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Connie Soderholm is a farmer’s wife, a mom of two, and an educator. She’s also a top 10 barrel racer and breakaway roper in the Roughrider Rodeo Association. And she’s getting it all done at the young age of 50. Her story begins in Velva, N.D., where her mom was a first-generation horse owner. She got her daughters involved in 4-H horse shows at a young age with an equine companion purchased for her by her husband. Spurred on by her sister, Connie started competing in rodeo at age 15. Conni...
This Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 2 and 3, BEK Consulting will be sweeping the streets where the new water mains were installed in New Rockford city limits. Residents are asked not to park in the streets and to move any vehicles off the streets and avenues to make room for the sweepers. This will help them do their job more effectively and efficiently. When: No parking in the streets of New Rockford on Monday and Tuesday Where: from 5th Avenue North to the BNSF Railway tracks and from 14th Str...
The Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd has issued a plea to the community: please help get the coronavirus case numbers down in Eddy County so the residents can again have visitors. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued new rules for long term care facilities. As a result, all facilities that have positive cases among residents or staff or have a 10% or higher positivity rate in their home county cannot open their facilities to visitors. Results from testing...
While many of us were getting our flu vaccine, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Gymnasium Project also got a figurative shot in the arm. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Josh Guler of Bank Forward presented a $50,000 check to the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District for its second gymnasium. The project has been in the works for about a year, and a formal fundraising effort got underway a few months ago. NR-S Superintendent Jill Louters and fundraising committee lead Tubby Bymoen accepted the donation...
Many of us have had the experience of forgetting about a library book and subsequently dreading the resulting late fees. We tell ourselves things— that we might still read the book, or that we will drop it in the dropbox just as soon as the library is closed. For some patrons, the cycle continues. They pay their fines, then check out more books— which inevitably become overdue. For others, the cycle stops. A library late fee can add up quickly, and for families who struggle to make ends meet, the burden is enough to discontinue the use of the...
Election Day is almost here, and the poll workers are busy preparing. In my last article, I wrote about County Auditor Patty Williams and how she manages to count all the votes. It turns out she has a fancy machine that will just about do all the counting for her! Upon sharing this with me, she also invited me to join her and the poll workers as they tested the machines. The testing was held on Tuesday, October 27, at the Eddy County Courthouse. Five poll workers were present as well as Patty...
All court hearings are again being held telephonically or via Zoom due to the uptick in COVID-19 cases in the state. On Monday, Judge Peter Welte signed an order to suspend all federal jury trials scheduled to start between Oct. 27 and Nov. 30. Brian W. Hull of Sykeston has been charged with Class C Felony possession of drug paraphernalia (methamphetamines). He pleaded not guilty to the charge on Oct. 8, and his pretrial conference is set for Nov. 12. He also has an active warrant in Wells County for an open misdemeanor charge of ingesting a...
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Wednesday announced $33.8 million in new aid for North Dakota’s schools, which may be spent on mental health support, technology, building ventilation improvements, and other needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The “resiliency grants” are the latest installment of a school pandemic aid package that has totaled almost $94 million to date. The sum includes $30.1 million that was distributed to schools in April; another $30 million endorsed by North Dakota lawmakers in September; and Wedne...
North Dakota's legislative Budget Section approved $25 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) funds to counties, which is in addition to the $25 million approved in August. These funds will provide a second round of funding to local government for a total of ten months of law enforcement payroll reimbursement. Public safety payroll is considered an allowable expense to distribute CARES fund dollars. The law enforcement payroll reimbursement is purely the mechanism to...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of Bruce Anderson. Ken and Marvis Holte received a phone call from Bob and Ardy Yates of Arkansas Sunday with the news that Bob is doing fine after a minor auto accident. Ardy is a sister to Marvis. YipYip got a fine hair cut at Katie’s (Geske) Monday. Later Janet Laube picked him up and took a quick trip to Jamestown and done some shopping storing up with winter necessities. Shirley Packard said goodbye to Poffy cat (Poofie) Monday, October 19, 2020 as she was quietly put to sleep. P...
Sunday Merle and Sandy Longnecker brought dinner to Dad, Ervin Longnecker. Afternoon found Tony Rademacher a visitor and lunch guest at Ervin’s. Andy and Ruth Braaten were happy to have Jimmy Indergaard for a Sunday visitor and supper guest. Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a surprise phone call from cousin Gordon Pahl from his home in Jamestown. A cousin catch up and exchange of new addresses. Margie Anderson enjoyed keeping in touch with family, her sister Marlys Hanson of California, brothers Bill Cudworth of Bismarck and Doug Cudworth and b...
Grace Ihry visited Hunter Buehler and the Buehler family last week. Nadley Buehler spent the day last Friday with Sherry Boehmer having a ladies’ day out. Tom, Pam, and Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer traveled to Wahpeton last weekend to attend Pam’s nephew’s wedding. Lester Roberts was in New Rockford on business on Thursday. Dennis Nelson of Garrison stopped by to see Doris Griffin. He brought several packages of antelope meat from his successful hunt. Doris reports that all is well in the barn. Her educational information this week is that...
As of late October, the political modelers at FiveThirtyEight gave Democrats a 72% chance of pulling off the trifecta -- winning the White House and majorities in both Houses of Congress -- on November 3. My visceral response to that possibility is negative. Excluding outlier possibilities like a Libertarian landslide, I've always considered divided government the best outcome. Gridlock, in theory, is good. If an opposition party controls either the White House or one house of Congress, that...
