Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Sunday Make a farm-to-table meal with your family. Monday Volunteer at your local school and plan an activity with a classroom to teach kids about the importance of agriculture. (examples: make a compost bin for them to observe in their classroom, or do this egg shell seed growing experiment. Tuesday Research agricultural issues affecting your region. Wednesday Contact your legislators and remind them of the importance of supporting farm initiatives. Thursday Share what agriculture means to you in a photo on social media—whether it’s the ing...
I recently started reading a book that’s been difficult for me to put down. Gratitude in Motion is a true story about hope, determination and the everyday heroes around us. Colleen Kelly Alexander is a lifelong athlete and motivational speaker who inspires positive change, contribution, determination and actionable gratitude. It was a beautiful fall day in Connecticut when Colleen Kelly Alexander was riding her bike home from work. Her life was as good as it had ever been, she had previously survived some serious health problems, was wor...
The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) Division of Food and Lodging has scheduled three public hearings on proposed administrative rules for the production and sale of cottage food products. Written comments will be accepted through April 4, 2018. The ND Cottage Foods Act is new legislation that allows for the direct sale of uninspected homemade products. This provides new opportunities for home-based food businesses making homemade products such as baked goods, jams, jellies and...
An overwhelming majority of surveyed farmers are concerned about the proposed Bayer-Monsanto merger and believe it will have a negative impact on independent farmers and farming communities, a recent poll has found. According to the poll, of the farmers who responded: 93.7 percent are concerned about the proposed merger of Bayer and Monsanto (82.8 percent are very concerned/10.9 percent somewhat concerned); • 93.7 percent of farmers are concerned that the proposed Bayer-Monsanto merger...
Producers, landowners, consultants, drainage contractors, government agency staff and water resource managers will have an opportunity to learn about subsurface drainage and water table management during a tile drainage design workshop the North Dakota State University Extension Service on March 27 in Loftsgard Hall, Room 380, on the NDSU campus. The workshop will focus on the basics of planning and designing agricultural tile drainage systems, including water management structures and lift...
Agricultural producers who want to enhance their current conservation efforts are encouraged to renew their Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) contract. Through CSP, USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) helps private landowners build their business while implementing conservation practices that help ensure the sustainability of their entire operation. Participants with existing CSP contracts expiring on Dec. 31, 2018 can access the benefits of the recent program changes through an option to renew their contracts for an add...
On Sunday, July 7, 1901, Mrs. Richard Tenborg and Mrs. Nelson of Carrington visited Mrs. E.S. Severtson. On the morning of July 8, J.R. Engberg and his son Sumner of Barlow and Mr. and Mrs. Olof Lundquist and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Faust of Valley City, went to the Chautauqua. Robert Walden was in from his farm. Rev. E.T. Quam and son were down from Sheyenne. Jacob Allmaras, Michael Majerus, Sven Pehrson, Cy Ruland, and Mrs. W.G. Carter and daughter were in town, as were J.A. Crum and Joe...
Dear Savvy Senior, My brother and his wife, who are ages 60 and 56, were recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and prediabetes, and neither one had a clue. Could I have it too? Concerned Sibling Dear Concerned, According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nearly 115 million Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes today, but most of them don’t even know they have it. Here’s how to know if you’re at risk. The problem with diabetes is that most people don’t start thinking about i...
Last week: Jakob Schmid and his friend, Alison Widmer were home from NDSU. Dave and Linda Madson attended the Community Concert Association presentation “Main Street Souvenirs” by Scott Kirby, pianist, composer, visual artist on Friday, Feb. 23. He played piano doing a variety of music and also his own compositions. Along with the music, he had a video showing his art work along with his photography showing different concepts about small town American life. It was a very interesting and entertaining concert. Dave and Linda accompanied Mel...
On March 14, 1941, the United State Weather Bureau forecast that North Dakota would have “increasing cloudiness... followed by occasional light snow at night and on Saturday and possibly in extreme west (today); no decided change in temperature.” Many people made their weekend plans accordingly; the next morning they were encouraged with mostly fair skies and temperatures above freezing. Meanwhile, the forecast had been revised, saying “Light local snows tonight and Sunday with cold wave and strong northerly winds.” By mid-morning, a stronge...
Ten-year-old Evan Vargo had a few questions for the kids at summer camp who thought it was funny to bully a certain girl. “She had autism,” Evan said. “They called her ‘slowpoke.’ They called her ‘dumb girl.’” Evan, who was bullied himself once on a school bus, walked up to the group and asked: “Could we stop? How would you feel if people were making fun of you?” Taking those steps was “a little bit scary,” said Evan, of Andover, Minn. “They might punch you or say something mean. But when...
Andy and Ruth Braaten and Jimmy Indergaard drove to Fargo last Friday, where Jimmy had a medical appointment. Last Thursday, Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a phone call from Eugene and Dedre Weisenburger from Mojave, A. Z. where the morning temperature was 33 degrees and the high for the day was forcast to be in the 60s. Eugene and Dedre are doing fine and looking forward to coming back to North Dakota in May. Saturday morning, surprise visitor at the Margie Anderson home was granddaughter Joanna Larsen and Buddy the dog. Joanna gave a quick...
Gail Klump was a Monday visitor at the Shirley Packard home. Wednesday Shirley was among the gals at Kindred Sister Bible Study, hosted by Sharon Young at the Evangelical Free Church in New Rockford. Martin and Eloise Lucht drove to Devils Lake Sunday, where they visited with daughter Heidi Schneider and Callise. They missed the fellas as Jay and Caleb were fishing. Wednesday found Marvis Holte accompanying her daughter Amanda Bickett to New Rockford, where Amanda tended to some business. Weekend guest at the Robert and Cheryl Janzen home was...
