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  • Ready for takeoff? County seeking input on $2 million airport reclamation

    Nathan Price|Aug 7, 2023

    During the Eddy County Commission's regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 1, New Rockford Commission President Stu Richter presented a multi-million dollar plan to "reclaim" Tomlinson Field. It wasn't the first time Richter had appeared before the commission to discuss the local airport, but it was the first time county commissioners seemed particularly receptive to the proposal. Previously, Richter had approached the commission about plans to rebuild the airport's hangar, which was blown away in a...

  • Petition Audit for NR-S circulated

    Nathan Price|Aug 7, 2023

    Just last week, a petition was circulating in the area to have the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District officially audited by the North Dakota Auditor’s Office. The Transcript learned of the petition when a petitioner brought it to the newspaper office to solicit signatures, and Emily Dalzell, Communications Director for the Office of the State Auditor, confirmed the petition audit has been approved for circulation. “We, the undersigned, being qualified electors request an audit authorized by...

  • Lifesavers in the Park Tuesday

    Amy Wobbema|Aug 7, 2023

    This Tuesday, Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford (CASNR) will again host Lifesavers in the Park, their annual community celebration. The event takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 8 from 6-8 p.m. at Centennial Park. A freewill meal of grilled hamburgers and hot dogs with sides and beverages will be served, and residents can meet and interact with their local first responders and community health partners. This past year has marked an important milestone for CASNR. In November 2017, New Rockford...

  • Cross country program gets restart

    Nathan Price|Aug 7, 2023

    Cross country is returning to New Rockford-Sheyenne. After disappearing for the 2022-23 school year, NR-S will once again have a cross country program this year, giving those that love to run an exciting opportunity and further bolstering the district’s already strong track program. The team’s new head coach will be Joe Greiner, a successful cross country athlete in high school and an avid runner to this day. Greiner said he was first approached about the possibility of restarting cross cou...

  • Lutheran Home celebrates 60th anniversary

    Nathan Price|Aug 7, 2023

    A local institution rich with history in New Rockford recently celebrated a milestone anniversary. The Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd (LHGS), New Rockford's skilled nursing and assisted living facility, has now been providing much needed care to their residents for 60 years. They celebrated the milestone with a dessert social on Sunday, July 23, where individuals could celebrate and reminisce about the institution's history and importance to the region. Sixty years ago, the New Rockford...

  • One new science teacher resigns, another hired

    Nathan Price|Aug 7, 2023

    On Friday, July 28, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board held a special meeting via Zoom for the release from contract of Shane Wetzel. Less than a week later, they hired his replacement. Wetzel was hired to teach high school science earlier this year, following the resignations of both the school’s previous science teachers. However, even as the ink was practically still drying, Wetzel requested that the school board release him from his recently-signed contract just weeks before the first d...

  • CNDSTR seeking crafters and vendors for 65th show

    Aug 7, 2023

    The Central North Dakota Steam Threshers Reunion is seeking crafters and vendors for the 65th annual show September 15, 16 and 17 in New Rockford, N.D. The indoor craft and vendor show and sale is open from noon to 5 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. Each approximate 8-by-10 foot space is $25 with tables and chairs provided as needed. Gate admission and camping fees are extra. In addition to the Craft and Vendor Show and Sale, a whole host of events are planned for the reunion including a daily parade, musical...

  • Bear Grease coming to Cankdeska Cikana Community College

    Aug 7, 2023

    Bear Grease, a theatre performance combining hip-hop, parody, improv and freestyle will be held at Cankdeska Cikana Community College (CCCC) for two shows on Tuesday, August 8 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. It is free admission and anyone can attend. “It’s a decolonized version of Grease, you know, the classic we all grew up watching on TV,” said one of Bear Grease’s writers, directors, and performers, MC RedCloud. A passion for representation was behind the creation of the Indigenous take on the classic musical. “We feel like representation matters,...

  • Talk of the Town: August 7, 2023

    Charlotte Koepplin|Aug 7, 2023

    Candy Jensen is doing fine at home following surgery last Monday in Bismarck. She has been getting get-well calls and visits from family and friends: Terry and Sandy Koepplin along with Rick, Cora and Katie Koepplin; and sons Derik and Val Holte of Minneapolis and Jerrod and Angie Holte of Mapleton. A helper this past week at the Shirley Packard home has been Mary Gehrtz. Kevin Johnson and Calvin Packard are daily helpers. Ken and Marvis Holte enjoyed Sunday phone calls from sons James Birkholz of Minot and Loren Holte and family from...