At this stage of the political campaigns, the votes are all determined so we should be able to discuss the COVID-19 without all of its political rhetoric. We have nothing to lose if we are open and civil about the subject. First, Governor, I have not cultivated a political hostility toward you. I enjoyed spending an hour calmly talking with you about North Dakota's culture and resultant governmental system. Your Main Street initiative was much to my liking. We have many main streets in North Dak...
To the Voters: The first step in solving a problem is to clearly identify it. In recent years, the right to initiate changes to the state’s Constitution has been co-opted by out-of-state interests that flood the state with money in support of their pet agenda, most often catching the local people uninformed, unprepared, disorganized and without money or a platform to respond before the big money has propagandized its project into general acceptance, and - Slam, Dunk! - the ill-informed public thinks it “sounds good” and votes it into our Const...
I remember growing up in the 1980s when our neighbors’ political affiliation was a complete mystery. At least it was to me, a teenager who was more interested in finding a local sandlot game or pickup basketball game at one of the courts in my very pleasant, lower-middle to middle class, Northeastern Kentucky neighborhood. Those were the days before America’s political parties drew the lines so sharply. The days before opinion programs on 24-hour news channels pitted Americans against each other. The days before social media ripped the dec...
Jonathan Thomas Aljets, age 25, was born August 29, 1995, in Carrington, N,D., the son of Thomas and Laurie (Rensch) Aljets. He left this earth unexpectedly on October 27, 2020. Mass of Christian Burial was held Saturday, October 31. Burial was held at Carrington, Carrington. Fr. Reese Weber and Pastor Josh Froelich officiated the service. Special music was provided by Marlene Boyer, Barb Page, and Pastor Josh Froelich. Casket Bearers included Dean Schloss, Nathan O'Brien, Thomas Sauby, Bradley...
Dennis Wipperling (68) of Bloomington, Minn., passed away suddenly on Saturday, October 24 from colon cancer complications. A devoted husband, amazing father and loving "Gramps," he is survived by his wife, Kathryn and children, Karlie and Tyson (Katherine) and granddaughter, Cora. While gone much too soon, his impact will forever be felt by those who were fortunate enough to know him. The family is having a small, private funeral on Monday, November 2 at 10:30 a.m. For those who wish to join...
This year has passed by quickly, and now the election is just a few days away. For those who read this column, I’m sure you have noticed that I rarely talk about politics or social issues. Of course, I have my thoughts like everyone else, but to be honest I avoid these controversial areas intentionally. My focus is more about the Lord and the Christian life. Nonetheless, I believe we can agree that America needs leaders who are honest and who demonstrate the nature and character of God. We a...
Peace. It’s a thing. It’s not nothing. It comes from God and it’s real. Sometimes I have it in my heart. And sometimes I don’t. And when I don’t I feel its absence. When it’s gone I long for it. Peace is a settled rest, a grounded root. It surpasses understanding, the Scripture tells. And it does. Paul didn’t lie. How do I know? Because time and again, when all hell is breaking loose, when all hope seems gone,I sense a voice in my soul. Peace be with you, it whispers. Peace… be still. Peace. Peace peace peace like a blanket… How do I know? Be...
On Aug. 13, 1903, John West hauled a new Garr Scott threshing rig to his farm in east Eddy County to replace the one that had burned the previous year. Mrs. C.C. Campbell and children returned from Jamestown. John Noxon came up from Valley City to install a new boiler for the Maddux Block’s heating plant. That evening John Dutee, Sr., was in town, as was Indian agent Major F.O. Getchell of Ft. Totten. A.W. Healey went back to Churchs Ferry after looking over his business interests. On the e...
President Donald Trump’s declaration on June 4, 2020, that he has “the absolute right to pardon” himself has drawn increased scrutiny in the closing days of the election campaign and the realization that his potential status as an ex-president would not protect him from criminal prosecution. His thesis, never seriously contemplated by any of his predecessors and never litigated in American courts, raises constitutional questions. Beyond the immediate matter of the scope of the presidential pardon power and what the framers of the Const...
Dear Savvy Senior, What tips can you recommend for finding affordable prescription eyeglasses? I used to have vision insurance through my work but lost it when I turned 65 and signed up for Medicare. Need Spectacles Dear Need, Unfortunately, in 2020 it’s still true that original Medicare does not cover vision services, which includes routine eye exams and prescription eyeglasses – unless you’ve just had cataract surgery. While there’s no one solution to this common need, here are a few tips that...
I may be speaking for many more than myself when I say, there was always a special feeling when Grandma was cooking in the kitchen. I wasn't often allowed in the kitchen, but still I found a way to cultivate a sense of wonder regarding my grandmother's abilities to turn common ingredients into delectable delights. On a rare occasion I can replicate one of the divine aromas from my childhood. However, with all of today's fancy kitchen devices, I can't help but feel further and further away from...
The Midkota Elementary Gym in Binford was the site of one of the most tightly-contested matches the area has witnessed this fall last Monday night, October 26. Griggs/Midkota held on to a 2-0 lead after the first two sets, but the NR-S Rockets got the last word in with three-set triumphs to take a big 3-2 non-region victory by scores of 22-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-23 and 15-9. The Rockets' Kayahna Hopfauf finished with 17 kills and Chloe Heinz hit for 11 more to offset a 27-kill evening by Griggs/Mi...
