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Last week was finally opening week for high school baseball, and the Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox got off to a puzzling start. Opening day came on Monday, April 17 against the Harvey/Wells County Hornets, and it became clear early on that SNR were far more prepared for the belated spring season than their opponents. Virtually every ball the Black Sox put in play got past a defender. Even seemingly routine ground balls proved too difficult for the Hornets to manage. The Black Sox' scoreboard,...
The fundraising efforts for the school’s second gym project are moving along, and are soon to enter the next phase. That’s according to New Rockford-Sheyenne Superintendent Jill Louters, who gave an update to the school board about second gym fundraising at their April meeting. Back in January, the NR-S school board entered into a contract with PACE Fundraising, a Fargo-based professional fundraising firm. With their help, the school is hoping to successfully re-ignite the fundraising eff...
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, April 4, a break-in occurred in downtown New Rockford. The store broken into was Shear Delight, a salon in downtown New Rockford owned by Josolyn Collier. According to Eddy County Sheriff Paul Lies, the break-in occurred sometime between the hours of 1 and 4 a.m. that morning. He said the burglar, or burglars, appear to have broken in by prying open the building’s back door. An unspecified amount of cash was then stolen, said Lies. As of press time, the s...
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 11, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board approved the resignations of two more teachers – Mark Huber and Julie Westrick, who taught science and social studies, respectively. The latest pair of resignations comes a month after the board also approved the resignations of John and Kendall Christiansen, both elementary teachers, as well as the retirement of Kent Brown, the district’s longtime math teacher and technology coordinator. Huber’s resig...
On Wednesday, April 19, the Brown Memorial in New Rockford will play host to a group of women with a story to share about abortion. In fact, it’s not just any story, it’s their own personal stories. St. John’s in New Rockford is hosting the event – titled “From Grief to Grace” – and it will feature a panel of post-abortive women from North Dakota. Those in attendance will hear their stories and testimony about the “true cost” of abortion. It will all take place at the Brown Memorial in New R...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. New legislation would allow tribe to tax alcohol on reservation The Turtle Mountain Tribal Government is considering an effort that could possibly bring an alcohol tax to tribal lands. The legislation was originally proposed by the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nations, and though Turtle Mountain did not advocate for the legislation, Chairman Jamie Azure said they do back the concept. S...
Despite mother nature's best efforts, it appears the SNR Black Sox will have a spring baseball season. According to the Sox' new head coach, Dave Skogen, this spring's baseball season will eventually get started, albeit somewhat late. Though it's not ready just yet, the baseball field in New Rockford seems likely to be among the first ready for baseball, and could be one of the region's only usable fields throughout this spring. "Everything is kind of in a holding pattern," explained Skogen....
Taking care of business at Warsing Dam will soon be more enjoyable than ever. That’s right, county commissioners have moved forward with a plan to tear down and rebuild the bathrooms at the recreation area just east of Sheyenne. At their regular meeting on Tuesday, April 4, commissioners reviewed the floor plan and cost estimate for the project, provided by local contractor Dave Chenze. The plan is to tear down the two existing bathrooms, which have become old and unsightly, and replace them w...
New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board President, Mike Jacobson, has announced the district is no longer considering the reduction of a music position. The potential of losing a music teacher had stirred strong emotions and generated spirited debate within the community and at subsequent school board meetings. The option was presented along with other potential spending cuts after preliminary budget projections had the school’s expenses exceeding their 2023-24 revenue by more than $100,000. Other o...
Local archers are gearing up for the NASP Western Nationals in Sandy, Utah, as the NR-S archery program continues its most successful year ever. At the state tournament in Minot, the entire NR-S middle school team brought home the program’s first-ever team championship, and Layton Jacobson defended his state championship in 3D archery for middle school boys. Six other individual archers also performed extremely well, bringing the total number of NR-S archers who qualified for the NASP Western N...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Racist taunting at sporting events gets legislative attention As the 68th legislative session is currently underway in Bismarck, recent racist comments at high school basketball games in Jamestown and Dickinson have prompted discussions among legislators and many others statewide. In a game between Jamestown High School and Bismarck High School on January 31, a video captured students in t...
From March 31 through April 1, The Triple Threat capped off their strong season at the esports state tournament in Grand Forks. The Triple Threat's only team to qualify for state was their Fortnite team, which includes New Rockford-Sheyenne's Kadyn Abell, an eighth-grader, and four players from Garrison. Fortnite is a third-person battle royale game, in which players are dropped onto a large map in teams of three, and must battle until only one team is left standing. During the regular season,...
On Monday, March 27, the Eddy County landowner whose verbal tirade against a group of hunters went viral pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and interference with rights of hunters. The videotaped altercation shows Jeffrey Erman berating the group of hunters near his land in eastern Eddy County, arguing they were touching his property and that they'd ruined his hunting plans for that morning. The video has amassed nearly 3 million views on YouTube. Erman originally pleaded not guilty to...
