Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Sorted by date Results 1051 - 1075 of 1875
“Although no one can go back and make a brand-new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand-new ending.” Carl Bard If you’ve read previous columns, you know that I am not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. The success rate statistics on New Year’s resolutions are abysmal. However, I am a fan of goal-setting and that’s why I liked this quotation from Carl Bard. It draws attention to one of the best things about a New Year’s resolution but reminds us that no matter what happened yesterday, w...
A year has passed since I became a newspaper reporter, and I have to say I have learned a few things. Over the past 12 months, I have interviewed and featured 10 individuals. Some of them I knew, and some of them I didn't. Some of the interviews were so easy that it didn't feel like work at all. First, I learned that one of the keys to having a good interview is to make sure the person is comfortable and that the interview is all about them. It is also helpful to write down the interview...
Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer spent Christmas Day with Tom and Pam Schmid. Friday evening, Tom and Pam had supper with Tina, Rachel and Mandy Hermanson at the New Rockford Golf Club. Tom, Pam and JD met Doug and Parker Schmid for dinner at The Cove on Sunday to celebrate Christmas with them. Lester Roberts, Kayla Thorson and a friend from Victoria, Minn., and Lezlee Thorson spent Christmas Day and were overnight guests at Ryan, Megan and Aiden Thorson’s home in Grand Forks. Chad Getscher visited Lester Sunday evening. Cathy and Shawn C...
Christmas Eve Ervin Longnecker accompanied Eric and Lisa Longnecker to the candlelight service at First Lutheran Church in New Rockford and were joined later at Eric and Lisa’s by Larry and Nancy Arendt for a fun fondue and gifts. Charlotte Koepplin was Christmas Eve BBQ rib supper guest at the Martin and Janelle Koepplin home. Later a fun game of Merry Widow and some rummy took place. Charlotte, Martin and Janelle and KC joined other family for Christmas dinner at the Todd and Karen Koepplin farm. Christmas Day Margie Anderson's daughter S...
Christmas Eve guests at the Candy Jensen home were her son Jerrod and Angie Holte and Fisher dog from Mapelton. Candy received greetings from her son Derik Holte and Val from Minneapolis. Todd and Karen Koepplin joined other family members Christmas Eve at the Frederick and Dianne Allmaras home. Janet Laube received phone calls filled with Christmas wishes from Lois Ockert and other family. Thursday Candy Jensen was among those who attended the memorial service for Thelma Myhre at Evans Funeral Home in New Rockford. Calvin Packard enjoyed a...
Snow in winter is just part of living in North Dakota, you think we'd be used to it by now. Still each time the fluffy white stuff accumulates, we find ourselves begrudgingly getting out the snow blowers and facing the temperatures to move snow. This photograph depicts a snapshot of winter life in the early 1900s in New Rockord. But to be honest, the photo I would love to see would show just how shop owners managed to move that much snow! Little information was given with this photo, aside from...
Dear Savvy Senior, A couple months back I read that the IRS will be offering a new senior-friendly tax form this tax season that will be easier to use. What can you tell me about this? Paper Filer Dear Filer, It’s true. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has created a new federal income-tax form specifically designed for senior taxpayers, age 65 and older, that should make filing a little easier this year, particularly for those who don’t file electronically. Here’s what you should know. Form 10...
On Dec. 8, 1902, William Milne Jr. came down from the Sheyenne Valley to visit and do business. W.V. Stine, who had spent part of the summer in the area, and V.F. Snyder, who had edited the “Bowdon Guardian” for the previous four months for Steve Lewis, but who had resigned, left for the Pacific Coast. Mr. and Mrs. E.E. Anderson left for LaGrande, Ore., where they would probably live. Peter Schafer left for a vacation in his old home of Germany. That evening Mrs. W.C. Schwoebel and Mrs. Pet...
