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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 of kids and local residents all day long. "It feels good," said Nybo, as a group of seventh graders were enjoying the rink for gym class. "... We're having fun!" Residents interested in skating this year will undoubtedly notice some major differences between this year's rink and the rinks of years...
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 the final installment of our year-in-review series, which caps off the year’s stories from September through December, a period of the year which was filled with important local news events. Grace City teen killed in McHenry Perhaps the most memorable story from 2022 was the tragic death of 18-year-old...
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 commission unanimously carried a motion to declare the snow emergency. The Eddy County declaration states, in part, "repeated snow and repeated back-to-back multi-day blizzards have occurred in Eddy County causing a huge burden on Townships, Cities and County road departments." It goes on to say that...
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 project, while fluid, has ballooned since the gym was first considered. At their meeting on Jan. 9, board members acknowledged the project would likely cost more than $4 million. The district has said all along, and maintains to this day, that taxes will not be raised to fund the project, and they...
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 designated for improvements to Ostby Hall. “Sheyenne volunteers are known for working together to serve large quantities of homemade food. From our long running traditional Stone-Pit Barbeque Dinner every 4th of July, to spaghetti benefits for neighbors in need; we know how to bring people together over a gre...
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 years supervised release. In June of 2022, following a 12-day trial, a jury returned guilty verdicts on multiple counts against Sledge and another man from Detroit, Michigan, for their leadership in a drug trafficking organization targeting three of North Dakota’s Native American Reservations. D...
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 Monday, Dec. 26, Betty Lee, a 61-year-old from Sidney, Montana, was killed in a car accident on Highway 85. According to the reports of the accident, Lee was driving northbound in her 2008 Ford F-150 when she lost control of her vehicle and slid into oncoming traffic. She then struck a 2021 Ram 500 h...
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 addresses the joint session of the legislature. This year we were fortunate to have Chairman Jamie Azure from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewas address us. Following that, Chief Justice Jon Jensen gave the State of the Judiciary Address. In his remarks, he spoke of the need for salary increases for...
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 Public Health Nurse....
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, disasters, medical trauma, or the death of a loved one. Approximately a quarter of youth exposed to a traumatic event will develop significant symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD increases a child's risk for other psychiatric conditions along with medical conditions. Trauma-Focused...
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, they visited with Bonnie's aunt. Later, they did a little shopping before returning to Sheyenne. Monday, Connie Brown and Jan Loe went to swimming exercise in Devils Lake. They later met and enjoyed lunch with Steph Loe and the Kolles family who had just returned from a Florida v...
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 help of friend, Brenda Thurin of Devils Lake, the past few days. Calvin Packard helped mom, Shirley Packard, on some shopping errands around town one afternoon and then with some reading. Amanda Koepplin, Evelyn and Tessa stopped in at the Charlotte Koepplin home one afternoon after school. Sunday...
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 Glen and Judy Cudworth on Sunday afternoon. Monday morning, Todd Koepplin drove his aunt, Charlotte Koepplin, to Jamestown where she had a medical appointment. Saturday evening, David and Karen Anderson arrivd at the Margie Anderson home with waffles and sausage to share for suppe...
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) 2143, a bill that would eliminate publication of insurance abstracts in newspapers, was heard by the Senate’s Industry, Business and Labor Committee last week. Insurance abstracts, or short briefs that illustrate the financial position of insurance companies that write policies in North Dakota, are pub...
"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 episodes straight, with "The Twilight Zone Companion," for Pete's sake!) True bibliophiles are all the same. Whether our preference is studying the rise and fall of empires or the rise and fall of heaving bosoms, we eagerly anticipate how many volumes we can absorb in the pristine, wide-open next 12...
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 recoiled from his many false claims, including that he is Jewish and that his grandparents fled Nazi persecution, that he is a graduate of Baruch College and that he worked for Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. The rising demands to block him from Congress raises anew a question of monumental importance f...
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 Friday, Jan. 6 from 1-5 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, New Rockford. His funeral service was held Saturday, January 7 at 3 p.m., at Evans Funeral Home in New Rockford, with Chaplain David Fisher officiating. Special music was "Amazing Grace," "I Love To Tell the Story," and "Old Rugged Cross." His burial...
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 illness. Visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, followed by a Prayer Service at 7 p.m., all at West Funeral Home, West Fargo, N.D. Funeral Mass was held at Sts. Anne and Joachim Catholic Church, Fargo at 2 p.m. on Friday January 13. Marian will be laid to rest next to parents at...
“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 into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your F...
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 the Eddy County Museum’s website, at eddycounty.catalogaccess.com. Currently, there are 39 “Pioneer Histories” ready and waiting to show you a piece of the past. For now, I will share a few excerpts. I only ask that you ponder this: here we are, in 2023, reading the histories that were written 60 ye...
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 they had along was somehow discharged and the pellets lodged in young Hawthorn’s left leg, just below the hip, along with parts of the wooden paddle. He was taken to the Ed Martin residence and the doctors were called. They dressed the wound and decided that amputation might not be necessary. H...
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 prairie potholes to forests. The state is home to a surprising abundance of 376 different species! (see a checklist on the N.D. Game & Fish website) An easy method of birdwatching in the winter is to simply look out the window into your own backyard. Birdfeeders are a sure way to attract a variety of...
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 doesn’t work very well but would like to find one that does. Bad Back Betty Dear Betty, A good “reacher-grabber” is a very practical and popular tool for anyone who struggles with injuries, arthritis or loss of mobility. It works like an extension of your arm allowing you to reach down and pick thing...
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 County North Bison. This led to many turnovers in the Rockets' favor. Just in the first quarter, Kelsie Belquist scored five field goals just from stealing the ball away from the Bison. The Rockets didn't allow the Bison to score in the first quarter. The Rockets were ahead 25-0. Kaiya O'Connor and...
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, with three pins, a major decision and decision win comprising his five victories. His only loss came to an undefeated Watertown, S.D., wrestler, Sloan Johannsen, in the semifinal round. At 152, Kael Kovar took four of his six trips to the mat to place...
