Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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While the upgrades currently planned for the 911 dispatch center at Lake Region Law Enforcement Center (LRLEC) are a step in the right direction, more are needed to ensure swift emergency response, according to Director Rob Johnson. We reached out to him after he addressed the Eddy County Commission on April 6 regarding the Genre fire, but he did not respond to our follow-up questions until after the April 12 edition had gone to press. In his written response Friday, Johnson noted that some of...
"When my friends and I got out of high school in Sheyenne, N.D. in 1950, it was decided that we should start a letter and stay in touch," Marjorie (Cudworth) Anderson recalls. Now, nearly 71 years later, four of those classmates and friends continue their letter-writing tradition. The "round robin" letters, as they were named, started with names, addresses and phone numbers. Anderson said she was the first to write a letter, which she sent to Person #2 (she recalls it was Arlyss Faye Borgeson),...
In the United States, more than 250 million tons of trash are created every year. Double M Sanitation, an area trash removal business, is now under new ownership and ready to go to work providing sanitation services in central North Dakota. Brad Wolbert and Mike Brazil are the main men behind the operation. Wolbert worked alongside former owner, Mark Lithun, for about a year before purchasing the business. Lithun, a longtime Fessenden resident, operated the business for 18 years. Readers will...
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced April 8 that the State Water Commission had reactivated the Drought Disaster Livestock Water Supply Project Assistance Program, as the governor declared a statewide drought disaster for extremely dry conditions across North Dakota. The weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map, released by the National Drought Mitigation Center on April 8, showed that 70% of North Dakota was in extreme drought – up from 47% the prior week – with the remainder of the state in severe or...
New Rockford-Sheyenne Board of Education met in the school cafeteria on Monday, April 12, the second in-person meeting they’ve held since the pandemic began. New Business Manager Dave Skogen opened the meeting. Skogen seems to be settling in nicely, as he was very comfortable in his reporting of all the numbers. Readers can access all the meeting materials, including his financial report, on the NRS website, newrockford-sheyenne.k12.nd.us/district/board-packet/. Elementary Principal Mrs. Becker introduced a new power hour opportunity s...
Lowell Dean Lutz, 81, died April 3, 2021 at Carrington Health Center, Carrington, N.D. Funeral service will be held on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. The burial will be held at the Carrington Cemetery, Carrington, N.D. Rev. Jeff Kapelle will officiate the service. Military Honors will be performed by North Dakota Military Funeral Honors Team. Lowell was born in Drake, N.D., the second son of Werner D. Lutz and Maude (Dunbar) Lutz. He spent most of his life on the...
Adeline Olga Walen, 96, died April 8, 2021 at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. Funeral service was held Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Burial was held at the Carrington Cemetery, Carrington. Pastor Russ Christiansen officiated, with special music by Clara Edwardson. Casket bearers were Brent Walen, Shannon Hofer, Chase Walen, Tyler Walen, Kasey Hofer and Sofie Hofer. She was born July 16, 1924 at Fessenden, N.D., the daughter of Chris and Dora...
Judy Ann Possen, 75, of Fargo, N.D., passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021, while at her home, surrounded by her family. Memorial service was held on Saturday, April 17, 2021 in Bethel Church, Fargo. Interment will be held at Hillside Cemetery, Oberon, N.D., at a later date. Judy Ann (Sylling) Possen was born March 28, 1946 to Norris and Joy (Olson) Sylling. Being the oldest of four girls, she was a tomboy, growing up on the farm five miles south of Oberon N.D. While in Oberon High School, she...
Appropriations is finishing up its committee and subcommittee work and should have all bills out by early next week. I have had several subcommittee meetings to bring recommendations to the full Appropriations committee and then to the Senate floor. Senate Appropriations completed work on the bonding bill, which provides for infrastructure bonding and provides for over $680 million in authority for a variety of infrastructure bonded projects. We also completed work on the K-12 funding formula bill, along with the Department of Public Instructio...
The end of the 67th Legislative Session is in sight. We hope to be done sometime the third week in April. We need to save days to vote on the redistricting plan, and to make spending decisions when the next round of federal funding for the pandemic comes to the state. Federal spending guidelines have not been released yet, and we are being told that might not happen until later this year. Leadership is talking about a special session in December to deal with both of those issues. We are limited by the constitution to 80 days, every two years....
Easter Sunday afternoon Bonnie Deegan, Patti Clifton, Jan Loe and Kathy Magnan got together for coffee and a visit. On April 7, Patti Clifton took Jan Loe to Jamestown, where Jan kept an appointment. Patti did some shopping while Jan was at her appointment. On the way home, they stopped at Pingree Cafe for a late lunch. Bingo is on at the Ostby Hall on Saturday nights. Games start at 7:00 p.m. Lunch is also available. Stop in for a visit, a game, work on a jigsaw puzzle, and enjoy a cup of coffee at the Sheyenne Senior Center on Tuesday and...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the families of James (Jake) Ferguson and Marilyn Allmaras. Dianna Siebold of Fessenden had a little outdoor visit at the Shirley Packard home recently, as did Judy McKnight, bringing Shirley some reading material. Janet Laube and YipYip returned home Thursday after being house guests over Easter at her sister-in-law Lois Ockert’s in Fargo. Janet enjoyed visiting with other families and doing a bit of shopping. Weekend guests at the Todd and Karen Koepplin home were grandkids Kenna and Grady L...
