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The Board of Directors of Central North Dakota Steam Thresher's Association invites everyone to the 60th Annual Threshing Reunion September 21- 23 in New Rockford, N.D. The annual tractor ride is scheduled for Thursday morning, September 20. This year's feature is sawmills and miniatures. In addition to those lines, several of the large steamer's shown in the photo above will also be on display, and will run in the Parade of Engines at 2 p.m. each day. A wide variety of activities will take p...
The Eddy- New Rockford Public Library is gearing up with a new board of directors and an ongoing list of upcoming projects. On Aug. 29, the board met together for the first time and held an election for positions. According to the requirements of the North Dakota Century Code 40-38-03, the board shall consist of five members and one member must be a city commissioner. Patty Gerhtz was elected president. Kathy Steinbach was elected as vice president. Rachel Brazil was elected to continue her position as secretary/treasurer. Additional directors...
Gaming in New Rockford just became a little more fun. On Aug. 30, Buck-Its Bar and Lodge installed the first two electronic pull tab machines in New Rockford, allowing customers to sit in comfort and enjoy the newest form of charitable gaming in the state. Electronic pull tabs were approved by the North Dakota legislature in 2017, to give charitable gaming a competitive edge. After much debate, the rules were finalized in May 2018 and took effect July 1. Since then many gaming suppliers have...
New state legislation aimed at making local government more transparent has resulted in a change in how residents are notified about taxes. Treasurers across the state sent out estimated property tax statements on Aug. 31 to all residents who own property valued at $100 or more. More specifically, it’s an estimate of what taxpayers will owe in property taxes this year based on the county’s preliminary budget. The budgets can still change at this point, but they can only go down. The taxing aut...
Belated sympathy to the Nielsen/Ploium families for the passing of Junita Nielsen-Goertzen Aug. 12th. She will be missed. Dave and Linda Madson visited Lester and Jackie Roberts on Wednesday afternoon. Lester’s sister June Sabbe of Wellsburg, N.D. and her son, Vance of Denver, visited Lester and Jackie on Thursday. Roger Roberts was also a Thursday visitor as well as Saturday. Sunday, Lezlee Thorson and her daughter, Kayla, spent the day with Jackie. Lester took in the Steam Threshers Bee at Stump Lake on Sunday. Carrie Madson and Paul P...
Last Friday Jimmy Indergaard was a visitor at the Ervin Longnecker home. Evening found Jimmy a visitor and supper guest at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home enjoying visits with Nikki Braaten and Amanda Indergaard. Charlotte Koepplin was in New Rockford Monday on errands and Wednesday she drove to Devils Lake and took care of some business. Sharon Laxdal drove her mother Esther lndergaard to her regular dialysis appointment Saturday. Margie Anderson drove to Jamestown Friday to her daughter Shelly and Kent Rigsby’s home. Shelly and Margie drove t...
CenDak Cooperative's fertilizer facility in New Rockford is in dire need of an upgrade, and representatives of the company approached the New Rockford City Commission on Tuesday, Sept. 4, with a plan. Lynn Homelvig and Josh Langley attended on behalf of CenDak and reported that company leadership proposes to purchase 6 acres of airport land to build a new fertilizer facility. Homelvig said the cooperative will either install bins or build a building on the site, which is approximately one mile...
September is Disaster Preparedness Month, and Jess Earle, Emergency Manager for Foster and Eddy counties, presented information at the Eddy County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 4. First, Earle reported on her task of working the assessment figures for July 8 storm damage. She did not have final totals available, as she is waiting for some of the numbers to come in as work is completed throughout the county. In addition, she informed the commission that the Joint Powers Agreement between...
The centennial of the end of WWI is fast approaching. There will be major events across the state beginning the end of September and seminars will be sponsored in the major cities across the state. Dates and times are mentioned on our website at ww1cc.org/nd. WWI North Dakota Centennial Chairman Darrell Dorgan says the group would like you to participate in the events. “We originated the idea of having bells toll and sirens ring on the morning of Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. across the nation and state,” Dorgan said. “The National WWI Centennial Commi...
