Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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It's not over until the election results are certified, especially when there's a race as close as the Eddy County Commission was. After the Nov. 6 midterm election, the Eddy County Canvassing Board sat down in the commissioners' room of the Eddy County Courthouse to review and certify ballots cast. The Eddy County Canvassing Board is comprised of Commissioner Neal Rud, Auditor Patty Williams, Eddy County Recorder Patty Hilbert, Fern Schuster and Deb Belquist. The meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 13 beg...
Just walk into a store, watch the Hallmark Channel, or notice the toy catalogs arriving at your home and you know that Christmas will soon be here. Will you share the joy of Christmas by purchasing a gift for a child who will have little or nothing under their tree as Christmas? The Share the Joy of Christmas committee now has angel trees set up at four locations: First Lutheran Church, St. John’s Catholic Church, Bank Forward and Community Credit Union, all located in New Rockford. The angel tags on the tree will contain gift suggestions f...
God bless all the past and current veterans and their families for their sacrifices to preserve our freedoms we enjoy. Thank goodness the election is finally over so we don’t have to wear out the remote muting all those tiresome mudslinging ads. Now, on with the news I have for this week. Betty Rushfeldt visited her sister, Sharon Rance in Devils Lake on Saturday. Thursday evening, Melodie, Kennedee and McKenzee Madson had supper with Dave and Linda Madson. Linda enjoyed swim exercises at the casino with Connie Brown and Jan Loe Friday m...
Monday evening Charlotte Koepplin. Ervin Longnecker, Cory Jorgensen, Dale and Diane Rosenberg, Bill and Diana Zeigler, Nancy Ludwig, Eve McAvoy, Calvin Packard, Duff Settelmeyer and Rob Lies attended the monthly meeting of Circle Trail Riders Inc. at Hanson’s Bar in New Rockford. Plans were made for the upcoming Christmas Party. Tuesday Margie Anderson enjoyed a phone call from Bev Ellefson from her home in Minneapolis. Bev is doing fine after a: hospital stay due to pneumonia. Margie also enjoyed a recent call from Carol Clancy of Thompson, N...
East Central Center for Exceptional Children (East Central), the special education unit based in New Rockford, has put its office building up for sale. The advertisement for the 5,500 sq. ft. space downtown is in this week’s “County Extra.” When we received the notice, Transcript staff reached out to officials at East Central to find out more about their future plans. East Central Board Chair Nancy Bollingberg, who is also the superintendent at Fessenden-Bowdon School, explained that they have...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board of Education convened on Tuesday, Nov. 13. There was a tone of optimism and forward thinking in the room throughout the evening. Perhaps the greatest enthusiasm and energy came during teacher’s report given by Personalized Learning Coordinator, Lynnae Lies and 1:1 Technology Coordinator Amy Cudworth recapping their recent trip to the School Superintendents Association (AASA) Personalized Learning Cohort in Surprise, Ariz. Cudworth noted that the highlight of the trip was meeting and interacting with U...
Area folks extend sympathy to the families of Orlan Rosenberg. Glen Janzen and Janice Dockter. Bob and Cheryl Janzen attended a prayer service and funeral recently in Devils Lake for Bob's brother, Glen Janzen, who lost his five year battle with cancer. Martin and Eloise Lucht were among those who enjoyed the Veterans Day meatball supper at the VFW in Sheyenne made by the VFW Auxiliary. Marvis and Ken Holte arrived at the Cody and Amanda Bickett home with a fresh baked apple cake Tuesday evening. All enjoyed supper and cake in celebration of...
The first annual tree lighting ceremony held at the Carrington Medical Center was on Dec. 1, 1987. This tree was planted in October 1987. At that time one could stand on a ladder and reach the top. Now 32 years later, even with the help of Brad Weninger of Otter Tail Power Company, the use of their boom truck, and the assistance from Carrington Medical Center maintenance, one can barely reach the top. Lights may be purchased in memory of a loved one or as a greeting to family and friends. The forms can be found in local churches, at Carrington...
