Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Cash & Carry Lumber in New Rockford is under new, yet familiar, ownership. Earlier this spring, paperwork was officially completed for Travis and Ami Peterson, Stu and Vicky Richter, Brady and Jenece Richter and Lucas and Becki Schumacher to become the new owners of Cash & Carry Lumber. Now, they're ready to introduce themselves as the new owners and to meet Cash & Carry's loyal customers at an upcoming event. The new ownership group will appear at a customer appreciation lunch on Tuesday, June...
There's a new cat in town. His name is Leo the Lion, and he's the newest addition to Centennial Park in downtown New Rockford. Sitting just east of the Gazebo, he'll provide cool drinks of water for thirsty visitors at the park. Leo the Lion was gifted to the City of New Rockford by the New Rockford Lions Club, and he replaces the old water fountain in the park that hasn't worked in years. Last Monday, 3-year-old Peyton Dauenhauer (seen above) put aside her initial fears and stood on her tippy...
Kick off the Independence Day weekend with the Freedom 5K in downtown New Rockford! The longtime New Rockford tradition continues, and with a new route this year it's better than ever! On Saturday, July 1, runners will begin the 5K on Central Avenue in front of the New Rockford Transcript office, before making their way through Archie and Jesse Campbell Memorial Park, Centennial Park, and ultimately back at the Transcript office. The Freedom 5K's planners believe this route will work much...
Josh Guler, chair of the New Rockford Community Foundation, recently announced the recipients of the foundation's annual grantmaking round. • New Rockford Park District was awarded $4,500 to purchase canoes and kayaks for rent and install an ADA concrete sidewalk to the new warming house. • Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford received $1,061 for special needs alert expenses. • NRABC received $500 in program support for its Summer Street Markets. Melanie Quinton was appointed to the b...
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 6, Eddy County commissioners decided not to reapply for a federal grant that pays for the county's emergency manager. The decision came after the county’s current part-time emergency manager, Lisa Thompson, presented commissioners with the grant’s new requirements, which she believes go too far. “We’re all being painted with the same brush," she said, “and it just doesn’t fit us.” The grant in question is the Emergency Management Performance G...
The number of 911 hang-ups and misdials in North Dakota has quadrupled this year, and it's creating problems for emergency services. By the end of May, the North Dakota division of State Radio had already received more than 1,600 hang-up calls or misdials. This time a year ago that number stood at just 440, and the impact of those calls is being felt in Eddy County. Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies said the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake has been receiving two or three 911 hang-u...
On Wednesday, June 14, Bituminous Paving began chip sealing New Rockford's streets, beginning with 13th Street South and 5th Avenue North. The chip sealing process is the last step before New Rockford's Street Improvement Project is officially complete. Photo by Nathan Price....
The implementation of a three-division basketball plan by the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) on February 8 has spurred momentum on adopting a similar plan for volleyball. At the regular meeting of the NDHSAA Board of Directors on June 6, the governing body accepted a draft proposal for a three-division volleyball plan, which would take effect no earlier than the 2024-25 season. The proposal retains the cutoffs from the basketball plan, with Division AA featuring...
New Rockford Lions Club president Kelly McKnight presents Hallie Brown accompanied by her parents, Sheila and Kent Brown, with the New Rockford Lions Volunteer Scholarship. Brown was chosen for the scholarship due to her numerous volunteer activities in the community, her GPA and extracurricular activities....
North Dakota residents Shayla and Nikki lost the prime of their youth to pimps who sold them as sexual commodities across the country. To this day they struggle with the trauma inflicted upon them by being trafficked, but through programs here in the state they are dealing with the aftermath and raising awareness of the plight of others caught in similar situations. For both, some of the biggest hurdles came after their ordeals. Held against their will, fear of harm to their children kept them from snitching on their captors. Even when arrested...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Judge denies motion in Thompson case Northeast District Judge Kari Agotness did not accept a plea agreement reached between Christopher R. Thompson and the prosecuting attorney. On May 5, Thompson and his attorney Mark Friese appeared in Northeast District Court along with approximately 60 supporters, when the defense attempted to present a plea agreement. The agreement would have amended th...
Ten area students were each selected to receive $750 through the NDTC College Scholarship Program. Madisen Myhre of New Rockford-Sheyenne High School was among those chosen. NDTC is proud to show its commitment to our communities by investing in the future of these deserving youth in our service area. The NDTC Scholarship program first started in 2000, and since then has awarded over $77,000 to outstanding high school seniors whose parents or guardians are NDTC customers. Questions regarding...
Visit the Log Cabin Museum on Main Street in Sheyenne (next to Ostby Hall). The museum will be open on Sundays from 1:30-4:30 p.m. for the summer. To make an appointment for other times during the week, call Richard Thueson, Sr., at (701) 996-2551 or (701) 947-2774 to schedule a visit. The museum will also be open on the 4th of July. Last Wednesday and Thursday, Patti Clifton kept appointments in Carrington. On Wednesday after her appointment, Patti met Peg Clifton for lunch at Pizza Ranch. Jan Loe rode along with Patti on Thursday. They did a...
