Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Don't feel like cooking on Christmas Day? Come join the community of Sheyenne at their annual Christmas Day dinner. Volunteers for the annual event will be busy preparing the turkey and all-the-trimmings dinner to be served from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. at the holiday-decorated Ostby Hall on the 25th. A free-will offering will be taken to help cover the costs for the meals. Last year, all meals were take-out due to the coronavirus. This year, there will be limited seating, or come in and pick up...
Snow days and online learning were once again on the minds of the New Rockford-Sheyenne school board members at their regular meeting on Monday, Dec. 13. The debate centered around the proposed “Policy ABAC,” which would establish a way for NR-S to conduct online learning in the event of unforeseen weather or plant conditions that prevent in-person learning. According to the Summary of Proposed Action prepared by Superintendent Jill Louters and posted to the board packet on the school’s websi...
Community members were out in force this month making the holidays bright for others....
This is your official invitation from the Eddy County Museum! It is time to curl up in your favorite chair or pull up to the nearest public computer— the Eddy County Museum artifacts are now online. Open to the public and free of charge, the online collection has several hundred museum artifacts on display. Search the entire database with a name, date or location. Browse through the objects or photograph catalogs. Explore the exhibits and learn ways that the past is still relevant today. This project was made possible through grant funding p...
Local veterans in Eddy County have a new veterans service officer (VSO) fighting on their behalf. Julie Shrock, a native of New Rockford and a wartime veteran herself, is the new VSO for Eddy County, replacing Kathy Steinbach who had previously held the position since June 2019. After joining the N.D. National Guard while still attending high school in 1985, and later with the Army until 1996, Shrock proudly served her country both overseas and stateside. Since then, she's worked in the...
On Wednesday, Dec. 8, board members of the Lake Region Special Education Unit (LRSE), voted not to consider adding additional school districts to their unit. The unexpected vote comes after weeks of discussions by New Rockford-Sheyenne school board members about whether or not to withdraw from the East Central Center for Exceptional Children Special Education Unit (East Central), and apply for membership to the LRSE. The unofficial minutes of the meeting obtained by the Transcript reflect that...
On the evening of Monday, Dec. 13, deputies from the Foster and Eddy County Sheriff's departments and North Dakota Game and Fish game warden, James Myhre, gathered at the New Rockford Fire Hall for the annual Shop with the Sheriff event. A total of 22 kids signed up for the event and were given $75 in Chamber bucks to purchase gifts from local businesses. After shopping, the kids, deputies and Myhre headed back to the New Rockford Fire Hall to wrap gifts....
Daily $25 drawings November 27 Do it Best Hardware Allen Roscoe November 28 CenDak Cooperative Sharon Pierce November 29 Flower Scent-R Donna Gedrose November 30 Transcript Publishing Judy Allmaras December 1 New Rockford Golf Club Melony Allmaras December 2 Central Pharmacy Sharon Dunigan December 3 Rockford Theatre Maira Bolanos December 4 New Rockford Eagles Club John Allmaras December 5 Rockford Cafe Kristi Swenson December 6 NAPA Auto Parts Greg Anderson December 7 Cash and Carry Lumber...
Evelyn Jo, daughter of Taylor and Amanda Koepplin, celebrated her second birthday in style on Saturday afternoon at James River Ag with lots of family, friends, little cousins, grandmas and grandpas, and aunts and uncles. Special goodies were enjoyed, with the little ones using up some energy playing. Calvin Packard was at his mother Shirley’s, and read her Christmas letters to her. Later, they shopped around New Rockford. Wednesday, Ken and Marvis Holte were among the 65 and Older Club who enjoyed singing carols, playing bingo, and lunch at t...
Jan Loe attended the funeral service for Barbara Arndt at Calvary Lutheran Church in Oberon on Dec. 3. She also helped the ladies in the kitchen during the lunch and fellowship, following the service. Dec. 2 and 9, Patti Clifton and Jan Loe were in Jamestown as Patti kept appointments at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. On Dec. 2, they enjoyed a Chinese lunch following Patti's appointment and, of course, did a little shopping both days. Sheyenne will host their annual Christmas Day Dinner with turkey and all the trimmings on Dec. 25 at Ostby...
Lester Roberts reported that he didn’t do a darn thing this week, and he did it well. Dave Kenner visited Todd Buehler last week. Nadley Buehler joined Sherry Boehmer on Saturday for brunch. Patti Jo Larson stopped by to visit Todd and Nadley on Sunday evening. Dave and Linda Madson kept dental appointments on Thursday. Saturday evening, Carrie and Paul Prince, and Melodie and Kennedee Madson, took Dave and Linda out for supper in celebration of their 59th wedding anniversary. Sunday, Linda, Melodie and Kennedee did some Christmas cookie b...
In November, we brought you the story of the community effort to purchase and install stones for four individuals with unmarked graves, who are buried in the local cemetery. In little more than a week, the quest for $2,000 turned up nearly double the initial request. With more than $1700 over the initial request received, the Women's Auxiliary Cemetery Association (WACA) was the fortunate recipient of these funds. The check was deposited earlier this month. "I'm grateful that we live in a...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Icy roads make for accidents A single-vehicle accident that sent one man to a Minot hospital occurred west of Bottineau on Monday, Nov. 29. According to Bottineau County Sheriff Steve Watson, Bottineau resident Derek Lund was driving on Highway 5 when ice on the highway sent him into the ditch and rolled his vehicle. The incident left Lund with a broken leg and a cut on his head. He was t...
