Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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On Wednesday, May 30, New Rockford-Sheyenne High School Principal Avolt Baumbach recognized the following students for earning a spot on the 4th Quarter Honor Roll. A Honor Roll Seniors: Theodore Allmaras, Gretchen Berglund, Cassidy Clifton, Kyleigh Hilbert, Cassidy Holth, Xavier Klocke, Sandra Larson, Pieter Louters, Logan Munson, Ashley Schuster, Elizabeth Widmer, Darica Ziebart. Juniors: Bo Belquist, Ashlynn Benson, Waylyn Davis, Hannah Haley, Nathan Holzwarth, Brianna Price, Garret Schuster. Sophomores: Danielle Bjerke, Hayleigh Clapper,...
By mid-June all the North Dakota “traditional” spring sport state events are wrapped up, but there are still hundreds of kids awaiting their “shot” at state tournament honors. And yes, that is a pun intended. The North Dakota State High School Clay Target League 2019 state tournament is June 15-16 at The Shooting Park near Horace. It’s an increasingly popular event that has seen participation more than double in just the last three years, necessitating an extra day so everyone who wants to compe...
Tournaments: *June 15: Devils Lake, 6-Mile Bay; Lake Sakakawea, Fort Stevenson State Park; Lake Sakakawea, Sportsmen Centennial. *June 16: Lake Audubon, Totten Trail; Tolna Dam. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, June 4: 1,449.07 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.97 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,848.36 MSL; 14,700 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases. *N.D. Game and Fish Dept. Dist. game wardens: No reports from area lakes, Devils Lake,...
The Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board and the North Dakota Water Education Foundation are co-hosting a tour of the Devils Lake region on Wednesday, June 19. The tour begins at the Devils Lake Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center, 208 Hwy. 2 west, Devils Lake at 8:30 a.m. This year's tour will review the infrastructure that has been developed and constructed since flooding started, including the nearly 12-mile earthen dam that protects the City of Devils Lake, Sullys Hill National Game Preserve, historic Fort Totten State Historic...
Summer in North Dakota means long, warm days loaded with adventure, be it lazy or crazy. North Dakotans welcome June with festivals and events full of fun for all ages. Maybe it’s relishing the flavors of delicious barbecue, junking with friends at a festival, putting miles on in the saddle, or chilling to live music, there is something for everyone this month in North Dakota. To find more information about these activities, and for a complete list of events, go to NDtourism.com or call (800) 435-5663 or (701) 328-2525. Medora Musical M...
When John Scanson retired, he knew that he wouldn't enjoy sitting around "doing nothing." He knew he was going to have to keep busy just to keep those aches and pains away. Not to mention the fact that he prefers to stay busy. After serving as Midkota School's janitor for 14 years, he had developed a strong bond with the kids and the school where he worked. When Scanson combined his desire to keep busy with his natural affinity for kids and interest in woodworking, the result has been pick-up lo...
The dam dilemma that has plagued the Eddy County Water Resource District (ECWRD), landowner Monty Schaefer and neighbors Doug and Chris Skadberg reached a turning point on Tuesday, June 4 after a tense discussion among the parties. As a result, plans to remove the dam have stalled and the Rosefield Dam will remain part of the landscape until further notice. Schaefer secured a meeting with the Office of the State Engineer (OSE) this spring after he found additional evidence to support his claim...
The Eddy County Commission is proceeding with the quiet title action for the former Mill Pump and Cheers. Eddy County State’s Attorney Ashley Lies reported on the status of the action at the June 4 county commission meeting. A quiet title action is a legal proceeding to determine who owns which rights in a tract of land. The proceeding is initiated when there is a conflict or uncertainty, as to who owns which legal interest in the tract, such as, more than one person claiming ownership of the p...
Kristi Swenson approached the city commission at its June 3 meeting on behalf of the New Rockford Park District. She announced that the opening of the pool is delayed due to failure of the main circulation pump. Associated Pools planned to rebuild the pump and return it later in the week. An official opening date had not been announced as of press time Thursday. Lifeguards are in short supply. Anyone 15 years or older interested in lifeguarding should contact Manager Dennis Nybo at (701) 302-8105 as soon as possible. Swenson said that one more...
The New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation has announced the first Yard of the Week. The winner for the week of June 3 is Frank and Anne Erickson. They were nominated by fourth grader Sophie Skogen. She says, "Every time I look out our front door, I see their perfectly green grass. Their yard is always well kept and... is the first yard in the spring to be bright green." Nomination forms are available at City Hall or Bakers Dozen. You can also nominate someone by filling out this survey at...
More than 40 years ago, during the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 moon missions, astronauts collected samples of lunar rocks and dust. Some of those samples are now at a public library near you. Thanks to NASA and the North Dakota State Library, these lunar samples and additional meteorite samples will be on display at the Eddy-New Rockford Library. While the lunar and meteorite samples are small and encapsulated in a Lucite disk, each one includes six different types of astromaterials. The Meteorite Sample Disk contains six different meteorite samples...
This week I met a very nice man. I had heard about John Scanson several times as, one by one, parts of his story kept popping up on Facebook. As was mentioned in the front page article, the Transcript covered a story last year when he built 24 handmade birdhouses and gave them to the students in Mrs. Hager’s class at NR-S. Some time later, a friend posted a picture of her granddaughter’s smiling face, along with other Kensal elementary students who had just received handmade doll beds from him...
They gained most of their notoriety on the football field, and led the NR-S Rockets to a state basketball appearance this winter. This spring, Teddy Allmaras and Bo Belquist proved that their game-changing abilities extended to the baseball diamond as well. Allmaras, a senior for the SNR Black Sox, was named to the Class B First Team All-State squad, and Belquist, a junior, was honored with a Second Team award as part of statewide selections announced on June 2. In his previous athletic...
As much as it’s tempting to drive the narrative that Bo Belquist would break his own uncle’s school record in the triple jump, it turns out that assertion was pure fantasy. In articles published in the “Transcript” over a period of several weeks, Alex Belquist’s 2004 mark of 43’7”, which has since been surpassed by his nephew during both the regular track season and on Bo’s state title-clinching 45’ 6 1/2” leap in late May, has now been revealed to be incorrectly reported as NR-S’ top historica...
Each year the North Dakota Newspaper Association (NDNA) Better Newspaper Contest recognizes exceptional work in advertising, news, photography and overall design in newspapers throughout the state. In the mid-size weekly division, the "New Rockford Transcript" received a total of 16 awards in the contest, some in all three major categories: Advertising, News and Photography. The awards were presented at a joint convention of the NDNA and South Dakota Newspaper Association on May 31 in Medora....
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