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Eagles three-peat, records tumble
The New Town Eagles won their third consecutive North Dakota State Class B Boys Track and Field Championship and eclipsed two state records in the process.
City moves to replace pool
New Town hasn’t had a swimming pool for several years, ever since high groundwater damaged the old pool that used to be where the New Town Ambulance building now sits.
To remember the fallen
When it comes to selling poppies for Memorial Day, it’s hard to beat two New Town women who have been quietly making it happen for nearly thirty years. Recently, Marlys Aubol, President, of the Beck-Sherven-Foreman American Legion Auxiliary Unit 290, presented Margaret Estvold and Jenny Aisenbrey with awards for their many years of dedicated poppy sales.
Thinking about the unthinkable
“We hope the team remains at the ready with little to no use,” is what Tim Weidrich, the North Dakota Emergency Preparedness and Response Section Chief had to say about the recent three day statewide mass casualty training.
Memorial Day observances
Community members who wish to observe Memorial Day this year will have many area options.
Justice Center to boost tribal identity
MHA Nation Tribal Chairman Mark Fox knows that the winds of change that have swept over the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation have brought many negative changes also with the flow of oil industry jobs and revenue.
New Town Schools will add housing this summer
The New Town Public School District is already one of the biggest landlords in the community, and this summer it will be adding five more homes to its housing stock.
Golf course improvements could begin this fall
The Edgewater Golf Course and Country Club should soon have a very new look, if indications from at a public hearing Thursday are accurate.
Seeing the wonder of SCIENCE
In an era when we can call up images of the rings of Saturn and even pictures Pluto on our phones it is hard to remember the joy of discovering the truly magical gifts of hands on science.
Wildcats beat Bombers to help others
When the North Shore Wildcats and the Berthold Bombers squared off recently it was not on the basketball floor.