New Rockford and surrounding areas express sympathy to the family of Wilma Kurtz. Monday afternoon, Shirley Packard and Calvin were visitors at the John Sookov home, welcoming him to the neighborhood. John recently moved into the former Janet Laube home. John and Shirley's (Womacks) families knew each other and were farm neighbors when Shirley was five and John was 10 years old. At times, it can be a small world. Eloise Lucht was in Devils Lake Monday taking care of business and doing a little necessary shopping. Janet Laube said goodbye to...
Circle Trail Riders met last Monday at the Charlotte Koepplin home. There were 11 present plus Snicker. Most plans on the upcoming trail ride and raffle were cut and dried by the end of the meeting. This Monday, the riders met at Charlotte's again to count and account for the tickets for the upcoming raffle on Saturday June 17 for the trail ride. Correction: Andy Braaten attended the Devils Run Car Show last Saturday in Devils Lake with Jimmy Indergaard, not Ruth Braaten. Margie Anderson enjoyed a special salad made by Diane Yri at the Glenn...
Monday: Stir fry pork with brown rice, Asian vegetables, tossed salad with dressing and a mixed fruit cup. Tuesday: Orange chicken breast, rosemary potatoes, garden blend vegetables and rosy apple sauce. Wednesday: Bratwurst on a bun, french fries, riviera blend and seasonal fruit. Thursday: Seasoned pork roast, roasted baby potatoes, steamed broccoli and mandarin orange sauce. Friday: BBQ chicken salad over lettuce leaf, potato soup and pear sauce....
“Mom, wanna be on my BeReal?” my 16-year-old daughter asked me one day. “Um, sure,” I replied sheepishly, because frankly I didn’t even know what she was talking about. She told me to look at her camera phone, and she quickly snapped a photo of us. I didn’t really give it much more thought at the time. Since then, my husband and I have made guest appearances in both our daughters’ BeReal feeds several times. What is BeReal, you ask? Well, it’s just another social media app that all the kids ar...
Oil money, oil money. When you have as much of it as Saudi Arabia has, it can buy a lot of things – including a sacred American sports institution like the PGA. As all of us hackers know, the PGA Tour shocked the golf world this week by announcing it will merge with the LIV Tour, the upstart Saudi-backed professional golf tour that the PGA has been in a bitter legal fight with since last year. The details of the nearly $3 billion deal are still unknown. So is the impact it will have on the w...
Why Congress may impose ethics code on Supreme Court justices Rising calls for Congress to enact new ethical standards for the Supreme Court, sparked by recent revelations that Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose financial transactions, have generated a debate on whether the legislative branch possesses constitutional authority to impose a code of conduct on the judiciary. The divide is familiar. With some prominent exceptions, Republicans object to the creation of an ethics code, invoking separation of powers concerns and asserting...
Wilma Kurtz New Rockford, N.D. Wilma Alice Kurtz, age 90, of rural New Rockford, N.D., passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D., with family by her side. Wilma's visitation was held Wednesday, June 14 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington followed by a graveside service at 2 p.m. at Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford, N.D. Pastor Rick Loewen officiated with special music "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Johnny Cash. Pallbearers were Rober...
Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable; it keeps no record of wrongs; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. – 1 Corinthians 13:4-8a Love is oh so lovely Most of us recognize this passage as the most common Scripture read at weddings. And rightfully so because it is so fitting. Weddings are lovely, and so is love, as described he...
God did that Within the unlimited amount of evidence to prove that God is real and the Creator of all things, there is no greater example than the sun, Earth, and moon. The average person does not wake up in the morning and rush to the window to see if the sun is going to rise, or if the earth is being drawn into a black hole. Neither would anyone jump up and down just to make sure the levels of gravity did not change during the night or if the oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide levels are...
The ladybug is a gardener's best friend. This beneficial insect is like the sheriff in our gardens, protecting our plants from aphids and other bad bugs. Ladybugs have voracious appetites, too. One ladybug can eat 50 aphids a day and over 5,000 aphids in its lifetime. Although ladybugs are our friends, don't buy them for your garden. You will be wasting your money. There are dozens of different species of ladybugs (more properly called lady beetles) in the Dakotas. The most commonly sold lady be...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good organizations or websites for locating interesting volunteer opportunities? I’ve been doing some volunteer work since I retired last year, but most of the jobs I’ve tried haven’t been very fun or satisfying. Retired Volunteer Dear Retired, For many retirees, finding a volunteer opportunity that meets your interests, utilizes your talents and fits your availability can be challenging. To help you find some interesting and satisfying volunteer oppor...
On Jan. 13, 1906, Mr. H. Tyler the tailor returned from a business trip to Maddock and other towns. Nels A. Johnson, junior partner in the Johnson Bros. meat market, arrived from Fergus Falls to check on the business and his farm east of New Rockford. Stephen Beauclair returned from a lengthy visit to his former home, Quyo, Ontario [there appears to be no town by that name in present-day Ontario]. George Pincott left to buy horses in Montana; he returned on Feb. 6 and the carload of horses...
