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The 2019 Homecoming festivities began Monday with cornation in the NR-S Gym. In a short ceremony, Bo Belquist was named King, and Hannah Haley was crowned Queen. Bo is the son of Elliott and Beth Belquist, while Hannah is the daughter of Todd and Allison Haley. The Homecoming Court stood outside for a quick photo afterwards and are pictured at left, from right to left: Hunter Thompson, Tessa Dockter, King Bo Belquist, Queen Hannah Haley, Cole Johnson, Ashlynn Benson, Benjamin Schaefer and...
Eddy County Commissioners were notified that the title for the former Mill Pump and Cheers property has been quieted. The county did not have clear title to the property because of an error in notification to interested parties when they commenced tax foreclosure in 2017. As a result, it was impossible for the county to sell the property with a clear title. Eddy County State’s Attorney Ashley Lies recommended that the county file a quiet title action, which is a court proceeding initiated by a...
Steve Bowman of New Rockford and Terence Ramsey of McHenry were both injured in a two-vehicle crash 5 miles west of Binford on Saturday, September 14. Ramsey was traveling southbound on 98th Avenue Northeast in a 1992 Dodge Caravan. Bowman was traveling westbound on 10th Street Northeast in a 2001 Dodge Stratus. According to the crash report from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Ramsey failed to yield when he approached the intersection at approximately 1:52 p.m. Instead, he attempted to...
After months of number crunching, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School district's $4,394,512.95 final 2019-20 budget was approved. This budget includes adjustments to transportation, food service, substitute stipends, salaries for instructors and temporary janitors. The final budget included a breakdown of funding sources. In the 2019-2020 budget, 30.28% of revenue came in the form of local funding sources, for a total of $1,330,791. State funding sources comprise 65.66% of the budget, or...
Effective immediately, the advertising and copy deadline for the New Rockford Transcript is Tuesday at 5 p.m. for publication the following Monday. This change is due to a shift in the printing and production schedule of the paper. The publisher and staff see this as an opportunity to evaluate the weekly content of the paper, and therefore seek feedback from you, our readers, on the regular features and columns currently published. Please take time to fill out the short survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CCRHLWN. A survey is also printed... Full story
Todd and Kerri Allmaras have been named this week's Yard of the Week winner. They were nominated twice by folks in the neighborhood. Kristi Frahm says, "Donn and I notice the Allmaras yard frequently as they live near us. The grass is always groomed nicely, and the front yard is appealing with a nice arrangement of colorful flowers and well kept bushes!" Ben and Beth Talcott completed their nomination with these words, "They have a beautiful well maintained yard, always a pleasure to look at in...
After serving the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd for over 16 years, Pastor Debra Lommen has retired. Paula Loewen has taken over most of Pastor Debra's duties and with the new job title of Pastoral Care. Paula's new schedule in Pastoral Care is every other Sunday, and every Monday and Tuesday from 8:30 a.m.- 4:30 pm. The rest of her week is spent working in the LHGS Childcare Department. Paula is married to Rev. Rick Loewen, the pastor at Kvernes Lutheran and the Federated Church in...
The falling leaves and cool morning temperatures signal the arrival of a new season and time for the annual Fall Festival at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford. The Fall Festival will be held on Sunday, Oct. 6 from 1:30-3 p.m. in the Vance Anderson Hall, and everyone is invited to take part in the activities that are part of the festival. Good food and fellowship can be found by enjoying homemade pie and other desserts with your family, friends and neighbors, and there will be baked goods for sale. Anyone who would like to...
Elisa Buehler and Joe Wentz, of Bismarck, announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Elisa is the daughter of Todd and Nadley Buehler of Oberon. Elisa graduated from Maddock Public School and Bemidji State University with a bachelor's degree in music. Joe is the son of Bryan and Annette Wentz of Bismarck. Joe graduated from Granite High School in Salt Lake City, Utah, and attended Utah State College. The wedding will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at North Viking Lutheran Church...
