Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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If you close your eyes and think "Fourth of July'' in Sheyenne, N.D., you just might be able to taste the specially roasted slow-cooked beef that's made in the famous Stone Pit BBQ. It's been a tradition since 1976, when the historic Log Cabin Museum was first dedicated. In those days (the mid '70s) Sheyenne experienced a revival and growth spurt like no other. Improvements were made: store fronts restored to their original look, programs started up for the youth and senior citizens, houses...
On Wednesday, May 1, Mindy's Clubhouse daycare kids and providers delivered May Day baskets to New Rockford businesses, including the Eddy County Courthouse, the Eddy-New Rockford Library, Bakers Dozen, James River Dentistry, USDA Farm Service Agency, East Central, Bank Forward, Creative Touch Hair Salon, Hideaway Hair Salon, Flair Boutique, Central Pharmacy, Miller's Fresh Foods and the New Rockford Transcript....
Five 4-H club members from Eddy County competed Sunday, April 28, 2024 in the county's 4-H Communication Arts Contest held at the Eddy County Extension office. Brenda Rue and Donna Anderson, Eddy and Foster County Extension Agent, evaluated the presentations. The Communication Arts Contest is the 4-H speech and demonstration competition that is held at the county, district and state contest levels. Participants are encouraged to use their own creativity and originality in preparing their public...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Sheriff’s sergeant: Stray dogs a growing concern across Traill County City leaders in Hillsboro may be on the lookout for residents offering doggy day care. Hillsboro City Commissioner Jason Pohlkamp told fellow city officials Monday that local authorities have seen an increase in the number of dogs running loose in Hillsboro and the surrounding area. The Traill County Sheriff's ser...
Kent and Shelley Rigsby of Jamestown visited at the Peter and Patti Larson home last Monday. Patti and her sister worked on planning the August Sidewalk Market and city-wide rummage sales. Appropriate for Earth Day, the Rigsbys took a load of recycling back to the Jamestown facility. The NR-S school board met last Tuesday morning to review superintendent applicants. Kyle Alfstad and Patti Larson were among the six board members attending who agreed to hire an interim superintendent for the upcoming school term. Reopening the search this winter...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of Fred Jacobson. Wednesday found Calvin Packard and mom, Shirley, on their way to Carrington, where they took care of some business and enjoyed supper at the Prairie Inn. Ken and Marvis Holte enjoyed coffee and muffins Thursday at the Rockford Café in New Rockford. Friday, they enjoyed coffee and visiting with Pastor Rick Loewen and Alan Lange at the Chieftain. Saturday, they visited with Raymond and Peggy Johnson, Lester and Val Ellingson and Alan Lange at the Chieftain. Mary Gehrtz...
Last Monday morning brief stopper at the Charlotte Koepplin home was nephew Aaron Koepplin. Tuesday afternoon brief visitor was cousin Mark Anderson and Karen Koepplin and grandkids, Grady and Kenna Lewis. Thursday found Jimmy Indergaard enjoying a visit and supper at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Margie Anderson was among family who wished son David Anderson a happy 60th birthday and helped him celebrate with cake and ice cream at his home Saturday. Karen Koepplin and Charlotte Koepplin were in Jamestown Thursday, where Charlotte had a medic...
Cattle producers will have an opportunity to see how Angus-sired cattle from their operation perform in a feedlot during the North Dakota Angus University calf feed-out program this summer and fall. North Dakota State University’s Carrington Research Extension Center is partnering with the North Dakota Angus Association to sponsor the North Dakota Angus University Feed-out. This is the 13th year of the program. Ranchers can consign steers to the program by contacting the Carrington Research Extension Center. Consigned steers should be at l...
Landowners interested in a 2024 deer gratis license must apply online by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The deadline for applying is June 5. General deer and muzzleloader lottery applications will be available online in early May, also with a deadline of June 5. Gratis applicants who have previously applied online will automatically have their land description forwarded to this year’s application. However, any changes with land descriptions from last year’s application must be made prior to sub...
North Dakota cropland values increased 11.59% heading into the spring of 2024, marching upward from $2,863 per acre to $3,174 per acre, says Bryon Parman, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension agricultural finance specialist. This represents the third year in a row where North Dakota cropland values have increased more than 10%. The increase follows cropland values appreciating 10.92% and 13.46% in 2022 and 2023, respectively. This is according to the North Dakota Department of Trust...
Celeste Thingvold, superintendent of Bowbells K-12 school system in the northwest corner of the state, faces potential blowback once the main child care facility in town closes in a few weeks. The only other day care provider in Bowbells is expecting a baby later this summer, potentially leaving the community without many options in the fall. The uncertainty is impacting her ability to manage staff and finalize contracts with at least three of her teachers. "That puts all of my teachers in a...
At a meeting of the Eddy County Zoning Commission on Monday, April 22, members and county officials heard of a situation developing between the county and several township boards. The issue causing some controversy is whether townships should conduct their own property zoning and floodplain management, or whether they should allow the county to take on those responsibilities. Eddy County Emergency Manager Lisa Thompson has been reaching out to Eddy County townships for several months, hoping...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and Eddy County Community Cares (ECCC) is hard at work in their community to raise awareness and prevent suicide. First founded in 2015, their mission is to foster mental health, suicide prevention and awareness, and provide support for those who’ve been impacted by suicide Every year they host a memory walk called Lights of Hope, where people have been able to release lanterns, or more recently butterflies, to help remember loved ones they’ve lost to suicid...
