Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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In my elementary school years, February meant preparing for the annual sugar-laden Valentine’s Day parties and making our Valentine’s boxes. Kids seemed to either love or hate the idea of turning ordinary household boxes into our personal Valentine mailboxes. My mom saved containers and always had great ideas on how to turn those containers into cute Valentine boxes, so I loved it. Now, of course, a simple search on Google would give you more ideas than you would ever be able to use in this lif...
New Rockford-Sheyenne just did not play very well overall as Medina-Pingree-Buchanan defeated the locals in non-district girls basketball action, played at Pingree on Monday, Feb. 10. The Rockets never quit, but didn’t shoot well from the field and had quite a few turnovers. The Rebels led throughout and at all quarter stops, 25-8, 42-19, 60-31 and won by a final score of 71-43. The Rebels are a fairly young team but they are having a good year and should be one of the top teams in Region 3. Gracie Bohl led M-P-B with a game-high 24 points. M...
Junior Varsity Girls BB Tourney at Maddock Feb. 8. FW-M: 16 12 23 6 = 57 NR-S: 14 8 7 8 = 37 FW-M: Individual scoring N/A Totals: 20 field goals, 15-18 free throws, 14 fouls. Two three-pointers. NR-S: Mya Cudworth 8, Kennedy Demester 7, Kenna Munson 6, Kayahna Hopfauf 6, Kelsey Belquist 6, Chloe Guthmiller 2, Madi Myhre 1. Three-pointers: Cudworth 2, Demester. Totals:15 field goals, 4-11 free throws, 16 fouls. Devils Lake: 7 15 10 8 = 40 NR-S: 10 10 8 28 = 56 DL: Individual Scoring N/A. Totals: 13 field goals, 13-22 free throws, 18 fouls. One...
It was a very physical and hard-fought game all the way as St. John defeated the Rockets by a final score of 48-46 in non-district boys basketball action played at St. John on Saturday, Feb. 8, before a very good crowd. The Woodchucks will be one of the top teams in District 8 and Region 4. St. John led 23-18 after one, 25-23 at halftime, it was tied 36-36 after three, and again the Woodchucks won on a short-range bucket by Adam Jollie as time expired. St. John was led by Tyrece Gunville with...
This game was quite for the most and very hard-fought as the locals defeated Shiloh-Christian by a final score of 54-49 in non-district boys basketball action played here on Friday, Feb. 7 before a pretty good crowd. The Skyhawks are one of the top teams in the state. Shiloh Christian led 15-14 after one stanza, the locals had a big second quarter and led 34-23 at halftime, 46-44 after three and again came away with a 54-49 win against a very good team. Jaden Mitzel paced the visitors with a...
The Rockets played a pretty good first quarter but after that Shiloh Christian gradually pulled away and took control as they defeated the locals by a final score of 65-35 in non-district girls basketball action, played here on Friday, Feb. 7. The Skyhawks are a very good overall team. The visitors led all the way and at all quarter stops, 16-11, 53-22, 49-32 and again came away with a 65-35 win. Overall, it was a pretty physical game. Eric Guler and his brother Brian Guler, two former New Rockford residents officiated not only this game but...
This game was very hard-fought and close all the way as Hatton-Northwood defeated the Rockets by a final score of 64-59 in non-district boys basketball action played at Northwood on Tuesday, Feb. 11. Hatton-Northwood is one of the top teams in the state and they are out of Region 2. A bucket by Nathan Holwarth put the locals up 4-3 with 5:50 to go in the first. A trey by Kelby Azure put the Thunder up 14-7 with 1:50 left. A trey by Nick Presnell at the horn cut the lead to 18-14 after one. Hatton-Northwood led 23-16 late in the second quarter,...
New Rockford-Sheyenne played a pretty good overall game as the locals defeated Barnes County North by a final score of 54-35 in non-district girls basketball action played at Leal on Thursday, Feb. 6. A basket by Chloe Heinz tied the game at 2-2 with 6:42 to go in the first. The Rockets went on a 9-0 run capped off by a bucket by Hannah Haley making it 9-2 with 2:33 to go. New Rockford-Sheyenne led 12-4 after one. It was 24-12 in favor of the locals at halftime. Barnes County North cut the lead to 36-26 after three. The Rockets had a big f...
"This team just keeps putting up some amazing numbers again this year!" says coach Jamie Risovi. On Saturday, Feb. 8, the New Rockford-Sheyenne Archery team made the trek to Wilton and returned home with new record numbers. NR-S sophomore Macey Wobbema took first place in both high school girls bullseye and 3D. Her personal best score of 285 in bullseye was enough to earn her a spot in the All-State Shootoff at the state tournament. Koven Walford topped all on the boys side, as he placed first...
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. *Feb. 22: Dakota Valley Fowlers Delta Waterfowl banquet, Valley City Eagles, 5 p.m. Tournaments: *Feb. 22: Alkaline Lake, Lake Audubon, Devils Lake. *Feb. 29: Lake Josephine. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation: 1,449 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.91 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,838.13 MSL; 24,700 cubic...
Even with the rather kind spell that mother nature has afforded us over the last few weeks with no blizzards, light winds and even some melting temperatures scattered in here and there, winter can still feel a little long. Spending afternoons huddled over an ice hole can wear on a die-hard open-water angler in the middle of the offseason and any chance to stretch the legs and the casting arm is one I’ll take advantage of. With the temperatures creeping above freezing and light winds out of t...
Bismarck, ND - Growers of dry peas, lentils, lupins, fava beans, and chickpeas in Eddy County are being urged to participate in the election of a county representative for the North Dakota Dry Pea and Lentil Council. According to the North Dakota Dry Pea and Lentil Council Chairman, pulse crop producers have an exciting opportunity to serve as county or district representatives for the North Dakota Dry Pea and Lentil Council and encourages all to participate in the election to be held on...
With North Dakota's legislature meeting every other year, the winter of 2020 would seem like many to be a quiet one for the state's lawmakers, but for Senator Larry Robinson of District 24, serving Barnes, southwestern Cass and northwestern Ransom Counties since 1989, his three decades of experience dictate otherwise. With concerns of sportsmen and conservationists at the forefront of the 2019 session, he knows those issues are carrying over and looming large for the next assembly in 2021 and...
Sometimes a fly isn't just about fur and feathers. With all the incredible synthetics and compounds we have available in the modern era of tackle crafting, we've been given the amazing ability to create something out of nothing, or to take that something and make it spectacular. The epoxy fry is an example of how a little fast-drying glue under a UV light creates a glassy, just-hatched imitator that no fish that eats fish could ever turn down! Dress it up with permanent marker in colors to match...
