Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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The April 24, 1903, “Transcript” said the mail route from Oberon to Ft. Totten had been changed; it would go from Sheyenne to Ft. Totten. Two ads—The East Side Livery Barn, Guss Gullicks, prop. The New Rockford Shoe Store, John Wenz, prop. A professional notice: Dr. Charles MacLachlan, M.D., residence Stimson Ave. West, telephone 4-3-b; physician and surgeon, offices over the Central Drug Store [Buck & Couch Drug Store], telephone 4-3-a. “Wanted—a girl for general housework; see Mrs. S.N. Putn...
Readers of this column know I love wildlife as much as anyone. In person, on the phone and via email I've connected with many compassionate people regarding situations with young wildlife, and I understand it's not easy to step back from the urge to "help" an animal and let nature take its course. But in the big picture, that is the best choice. From seemingly abandoned deer fawns, to birds that fell from a nest, to a mother duck trying to lead her brood across a crowded city parking lot,...
Outdoor notes: *The lowest three-quarters mile of Channel A as it enters Devils Lake is closed to boats and shore-fishing, the area by U.S. Highway 2 and train bridges, due to road construction. *Remember to get current boat registrations, keep social distancing and boating safety requirements for life jackets, etc. *State parks are open with camping reservations available online at (parkrec.nd.gov). Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, June 9: 1,449.62 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake...
After two years of lower upland game populations, fewer hunters pursued these game birds last fall. With that said, North Dakota's 2019 pheasant and sharp-tailed grouse harvests were down from 2018, while the number of Hungarian partridge taken last year was similar to the year before, according to statistics compiled by the state Game and Fish Department. Upland game management supervisor Jesse Kolar said the overall harvest was down despite slight increases in most population survey estimates. “This was likely due to continued declines in hun...
On June 5, the New Rockford independent baseball team took on the Carrington Red Birds at Jim "Legion" Johnson Memorial Field. The atmosphere was unlike any other, as many people came out to watch the game that night. Most fans looked like they were relieved just to be outside in the sun-filled bleachers. For the most part, the Black Sox and Red Birds eased their way into the game with a scoreless first two innings. The Red Birds struck first at the top of the third inning with Nick Lyman...
by Erik Gjovik Foster County Independent Nearly three months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of all high school extracurricular activities across the country. As a result, state sports governing bodies throughout the country are weighing their options to get their athletes back in the game in time for the fall season, but with better protection against the spread of the potentially-deadly virus. The North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) was...
New Rockford’s Ben Schaefer, a recent NR-S graduate, was deprived of his final high school golf season this spring. But he didn’t let his swing get too rusty. Schaefer, who will play the sport at the University of Jamestown starting next year, shot an 18-hole score of 83 to tie for second place among Class B competitors at the High School Senior Golf Invitational, held at Fargo Country Club Monday, June 8. The event was sponsored by Bell Bank. He received a gift certificate for $50 for his hig...
Every small town cafe seems to have a group of coffee drinkers who enjoy sitting down each morning and sharing the latest. Even at the Rockford Cafe, you are likely to see such an event unfolding, especially now that the cafe has reopened after months of coronavirus restrictions. The faces at the Rockford Cafe may have changed over the years, but you can rest assured that the local coffee club is alive and well. Pictured above is the 1951 coffee club at Rockford Cafe. Starting at the left from...
Dear Savvy Senior, All this horrible coronavirus carnage got me thinking about my own end-of-life decisions if I were to get sick. Can you recommend some good resources that can help me create a living will or advance directive, or other pertinent documents? I’ve put it off long enough. Almost 70 Dear Almost, Creating a living will (also known as an advance directive) is one of those things most people plan to do, but rarely get around to actually doing. Only about one-third of Americans c...
This has been perhaps the windiest spring I can recall since I became a dedicated angler several decades ago. The scattered calm days seem to come at a rate of one in ten or so, but the balance of the spring has been dominated by gusty conditions and stretches where even when the wind shifts, it comes out of a new direction at an equally fevered pace, wasting little time in transition. Going through the motions of correcting a slow troll with the bow mount motor on the water, or bracing the...
At a meeting of the South Dakota Game Fish & Parks Commission (GFP) on June 4, the agency declared it would be discontinuing its summer pheasant brood surveys, suggesting that the numbers – which have trended significantly lower in recent years due to decreasing habitat on the landscape of the Rushmore State – were not as important as maintaining and marketing the state's title of "The World's Pheasant Capital" and its new "Hunt the Greatest" tagline. In an era where the value of science has...
A good number of movies about diseases – Outbreak, Contagion, Pandemic, even Dawn of the Dead - have made it into the top ten on Netflix in recent weeks as fear and curiosity, along with free time have spurred a desire to understand how diseases spread. And, like with Hollywood's tales, in real life, outbreaks often start with just a spark of infection in a single patient. It is just as possible that the spark smolders and dies out, taking with it only its host before it can be spread to any o...
NEW ROCKFORD RESIDENTS: Please note that there will be NO water service in the city on Wednesday, June 17 from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. The new generator at the water plant will be hooked up to electricity at that time. Please plan accordingly for this scheduled short term outage.... Full story
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