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Six-year-old Taylin Jacobson of Sheyenne was diagnosed with stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma in February. A benefit is set for Thursday, April 26 at the New Rockford Eagles Club from 4 - 7 p.m. to help raise funds for her continued treatment. Taylin's mother Karla said that the diagnosis was stage 3 because the cancer was found in more than one area of her body, both in her neck and in her abdomen. Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to the Mayo Clinic website, is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is...
A half-day seminar will be held on Wednesday, May 9 to empower diabetes patients to become more informed and involved with their care. Registration is set for 8:30 – 9 a.m. followed by presentations from 9 to 11:15 am at the CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington, CMC West Conference Room, Carrington, N.D. Lunch for participants will be provided from 11:15 a.m. – noon. Topics to be discussed during the seminar include “Meal Planning for Diabetes” presented by Brooke Fredrickson, RDN, LRD, CDE and “ABC’s of Diabetes” presented by Dr. Eric Johnson,...
The Northern Lights SADD Conference was held March 17- 19 at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. Northern Lights SADD encompasses students from North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota that address core issues including underage drinking, tobacco and other drug use, traffic safety, suicide and violence. Northern Lights SADD has become recognized as one of the strongest and most innovative SADD networks in the nation, consistently producing passionate and capable youth leaders. The New...
On Monday, April 16, Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd held a 'thank you' luncheon for their volunteers. Although all the volunteers were not able to attend the luncheon, LHGS expressed their appreciation for all the volunteers do, and have done, throughout the years. The volunteers who were able to attend the 2018 Luncheon are pictured here, from left to right- front row: Delores & Quentin Georgeson, Donna Wishart, Edith Georgeson and Shirley Lindstrom; middle row: Dianne Allmaras, Betty...
With 50 days remaining before the 2018 Primary Election, details have emerged regarding the candidates who have filed for local races and vote by mail procedures for Election Day. According to Eddy County Auditor Patty Williams, there will be a few contested races locally this June. Two challengers have filed petitions to run against incumbents Jeff Pfau and Neal Rud for the two open seats on the Eddy County Commission. They are David Gehrtz of rural New Rockford and Michael Carter, a Warwick...
Damian Joseph new born son of Ryan and Laura Hager, and brother to Josslyn and Jakoby arrived on Friday, April 13, 2018 at Jamestown Medical Center. Great Grandma, Margie Anderson was proud to get the news of the 10 lb. 2 oz. arrival. The Hagers brought Damian home Saturday, April 14 and Grandma Margie welcomed him on Sunday. Charlotte Koepplin was in New Rockford Monday taking care of business. Tuesday found her in Grace City enjoying dinner at the School House Cafe and browsing in the rummage room. Tuesday evening Nate Rue and Cory Jorgensen...
Last Friday and Saturday guests at the Marion Larson home were Melony and Carly Irwin of Dilworth, Minn., and Becky Edinger and Hannah of Mayville, N.D. Friday afternoon visitor at the Martin and Janelle Koepplin home was Charlotte Koepplin bringing home made bean soup. Charlotte was back on Sunday afternoon. Martin and Janelle rode with her to the Todd and Karen Koepplin home where, they all, along with Taylor Koepplin, celebrated Charlotte's 71st birthday. They enjoyed visiting and having laughs as all tattled on themselves. Wednesday Calvin...
The Eddy County Commissioners once again discussed personnel needs at their recent meeting. Applications for the Veteran’s Services Officer and the Emergency Manager position were reviewed. Eddy County Auditor Patty Williams will be contacting qualified applicants to set up interviews. The commissioners commented that applicants need to be aware of the amount of training that will be required of the new employees. As an example, they spoke about the Veteran’s Services Officer. The person who...
New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District No. 2 will hold a Special Board Meeting on Monday, April 23 at 6 p.m. in the Cafeteria. The agenda is posted below. Agenda 1. Call to order 2. Review CTS Bid vs Gehrtz Estimate. Discussion. Motion. 3. Review CTS Contract. Discussion. Motion 4. Procurement of Attorney. Discussion. Motion. 5. Adjourn...
John and Janice Hager, Ginny Streifel and Colette Tufte enjoyed dinner at The View at Spirit Lake Casino on Thursday evening. Lester Roberts was in New Rockford on business on Thursday. Thursday evening, Lester attended the annual elevator meeting and supper in Sheyenne. Chad Getscher and Roger Roberts visited the Roberts’ on Saturday. Todd Buehler visited James Nelson one day last week. Jarvis Hegland visited James on Sunday. Lee and Amy, Easton and Jaxon Simon are excited about the eight baby goats recently born. Randy and Charlotte a...
Nathan Holzwarth, son of Rachel and David Holzwarth, has been selected to represent New Rockford-Sheyenne High School (NR-S) at the North Dakota Leadership Seminar (NDLS) June 1 through 3 at the University of Jamestown in Jamestown, N.D. Holzwarth was selected based on his leadership skills, commitment to community service, and involvement in his school and community. The NDLS, established in 1981, is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring leadership skills and a spirit of...
Last Wednesday afternoon, Patti Clifton rode along with Jan Loe to Carrington, where Jan did some recycling. They did a little shopping in Carrington and then stopped for coffee in New Rockford. Jan Loe accompanied Barb Eversvik to Minot last Thursday afternoon to participate in the vendor show on Friday and Saturday. First Lutheran Church women prepared and served the 5:30 p.m. roast beef supper for the Equity Elevator annual meeting last Thursday evening. Sunday afternoon, Patti Clifton was a visitor at the home of Greg and Cindy Hegland to...
