The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Three new fields at City Park in Carrington are in various stages of completion, but one goal remains constant: to have the major work done in the next few months in preparation for next spring and summer's baseball and softball seasons. Two out of the three are almost completed, according to Park Board President Randy Hooey. "All three are expected to be completed this fall, and playable right away in the spring," Hooey said. The new Cal Ripken baseball field is practically completed, with the...
Don't let that barely-above .500 record fool you. It took most of the season for the Carrington John Raymond O'Hara Post 25 Redbirds to figure out their roles, and how they would translate to yet another State "B" American Legion Tournament appearance. Once everything started clicking, however, it did so in a big way. For the eighth time in nine seasons, Post 25 is headed back to the "B" with a 10-0 win in the District 4 championship over Kidder County Post 231 Thursday night, July 21, at...
The future of baseball in Carrington is in good hands, if the results from the 10-and-under state tournament is any indication. The 10U Redbirds placed as the runners-up for that age group in the State "B" Cal Ripken Baseball Tournament in Casselton July 21-23. Play in the tournament featured a round-robin format in two pools, played Thursday and Friday, and the top two teams from each four-team pool advanced to Saturday's bracket play. Carrington played in the very challenging RoughRider Pool,...
With stand-alone baseball program numbers not in their favor to fly solo, Carrington and New Rockford decided to cooperate as one team for the 2022 summer season. Now named the Central Dakota Red Sox (a combination of the team names Redbirds and Black Sox), they played at the 12U State "B" Cal Ripken Baseball Tournament in Burlington, also held July 21-23, as was the 10U event. The Red Sox played in the Ripken "B" Pool, opposite opponents Park River, Casselton, and Star City (Velva). In the Cal...
The Glenfield Harvest Festival came to the eastern Foster County town for three days of revelry and fun times for all July 22-24. Class reunions for graduates of Glenfield-Sutton, Glenfield-Sutton-McHenry and Midkota schools were held over the three days. Other activities held at the Festival included the Classic Car Show and Drive, "The Market", featuring goods produced by local artisans, and games in the park such as cornhole, wishy washy, horseshoes and kickball, with prizes for tournament...
A special ceremony was held prior to the start of festivities at Glenfield's Harvest Festival Saturday, July 23, for the dedication of a brand-new memorial to honor the town's servicemen and women just to the south of the Community Center. Fadness-Walen Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 9068 of Glenfield arranged for the construction of a flower bed, and a granite memorial stone with the insignias of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and U.S. Coast Guard, on front, and the names of all...
North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center held its 63rd Annual Field Day at its campus north of Carrington Tuesday, July 19. Experts in their fields of agriculture, along with local speakers, talked about trends in those industries to attendees as part of guided tours....
Valuing and building relationships, working to establish trust with all stakeholders, and the importance of keeping Carrington's most valuable resource, its children, close to home, are several of the key attributes that new Carrington Public School Superintendent Janelle Helm hopes to instill and promote in the district. "My philosophy is very simple: work hard, be nice to people, and lead with integrity," Helm says. "I believe that relationships are at the core of everything that we do. Our...
The regular season record might not be the greatest, but you can almost set your watch to Carrington Post 25's annual postseason run through district play. The American Legion Redbirds, seeded third going into the District 4 Tournament at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown, snuck up on the two seeds ahead of them over three days of play July 18-20, and put themselves in prime position to advance once again to the Class B Tournament last Thursday. Game one went to Carrington over the sixth-seeded...
The youth of the Carrington Redbirds contributed to their share of ups and downs during the 2022 season, and that roller coaster of play continued into the District 6 Tournament in Oakes. Coach Mitch Page's group won one game, a 6-4 loser-out contest with Gwinner, but were eliminated with two defeats to Ashley/Linton/Wishek and LaMoure in games played July 14-15. In the first round, the fifth-seeded 'Birds took on fourth seed A-L-W, and held a 2-1 advantage until the third inning. From that...
On Friday, July 15, Bremer Bank and Dakota Growers Pasta Co. co-sponsored a 4-Person Scramble Golf Tournament, held at CrossRoads Golf Club. Thirty-four total teams participated in the event. The team of Chris Hoff won the event with an 18-hole score of 54, or -18 under par. Additional local teams and placings included the Jeff VanRay team (15th), the Zach Johnson team (26th) and the Gaylen Rosenau team (33rd)....
The Jim Carr Memorial Tractor Trek, featuring a convoy of tractors moving slowly down southeast Carrington streets and into the countryside, was held Thursday, July 14. Held in memory of Jim Carr, a Carrington farmer, businessman and county commissioner, the event has drawn more and more participants in the past few years....
A procession of law enforcement colleagues, fire department, ambulance crews and other first responders travel down Highway 52-281 Monday morning, July 11, to escort the body of late Carrington Police Chief Brandon Sola. Sola, 36, died in a motorcycle accident on Tuesday, June 28, just outside of West Fargo. He was named full-time Chief in April after serving in the role part-time since November, 2021, and also served in the North Dakota Air National Guard as a Master Sergeant. Funeral services...
