Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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There are new faces at the Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford (CASNR), and there maybe more in the future. At the beginning of November, the CASNR board of directors was faced with filling another opening with the resignation from Tim Schmeets, who had served as the manager for little over a year. CASNR President Sandy O'Connor knew Ken Rensch, owner and operator of Ambulance Resources, LLC, an ambulance management company based in Bismarck, N.D. that assists rural ambulance services,...
The North Dakota Public Service Commission on Wednesday, Nov. 21, issued a cease-and-desist order against a 21-year-old grain merchant doing business as Midwest Grain Trading and NoDak Grain, both based in Devils Lake, N.D. Wednesday's hearing in Bismarck was not attended by the grain dealer, Hunter Hanson of Leeds, N.D., or any legal representation. Hanson and his company have 15 days to request a hearing to consider the evidence in the case. Konrad Crockford, director of the PSC compliance...
Elementary students at New Rockford-Sheyenne School performed twice on Thursday, Nov. 29, with song, instruments and dance. The theme was "Twas the Night Before Christmas," and students donned in Christmas pajamas took turns reading lines from the iconic poem in between musical numbers. See the gallery of photos here for scenes from this fun program that ended with "We Wish You A Merry Christmas."...
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. *Darkhouse spearfishing season opens at ice-over on legal lakes. *Dec. 7: N.D. Game and Fish Dept. advisory meeting, Steele Veterans Club, 7 p.m. *Dec. 8: High Plains duck, merganser, coot and snipe seasons open. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Nov. 26: 1,448.12 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.11 MSL....
Teresa Fetsch, Director of the Eddy, Foster and Wells Social Service Boards updated the Tri-County Social Service board at their Nov. 19 meeting. Fetsch began the update by discussing pilot projects that have begun throughout the state as part of the Social Services Redesign, a result of the legislative passage of North Dakota Senate Bill 2206. The North Dakota Legislature passed SB 2206, which relates to the transition of funding responsibility for county social services from the counties to...
Thomas J. Moore of Corsicana, Texas, was arrested on Oct. 20 and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of hashish and possession of drug paraphernalia, all Class A misdemeanors. Moore was initially stopped for speeding when a subsequent search of the vehicle by Eddy County deputies revealed the substances, according to the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office. Moore waived his initial appearance and pleaded not guilty to two of the charges. He is due in court on Jan. 10, 2019. Amy Bertsch of Devils Lake was stopped for speeding on Oct. 10 a...
New Rockford-Sheyenne had a pretty good overall team effort and the locals defeated Rolette-Wolford by a final score of 50-24, in girls basketball action, played here on Tuesday, Nov. 27. It was the season opener for both teams. Mandy Fandrich is again the head coach for varsity, Craig Demester is the junior varsity coach and Jordan Brown is coaching the junior high girls this year. The Rockets hope to be quite competitive in District 7. Harvey-Wells County, Four Winds and Benson County should a...
On Sunday, Nov. 25, the 4-H'ers of Eddy County gathered with their leaders and parents to take part in a very special service project. Each year, they assist the activities department in assembling 13 trees throughout the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd to spread a little Christmas cheer to the residents. After a quick reciting of pledges and delivering of instructions by activities staff member Jennifer Ruppell, the kids separated into groups and made their way to the various sections of...
The holidays are usually a time for families to gather and celebrate. However, when a loved one is missing from the family circle, the festive time is mingled with sadness. The 19th annual Candle Lighting Remembrance Service will be held at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 at the Chapel located at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center, 878 5th St. N., Carrington. If the event needs to be rescheduled due to weather, the service will be held at the same time on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.) The World-Wide Candle Lighting Service for The...
Last Saturday Amanda and Piper Hegland attended Jingle Fest in Carrington. Saturday night, Jake, Amanda, Fallyn and Piper enjoyed supper at Jarvis and Patty Hegland’s home. Tuesday afternoon, Dave and Linda Madson visited Lester and Jackie Roberts. Bonnie Strand visited Jackie on Wednesday. Lezlee Thorson and her daughter, Kayla visited Lester and Jackie on Thursday. Friday, Lezlee, Kayla and Bob Hoffart spent some time with the Roberts. Roger Roberts, Chad Getscher, Bob, Lezlee and Kayla, and Tom and Bobbi Duberowski of Parkers Prairie, M...
Sunday, Dec. 9 is the date for the Christmas Parade of Homes in Carrington, N.D. The hours are from 2 p.m.-6 p.m. Five beautifully decorated homes are on the tour along with Trinity Lutheran Church’s new Faith Addition. The Carrrington homes on the tour are: • Tom and Dusty Carr 6865 2nd St NE • Thad Rosenau and Rhonda Myers, 230 77th Ave NE • Wayne and Denise Shipman, 1180 4th St S • Barry and Nicole Threadgold 357 Joal Drive • Mark and Mary Struxness 1951 11th Ave S Advance tickets are $10 and are available at Happy Heart Hutch, Carrington...
Jimmy Indergaard was a visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home last Saturday. Ervin Longnecker enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner with Eric and Lisa Longnecker, Riley, Tucker and Cassie at the Larry and Nancy Arndt home. Margie Anderson was among those who took 80th birthday greetings to Marilyn Gedrose Saturday, as she was honored with an open house at First Lutheran Church in New Rockford. Sunday visitors at the Esther Indergaard home were Taylor and Amanda Koepplin. Supper guests and visitors were Tim Indergaard and Ruth Braaten....
