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Making decisions about Medicare coverage has never been easy. Over the years the task has become more complicated as Congress has moved to privatize the system. Open enrollment, the time for evaluating your coverage and making changes if you can, opens Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7 this year. This is the first of two columns that address decisions people who are about to become eligible for Medicare and those already on the program will have to make. While some 57 million people are still in traditional Medicare, which remains a social...
Candidates answer questions posed by the Transcript staff With the 2018 mid-term general election just three weeks away, "New Rockford Transcript" publisher Amy Wobbema asked the four Eddy County Commission candidates to answer five questions about local government operations, successes and challenges to help undecided voters make an informed decision. The four candidates, Neal Rud, Michael Carter, Jeff Pfau and Dave Gehrtz are vying for two open seats on the three-member commission. Rud and P...
Justin Ystaas, a Bremen native and 1999 graduate of Sheyenne High School, is the owner and operator of the recently established Divide Electrical & Automation. Justin didn't always want to be an electrician. In fact he said he always wanted to farm, but his father, Donny, insisted that he should first build a career on which he could fall back on in hard times. Keen to take good advice, Justin attended college at North Dakota State College of Science, where he earned an associate's degree in...
Saturday visitors at the Margie Anderson home were Patti Larson and Sandra arriving with garden goodies. Friday evening, grandson Bryce Laxdal was a visitor at the Esther Indergaard home. Monday, Charlotte Koepplin was in Harvey on medical business. In the evening, Taylor Koepplin and his sweetie Amanda Indergaard were at Charlotte's shredding cabbage for sauerkraut. All enjoyed pizza first then visiting while in the process. Andy and Ruth Braaten treated Esther Indergaard to the fall turkey supper Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in...
A sign of renewal stands in the empty lot where the former Transcript Publishing office burned to the ground three years ago. Local firm Lesmeister Construction is building a new office for the USDA on the property, which is located on First Avenue North in downtown New Rockford. Workers recently finished installing the roof and are now working on interior systems and finish work Kerry Smith, County Executive Director of the Farm Service Agency for Foster and Eddy Counties, said they expect the...
Last week’s news: Tom, JD and Jakob Schmid took in the rodeo in Minot on Saturday. Jakob was home for the weekend from Fargo. Janice and Les Ferry visited Lester and Jackie Roberts on Wednesday. Roger Roberts and also Lezlee Thorson visited the Roberts’ on Saturday. Lezlee stopped by to see her parents again on Sunday. Chad Getscher was also a Sunday visitor at Lester and Jackie’s. Gene Wooley visited James Nelson on Saturday. Doris Griffin is a volunteer at Sully’s Hill and she stated that this Sunday is the last time the visitor center...
A single vehicle train crash on Tuesday night left a local man dead. Kurt Anderson, 49, of Sheyenne, was killed Tuesday night, Oct. 16 at 11:13 p.m. He was struck by an eastbound BNSF train at the crossing on 61st Ave NE, a paved road west of New Rockford in Munster Township near the former Munster Schoolhouse. Anderson’s vehicle, a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup, was struck on the driver side. Anderson died at the scene. Neighbors say authorities remained on scene throughout the night. No BNSF staff were injured in the crash, which remains u...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of Donna Wishart. Thursday Todd Harrison and Alex were visitors at the Shirley Packard home. The Martin and Eloise Lucht home was abuzz over the weekend as son Alan and Julie arrived from Anchorage, Alaska. They spent quality time with family here and in Minneapolis, especially with hearing impaired daughter Johanna, who made the trip from her job with NASA. Jay and Heidi Schneider, Caleb and Callie also joined the family in Fargo for a time Alex together as Alan and Julie are about to...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Music Department will present its Fall Concert on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. in the NR-S Gymnasium. The audience will hear selections from the the high school concert choir, band, pop choir and jazz band. The junior high concert choir, pop choir and band will also perform. The students are directed by Annette Hovey, one of four finalists for the 2019 Teacher of the Year award presented by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend....
London and Juliet Davis recently donated to the Breast Cancer Gas Card fund at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington. The donation is a result of their work in growing and selling pumpkins to help benefit the fund. London and Juliet's donation will purchase one of several $100 gas cards for CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington for patients who must travel to a larger healthcare facility for breast cancer treatments....
by Allison Lindgren Eddy County Extension Agent Tim Becker reported to the commissioners at their recent meeting, held Oct. 16, regarding a review completed by NDSU Extension in 2017. The purpose of the review is to summarize their strengths and develop a strategic plan for the future. Becker noted that their name has changed slightly, from NDSU Extension Service to NDSU Extension. For the past 104 years NDSU Extension has served its mission by responding to North Dakota’s needs with science-based education to improve lives through their m...
Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton and Jan Loe were shoppers in Devils Lake. Sunday, Jan Loe accompanied Eloise Plouim and daughter and grandson to Hordeen, Manitoba, Canada, to attend the Celebration of Life for Eloise's sister Junita Nielsen Goertzen....
The judicial branch of the federal government “will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution,” Alexander Hamilton wrote in Federalist Paper 78. “The judiciary,” he continued, “has no influence over the sword or the purse” and “is beyond comparison the weakest of the three departments of power.” If he had been around during the fight over seating Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, he would have realized that his observations were no longer true. The Supre...