On Wednesday, March 29, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School Board held a special meeting with only one item on the agenda – discussion of music staffing. Potentially letting go of one of the district’s two music teachers had been brought up at the board’s regular meeting on Monday, March 13, prompting dozens to appear in person, where they expressed their disapproval of the idea and their support for the NR-S music program. The potential of reducing the music program by one full-time teacher was p...
April 3-9 is City Government Week, an opportunity for city leaders and staff, as well as the public they serve, to recognize the role local government plays in their community. So this week, city officials in New Rockford are putting together a few events to celebrate the work being done for their city and to engage children in their local government – beginning with a coloring contest. Starting today, the City of New Rockford has coloring pages at city hall for parents and kids to pick up. Once...
Some say accurate free-throw shooting is an art. If that's true, then Kalleigh Engels is an artist. After a stellar performance at the state free throw championship, Engels – daughter of Jackie and Jacob Engels – was named this year's 9-year-old girls' Knights of Columbus State Free Throw Champion of North Dakota. The Knights of Columbus free throw championship first began in 1972, and has been providing boys and girls ages nine through 14 with an athletic outlet while encouraging the values of...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. County caravan rescues stranded motorists On Saturday, March 11, two motorists became stranded north of Fessenden in the middle of a blizzard. The call to the sheriff’s department came in around mid-morning, notifying that two vehicles had become stuck – one had lost power and the other became stuck in a snowdrift as it attempted to assist the first. The lack of power in the first vehic...
A local business is hoping the community will give them the boost they need to reopen. When LaRae Sifuentes and her family first took over Bird Dawg Cafe and renamed it Loco Ketchup Cafe, many were excited to hear it would be open all year long. Loco Ketchup Cafe was humming along for a number of months, and many were enjoying the addition of delicious Mexican fare to the menu. As planned, Sifuentes then closed the cafe for the holidays to make time to update the 75-year-old building's...
Through their new business, Aura Aesthetics + Hydration, locals Chelsey Zeltinger, née Richter, and Taryn van Bedaf are teaming up to bring big-city amenities to the community. Located inside Breathe Health and Wellness at 740 4th Avenue South in Carrington, their new business offers aesthetic and wellness services – such as IV hydration, vitamin injectables, botox injections, and more – which typically aren't found outside larger cities. Zeltinger, a New Rockford native and NR-S graduate, said...
On Saturday, April 1, the community is invited to a medical benefit for Sharon Ludwig at Buck-It's Bar in New Rockford. Ludwig, a rural Eddy County resident, was caught up in a skid steer accident last October, suffering a compound fracture to the tibia and fibula in her left leg as it was caught under the track. Ludwig has since gone through multiple surgeries and months of healing and rehabilitation in the hopes of avoiding amputation. She was hospitalized for 10 days, endured seven...
Officials in Eddy and Wells counties are embarking on a strenuous – but very important – endeavor. Emergency managers from both counties, as well as city and county commissioners and other officials, are working to construct their new hazard mitigation plan. Hazard mitigation plans expire every five years, and the current plan for Eddy and Wells counties expires this August. Without a new one, neither county would be eligible for funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sho...
Nicholas Poitra, the man accused of murdering 30-year-old Troyal Thumb at Rindy's Bar in Sheyenne, is scheduled to be at the Eddy County Courthouse for his preliminary hearing on April 13. Poitra allegedly shot and killed Troyal Thumb of Sheyenne with a short-barreled shotgun on Feb. 19, before breaking into more than one area farmstead as he led law enforcement on a 65-hour-long manhunt in the days that followed. After being taken into custody with the help of a local farmer and his fiancé,...
Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Teacher arrested during school hours for alleged felonies A Dunseith teacher was arrested last week and is facing six charges, including child abuse and retaliating against a witness. Federal authorities took Rhawnie Marcellais into custody during school hours and transported her to Minot for a court appearance. She appeared at last week’s hearing via video from the Ward County jail, whe...
Right now, North Dakota's 68th Legislative Assembly is debating a bill that would allow feedlots and dairies to partner with corporations and limited liability companies, potentially eroding long-established anti-corporate farming laws. The bill – designated HB 1371 – has comfortably passed the N.D. House of Representatives after a 70-24 vote, advancing it to the N.D. Senate where it's being discussed by the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee. Currently, the state's anti-corporate far...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne School District is considering a number of potential spending cuts, including the release of one of their two music teachers. After word spread that budget cuts to the music program were on the agenda, dozens of concerned parents, faculty and students attended the NR-S School Board’s regular meeting on March 13. Currently, NR-S employs Heather Klocke to teach elementary music and Annette Hovey to teach middle and high school music. Any proposed cuts had not p...
