Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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“Probably the worst enemy of enthusiasm is time. Human beings have a remarkable and sad capacity for getting tired of wonderful things. Almost every one of you can think of something you were enthusiastic about recently, but now the joy is faded. Your first day of vacation on the coast the sunset was breathtaking and made you so happy you could sing. But by the end of your stay you hardly noticed it any more. Vacationers get tired of sunsets, millionaires get tired of money, kids gets [sic] tired of toys, and Christians get tired of doing g...
Members of The American Legion from District 4 met March 8 in Jamestown. The meeting was conducted by District Commander Douglas Wittmier. Certificates were awarded to several posts based on activities and involvement in the four pillars of The American Legion – Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism and Children & Youth. Each year posts throughout the nation submit reports on their activities to the National Headquarters of the American Legion, which in turn c...
April 10, 2018 — “‘V’ for Victory,” was the famous motto of Winston Churchill as he rallied international support for winning World War II. North Dakotans answered the call and willingly rationed vital goods needed to win the war. Key elements among the rationed goods included tires and gasoline. The best way to save both was to reduce the speed limit on roads and highways. On this date in 1942, Governor John Moses requested that all police officers in the state enforce the 50-miles-per-hour speed limit then on the books. However, that fall, Pr...
Community Credit Union held its 76th Annual Meeting on Saturday, March 24 at Ostby Hall in Sheyenne with Vice-Chairman Ed O’Connor presiding. Community Credit Union was established in 1942 by a group of area people who discussed forming a cooperative financial institution. The philosophy was then, and still is 76 years later, to offer higher interest rates on savings and lower interest rates on loans for the benefit of members. Today Community Credit Union serves over 5,100 members with locations in New Rockford, Carrington and Fessenden. At t...
The Benson County Water Resource Board (Board) will be holding a public informational meeting at 2 pm on Friday, April 20 to discuss potential modifications to the Bouret Dam, a low-head dam on the Sheyenne River within Twin Tree Township in Benson County. The Board has had preliminary discussions with federal and state agencies regarding potential improvements that would address dam safety, downstream water quality, and fish passage concerns with the existing dam. The Board is evaluating alternatives to meet these objectives, and is seeking...
Whooping cranes are in the midst of their spring migration and sightings will increase as they make their way into and through North Dakota over the next several weeks. Anyone seeing these endangered birds as they migrate is asked to report sightings so the birds can be tracked. The whooping cranes that do make their way through North Dakota are part of a population of about 400 that are on their way from wintering grounds at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas to their nesting grounds at Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada, a distance...
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