Members of the East Central for Exceptional Children's Best of Buddies (BOB) group had the opportunity to experience history on a recent field trip. The day started with a stop at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Washburn. North Dakota Parks & Recreation staff gave the students a tour of the site and led them in hands-on activities. The center is filled with thousands of period artifacts and modern exhibits depicting the experiences of the famous explorers and their interactions with...
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) has awarded $234,300 from its Community Facilities Grant Program to four North Dakota projects. The Oberon School District received $49,700 for a fire suppression system. The water supply in the city of Oberon was unable to provide enough fire flow to put out a fire at the school if needed at the new school it is constructing. These funds will be used to purchase a 10,000-gallon water tank, pumps, piping, distribution system, and a...
Charlotte Koepplin accompanied Janet Laube on a quick trip to Carrington Friday where Janet picked up some new glasses. Saturday found Jimmy Indergaard out and about. He enjoyed a visit and supper at the Mervin Indergaard home and Sunday enjoyed the same at the Andy and Ruth Braaten home. Monday evening Jimmy enjoyed a phone call from his Uncle Alfred 'Sonny" Klindworth. Jimmy visited at the Ervin Longnecker farm Sunday afternoon. One afternoon David and Karen Anderson and Laura Hagen, Josslyn and Jakoby enjoyed a visit over ice cream sundaes...
Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer of Bismarck were home for the weekend. Saturday evening, Howard and Helen, Tom and Pam, JD and Jakob and Joe and Doug Schmid enjoyed supper together at Harriman’s in Maddock. Last Sunday, Tom and Pam visited Pam’s dad, Bud Hermanson in Hampden. Monday, Chad Getscher and Lester Roberts went to New Rockford on business. Lester was also in New Rockford on Friday on business. Saturday, the Roberts family met in Rugby. Enjoying the get-together were Delores Stack, Jean Olson, June Sabbe, Marlene Miller, Misti Sab...
Jakob Schmid and Alison Widmer of Bismarck were home for the weekend. Saturday evening, Howard and Helen, Tom and Pam, JD and Jakob and Joe and Doug Schmid enjoyed supper together at Harriman’s in Maddock. Last Sunday, Tom and Pam visited Pam’s dad, Bud Hermanson in Hampden. Monday, Chad Getscher and Lester Roberts went to New Rockford on business. Lester was also in New Rockford on Friday on business. Saturday, the Roberts family met in Rugby. Enjoying the get-together were Delores Stack, Jean Olson, June Sabbe, Marlene Miller, Misti Sab...
New Rockford and Area folks extend sympathy to the families of Leo Laube and Rodney Roaldson. Monday, Sept. 9, Terry and Sandy Koepplin, Melony Allmaras, Gina Clifton and Candy Jensen enjoyed dinner at the Rockford Cafe in celebration of Terry's birthday. Bill and Diana Zeigler, Brent Helseth and Duff and Sandy Settelmeyer were among those to take in a Circle Trail Riders Inc. meeting at Buck-It's Bar, Monday evening. Niece Lisa Paulson of Gulley, Minn., was a Friday visitor at the Janet Laube home. The gals visited Leo at the Lutheran Home...
Back in early August, the “Transcript” published a story regarding a piece of legislation that would alter criminal jurisdiction on the Spirit Lake Reservation. Known as S. 2159, the Spirit Lake Reservation Criminal Jurisdiction Retrocession Act will revert a 1946 law that gave the State of North Dakota jurisdiction over crimes committed by or against natives of the reservation. The legislation, will allow Spirit Lake Tribal Courts to prosecute natives who commit crimes on the reservation and also prohibit the State of North Dakota from...
By choking the effectiveness of the new Ethics Commission, the legislature proved that the negative polls were right. EMC Research of Washington, D.C. conducted polls to assess the voters’ perceptions of the state legislature and political system. The results should have jerked legislators up short but they seemed determined to make the Ethics Commission unworkable. They succeeded. In the polls, the legislature had only a 39 percent approval rating. More than 80 percent believed political leader...