Sometimes the world that we live in makes it a little difficult to see the good in things when it seems like the bad news far outweighs the good. When those weeks come, I must confess that it’s hard to write this column. There have been losses this week that have made me realize just how small a world we live in but it’s also enforced the power of human connection. There are people in the news who have suffered devastating circumstances, our family members who have suffered illnesses and dea...
Rudolph Valentino was born Rodolfo Alfonzo Raffaelo Pietro Filiberto Guglielmi di Valentina d’Antonguolla in Italy in 1895. He reportedly was a spoiled child because of his looks and easy personality but did badly in school. He immigrated to the United States via Ellis Island in 1913 and, being unable to find steady work in New York, moved to Hollywood. Valentino found himself in bit parts, usually typecast as a villain or gangster because of his exotic looks. He caught the eye of s...
The above photo was one of the many artifacts uncovered by Rachel Brazil at the Eddy County Museum. Brazil serves as the primary archivist for the museum, she and has documented more than 2,650 artifacts in the past three years. "There is far more in this museum than a person could imagine," says Brazil, who aims to give the public a closer look at the collections. Last Monday, in the spirit of any good archivist, Brazil presented the Eddy County Historical Society board with an idea to l...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of Thelma Myhre. Shirley Packard received a Christmas letter from nephew Pierre Womacks. Pierre was on a USS Supply ship just leaving from Rota, Spain heading for Bahrain. The USS Supply is a Military Sea Lift Command which is mainly civilians working for the U.S. Navy. Janet Laube and Yip Yip and Charlotte Koepplin drove to Jamestown Sunday where they did some last minute shopping and had lunch before returning to New Rockford. Janet enjoyed a chance meeting with longtime friend B...
Doris Griffin was a volunteer bell ringer for the Salvation Army at the Minnewaukan Post Office on Friday. Last week, Jake, Amanda, Fallyn and Piper Hegland were in Minneapolis for Piper’s medical appointments. Tuesday, the Heglands took in the girls basketball game in New Rockford. Monday, Harriman’s Coffee Shop volunteers had a Christmas progressive supper. The group started at the home of Charlotte Simon where they had appetizers. They then moved on to the home of Carol Backstrom for the main course and finished with dessert at the home of...
Wednesday afternoon visitors and lunch guests at the Charlotte Koepplin home Karen Koepplin, Susie Semmens, Mindy, Nikki and Kason, all bringing gifts to unwrap and treats to eat. Last Thursday evening Jimmy Indergaard, Ruth Braaten and Nikki drove to Jamestown where they visited Taylor and Amanda at the hospital and greeted the Koepplins’ new baby girl Evelyn Jo. Saturday Charlotte Koepplin and Candy Jensen drove to Devils Lake and shopped until they nearly dropped and refortified themselves with a lunch and visited briefly with Candy's b...
Jan Loe and Patti Clifton were in Jamestown last Thursday where Jan took care of some recycling. They enjoyed lunch at a Chinese restaurant before doing some shopping and returning to Sheyenne. Patti Clifton attended the funeral service for Juanita Nyhusmoen at First Lutheran Church in Sheyenne on Saturday afternoon. December birthdays will be celebrated at the Sheyenne Senior Center on Tuesday, Dec. 31. All are welcome to attend. Cake and coffee served at 3:30 p.m. Reminder: Community members (no need to be a member) are invited to check out...
When faced with choosing which artifacts to feature first in this column, it seems worthwhile to consider the camera. After all, photographic technology has changed immensely since the late 1800s. Perhaps the most important aspect of the camera is the photograph it produces. In fact, the Eddy County Museum collection includes more than 350 historic photographic images. Chances are, a good number of the photos within the collection were taken with a Brownie box camera. Pictured at right, these...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve read that people with heart problems need to be extra careful during the winter months because heart attacks are much more common. Why is this? Cautious Senior Dear Cautious, Everyone knows winter is cold and flu season, but many don’t know that it’s also the prime season for heart attacks too, especially if you already have heart disease or have suffered a previous heart attack. Here’s what you should know, along with some tips to help you protect yourself. In the U.S., the risk of having a heart attack during the win...