On July 3, 1901, T.H. Adam was in town. Mr. and Mrs. J. Faust, who farmed in the Sheyenne Valley near Valley City, arrived to visit their daughter Mrs. Olof Lundquist and her husband for a week or so. J.C. Fay and Frank Woodward, carpenters with an NP crew, came in for the Fourth. Farmer Scott Knoble was in town on business. Traveling agent C.E. Clure stopped in New Rockford to spend the Fourth with his parents. Miss Cora Davidson, Miss Alice Swain, H. Peoples, and Donald Niven went to the...
Dear Savvy Senior, I have a life insurance policy that I’ve been paying on for years that I really don’t need any longer. I’ve been thinking about letting it lapse, but I’ve heard that I can actually sell it for a nice payout. What can you tell me about this? Interested In Selling Dear Interested, Selling a life insurance policy, even a term life policy that you don’t want or need any longer – a transaction known as a “life settlement” – has become a popular option among retirees in recen...
Cavileer March 6, 2018 — Today is the birthday of Charles Cavileer, who was born in 1818. He was a saddler by trade, and while living in St. Paul, he was also a druggist, a postal worker and the Territorial Librarian. Cavileer was also adventurous, and in 1851, he brought to Pembina the first permanent group of agricultural settlers to what is now North Dakota. Two years later, he became a U.S. customs inspector and was then appointed postmaster by President Abraham Lincoln. His written accounts of wildlife and fur trading have since become i...
Scrolling through Facebook seems to go much faster for me than it used to. Mostly because I see more posts of things that Facebook thinks I need to see and fewer posts from friends that I want to see, but somehow miss. Of course, I shift the blame to Facebook’s algorithms and not my own inattention. To keep from missing the important things I WANT to see, I log in a couple of times a day and scroll quickly through the ads. As I was scrolling through way too many non-friend related posts, I s...
Jim Engebretson visited John and Janice Hager on Monday morning. John and Janice attended the boys basketball games between New Rockford-Sheyenne and Midkota at New Rockford Thursday evening. James Nelson’s visitors on Monday were Greg and Cindy Hegland and Pastor Natasha Kolles. Austin Van Steenvoort and David and Bonnie Nelson were Sunday visitors. Doris Griffin enjoyed breakfast with the Association of Carefree Teachers at Harriman’s in Maddock on Monday. Tom Schmid was fishing at Lake of the Woods this weekend. Pam and JD Schmid tra...
Editor’s Note: The first few paragraphs are continued from the February 19 edition, as this column ended abruptly in the middle of a sentence. We regret the error. The June 28, 1901 “Transcript” continued its attack on State’s Attorney P.M. Marttson with a critique of the story in his newspaper the “Provost’ about his disbarment proceeding. In the Story he omitted the portion of the judge’s statement in which Mattson was cited as being “extremely negligent” and that if the proceeding had been ab...
Back in November, I made two commitments to Eddy County Community Cares. The first was to help with the planning and decoration of a holiday tree in New Rockford’s Gazebo Park. If you missed it, ECCC decorated one of the deciduous trees on the east side of the park. It was one of those “out of the box” kind of trees— decorated in purple and teal and non-traditional decor that included paper globes and hand painted birds. That’s right, we cut out sixteen 12-inch birds an These birds began as a symbol of hope. In just a few months, when the...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve fallen several times over the past year and my doctor has recommended that I start a strength-training program to help prevent future falls. But at age 72, I’ve never lifted weights before and could use some help. What can you tell me? Looking for Help Dear Looking, Weak leg muscles and poor balance are two of the biggest factors that cause seniors to fall. Most people, after age 40 lose about one percent of their muscle mass each year, which really adds up over tim...
Sunday, Feb. 11, Jeff and Denise Labrensz brought dinner to the Matt Pfeiffer home and were joined by Vern and Melissa Rossman, Lauren and Levi of West Fargo who came for a visit and to meet Jase. A lovely afternoon was spentvisiting and taking turns holding Jase. Jeff and Denise Labrensz left Friday, Feb 16, to spend the long weekend in Mobridge, S.D. helping Jeff's parents, Harold and Ramona, and helping with some projects at their home. Sunday, they were joined by Matt, Allison and Jase Pfeiffer from New Rockford. Jase met his...
February 26, 2018 — In 1907, North Dakota was hit by a winter so bad, it almost surpassed the imaginations of friends and relatives back east — “almost” being the key word. There was no doubt that it was cold. The old-timers called it a “regular old-fashioned winter.” In fact, since mid-November, the temperatures had remained below freezing, though there were mild spells from time to time. The hard winter brought with it reports of a coal shortage and winter deaths, setting off a Ward County woman who decided to report back to family and...
Martin and Eloise Lucht enjoyed a phone call from Eloise's sister Ann Wheeler from Alaska recently. It was a good family catch up call. Tuesday, Shirley Packard was among the gals at the Kindred Sisters Bible Study at the Marge Bohnet home. Martin and Janelle Koepplin drove to Brainerd, M.N. Thursday where they were house guests of daughter Trisha, and family Jay, Wylie and Zaylie McMonagle. Shirley Packard got a first hand run down on recent trip her sister Vida and Jerome Klocke had made to Hawaii. The Klocke's are from Underwood, N.D. and lo...
Wednesday, Ervin Longnecker was a dinner guest at the Tony Rademacher home. Afternoon found them visiting with Ava Scurry at Carrington Hospital. Later the fellas enjoyed a visit over supper at the Pizza Ranch. Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a phone call from her Aunt Ramona Koepplin from Woodbury, M.N. one evening. they had a good catch up on family and the weather here and there. Sunday visitors at the Esther Indergaard home were Amanda Indergaard, Taylor Koepplin, Nikki Braaten and Jimmy Indergaard. Andy and Ruth Braaten made supper. Gary and...
