Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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The Rockets headed to Hazen on Tuesday, April 6, to compete in the Hazen Early Bird Invitational. Seven Rockets athletes placed in the top ten, with one receiving two state qualifications. Kelsie Belquist competed in three different events. Belquist competed in the 400-meter dash and received first place with a time of 1:00.04. Belquist competed in the 200-meter dash and received first place with a time of 27.04 seconds. And lastly, Belquist competed in the triple jump and received first place with a jump of 35’10”. Belquist state qua...
April is Youth Financial Literacy Month. North Dakota State University Extension in Foster and Eddy counties, local banks and credit unions are partnering with schools in Carrington and New Rockford to provide a lesson to first grade students on earning, spending and saving. The goal of the program is for students to learn positive money behaviors at an early age. As part of the lesson, each student is provided with a piggy bank that is theirs to keep. They decorated the bank for a "Piggy Bank...
AGENDA New Rockford-Sheyenne Board of Education Regular Meeting by Zoom Monday, April 12, 2021, 7:00 p.m. I. REGULAR ITEMS A. Call to order, roll call, establishment of quorum, and approval of agenda. B. Consent agenda. Attachments. Discussion. Motion. 1. Approve minutes of March 8, 2021 regular meeting minutes. 2. Approve minutes of March 31, 2021 special meeting minutes. 3. Business Manager’s report a. Balance Sheet b. General Fund Revenue Report c. General Fund Expenditure Report d. Building Fund e. Sinking and Interest f. Food Servic...
Coming over the rise and down the gravel road to the boat launch, the early morning sun reflected off the sprawling lake, which was only slightly dappled by a light and variable breeze. It was the first time I had arrived at the water this season where a chop wasn't already rolling across the surface. I knew the two or three hours my buddy John and I would have to cast, to what remained of the spawning crappies with our fly rods, would be prized in what has been a windy spring, and one that has...
Outdoor notes: *New 2021 fishing, hunting and trapping licenses now needed. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, April 6: 1,448.52 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.4 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,836.62 MSL; 21,800 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases. *N.D. Game & Fish Dept. Dist. game wardens: No east-central area lake reports. Most lakes south of U.S. Highway 2 in central North Dakota have open water with some activity, but limited...
The challenges of the past year have impacted all jobs and North Dakota game wardens were no different. In a similar way to how virtual conferences and online shopping were suddenly more popular than ever due to the reduced contact and concentration, so too was time in the outdoors. Fresh air and wide-open spaces replaced indoor concerts and sporting events in many cases. The outdoors was open, and more hunters and anglers took to the fields and waters. About the only outdoor activity canceled...
North Dakota Game and Fish Department offices, except for Riverdale, are open to public access after being closed to walk-in traffic since last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Riverdale office will remain closed to walk-in traffic since it does not have an administrative assistant. Individuals will need to call ahead and make an appointment or contact the Bismarck office for assistance. Following the North Dakota Smart Restart guidelines, outdoor enthusiasts must sign in upon entering for contact tracing purposes, and face...
As spring turkey hunting season kicks off across North Dakota, the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is looking through its Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt program to continue advancing its missions of improving habitat for the birds in the state, putting more hunters on the landscape and increasing their access to those huntable acres. According to Clayton Lenk, NWTF District Biologist for North Dakota, along with Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota, the organization is blowing its...
With the early spring and a fast ice out this season, fishing options are opening quickly, and trout angling provides a chance at bigger holdover fish from last year's stockings. Those trout that remain in lakes across the upper Midwest are active in cold water and they're usually quite a bit bigger than they were when they were stocked last spring. What follows are some tips to locate these April opportunities before this season's stockings start and get a chance at some big rainbows and browns...