First things first: It’s not me asking the question— it’s Mitch McConnell, John Hoeven, Kevin Cramer and all the Republicans in Congress. They want to know if you’re dumb enough, or gullible enough, or distracted enough to forget that, after Trump’s election, they gleefully passed a $2 trillion tax cut. (Where’s that $2 trillion going? Mostly to large corporations and multimillionaires.) Oh wait— they also want you to forget all that gibberish they told you, back when they were about to pass...
Rita Riedesel, 96, died Oct. 12, 2018 in Carrington, N.D. The funeral service was Oct. 20 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Carrington. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Father Bernard Pfau officiated and special music was provided by Jennifer Hoornaert. Casket bearers were Lisa Riedesel, Debbie Riedesel, Kara Riedesel, Ryan Riedesel, Erin Gray, Shelly Clark, Lynette Rusert, Tyler Riedesel, Jadin Riedesel and Ashlyn Riedesel. Honorary bearers were all of Rita's great grandchildren. Rita...
Donna Lou Gale (Hahn) Wishart, 83, passed away Oct. 11, 2018 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford, N.D. The funeral service was held Oct. 16 at St. John's Catholic Church in New Rockford, Father Reese Weber officiated. Special music was provided by Heather Klocke. Casket Bearers were Ice Cream Shop Kids: Shane Munson, Wayne Munson, David Brooks, Tommy Gilliss, James Dockter and Scott Reis. Honorary bearers were all of her grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Donna was born...
Thomas J. Boyle passed away on Oct. 10, 2018 at home, under hospice care with his loving wife by his side. Tom was born on Oct. 30, 1947 in New Rockford, N.D. to Emmett and Agnes Boyle. He was the third of six children. He graduated from St. James Academy in New Rockford, in 1965. Tom was always proud to be an alumni of St. James. After high school, he followed his best friend "now wife of 48 years," Nancy Dunham Boyle to Minot, N.D. to attend Minot State University. He earned a Bachelor of...
Dear Editor, Recently, the North Dakota National Guard started a conversation with Eddy County landowners and elected officials in the vicinity of the Camp Grafton Training Center – South. The intent was to provide information and gather feedback on the potential to expand the National Guard’s training and range space south of our camp. We are grateful to begin this dialogue with strong participation during our informational townhalls. Camp Grafton training area is a tremendous asset but it has become inadequate to support our current ran...
Dale Linderman, 94, of Carrington, N.D., died Oct. 16, 2018 at Golden Acres Manor. Visitation will be Monday Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home in Carrington. Funeral services will be Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m. in the Federated Church UCC/UMC in Carrington. Burial will follow at the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Rick Loewen will officiate and special music will be provided by Clara Edwardson and Daniel Florhaug. Casket bearers will be Tana Olson, Derek Blestrud, Kya S...
“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:13-14). In this verse Jesus was talking to his followers. He wanted them to understand they were to be salt and light to the world around them. Said in another way, because they existed, the world should have some flavor and things should be much brighter. I believe this is true for all followers of Chris...
On Jan. 3, 1902, T.J. Backstad, Isaac Hanson, K.P. Skaalen, Ole A. Hegna, and J.J. Anderson came over from Freeborn. That evening Miss Addie Haugh entertained some young friends at her Lamborn East residence with music, games and midnight refreshments. Also that evening the New Rockford Band met with Prof. Ole Dahlen of Sheyenne, who was going to move to New Rockford. The members were Ole Dahlen, leader and Eb clarinet; Laurence Prader and E.M. Myhra, Bb clarinet; A.C. Buck, first Bb cornet;...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about the retirement saver’s tax credit? At age 60, I’m looking for ways to boost my retirement savings beyond my 401(k) plan and have heard this may be a smart way to do it. Is this something I’m eligible for? Need to Save Dear Need, If your income is low to moderate and you participate in your employer-sponsored retirement plan or an IRA, the “Saver’s Credit” (also known as the Retirement Savings Contribution Credit) is a frequently overlooked tool that...
Oct. 24, 2018 — A major encounter with a very large orange UFO took place near Minot Air Force Base on this date in 1968. It was the middle of the Cold War. Active missile sites were peppered across the North Dakota landscape, and military personnel were on high alert. At about 3 a.m., Mike O’Connor was dispatched to respond to an alarm that went off at a nearby missile site. As he drove, he saw a bright light “lift off the ground, and parallel us down the road, until we came to the missile site.” When he got out of the truck, he said, the lig...
New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) varsity volleyball team traveled to Carrington on Saturday, Oct. 6 for a tournament. The Rockets won one, lost two and split one. In pool play, the locals lost to Medina-Pingree-Buchanan (MPB) 25-18 and 25-18. They defeated Turtle Lake-Mercer (TLM) 25-9 and 25-11. The split with Rugby was 15-25 for the loss and 25-20 for the win. Then in tourney play, NR-S lost to Benson County (BC) 25-21, 23-25, 12-15. Overall the Rockets had a decent day. Varsity tournament stats Assists: Carli Lies 42, Brianna Price 7, Cassie...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) girls volleyball team had a busy week with region games on Thursday Oct. 11, Monday Oct. 15 and Tuesday Oct 16. In all three region matches, the Rockets competed hard and claimed several set wins. On Thursday Oct. 11, the Rockets traveled to Rolette-Wolford to take on the Comets. The Rockets won three sets in a row to win the game. The final set scores were 25-16, 25-18 and 25-21. Varsity Stats Assists: Carli Lies 26, Alli Dockter Digs: Cassie Longnecker 15,...