Connie Brown, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton attended the Election Wrap-up with Sen. Joan Heckaman, Jessica Hawkes and Cathy Swenson last Wednesday morning at the Latte Lobby in New Rockford. Barb Eversvik and Jan Loe participated in the vendor show in Tolna on Saturday. The Eddy County VFW Auxiliary held their annual Veterans Day supper on Sunday evening for veterans and their guest. About 25 guests enjoyed the meatball supper prepared by Becky Ames and Diane Karlsbraaten, auxiliary members....
The Hunger Free Food Pantry is collecting food items for Christmas baskets that will be distributed to families in the area through the Share the Joy of Christmas Angel Tree program. The following products are on the Christmas "Wish List" for the season: stuffing, sweet potatoes, gravy, spaghetti sauce, assorted pie filling, Jello and puddings, canned meats, peanut butter, cereal, and boxed dinner mixes such as Hamburger or Tuna Helper. Please drop off these food items by Thursday, Dec. 6. The drop-off point for the food is at the First...
The American Legion Auxiliary Post #30 of New Rockford, N.D. has announced the winners of the raffle held at their Veterans Day Breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 11, named below. •Dewey Heckaman, $50 •Roger Topp, carved bottle stopper and bottle of wine •Metta McDowell and Gary Hilbert, two Hardanger suncatchers •Mary Ellen Rue, glass ornaments •Alexa Allmaras, abstract watercolor painting Congratulations to the winners and a big thanks to all who participated to benefit the American Legion Auxiliary's Veteran projects....
Milo Frank and Eurlyne Theresa Schuster were united in marriage on Nov. 3, 2018 in a private ceremony held at the Heritage Center in Bismarck, ND. Nicole Schuster, David Chenze and boys were in attendance. A luncheon reception preceded the ceremony. The newlyweds reside in Linton, N.D....
On the weekend before Veterans Day, the assembled leaders of the western world gathered at Aisne-Marne, an American cemetery in France (where 2,288 Americans soldiers, mostly Marines, died in the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I.) Trump skipped the ceremony – to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War I and 243 years since the founding of the Marine Corps – because it was raining. Later, a State Dinner was held to honor the occasion. Again, the heads of state of virtually eve...
Every year after Thanksgiving, Americans kick off the holiday shopping season with big stores advertising deal after deal. Not long ago, Americans during the holiday season typically would visit locally-owned small retailers in a downtown area to purchase all of their gifts. Business owners would decorate their shops with lights and ornaments or create elaborate window displays to grab the imagination of passersby and encourage them inside. It was a magical time of year, and many of us still hold on to those memories today. With the dramatic...
The East Room of the White House with its vaulted ceilings, ornate chandeliers and gold curtains – is the closest thing to a throne room the United States has. When set up for a presidential news conference, as it was on Wednesday morning, it is magisterial. The president is announced, and the doors to a long hallway swing open. He steps onto the podium, towering over reporters squeezed tightly into the wooden chairs before him. It feels a bit like an audience with a king. And on Wednesday, the king was angry. Donald Trump held this formal n...
Janice Marie Dockter, 77, of New Rockford, N.D., passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Funeral service was held on Nov. 16 at St. John's Catholic Church in New Rockford. Burial will be at Prairie Home Cemetery in New Rockford. Fr. Reese Weber officiated and special music was provided by Heather Klocke at the prayer service and Kerstin Allmaras and Andrea Salazar at the mass. Casket bearers included Gene Kaul, Lenny Kaul, Kenny Thompson, Levi Weber, Casey Weber and James Dockter. Honorary bearers...
Joyce Faye Peltier, 66, of Fort Totten, N.D. passed away Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Funeral service were held on Nov. 15 at the Fort Totten Wellness Center. Fr. Charles Leute, O.P. and Fr. Paul Schuster officiated with special music provided by the Cut Head Sioux Singers, Tony and Vina McDonald, and additional drum groups. Casket bearers included Antonie Longie, Herbert Blueshield III, Shobie Shaw, Dusty Joshua, Vernon Spottedbird Jr., George Brown Jr., Billy Tomahawk, Cody Fassette, Owen McKay...
