Articles from the May 31, 2021 edition
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A beacon of courage
Have you seen the gazebo downtown? New Rockford-Sheyenne students in kindergarten through 12th grades have taken the opportunity to express their "courage" through art. The Courage Project is the...
Memorial Day Services
NEW ROCKFORD Memorial Day services hosted by American Legion Post #30 will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the New Rockford City Park along the James River, then conclude at Prairie Home ---St. John's...
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Wobbema surprised with Employee of the Month honor
Community pride and involvement is a consistent theme when talking with the Chamber's May Employee of the Month. The board of directors were able to surprise Chamber president, Amy Wobbema, owner of...
Building Committee puts boiler replacement at the forefront of 2021 capital projects
Replacing the school building’s 60-year-old boilers is officially the top priority for the NR-S Building Committee. Chaired by elementary teacher Laura Hager, the committee met Wednesday to review...
Summer ball practices start this week, pool to open soon
Family fun starts this week, as the New Rockford Park District’s summer programs get underway. Manager Dennis Nybo announced last week that the first practices for all levels of baseball and...
Weisenburger honored with DAISY award
Terah Weisenberger of New Rockford was chosen as the 2021 DAISY award winner at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington. Weisenburger is a registered nurse who works in surgical services and has been a...
Replanting efforts begin in New Rockford
The storm that devastated the City of New Rockford was nearly three years ago – July 8, 2018. As a testament to the community's determination to rebound and rebuild, New Rockford was host to the...
Merger talks end between Essentia Health and CHI
Essentia Health and CommonSpirit Health have chosen to end negotiations for CommonSpirit’s facilities in Minnesota and North Dakota to join Essentia. The two organizations signed a letter of agreement in January, and began exploring the...
Fifth graders showcase year-end projects
On Monday, May 24, fifth grade students at New Rockford-Sheyenne School proudly displayed their projects in a special year-end showcase. The event was organized by fifth grade teachers John...
Sheyenne News: May 31, 2021
Saturday, Patti Clifton was in Carrington to do some shopping. While there, she met Peg Clifton for a visit and lunch. Jim and Marjean Woodrow and their daughter Pam Hill, all of Grand Forks, came to Sheyenne for a visit with Jan Loe and Steph. They...
Pleasant Prairie News: May 31, 2021
Last Saturday, Jimmy Indergaard accompanied Andy and Ruth Braaten to Fargo, where they were among those who attended the wedding of Bryce Laxdal. While in Fargo, Jimmy and Andy also enjoyed a car show on Sunday. Karen Koepplin and Rowdy stopped...
Oberon Oracles: May 31, 2021
Last week, Jake, Amanda, Fallyn and Piper Hegland celebrated Fallyn’s pre-K graduation on Thursday, May 13. Grandparents Terry and Nancy Weischedel, and Jarvis and Patty Hegland were guests. Following the graduation, they all met at the Bird Dawg...
Talk of the Town: May 31, 2021
Area folks extend sympathy to the family of Claude Dreher. Roger Topp enjoyed a country drive around his old stomping grounds, the Grace City area, on Thursday, when his brother Raymond picked him up from the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd....
Warwick Lutheran Church recognizes seniors
The Warwick Lutheran congregation recognized their seniors Sunday, May 16, at the 9:30 a.m. worship service. Church council member Amy Hultgren presented each senior with a homemade quilt and well...
Qualifying North Dakota families to receive extra help with child care costs
BISMARCK, N.D. – Child care is a vital and costly service for working parents in North Dakota, where almost three, out of every four, parents of children ages five and younger are in the workforce. North Dakota families who participate in the...
Newspapers foster the sense of community
Because newspapers have been at the forefront of community building, we cannot talk about the precarious condition of the published word without considering this primary function of nurturing the...
Letter: Senator Cramer calls for Congressional review of proposals to improve the meatpacking industry
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) sent a letter to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR) on Monday urging them to convene a committee...
N.D. Treasurer Thomas Beadle joins coalition to oppose Biden Administration attacks on the fossil fuel industry
North Dakota State Treasurer Thomas Beadle announced Wednesday he has joined a coalition of 15 State Treasurers to speak out against apparent attempts by President Joe Biden's administration to...
Obituary: Leander Walen
Leander Walen, 87, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at his home in Glenfield, N.D., surrounded by his loving family. Graveside service was held Thursday, May 27, 2021 at the Glenfield Cemetery,...
Obituary: Arden Georgeson
Arden H. Georgeson, 84 of Heimdal, N.D., passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 at St. Aloisius Hospital, Harvey, N.D. Funeral service was on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden, N.D.,...
Obituary: Claude Dreher
Claude Dreher, 66, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 at his home in Grace City, N.D. Funeral service was held Saturday, May 22, 2021 at Faith Evangelical Free Church, Grace City, N.D. Rev. Dave Fix...
Sermonette: Let's Huddle Up in Faith! Part V
Over the past weeks, I’ve shared about a simple five-step nightly faith practice called FAITH5. FAITH5 is a nightly ritual that helps families grow closer to one another and to God, one night at a time. All that benefit and it only takes just a...
Archival Anecdotes: Better keep those feet dry!
The boots featured this week are the only set of army boots in the Eddy County Museum's collection, and are among a limited number of artifacts from World War I. With a little research, I learned...
History of New Rockford: May 31, 2021
On Feb. 16, 1904, George William Robinson, born March 16, 1840, near Montreal, Quebec, died at his home in Thief River Falls, Minn. He married Sarah A. Millen on Aug. 5, 1861, and they had seven child...
Nullification: Old wine in new bottles
The doctrine of nullification, a pernicious pillar of southern resistance to the federal government in the 19th and 20th centuries, promotes a constitutional theory that was emphatically rejected by the framers of the Constitution, when they cast the...
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