Construction is well underway on the new 10,500 square foot addition to the Midkota school in Glenfield which also includes some renovations in the current school building. Consolidated Construction of Bismarck is the general contractor for the new space which is located east of the current school. New classroom space for language arts, social science, a science lab, math and a media center/ITV room are all included in the new project. Renovations in the current building include moving b...
Martin and Eloise Lucht took a train out of Devils Lake recently to their son Scott and Kim Lucht at Rochester, Minn., where they enjoyed some R & R, eating and visiting. Elaine Thompson walked over to the Shirley Packard home Monday for a little visit. Elaine is doing fine since some serious surgery. Saturday visitors at the Leo and Janet Laube home were Scott and Robin Westall of Fargo. They also visited loved ones graves at Prairie Home Cemetery. Robin is Janet's niece, daughter of the late Harley and Betty Nelson. Candy Jensen was pet...
The battle to protect your identity is getting a little easier – or at least cheaper. A new federal law going into effect Sept. 21 makes it free to freeze your credit file with the three major credit rating companies. In the past, Equifax, Experian and Transunion have charged fees to freeze your credit reports to help protect against fraud. In North Dakota, the freezes cost $5, and you needed to pay it to each credit rating agency separately. You also had to pay to unfreeze and refreeze your credit reports. A credit freeze locks your credit fil...
Patti Clifton and Jan Loe recently attended the Politics in the Park with Heidi Heitkamp event at Carrington City Park. They also visited with State Senator Joan Heckaman. Aug. 25, Jan Loe and Barb Eversvik traveled to Nebraska. Jan took Barb to Omaha to visit at the home of Barb's daughter Samantha. After a quick visit with Ty, Samantha and family, Jan then continued on to Lincoln to the home of her son Steve Loe. While there, the Loe's celebrated Madison's 21st birthday. Barb and Jan returned home on the 29th. Sunday, Bonnie Deegan and Jan...
We have the well-plugging fund, budget stabilization fund, abandoned mine fund, highway tax distribution fund, Legacy fund, coal development fund, Center of Excellence Fund and a few dozen more funds listed on the home page of the state treasurer. I would also recommend checking the five charts on her website explaining the oil tax distribution system we have patched together since oil was discovered in 1951. The only thing we lack is a “go-fund-me” fund. This house of fiscal cards has been cre...
Some good news amidst this end-of-summertime insanity: The dwindling group of people gullible enough—or simply stubborn enough—to keep believing Donald Trump’s preposterous and relentless lies is dwindling even further. According to the most recent nonpartisan polls with the largest sampling audience, only 36 percent of Americans say they approve of the job he’s doing—a five-point drop from the previous month, and his lowest rating ever. Even Republicans, ever-ready to support the leader of...
Doris Silkey, 97, passed away Sept. 4, 2018 in Carrington, N.D. Funeral services will be Monday, Sept. 10, 2018 at 11 a.m. in Trinity Lutheran Church in Carrington followed by the burial at the Carrington Cemetery. Rev. Fred Grundmann will officiate. Special music will be provided by Clara Edwardson, Roger Silkey and Jessica Kallenbach. Casket bearers are Nicholas Silkey, Adam Silkey, Christopher Kallenbach, Timothy Silkey, Steven Silkey andDavid Silkey. Doris Elaine Silkey was born to Grace...
"A nation of firm purpose you keep in peace, for it trusts in you." Isaiah 26:3 Do you believe that the United States of America is a nation at peace? You probably would not be alone if your answer to this question was no. Our country is one that appears to be deeply divided, and yet this biblical passage from Isaiah gives us a starting point for examining why the United States is not at peace. Perhaps, the nation lacks a firm purpose. It clearly had one, at one point. However, this might have been forgotten. This issue will be dealt with more...
