Articles from the January 16, 2023 edition
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Time to skate!
The New Rockford Park District's ice rink is finally open for skating. The rink's first day was Wednesday, Jan. 11, and Dennis Nybo, park district director, couldn't have been happier to see it full...
2022: The Year in Review
Full of history-making firsts, exciting developments and unfortunate tragedy, 2022 was undoubtedly a memorable year, and the “New Rockford Transcript” captured it all in our weekly paper. This is...
Snow emergencies declared in Eddy County, City of New Rockford
As of Tuesday, Jan. 10, snow emergency declarations had been issued by both the City of New Rockford and Eddy County. Eddy County Commissioners held a special meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6, where the...
School board considers professional fundraiser for new gymnasium
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board spent much of their monthly meeting last Monday considering a professional fundraising firm to raise money for the second gym project. The price tag for the...
Sheyenne receives grant for Ostby Hall repairs
Sheyenne GRIT (Growth, Renewal, Imagination, Teamwork) was the recipient of a Vibrancy Grant from the N.D. Department of Commerce’s Main Street Initiative in December. The $1,500 award was...
Sledge sentenced for trafficking opioids
United States Attorney Mac Schneider announced that on January 6, 2023, United States District Judge Daniel L. Hovland sentenced 32-year-old Darius Sledge, a.k.a. Ace, Man Man, Frank Love, Gary or Bill, to serve 30 years in prison followed by three...
701 Rundown: Jan. 16, 2023
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Montana woman killed in accident south of Williston Around six miles south of Willison on...
Legislative Report: Jan. 16, 2023
The 68th Legislative Session began on January 3, 2023. The first day of the session began with the State of the Tribes Address. Each session, the Tribal Chairman of one of the 5 recognized Tribes...
Celebrating Service
Danette Schmid, Lake Region District Health Unit - Eddy County Public Health nurse, was recognized by Wendy Frelich of Lake Region District Health Unit for her 25 years of service to Eddy County as...
Within our Walls: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
More than half of the youth in the United States have experienced a potentially traumatic event. These events encompass such things as sexual assault/abuse, child abuse, domestic abuse, community violence, bullying, serious accidents, fires,...
Sheyenne News: Jan. 16, 2023
Patti Clifton kept an appointment in New Rockford last Friday morning and did some other errands there before returning home. Last week, Bonnie Deegan and Jan Loe went to Fargo where Bonnie kept a medical appointment. Following Bonnie's appointment,...
Talk of the Town: Jan. 16, 2023
Gary and Kathy Anderson drove to Larimore over the weekend where they were visitors and house guests of Ken and Helen Farrell. Tuesday, Eloise Lucht made a safe trip to and from the eye clinic in Minot. Candy Jensen has been enjoying the company and...
Pleasant Prairie News: Jan. 16, 2023
Margie Anderson and daughter Patti Larson enjoyed visiting over dinner on Thursday at the 281 in Sheyenne. Charlotte Koepplin drove to Carrington Tuesday afternoon on church business. Laura Hager, Josslyn and Jakoby visited with Margie Anderson and...
Playing politics with public notices
We’re only a few days into the state legislative session, and North Dakota newspaper publishers find themselves thrust into a battle to protect the public’s access to information. Senate Bill (SB)...
Giving up on your 2023 reading list yet?
"Time Enough at Last." The new year reminds me of that classic "Twilight Zone" episode starring Burgess Meredith as a put-upon bookworm. (No, he wasn't reading on the wing of an airplane! Get your...
Powell v. McCormack: Confining Congress to the Constitution
Congressman-Elect, George Santos’s (R-NY) sweeping distortions of his personal and professional biography has triggered nationwide calls for the House of Representatives to prevent him from assuming his seat in the 118th Congress. Americans have...
Obituary: James Dennis, Jr.
James Dennis, Jr. New Rockford, N.D. James Allen Dennis, Jr., 91, of New Rockford, N.D. passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at his home with his loving wife Patty by his side. Visitation was...
Obituary: Marian Romanoski
Marian Romanoski Fargo, N.D. Marian Diane (Simon) Romanoski, 71, passed away Saturday morning January 7, 2023, at Essentia Health Fargo, surrounded by her children and loved ones after many months of...
Sermonette: What is proper prayer? Part 2
“And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go...
Archival Anecdotes: A collection of histories
When the Pioneer Daughters first organized in 1961, they set out to document their family histories. This granted future generations an incredible window into the past. You too can take a look through this window! It is open to the public, through...
History of New Rockford: Jan. 16, 2023
On the morning of September 9, 1905, Harry Hawthorn, the 14-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hawthorn, and two boys from the gypsy camp along the river went out on the water in a boat. A shotgun...
Tree Talk: Backyard feathered friends
Birdwatching has grown to be one of the most popular hobbies in the U.S. North Dakota is noted as a birdwatcher's paradise, with wide-open spaces featuring habitats that range from grasslands to...
Savvy Senior: The best reacher grabber tools of 2023
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good reacher-grabber tools for seniors with back or hip problems who need help picking things up off the ground? I bought a cheap one a few months ago that...
No time to graze
The New Rockford-Sheyenne home girls' basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 5 was quite different from the one two days prior. The Rockets kicked off the game with full-court pressure against the Barnes...
Boys place three at Rotary
In another large tournament on Friday-Saturday, January 6-7, the Carrington boys wrestlers had three total placers at the Bismarck Rotary, held at the Event Center. Senior Trace Hoggarth had the best individual finish of third place at 120 pounds,...
