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Eddy-New Rockford Librarian Susie Sharp has some new tricks up her sleeve, and just in time for Halloween! "This year I wanted to offer something fun and innovative for all the trick or treaters out there," says Sharp. "By hosting a green screen event, we can really play with stories, costumes and some cool technology." Green screens used to just be something you'd see in Hollywood special effects. A model or actor could pose in front of a green colored screen and later, in editing, an...
Eleven NR-S students were selected by audition to participate in the Northwest International Festival of Music in Minot on Nov. 2 & 3. The students are pictured from left to right-front row: Kayden Wiedrich, Cassidy Holth, Justyne Klocke, Jaden Gray and Garret Schuster; back row: Macey Wobbema, Logan Munson, Pieter Louters and Sandra Larson. Not pictured are Josh Homiston and Makayla Biel. The concert, which is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Anne Nicole Nelson Hall at MSU, is open to the...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. About one in eight North Dakotan women will get breast cancer during their life. Breast cancer remains the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women in the state. However, early detection, better treatment, and better follow-up care have made it possible for more women to be breast cancer survivors. Some risk factors increase the possibility of getting breast cancer and increase with age, including family and personal history of breast cancer, and personal behaviors. Limiting alcohol consumption...
Next Tuesday Eddy County voters will decide whether to retain the incumbent state's attorney or to elect a new person to the role. The Transcript staff asked candidates Travis Peterson and Ashley Lies five questions to help voters better understand what each would bring to the role in the next four years. 1. Describe the qualifications and experiences that make you the best candidate for the state's attorney office. Peterson: I have been a licensed attorney in North Dakota for 20 years. I have...
Three NR-S alumni from the Class of 2018 were recognized at the Trees Bowl and Awards Ceremony held in Fargo on Sept. 29. Wilson Howard, Abby Makay, Justin Nystrom and instructor Jim Fleming accepted the 2018 "Youth Tree Planters of the Year" award. Nominations were received from across the state and the award winners were recognized by the North Dakota Forest Service and North Dakota State University. The 2018 Senior Class did an outstanding job of "adopting" the school's Outdoor Learning Site...
The New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce hosts a business recognition event every year, but this time it was a little different. Organizers decided to shed the tradition of a banquet and live auction for an informal reception at Buck-Its Bar. The attendance was about the same as in past years, but the atmosphere was a stark contrast to that of the banquets. Attendees were free to mingle and nosh, and the place certainly was lively. After all had enjoyed sliders, sausages, and other appetizers...
Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, CHI St. Alexius Carrington Medical Center unveiled its new 3D mammography machine. CHI hosted an open house and ribbon cutting event on Wednesday, Oct. 24, at the hospital. Casey Zink and Kendra Beach, Imaging Services Co-Leads at CHI, showed Kiwanis Club members, Carrington Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the public at large how the machine works. In a traditional mammogram, the breast is compressed for a few seconds and two images are taken....
The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District’s Recreation Committee recently awarded matching grants to 10 recreation projects totaling $145,942. Projects approved for funding include multiple new park playgrounds, new camping hookups, and various park enhancements. The following applicants received grant approval from the committee: • Hunter Park Board - $16,071 to purchase new playground equipment for the Hunter City Park. • Hannaford Park Board - $7,309 to purchase new playground equipment for the Hannaford City Park. • Watford City Park Bo...
Congratulations to Jakob Schmid on being awarded a $1,000 scholarship from the ND Grain Dealers Foundation. Jakob is an NDSU student majoring in agricultural economics. Tom and Pam Schmid attended Jason and Marta Smith’s wedding in Devils Lake on Saturday. One day this week, Newton Dick and his wife, Eunice of Lorena, Texas, visited Lester and Jackie Roberts. Chad Getscher visited the Roberts’ on Tuesday. Bobbi and Tom Duberowski of Parkers Prairie, Minn., spent the weekend visiting Lester and Jackie. Lezlee Thorson and Bob Hoffart visited Les...
FirstLink, which maintains the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline for the state of North Dakota, announced that Farmers Union Insurance has donated $20,000 to help the nonprofit continue its services to North Dakotans who are at risk of suicide. “Research has shown that our services prevent suicide,” said Cindy Miller, executive director of FirstLink. “Because of the increased volume of calls we’re receiving, we need additional staff to support a second phone line and funding to maintain a callback service to at-risk callers. This donatio...
Grateful Cratefulls is pop'in into New Rockford all the way from West Fargo! The three owners of Grateful Cratefulls, sisters Dorie Walter and Aimee Hanson, along with Dorie's daughter Dani Gilseth, have roots in the Warwick area. They will be the next pop-up shop at the Sarah Smith Warren Photography Studio located on Central Avenue in New Rockford on Friday, Nov. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m. The story of Grateful Cratefulls began when they received a phone call from their sister, Debbie, about her...
From cheeseburgers to chicken strip baskets, chief cook Lucy Mack is responsible for preparing many of the tasty meals served at the Rockford Café. It isn't often that cooks get personally recognized for their work, but this month, Lucy is being acknowledged as the New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce's Employee of the Month for October 2018. Originally from Langdon, N.D., Lucy has lived in New Rockford since 1979. She began working at the Rockford Café in 1995. In her 23 year tenure at the d...
North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) has launched a Vote Family Farm initiative. NDFU President Mark Watne said the organization launched the votefamilyfarms.com website to help voters better understand agricultural issues and candidate positions, including positions on the state’s anti-corporate farming law. NDFU members successfully referred legislation that was passed in the 2015 session that would have weakened the law, allowing corporate ownership of land for swine and dairy operations. The vote of incumbent legislators on SB 2351 a...