Lawrence Grant Hetle Jr., 70, passed away Nov. 11, 2018 in Sykeston, N.D. Funeral services were held Nov. 17, 2018 at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, N.D. Burial will be held at a later date in the St. Louis Cemetery, Dunseith, N.D. Rev. Rick Loewen officiated. Honorary bearers were Lawrence's brothers, sisters, and grandchildren. Military Honors were provided by the United States Marine Corps Honors Team. Lawrence was born on Oct. 19, 1948, to Lawrence and Ruth Hetle. In 1967, Lawrence...
Agnes Nokleby, 83, passed away peacefully on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford, N.D. A Christian ceremony will be announced at a later date. Agnes was born March 31, 1935 in Regan, N.D. to Gottleib and Beatrice Josephine (Davis) Dockter. She attended grade school in Munster, N.D., where she received an eighth grade education. She was proud of the fact that with only an eighth grade education, she still recieved her GED in 1974. She married Duane Orville Nokleby and is survived by their four...
As I was reflecting on Mark 13:1-8, the assigned gospel reading for Sunday, Nov. 18, I began to wonder: Is Jesus a pessimist or an optimist? I think this text reveals a significant difference in how Christ looks at things compared to how we see them. The one disciple, who was struck by the beauty of the temple buildings, could very well represent each one of us. In our human condition, we are so easily caught up in beautiful things that won’t last. Maybe the disciples wondered if Jesus had gotten up on the wrong side of the bed when he said, ...
While North Dakota’s 2018 deer gun season continues through Nov. 25, it still generates a fair amount of questions and conversation preseason, midseason and post season. First off, this year’s deer hunting season did open later than what a lot of people think is normal. The traditional deer opener for more than three decades has been the Friday before Nov. 11. That means the range for the deer opener, based on this rotating standardized approach, is Nov.4 through Nov. 10. For 2018, the Nor...
Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice. *Nov. 25: Deer gun season closes. *Nov. 25: Mountain lion Zone 1 early season opens. *Nov. 29: Dove season closes. *Nov. 30: Deer muzzleloader season opens. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Nov. 13: 1,448.18 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.12 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,840.94 MSL; 29,000 cubic...
At the conclusion of the Class B Super Region 4 Volleyball Tournament, the All-Region team selections were named. They include Hannah Haley and Carli Lies of New Rockford-Sheyenne; Camee Wangler of Benson County; Carly Lippert of Dakota Prairie; Megan Thompson of Harvey-Wells County; Latesha Bellile of Four Winds-Minnewaukan; Kylee Baumgarn of Lakota; Lexi Olson, Madison Pricherd and Callie Ronnigen of Langdon; Danielle Hegler, Mya Halverson and Jasmine Hesler of North Star; Kyleigh Wilkes of...
On Thursday, Nov. 8, the New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) girls volleyball team traveled to Devils Lake to play the third-place match of the Region 4 tournament. NR-S played a pretty good overall match and defeated Rolla by a final score of 3-1. The set scores were 20-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-17. The Rockets will be losing the following seniors to graduation: Darica Ziebart, Ashley Schuster, Gretchen Berglund, Carli Lies and Allison Dockter. The Rockets close out the season with a very good overall record of 20-11. Congratulations to the players and...
During the last week of Jan. 1902, H.L. Lyon was in Jamestown on business. Earlier in the last week of Jan. 1902, W.J. Morris sold a quarter section in the Plainview district to T. McGrew of Earlham, Iowa, for $1,600. Banker P.J. Hester purchased the 360-acre Beverly-Kronz farm seven miles east of New Rockford. Mr. Beverly and Mr. and Mrs. Kronz and their family were going to return to their former home, Collins Center, N.Y. The move was prompted by Mr. Beverly’s ill health. Fred H. Martin h...