On Tuesday, April 23, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board held a meeting to go over candidates for the district superintendent position. As required by N.D. Century Code regarding confidentiality, most of the meeting was conducted under executive session, meaning it was closed to the public and the media. After nearly two hours of deliberation, the meeting reopened for what was expected to be an announcement of finalists who would be interviewed at a later date. However, when the meeting...
For 27-year-old Joanna Larson, the desire to return home to take part in the operation of her family farm in Sheyenne has as much to do with building community as it does with farming. A strong independent streak also doesn't hurt. She'd like to see things done differently and wants to put her stamp on the farm and further afield. That includes eventually transitioning to more sustainable agricultural practices at the family farm. "I'm about food, not fuel," Larson said about the widespread...
More than 50 students walked the red carpet at New Rockford-Sheyenne Prom 2024 on Saturday, April 20. The theme was "Casino Night" and the youth enjoyed hours of dancing, gaming and door prizes. The NR-S junior class, along with their advisors and parents, organized the spectacular event. View and purchase photos from Prom 2024 at transcript.smugmug.com....
April was Youth Financial Literacy Month. North Dakota State University Extension in Foster and Eddy counties, local banks and credit unions partnered with schools in Carrington and New Rockford to provide a lesson to first grade students on earning, spending and saving. The goal of the program was for students to learn positive money behaviors at an early age. As part of the lesson, each student was provided with a piggy bank that was theirs to keep. They decorated the bank for a "Piggy Bank...
Last Tuesday, Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a phone call from cousin Cindy Allen and Jim Brown from their home in Eagle, Idaho, checking up on family and how the winter treated everyone. Jimmy Indergaard was a Thursday visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Friday found him out with his sister Sharon Laxdal and friend Keith at Keith's sister Karen's house, enjoying supper and visiting. Thursday, Karen Koepplin, Danielle Koepplin and Charlotte Koepplin were on their way bright and early for Bismarck where Charlotte had medical...
BJ Walters has recently been hired as an Announcer for i3G Media in their Jamestown and Carrington broadcast centers. Mr. Walters brings 20 years of play-by-play and on air experience to the job, including recent work with MSUM Athletics and Learfield Sports, along with several radio companies in Minnesota and North Dakota. Mr. Walters will be the morning announcer for KDAK AM 1600/100.1 FM in Carrington as well as the primary play-by-play announcer for Carrington baseball, softball, football,...
Candy Jensen enjoyed a catch-up phone call from son Derik Holte Friday. Ken Holte enjoyed coffee and visiting with Pastor Rick Loewen and Alan Lang at the Chieftain Friday morning. Afternoon found daughter Amanda Bickett bringing treats and chatting over tea at the Holte home. Eloise Lucht reports that some time in May, son Alan of Germany will be making an appearance at her home. Calvin Packard treated mom, Shirley, to dinner out in Carrington to celebrate her birthday. Shirley also received phone calls filled with 86th birthday wishes from...
Last Sunday afternoon, Brandon and Eva Garcia had fun helping feed two bottle calves on the L-B Ranch. They brought popcorn treats to Ian's pigs and Joanna drove them through the pasture to see all the calves. Neil Westby recently visited at the Larson home. Patti asked for carpentry advice on a summer GRIT project. Wednesday morning of last week, Stan Kruger brought fresh lettuce (grown in a cold frame inside his greenhouse) and a potted tomato plant to Patti Larson. She reciprocated with fresh baked brownies – a trade she would make any d...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Passing the bottle As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end." But that doesn't mean that the fine fruit wines from Dakota Sun Winery are gone for good. Business owners Bruce and Merleen Gussiaas sold the winery to Devin Quick of Williston in February, meaning the production of the award-winning wines will no longer be done from the family's rural Carrington farm in N...
Ryan Baron, the former Midkota superintendent and high school principal facing more than a dozen charges related to child pornography, has waived his preliminary hearing scheduled for April 23 and entered not guilty pleas on all counts. Baron was first arrested in November of last year on five counts for possession of certain materials prohibited, thanks to a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Months later, he was charged with seven additional counts for the...
United States Attorney Mac Schneider, District of North Dakota, announced that Cody James Belgarde, age 37, from St. Michael, N.D., was sentenced by Chief Judge Peter D. Welte to 327 months in prison following conviction at trial on charges of Second-Degree Murder and Arson. In January of 2021, Belgarde shot and killed a boy who was two weeks past his 17th birthday. Belgarde then set fire to the house where the murder took place. In November of 2023, a jury found Belgarde guilty of Second-Degree Murder and Arson within Indian country. The jury...
United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced Austin Ray Lester, 28, and Krissy Louise Hinsley, 25, both from Tokio, N.D., made initial appearances on April 19, 2024, in the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota, on charges of Involuntary Manslaughter and two counts of Child Neglect in Indian country. Lester is also charged with Assault of a Child with a Dangerous Weapon in Indian country. At Lester and Hinsley’s initial appearance, before United States Magistrate Judge Clare R. Hochhalter, both were ordered detained p...