For the newspapers in the larger cities, the Internet and all of its auxiliary activities have been hogging the advertising dollar. For the weekly papers, the revenue has been drying up with main street. And main street has been drying up because customers have been heading off to shop the stores with more choices and bread is three cents cheaper. For the past 50 years, North Dakota’s newspapers have been retrenching with the changing economy. They have consolidated into local chains so they can...
New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) students traveled to Valley City on Thursday, April 12 for the Region 5 solo and ensemble music contest and returned with many state qualifiers (SQ). The SQ participants for solo and ensemble contest include Makayla Biel, Nick Hovey, Pieter Louters, Micah Nicolai, Garret Schuster and Kayden Wiedrich. Biel delivered Alessandro Scarlatti's "Gial sole dal Gange." Hovey's vocal solo, "Pur dicesti o bocca bella" was an early Italian aria written by Antonio Lotti. Louters...
April is National Financial Literacy Month, and both local and statewide public officials and organizations have made education for residents of all ages a priority. Here in Eddy and Foster Counties, NDSU Extension Service partnered with local banks, credit unions and schools to provide a lesson to first grade students on earning, spending and saving. The goal of the partnership is to teach positive money behaviors at an early age. As a part of the lesson, each student was provided with a piggy...
Did you notice that Thomas Lickona recently adapted a portion of his book “How to Raise Kind Kids” into the online “Time Magazine” article “How to Raise Grateful Kids in An Era of Thankless People”? My own son Gideon is a gentle, cheerful, kindhearted lad; but I set aside the time to read the essay because I realize he is still a work in progress. Even though Gideon has mostly outgrown the “This is the worst day of my life” tantrums, he is still prone to swiping my French fries, neglecting “than...
Dear Editor, I am sending this letter to the various weekly newspapers around the state due to testimony we have received in our interim Government Administration committee. It seems there were major changes made to the EMS grants administered through the North Dakota Department of Health and some rural services are in trouble on account of that change. These grants can potentially change in this coming year, however people need to contact those in charge of the grants if that is going to happen. The situation is so variable across the state,...
There’s been a lot of talk lately—as there should be—about Donald Trump’s meeting at the White House with a group of governors and members of Congress from farm states to discuss American trade policies. Well, let’s be specific: Trump only invited Republican governors and members of Congress from farm states. So, Governor Burgum and Senator Hoeven: Present. Senator Heitkamp, with whom Trump enjoys a cordial relationship and whom he was earlier considering for a Cabinet position: Not present....
Donna Jean Pfeiffer, 85, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on April 7, 2018 in Los Angeles, Calif.. Donna was born on August 20, 1932 in New Rockford, N.D. to Delma and Jake Taverna. She graduated high school and was united in marriage to Richard Pfeiffer in 1952. Two years later they had their first-born. In 1958 she and Richard moved to California, where they welcomed three more children into their home. Her family remembers her as a kind, gentle and patient mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who encouraged them...
Breakthrough When Our Walls Fall by Rev. Randy Hahne Bethel Assembly of God “Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in. Then the LORD said to Joshua, ‘See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days’” (Joshua 6:1-3). In context, Joshua was called by God to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, and along the way there were cities to be conquered—Jericho was one of those cit...
We hear a lot about heroes in this day and age. Accomplished athletes are seen as idols for throwing around a ball along with blockbuster fantasies that portray individuals who can fly and use their incredible super-powers to save the universe. However, in the real world, it’s encouraging to know there are humble and hardly noticed heroes all around us. These selfless individuals have no desire to be praised or even recognized. They are a special group of human beings that are not only d...
From August 10 to 12, 1901, Oscar Bauer visited his sister Miss Ethel Bauer in Brinsmade. On Sunday morning, August 11, Robert E. Miller and Emily Weeks were married at the bride’s mother’s home, by Rev. J.R. Beebe. That afternoon, A.C. Olsen and A.J. Larkin went to Barlow. Nathan Williams of Viking registered at the Hotel Brown. While the John O’Connell family sat in church, the man Mr. O’Connell had hired for harvest work stole Mrs. O’Connell’s gold watch and chain, a valuable ring, and other jewelry from a locked bedroom, the lock of which h...
Dear Savvy Senior, What numbers constitute high blood pressure? I use to be prehypertensive, but they keep changing the guidelines, so I’m not sure where I fit in now. Approaching 60 Dear Approaching, If you’re unsure what your blood pressure levels should be, you’re not alone. Recent changes in the hypertension guidelines made by the American Heart Association and the American College Cardiology mean that roughly 30 million more Americans than previously thought are now considered to have high...
April 27, 2018 — By 1918 America’s love for the automobile was insatiable, but with World War I ongoing in Europe, accessories such as new tires were hard to come by. There was also a thirst for alcohol in North Dakota. So, when Vac Barta, who farmed east of Minot, came across a fresh set of automobile tracks in a field, he suspiciously followed them thinking he would find a supply of illegal booze, but instead he found a stack of stolen tires. After he notified the police, a car was sent out and the tires were retrieved. It was then that the M...
The Sunday Night Mixed Bowling League came to an end and the annual awards banquet was held at Wonder Lanes on the evening of March 30. The 9-Pin No-Tap Tournament was held prior to the awards presentation. There were six couples taking part in the tournament which was won by Anessa Bailey and Ron Dockter with a score of 1626. Second place went to Ed O'Connor and Art Allmaras with a 1523. The highlight of the tournament was a "300" game bowled by Trucker Roberts. He had 12 strikes in his last...
