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  • Rockets take 5 at State Class B

    Nov 28, 2022

    The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets were deemed the consolation champs at the Class B Volleyball Tournament on Nov. 19 in Bismarck, after defeating Our Redeemer's Christian School 3-2. Keep an eye out for our special souvenir edition coming soon....

  • Big winter plans for Park District

    Nathan Price|Nov 28, 2022

    With temperatures plummeting and the state under a thick blanket of snow already, many are probably wishing winter hadn’t come so early. The New Rockford Park District, however, couldn’t be more excited for the season ahead. That’s because Dennis Nybo, Park District Director, has plans to make this winter season a special one for New Rockford and its residents. As is tradition, the park district will once again be opening an ice skating rink this December, but that’s more or less where...

  • DPRCA introduces first live show band since 2018

    Nathan Price|Nov 28, 2022

    In just a few days, the DPRCA will be debuting their latest show, "A Christmas Survival Guide," which will feature an on-stage band performing live music! The show aims to give audiences a respite from the stresses of the holiday season, as the cast and crew delve into the true essence of Christmas through "comedic musical vignettes." The band - composed of Annette Hovey, Cathy Bowman and Jacob Louters - recently invited the Transcript backstage to get an early look at the show and to talk about...

  • Accident causes severe damage to Eddy County woman's leg

    Nathan Price|Nov 28, 2022

    On Monday, Oct. 17, tragedy struck on a rural farm east of New Rockford, leaving one Eddy County resident severely wounded and in a fight to save her leg. After weeks of surgeries and struggle, Sharon Ludwig now finds herself in Missouri Slope, a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Bismarck, N.D., where she's been recovering from her second surgery stemming from a tragic skid steer accident. The injury occurred while Sharon and her husband, Jim, were removing pit run gravel from a township...

  • District 15 GOP to hold chili feed, meeting and membership drive Dec. 3

    Nov 28, 2022

    The District 15 Republican Party has recently updated and adopted changes to their current bylaws with these changes taking effect immediately. The bylaws affect the way in which the District party conducts business and operates as a political party. Bylaws are enacted by a majority vote of the Executive Committee. Going forward at Endorsing Conventions for selecting Legislative candidates and at Reorganizational meetings to elect the Executive Committee for the District, any person planning to vote at these meetings must be a dues-paying...

  • Winter Reads: a selection of books from Eddy-New Rockford librarian Susie Sharp

    Nov 28, 2022

    We have many holiday books available for checkout here at the library and on our digital library. One of my personal favorites is "A Dog Named Christmas" by Greg Kincaid, which tells the tender story of how one very special dog changed the lives of his adoptive family and an entire town forever. The hilarious, "The Shepherd, the Angel, and Walter the Christmas Miracle Dog" by Dave Barry, about a Christmas pageant in 1960 where everything goes wrong and only a miracle can save them, is just a del...

  • 701 Rundown: Nov. 28, 2022

    Nathan Price|Nov 28, 2022

    Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Blaze on west main street consumes Calico Cat Just after 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 15, the Ellendale Fire Protection District responded to an apartment fire on West Main Street, across the street from the Opera House. The flames were moving fast, sending thick smoke billowing into the overcast sky. The building quickly going down in smoke was the Calico Cat building, which sits right next to...

  • 2022 Jolly Jingle BONUS Drawings

    Nov 28, 2022

    December 4 Rockford Theatre December 5 Rockford Café December 6 Cash & Carry Lumber December 7 Do it Best Hardware December 8 Central Pharmacy December 9 Transcript Publishing December 12 NAPA December 13 Baker’s Dozen December 14 New Rockford Eagles Club December 15 Hideaway Hair Salon December 16 New Rockford Golf Club December 17 Miller‘s Fresh Foods December 19 Final drawing- (2) $100 and (12) $25 prizes Courtesy of New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce...

