Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Once again, New Rockford will be home to all kinds of spooky fun this Halloween night! While enjoying this Halloween evening, be sure to take your trick-or-treaters downtown, where the New Rockford Lions Club is sponsoring a Trunk or Treat event. On Halloween night, businesses, organizations and families are invited to decorate their trunks and give out treats at the gazebo frontage road from 4:30 - 6 p.m. The annual event allows kids of all ages to safely go trick-or-treating. Anyone interested in handing out candy is encouraged to contact...
Earlier this year, 16-year-old Bailey Jacobson went to see the doctor with a cough. Her mother, Karla, said she could sense something else wasn't quite right, however, and so she asked for blood work just to be sure. The results revealed abnormal counts in Bailey's system, such as low levels of hemoglobin - a protein responsible for transporting oxygen throughout the body. More tests followed, and not long after a CT scan revealed a mass in Bailey's chest. She was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lympho...
This Saturday, live-action game show excitement returns to New Rockford! Minot-based Encore Events presents "The Feud" and "Name That Tune," on Saturday, Nov. 5 at the New Rockford Eagles Club. This event features local contestants against a backdrop of great food and drinks, all to raise funds for a local charity. New Rockford Community Foundation (NRCF), a nonprofit established in 2008, is building a perpetual fund from which the earnings will provide money for important local projects long in...
When residents go to cast their votes in this year’s midterm elections, there will be more than just candidates on their ballot to choose from. In North Dakota, there are also two ballot measures (Measure 1 and Measure 2), to which residents can vote “yes” or “no.” Both are hotly contested and are sparking fierce debate, and the Transcript is explaining them in detail with the purpose of arming local residents with knowledge they’ll need before making an informed decision. Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 1 Put simply, Measure 1 would lim...
From her home on the shores of Stump Lake just north of Tolna, Tracie Hill has built up a thriving independent business. It All Adds Up provides full and partial payroll services to fit small (and sometimes larger) businesses' needs, through Hill's expertise with Intuit's QuickBooks accounting software program. She and her business partner and significant other, Joe Johnson, operate the business from Joe's house on Tolna Bay. "Joe and I do all the bookkeeping and payroll for our 50-plus clients...
New court dates have been set for Shannon Brandt, accused of murdering McHenry teenager Cayler Ellingson, and Matthew Braun, who’s accused of burglarizing local bars in downtown New Rockford. After Brandt’s original charge of vehicular homicide was dismissed and upgraded to murder, his initial appearance was held relatively soon after on Oct. 13. However, his preliminary hearing and/or arraignment isn’t on the docket until Tuesday, Dec. 6. Meanwhile, Matthew Braun, who allegedly broke into...
Bank Forward is pleased to announce that Josh Guler is the recipient of the 2022 Bill Brown Award, Bank Forward's highest honor for outstanding service. To be nominated, an employee must deliver a high standard of customer service or service support, go above and beyond the call of duty to take care of the customer and build relationships, and/or do something that demonstrates leadership, teamwork or dedication to their community or the Bank Forward organization. Josh serves as VP/Market...
It would be easy to pass Double J Manufacturing and Repair without giving it so much as a second thought. The welding, truck repair and fencing business sits at the top of a rise on a dusty rural highway that could be just about anywhere on any stretch of lonesome road around the state. Sparks fly in the welding shop and wrenches crank in the garage as workers go about their day. What few would realize if they happened to poke their head into the shop is that some of the workers are not only rebuilding engines and battered fencing, but...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Cass County Sheriff welcomes Deputy K9 Griggs Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner recently held a press conference where he swore in a new four-legged member to the team: Deputy K9 Griggs. K9 Griggs’ new handler is Deputy Jacob Murray, who attended handler training at a K9 school in Iowa. K9 Griggs is trained in narcotics tracking, tracking missing persons/fugitives and criminal app...
Last Thursday, Patti Clifton and Jared were in Devils Lake. They had lunch, kept a couple of appointments, did a few errands and some shopping before returning to Sheyenne later in the afternoon. Another successful First Lutheran Church Women's Fall Turkey Dinner was held on Sunday. About 250 enjoyed the meal, bake sale and visiting. Appreciation goes to all the volunteers who roasted turkeys, prepared the side dishes, baked, worked and donated in any way for the event. Sheyenne GRIT meeting, Sunday, October 30, 1 p.m. at Ostby Hall. Community...
Each year the BCBSND Caring Foundation offers scholarships to 26 students enrolled in nursing or healthcare related programs across North Dakota. This is the sixth year the BCBSND Caring Foundation has offered these scholarships to students in North Dakota. Elizabeth Widmer of New Rockford, N.D. recently won a $2,500 health profession scholarship from our BCBSND Caring Foundation for their determination, academic achievements and community service....
Jimmy Indergaard and his sisters Sharon Laxdal and Fran Walen drove to Fargo last Thursday, where Jimmy had a medical appointment. He will be having surgery on December 15. They enjoyed dinner before returning home. Tuesday afternoon brief stoppers at the Charlotte Koepplin home were Janet Laube and YipYip. Pleasant Prairie and area folks extend get well wishes to Sharon and Jim Ludwig following a farm accident that sent Sharon to a Fargo Hospital with extensive injuries to a leg. She will need surgery to repair damages. We are all thinking of...
