The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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For 60 years, it nurtured the minds, hopes and dreams of students growing up near the small eastern Wells County community on the banks of the Rocky Run. Now, what was once a stately two-story brick structure has been empty and left to the ravages of North Dakota nature for over 40 years since its last classes were held. The ultimate fate of the Cathay School was determined at the monthly meeting of the Wells County Board of County Commissioners on December 7, when the commission voted to...
Your local news just got more accessible. The Foster County Independent is now online, on a website that's optimized for any way you consume news – from a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone. You may be asking, what are the benefits to me, an avid reader of the printed newspaper? Here are several things you can do online, when it's convenient for you. • Read the newspaper as it appears in print, but with full color photos and (some) ads!! • Download the pdf each Saturday morning from your... Full story
A person has died in Foster County from the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) during the reporting period covering January 8-14, 2022. It is the first recorded case death in the county since November of 2020, and the 20th in total since the pandemic began. The North Dakota Department of Health no longer provides specific identifiers for case fatalities, including age, sex and location. Data and graphs from the NDDoH’s Facebook page showed that for that timeframe, there were 53 new positive cases in F...
The success, dedication and hard work of outstanding agriculturists in 53 counties in North Dakota and 10 counties in Minnesota were honored during the 47th annual Harvest Bowl program at North Dakota State University on November 19, 2021. The Foster County honorees are Nathan and Emily Spickler. They run a seedstock operation near Glenfield that consists of selling Angus bulls and heifers through an annual production sale. They also grow alfalfa, winter rye, oats, corn for silage and a variety...
Canola growers in Foster County are being urged to participate in the election of a county representative for the North Dakota Oilseed Council. All Canola growers who have a definite interest in the membership of the council are encouraged to participate in the election on Wednesday, February 9 at 11:15 a.m., during the Foster County Ag Improvement Association Annual Meeting at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center, 663 US-281 in Carrington, ND. Each person, landlord, tenant, husband and/or wife, who planted Canola in 2021 or intends...
Corn growers in Foster County are being urged to participate in the election of a county representative for the North Dakota Corn Utilization Council. All corn growers have a definite interest in the membership of the council and are encouraged to participate in the election on Wednesday, February 9 at 11:15 a.m., during the Foster County Ag Improvement Association Annual Meeting at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center, 663 US-281 in Carrington, ND. A Voting Producer is a person who plants, or causes to be planted a corn crop in which...
An election to seat a Foster County representative to the North Dakota Wheat Commission will take place on Wednesday, February 9 at 11:15 a.m., during the Foster County Ag Improvement Association Annual Meeting at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center, 663 US-281 in Carrington, ND. Any farmer who is a resident of Foster County, and is actively involved in the production of wheat is eligible to vote and be elected. A wheat farmer must be present to vote but need not be present to be elected. The election will be conducted under the super...
Are you ready to kick off January with the financial tools that are the building blocks of your business? Join this Q & A webinar to learn more! Do you have a business idea? Need to find ways to raise capital? Look no further than this virtual finance tour. On January 25, from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m., the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center is highlighting small business financing programs. Learn about these funding options from local business lenders and leaders in our region. Each session is followed by an exclusive Q & A session where you can...
North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension again will host the Field to Fork “Wednesday Webinar” series starting in February 2022. Experts from across the region will provide information about growing, preserving and preparing specialty-crop fruits and vegetables safely in this seventh annual webinar series that has reached thousands of people. The “Field to Fork Wednesday Weekly Webinars” will begin Feb. 16. The webinars will be held online from 2 to 3 p.m. Central time through April 20. They also will be archived for later viewing...
Fourteen members from the Fessenden-Bowdon FFA Chapter recently joined over 1,000 FFA members from across the state of North Dakota by attending the Winter Leadership Conferences at the Ramkota Inn and the Bismarck Events Center in Bismarck. The conferences were held on January 8 and 9. Regan Jones represented the chapter by participating in the Aspire Conference. The Aspire Conference, in its first year, is leadership development and training for those seniors who may be interested in running...
The counties and cities within the state of North Dakota hold many interesting news stories. Here are just a few of the feature stories that others are reading in communities around the state. Local line workers save Renville deputy October 27, 2021 started out just like any other day, but for Ann Millerbernd of Sherwood, the day soon turned into one she’ll never forget. Millerbernd, a deputy for the Renville County Sheriff’s Department, was loading and securing a queen size bed into the bac...
Knights of Columbus Council 4951 will be conducting a basketball free throw contest on Sunday, January 30 at the Carrington High School east gym (use door #7). Area boys and girls, ages 9 to 14 (as of Jan. 1, 2022), are invited to compete in the contest. Registration and warm-ups will begin at 1 p.m. and the contest will start at 1:30. A registration form, available at the site, needs to be completed including parent signature for youth to participate. All girls, plus boys ages 9-11 will use a women’s regulation-size ball. All contestants a...
Four members of the CHS speech team competed successfully at the meet at VCHS on Saturday, January 15....
At their December meeting, the Northern Plains Electric Operation Round Up board of directors approved grants totaling $9,800 to help support worthy causes. These charitable grants are made possible through the generosity of Northern Plains Electric Cooperative members who voluntarily elect to have their electric bills rounded up to the next dollar. The donated amount averages about 50 cents a month for each participating member and raises approximately $37,000 each year. Since the program’s beginning in October 1998, grants totaling $...
