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Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest The deadline for submitting entries in the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s annual Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest is Oct. 1. The contest has categories for nongame and game species, as well as plants/insects. An overall winning photograph will be chosen, with the number of place winners in each category determined by the number of qualified entries. Contest entries are limited to digital files submitted via email only. Contestants are limited to no more than five entries. Photos must have been taken i...
Outdoor notes: *Beware of blue-green algae on area lakes and wetlands with weather and water conditions prime for the deadly toxin growth. Keep dogs out of any questionable water because it’s deadly and death can occur rapidly. *No baiting allowed on Fish and Wildlife Nat’l. Wildlife Refuges and Waterfowl Production Areas or Game and Fish Dept. Wildlife Mgmt. Areas. *Be careful of upland species identification with immature pheasants yet. *Look for fewer wetlands across much of N.D., which could...
On Dec. 18, 1901, Charles Baird came up from Faribault, Minn., for the holidays; he attended school there. Miss Etta Patterson of Wahpeton arrived to take charge of the general delivery window at the New Rockford post office. Henry Kronz was in town. Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Lyon left for a few days’ visit in the Twin Cities. The Baptist Ladies Aid hosted their annual sale, dinner, and supper, with the highlight of the evening being an auction of a handkerchief donated by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. T...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m considering making changes in my Medicare coverage during the open-enrollment period. Can you recommend any free resources that can help with my choices? Swapping Senior Dear Swapping, There are a number of good resources you can turn to that can help you choose Medicare coverage that better suits your needs that are completely free to use. As you may already know, each year during Medicare’s open enrollment – Oct. 15 through Dec. 7 – all Medicare beneficiaries can cha...
Oct. 3, 2018 — The American Crystal Sugar Company began operating North Dakota’s first refinery – located near Drayton – on this date in 1965. Farmers in the Red River Valley experimented with sugar beets as far back as the 1870s, but without a processing plant nearby, beets proved a poor venture. Valley farmers gave sugar beets another try during the agricultural depression following World War I. In 1918, valley sugar beets were sent to a small factory in southern Minn., where the crop proved superior to most. Production increased, and peo...
I learned a few things the other night when I took my husband to the Emergency Room again. The first thing I experienced was that familiar sense of relief, when we knew the medical professionals were now in control. The second thing I learned was that Google really isn’t all that helpful in self-diagnosis, and that it can make things much scarier than they really are. The third was that I really do need to stop trying to eavesdrop on conversations that are not intended for me, especially when I...
A collection of over 400 model horses that once belonged to New Rockford resident Maynard Womacks was donated to RED Arena in Dripping Springs, Texas on Aug. 15. RED Arena is a non-profit organization that serves children and adults through equine assisted therapies, mental health services, therapeutic riding lessons, beginner riding lessons, family support, social skill groups, job training programs and inclusive horse camps. Their mission is to empower individuals with disabilities through...
The New Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce invites the public to its Chamber Honors event, a networking and recognition reception, on Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in Buck-It's Bar. This more informal social event will take the place of the annual banquet and auction. At the event attendees will enjoy appetizers prepared by Buck-It's owner and Chamber member Justin McDonald as they sip drinks and mingle. Then, at 7:30 p.m. there will be a program with entertainment and special recognition awards including both "First Dollar" plaques for new businesses and...
It's Homecoming Week at New Rockford-Sheyenne School! The "New Rockford Transcript" is your source for all the week's happenings. Congratulations to the Homecoming Royal Court, pictured at right. The king and queen candidates are, from right to left: Jake Williams and Gretchen Berglund, senior designees; Luke Ystaas and Carli Lies, junior designees; Joseph Gray and Darica Ziebart, sophomore designees; and Dalton Schuster and Allison Dockter, freshman designees. The week kicks off with...
The New Rockford-Sheyenne (NR-S) Rockets youth football program has had a successful season this far. Two teams, one each for grades 3-4 and 5-6, have competed in league play with Carrington, Griggs County, Harvey-Wells County and Barnes County North. The fifth and sixth grade team is undefeated and sits atop the league standings headed into the playoffs, which start Tuesday, Oct. 2 in Carrington. The only league loss for the third and fourth grade team came Tuesday, Sept. 25 against Har...
"The dream is coming true," said Trisha Jungels. Construction for the Jamestown Regional Medical Cancer Center begins Monday, Oct. 1. Jungels, JRMC's Chief Nursing Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer, said oncology services were a dream of the Boards and the community when JRMC moved from downtown to southwest Jamestown in 2011. The JRMC Operating Board made its decision to begin construction at its regular meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 26. "This is a great day for Jamestown and the surrou...
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