Calvin Packard mowed and raked leaves for mom, Shirley, one afternoon. Wednesday, Ken and Marvis Holte drove to Devils Lake and picked up daughter, Fayette Nelson. They did some shopping then returned to Fayette’s and enjoyed visiting over lunch. Candy Jensen enjoyed a phone chat with son Derik Holte Sunday. Derik is doing fine in Minneapolis. Janet Laube with the company of YipYip drove to Harvey Friday morning, where she had a medical appointment. They returned just before dinner with good news. Thursday visitors at the Ken and Marvis H...
This week Transcript Publishing brought a new publication into existence. My sister, Victoria, is an artist. Ever since she was a little girl, she has drawn and painted and brought things to life with her imagination. Recently, she drew a series (26 in total) of sketches related to witches, and then she brought me her sketchbook with a project in mind. She wanted me to publish her sketches into a coloring book she could launch just in time for Halloween. Welcome "Witch, Please!" to the list of...
It's a question worth asking in these nutty times: how old is too old to trick-or-treat? On the question-and-answer website Quora, some people ask if the age of 12 is a good time to hang up the ghost costumes. That sounds about right to me. My mother would have decked me if I'd tried to collect candy in the ninth grade. Trick-or-treating has long been a rite of passage of childhood - that is, it used to be. Other people responded to Quora that they see no reason for older people - adults in...
In 1996, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark opinion in United States v. Virginia that exalted women’s rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by ending the 157-year-old tradition of all-male education at the Virginia Military Institute, one of the nation’s most distinguished military colleges. Writing for a 7-1 majority, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg described VMI as “incomparable,” a school justly known for its “unparalleled record as a leadership training program,” dating back to its founding in 1839. The problem was,...
As the temperature drops, and harvest wraps up, I start to want to cook again, to sleep a little later, and spend longer evenings inside. It’s also a time to anticipate the very long, very cold months ahead, and think about vacation. Warm vacation. Goodness, I appreciate time away from the normal routines, time to make memories. But the older my kids get, the more I’m noticing that their memories have much more to do with routines, and normalcy, and how they felt in everyday life—the boring stuff. Because let’s think about it: One week of vaca...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve read that retirees will be getting a nice cost-of-living increase in our Social Security benefits next year but what about Medicare? What will our Medicare Part B monthly premiums and other Medicare costs be in 2023? Planning Ahead Dear Planning, From an entitlement program standpoint, 2023 is going to be a very good year for retirees! Not only will you receive a nice 8.7 percent cost-of-living increase in your Social Security retirement benefits – the largest since 1981...
From noon June 19 until noon June 20, 1905, A.J. Miller substituted for D.D. Sullivan, the Fargo eye specialist, at Kunkel’s Jewelry with eye exams and the fitting of glasses. On June 19 and 20, Dewey Alexander was in from eastern Eddy County on business. On June 20, David Twist was down from Twist Post Office, buying goods for stocking up his store. Mr. and Mrs. Will VanHorn were in shopping. Mrs. W.C. Dresser’s mother and sister came in from Devils Lake to visit. A.F. Prouty and his lit...
"They're creepy and they're kooky – mysterious and spooky - they're all together ooky..." Halloween is filled with images of things gloomy and cryptic: black cats and cauldrons, skeletons and spiders, broomsticks and bats. Bats? Of course! They fly around at night, and like vampires, they will bite and suck your blood! Actually, bats are very misunderstood. Bats are the only mammals that can fly, thanks to the leathery wing membrane that extends between the bones of the "fingers" and another w...
The final home game for the Rockets has come and gone. The Rockets hosted the Nelson County Chargers on Tuesday, Oct. 25, and with this being their last home game, each of the NR-S seniors and their parents were recognized on the court before the game. Congratulations to Madisen Myhre, Kyria Dockter and Emma Duda on a great volleyball season, and thank you for being great leaders to the underclassmen. Now let's finish out the regular season strong and take on regionals! After the seniors were...
The Rockets walked away with yet another victory this season. On Monday, Oct. 24, the Rockets traveled to Cooperstown to take on the Griggs-Midkota Lady Titans. The Rockets decided to switch up their rotation again, with Ava Peterson, Kaiya O'Connor and Madisen Myhre all changing positions; Peterson at setter, O'Connor at outside hitter and Myhre at right side hitter. The Rockets decided to make this change due to needing another great passer in the back row. "We need a player that can fly...
Outdoor notes: *Reminder that most roads and trails closed to hunting if posted on both sides. *Check all PLOTS signage before driving on with vehicles when waterfowl hunting to ensure landowner allows vehicles. *Hunters reminded to put identification on tree stands and blinds when set up on N.D. Game & Fish Dept. WMAs. *Waterfowl hunters reminded to follow ANS regulations when hunting from boats. *Nov. 3: Elk unit E6 closes. *Nov. 4: Deer gun season opens. *Nov. 7: Fall crow season closes....
There's nothing so clear and so adrenaline inducing as seeing a deer through the reticle of a scope. The movements of the animal are magnified, and if from the right position of concealment at a distance, natural and without knowledge, until the last moment, that the hunt is on. In those seconds leading up to the shot, knowing a scope is dead on can make all the difference between success and failure and these days ahead of the firearms deer opener give one final chance to make sure that both it...
The first half of this week we couldn't have asked for better fall fishing weather. For me, the week was spent both on the Missouri River and on Devils Lake. Unfortunately, I was going to fish Lake Sakakawea later in the week, but Mother Nature said otherwise. I'll start with Devils Lake since I did get 3 awesome days on it this week. The walleye fishing was exceptional! We caught good numbers and quality. I spent two days trolling leadcore line and smaller crankbaits like Salmos, flicker...