David and Karen Anderson were hosts to Thanksgiving dinner at their home. Family enjoying time together were Margie Anderson, Mitch and Amber Sylling and Weston, and Kent and Shelly Rigsby. Candy Jensen received Thanksgiving calls from sons, Derik and Val of Minneapolis and Jerrod and Angie of Mapleton, Thelma Myhre and Sebastian and Susie Pahl. Later Candy was among other family to enjoy supper at the Terry and Sandy Koepplin home. Todd and Karen Koepplin were among family to enjoy Thanksgiving at the Frederick and Dianne Allmaras home. Leo...
Here for Thanksgiving at the home of Bonnie Deegan were her daughter Laina Deegan and granddaughter Averi from Grand Forks. Later, Bonnie, Laina and Averi went to the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford to visit (mom, grandma, great-grandma) Mildred Reinke. Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton was in Carrington where she met niece Nicole Geiszler and daughter Kiara for lunch and a quick visit. Patti did some shopping in Carrington and New Rockford before returning home to Sheyenne. Jan Loe and Steph traveled to Crookston for...
Doris Fornshell, 83, passed away Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018 at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington, N.D. Funeral services were held Nov. 24, 2018, at Federated Church UCC/UMC, Carrington. Rev. Rick Loewen officiated and special music was provided by Jodi Burr and Clara Edwardson. Casket bearers were: Mark Fornshell, Pat Fornshell, Everl Johnson, David Fornshell, Matt Specht and Zach Koenig. Honorary pallbearers included: Jack and Carol Rosenau, Gary and Helen Rosenau, Larry and Sharon Hesch, Kathy and...
Growing older is like a train rolling down the track, and no matter how many botox injections, vitamins, or hair plugs, we cannot stop the reality of our mortality. There is nothing wrong with trying to look young and we agree that dieting and exercise would surely be a healthy and positive lifestyle but the hourglass only contains so much sand. As the days keep ticking away, we are reminded to not put off until tomorrow what we can do today because we are not sure how many tomorrows we will...
“How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?” — 1 Thessalonians 3:9 It seems that our society is becoming more and more individualistic. And, as a result, we often neglect the power of the faith of the larger body of Christ in the world to affect our lives. In this letter, Paul was writing to the Thessalonians in a time in which he himself was enduring considerable persecution and suffering (see 1 Thessalonians 3:4, 7). Timothy had just returned with a report that the Thess...
Every year at this time, I am amazed at the amounts of money raised for charities during this annual season of giving. I’ll admit that I’m a bit of a strange bird when it comes to these kinds of fundraisers. Growing up, the Jerry Lewis Telethon for Muscular Dystrophy certainly fostered my interest in fundraisers. Even so, I’m a little surprised that I never clicked on the announcement my college friend makes every year about the annual RDO Caters Taters for Charity. As a longtime employee of RD...
Hate stock is going up If you have anything like a “personal relationships” portfolio, it’s time to dump the “love stock” and “buy hate.” Hate is on the way up. The FBI announced recently that reported hate crimes were up 17 percent last year. However many hates are not reported because it is difficult to know when hate becomes a crime. I am sure hate has driven many married couples to think of homicide, but only a few try it even though the hate is there. Americans have always had somebody...
There is a sad, almost poignant thing that happens when you present a series of actual facts and realities to the die-hard MAGA-forever Trump supporter. For those strong enough to accept the actual facts and realities, instead of merely waving them away with their magical hand while pronouncing them “fake news!,” there’s a fallback position many of them cling to. Okay, okay, they say: Yes, he lies all the time. Alright, so maybe he’s not that bright. And, yeah, I’m pretty sure he’s been up to...
December is here! This means Christmas music in the air being played by the Rockford Theatre. It also means street decorations have been put in place by the New Rockford street crew— a thank you to them. December also means colder weather, cold vehicles and frosted windows. Please scrape all your vehicle windows to ensure complete visibility while driving. Speaking of driving, please drive for the three C's. 1) The Car. Your vehicle might be a 4 wheel drive, front wheel or rear wheel drive. A...
Dear Editor: A lot of North Dakota residents were probably surprised, as I was, recently by the recommendation of Board of Higher Education ‘Task Force’ recommending a ‘new & improved’ method of governing the eleven institutions of higher education in our state! As Lloyd Omdahl constantly points out in his epistles, North Dakota has more boards and commissions than any other state in the union. As a classic case of a “solution in search of a problem”, our elected officials want to create three new boards and who knows how many sub-committ...
On Feb. 11, 1902, May M. Keime came up from Jamestown to visit for several days. Fred LaHue was visiting in New Rockford, as were Sheyenne harness maker M.H. Oliver, S.P. Pisel and H.A. Buffington. Jacob Allmaras, T.M. Huff, and Christ Berge came in on business. W.G. Carter was in town for the first time since a horse kicked him and broke his leg; he was using crutches. Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Shoemaker were in from Tiffany to shop. A.P. Melberg came up from his farm near Barlow for material for th...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about health savings accounts? I’ve been reading that they are a great investment that can help with growing health care costs when I retire. Planning Ahead Dear Planning, It’s true! A health savings account is a fantastic financial tool that can help you build up a tax-free stash of money for medical expenses now and after you retire – but there’s a catch. To get one, you must have a high-deductible health insurance policy. How They Work Health savings ac...
Dec. 3, 2018 — On this date in 1909, Charles and Catherine Vanourny had been married only a day, but it’s unlikely they were honeymooning. They were, after all, frugal, hard-working Germans from Russia. A 31-year-old widower, Charles had homesteaded his 160-acre farm southeast of Ashley. His new 25-year-old bride, Catherine Geiszler, had the distinction of being the first girl born in McIntosh County. According to “Women of the Northern Plains” by Barbara Handy-Marchello, Catherine’s mother reared her “in the ordinary fashion of the prairie...