Over the years the St. Aloisius Medical Center, located in Harvey, N.D., has been renovated, expanded and replaced as the population in the area grew and its needs for healthcare increased. St. Aloisius opened in 1938, after being purchased by the Sisters of Mary of the Presentation, a Roman Catholic religious women's community, from the Lutheran Good Samaritan Hospital. It has since been operated as a ministry of the sisters and was officially dedicated as St. Aloisius Hospital in 1941. In the...
New Rockford and Sheyenne communities extend sympathy to the family of Kurt Anderson. Calvin Packard drove his mother, Shirley, to Devils Lake Friday where she had an appointment at the Eye Clinic. Later they caught up on some shopping. Leo and Janet Laube enjoyed a catch up phone chat with Janet's sister Janice and Don Guilbault from their home in sunny, hot Yuma, Ariz. The Guilbaults are doing fine. Sunday evening visitor and helper at the Shirley Packard home was Todd Harrison. Last Monday visitor at Shirley's was Elaine Thompson. And...
Afternoon coffee guests at the home of Shirley Westby were Patti Larson, Barb Blaine and Patti Clifton. Along with coffee, the guests were served a sampling of several of Shirley's homemade goodies-- always delicious! It was a good afternoon of visiting. Last Thursday, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton, along with many other credit union members, enjoyed the pulled pork sandwich noon lunch served at the Community Credit Union in New Rockford. The event was for International Credit Union Day. Oct. 19, Steph Loe and Jan Loe attended the funeral service...
$100 – Marcus Ulrich, Delores Georgeson $50 – Casey Zink, Bill Bachmeier $50 Gift Certificate Mick’s 281– Janine Anderson Christmas Basket– Stacy Benz $30 New Rockford Eagles Gift Certificate– Lance Ziegler, Allison Pfeiffer Mystery Basket– Faith Presnell Embroidered Kitchen Towels– Vonnie Fischer. Thank you to all who purchased tickets as we continue to raise money to donate to our local organizations and charities....
Sunday evening visitors at the Ervin Longnecker home were Tony Rademacher and friend Ava. Margie Anderson enjoyed a chat over coffee with Judy Swanson one afternoon. Charlotte Koepplin was in New Rockford Monday on errands. Thursday for a dental appointment and Friday for a haircut. Last Saturday, Fran Walen drove her mom Esther Indergaard to her dialysis appointment in Jamestown. This Saturday driver was daughter in law, Bobbi Jo. One day Ervin Longnecker enjoyed a ride with Merle and Sandy Longnecker to Northwood, where they delivered a load...
You can’t trust the voters The state legislature has been so meticulous at defending the polling place that it has now come up with a system that will disenfranchise a couple of hundred Native Americans because reservations do not have complete street addresses. Legislators claim that voter fraud could happen so let’s protect the electoral process. It’s like passing laws to keep whales out of swimming pools. But this is serious, so let’s not jest. So far my cursory research on voter fraud i...
On Oct. 17, president Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw the United States from the Universal Postal Union, a 144-year-old international agreement which coordinates postal policies between 192 member nations. Trump left open the possibility of remaining in the UPU if those policies can be successfully renegotiated. Unlike many of Trump's initiatives relating to international trade, this one makes real sense. The UPU's outdated rate-setting model treats the world's second largest economy, that of China, as if it was still the primitive...
When Republicans vote against coverage expansions, that's the headline. So let's give Senate Democrats the same treatment: they just voted to take away insurance coverage from millions of Americans. I'll explain. Last summer, Republicans failed to deliver on their longstanding promise to repeal Obamacare due to Senator John McCain's dramatic last minute thumbs down. They failed again in the fall, when the Graham-Cassidy bill to block grant health care dollars to the states was pulled from the floor because ailing Senator Thad Cochran was stuck...
President Trump has declared war on China, firing the first shot. No, not a war of bullets, but a war of wills. Unfortunately, North Dakota farmers are caught in the crosshairs. For them there is no positive outcome of this predicament. Two weeks ago, I attended the North Dakota Bankers Association Ag Credit Conference where three prominent ag economists discussed the trade war naming it the number one economic issue facing North Dakota right now. Dr. William W. Wilson from NDSU was recently quoted in the Agweek stating that this Trump/China...
Kurt Edward Anderson, 49, son of Darrell and Elizabeth (Hoppe) Anderson, was born March 7, 1969 at New Rockford, N.D. He grew up on a farm in Grandfield Township, rural Sheyenne. The funeral service was held Oct. 22 at First Lutheran Church in New Rockford. Rev. Doug Nemitz and Pastor Jeff Halvorson officiated, special music was provided by Mary Ellen Rue and recorded songs. Honorary bearers were Kalli Anderson, Kierra Anderson, Keegan Anderson, Jenna Anderson, Alexa Anderson and Emma Anderson....
Do you ever feel like you are not enough? Sometimes we think things like: I am not enough. I am not patient enough. I am not there enough for my friends. I am not enough for my spouse. I feel like I do not do enough. I am not a good enough parent. I am too much of all the wrong things, and not enough of the right things. I am not a good enough Christian, I could be praying more, reading more and going to church more. These feelings of “not enough” are so paralyzing.They come from a variety of places: Self-condemnation, lies from the enemy, comp...
New Rockford area youth groups came together again this fall in their annual service project of raking leaves for local residents. On Oct. 17, Pastor Joe Greiner of the Evangelical Free Church and members of St. John's Catholic Church joined the youth for a beautiful evening of dedicated work. There were 30 to 35 youth who participated in the project. The youth groups have enjoyed working together on this service project the past couple years. They concluded the evening with fellowship, hot...
