Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
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This past year the sports page was filled with highlights from successful athletic contents, including the Rockets’ trip to the State ‘B’, a national championship archer, undefeated softball team, state champion track star and state run in baseball. Here’s a look back at each. Let’s Go Here Now! When sports writer Erik Gjovik agreed to fill in for the legendary Gary Lindquist, he surely had no idea what kind of heights the Rockets would go. For the first time since 2005, the Rockets boys basketball team competed in the State ‘B’ after defeati...
On Wednesday, Dec. 18, New Rockford-Sheyenne School made an announcement. “Congratulations to Bo Belquist on signing his National Letter of Intent to play football at the University of North Dakota,” The Facebook post read. For fans following Bo’s career, this announcement is a follow up from the article that ran in the Transcript on July 15 when he made a verbal commitment to play for UND. The son of Elliott and Beth Belquist, among Bo’s friends and family are dedicated NDSU Bison fans. Many lovingly tease they now have to buy Hawks gear. I...
by Nick Simonson With paper top hats donned and party blowers buzzing at this point in the season, it's easy to encapsulate life into a year, or as the nine rolls over to a zero this New Year's Eve, an entire decade. It's easy to shrug off this compartmentalization process until a person stops and looks back at those individual stand-out moments that made each stretch of time in those bigger blocks so memorable. The same is true for the outdoors. Big fish, first birds, a large set of antlers o...
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. *Jan. 5: Archery deer, pheasant, turkey, sharp-tailed grouse, ruffed grouse and partridge seasons close. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, Dec. 23: 1,448.88 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,448.8 MSL. *Lake...
On Dec. 1, Tiffany 4-H Club went to the nursing home to help decorate Christmas trees for the Helping Hands project. After they decorated trees, they had hot apple cider and cookies which the nursing home had ready for them. They held a short business meeting. Macey, Lora, and Chaztin Wobbema, Tillie and Neecie Swart, Hannah and Maggie Wobbema, and Taylin Jacobson were all at the meeting. Macey, the club president, brought the meeting to order. Tillie, the club secretary, read the minutes from the previous meeting. The club listened to the trea...
To help North Dakota hunters prepare for hunting seasons in 2020, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department annually provides its best estimate for opening dates for the coming year. Dates become official when approved by governor’s proclamation. Tentative opening dates for 2020 include: • Spring Turkey: April 11 • Dove: Sept. 1 • Bow Deer, Pronghorn: Sept. 4 • Mountain Lion: Sept. 4 • Sharptail, Hun, Ruffed Grouse, Squirrel: Sept. 12 • Youth Deer: Sept. 18 • Youth Waterfowl: Sept. 19 • Early Resident Waterfowl: Sept. 26 • Pronghorn Gun: Oc...
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