Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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June 25, 2019 — “Digging up bones, I’m digging up bones. I’m exhuming things that are better left alone.” These are lyrics from one of Randy Travis’ hit songs about heartache and lost love. Of course, this song wasn’t out on this day in 1915, but had it been, it just might have been on the lips of Leo Verhulehn as he literally dug up bones. Verhulehn had bought property between Niagara and Shawnee and was digging a cellar on this day, June 25, 1915, when he uncovered six skeletons covered by six feet of earth. Five of the skeletons app...
Dear Savvy Senior, I just found out I have stage 1 hypertension and my doctor recommended I get a home blood pressure monitor to keep an eye on it. Can you offer me any tips on choosing and using one? Hypertensive Helen Dear Helen, It’s a smart idea! Everyone with elevated or high blood pressure (or 130/80) and higher – should consider getting a home blood pressure monitor to help you keep tabs on your blood pressure in a comfortable setting. Plus, if you’re taking medication it will make certain it’s working. Home Monitors The best type of...
Family members of dementia patients face many challenges, perhaps the greatest is how to communicate effectively. If anyone knows this to be true, it is Bob DeMarco who left his life as a Wall Street Executive to care for his mother, who had Alzheimer’s disease. He has since written much on the topic, and become an expert in the Alzheimer’s community. For DeMarco, things were most difficult at the beginning when he acclimated to his mother’s new reality. He says his mother “turned meaner than a...
A second youth baseball team in as many weeks hit rival Carrington's diamonds and came home champions of their age division in tournament play. The Black Sox Cal Ripken team participated in a 12U tournament and played four games there on Tuesday, June 19 and came away champions! Cal Ripken teammates show off their trophy and new bat....
Meeting for the first time as District 4 competitors after sharing space in the old Central Region for their first few years of Class B American Legion baseball, the New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox and Carrington Post 25 renewed hostilities at the latter's City Park Tuesday night, June 18. Carrington had all of the early momentum with an 8-0 lead after two innings, but Post 30 made a game of it with a four-run fourth. That would be all the 'Sox could muster, as the 25's remained unbeaten in...
District 2 League Games Thursday, June 13 Towner 5, SNR 4 at New Rockford Town. 001 301 - 5 6 1 SNR 001 120 - 4 8 2 Caden Price, Kaden Jensen (4), Alex Harrison (6) and Harrison, Jensen (6); Cy Luna and J. Cargo. W. Luna. L . Harrison. SNR: Jensen 3-3, run, RBI; Hunter Jacobson 2-2, double, run, RBI; Nick Berglund 2-3, run, RBI; Connor Knatterud 1-3. Towner: Brady Schock 2-3, run, RBI; Landon Kitzman, Alexis Duran, Cargo and Bud Taylor hit, RBI each. SNR 2, Bottineau 1 at New Rockford Botno 010 00 - 1 2 2 SNR 001 01 - 2 7 0 Harrison and Koby Du...
Theodore Allmaras, son of Linus and Susette Allmaras of New Rockford is the recipient of two scholarship awards for the upcoming 2019-20 academic year. North Dakota State University's Presidential Honor Award was awarded to Allmaras. This $10,000 scholarship recognizes students who scored 29 to 31 on the ACT and high academic achievement. In addition, Bank Forward President Tom Watson and CEO and Insure Forward President Mark Brown announced that Allmaras received the educational scholarship...
North Dakota State University has announced the names on the students who graduated at the May 11, Spring Commencement Ceremony. Area graduates are listed here alphabetically by their last names. Their hometown and degree will be listed as well. The presence of an astrix (*) before a name indicates that the student graduated with honors. Joe Bakke, Carrington, Masters of Architecture; Rhianne Elaine Bowman, New Rockford, Bachelor of Science, English; Hunter Todd Buehler, Oberon, Bachelor of Science, Agricultural Economics; *Natalie Kate...
An effort is underway to determine if there are opportunities to expand local food production in northeastern North Dakota. The Northern Plains Resource Conservation and Development Council with assistance from a USDA Rural Development Rural Business Development Grant is conducting the study. The purpose of the "Northeast ND Local Foods Through Cooperation Feasibility Study" is to assess both the obstacles and the market potential of local foods in ten counties of northeastern North Dakota-...
Tee time at the 13th annual Swing Fore Charity golf tournament was 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18. This year, 140 golfers converged at Crossroads Golf Course in Carrington to help two North Dakota families in the ag industry. The recipients were Greg Bierschbach of Minot and Kennedi Klabo of Portland. Bierschbach is the store manager at Northern Plains Equipment of Minot, and Klabo is the daughter of the late Darin Klabo and Maria Klabo. After 18 holes on a gorgeous day best described as "sunny...
Outdoor notes: *Fireworks prohibited on all N.D. Game and Fish Dept. Wildlife Mgmt. Areas. Tournaments: *June 28 - 29: Devils Lake, Grahams Island State Park. *June 29: Spiritwood Lake; Red River, Grand Forks. *June 30: Lake Sakakawea, Fort Stevenson State Park. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, June 18: 1,448.99 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,449.01 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,850.99 MSL; 34,200 cubic feet per second average (CFS) Garrison Dam daily releases. *N.D. Game and Fish Dept. Dist. game wardens: Devils...
Spring Pheasant Count Up from Last Year North Dakota’s spring pheasant population index is up slightly from the same time last year, according to the state Game and Fish Department’s 2019 spring crowing count survey. R.J. Gross, upland game management biologist, said the number of roosters heard crowing this spring was up about 6 percent statewide. The primary regions holding pheasants ranged from up 14 percent in the southeast and up 17 percent in the northwest, to down 8 percent in the southwest. The count in the northeast, which is not a p...
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