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New Rockford area residents came together in a big way on Sunday, May 19 for the first ever Community Collaboration Day. The event was spearheaded by the New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation with help from the New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of New Rockford. Despite the cool temperatures and threat of rain, volunteers showed up at City Hall with hats and work gloves, ready to dive into projects around the community. Projects ranged from cleaning the historic buildings at...
Shane R. Wendel, PharmD, RPh, was elected to serve a three-year member term, representing District 5, on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) during the Association’s 115th Annual Meeting, held May 16-18 in Minneapolis, Minn. Dr. Wendel is a member and former president of the North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy. He has also been a pharmacist and pharmacy manager for nearly 25 years, working in the retail pharmacy setting. He began his career at Target as a staff pharmacist and as manager of the p...
On Monday, May 13, the American Legion Post 30 Auxiliary installed new officers for the 2019-20 season. The mission of the American Legion Auxiliary is to support the American Legion and to honor the sacrifice of those who serve by enhancing the lives of our veterans, military and their families. The American Legion Auxiliary advocates for veterans, educates our citizens, mentors youth, and promotes patriotism, good citizenship, peace and security. Membership in the American Legion Auxiliary...
Summer starts now! The New Rockford Park District has announced opening dates for the many summer activities. Manager Dennis Nybo said Wednesday that the swimming pool will tentatively open Mon., June 3. Practices for summer baseball and softball teams begin this week. Babe Ruth players will hold their first practice on Monday., May 27 at 4 p.m. at Legion Field. Girls Softball starts Wednesday, May 29 at 10 a.m. The first T-ball practice is set for Wednesday at 6 p.m. Coach Pitch and Cal Ripken players will hold their first practice on Thurs....
May birthdays will be celebrated at the Sheyenne Senior Center on Tuesday, May 28, with a special birthday cake and coffee. Patti Clifton and Jan Loe recently attended the baseball game in Carrington where the Cardinals hosted the SNR Black Sox. Jan Loe went to McVille last Wednesday where she was joined by Ellen Burthold. They went to the McVille nursing home to listen to Dakota Blende (Bonnie and Marcy) who were entertaining there that afternoon. David and Diane Karlsbraaten spent last week in West Fargo watching Landon, Alice and Gavin...
It's been a tough year for the community. After the unexpected windstorm that ripped through our region on July 8, 2018, we found ourselves knee-deep in downed trees and wondering how things will ever look "normal" again. While our parks, yards and neighborhoods might not ever look exactly the same, we can say that we are a community of recovery and resiliency. On Wednesday, May 29, the North Dakota State Arbor Day event will be held in New Rockford to celebrate the community's recovery from...
New Rockford and area folks extend sympathy to the family of Arland Clelland. American Legion Auxiliary met Monday evening at the American Legion Post #30. Shirley Packard, Bev Bjornson and Merita Aldayel served this last meeting. The auxiliary will not meet until Sept. 2019. Son Larry called Martin and Eloise Lucht from his home in Virginia Sunday, checking on the newsworthy cold weather here. Larry had been getting their pool ready for the summer. Thursday, Ken and Marvis Holte drove to Jamestown where they took birthday greetings to...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board election will be held Tuesday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Polling will take place at the New Rockford-Sheyenne School gymnasium lobby in New Rockford. Three terms expire this year: that of Todd Duchscherer, Mike Jacobson and Alyson Myhre. Mike Jacobson has filed for the three year position from the former New Rockford District currently held by Todd Duchscherer. Mike Schaefer has filed for the one-year position from the former New Rockford District that Mike Jacobson currently holds. Alyson Myhre has...
Jimmy Indergaard was a Saturday visitor at the Mervin Indergaard home, and later visited his mother Esther at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington. Clara Marxen foreign exchange student, 2017-18 school year at NR-S, arrived from Germany recently to spend some time with her host family, Peter and Patti Larson, Joanna and Sandra of Sheyenne and renew acquaintances with former friends and classmates here. Sunday, the Larson farm was the scene of an awesome steak supper with with Margie Anderson, Sheila Brown and daughter, and also Clara guest of...
Pam Schmid helped Jakob and Alison Widmer move to Bismarck from Fargo this past week. Randy and Charlotte Simon traveled to Fargo Friday evening. They visited Mark, Tessa, Mason and Miles Simon in Oxbow, N.D. Saturday, Carson and Heidi Thompson of Grand Forks ran in the half marathon in Fargo. Everyone including Randy, Charlotte, Tessa, Mark, Miles, Mason, Carson and Heidi’s children, Elin and Max and Carson’s parents, Terry and Melodee Thompson of Devils Lake welcomed Heidi and Carson at the finish line. Nadley Buehler spent Friday in Bis...
Sandra Larson and Elizabeth Widmer were among the 10 exceptional high school seniors that NDTC selected to receive $750 through the NDTC College Scholarship Program. NDTC demonstrates its commitment to our community by investing in the future of deserving youth in our service area. Consideration was given to high school senior applicants planning to attend a postsecondary school and whose parents or guardians have their primary residence within NDTC exchanges and are a current subscriber of...
On Saturday, May 18 St. John's Catholic Church held a senior recognition mass and scholarship award ceremony for the Class of 2019. The scholarships are intended to recognize high school seniors who have demonstrated commitment to their church, community and school, and are exclusive to incoming freshmen who will be enrolled in a nationally accredited undergraduate degree program. Grand Knight Mike Nicolai presented a $500 scholarships award to each of the following seniors: Theodore Allmaras,...
