country closed in March because of COVID-19. During the Summer 2020 semester, students in various technical programs returned to campus under heightened health and safety protocols to...
Calvin Packard and Todd Harrison were visitors and helpers Saturday at the Shirley Packard home. Janet Laube and Yip Yip were Sunday afternoon and supper guests at the Charlotte Koepplin home. Candy Jensen was happy to get a phone call from Derik Holte and Val of Minneapolis. They are doing fine. Derik has his yearly sauerkraut brewing. Candy's son Jerrod Holte of Mapleton called Sunday to check on mom and let her know his back problem has flared up again. He is doing okay. Cheryl Janzen spent her day off Wednesday volunteering doing what she...
Last Monday afternoon visitors at the Ervin Longnecker home were Rob and Marjorie Lies. Cousin Vicki Magill brought supper to James Indergaard Saturday and Friday he enjoyed supper at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Wednesday afternoon Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a short chat with Todd and Karen Koepplin and Rowdy and Taylor Koepplin while transporting them between corn fields to retrieve trucks and continue with harvest. Monday evening found Ervin Longnecker, Cory Jorgensen, Nancy Ludwig, Charlotte Koepplin, Rob Lies, Bill and Diana Ziegler,...
My apologies to Alison Widmer. I misspelled her last name last week. I also need to make a correction on the information about chickens. Chickens can swallow food, but they are not able to swallow liquids. Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer of Mandan were home Friday night. They then went on to Langdon to attend a wedding. Tom and Pam Schmid went to Jamestown on Sunday to do some shopping. Lester Roberts and his friends Midge Quam, Helen Ridley and Rita Waldorf went for a drive on Saturday. They toured several campgrounds in the area and then went...
Recently, Jan Loe and Steph Loe enjoyed an outdoor visit with Marilyn Stenberg at a Lakota nursing home. They were joined by Jason Stenberg of Pekin, who was also there to visit his mother Marilyn. Last Friday, Patti Clifton kept appointments at the health center. Following her appointments, she did a little shopping and also took her vehicle through a car wash before returning to Sheyenne. Eddy County VFW and Auxiliary hosted their annual meetings at Ostby Hall in Sheyenne on Sunday, with all safe distancing protocols in order. The event...
You've probably noticed that there are a lot of scary movies available on streaming services as we approach Halloween. Doesn't Halloween seem a little redundant this year? It seems like it should be the official holiday of 2020. Well, I've never been more enthused about masks... You won't catch me watching any horror flicks this season— or any season for that matter. I'll admit I'm a cinema coward. I've never understood why people would pay to be scared out of their wits, especially when you can just turn on the news for free. If I want a h...
Q: Congratulations, Mr. Fly. You won the vice presidential debate Thursday night. You are America's Insect. How do you feel today? A: Just like the president, I feel great. I felt it was my solemn duty to participate. Q: Why? What compelled you to go sit on the vice president's head for so long? Have you always been interested in politics? A: Not until Thursday night. I was always content to zip here and there, nobody telling me what to do. I did like when the vice president talked about...
I am really worried about the direction our political arenas are going both on the state and national levels. I wonder what this world is going to look like in the future. I feel sorry for my grand kids and really wonder what they have ahead of them! I believe we could do better in a lot of areas. When I look at our state, I hear from the people in power that they may have to cut down on spending. One of the reasons for that is that the income tax in this state has been cut in half in the last 12 years. Nobody talks about that because everyone...
Anton "Duane" Matt, passed away peacefully while resting on Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at Eventide Nursing Home in Jamestown, N.D., at the age of 78. Funeral service was held Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 at Grace Lutheran Church, Grace City, N.D. Burial will be held at a later date at James River Cemetery, Grace City, N.D. Service was officiated by Rev. Sherri Frederikson. Casket bearers were Jacob Matt, Kia Matt, Reilly Matt and Andrew Matt. Honorary bearers were all of Anton's family and close...
Gloria Bernice Rud, 88, of New Rockford, passed away on October 9, 2020, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. Funeral service was held Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020 at Grandfield Lutheran Church, rural Sheyenne, N.D. Burial was at Grandfield Lutheran Cemetery, rural Sheyenne. Services were officiated by Pastor Jeff Halvorson with special music by Mary Ellen Rue. Casket bearers were Kris Rud, Dusty Lawson, Geoff Blegen, Darrin King, Preston King, Kent Myhre, Bill Berglund and...
Bambi Dawna Rahn, 64, passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, at her home near McHenry, N.D. Celebration of life was held Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, at the Nichole and Joe Klundt home, 3054 Ranch Road, Jamestown, N.D. Burial was held at Highland Home Cemetery, Jamestown, N.D. Bambi was born May 17, 1956, at Minot, N.D., the daughter of Rueben and Marjorie (Hansen) Dockter. She grew up in Minot and attended school there. She later married Tim Rahn and they lived in Minot before moving to Langdon. They...
If you haven’t yet, do yourself a favor and go read the book “Wonder” by RJ Palacio. (The movie isn’t enough; you need to read the book!) It’s a kids’ book, wisely assigned to the sixth grade language arts students. But this book isn’t just for kids. It’s a beautiful tribute to the resilience of the human spirit. The main character, fifth grader, Auggie Pullman, has a rare combination of genetic defects which make his face severely deformed. And for the first time in his life, he’s heading to school. With care and honesty, Palacio weaves a stor...
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger reminds individual income taxpayers who filed for an extension that their deadline is approaching. “Each year, taxpayers are required to pay tax owed by the April 15 deadline. However, due to COVID-19 impacts in 2020, all taxpayers were granted an automatic waiver to file and pay their taxes by July 15, instead of April 15,” Rauschenberger said. Taxpayers who were granted a federal extension may file their returns without penalty through October 15. While electronic filing is encouraged, paper filers mus...
The coronation celebration took place outdoors on the south side of the school. High School Principal Avolt Baumbach served as the Master of Ceremonies, with assistance from seniors Kayahna Hopfauf and Chloe Heinz. Candidates were announced one by one and then seated while masked. Hunter Johnson was voted king, and Chloe Guthmiller queen....
The parade followed the coronation, with all pre-Kindergarten to sixth grade students and staff outside along Central Avenue. Escorted by volunteer firemen, the royalty led the parade, followed by a float from each class in grades 7-12....
