Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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New Rockford-Sheyenne played well overall as a team defeated Griggs County Central by a final score of 74-39 in non-district boys basketball action played at Cooperstown on Tuesday, February 13. The Cougars are a very young team and they compete in a very tough Region 2, with the likes of Thompson, Cavalier and Hillsboro-Central Valley as top teams. The Rockets led all the way and at all quarter stops, 19-9, 46-18, 59-25. At times the game was very physical. All of the Rockets saw valuable playing time, eleven scored and everyone c...
Dr. Merlin Lindstrom, better known by his peers simply as "Merl," graduated from Sheyenne Public School in 1969 with only ten other classmates. He went on to earn his undergraduate and PhD degrees in chemistry at NDSU. This training allowed him to accept a job with an energy firm that is presently the third largest downstream energy company and the second largest refiner in the country. Officially retiring on February 28, 2018, after a career of 40 years with the prestigious Phillips 66...
I’ve always loved the Winter Olympics. The figure skating was always my favorite, though. They glided so gracefully on the ice, in costumes that were unbelievably glamorous. It was one of those things that you always dreamed of being, without having any clue the amount of work the athletes put in. My own dreams were dashed at the local ice rink when I realized those jumps were not as easy as they looked, and that ice was HARD. My mom always made “parties” out of the figure skating events, which...
The Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts is proud to present Broadway Unbound! Chock-a-block full of Broadway's greatest hits, this concert-style performance will act more as a fundraising event than as a traditional theatrical performance. "Our late-winter show has always been our opportunity to try something a little out of the ordinary," says Artistic Director Elliott Schwab. "Typically it's a significantly shorter run than our other shows so we have a chance to branch out and take...
The archery program at New Rockford-Sheyenne School recently got a boost in funds with help from the Eddy County Rod & Gun Club. President Scott Severs and Director Gene Masse of the Eddy County Rod & Gun Club presented a check for $1,650 to coach Jamie Risovi, Superintendent Jill Louters, and several archery students on Friday, Feb. 9. The funds will be used to purchase a set of 3D targets, which allow students to practice on life-size animal replicas, and other equipment needed for the...
Hearts and kisses are mainstays of Valentine's Day, and the combination of the two has a sweet history at NR-S School. Two senior Future Homemakers of America (FHA) members started the tradition of "hearts and kisses" at New Rockford High School in the '80s under the instruction of Gail Weisenburger. More than 30 years later, this fundraiser and service project still delivers positive messages to local students each Valentine's Day. "We literally cut out hearts the first year," Weisenburger...
Twelve top spellers from New Rockford- Sheyenne challenged themselves Wednesday, Feb. 14 at the Eddy County Spelling Bee. All students started with a 25 question vocabulary test, followed by a 50 word written spelling challenge. The four students with the best scores from the written rounds battled it out in three oral rounds of five words each. Seventh grader Emma Duda emerged as the champion after the first three oral rounds. Classmate Hallie Brown finished in second place. Eighth graders...
For the fifth consecutive year, CHI St. Alexius Health, Carrington Medical Center has been named one of the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals in the United States by iVantage Health Analytics and The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Mariann Doeling, President of CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center, states, “We are so proud of our staff in Carrington for receiving this award for the fifth consecutive year. It truly shows their dedication and commitment to deliver the best rural healthcare.” CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington sco...