  • Mom pride at courtside

    Amy Wobbema|Nov 28, 2022

    As I write this, I’m preparing to sleep in my own bed for the first time since Wednesday (and it’s Sunday). Armed with my media pass, new Rocket gear and Erik Gjovik’s Nikon camera, I spent the last three days soaking up all that North Dakota Class B sports has to offer. As reported in the Nov. 14 edition, this was New Rockford-Sheyenne’s first trip to state for volleyball. Now, I’ve attended state tournaments before, i.e. archery and the Dakota Bowl in 2012, but this was a whole new...

  • Guest: Rethink the Click - Support small this season

    Christina Metcalf|Nov 28, 2022

    Online shopping is so convenient. Just open a browser and click a couple of times and your holiday gifts could be on their way. But this holiday season we're asking you to rethink the click and support local small business. It's good for you and good for them. Here's why.  While you can still shop online from local businesses, there are a lot of benefits to rethinking the click and making holiday shopping personal again. When you shop in-person you get the following benefits: • Seeing happy...

  • Blaisdell: Constitutional flexibility in the face of crisis

    David Adler|Nov 28, 2022

    The enormous pressures and hardships—financial, medical and psychological-- inflicted on the citizenry by the Great Depression required creative governmental responses that stressed the limits of the Constitution. In the face of the nation’s gravest economic crisis, states struggled to find ways and means to keep Americans in their homes and on their farms. The historic job losses meant that millions could not meet mortgage obligations. Foreclosures forced citizens from their homes and into the streets, without any hope of state assistance...

  • Obituary: Bonnie Anderson

    Nov 28, 2022

    Bonnie Anderson 1956-2022 Bonnie E. Anderson was born on April 8, 1956, to Freddy and Gladys (Gjestvang) Carlson in New Rockford, N.D. She grew up on her family farm and graduated from New Rockford School. She married her high school sweetheart, Randy, on January 18, 1974. They made their first home in New Rockford and welcomed their daughters Kelly, Angela, and Amy. In 1980, they relocated to Phoenix, Ariz., where she worked in the banking industry. In 1988, the family moved to West Covina,...

  • Obituary: Donna Schafer

    Nov 28, 2022

    Donna Schafer New Rockford, N.D. Donna Schafer, age 87, of New Rockford, N.D. died on Monday, 12:30 a.m., Nov. 7, 2022 at Lutheran Home of the Good Shepard, New Rockford. Donna Jean Clelland was born July 26, 1935 in New Rockford, N.D. She is the daughter of Robert and Mary (Black) Clelland. Donna grew up and attended school in New Rockford. Donna was united in marriage to Albert Schafer on March 1, 1954 at St. John's Catholic Church in New Rockford. They moved their family to Montana in 1966....

  • Sermonette: Nov. 28, 2022

    Nov 28, 2022

    Thanksgiving Proclamation New York, 3 October 1789 by the President of the United States of America Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor—and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God...

  • Living on Purpose: Knowing God unites us in His love

    Billy Holland|Nov 28, 2022

    The opportunity to know God is the greatest invitation that has ever been given in the history of mankind. For those that have a passion to learn about Him and serve Him, we will never be able to tell Him enough how much we love and appreciate His love, grace, and endless mercy. There are supposedly over two billion people on our planet that claim to be associated with the Christian faith and you would think that every person within this family would be united in their love for God and one...

  • Shop for everyone on your list right here

    Nov 28, 2022

    In the spirit of the holiday season, the staff at the Transcript have gone all around town in order to bring you the best holiday gift giving options that can be found close to home. Remember to see what your local independent merchants have to offer as you fill those stockings and load up the tree this holiday season!...

  • Enhance your home with local scents this holiday season

    Nathan Price|Nov 28, 2022

    This holiday season, many of us will be hosting family and friends at our homes to celebrate Christmas and the new year. If that’s you, then it’s no doubt time to start thinking about how to turn your home into a cheerful and joyful space for the ones you love. Good food and decorations are the obvious “must haves” for any good holiday get together, but often overlooked is the sense of smell. A welcoming fragrance that can fill your home with holiday scents is one of the best ways to mak...

