New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

Tuesday Shirley Packard received a phone call from Ione Price from Belgrade, Mont. with the sad news that her husband Perry Price had passed away. Funeral and burial are pending. Ken and Marvis Holte enjoyed phone calls from sons Loren Holte and...

Saturday Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a girls’ ball game in Carrington along with Dennis and Fran Walen. A granddaughter of the Walen's played. Charlotte Koepplin drove to Carrington last Tuesday morning where she took care of medical business. Last...

Jan Loe recently traveled to South Carolina with her niece Pam and Brian Hill of Grand Forks. While there, they visited with Jan's niece and Pam's cousin Shannon Woodrow at her Shamrock Kennels. It was lots of fun visiting and also getting to play...

New Rockford and surrounding communities extend sympathy to the family of Pete Erickson. Christopher and Jaxon Buck visited with Roger Topp Monday and proudly read him their story books from school. Guests at the Todd Harrison home over the weekend...

Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed a phone call from Eugene Weisenburger on Saturday. It was 101 degrees in Arizona where he lives. Jimmy Indergaard and his sisters Ruth Braaten and Sharon Laxdal drove to Jamestown Thursday where they took care of some...

Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed visiting over supper Wednesday at the Mervin Indergaard home. Margie Anderson was among the ladies to take birthday greetings to Joyce Starke one afternoon. Last Tuesday evening Charlotte Koepplin was among family to take...

Wednesday Calvin Packard and mom, Shirley, drove to Carrington on business and enjoyed lunch at the Highway Drive-In. Janelle Koepplin was among family to take birthday greetings to granddaughter Allyssa Lewis last Tuesday evening, and enjoyed...

Wednesday's stop-in visitors at the Eloise Lucht home were Roland and Mary Sharbono and Randy and Cindy Sharbono, all of Minneapolis. They had been in the area for the funeral of Ann Theis in Carrington and enjoyed a good visit and catch-up on...

Wednesday Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a visit over supper at the Mervin Indergaard home. Thursday he was invited to the Andy and Ruth Braaten home for dinner where he visited with niece Noelle. Saturday Margie Anderson and Sandra Larson were among...

Son Loren Holte recently called mom and dad, Ken and Marvis Holte, happy to tell them his family's home renovation is complete. Sunday, daughter Amanda Bickett was a visitor at Ken and Marvis' home. Thursday, a family gathering of sorts found...

Wednesday, to celebrate starting preschool, Kenna Lewis, along with her brother Grady and cousin Evelyn, found Grandma Karen Koepplin treating all to goodies at the coffee shop and more yummy stuff with Aunt Angie Hopfauf. At noon they made their...

Sunday Jimmy Indergaard, Andy and Ruth Braaten and Sharon Laxdal enjoyed visiting over dinner at the Pizza Ranch. Sunday visitors at the Margie Anderson home were David and Karen Anderson, Brad and Lois Cogdill and Larry Peterson and friend. The...

New Rockford area folks express sympathy to the family of Wayne Topp. The Eddy County Museum can now be seen by wheelchair thanks to Calvin Packard and Tim Hartl as they have made it accessible. Also, the late Ida Womack's rug loom has found a home...

Last Friday and Saturday Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a visit over supper with Andy and Ruth Braaten and Noelle at the Braaten home. Sunday visitors at the Margie Anderson home were Roger and Diane Langley, Gary Anderson and Joanna Larson and friend Ian...

Saturday and overnight guest at the Candy Jensen home was grand niece Katie Koepplin. On Tuesday, several visitors enjoyed a supper with Eloise Lucht at The Cove near Devils Lake, including son Scott, of Rochester; son Larry and Irene, along with...

Scott Lucht arrived at mom's, Eloise Lucht, Saturday the 5th of August. He was here until Wednesday the 9th, then returned to his home in Rochester, Minn. He had a chance to visit with his brother Larry and Irene Lucht and family, who arrived from...

Candy Jensen is doing fine at home following surgery last Monday in Bismarck. She has been getting get-well calls and visits from family and friends: Terry and Sandy Koepplin along with Rick, Cora and Katie Koepplin; and sons Derik and Val Holte of...

Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a visit over supper Wednesday with his uncle Mervin Indergaard and cousin Vicki Magill. Laura Hager and children stopped in one day at Grandma Margie Anderson's for a visit. Sunday morning visitor at the Charlotte Koepplin...

Saturday visitors at the Margie Anderson home were Laura Hager and kids. Patti Larson was a visitor one afternoon. Sunday visitors and dinner guests at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Aaron and Danielle Koepplin, Hendrix and Chevelle. Margie...

Shirley Packard enjoyed a phone call from nephew Pierre Womacks of Virginia recently. Pierre was on leave from his 18-year career with the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Daughter Fayette Nelson of Devils Lake called and visited with mom Marvis...

Sunday Ken and Marvis Holte enjoyed a phone call from Marvis' sister Penny Sorrells of Minnesota and an afternoon visit from Holly Zieman. Shirley Packard was in Fargo Monday, July 10, for an eye appointment. Linda Lies met her at the eye clinic to...

Jimmy Indergaard was a Friday visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. He was then a Saturday dinner guest and a Sunday supper guest. Charlotte Koepplin called Janet Laube on the fifth of July and was among those who wished her a h...

New Rockford folks extend sympathy to the family of Don Erickson. Eloise Lucht heard from son Alan and Julie. They enjoyed biking over the Fourth of July in the Netherlands. Beautiful country. Made 30 miles in one day. The Luchts are from Germany...

Saturday, Margie Anderson and Gary and Kathy Anderson were among those who took 50th anniversary greetings to Roger and Linda Lauckner at the library in Carrington. Thursday at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Shirley Packard and Pastor Richard...