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  • Archival Anecdotes: The little things

    Apr 13, 2020

    I promise. This is the last winter photograph I plan to share for a while- at least until October. This photo, selected from the Eddy County Museum archives, is titled "Cold Lunch" and was taken in the early 20th century. (I've been trying to date that coffee can, but with no such luck.) The three women pictured here are not known. If you know happen to recognize them, I'd love to know more! Regardless of their names, what strikes me most about this photo (and all the snow pictures I've shared...

  • History of New Rockford: April 13, 2020

    K.C. Gardner Jr.|Apr 13, 2020

     On the morning of Sunday, March 1, 1903, a daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roach west of town. Former resident John W. Oard of Des Moines, Iowa, was visiting his brother, former resident Prof. Ira Oard of the Capital City Orchestra in Bismarck.  On March 2, William Thorn, Robert Vivra from eastern Eddy County, and John Topp were in on business. Chris Fahrner returned from the Twin Cities. Grain buyer B.G. Arbogast returned from his company’s “coal fields” around Barnesville, Minn. J.W...

  • Savvy Senior: How to Get Help from Social Security During the Coronavirus Pandemic

    Jim Miller|Apr 13, 2020

    Dear Savvy Senior, I’ve heard that the Social Security Administration has closed all their offices because of the coronavirus pandemic. How are they accommodating people while they’re closed down? Recently Retired Dear Recently, Yes, that’s correct. The Social Security Administration has closed its 1,200 field offices throughout the country to protect benefit recipients and workers from the coronavirus pandemic. Their offices have been closed since March 17. How long they will be closed is un...

  • Eyes that see the good in things: Farewell

    Allison Lindgren|Apr 13, 2020

    As we live through this COVID-19 pandemic, stories about good things are plentiful. I am seeing them everywhere… on the news, in the papers and in social media. This pandemic has united the world against one common foe. Video clips from Brazil showed residents of high-rise apartments joining together, despite the challenges of social distancing, to sing together and the sweet sound of their song swelled across the entire city. Israelis also joined to make noise from their balconies, letting t...

  • COVID-19 Daily Ticker: April 3-8

    Apr 13, 2020

    Friday, April 3 This day marked the end of the first 14 days of following recommendations from the Center for Disease Control regarding COVID-19. There were 14 new cases recorded today, including the first case in Eddy County. A total of 173 positive cases had been confirmed. Monday, April 6 On Monday, 18 out of 426 tests came back positive. Gov. Burgum stated that North Dakota ranks in the Top 10 when it comes to COVID-19 testing per capita. Our state has among the highest testing rates and...

  • New Rockford-Sheyenne School announces third quarter honor rolls

    Apr 13, 2020

    New Rockford-Sheyenne High School Principal Avolt Baumbach released the third quarter honor rolls for the 2019-20 school year. High School A Honor Roll Seniors Bo Belquist, Ashlynn Benson, Waylyn Davis, Tessa Dockter, Jaden Gray, Abigail Guthmiller, Hannah Haley, Nathan Holzwarth, Kindra Jacobson, Emma Myhre, Brianna Price, Benjamin Schaefer, Garret Schuster. Juniors Danielle Bjerke, John Grann, Cassie Longnecker, Kenna Munson, Evan Ulrich, Koven Wolford, Kayden Wiedrich. Sophomores Mya Cudworth, Koby Duda, Madison Schuster, Alyssa Thumb....

  • N.D. Game and Fish Updates: April 13, 2020

    Apr 13, 2020

    State Agencies Promote Benefits of Outdoor Recreation While the upcoming weekend weather doesn't necessarily remind us of spring, warmer weather is just around the corner. As the days get longer and temperatures rise, people naturally want to head outdoors. But this year it's not business as usual. North Dakota's outdoors and its health benefits, including stress reduction, lower blood pressure, better sleep, and relief from anxiety, stress, and depression, are likely more important than ever. That's why the North Dakota departments of Parks...

  • Dakota Recreation Report

    Patricia Stockdill|Apr 13, 2020

    Outdoor notes: *North Dakota state park facilities, including vault toilets, restrooms and visitor centers remain closed to public use. Hiking trails are open for day use only. Please remember to implement social distancing. *N.D. Game & Fish Dept. Wildlife Mgmt. Areas also open to public use, although specific use regulations apply. Go to the Game & Fish Dept. website, (gf.nd.gov) for information. *Check with other public land and recreation agencies, as well, regarding camping and public use...

  • Our Outdoors: The business of hope

    Nick Simonson|Apr 13, 2020

    A colleague of mine, reacting to the recent and sudden halt to everything economic, expressed concern about business and the state of the world in general. The advertising dollars dried up almost instantaneously in the front half of the month. Doors were closed and shops were dark as if it was some sort of black holiday on main street. People's priorities had suddenly shifted from spend-spend-spend to survival. While I'm no economist and can't predict which letter of the alphabet comes next in...

  • Flatlining Crappies

    Nick Simonson|Apr 13, 2020

    While crappies aren't known for adrenaline-inducing strikes or heart-pounding battles, they're often some of the earliest angling excitement in spring as they stage to spawn and hang on the edge of shallow northern bays and other areas where they'll beget the next generation of slabs. While an EKG might not register the spike in pulse when one of these popular panfish is hooked, thinking of that heart monitor readout is a good way to remember a reliable tactic for catching them this time of...

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  • Feeling out spring walleyes

    Nick Simonson|Apr 13, 2020

    Spring walleyes - especially those river fish that offer up some of the season's first opportunities as ice takes its time peeling off area lakes - are a predictable lot insofar as the locations they use when staging for the spawn. In those holes and riffles below obstructions, shallows or mating areas are where they can be found getting ready for water temperature, day length and related seasonal factors to combine in an ideal scenario and trigger the species' regular spring rituals. Targeting...

  • New Rockford Park District issues guidance on safe use of parks

    Apr 13, 2020

    Concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continue to grip our nation. New Rockford Park District (NRPD) supports the power of parks and open spaces as essential resources for health and wellness, and understands that people may have questions and concerns about visiting parks, playgrounds, outdoor courts/fields, or open spaces at this time. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has flagged mental health as a top concern associated with the COVID-19 outbreak.... Full story