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More than 18 months have passed since the roof of the historic Rockford Theatre collapsed, and efforts continue to rebuild and reopen this landmark New Rockford business. Plans to rebuild Rockford Theatre were unveiled last November, much to the delight of locals. The new theatre aims to offer a more modern and improved movie-going experience, while still retaining its history and honoring its past. The new projector room, for example, will have the latest technology for cinema screening, and th...
As per North Dakota Century Code, the Eddy-New Rockford Public Library is required to give a report to both the city and county every year, and this year's was recently delivered by librarian Susie Sharp. The report was given to county and city commissioners at their regular July meetings, and it showed that usage is the prior year. The report's data list from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 includes the following, with last year's numbers in parentheses: • Books added, 175 (371) • Books lost, 2...
Having taught pre-K and kindergarten at New Rockford-Sheyenne for 28 years and counting, Lori Demester is well known and highly regarded in the New Rockford community. As a teacher, she's taught hundreds of young students over the years, many who have gone on to become productive community members here in Eddy County. And now, this summer she's taken on yet another opportunity to provide invaluable education and unique experiences for local youth. For the past several weeks she's been working...
Heavy equipment and a gaping hole were quite the sight to see along Hwy. 281 Tuesday, as Hager Excavating removed the underground fuel tanks at Mick's 281 Service. The pumps were also deconstructed onsite and taken to their final resting place. Owner Kenny Thompson's grandkids sought to capitalize on the curious passersby and set up a lemonade stand outside....
On Tuesday, July 9, Kristopher Abshere appeared in the Foster County Courthouse for sentencing after pleading guilty to gross sexual imposition. Abshere was charged with the Class AA felony last June after he was discovered to have impregnated a 14-year-old girl. Court documents say the sexual relationship between Abshere and the girl began in Carrington while he had been living with her and her family since May 2021, and continued when he and the family moved to New Rockford in the fall of...
Jennifer Parker, née Gleason, finished this beautiful mural in downtown Tolna last week. The artisic masterpiece features a bald eagle and silhouettes of servicemen. The mural was painted on the wall of the post office, adjacent to the recently-installed Tolna American Legion Post 162 Veterans Memorial. Parker has family members featured on the memorial wall, recognized for their service to our country. See this mural in color on our website, www.newrockfordtranscript.com, or take a trip to...
The New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Citywide Garage Sales will be held on Friday and Saturday, August 2-3. Participants may register now at Bakers Dozen or the Transcript office in downtown New Rockford. Cost is $5 per address to secure a spot in the sale. Registrations must be received by Tuesday, July 23 to be included on the maps and newspaper ad. An ad listing the addresses of all participating garage sales will be published in the July 29 edition of the Transcript. Maps of all registered sales will be distributed free to s...
The National Newspaper Association’s move late last month to forward a series of complaints to the Postal Regulatory Commission will hopefully add impact to calls from the association and elsewhere for postal reform, the head of the North Dakota Newspaper Association said. Cecile Wehrman, executive director of the NDNA, said the postal concerns are impacting not just newspaper readers in North Dakota, but nationwide The hope is that the national association’s recent effort – announced Friday – will help, she said. “I think it’s fair to say...
Many households in the Sheyenne community welcomed families home for the 4th of July celebration. Last week started out wet. It rained Monday evening, so the community garden volunteers didn't meet. Any time is a good time to pull weeds in the cucumber, corn or onion rows. The potatoes have been hilled up and are shading out the weeds. Tomatoes are mulched. Stop by anytime and pick cherries that are plentiful in the Prairie Dawn Orchard. Steve Loe, his daughter Madison and her friend Joe, all of Lincoln, Neb., arrived in Sheyenne on June 30...
Monday: Grilled chicken, herbed green beans, potato salad, bread and pear sauce. Tuesday: Fish fillet sandwich on a bun with lettuce, tomato, onion and tartar sauce, au gratin potatoes and apple sauce. Wednesday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes with gravy, low sodium vegetable, bread and fruit sauce. Thursday: Low sodium ham, mashed sweet potatoes, low sodium vegetable, bread and sauce or fruit. Friday: Sloppy joe on a bun, tater tots, peas and carrots and fruit sauce....
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. High speed police chase ends in arrest Alfred Lee Clark from Cody, Wyo., was arrested on Thursday, June 27 after a high-speed chase through both McKenzie and Billings Counties. He has been charged with five Class C felonies and one Class B misdemeanor. According to the affidavit filed with the Northwest Judicial District, a deputy with the McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department (MCSD) obs...
AGENDA New Rockford-Sheyenne Board of Education Regular Meeting – Library Monday, July 15th, 2024, 7:00 p.m. I. REGULAR ITEMS A. Call to order, roll call, establishment of quorum, and approval of agenda. B. Consent agenda. Attachments. Discussion. Motion. 1. Approve minutes of June 17th 2024, regular meeting. 2. Business Manager’s report. a. Balance Sheet. b. General Fund Revenue Report. c. General Fund Expenditure Report. d. Building Fund. e. Sinking and Interest Fund. f. Food Service Fund. g. Activity Fund 3. Presentation of bills. II. OPP...
The Sheyenne parade had many different parade floats this year – with nearly 40 entries. Entering in the parade also meant your float would be judged in these categories – Most Entertaining, Best Decorated, Most Original, Best Antique Auto, Best Horse and Best Tractor. The Sheyenne Community Band float earned Most Entertaining. The Most Original float was Joanna Larson and her heifer, Tea Cup, supporting her run for Eddy County Commissioner. Gavin Brown's antique dino fuel vehicle was voted the...