Monday afternoon visitors at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Todd Koepplin and Rowdy. Circle Trail Riders Inc. held their December meeting, on Monday evening, at Secretary Charlotte Koepplin’s residence with 10 members present. President Cory Jorgensen brought the meeting to order with Dale and Diane Rosenberg, Duff and Sandy Settelmeyer, Bill Ziegler, Brent Helseth, Robert Lies, Dianne Goebel and Charlotte Koepplin present. Margie Anderson, Patti Larson and Karen Anderson enjoyed the performance of the Wonderettes recently at the Old Church T...
Christmas card trends are telling — they speak to the mood of the country — and this year’s trend offers some positive news. According to the Washington Post, hand-written “snail-mailed” Christmas cards are all the rage, particularly among millennials who, all of the sudden, are spending more on Christmas cards than baby boomers. We baby boomers came of age well before everything went digital. I still have and cherish the hilarious hand-written letters my friends and I shared during our colle...
Children all over the United States are currently wringing their iPhone-calloused hands over the possibility that Santa Claus might not make it this year because he's trapped in a delayed shipping container somewhere off the coast of California. The situation is a little different at my house. With three daughters in their mid-to-late teens, my wife and I are starting to wonder how much longer we should renew our private contractor partnership with Old Saint Nick. When the girls were younger...
“It’s a Wonderful Life” is my favorite Christmas movie. It takes me back to a simpler time I have never experienced, but love to revel in nonetheless, if even for a couple of hours. There’s something special, and timeless, about the way the characters treat each other and the way the community rallies to help a man through his most trying time. This film, that director Frank Capra didn’t consider a Christmas movie at the time, is now ranked #1 on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB) list of the To...
Glen Maurer Detroit Lakes, Minn. Glen H. Maurer, 90, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., formerly of West Fargo, N.D., passed away Dec 9, 2021 at The Cottage on the Ecumen campus. Glen Howard Maurer was born in Warwick, N.D. on June 1, 1931. He was one of 11 children born to Bessie and Fred Maurer. He was raised and attended school in Warwick. He served in the U.S. Air Force from June of 1948 to June of 1952. Funeral was held on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at Faith Journey Lutheran Church, West Fargo with...
Andrew Rieger Esmond, N.D. Andrew Rieger, 32, Esmond, N.D., died on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 at his home in Esmond. Funeral mass was held Tuesday, December 14 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Esmond. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Andrew was born on Feb. 6, 1989, in Minot, N.D. He was the son of Don and Susan (Bredine) Rieger. He grew up on the family farm near Esmond. He attended school in Maddock and graduated in 2008. While in high school, he played football. He participated in shop pro...
Richard Harding McHenry, N.D. Richard Harding, 76, of McHenry, N.D., passed away on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in McHenry, N.D. Funeral service was held Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church, McHenry, N.D. Burial will be held in the spring at Bethlehem Cemetery, McHenry. Deacon Tara Ulrich officiated the service with special music by Theresa Fiebiger and Bernie Madsoe. Pallbearers were Nic Harding, Logan Harding, Landon Harding, Peyton Harding and Kailar Jacobson. Honorary bearers...
Perfection! Painstaking perfection is how someone could describe how God asked for His Ark of the Covenant to be built. It would be here where He dwelt with His chosen people on earth. The children of Israel were told to bring their first fruits as materials for the Ark. Only incorruptible wood and the purest gold would be used to build it. The measurements would need to be exact and only the finest artisans and experts would be used to build it. "And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring "firstfruits...
Many times, I have thought about the inner lives of people who settled Eddy County. Did they curse the cold? Did they miss the friends and family they left behind? Did they burn a candle late into the night, or go to bed early, buried deep under the covers? Did they yearn for company, or perhaps sought out solace? We can never truly answer such questions, but there are artifacts within the museum that provide insight. Anton Youngberg traveled from Sweden to America in 1900. When he arrived at...
On Aug. 23, 1904, Lois Fairbanks came in from Valley City to visit her brother Albert Fairbanks; she was accompanied by her friend Annie Darelius of Enderlin. Mrs. Sarah Bacon, Mrs. W.C. Hayes, Mrs. P.J. Braman, and Alice (Mrs. J.W.) Rager went out to the Goodrich farm, where they were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Clark B. Goodrich, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Laverne Goodrich. Mrs. W.T. Buck, her son and daughter, and Mrs. Lucy Duck and son Bernard, left for a visit with relatives in Adel, Iowa; Mrs....
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you provide any tips to help seniors reduce their auto insurance premiums? I just got hit with a 15 percent increase on my car insurance and am looking for ways to save. Fixed Income Frank Dear Frank, Unfortunately, auto insurance rates went up significantly over the past year as the pandemic eased and more Americans got back on the roads. But there are plenty of ways to cut your premium. To find out what discounts may be available to you, contact your auto insurer and...
We are closing in on the end of the year, a year unlike any other – once again. The annual Holiday Season is intended to be a time for giving thanks and spreading cheer. Song lyrics tell us it's the happiest time of the year. But for many, even in a normal year, the holidays bring stress. How can you help yourself through stressful times? Take a break. Get outside for a walk among the trees. Trees care for your peace of mind. Exposure to nature decreases mental fatigue by relaxing and r...
