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I had the wonderful opportunity for the past 10 weeks to be an intern at the Foster County Independent, and here I am to tell you about the wild summer I had. I never expected the skills that I would learn and develop through the experience. I graduated from Carrington High School in 2023 and just completed my first semester of college in the spring. I am attending the University of North Dakota and pursuing a degree in forensic science. At the end of the school year, I was not entirely sure...
The 65th Annual Field Day at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC) campus was held on July 16. Their mission is to conduct research that will lead to the enhancement of agriculture and improve the quality of life across the central region of North Dakota. Attendees had the opportunity to go on one of four tours in the morning and a specialty crops tour in the afternoon. The four morning tours included agronomy research review, livestock production review, organic/sustainable...
The annual Jim Carr and Gary Rosenau Tractor Trek was held on Thursday, July 11 at 1:00 p.m. The drivers started at Carr's shop which is located 1.75 miles east of Kracht Implement. They preceded into town past Golden Acres Manor, down Main Street, then headed north to John Holth's farm where they briefly rested. After that, they headed east back to Carr's shop where supper was served....
On July 10 Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts (DPRCA) production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" premiers in New Rockford's Old Church Theater. There are four new cast members joining this production, Jeremiah Mitchell, Jakob Innes, Marisa Sanchez, and Simon Schlenker. These cast members will portray the various spellers in the spelling bee. Mitchell plays William Barfée, Innes as Leaf Coneybear, Sanchez as Marcy Park and Schlenker plays Chip Tolentino. Jeremiah...
People all over the country and Canada have tried to secure their spot for this bucket list ride, but many have been unsuccessful. The same cannot be said for local resident Jill Andres and McHenry native Sue Bakko. Andres and Bakko had the opportunity to embark on this once-in-a-lifetime trip through national parks and trails in Utah called the Red Rock Ride on June 3-9. "I saw this picture from one of my horse groups on Facebook, and said I have to ride these trails," Andres stated, and set...
It’s all smiles and treats at the Sunshine Sweets Bakery. Having seen a need for something different in the community, Christy Fritza started her new business at 61 - 4th St. North. Fritza was born and raised in Carrington and has been involved in the restaurant business for most of her life. She started off baking with her grandma when she was young and her love for the art grew from there. She said, “I’ve always wanted to own my own restaurant and over the last couple years it has evolv...