I had a serious conversation the other day with a middle-aged man and we talked for a couple of hours about God. I've known him for years and we've had these discussions before but I noticed he has become stronger in his opinions which by the way are based on atheism. He is a likeable person, hard worker, great husband and popular. He is also a very talented artist and sculptor and concentrates much of his artwork on the dark world of the supernatural. He has studied Greek mythology and loves...
On the evening of Nov. 30, 1901 (known as “St. Andrew’s Night"), the “Canadian Old Boys” of New Rockford hosted a banquet and program of Scottish dances, instrumental and vocal music, and toasts in the Hotel Mattson’s dining room. Covers were laid for 50; the walls were covered with Canadian, St. Andrew’s and American flags; and there were many bouquets of flowers. The tables were formed into a St. Andrew’s Cross. The banquet was prepared by James Hamilton, assisted by Christine Mattson. At 9...
Dear Savvy Senior, How does health insurance and Medicare cover health care outside the U.S.? My husband and I have a trip abroad planned this fall and would like to find out if we should buy extra insurance. What can you tell us? Almost Retired Dear Almost, Great question! No one likes to think about health problems while on vacation, but medical emergencies happen, and your regular insurance may not cover your care when you’re traveling abroad. To avoid any expensive surprises, here are s...
I have to tell you that I was the recipient of an act of kindness last week. While standing in line at Wal-Mart, I wasn’t really paying attention and my bottle of Coke Zero evidently tipped, falling past the divider on the cashier line and into the purchases of the woman in front of me. The cashier rang it up, but when the other woman realized she had been charged for my bottle of pop, she turned and handed it to me and told me to have a Coke on her. I tried to pay her as she turned and w...
Sept. 11, 2018 — The residents of Bowbells and the surrounding area were armed with shovels in 1908 and were determined to find buried treasure. A story from the late 1800s was revived, and according to that story, a paymaster for the Hudson’s Bay Company was robbed in Canada while delivering salaries to men at several trading posts throughout the country. The loot was rumored to be about $40,000, and was never recovered, even after the robber was captured near Big Butte, 12 miles south of Bowbells. According to the story, the bandit died...
AGENDA NEW ROCKFORD-SHEYENNE BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING IN CAFETERIA MONDAY, SEPT. 10, 2018, 7 P.M. I. REGULAR ITEMS A. Call to order, roll call, establishment of quorum, and approval of agenda. B. Consent agenda. Attachments. Discussion. Motion. 1. Approve minutes of Aug. 13, 2018 regular meeting minutes. 2. Business Manager’s report. a. Balance Sheet. b. General Fund Revenue Report. c. General Fund Expenditure Report. d. Building Fund. e. Food Service Fund f. Activity Fund 3. Presentation of Bills. II. OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENTS FROM T... Full story
At the cross country meet in Northwood on Thursday, Aug. 30, Chloe Heinz led the pack for the Rockets, coming in 29th out of 99 on the 5K with a run time of 23 minutes and 14 seconds. Additional Rocket scores are listed below for the varsity girls division and junior high girls division. Varsity Girls Division 5K Hannah Haley 23:52, 36 of 99 Ashlynn Benson 25:22, 59 of 99 Mya Cudworth 25:25, 61 of 99 Junior High Girls Division 3K Katie Allmaras 15:08, 22 of 52 Kiara Bullhead 17:48, 44 of 52 At...
North Dakota students included on the attached list were among the students to graduate from North Dakota State University in summer 2018. NDSU awarded 309 degrees to students. Students are listed by hometown. The list includes their major and degree received. An asterisk indicates students who graduated with honors. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher to graduate with honors. Carrington: Joe Bakke, BSARCH, Architecture; Joshua Kerbaugh, MS, Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sci. and Zachary Schafer, BS, Marketing. Sheyenne:...