Unknown to most people, there is a relentless struggle in society between those who have and those who have not. A recent Gallup poll, “Majority Rejects Idea of Haves, Have-Nots Divide in U.S.,” created the impression that there was no such divide when in fact 41 percent felt otherwise. So the headline was correct but the impression was wrong. Eighty-one percent of adults with incomes above $100,000 consider themselves as haves, which they should because they are the haves. On the other han...
With your military service complete, you're eager to return home and get on with life in the private sector. Surely, in a booming economy, you'll have your pick of jobs? Your training is extensive, after all— the U.S. military's technology training and educational advancement is among the world's very best. Maybe you were a squad leader in the infantry, routinely making more important decisions - life-and-death decisions - than a large global corporation's CEO makes. Nobody questions your p...
Summer will be here soon and when the temperatures rise outside, so do the number of travelers on our state’s roadways. The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) wants everyone to enjoy the few precious warm months we North Dakotans love, but to do so in a way that allows everyone to arrive at their destination safely. NDDOT is asking every driver and vehicle occupant to help meet the Vision Zero goal of zero motor vehicle fatalities and serious injuries on North Dakota roads by taking personal responsibility when traveling. Zero f...
Arland Ray Clelland, 51, passed away at his residence in New Rockford on May 17, 2019. The funeral service was held May 22 at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Rev. Doug Nemitz officiated, burial was at Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. Special music was provided by Mary Ellen Rue. Honorary bearers were Arland's nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Arland was born July 21, 1967, at New Rockford, the son of Delbert and Janice (Suhr) Clelland. He attended school in New Rockford,...
So, I was watching baseball the other day and I noticed something. Some guys get good pitches to hit, and some never seem to. An exceptional pitcher will never leave a pitch up where a good hitter can hit it hard. However, even the best pitchers make mistakes and average pitchers often ‘leave pitches up,’ where the observant and patient batter can crush into the stands. What this means, is that no batter can predict when or if he’ll get a single good pitch to hit; and yet, his team is depending upon him to do the best he can. If he gets a goo...
Do you remember that old song in vacation Bible School that said, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart?” Well, I do agree that humanity is searching as hard as they can to find contentment and desperately longs to discover peace, but rebellion and the lack of knowledge is preventing them from finding it. What type of knowledge are you talking about? Spiritual understanding and holy wisdom about God and His instructions. In the first part of Hosea 4:6, the Lord declares, “My p...
Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd recently honored their employees for their years of dedication, and would like to thank the employees who have reached notable years of service. •5 years: Kalli Anderson, Leah Bortz, Shawna Dockter, Becky Hilbert, Karen Leonhardt, Kathy Perleberg, Jennifer Ruppell, Heather Tollefson, Sharon Young and Ashley Ystaas. •10 years: Shelby Dauenhauer, Michele Finch, Stephanie Grossman, Sharon Pierce and Sonja Wallace. •15 years: Angela Hopfauf, Mary Jo Wallace and D...
The June 6, 1902, “New Rockford Transcript” offered an opinion on the Minnewaukan baseball team. On May 30, New Rockford had played “the gentlemanly Carrington team,” but on June 3 they played in Minnewaukan against a team that exhibited “rottenness and ‘baby play.’” Most of the team from up north were a bunch of “bluffing, blatting hoodlums” who didn’t know how to play clean baseball. “Prune out your low-lived, dirty ball players, Minnewaukan” because they’re just “rag-chewing scalawags…” In...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good tools and tips for senior gardeners? My 77-year-old mother loves to work in the garden but over the past few years has been plagued by injuries. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, Aches, pains and injuries are not uncommon among older gardeners. Because gardening is such a physical activity that often requires a lot of bending and stooping, squatting and kneeling, gripping and lifting, it can be extremely taxing on an aging body. Back pain and knee...
May 31, 2019 — Gordon Keeney was aboard the steamboat Dakota when he witnessed a dramatic rescue attempt by a burly German immigrant. Seventy-six years later, Keeney’s written account was published in the Fargo Forum. In 1874, the Dakota was steaming north down the Red River with a maximum load of 175 Canadian, Scotch, British and Irish passengers. Because of the crowded conditions below, Keeney wrapped himself in his buffalo robe and spent his time in the open air of the hurricane deck. Sprawled on that deck, forward of the stern, were bet...
The 2019 NR-S golf season started in March with three girls and 10 boys in the gym hitting golf balls into nets and pitching balls in small nets. This went on for about three weeks before they were able to go outside and get some practice in on the driving range. Most of April's weather proved to be disastrous again for golfers, but the team did participate in three meets at the end of the month. One of those April meets was here at home. That’s right, for the first time in many years, New Rockf...
For the third year in a row, NR-S junior Benjamin Schaefer has made it back to the High School State Golf Tournament, to be held in Jamestown this year. Schaefer’s season started off a little “up and down,” but once May hit he really turned it on. Ben competes in the toughest region in the state, and that makes him better for it. Kindred, Oak Grove and Hillsboro are the three top teams in the region. At state last year, all three of these teams finished in the top four, and Kindred had the f...
At the North Central Region track meet in Rugby on Friday, May 17, NR-S put the finishing touches on their list of performers for this past weekend's State Track Meet at the Community Bowl in Bismarck. The Rockets got eight new event qualifications to add to the five accumulated by the Belquist siblings, Bo and Kelsie, in regular season meets. The junior Belquist won the regional titles in the boys' 100 (11.40 seconds) and 200-meter dashes (23.21) for automatic qualification by placement as...