  • Holiday Fare

    Nov 28, 2022

    For the third year in a row, Miller’s Fresh Foods will not be holding a Taste of the Season tasting event. So sadly, there will be no tasting and sipping…but they will once again have a recipe book, the 2022 Taste of the Season “Last Blast from the Past,” filled with a collection of lots of their favorite recipes from the past 12 years!! Below are just two of the many delicious holiday meals and treats featured in the Miller’s Fresh Foods Taste of the Season cookbook! For a free will donation to the New Rockford Fire Department, you...

  • Savvy Senior: How to buy over-the-counter hearing aids

    Jim Miller|Nov 28, 2022

    Dear Savvy Senior, I’m interested in getting some of the new over-the-counter hearing aids that just became available a few month ago. Can you offer any tips to help me with this? Straining to Hear Dear Straining, The new FDA approved over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids that started rolling out this fall are a real game changer for the roughly 48 million Americans with hearing loss. Adults with impaired hearing can now walk in and buy hearing aids at a pharmacy, big box chain, consumer...

  • History of New Rockford: Nov. 28, 2022

    K.C. Gardner Jr.|Nov 28, 2022

    The July 21, 1905, “Transcript” stated that during the week Peter Crain had been hauling lumber to his Tiffany farm for the 44x84 barn he was having built. It would have a full stone basement and the stone work was done. Rudolf Indergaard was in from the Plainview district. During the week H.P. Carr sold his interest in the Davies Livery stable to G.W. Streeter. The previous week Mack MacLachlan, his wife, family, and sister-in-law Miss Lindelle, arrived from Grand Rapids, Michigan, to...

  • Dakota Recreation Report: Nov. 28, 2022

    Patricia Stockdill|Nov 28, 2022

    Outdoor notes: *It is illegal to chase, harass, and pursue any wildlife species, including coyotes, with snowmobile or tracked vehicles. *Reminder that most roads and trails closed to hunting if posted on both sides. *Hunters reminded to put identification on tree stands and blinds when set up on N.D. Game & Fish Dept. WMAs. *Nov. 29: Dove season closes. *Dec. 1: Snowmobile N.D. trails open, snow conditions permitting. Go to their website, (snowmobilend.org) and click “Trail conditions” for...

  • Local giving during the holidays

    Nov 28, 2022

    ‘Tis the season for giving! Here are five easy way to give locally this holiday: 1. Team Boyd - It’s the ninth year of Team Boyd, the annual fundraiser in memory of Boyd Xavier Warren, son of Jake and Sarah Warren who died shortly after birth. Transcript Publishing is proud to once again be the exclusive source for Team Boyd merch, and this year 30 percent of all sales will be split between the NR-S Second Gym Project and Matthew's Voice Project. A local committee has recently re-engaged to raise funds for the construction of a second gymna...

  • Holiday Happenings 2022

    Nov 28, 2022

    There are many opportunities to shop, mingle and celebrate in our community this holiday season. Below is a sampling of the local happenings scheduled throughout the next few weeks. The New Rockford Transcript, New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce and local merchants encourage you to make it a hometown holiday! December 1 - 18: DPRCA's "A Christmas Survival Guide" DPRCA’s “A Christmas Survival Guide” opens Dec. 1. This intimate revue takes a wry and knowing look at a stressful season. Armed with a copy of A Christmas Survival Guide and...

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  • Our Outdoors: Sudden Shift

    Nick Simonson|Nov 28, 2022

    It's strange how one day in November, you can be staring out at a beige and brown field, watching deer move back and forth, going about their annual chase in an effort to beget the next generation; and then the next day, staring silently as drifts and drifts of white grow in the front yard, pinning you indoors until the first plows make their way to the neighborhood. It doesn't always happen in November, sometimes it's late December, right around the holidays, or as it was last spring,...

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