It’s under the tree, but who’s around it.” That is so true, isn’t it? I hope that you had a great Christmas and that you had enough of the right people around your Christmas tree to celebrate with you and make your spirit bright. Now, we are looking to the New Year, contemplating the year behind us and wondering what the future holds for us. Looking at the year that is stretching out ahead of us, we realize that we are being given a gift… an opportunity to pursue happiness and fulfillme...
On Dec. 2, 1902, Alonzo Neutzel came in from his large ranch near Lake Coe, where he had started “a nice herd of cattle.” Ed Anderson was in from Plainview on business, as was D.D. Dailey of eastern Eddy County. Miss Martha Zimmerman came in from southwest of town to visit friends. Rev. E.T. Quam stopped in New Rockford for a few hours on his way from his Foster County parish to Sheyenne. Mrs. Joseph Christ and daughter Anna returned from Dickey County and a visit with relatives. Herman Hal...
Last Saturday Jimmy Indergaard was a visitor at the Mervin Indergaard home and a Sunday visitor and dinner guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Thursday morning, Kathleen Lee was a brief stopper at the Charlotte Koepplin home with early Christmas greetings. Sunday afternoon visitors at the Margie Anderson home were David Anderson and grandson Weston Sylling. Saturday found visitors to be Ryan and Laura Hager, Josslyn, Jakoby, Damian and Ewen. Sunday supper guests at the Merle and Sandy Longnecker home were ErvinLongnecker and Eric and Lisa...
Saturday evening, Barb Eversvik and Jan Loe enjoyed the Nelson Family Christmas Show at Spirit Lake Casino. Patti Clifton rode along to Devils Lake with Jan Loe on Monday afternoon. They delivered plates of Christmas goodies to Sheyenne-Oberon Area Ministry members from the First Lutheran Church Women. The annual Community Christmas Day Dinner will be held at Ostby Hall with serving of the turkey-and-all-the trimmings dinner from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Christmas music will be performed by Dakota Blende for everyone's listening pleasure. Be sure to...
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, Jake, Amanda, Fallyn and Piper Hegland went to Jamestown and spent time with Amanda’s family. Saturday, Dec. 7, the Hegland’s went to Grand Forks and attended a Shriners Patients Christmas party that was hosted by KEM Shriners. Tom and Pam Schmid went to Hampden Sunday to visit Pam’s dad, Bud Hermanson. Lester Roberts took in the Medora Christmas Show Wednesday night at the Lake Region State College Auditorium. Chad Getscher visited Lester Saturday evening. Sunday visitors were his brother, Roger and his daugh...
On Nov. 25, 1902, F.E. Johnson came in from southeast of New Rockford. Whiteman & Prader pulled in their threshing rig, and Doc Whiteman got ready to go back to his veterinary work. On Nov. 25, the Bank of New Rockford, Ernest S. Severtson, cashier, had resources (assets) of $154,208.04, up $42,477.87 from the $111,730.20 of Sept. 15. Checking accounts amounted to $100,390.52, up $42,257.35 from the $58,133.17 of Sept. 15. On Nov. 25, the First National Bank of New Rockford, James E. Hyde,...
Dear Savvy Senior, How do I go about changing or canceling a person’s social media accounts when they die? My sister passed away several months ago and her social media accounts are still active. Inquiring Sister Dear Inquiring, I’m sorry for your loss. This a question that’s become more frequent in recent years as most Americans have participated on some type of social media platform. Here’s a run-down of how you can change or cancel some different social media accounts after a loved one die...
Someone asked me a while ago about my favorite childhood Christmas memory or tradition. The question has generated much thought about the family traditions we enjoyed. Tradition is defined as the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation. Memories are the act of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, or of recalling previous experiences. The menu changed, the place and people we celebrated with might change but there were things that always remained the same....
