Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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Outdoor notes: *May 20: Turkey season closes. Tournaments: *May 19: Devils Lake, Creel Bay; Buffalo Lodge Lake. *May 20: Lake Audubon. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, May 8: 1,449.83 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,449.85 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,843.09 MSL; 37,000 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases. *N.D. Game & Fish Dept. Dist. game wardens: Runoff is minimal into Devils Lake area feeder creeks and coulees but a lot of anglers ar...
One inning proved to be the difference in this game as Midkota-Dakota Prairie-Lakotadefeated the Black Sox by a final score of 5-2 in Region 3 high school baseball action played here on Thursday, May 3. The visitors came up with one run in the first, and added four more in the fifth. SNR came up with two runs in the fifth. Bo Belquist singled to left with one out, then Colter Soderholm came up next and also singled. Teddy Allmaras and then Tucker Longnecker each knocked in a run on a single. How...
Teddy Allmaras and Kyle Leapaldt each pitched well for their respective teams as Carrington Cardinals defeated the Sheyenne-New Rockford by a final score of 4-3 in Region 3 high school baseball action played at Carrington, on Monday, May 7. The Black Sox scored one run in the third. Johnny Grann doubled to right, with one out. Bo Belquist struck out with two outs, but reached base on a catcher's error. Grann eventually scored on a wild pitch. Carrington came up with two runs in the third. S...
Tucker Longnecker pitched a very good overall game and the bats came alive for SNR, as the locals defeated Medina-Pingree-Buchanan by a final score of 21-0 in the Region 3 high school baseball action played at Medina, on Friday, May 4. SNR scored four runs in the first inning. Luke Ystaas knocked in two runs on a single to left. Nick Presnell knocked in one on a double to right. The other run scored as a result of a double steal. The locals added four more in the second. Longnecker knocked in a...
With two weeks remaining before summer begins, the New Rockford Park District is gearing up for its busiest season with a small but mighty group of leaders. Board members Kristi Swenson and Judy Allmaras sat down with me Wednesday to give readers the run down on what’s up with summer activities and facilities in the City of New Rockford. The most important things first- New Rockford residents, there are three seats open on the New Rockford Park District board and just one name on the ballot, J...
New Rockford was named a 2017 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of it decades-long commitment to effective urban forest management. According to City Auditor George Ritzke, this is the 27th year that the city has achieved Tree City USA designation. There are four requirements that cities need to meet in order to earn the designation: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day observance and proclamation. “Tree City USA communities see the imp...
CHI Carrington was recently named a 2018 Top 20 Critical Access Hospital for overall performance in the country. This is the fourth time since 2014, CHI St. Alexius Health, Carrington has been recognized with the Top 20 distinction. The Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals, including CHI, Carrington, scored best among critical access hospitals as determined by The Chartis Center for Rural Health for overall performance. The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) recently announced the rankings, and an awards ceremony will be held during NRHA’s C...
Last week, we featured a story by New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) sixth grader Lora Wobbema. Wobbema was so inspired by the motivations of The Kindness Club that she wanted to write about the steps students are taking to stand up to bullying in our community. When it comes to bullying prevention, these students are on the right track. They are encouraging positive, proactive solutions, and the message is for all students, not just the ones labeled the "bullies" or "victims." Early, positive i...
New Rockford-Sheyenne School students in grades 1 - 6 sang, danced and played to the audience's delight at their annual Spring Music Concert on Thursday, May 3. The evening began with a performance by the inaugural youth choir, who added a little interest to one of their numbers with kazoos. The fifth and sixth grade band came next, and ended their set with a rousing rendition of "Go, Band, Go!" Kids in grades 1 -3 did a little program called "The Day the Crayons Quit," with a variety of...
The family of Amanda Engst got some closure on Thursday as 39-year-old Crystal Herman was sentenced to serve 20 years for her role in Engst's October 2015 murder. The charge was AA felony accomplice to murder. Engst was a mother whose children will grow up without her. “(Engst’s daughter) Madison lost her mother. And she’s going to be graduating at the end of this month, and her mom won’t be there to see her graduate,” said Engst’s mother, Denise Stevenson, in her victim impact statement. Engst also has two sons. “They don’t understand what...
