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  • National Honor Society inducts 15 sophomores

    Amy Wobbema|Nov 25, 2019

    On Thursday, Nov. 14, the National Honor Society at New Rockford-Sheyenne High School inducted 15 new sophomore members. In a 30-minute ceremony, each new inductee was recognized individually after the group collectively recited the pledge. New Rockford Area Betterment Corporation Executive Director Amanda Hegland delivered an inspiring address. A former National Honor Society member herself, she issued challenges to the students for each of the four pillars of the organization: scholarship, ser...

  • Eddy County among recipients of mini-grants from North Dakota FFA

    Nov 25, 2019

    The North Dakota Future Farmers of American (FFA) Foundation has named 25 educators, teachers and organizations as recipients for $350-$500 mini-grants to educators, teachers and organizations to promote agriculture in North Dakota classrooms. The mini-grants were made possible through a grant received by the North Dakota FFA Foundation from the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The program, called Ag in the Classroom, was designed to bring agriculture to all types of K-12 classrooms and learning environments. This year marks the 16th...

  • Belquist named 9-Man Senior Athlete of the Year

    Nov 25, 2019

    Region 2 Football awards were announced during the Dakota Bowl on Friday, Nov. 15, and New Rockford-Sheyenne had a lot to be proud of. Bo Belquist was named 9-Man Senior Athlete of the Year by the North Dakota High School Coaches' Association for the state of North Dakota. One senior from each region vies for the award each year. Head Coach Elliott Belquist received the Coach of the Year honor. Seniors Bo Belquist, Hunter Thompson and Nathan Holzwarth, along with juniors Johnny Grann and Hunter...

  • Haley makes All-Region volleyball team

    Nov 25, 2019

    Congratulations to Hannah Haley, as she was the Rockets’ sole selection to the Region 4 All-Region Volleyball Team last week. Other selections to the All-Region IV Team are listed below. • Callie Ronningen, Lexi Olson, Morgan Freije, Calyn Crockett, and Kaitlynn Scherr, all of Langdon Area-Edmore-Munich (L-E-M) • Danielle Hagler, Gracie Miller and Jasmine Heisler of North Star • Desidy Schwanke and McKenna Tofsrud, Benson County • Jasmine Riplinger, Harvey-Wells County • Kendra Prouty, St....

  • Farmers Union donates to Dollars for Scholars

    Nov 25, 2019

    On Tuesday, Nov. 19, the New Rockford Dollars for Scholars chapter hosted its annual Wienerschnitzel Feed. This meal is a tradition in our community, created to raise funds for the community's scholarship fund. This year, Farmers Union sponsored the event. Organizers Rachel Holzwarth and Tubby Bymoen received a $500 donation from Farmers Union for that sponsorship. Presenting the check is Kent Myhre, Eddy County Farmers Union Director. New Rockford Dollars for Scholars provides thousands of...

  • Bowling News: Nov. 25, 2019

    Nov 25, 2019

    Sunday Nite Mixed 11/10/2019 Hanson’s Bar 38 - 10 Farmers Union Oilers 30-18 Styles by Glenda 26-22 Cendak 22-26 NoDak Mutual Ins 20-28 BYE 0 - 0 High team game: Cendak 724, Farmers Union Oilers 723, Styles by Glenda 686. High team series: Farmers Union Oilers 1960, Cendak 1901, NoDak Mutual Ins 1854. High individual game men: Rob Schill 237, Mike Seibel 200, Chris Bichler 198. Women: Peggy Dockter 207, Gail Roberts 169, Anessa Bailey 159. High individual series men: Rob Schill 632, Chris Bichler 518, Mike Seibel 518. Women: Peggy Dockter 4...

  • Lake Metigoshe State Park offers Winter Survival Day Camp for youth

    Nov 25, 2019

    The Outdoor Learning Center (OLC) at Lake Metigoshe State Park is hosting a day camp on Dec. 31, 2019, for youth ages 10-12, focusing on winter survival. Camp will start indoors with various discussions and hands-on activities on various survival scenarios such as starting fires, making shelters, tying knots, finding food/water, and orienteering skills. Registration opens on Nov. 13 at 10 a.m. via www.ticketleapcom and closes on Dec. 17 at 11:59 p.m. The camp will take place from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. The registration fee is $40 per participant a...

  • Dakota Recreation Report for Nov. 25, 2019

    Patricia Stockdill|Nov 25, 2019

    Outdoor notes: *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas with vegetation, moving water, pressure ridges, and springs. Check conditions as you go along on the ice. *Use caution with dogs when hunting around frozen wetlands for cuts from ice, breaking through, etc. *Hunters must stay out of unharvested fields and don’t block trail access. *N.D. darkhouse fishing season opens at ice-over. *Nov. 25: Some major U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges open for upland hunting. C...

  • North Dakota Outdoors- Nov. 25, 2019

    Doug Leier|Nov 25, 2019

    I met a new friend recently who had moved to back North Dakota from California. When the afternoon discussion turned to the many options for restaurants now available in North Dakota that weren’t here when he left for the military, we both recalled fond memories of growing up in rural North Dakota and eating more grouse, duck, partridge and venison meals than fast food. I’ve dined on an array of wild game preparations, from delicacies like lemon-pepper broiled walleye, to more obscure off...

  • Rick's Picks: Holiday programming

    Nov 25, 2019

    Erin Krakow, Luke Macfarlane and Kimberley Sustad star in the new original holiday movie Sense, Sensibility & Snowmen, premiering this Saturday, Nov. 30 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, as part of the network's annual Miracles of Christmas event. As frivolous Ella (Krakow) and sensible Marianne (Sustad) Dashwood enter the busy holiday season for the family party planning business they have just inherited, the loving sisters don't always agree on the best way forward. However, when an uptight grinch of a new client named Mr....

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