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The City of New Rockford now has its own app for residents to download. According to Amanda Hegland, Executive Director of the New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation (NRABC), the N.D. Department of Health received a grant allowing them to offer the "Living Local app" to cities and counties for free for up to two years. This past winter, city auditor Becki Schumacher, and Hegland met with representatives from Living Local to learn about the app and what it all would entail. "After lots of...
The concrete subcontractor for the City of New Rockford's street improvement project began work in the city on Monday. Residents and visitors likely noticed the pink markings all over town, which detail the places where concrete repairs are planned. Bituminous Paving, the general contractor, is expected to begin its work this week. Residents should expect periodic, temporary street closures as they continue to work through the city. The Transcript will provide periodic updates here in the...
Student government is alive and well at New Rockford-Sheyenne. In recent months, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board has been considering significant changes to the district's dress code, and a decision was finally made at a recent board meeting. The debate began in February, when Student Representative Amzi Meier, who presents a "student report" at regular monthly meetings, told the NR-S board he'd recently conducted his own student survey. "I knew that students had grievances against...
With a local provider on staff and a great New Rockford location in the works, an area medical center has plans to expand into Eddy County. Cooperstown Medical Center (CMC) has announced plans to open the New Rockford Satellite Clinic on Aug.1. The clinic will be located in a wing of the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd. The entrance will be near the Chapel, along 13th Street. This entrance allows people to access the clinic without having to enter the long term care facility, as well as enhan...
At their regular meeting on Monday, July 11, the New Rockford-Sheyenne school board completed a laundry list of necessary tasks ahead of the 2022-23 school year. First and foremost was welcoming Eric Perleberg, the latest resident to represent the district on New Rockford-Sheyenne’s School Board. Monday night’s meeting was his first since being elected last month. Among the board’s and Perleberg’s first tasks was consideration of Rhonda Stevenson’s resignation from her position as the district...
DPRCA's summer production of "Little Shop of Horrors" enters its third week Wednesday. Patrons raved in early reviews. "Good singing and great performance," one patron said. "Enjoyed every minute of it tonight!" declared another. Tickets are limited, so reserve your seat at www.drpca.com or call/text (701) 399-9634....
The North Dakota Stockmen's Association (NDSA) hosted 60 youth exhibitors and their families at the 27th annual North Dakota Junior Beef Expo (NDJBE) June 24-25 at the North Dakota State Fairgrounds in Minot, N.D. "The Junior Beef Expo has started to get more youth interested and involved in the beef industry," said NDJBE Vice Chairman Jayd Novak. "I enjoyed watching the integrity and sportsmanship shine through the junior exhibitors as they competed throughout the weekend." On Friday,...
A relic was reduced to rubble recently. The two-lane bowling alley turned storage area behind Hanson's Bar was torn down last week. Robbie Lies, who spent nearly six decades behind the bar at Hanson's, told the Transcript Wednesday that former owner Irvin Hanson said the bowling alley was in operation in the 1930s and '40s. When Lies began working there in 1960, it had been closed for about 10 years. It was likely the only operating bowling alley in town for a time, when the property was known...
If you have been to the emergency room, or hospital this year, you may have noticed some new faces. In January, CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington initiated an ER/Hospitalist program. The program is designed to have one provider on for one week at a time to not only cover the emergency room, but to also cover the hospital. Historically, patients with critical conditions, or conditions that require constant monitoring, have needed to be sent to the larger tertiary centers for specialized care....
Two Sheyenne residents have been charged with varying degrees of assault following a physical fight on June 18. According to court documents, the fight began as a verbal altercation between Chelsea Laroque and her husband, Mitchell Laroque. For her alleged role in the fight, Chelsea Laroque has been charged with aggravated assault, a Class C felony. According to court documents, “When M.L. (Mitchell Laroque) attempted to remove their children from the house during the fight, the Defendant (...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Rolette County’s new radio network will increase chances of saving lives Dispatching in Rolette County has become more effective. Local officials recently completed installing the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN). SIRN is described as a communication system for first responders to serve and protect citizens. Although there are three dispatching centers left in the state to ins...
The Maddock Opera House is thrilled to announce that Elvis will be coming to Maddock! Joseph Hall is thrilled to be bringing his “Elvis Rock N’ Remember” tribute show to Maddock on Saturday, September 10! This show really shows the roots of Elvis, but yet has a fast pace that will make it difficult for you to stay in your seat. It caters to both the young and the young at heart. He's got the look, the voice, the charm and the moves that take us back to a time when parents were flabbergasted by the flauntingly provocative hip action. In Hall's E...
Tom and Pam Schmid visited Pam’s dad, Bud Hermanson of Hampden on July 4. Lester Roberts enjoyed the parade and the dinner as well as a visit with the folks at the Senior Center in Sheyenne on July 4. Thursday, a group of preschool age children visited the residents where Lester lives. They colored and glued and had a good time entertaining the residents. Saturday, Lester took in the “Blue Grass Jam” held in downtown Devils Lake. This was sponsored by the North Dakota Blue Grass Association. Howard and Helen and Tom and Pam Schmid enjoyed the F...
