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The 2019 North Dakota Academic All-State Teams have been selected, and NR-S Senior Sandra Larson is among the recipients. High School seniors are nominated by their school principal and compete for the honor on a statewide basis in both Class A and Class B divisions. Student selection is based on overall grade-point averages, ACT or SAT test scores, extracurricular activities, community involvement and leadership qualities. WDAY and Forum Communications presented a medallion to each gold,...
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The Carrington Medical Center Auxiliary is once again offering three Leadership Awards (scholarships) to area college students enrolled in any medical field. Through these leadership awards, it is the hope of the auxiliary to continue the excellence of professional health care in Carrington and surrounding communities. Three $750 scholarships will be presented to students who have completed one year of college and been accepted into a medical related field. Students enrolled in a two year program may also apply. They will have to have an...
The city sales tax in New Rockford will officially increase from 2 percent to 2.5 percent on July 1. The New Rockford City Commission approved the second reading of the required ordinance change at a special meeting on Monday, March 18. The state tax commissioner’s office now needs 90 days to implement the change. The commission also approved the second reading of an ordinance that will require all residents within 200 feet of a water main to connect to the city’s service. The former is par...
The North Dakota Corn Growers Association has hired Lisa Hochhalter as its executive director. Hochhalter has been assigned to the House Industry, Business & Labor and Agriculture Committees for the 2019 North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Prior to her work at the Legislature Lisa was a law clerk at Zimney Foster, P.C., in Grand Forks. She has a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Communications from North Dakota State University and will receive her Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in May 2019. Lisa will...
Chandy Howard is the new face behind the desk at the Eddy County NDSU Extension office. The daughter of Allan and Lisa Howard, Chandy grew up on a farm east of Sheyenne where they raised livestock, "mostly cattle," Chandy says. She later confessed there were also horses, pigs, chickens and even geese on that farm. Chandy has spent much of her time with her feet on the ground and her hands in the action. Her strong agricultural background carried over into her education as she went to North...
Midkota High School student Kennedy Gjovik has been selected as winner of the North Dakota Youth Ending Stigma (YES) Challenge, hosted by Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum. The YES Challenge is a collaborative effort between the Office of the Governor, Office of the First Lady and the Office of Recovery Reinvented, designed to enable student-led initiatives and projects focused on eliminating social stigma surrounding behavioral health issues including addiction and mental illness....
The Eddy County Commission met on Tuesday, March 19 and spent a fair amount of time in discussions with the New Rockford Airport Authority. Earlier this month, Governor Doug Burgum signed a proclamation declaring March Aviation Month in the State of North Dakota. In this proclamation, Burgum cited that the aviation and aerospace industry continues to play an increasing role as economic catalyst. More aviation news was to follow, as the bill nicknamed Operation Prairie Dog passed through the state House of Representatives and moved to the state...
The National Council on Teacher Retirement recently expressed its appreciation to Feryle Borgeson for his distinguished service to the St. Paul Teachers' Retirement Fund Association. Borgeson served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the association for 30 years, from January 1989 to January 2019. In recognition of his outstanding contributions and selfless service, Borgeson was awarded the St. Paul Federation of Teachers highest honor, the Mary McGough Distinguished Service Award. Through...
Central Avenue in New Rockford will again come to life on Saturday, March 30, so be sure to mark your calendars. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sarah Smith Warren will be hosting a spring pop-up shopping event at her SSW Photography Studios on Central Avenue. Since opening her studio last February, Smith Warren has hosted several pop-up events and hopes for more. "The pop-up event model is a new trend in retail. It allows businesses and products to connect with customers face-to-face, build brand...
At its March meeting, the Northern Plains Electric Operation Round Up board of directors approved grants totaling $10,400 to help support worthy causes. These charitable grants are made possible through the generosity of Northern Plains Electric Cooperative members who voluntarily elect to have their electric bills rounded up to the next dollar. The donated amount averages about 50 cents a month for each participating member, and raises approximately $37,000 each year. Since the program’s beginning in October 1998, grants totaling $759,762 h...
The NR-S high school band participated in the Raging Red Band Festival on Wednesday, March 6 at the North Dakota State University campus and came home highly decorated. The band won a gold award for their overall performance, the highest honor. They also received recognition as the Division 3 Band of the Day on Wednesday and Division 3 Band of the entire two-day festival. Individual musicians were also recognized for their performance. The trumpet and percussion players received Outstanding...
Chris Bichler, a Career Agent for Nodak Insurance Company in Eddy and Foster Counties, has been recognized for achieving partner status with the company. Bichler earned this recognition for his outstanding sales performance in property/casualty, life insurance production and client retention in 2018. In addition he was recognized as business unit leader in New Property & Casualty Policies/Auto Units and Growth lnforce Property & Casualty Policies/Auto Units along with being a Strive for...
Basketball, without a doubt, is a favorite of Transcript sports correspondent, Gary Lindquist. He cites perks of the sport being the constant action and the climate-controlled setting during the winter months. He also adds, "The games get interesting at the end of the season, when there is more on the line." More than anything though, basketball does a great job bringing communities together. "There is shared excitement," Gary says, "You can see and hear the fan base. Nothing beats an enthusiast...
