Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Parents naturally hope for a better life for their children. They work hard so that their children can have a quality education and more opportunities than their parents had. Such is the case with Duane Berglund's family. Higher education was extremely important to Duane's parents, Raymond, who went to school up until the eighth grade, and Gladys (neé Ystaas), who was a high school graduate. All four of Raymond and Gladys's children achieved college degrees from North Dakota State University. Du...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets know how to start their season with a bang! For the first time in several years, the Rockets boys basketball team defeated the Carrington Cardinals in a thriller on Monday, Dec. 10 at home. Senior Parker Granger drained a three-pointer in the final seconds to overcome a one-point deficit and give the Rockets their first tick in the "W" column. It was a close, hard fought game all the way as New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) defeated Carrington, by a final score of...
There has been a bit of buzz about the new food selections at the New Rockford Eagles Club, something easily attributed to the new manager, Tim Eichelberger. Although many define him as a chef, he counters, "I'm more of a cook that has flair." He said he continually evolves as he goes, has learned from mistakes and is ready for the challenge that the Eagles Club offers. "I watched and learned," he said of his background. Eichelberger was born in Wyoming and raised by his aunt and uncle. Food and...
The holiday season became a little brighter for Do it Best Hardware customers Nyle Myhre and Ken Thompson. On Nov. 15, Myhre and Thompson were chosen as winners of the Do it Best $500 Shopping Giveaways. They were selected at random from more than 200 entries submitted at the store from Aug. 27-Nov. 12. Both winners were shocked about winning and excited to pick out their $500 in merchandise. Myhre and Thompson are the 29th and 30th local winners from this store. Anyone could be the next winner...
Tis the week before Christmas and in the corner of the house, is a Christmas tree happily living in a box. Christmas, the most joyous time of the year! Full of lights that twinkle on trees, the comforting smells of sweet treats and smoking meat, pleasant songs from our childhood swimming in our heads. Family, presents, fun and friends.... the most joyous time of the year. Hmm, for who? Sometimes "most joyous" equals "most stressful." My lack of time management, inability to see reality and yet understand the reality of my inability to achieve...
Randy Peterson, on behalf of Carrington's Leevers Foods, recently presented a check for the Bariatric Suite project at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington in the amount of $162.56. The donation is the result of Leevers offering customers the opportunity to round up their grocery bill on Giving Tuesday in support of the local healthcare project. Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to...
As we enter the holiday season, it pays to be vigilant to avoid scams that could put a damper on your celebrations. Here are some ways to keep your holidays happy. Keep the debit card in your wallet. Consumer protection experts recommend the use of credit cards rather than debit cards to protect from fraud and theft. With credit cards, you are liable for only up to $50 of fraudulent use. Buying gift cards? Consider this. Thieves can hit store gift card racks, secretly write down or scan the numbers off the cards, then check online or call the...
Farm Credit Services of North Dakota is proud to announce that it has awarded the Wells County Fair Association $5,000 as a recipient of the Pat-NOW Community Fund (PNCF). The grant funds will help with renovations to the Wells County Fair Buildings. Mary Hager, Frank Hockridge, Larry Reutter, Wanda Weckerly and Mary Hartl, representatives from the Wells County Fair Association, are pleased to accept the check and utilize the grant funds towards their renovation project. The check was presented...
Cory and Katie Jorgensen and family were Tuesday evening helpers at the Ervin Longnecker home. Charlotte Koepplin was in Carrington Tuesday morning for and eye appointment. She later did some shopping there and in New Rockford. Last Monday evening Esther Indergaard, Tim and Bobbi Jo Indergaard and Andy and Ruth Braaten were among those who took 100th birthday greetings to Ervin Longnecker at Hanson's Bar. Others included Ron and Mary Schaefer. David Schaefer. Bill and Diana Ziegler, Jay Cudworth, Dianne Goebel, Nancy Ludwig and Eve McAvoy, all...
The Organizational Session for the 66th Legislative Assembly concluded Wednesday, Dec. 5. That session brings all legislators in to the Capitol for training, seminars, committee assignments, and other meetings to prepare us for the 66th Session which begins Jan. 3. I am honored to be elected Minority Leader of the Senate again. Because the minority party made gains in numbers, I will not be sitting on a committee this session. However, as leader, I can always sit at the table in any committee hearing. I will also have several bills I am...
Martin and Eloise Lucht were among the many who enjoyed the annual American Legion Buck Night at the Eagles Club in New Rockford. They enjoyed supper and won a couple prizes. Robert and Cheryl Janzen returned Dec. 5 after some R&R in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico... They enjoyed their time there despite a three-day stay in the hospital for Cheryl. She is fine and both are happy to be home. Julie Sharbono tended to Cheryl's cat and Rodney Dockter fed the birds while the Janzens were away. Janet Guler picked up Shirley Packard Wednesday and the gals...
Members of the 66th Legislative Assembly met in Bismarck on Dec. 3-5 for the organizational session. The legislators were kept busy with technical training, various educational seminars and the selection of committee assignments. Rep. Vigesaa chaired the Committee on Committees that met a number of times to assign the 94 members to their respective committees. Rep. Devlin also chaired an Administrative Rules Committee meeting on Monday morning. Rep. Vigesaa finished out his term as Assistant Majority Leader. He had chosen earlier not to seek...
Doris Griffin attended the Minnewaukan 55 Club pie social Wednesday afternoon. She would like to give special recognition to those who revitalized the center and are making the effort to get the center active again. Prior to the pie social, the Timely Topics group did goodie trays for those folks who are not able to be out and about. Lester Roberts visited James Nelson one evening this week. Dave and Linda Madson,Kinley Poulsen and Mr. Syl Brown were coffee guests at Melodie Madson’s home Saturday afternoon. Sunday, following services at C...
