Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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After being closed for nearly two years, the sounds of laughter, rumbling bowling balls and toppling pins may soon return to the Wonder Lanes bowling alley. Wonder Lanes' new proprietor, Andrew Tillman-Saucier, told the Transcript on Monday that he hopes to hold a grand opening for the bowling alley as soon as February. When the first bowlers finally arrive, they'll enjoy the expansive renovations that have taken place over the past year. The New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation announced...
Eddy County is scheduled to have seven positions up for election this year, and the deadline for submitting petitions is fast approaching. On Tuesday, June 14, residents will be asked to vote on the following positions in Eddy County: • Commissioner - currently occupied by Dave Gehrtz • Commissioner - currently occupied by Neal Rud • Auditor - currently occupied by Patty Williams • Treasurer - currently occupied by Kathy Anderson • Sheriff - currently occupied by Paul Lies • State’s Att...
Free at-home tests and N95 masks are on their way to Americans this week. That’s after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down one COVID-19 vaccine mandate and upheld another. On Thursday, Jan. 13, the Supreme Court invalidated the Biden Administration’s vaccine-or-test regulation for businesses with 100 or more employees. The vote was six to three. The majority issued an unsigned opinion, stating, "Although Congress has indisputably given OSHA the power to regulate occupational dangers, it has not...
Last week, farmers and ranchers from across the country attended a two-day-long feedlot school hosted by the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC). The CREC has been hosting the annual event for more than two decades, with the first one taking place in 1996. Karl Hoppe, CREC's Extension Livestock Systems Specialist, told the Transcript on Tuesday that the school is helping to promote more cattle feeding in North Dakota. "Cattle feeding requires a lot of inputs and creates a lot of...
Kevin O'Dell and Zach Gilbertson, members of the Integrated Solutions team at Leading Edge Equipment, talked to New Rockford-Sheyenne students last week about job opportunities at the dealership, including precision ag technology, sales and their Service Technician degree program at NDSCS. Through Leading Edge Equipment's partnership with NDSCS, students can get 89 percent of their education paid for! Students also had a chance to operate the combine simulator, and learn more about how...
Area high school juniors and seniors will soon be given the opportunity to see what life may be like as an adult when they are assigned a career, a salary, and a corresponding bank account in a reality-based event set for Feb. 9 in Tolna. Farmers State Bank of N.D., State Bank of Lakota, the Nelson County Job Development Authority and Dakota Prairie, Lakota, and Midkota schools have teamed up to create a first-ever event for local high school students called Reality Check. Seventy-two high school junior and senior students from Dakota Prairie,...
Last Tuesday evening, Sheyenne's Economic Development group met at the Sheyenne Senior Center. Guest speakers were Amanda Hegland, Executive Director of the New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation; Sandy Shively, Executive Director of North Central Planning Council; and Megan Langley Laudenschlager, Executive Director of Strengthen North Dakota. Much information was shared by the speakers, as well as input from attendees. Patti Clifton and Jared were in Carrington last Thursday where Jared kept a medical appointment. Before returning to...
According to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data, many veterans are unaware of VA’s disability benefits. VA disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free payment designed to compensate veterans for an injury or illness incurred, or made worse from active military service, regardless of when they served. A disability can apply to physical conditions, such as chronic knee condition, as well as mental health conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Service-disabled veterans may also be entitled to health care, employment co...
North Dakota is rich in fossil fuels—coal, oil and natural gas. Hundreds of items we use every day are made from them. Fifth grade students anywhere in North Dakota are encouraged to research these energy sources and find out what some of the many items are. You might be surprised. One example (which you can’t use) is your eye glasses! The title of this contest is “Ways we use energy”. Do your research and write down all you can find. Be sure to number them, as the entries with the most correct answers will win prizes. Start searching and writi...
YEA to all the cooks, bakers and yummy snack makers, and to those who collect recipe books and gift recipe books! Thanks to their generous monetary donations for the 2021 Taste of the Season Recipe Books, Millers Fresh Foods - New Rockford, was able to contribute $1,065 to the Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford. The donated funds will be used for supplies, equipment and other necessities....
BISMARCK, N.D. – Together, the North Dakota Department of Human Services and its state and local partners made measurable progress in addressing and preventing homelessness and promoting housing stability in 2021 – the second year of the pandemic. The N.D. Rent Help program recently served its 4000th household, and almost 1,700 housing and utility providers across the state have received payments on behalf of renters who had fallen behind or were struggling to pay their rent and/or utilities. Through the state’s emergency rental assis...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Well pad explodes, shakes nearby Grenora Folks living in the Grenora, N.D. area got an early wakeup call Monday, Jan. 10, when oil tanks exploded shortly before 6 a.m. “It shook windows in town,” said Grenora Fire Chief Justin Hanson. Hanson added that there were no reports of injuries as a result of either the explosion, or its effects in nearby Grenora. The Stout 2917-IBH well in Ferti...
MANDAN, N.D. — The North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (NDAREC) is proud to recognize three individuals, 10 North Dakota electric cooperatives and one contractor for safety achievements in 2021. Safety is a top priority in the electric utility industry, and NDAREC applauds its members on their accomplishments. On Jan. 13, NDAREC held an awards ceremony and presented the following awards: The Life Saver Award recognizes heroic actions that contribute to life saving efforts of another person. This year, NDAREC is proud to...