Bill Sorensen has lived his entire life wide open to its possibilities and adventures. A graduate of Bismarck High, he also attended Bismarck Junior College and graduated from Concordia College. Bill served for eight years on the Bismarck City Commission and was elected Mayor of Bismarck in 1990, serving three terms. He promoted city tax initiatives that brought the expansion of the Civic Center, restoration of the Belle Mehus Auditorium, the building of the BHS and CHS gyms and the Community Bo...
Members of 66th Legislative Assembly reviewed the latest revenue forecasts this past week. The forecasts provided the members with a solid estimate of the dollars they will have to work with as they finish the session. The House and Senate Appropriations Committees agreed that they would use the estimates that forecast an extra $26 million in ongoing funding as they complete the legislative budget work. There is also an increase in oil revenues which will refill the reserve funds for the future. That is critical for future legislative...
First, Congratulations to the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets for their Consolation Championship at the State B Basketball Tournament. It was exciting to watch the team on TV and listen on the radio when I could not be there. There are also many other important events and activities taking place in our D-23 schools with our students and staff that bring so much pride to our schools and develop lifetime skills. Congratulations on a successful 2018-19 school year. Graduation will soon be here. I was also proud to have Sandra Larson and Logan Munson...
To be eliglibe for the UND Deans List, students must earn a grade point average in the top 15 percent of the University’s degree-seeking enrollment. Students from this area include: Carrington: Chaz Bauer Sykeston: Jayme Burgard Olivia Smith, of Sheyenne quilified for the UND President's Roll of Honor, by earning an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.80 or higher. ...
Friday night, Tom and Pam Schmid enjoyed the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert at the Spirit Lake Casino. The Schmids attended the surprise birthday party for Mark Kallenbach at Harriman’s in Maddock Saturday evening. Pam helped with the 4-H pancake feed in Maddock on Sunday. Doris Griffin attended the 55 Club meeting in Minnewaukan Wednesday afternoon. She presented the program on problem solving and thinking skills. That sounds like an interesting topic. Sunday, Jake, Amanda, Fallyn and Piper Hegland spent the day in Grand Forks. Jarvis H...
Friday visitors at the Esther Indergaard home were Dennis and Fran Walen. Saturday visitor was Jimmy Indergaard. Brief helpers Thursday afternoon at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Todd and Taylor Koepplin. Saturday evening, Ervin Longnecker was among family and friends who took second birthday greetings to great-great granddaughter, Kinlee Meidinger at the New Rockford Golf Club. Tuesday, Charlotte Koepplin enjoyed visiting and spaghetti supper at the Martin and Janelle Koepplin home, seeing Marty and Janelle’s 50th Anniversary cards and p...
Tuesday, visitor and spaghetti supper guest at the Martin and Janelle Koepplin home was Charlotte Koepplin. Calvin Packard drove his mother, Shirley to Devils Lake Wednesday where she had an appointment at the eye clinic. March 14, 2019, Martin and Janelle Koepplin received the news of their first great-grandchild’s birth. Kenna Lyn Lewis weighed in at 5 lbs. 7 oz and 20 inches long. Proud parents are Allyssa and Ross, and making Todd and Karen proud grandparents for the first time. Frederick and Dianne Allmaras are also proud g...
Patti Clifton did some shopping and kept an appointment in New Rockford one day last week. Soup and Bible Study was held last Tuesday at the Sheyenne Senior Center. Getting together for a lunch on Saturday in Devils Lake were Shirley Nelson, Kay Griffin, Carol Nerlien and Jan Loe. Jeff and Denise Labrensz returned to Bismarck on Thursday, March 14, after spending 10 days in Mesa, Ariz., at the home of Kent and Debbie Roesler (Denise's sister). With the interstate being closed, they spent the night in Bismarck and were able to leave there on...
Hate caught up with New Zealand last week when a white supremacist slaughtered 50 Muslims at prayer in two mosques. With a lapse in memory of history, we’re looking at evil hopes of a new Aryan race. White nationalism is sweeping the western world, casting hate wherever minorities appear. It has reared its ugly head in the United States, where Christian people have dedicated the secular government to being “one nation under God.” For a nation of professing Christians, hate and white natio...
Bribing your way into college. Who would have thought? It would have been a way around my rather pedestrian exam scores. My old man did threaten to put a horse's head in the beds of several admissions officers but, fortunately, the good folks at Villanova University saw their way clear to let me in before my father went all Vito Corleone. I do wonder what would have become of me had I attended, say Harvard or Stanford. I dream. I dream. Perhaps I would have been secretary of state, or the president of a big company or a college professor with a...
Socialism is back in vogue in some quarters. According to the website of dictionary maker Merriam-Webster, socialism is a political theory that advocates "governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods." The concept is that government central planners can make really smart decisions to distribute our collective wealth in a manner that benefits all. But socialism never works, because nobody is smart enough to make such incredibly complex decisions....