I certainly love the change that’s taking place in my mailbox these days when I stop to get the mail. It was just last month that election mail was filling our mailboxes. But with the election over, those mailings ended and we are left with our normal mail. Which in our case is normally a not-so-fun blend of bills and junk. Then Christmas came, and suddenly, getting the mail became fun again! Cards with beautiful wintry scenes, depicting that “Silent Night,” meaningful to those of us who under...
Jan Loe met May Fleischer for lunch in Devils Lake recently. Last Monday, Jan picked up Barb Eversvik and her daughter DeeDee and Roxanne Laugsand at the airport in Devils Lake. The ladies were returning from a trip to Hawaii where they attended the wedding of Barb's son and enjoyed some sightseeing as well. Friday evening, Patti Clifton and Jan Loe attended the American Legion Post #30 Annual Buck Night held at the Eagles Club in New Rockford. They joined Diane Karlsbraaten, Becky Ames, Bob and Dianne Hanson, Gradyn and Kathy Albrecht for the...
From the political rhetoric dominating public circles today, it seems that the Democrats are trying to convince themselves that they ought to impeach President Trump with their new muscle in the House of Representatives. That is not a good idea. We have had enough polarized politics. An impeachment effort, doomed to fail in the Senate, would drive an even greater wedge between the Republicans and Democrats. It seems that the political system is already coming apart and impeachment would shatter...
Merry debt-fueled Christmas, America! According to a recent NerdWallet study, nearly 40 million Americans are still struggling to pay off credit-card debts from last Christmas. Here's what's worse: NerdWallet finds that this Christmas, "American consumers plan to spend more, charge more to credit, and take a longer time to pay it all off." The grand irony is that the gifts we go in hock to give our kids and each other are often forgotten before the debt is paid off. I was a kid in the '70s. But...
It’s that time of year again, Christmas! A time to focus on our fellow man, our family and the child given to us in a manger. Or is it? Too many it’s a time to spend, spend, spend. According to NerdWallet, a group that monitors consumer spending habits, “on average, consumers will spend $116 more than last year on their holiday shopping. Of that group, 73 percent will charge their expenses to their credit card, up from 58 percent last year.” This is a concerning shift. When relying on credit, it suggests an increase in debt levels and reveals...
Earlier this week I was at an event that honored Malala Yousafzai. Malala, in case you don't recall, is the brave young school girl from a village in Pakistan who was nearly killed in 2012 by the Taliban. She was just 15 when she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for publicly speaking out for the right of all girls to receive a free, safe and quality education. Malala, who became world famous while she lay in a coma for 10 days in a British hospital, was lucky to be given asylum in Britai...
Deloris "Toots" Rogers, 91, New Rockford, formerly of Norwalk, Calif., passed away Dec. 9 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford. Funeral service was, Dec. 12. Burial will be at Rose Hill Memorial Park, Whittier, Calif. Pastor Debra Lommen officiated and music was provided by Mary Ellen Rue and Dianne Allmaras. Deloris was born Oct. 11, 1927 at Regan, North Dakota, the daughter of Gottlieb and Josephine (Davis) Dockter. The family later moved to Munster, N.D. where she grew up...
Scott Kelly Edinger, 59, passed away at his home in Bismarck, N.D., early last week. A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway, Bismarck, with Rev. Paul Nather officiating. Family greeted visitors one hour prior to the service at Parkway Funeral Service. Scott was born to Calvin and Ruth (Schimke) Edinger on March 18, 1959, in New Rockford, N.D. After graduating from New Rockford High School in 1977, he attended the North Dakota...
Jamie Lovejoy, 47, of St. Michael, N.D., passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 at CHI Mercy Hospital, Devils Lake, N.D. Funeral services were held Dec. 14 at St. Michael Rec Center. Burial will be at a later date in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery. Father Paul Schuster and Father Charles Leute, O.P. officiated. Special music was provided by the Spirit Lake Singers and drum groups. Casket bearers were: Jeff Whiteshield, Ivan Lovejoy Jr., Austin Longie, Dustin Lovejoy, Troy Lovejoy, Alvin Whiteshield,...
The last couple of articles I've written for our monthly parish newsletter talked about change. Oh yes, that ugly word change. It seems that the older we get, the more set in our ways we become and change becomes more difficult. But when we think about it, the world for all of us began with change and will end with change. What must a newborn child think or experience when he or she sees light for the first time and takes that first breath? They find themselves no longer in the womb being n...
On Feb. 19 to 20, 1902, H. Arveskaug, manager of the Thomas Ose hardware store, was in Leeds. At 10 a.m. Feb. 20, there was a public auction at the Fred Martin farm eight miles west of New Rockford, where all his farm machinery, stock, and household goods, including eleven work horses, five cows and two calves were sold. At 2 p.m. a free lunch was served. F.C. Davies was the auctioneer. That day J.N. Kunkel came over from Fessenden to remove his household goods to that town; his family was to...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve heard that Social Security sometimes makes mistakes on our earnings record, which can reduce our monthly retirement benefits. How can I make sure this doesn’t happen to me? Paranoid Paul Dear Paul, Mistakes in the Social Security earnings record are actually fairly common. Your Social Security benefits are based on your highest 35 years of earnings history. So, if your earnings for any particular year are underreported, it will reduce your benefits. These errors typ...