In case you haven't heard, our lawmakers have returned from their six-week summer sabbatical, ready to roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty. Among the agenda items for this legislative session: firearms, keeping the government from shutting down, trade and, at least for some Democrats, impeaching the president. The congressional recess is necessary. Not for members Congress, but for the rest of us. We need the break from them, even though, out of 261 work days, the House and the Senate will be in session together for just 121. Both...
Leo Laube, Sr., 88, of New Rockford passed away peacefully at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd, New Rockford, N.D. The funeral service was Sept. 21, at First Lutheran Church, New Rockford. Burial was at Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford. Rev. Doug Nemitz officiated with special music provided by Mary Ellen Rue and Debbie Omoth. Casket bearers were grandchildren-David, Scott, Travis, Tonya, Candy, and Carlyss. Honorary bearers were all of Leo's nieces and nephews. Leo was born March 29,...
Susan Dressen, 52,of Minnewaukan, N.D., Sept. 10, 2019 in a Grand Forks Hospital. Funeral services were held on Sept. 14, at the Trinity Free Lutheran Church of Minnewaukan. Visitation was held at the Hertz Funeral Home of Harvey on Sept. 13. Burial was in the Sunnyside Cemetery of Harvey. Susan was born on March 23, 1967 in Harvey. She was the daughter of Lloyd and Karen (Hoffer) Bredine. She grew up and attended school in Harvey, and graduated from Harvey High School in 1985. She then worked a...
As I consider 1 Timothy 2:1-7, our New Testament reading for Sunday, Sept. 22, I’m struck by Paul’s assertion in verse 4 that God “desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” The explicit inclusiveness of Paul’s assertion here leaps off the page. Whether it is directed against the restricted salvation offered by false teachers or even against Jewish claims to exclusivity, both the being saved by God and “the knowledge of the truth” are available to all, not just a select few. In verses 5 and 6, Paul then stresses...
Sunday, Sept. 29, Eddy County Community Cares will host it’s fifth annual Lights of Hope. The event begins with a film screening of “Suicide: The Ripple Effect” at the Rockford Theatre at 5 p.m. Following the film at around 6:30 p.m. will be the annual memorial walk to the football field for a small memorial. Everyone is welcome to join the event, whether you have lost someone due to suicide, struggle with suicidal ideation or want to do more to create awareness about the issue. This film, “Suicide: The Ripple Effect” is part of a global mi...
On Sept. 7 and 8, 1902, John Oard visited friends in New Rockford before leaving for his Ward County claim. On Sept. 8, heating stoves were fired up because the day was chilly. Mr. and Mrs. R.R. Woodward returned from the Minnesota State Fair and a buying trip for fall and winter goods for his store. Mr. and Mrs. George F. Putnam and daughter went to Sheyenne to see Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Lundin. Thomas Adam went to Tower City on business; he returned on Sept. 11. J.T. Wiltsie went to Barlow to take...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about geriatrics doctors? My father, who’s 82, takes eight different prescription drugs for different health issues but hasn’t been feeling himself lately. I’m wondering if he would benefit by seeing a geriatrician in place of his regular primary care physician. Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, If your dad is dealing with a variety of health problems and is taking multiple medications, a visit to a geriatrician may be just the antidote to help get him b...
Sept. 27, 2019 — This date in 1897 was an inglorious day for a young group of would-be train robbers. The previous night at about midnight, westbound Train No. 1 was late in arriving in Fargo. The Bismarck Tribune reported: “The delay was due to the special request of a number of highwaymen and was unavoidable under the circumstances, as the highwaymen were temporarily masters of the situation. It was a surprising event, considering the locality, as it has always been supposed that the holdup line was a good deal farther west.” Engineer Hooke...