Beverly Bjornson enjoyed a chat over pie and coffee on Thursday at Margie Anderson’s home. Brief stoppers, Thursday afternoon, at the Charlotte Koepplin home, were Karen Koepplin, Taylor and Amanda Koepplin, and Evelyn, for an outdoor visit. Jimmy Indergaard was a Saturday visitor and dinner guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Granddaughter Joanna Larson enjoyed a visit to the Margie Anderson home on Sunday. Friday morning callers and toy box players at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Karen Koepplin and grandkids Kenna and Grady Lewis. J...
Lester Roberts was in New Rockford on business, Wednesday. Lezlee Thorson visited her dad on Saturday. Lester’s brother, Roger visited him on Sunday. Easter Sunday, Pam Schmid’s dad Bud Hermanson, and her brother Dan, were dinner guests at Tom and Pam’s home. Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer were home for the weekend. Carrie Prince visited Dave and Linda Madson on Thursday. Melodie Madson was a supper guest at Dave and Linda’s on Saturday. Baseball season has started for Johnny Grann. The Black Sox had games on Thursday and Friday. Donna Grann r...
You can’t escape politics anywhere now – not even in America’s once great pastime, baseball. A “pastime,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, is “something that amuses and serves to make time pass agreeably.” Boy, did the Pittsburgh Pirates accomplish that for me most of my early life. Pirates radio broadcasts on KDKA were background music throughout Western Pennsylvania, when I grew up in the ‘70s, and baseball was weaved happily and deeply into the fabric our young lives. In the summe...
I read the Fact Sheet for the American Jobs Plan recently released by the White House and found it difficult not to feel depressed by the approach. As advertised, it is bold, but when it comes to spending on infrastructure that boldness lies in its size, not its vision. It reflects the Washington consensus that more roads with more lanes are good, that when we fix bridges we should also expand them, that transit investments should primarily serve auto-based development patterns, and that simply...
Ardeth Arlene (Haas) Jensen passed away March 27, 2021, at St. Gabriel's Community in Bismarck, N.D., at age 97. Ardeth was born May 5, 1923 in rural Hamar, N.D., to Ray and Alma (Jones) Haas. She was number four of the seven children born to Ray and Alma. She grew up on the family farm, all the girls worked on the farm, and in the fields. Her fondest memories were of shocking grain, stacking hay, and finding bird nests with her sisters closest to her age, Beryl and Mary Elva. Beryl loved to cha...
Marilyn D. Allmaras, 97, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. Private family mass of Christian burial was held Thursday, April 15, 2021 at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford. Burial was held at the St. John's Catholic Cemetery, New Rockford. Fr. Reese Weber officiated the service with special music by Heather Klocke. Casket bearers were Dr. Mark E. Allmaras, Christopher Thompson, Scott Thompson, Rochelle Thompson, Arthur...
James "Jim" William Ferguson, 87, of New Rockford, N.D. passed away April 10, 2021 at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford. Burial was held at St. John's Catholic Cemetery. Fr. Reese Weber and Deacon Bart Salazar officiated with special music by Heather Klocke. Casket bearers were Nathan Turcotte, Jared Balow, Casey Weber, Levi Weber, Tory Turcotte, Brenden Melvie, Connor...
The book of Daniel begins with a peculiar story. The best young men of Israel, who had been forcibly taken from their homes, are in Babylon when an edict comes to them. They are to be raised and educated in the palace with the best that Babylon has to offer for three years. At the end of those three years, they are to be tested, and the best of them will join the royal court. Among them is Daniel and his friends. The sticking point of the story comes in when the young men are to be fed. See, the officers of Babylon wanted to feed the young men...
Pictured at right is a light and sheer blouse with intricate lace work. It is one of several similar blouses housed at the Eddy County Museum. Known as the shirtwaist, or sometimes simply a "waist," this blouse was designed much like a man's shirt with a collar and a button-down top. Notable differences in this more feminine design included a series of pleats at the waist (hence the name.) The result was a blooming bust and shoulders and a cinched waist. Shirtwaists were lightweight, breathable...
On Jan. 4, 1904, the New Rockford Schools reopened after the holidays. Lloyd Whiteman returned from Dickinson, where he had been two months visiting and helping in a drug store during the holidays. Alonzo Neutzel came in from Lake Coe on business and to visit. Horace Courtemanche was in town. The Eddy County Commission met on Jan. 4 to 9. On Jan. 4, in line with a new state law, P.J. Braman was nominated and elected as the Commissioner from the second district. He was also elected chairman. On...
The concept of the “personal Constitution,” which we introduced in this column last week, is personified in the First Amendment freedoms, particularly in the rights of religious liberty and freedom of expression. The exercise of these liberties summons the most fundamental beliefs that human beings possess. The First Amendment affords protection for the component parts of the human spirit and the freedom of conscience — emotions, beliefs and reason. Nothing in the Constitution is more personal than this protection. Various views and strai...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about prediabetes, and how can you know if you have it? My 62-year-old husband, who’s in pretty good shape, was recently diagnosed with prediabetes and didn’t have a clue. Could I have it too? Wondering Spouse Dear Wondering, Underlying today’s growing epidemic of type 2 diabetes is a much larger epidemic called prediabetes, which is when the blood sugar levels are higher than they should be, but not high enough to be called diabetes. The Center for Disea...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets competed virtually in the North Dakota State Bullseye and 3-D Archery Tournament on March 19 and 20. When the results came in on April 12, six Rocket archers had placed in the top 10: Koven Walford, Kyria Dockter, Jackson Brazil, Hunter Genre, Layton Jacobson and Sawyer Huso. In the bullseye tournament, the elementary school team took third place and the middle school team took fifth place. In the 3-D tournament, both the middle school team and the high school...