Sunday, July 3 there was an Anderson family gathering at the Peter and Patti Larson home. Those enjoying visiting, fun and games and a picnic dinner were Margie Anderson, Gary and Kathy Anderson, Ryan and Laura Hager and family, David and Karen Anderson, Mitch and Amber Sylling and sons, Kenny and Sarah Anderson, and Joanna Larson and friend, Ian Gilley. Wednesday, afternoon visitor at the Charlotte Koepplin home was Candy Jensen. Saturday, visitors at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Aaron and Danielle Koepplin, Hendrix and Chevelle. Sunday,...
Calvin Packard and mom, Shirley, enjoyed a cool ice cream treat one afternoon from the Bird Dawg and a drive through Campbell Memorial Park. Friday, Taylor and Amanda Koepplin and girls were visitors and supper guests at the Todd and Karen Koepplin home and visited with Julie Johnson and family there. Julie took some family pictures. House guests at the Ken and Marvis Holte home have been Marvis’ sisters, Ardy Yates of Arkansas and Penny Sorrells of Minneapolis. Saturday, they drove to Grand Forks, where they visited with brother, Cory Birkholz...
For just one day this summer - and if you're planning a vacation, it's Thursday, August 4 - entrance fees are waived at the 110 national parks that normally charge admission. These include top tourist favorites such as the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and Zion National Park, each of which collects $35 per vehicle or $20 per pedestrian. With so many Americans eager for post-pandemic travel, but with gasoline prices damnably high, wouldn't this be a great time to give citizens free access to the...
Are we ready? Are we ready? Are we prepared to stand behind the reversal of Roe v Wade? I’m not convinced we are. Don’t get me wrong, I’m pro-life. I’ve dedicated my life to pro-life choices. And it’s by far the hardest thing I’ve ever done. It’s not something you can do halfway. It’s a lifetime commitment. It’s more than contributing to the pro-life financial and political campaigns – it’s a life choice. Are we as a nation, a state or a community ready to take on the hardships and make the changes that support pro-life choices? With the action...
The constitutional issues that the Supreme Court addressed—and answered—in the landmark case of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), have shaped our nation’s constitutional law for two centuries. McCulloch is of such surpassing importance that a prominent biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall, who wrote the Court’s unanimous opinion, said that if Marshall’s “fame rested solely on this one effort, it would be secure.” The importance of the issues before the Court—the extent of federal power, the limits of state authority, the nature of the U...
John Engels New Rockford, N.D. John Arnold Engels, age 66, of New Rockford, N.D., passed away peacefully while on hospice care in his son's home in Moorhead, Minn. on Monday, July 4, 2022. A celebration of John's life/burial was held Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 1 p.m. at St. John's Catholic Cemetery in New Rockford and continued with an ice cream social at the New Rockford Golf Course and Event Center, New Rockford. Fr. Reese Weber officiated with special music by Jacee O'Sullivan. John was born... Full story
Mary Ann Lies New Rockford, N.D. Mary Ann Lies, 86, of New Rockford, N.D., passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 at Wayne Memorial Hospital, Goldsboro, N.C. Mary Ann's visitation was held Tuesday from 5 - 7 p.m. at the church, with a rosary service at 6:30 p.m. and a vigil service at 7 p.m., all at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Catholic Church, New Rockford. Her burial was at the St. John's... Full story
Psalm 23 is one of the most popular chapters in the Bible and many have said it is one of the wonders of the literary world. It is so deep that scholars are perplexed and yet so simple that children can enjoy it. However, in all of its beauty and profound wisdom, we should pray that we do not lose our reverence for its interpretation. It is easy to allow familiarity to make us cold and indifferent to chapters such as this and others like John 3, Romans 8, and First Corinthians 13. Being...
At a recent gathering of Christian parents, we were discussing how hard it is to be a parent these days. It seems we are busier than ever, and rarely have time to stop and reflect on this most important job called parenting. We were discussing how it is they learn and become. One dad remarked, “As my boys grow, I am realizing that whether or not I acknowledge it, I am teaching them all the time. Some of it is good, and some not so good!” Every parent in the room nodded their head in agreement. His point was a really good one, a cautionary and...
While apples are the favorite backyard fruit grown in North Dakota, a surprisingly wide variety of fruits can grow and produce abundant harvests in the northern plains. Since 2006, the Northern Hardy Fruit Evaluation project at the NDSU-Carrington Research Extension Center has evaluated both common and unusual fruit crops to determine selections that are desirable, hardy and productive in North Dakota. Hardy cultivars of apricots, cherries, plums and pears are now common North Dakota orchard...
On March 16, 1905, G.J. Schwoebel and Marion A. Kasson were married in the bride’s parents’ home in Tacoma, Wash. After the ceremony, the couple left almost immediately on a train bound for North Dakota. The honeymoon trip was taken in stages and lasted until March 29, when the train arrived in New Rockford to the great surprise of the groom’s many friends. Schwoebel was the junior member of Rodenberg & Schwoebel and, according to the “Transcript,” had lived in Eddy County for 22 years. Th...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve been taking daily aspirin for almost 20 years now because I have a family history of heart disease. But I recently read that using aspirin is not recommended anymore. What can you tell me about this change in philosophy? Confused Aspirin User Dear Confused, There’s no doubt that taking low-dose daily aspirin is beneficial to most people who’ve had a heart attack or stroke. But if you don’t have heart disease, should you take it as a preventative measure? The answer for mo...