Nadley Buehler visited Brooks and Brittin Buehler last Friday. Dave Kenner visited Todd Buehler last week. Randy and Charlotte Simon traveled to Grand Forks on Monday. Granddaughter Elin Thompson performed with her cheer team for half-time at a basketball game. Tuesday night, the Simons attended the Benson County-Four Winds basketball game. Charlotte had coffee with Sue LaFleur on Friday. Randy and Charlotte took in the c-squad/junior varsity basketball tournament at Four Winds on Saturday. Easton Simon participated in four games. Monday was a...
Jan. 10, 2022 The family of Martin Koepplin gathered with many friends, neighbors and acquaintances Tuesday evening, despite the nasty weather, for a prayer service in memory of Martin. They met Wednesday morning at First Lutheran Church for the funeral, fellowship and later for burial at Prairie Home Cemetery. Saturday, Charlotte Koepplin was among family to meet at the Janelle Koepplin home and help write thank you notes after all enjoyed bread dough dumplings made and brought by Aaron Koepplin. Other potluck items were sweet carrots, grape...
Jan. 10, 2022 Calvin Packard was at mom Shirley’s on Tuesday and Thursday helping with some reading. Todd Harrison was at Shirley’s on Wednesday and Sunday pushing snow. Saturday stopper at the Ken and Marvis Holte home was daughter Amanda Bickett. Arlo Heine of Rapid City, S.D. passed away recently. He was a cousin to Marvis Holte. Janet Laube and YipYip enjoyed Sunday phone calls from Lois Ockert and Travis Laube of Fargo. Yip loves rolling in the snow and grabbing a few bites while he’s outside. Friday, Mary Gehrtz was a cleaner at the S...
Great questions of constitutional law — how can the president be held accountable, whether the president is amenable to the judicial process, and the question of whether the president of the United States may be sued for civil damages — generate great interest and, occasionally, great rulings. Former President Donald Trump’s assertion in federal court this week of “absolute” immunity from civil lawsuits arising out of the January 6, 2021, insurrection on Capitol Hill represents a fresh reminder of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in...
I was recently invited to speak at a local women's organization meeting in my hometown. Apparently, I was pretty much their last option, right behind the auto-warranty telemarketer and the tax auditor. Since I couldn't imagine what I would discuss that might interest a women's group, I went for the obvious–my lifelong, chronic case of the girl crazies. In my younger years, it had always been my dream – even my goal – to be surrounded by women, and now I live in a house with four of them; I work...
Gene Woolley Oberon, N.D. Gene Allen Woolley, 87, of Oberon, N.D., passed away on Jan. 10, 2022 at the family farmstead near Oberon. Cremation has occurred. A service is planned for spring. Gene was born on July 15, 1934 at the family farmstead. He was the third child, and the only son of Dorothy (Dorothea Luvina Ingwaldson) and Richard William Woolley. Gene attended elementary school in a rural one-room school, along with his sisters. Gene then attended Oberon High School where he lettered in b...
Margaret Frappier McHenry, N.D. Margaret "Marge" Frappier, 78, of McHenry, N.D., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, surrounded by her family in Solway, Minn. Funeral service was held on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Father Reese Weber officiated the service. Pall bearers were Brad Gulstad, Brian Winge, Ashley Chandler, Chuck Hoppe, Natalie Nano, Nicole Maulding, Jason Hegvick, Veronica Revira, Joshua Hegvik and Brittany Hegvik. Honorary bearers...
Michael Reinke Cando, N.D. Michael Arthur Reinke, 67, passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2022, at the Aneta Parkview Health Center, Aneta, N.D. He had been a resident there since December 2020. No services were held. A burial will take place in Bottineau at a later date. Michael was born on Sept. 28, 1954, at St. Andrew's Hospital in Bottineau, N.D. He was the son of Walter and Mildred (Larson) Reinke. He lived his early life in Upham and then rural Bottineau. He lived and attended school in...
JoAnn Hollatz Bloomington, Minn. JoAnn O. Hollatz, 87, most recently living in Bloomington, Minn., formerly of Carrington, N.D., died on Jan. 13, 2022. Funeral service was held Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington. Burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Steve Bernston officiated, with special music by Clara Edwardson. Casket bearers were Nathan Hollatz, Matthew Hollatz, Joseph Larson, Sage Voglewede, Zane Voglewede, Cale Voglewede, Michael Porter and Brian Porter....
Lester Larson Carrington, N.D. Lester Darwin Larson, 87, of Carrington, N.D., formerly of McHenry, N.D., passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2022 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. Graveside service will be at the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Richard Biberdorf will officiate. Honorary bearers will be all of Lester's family and close friends. Lester was born on Nov. 16, 1934 in rural McHenry, N.D., to Lawrence and Gertrude (Lynn) Larson. He was united in marriage to...
On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about. For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.” (Acts 1:4-5) The verses above happen after Jesus’ resurrection and before his ascension. He makes clear that what he had told them was about to happen. The Holy Spirit is coming, and in just a few days; and the Holy Spirit is a gift from the Father. On the day of Pente...
Breakfast is often stated as the most important meal of the day. On a cold morning, a warm bowl of creamy oatmeal flavored with cooked apple and brown sugar really hits the spot! That is, if you are an oatmeal fan. Many people enjoy apples in baked goods: pies, muffins, cobblers and crisps. Dried apples are a great portable snack for camping and hiking – and can easily be made at home with a dehydrator or an oven. Caramel apples are a treat reserved for county fairs and the circus. Bobbing f...