The final hurdle towards full authorization of the COVID-19 vaccine in all age groups has been cleared. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, on June 17, formally amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow for vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna to administer their shots to children over the age of six months. Vaccines are now available at Foster County Public Health, and Carrington Drug and Central Pharmacy can order doses upon request. Public Health RN Amber Kruse said that t...
Carrington's showcase for local artisans, canned and baked goods, locally-grown produce, food trucks, street vendors and other merchandise of interest returned for its second year Tuesday evening, July 12, as "The Market" brought a good crowd to City Park for its first appearance of the season. The event will be held every other Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m....
Those most misunderstood of God's creatures, snakes, got their day in the sun (or, technically, under the City Park gazebo) Saturday, July 9, for Snake Day at the Park. Event hosts Russell Keys and Jennifer Weber, along with others, took the day to educate both young and old about the limbless reptiles, and allowed anyone with a feeling of fear of the animals to touch their scales and hold them in some cases....
High Plains Equipment of Carrington cordially invites all interested persons to join them at their brand-new location on Highway 52-200 just off 66th Ave. N.E. (southeast corner of intersection of Custom Kut Meats, Pat Biel Trucking and AgroLiquid) for their 2022 Combine Clinic. The clinic starts at 6 p.m., with burgers on the grill for hungry patrons. Ben Albert from CaseIH, along with local High Plains experts, will be on hand to share their expertise on getting one's combines and headers...
The regular season is in the books for both Carrington American Legion Post 25 and Carrington Babe Ruth Redbirds. The Legion team finished their slate of District 4 games with wins of 9-2 over the Jamestown Hawks on July 6, and 12-2 against the Nelson County Post 162 Owls on July 12. In between, the 25's faced some stiff competition at the Phil Brown Classic in Jamestown on Saturday and Sunday, July 9-10. There, they dropped 8-2 decisions to the Bismarck Governors and 6-1 to Perham, Minn. Lucas...
A sizable contingent of visitors descended upon Main Street, Carrington, for the first Central City Bash, held July 9-10, 2022. The event was highlighted by the Carrington Round Up car show, shown here, along with street vendors in the open lots east of Shamrock Bar, the Iron Man 33 golf tournament, CHS class reunions from 1982, 1992 and 2002, and a street dance featuring 1980's cover band "Arch Allies" Saturday night. The Home Run Derby and Alumni Baseball Game, scheduled for Sunday, July 10,...
At the beginning of the week, Emma Hone was a bright-eyed teenager eager to learn about the bells and whistles of civic, county and statewide government. Six days later, she became one of just two girls statewide to take that experience to the national level. At the conclusion of the North Dakota American Legion Auxiliary's Flickertail Girls State on the UND campus in Grand Forks June 12-17, Hone was elected as one of North Dakota's two representatives to Girls Nation, to be held in Washington D...
In what must have been a sweltering bit of hijinks considering the temperatures in the high 90s that day, cow costume-clad Casey Murphy and Piet VanBedaf haul a sled of cheese wheels from point A to point B. In the meantime, Maartje Murphy and Taryn VanBedaf (going in the opposite direction) enjoy the benefits of their much-more breathable Dutch girl costumes in this "heat" of a fun competition at the first Cheese and Gelato Festival, held Saturday, June 18, at the Cows and Co. Creamery grounds...
Bessette Motors of Carrington observed 25 years of ownership under the Don Bessette dealership umbrella Thursday afternoon, June 16. The Chevrolet/Buick dealer was purchased by Bessette, a Minot native, in 1997, from its previous owner, Jim Vetsch Motors. In addition to the Carrington dealership, Bessette also owns Don Bessette Motors (Hyundai) in Minot and M.J. McGuire's in Rugby. Present to celebrate the occasion were, left to right: Julie Neuman, Finance and Insurance Manager; Dodi Wiesz,...
Three decades of service to the greater Carrington community and region as Director of Volunteers for the Carrington Health Center Auxiliary will be coming to an end on June 30. Dorothy Fenske's warm smile, comforting personality and ever-enduring passion for her job at CHC will be missed, and her example one to emulate. "When I think back to 30 years of service here, I'm overwhelmed," said Fenske. "The changes have been dramatic over the years." She recalls her times at what is now Summit...
Four local cowboys and cowgirls traveled to the capital of high school rodeo in the state, Bowman, for the 2022 North Dakota High School Rodeo Association (NDHSRA) State Finals, held June 8-12. Senior Logan Topp of Grace City qualified for the state rodeo in both tie down roping, finishing in 11th place in that event's year-end standings, and team roping, where he teamed up with Velva's Dani Fladeland to take eighth. He would make the Short Go in both events in Bowman, and had a very-fast 5.8 se...
It was the kind of game that most likely, would be preferred by the home squad to be purged from the memory banks. Almost nothing went according to plan for the Carrington Post 25 Redbirds in their District 4 matchup with Kidder County Post 231 on June 17 at City Park. Seven errors led to a big 12-1 rout for the visitors, which was shortened to five innings. Kidder pitcher Blake Braun gave up five hits in his mound stint. Of those, Hudson Schmitz (RBI) and Jack Erickson had doubles, and other...