Autocross on Dirt took place at the track south of New Rockford on Thursday, July 4. Many locals were named winners in the four different classes – compact, modified, stock and powder puff. Bill Bachmeier of Carrington, N.D. won the compact class; Kurt Hart of Chaseley, N.D. topped all in the modified class; Tristin Larson of Grace City took first in stock and his younger sister, Lilly, took first place in the powder puff class. The third annual Freedom 5K/10K on Friday, July 5 was truly an e...
The Northern Hardy Fruit Evaluation Project orchard will be the site of a tour and featured presentation during the North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center's annual field day set for July 16. Topics of other tours include beef production, agronomy and specialty crops, and organic and sustainable agriculture. The center's 65th annual field day begins at 9 a.m. with registration, coffee and a welcome address by NDSU leaders, including NDSU President David Cook, and...
At the Eddy County Commission meeting on Tuesday, July 2, commissioners discussed the failure of a ballot measure that would have raised taxes for road and bridge purposes. More specifically, the county doesn’t currently have the funding necessary to complete road repairs on County Road 10 – otherwise known as the Brantford Road – and were asking county residents to allow an increase of 20 mills to raise money for the project. The measure failed by a margin of approximately 60-40 percent, and no...
New commissioners Jacob Dauenhauer and Zachary Fleming took their oath of office at the New Rockford City Commission meeting on Monday, July 1, as did returning members Stu Richter and Justin Ystaas. Ystaas, who was elected to serve the 2-year unexpired term of Dillon Hewitt, was elected vice president of the commission. Former vice president Kelly McKnight was removed from all accounts, and Ystaas added. In their first meeting, commissioners addressed city ordinances. First, the commission...
Hundreds once again turned out for this year's Sheyenne Stampede NDRA Rodeo at Hendrickson Park in Sheyenne on Sunday, June 30. It was a perfect day for rodeo action, and those who attended got to watch several locals compete against professional NDRA cowboys and cowgirls for cash prizes in several events. Jordan Staton, a rancher from the Grace City area, was the big winner locally, as he took first place in the Tie Down Roping event with a time of 10.8 seconds. For more images from this...
Across the state line in Minnesota, an Eddy County native and her husband have received the honor of a lifetime after years of dedicated service to their community and local sports. LeAnn Galvin, née Bichler, grew up on a farm just west of New Rockford, attended the one room Munster #3 elementary school and graduated from St. James Academy in 1962. Until recently, her big claim to fame was being named Miss Eddy County in 1962. But now, she can also say that her family name is the namesake of a f...
Summer Street Market season is back and better than ever. The first street market of the summer took place in Centennial Park in downtown New Rockford on Thursday, June 27. The street market included face painting, live music, bounce houses, a petting zoo and many vendors. Here are just a few of our favorite snapshots from the event. More can be found at transcript.smugmug.com. The next Summer Street Market is set for Thursday, July 18, once again in Centennial Park in New Rockford. Interested...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Traffic accident claims lives of two Red Willow Ministries staff members On June 11, at approximately 4:18 p.m., a 1999 Chevy Tahoe driven by 66-year-old Keith Williams of West Fargo, N.D., crossed the centerline and hit head-on a 2005 Chevy Express 16-passenger van driven by 22-year-old Valery Siabato of Bogota, Columbia. Traveling as a passenger with Siabato was a 17-year-old female, a...
Valley City State University (VCSU) has recently released its President’s Honor Roll, Dean’s Honor Roll and Honor Roll for spring 2024 semester. The President’s Honor Roll recognizes students who completed 12 semester hours or more of VCSU classes for which grade points are earned with a 4.0 grade point average. • Binford: Anthony Bertolino • Cooperstown: Jaycee Andel and Anna Erickson • Harvey: Emma Dockter and Autumn Sieg • McHenry: Abigail Dreher • New Rockford: Heather Hall • Warwick: Lottie Caldwell The Dean’s Honor Roll recognizes student...
Minot State University announced that 258 students have been named to the Vice President for Academic Affairs’ (VPAA) Honor Roll for spring 2024. Students who earned a term grade point average of 3.5-3.79 while enrolled for 12 or more credits during the Spring 2024 semester were named to the VPAA list. The honor will show on the student’s transcript for the semester it was earned. Students named to the VPAA Honor Roll are ordered according to their hometowns. • Carrington: Baylee Lura • Fessenden: Haleigh Lematta...
Last Sunday, Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe had breakfast at the American Legion in Minnewaukan. Bonnie went back to Sheyenne while Jan stayed in Minnewaukan to spend the afternoon visiting with Brian and Pam Hill at their summer home there. As the Sheyenne community prepared to host another Independence Day, more scraping, painting, mowing and trimming took place the past week. The last blighted house and a few more scruffy trees came down in Sheyenne, which completed the Rural Workforce Housing Grant expenditures. Dave and Nathan Rue of NCZ...
On July 10 Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts (DPRCA) production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" premiers in New Rockford's Old Church Theater. There are four new cast members joining this production, Jeremiah Mitchell, Jakob Innes, Marisa Sanchez, and Simon Schlenker. These cast members will portray the various spellers in the spelling bee. Mitchell plays William Barfée, Innes as Leaf Coneybear, Sanchez as Marcy Park and Schlenker plays Chip Tolentino. Jeremiah...