  • Pleasant Prairie News: August 7, 2023

    Charlotte Koepplin|Aug 7, 2023

    Jimmy Indergaard enjoyed a visit over supper Wednesday with his uncle Mervin Indergaard and cousin Vicki Magill. Laura Hager and children stopped in one day at Grandma Margie Anderson's for a visit. Sunday morning visitor at the Charlotte Koepplin home was nephew Todd Koepplin. Jerry and Carol Clancy of Thompson, N.D. stopped at the Charlotte Koepplin home Thursday. Wednesday the Clancys were met by friends from Bismarck and they attended and enjoyed the evening performance and supper at the Old Church Theater, and later retired to the...

  • Sheyenne News: August 7, 2023

    Patti Clifton|Aug 7, 2023

    Jan Loe attended the funeral service for Tom Schmid at Gilbertson Funeral Home on July 24. Patti Clifton and Jan Loe were in Minnewaukan last Thursday evening. They enjoyed a visit with Kelli Clifton, and Patti also picked up some walleye from nephew Kyle Clifton. Condolences to the family and friends of Arnie Nyhusmoen. Jeff and Denise Labrensz attended the final performance of Footloose at Roosevelt Park in Devils Lake on Saturday evening, July 29. It was a beautiful night to be outside enjoying the excellent talent of the actors and...

  • Senior Meals: August 7-11

    Aug 7, 2023

    Monday: Hamburger on a bun with lettuce, tomato and onion, with baked beans, and fruit or sauce. Tuesday: BBQ meatballs, and mashed potatoes, veggie blend, bread and fruit or sauce. Wednesday: Herbed pork loin, whipped sweet potatoes, low sodium vegetable, bread and fruit or sauce. Thursday: Baked fish with dill sauce, veggie blend, Italian pasta salad, bread and fruit or sauce. Friday: Chicken and rice hotdish with vegetables, seasoned green peas, bread and fruit or sauce. NOTE: Menu subject to change depending on availabil...

  • Funding available to support agribusiness infrastructure

    Aug 7, 2023

    Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring announced the availability of the Agriculture Infrastructure Grant Program after its creation by the 68th Legislative Assembly earlier this year. The program was established to award grants to political subdivisions for road and bridge improvements, and to political subdivisions or entities for utility improvements necessary to accommodate value-added agriculture businesses. “Value-added agriculture businesses that generate economic returns and support the agriculture-based prosperity of a region or sector...

  • 701 Rundown: August 7, 2023

    Nathan Price|Aug 7, 2023

    Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Arrest made following armed robbery of mail carrier On Monday, July 17, a mail carrier in Frontier, N.D. was the victim of an armed robbery. Less than a week later, law enforcement had their suspect. Deshaun Holmes, 21, has been arrested for the armed robbery of that mail carrier, and is currently being held at the Cass County jail on federal charges. The robbery took place at around 11:15 a...

  • Newspapers provide valuable experience

    Isabella Garr|Aug 7, 2023

    Hello everyone! I’m definitely a new face around here, but for the past nine weeks, I have had the opportunity to intern at the Foster County Independent and the New Rockford Transcript. This summer internship has been amazing, and I have learned so many valuable skills. I am a 2022 graduate of Carrington High School, and I just completed my freshman year of college at Brigham Young University (BYU) located in Provo, Utah. My plans in the future vary a little bit from the status quo. Eventually, I hope to obtain a degree in Graphic Design a...

  • A summer staycation travel guide

    Jase Graves|Aug 7, 2023

    Are you tired of financing a tank of gas? Are you afraid your armpits might burst into flames if you leave the air-conditioned confines of your home? Or maybe, like our family, you blew a decade’s worth of vacation savings on a trip to New York City over the Christmas holidays, and you’re still having night terrors about subway rats dancing to Broadway show tunes. Whatever your reasons, if you are in the midst of a summer staycation this year, the following is a brief guide for enjoying the exotic destination of your home address. First, a stay...

  • We the People: August 7, 2023

    David Adler|Aug 7, 2023

    John Jay: first Chief Justice, diplomat, founding era giant When the newly-elected President George Washington turned his attention to the historic opportunity of nominating citizens to fill seats on the first U.S. Supreme Court in 1789, he knew exactly whom he wanted to name the nation’s first Chief Justice: John Jay. Jay enjoyed Washington’s confidence in a way few of his contemporaries did. Apart from Chief Justice William Howard Taft, who was elected as the United States' 27th president before ascending to the High Bench, nobody has com...