RALEIGH, N.C. — AKC Reunite, the largest non-profit pet microchip identification and recovery service provider in the United States, is pleased to announce $526,500 in donations to K-9 units throughout the country through its AKC Reunite Adopt a K-9 Cop matching grant program in 2021. Funds were raised by contributions from AKC dog clubs and community members, with AKC Reunite matching donations at a three-to-one ratio. The Adopt a K-9 Cop program allows AKC Reunite to match funds from AKC Clubs, AKC affiliated organizations and the public, t...
Midkota END OF FIRST SEMESTER A Honor Roll 12th Grade: Kelby Gjovik, Emma Kollman, Shayla Rickford, Daveigh Sailor, Logan Topp, Levi Hoyt, Trent Ekren 11th Grade: Kaylee Johnson, Andie Anderson, Leila Haertel, Brady Anderson, Wyatt Spickler, Ty Kulsrud, Lauryn Halvorson 10th Grade: Brienna Ehlers, Kyle Johnson 9th Grade: Trinity Smith, Will Spickler, Vanessa Vollmer, Mason Iverson, Kylie Johnson, Madisyn Reese, Jesse Bybee 8th Grade: Karsyn Halvorson, Payton Sorum, Cooper Timm, Alette Adrian, Sienna Topp, Tyler Johnson, Lilly Larson 7th Grade:...
I was recently invited to speak at a local women’s organization meeting in my hometown. Apparently, I was pretty much their last option, right behind the auto-warranty telemarketer and the tax auditor. Since I couldn’t imagine what I would discuss that might interest a women’s group, I went for the obvious–my lifelong, chronic case of the girl crazies. In my younger years, it had always been my dream – even my goal – to be surrounded by women, and now I live in a house with four of them; I wor...
Do you remember a news story that started in 1985 about a Red River Valley potato sale to Honduras? Anyone who grows potatoes in the state should recall this newsmaker. It caused all kinds of ramifications for numerous people, including the state of North Dakota. The entire scenario started out innocent enough when the Ag Department’s marketing director Laurence McMerty made his best attempt to set up a major seed potato deal with Honduras. But McMerty later got into legal trouble and was c...
Last week, some of America observed the heroism of one Martin Luther King who was murdered because he thought that “We, the people” should include more than white European immigrants. While some celebrated, others did not, doing their best to see that black lives did not matter. In 2021, 19 states passed 34 laws aimed at excluding minorities from participating in elections. This is not about election fraud. It is about denying citizens of the United States their right to vote. Election Fra...
Dakota Datebook written by Sarah Walker. Almost any child will express excitement at the prospect of snow; and almost any school-aged student looks forward to the possibility of missing school if it snows too heavily. However, on January 24 in 1951, snow-covered roads proved to be no problem for at least a few young children. Tom Gilderhus was a farmer in Oberon, but he also flew airplanes. After one particularly bad storm, he decided to put his plane to good use; he flew his daughter to high school first, then went back home, picked up the...
12 Years Ago January 30, 1947 The sophomore class of Carrington high school is sponsoring a card party - bridge and whist - to be held in the school gym. Proceeds will go toward purchasing photography equipment for use by the Sentinel and Anchor staffs. Lunch will be served during which Ruth Kyle, Lola Martin, Bety Fornshell and Irene Steinman will play the piano. A series of altercations which finally wound up in a bloody scene on Carrington's main street early Saturday evening, ended in...
January is a great time to reflect on the previous year’s gardening successes and failures. This can lead to resolutions to improve gardening practices or to just try something new. To help you in setting resolutions, consider adopting one or more of the following suggestions. Try growing a different cultivar of vegetable or herb. If you have always grown ‘Straight Eight’ cucumber, experiment with a slender burpless cucumber called ‘Summer Dance’. You won’t be sorry. Personally, my resolution is to plant an Austrian heirloom lettuce cal...
Richard Lymburn Richard Lymburn, 72, New Rockford, N.D., formerly of Hurdsfield, N.D., died Monday, January 17, 2022, at the Lutheran Home of the Good Shepherd in New Rockford. Graveside services will be held later in the spring at the Hansboro Cemetery, Hansboro, N.D. Richard William Lymburn was born on February 27, 1949, in Devils Lake, N.D., to Hugh and Vivian (Geib) Lymburn. He grew up in Derrick, Edmore and East Grand Forks, graduating from East Grand Forks High School in 1967. On February...
Gail Schumann Gail Ann Schumann, 64, Mayville, N.D., was called home to heaven from her battle with cancer on Wed., Dec. 22, 2021. Gail was born to Don and Iris Schumann on September 4, 1957, in Minot, N.D. Gail lived all over North Dakota as her dad installed telephone service across the state. She graduated from Richardton High School in 1975. She attended and graduated from Beauty school in 1976 in Bismarck. She then moved to Carrington, N.D., and worked as a hairdresser. Gail met and married...
Margaret Frappier McHenry, N.D. Margaret "Marge" Frappier, 78, of McHenry, N.D., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, surrounded by her family in Solway, Minn. Funeral service was held on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Father Reese Weber officiated the service. Pall bearers were Brad Gulstad, Brian Winge, Ashley Chandler, Chuck Hoppe, Natalie Nano, Nicole Maulding, Jason Hegvick, Veronica Revira, Joshua Hegvik and Brittany Hegvik. Honorary bearers...
