Articles from the May 25, 2020 edition
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Lende brings fair to town
You may or may not know Ron Lende, but chances are you have noticed him set up outside of the old City Services building. Or perhaps you have smelled the undeniable aroma of grilled onions and philly...
Mass testing event in the works after six more Eddy County residents test positive Thursday
Local officials are submitting a request to hold a community-wide COVID-19 testing event after six additional Eddy County residents tested positive for the virus Thursday. "We know it's in the...
Foster parents arrested after child found dead on Spirit Lake Reservation
A young child was found dead at a residence on the Spirit Lake Reservation, and her foster parents are behind bars. On the morning of May 6, Spirit Lake emergency service personnel were called to a pr...
Tradition with a twist: June 21 graduation ceremony in NR-S Gym altered to meet social distancing guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly made a lasting impression on the Class of 2020. After months of detoured classes, canceled sports and postponed events, the NR-S seniors are finally stepping into the light. On the afternoon of Sunday, June 21,...
Vote by Mail: Eddy County Voters' Guide
It's Election Season, and this time things are a bit different. Here's our readers' guide to the June 9 election, so brush up and get out the vote! This is considered the "primary" election for all...
Seniors hit grand slam with Sandlot Showdown
This past weekend senior baseball players got a chance to take the field one last time. Organized by Bismarck High senior Skyler Strand and his mother, the Sandlot Showdown was held May 15 and 16 in...
Memorial Day observance by the American Legion
Editor's Note: Since there won't be a Memorial Day program this year due to COVID-19, American Legion Post 30 has submitted the speech they intended to present for us to print here. Every crisis has...
Students at NR-S Elementary recognized virtually
The NR-S Elementary held its annual year-end awards ceremony virtually Wednesday, which was posted to their Facebook page. Here are the highlights: The Keep North Dakota Clean poster contest winners...
Eddy County Museum will not open this season
The Eddy County Historical Society board of directors met this past week to hash out plans for the 2020 season. The short story is that the museum will be closed for the summer. The long story is...
LHGS honors employees with years of service awards
In recognition of National Nursing Home Week, the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd would like to honor employees who have reached significant years of service! Five years: Rebecca Allmaras, Cassidy...
USDA releases details of assistance package for farmers and ranchers
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced details of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which will provide up to $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by...
Sheyenne News: May 25, 2020
LaVonne (Hungness) Aspley passed away May 12. She was the daughter of the late Oscar and Mabel Hungness of Sheyenne and a member of the Sheyenne High School Class of 1953. She had lived in Chanhassen, Minn. Sympathy is extended to her brother Paul...
Pleasant Prairie News: May 25, 2020
Saturday Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed supper with Andy and Ruth Braaten and Nikki. Sunday evening garden visitor and supper guests of Taylor and Amanda Koepplin and Evelyn, Luke and Charlie. Friday afternoon brief backyard visitors at the Charlotte...
Talk of the Town: May 25, 2020
Candy Jensen enjoyed phone calls from sons Jerrod and Angie Holte of Mapleton and Derik Holte and Val of Minneapolis and special flowers from her brother Rick and Cara Koepplin and gang of Devils Lake. Sunday afternoon visitors and helpers at the...
Oberon Oracles: May 25, 2020
Lester Roberts reported that the Oberon cemetery will be mowed Friday or Saturday (weather permitting) so asks that Memorial Day flowers wait if possible, until the mowing is done. Lester’s cousin, Arlene Keister from Whitefish, Mont., passed...
Memorial Day parade to be held at capitol
North Dakota Sheriffs and Deputies Association, North Dakota Chiefs of Police Association and the North Dakota Highway Patrol will hold a Memorial Day parade to honor our state’s fallen officers and veterans. The parade of law enforcement...
Restarting the economy shouldn't be a life or death decision
My mother texted me a photograph on Sunday. That doesn’t sound like a newsworthy occasion, but mom had never texted anything to me or anyone else, ever. It was a photo of the flowers I sent her for Mother’s Day. The picture was a little grainy an...
North Dakota is facing realities of coal decline
With the closure of the state’s largest power plant and coal mine a certainty in 2022, North Dakota is forced to accept the realities facing a coal industry that has existed since settlement days....
Sometimes a rose is more than a rose
The rose bush outside our kitchen window is telling a different story this spring. Severely cut back each winter, it always rebounds as the weather turns warmer. I once read in a gardening book that i...
Do you treat retail clerks like human beings?
One of the most awkward, self-conscious incidents in my life occurred when I was shopping with a group. One of my companions blithely continued browsing long after the store was locked. I have done...
Obituary: Celester Risovi
Celester Risovi, 93, of West Fargo, ND, formerly of New Rockford, ND, died Thursday, May 14, 2020, at Lilac Homes Assisted Living Memory Care, Dilworth, Minn. Mass of Christian Burial was held...
Obituary: Norma Neumiller
Norma K. Neumiller, 94, of rural Carrington, died Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at her daughter and son-in-law's home, where she resided. Family funeral services were held Friday, May 15 at Evans Funeral...
Obituary: Gloria Gigstad
Gloria Lou Beverly (Simonson) Gigstad, 84, of Maddock, N.D., passed away May 18, 2020 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Funeral Services were held Friday, May 22 at 2 p.m. at North Viking Lutheran Chu...
Sermonette: May 25, 2020
What is the meaning and purpose of life? This is a question I would not have been able to answer a few years ago. At that point, my biggest worries were enjoying life and managing what other people thought of me. Going into college, I was so hung up...
From Las Vegas to North Dakota amidst COVID-19
Four years ago I decided to attend college in the great state of North Dakota. Initially, I didn't know what to expect, as I was from a big city – Las Vegas – which is said to be the...
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