  • Sermonette: August 7, 2023

    Pastor Jeff Halvorson, Sheyenne Oberon Area Ministers|Aug 7, 2023

    I remarked the other day that when I was young, I would hear “old” people talk about how fast time went the older they got. I thought that was pretty silly. Time was time, it didn't change speed. Now, being that I am included in that “old fogy” group, I do indeed understand that time goes by more quickly the older I get. Now here we are nearing the end of summer. How did that happen so quickly? Seems like just last week seed was going in the ground and now it is time for harvest. Teams involved in fall sports are practicing and the summer...

  • Living on Purpose: August 7, 2023

    Billy Holland|Aug 7, 2023

    Being honest with God and ourselves In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the perception of contradictory information and the mental toll of it. Relevant items of information include a person’s actions, feelings, ideas, beliefs, values, convictions and things that are going on all around us. Cognitive dissonance is typically experienced as mental and emotional stress when an individual participates in an action that goes against what they know is right. According to this theory, w...

  • The Comeback Kids: Post 30 impresses in first state appearance since 2003

    Nathan Price|Aug 7, 2023

    The New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox began their summer season with three consecutive losses, and seemed destined to replicate the results of their disappointing spring. But the Black Sox didn't give up, they continued to battle and they were rewarded by winning three of their next four matchups – suddenly, they'd become the hottest team entering the District 4 tournament on July 17. However, all of that momentum was soon halted by the Carrington Post 25 Cardinals, who breezed to a dominant 1...

  • Boxscores from State Legion Tournament games

    Aug 7, 2023

    7 N.D. American Legion State Baseball Tourney Post 30 1, Post 79 2 Wednesday, July 26 at Carrington BLCK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 1 1 VLVB 0 0 0 0 2 0 X - 2 6 2 Post 30 Individual Stats Hitting: AB R H RBI Knatterud 2 0 0 0 Allmaras 3 0 0 0 B Weisenburger 2 0 0 0 Simon - - - - Cudworth 3 0 1 0 Yri 3 0 0 1 A Weisenburger 3 0 0 0 Meier 2 0 0 0 Kramlich 3 0 0 0 Schumacher 2 0 0 0 Pitching: IP H ER SO Cudworth 6.0 6 2 6 Post 79 Individual Stats Hitting: AB R H RBI Jorde 2 0 1 0 Westlind 2 0 1 0 D Hagler 0 1 0 0 H Hagler 3 0 1 0 K Simon 3 0 0 0 Alhberg...

  • Savvy Senior: How does Medicare cover preventive health services?

    Jim Miller|Aug 7, 2023

    Dear Savvy Senior, How does Medicare cover preventive health screenings? I’m due to get a physical and a colonoscopy this year, but I want to find out what I’ll have to pay for before I go in. Just Turned 65 Dear Just Turned, You’ll be happy to know that Medicare covers a wide array of preventive and screening services to help you stay healthy, but not all services are completely covered. Here’s what you should know. Free preventive benefits Most of Medicare’s preventive services are available...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: August 7, 2023

    Patricia Stockdill|Aug 7, 2023

    Outdoor notes: *N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality blue-green algae reports: Low toxin levels – Black Tiger Bay (Devils Lake), Benson Co.; Clausen Springs, Barnes Co.; Crystal Springs, Kidder and Stutsman counties; East Stump Lake, Nelson Co.; Heckers Lake, Sheridan Co.; Horsehead Lake, Kidder Co.; Lake Josephine, Kidder Co.; Moon Lake, Barnes Co.; Pipestem Reservoir, Stutsman Co.; Reule Lake, Stutsman Co.; South Hoffer Lake, Sheridan Co.; Spiritwood Lake, Stutsman Co. Advisory – Alkali Lak...

  • History of New Rockford: August 7, 2023

    K.C. Gardner Jr., Drayton, N.D. - NRHS Class of 1962|Aug 7, 2023

    On March 1, 1906, Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Whiteman came down from Sheyenne to visit. W.B. Whetham came in from eastern Eddy County on business and to greet his “army of friends.” That afternoon, the Lowell Literary Society met and put on a program; Mable Kennedy attended and her friends were hoping she would soon return to school. A number of Phillips Academy students attended. That evening, the New Rockford Camp 2214 of the Woodmen Lodge met; Marcus Medved was the clerk. Initiated into the Lodge wer...

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