Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Around Sept. 26, 1904, Leslie’s telephone line was transferred to the “Central” location in Babcock and Bucklin’s drug store, making a total of five such lines in the “Central” office. On the evenings of Sept. 26 to 28, the Nix family appeared in the Opera House; “they are good.” On the morning of Sept. 26, Jacob Chamberlain sold his 960-acre farm, five miles west of New Rockford, to Jacob Allmaras for around $20,000; Chamberlain was going to close out his business interests and leave for his h...
Dear Savvy Senior, How can a person know if they’ve had a minor stroke? My 72-year-old mother had a spell a few weeks ago where she suddenly felt dizzy for no apparent reason, and had trouble walking and speaking, but it went away, and she seems fine now. Concerned Son Dear Concerned, The way you’re describing it, it’s very possible that your mom had a “mini-stroke” also known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), and if she hasn’t already done so she needs to see a doctor as soon as possible...
One of my favorite parables describes the difference between heaven and hell. In both places, hungry people sit at tables laden with delicious food. In hell, people suffer and starve because they cannot eat with the long utensils provided. In heaven, people are happy and thrive because they use the utensils to feed each other. Many cultures and religions have some variation of this story. It illustrates a universal truth: we depend on each other. The current pandemic has starkly illustrated this interdependency, and it does not sit comfortably...
The annual Class B Day Jamboree was held at Sweetwater Elementary and the Sports Center gymnasium in Devils Lake on Saturday, Jan. 15. The Rockets were among nine other girls' basketball teams to compete. The Rockets versus the Midway/Minto Mustangs was the first game of the day. Unlike the past few games for the New Rockford-Sheyenne girls, the Rockets were able to come out victorious, leaving the Mustangs in the dust 69-33. The start of the game went miraculously well. Kaiya O'Connor was able...
On Monday, Jan. 17, the New Rockford Sheyenne-Rockets took to the court for the first time in 2022, and it wasn't pretty. Due to weather, NR-S had two District 7 matchups postponed which would have occurred before Monday night's game. Instead, the Rockets' District 7 opener would come against the undefeated Four Winds/Minnewauken Indians. The game got off to a relatively competitive start, as NR-S matched the Indians' intensity and energy level in the opening minutes. NR-S senior Nick Berglund...
Despite mother nature's winter weather advisory, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets trekked to Fessenden to take on the Harvey/Wells County Hornets. The Rockets came up short, losing 47-49. This was the first District 7 win for the Hornets this season, after recently losing to the Benson County Wildcats, and the Nelson County Chargers. As for the Rockets, this was their second District 7 loss. Senior Kalyn Keller of the Hornets had an outstanding game. If she wasn't in the key shooting, she...
Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice and don’t move around at night. *Remember to keep fish caught in 25 feet and deeper; they rarely survive coming up from deep depths. Tournaments: *Jan. 29: Devils Lake, 6-Mile Bay. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Jan. 18: 1,447.2 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,447.16 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1...
You don't hear much in the way of hymns from a congregation of alligators, which is the name for the reptiles when they're found in a group. Likely, you don't turn to a shrewdness of apes for advice as they'd most likely be chasing you off, especially if they are of the bigger varieties. Society has come up with a number of odd names for when animals get together, but the common ones and those seen most frequently in our neck of the woods are easy to remember: a flock of geese, a herd of deer,...
A few words come to mind this past week up here on Devils Lake: snow, wind, cold, warm and Covid. Yes, I said the bad word – Covid - and while it has not hit me, we have had a few groups cancel on us here as of late due to Covid. So, if you are looking to get a day or two in here in January, I do have a few random openings. The other word I mentioned was snow. If you are concerned about getting around the entire Devils Lake region, you should be. Plan on utilizing vehicles with tracks or w...
My uncle and I go pheasant hunting a couple times each year. We usually hunt over our labs in Montana and during the holidays in Minnesota. He has a couple catch phrases that will undoubtedly be said during each hunt. The first is said upon seeing other hunters out in the field he wanted to work, "Do any of these SOB's work anymore?" His other saying happens at the end of the hunt. After the dogs are put up, he'll crack a beer at the tailgate and say, "It ain't easy being a sportsman." My...
They're out there under the ice, scattered throughout North Dakota's slough country; jumbo perch that just a couple of decades ago were limited to major reservoirs in the Peace Garden State along with the noted population in Devils Lake. With the onset of the wet cycle experienced in the upper plains since the mid-1990s, sloughs that were either entirely dry at one point, or were mere potholes of stagnant water expanded and connected, forming lakes with depths that went over 10 feet. With the...
