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Cafe seeks funds to reopen

A local business is hoping the community will give them the boost they need to reopen. When LaRae Sifuentes and her family first took over Bird Dawg Cafe and renamed it Loco Ketchup Cafe, many were...

Poitra due back in court for prelim hearing April 13

Nicholas Poitra, the man accused of murdering 30-year-old Troyal Thumb at Rindy's Bar in Sheyenne, is scheduled to be at the Eddy County Courthouse for his preliminary hearing on April 13. Poitra...

Benefit for Ludwig at Buck-It's April 1

On Saturday, April 1, the community is invited to a medical benefit for Sharon Ludwig at Buck-It's Bar in New Rockford. Ludwig, a rural Eddy County resident, was caught up in a skid steer accident...

An aura of wellness

Through their new business, Aura Aesthetics + Hydration, locals Chelsey Zeltinger, née Richter, and Taryn van Bedaf are teaming up to bring big-city amenities to the community. Located inside...

O'Connor honored for years of service at CASNR

On Monday, March 20, members of Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford (CASNR) recognized Sandy O'Connor for 40 years of dedicated service to EMS in Eddy County. "It's hard to imagine how much...

Sheyenne News: March 27, 2023

Last Wednesday, Patti Clifton and Jan Loe were in Devils Lake to do some shopping. Friday morning, Jan Loe and Patti Clifton were in New Rockford for the funeral service of Mike Hillebrand at First Lutheran Church. It was a pickle party birthday...

701 Rundown: March 27, 2023

Here’s your weekly rundown of some of the most interesting headlines from newspapers across North Dakota. Teacher arrested during school hours for alleged felonies A Dunseith teacher was arrested...

Pleasant Prairie News: March 27, 2023

Margie Anderson enjoyed a phone call with Judy Swanson on Sunday. Both are hoping winter comes to an end soon. Saturday, March 18, Charlotte Koepplin called Jerry and Carol Clancy of Thompson and wished them a happy 51st wedding anniversary. Jimmy...

Talk of the Town: March 27, 2023

Tuesday, Calvin Packard drove mom, Shirley, to Carrington where she had a medical appointment. Gary and Kathy Anderson were among those who enjoyed the VFW torsk dinner at the VFW in Sheyenne. Janet Laube and YipYip got a happy St. Patrick’s Day...

Template found for foster family support

About half of all foster parents in the nation quit after a year, and only about a quarter make it past a second. "I would say that's a huge problem," said Annika Hapip, who felt her church needed to...

Rockets are state champs in archery!

This past weekend at the North Dakota State NASP Archery Tournament, the Rocket archery team reached new levels of success. First, New Rockford-Sheyenne took home its first state championship in...

Warriors impress at State B

From the sixth seed at Region 4 to a Cinderella appearance at the State Class B Tournament in Bismarck March 16-18, the Warwick Warriors gained a few fans along the way for their fearless,...

A great start

Although spring may not be here, track and field season is back. The New Rockford-Sheyenne Rockets traveled to the Turtle Mountain Reservation to compete in the Belcourt Indoor meet on Tuesday,...

Lucky 7's

Layton Jacobson has done it again. He is a state champion in archery. He claimed the top spot in middle school boys' 3D for the second year in a row with a score of 285. Consistency and careful...

History of New Rockford: March 27, 2023

On Nov. 6, 1905, Charles Carlson began the second year’s work in the Commercial Department of Phillips Academy. Entertainer S. Platt Jones addressed the Academy students at chapel that morning....

Savvy Senior: How to choose an assisted living facility

Dear Savvy Senior, What’s the best way to go about choosing an assisted living facility for my 86-year-old father? Since mom died last year, his health has declined to the point that he can’t...

Confidence makes everything better

"It is not so much our friends' help that helps us, as the confidence of their help." – Epicurus, Greek Philosopher, 300 B.C. If you have been following Archival Anecdotes this month, then you can...

We the People: Court declares a right to contraceptives for unmarried individuals

In 1965, in the landmark case of Griswold v. Connecticut, the U.S. Supreme Court, for the first time in our nation’s history, invoked the right to privacy for the purpose of upholding the right of married couples to access contraceptives....

The spring break that wasn't

It's officially spring. Well, at least that's what the calendar says. We observed the Spring Equinox on Monday at 4:24 p.m., in the midst of piles of snow and a temperature below the freezing mark....

Spring broke

When my three semi-grown daughters were young (and since I work in the lucrative world of public education), we’d spend our spring break holidays riding bikes to the park, making dad-sized pillow forts in the living room, and raiding the gift...

N.D. Game & Fish News: March 27, 2023

2023-24 licenses needed April 1 North Dakota anglers, trappers and hunters are reminded that new licenses are required beginning April 1. Licenses can be purchased online by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov....

North Dakota Outdoors: Spring Snow Goose spotted nearby

I saw my first Canada goose of the year on a sunny Tuesday afternoon on February 7 about 4:30 p.m. Yes, I know the exact date and time as I texted a friend who spends more time outdoors than I do...

Dakota Recreation Report: March 27, 2023

Outdoor notes: *Permanent ice houses can’t be left unattended on lakes. *Be mindful of parking when accessing area lakes; not blocking roadways or snow removal operations. *Reminder that it’s...

Our Outdoors: Spring simplicity

A twisting garden worm on a gold Aberdeen hook under a split shot just a couple feet below a red-and-white bobber; that’s how most of us start fishing and certainly how it began for me. The setup...

Living on Purpose: What does having a pure heart mean to you?

Many are familiar with the beatitudes, which are a section of a larger discourse spoken by Jesus in His earthly ministry. They are found in His sermon on the mount in Matthew chapter 5, and some of them are mentioned again in the sermon on the...

Sermonette: March 27, 2023

On a long car trip comes the question from a child in the back seat, “Are we there yet?” Many of us around here these days look at the calendar, think about spring and ask, “Are we there yet?” We have received so much snow this year. It...

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