The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Economic activity in the Central City has reached a milestone. Sales tax collections for the year 2023 exceeded $1 million for the first time ever. According to data released Tuesday, the City of Carrington collected $1,080,534.43 last year. That's a 14 percent increase over last year, or more than $100,000. See the chart below for the 5-year trend. "City sales tax collection reached a record high for 2023," said auditor Jennifer Gast. "This is fantastic not only for the three quarters of 1%...
Physical therapy can go a long way in improving adults' quality of life, helping to eliminate unnecessary pain, and keeping a stable sense of well-being. It's not just the grownups that need the benefits of freedom of movement, however. Since August of this past year, Amy Richter has been on staff at Summit Physical Therapy and Sports Performance as a pediatric physical therapist (DPT), focusing her energies on kids from just several months of age up to 15 years old. A native of the small northw...
At a special meeting of the Carrington School District Board of Education Tuesday afternoon, January 23, the district opened bids for the window replacement project on the east side of the high school building. Only one bid was received at the meeting, that coming from TF Powers Construction Co. of Fargo. The firm submitted a bid of $492,200, a figure which came as a shock to school board members. Another potential bidder on the tabulation summary list, Meridian Commercial Construction, also of...
The pages of the Independent from July to December, 2023, were much less dramatic than the first half of the year. Trailblazing CHS female wrestlers, a $35,000 library grant and the courthouse basement project were certainly positive things to happen in the community. There were a few mishaps in the latter part of the year that created some stir among residents, but all in all, the second half of 2023 produced some good news stories that make us thankful to live here. Here is what was in the...
Amanda and Justin Topp and family were one of the families representing Bethel Chapel in Carrington at the Fargo Mobile Pack for Feed My Starving Children event. The Topps completed their 2-hour shift of packing meals on Saturday, January 13....
This week our co-op placement students are all involved in agriculture. CHS student, Jaxon Schaefer, is employed at the Brandon Gussiaas Farm for his Co-op Placement experience. Currently, they are working on machinery, fixing trucks and getting stuff ready for spring work. Among his favorite tasks on the farm are working on the machinery, driving tractors and trucks. Sweeping the floor is his least favorite task. When asked about the skills he is learning, Jaxon says "I've learned problem...
Sunflower growers in Foster County are being urged to participate in the election of a county representative for the North Dakota Oilseed Council. All sunflower growers have a definite interest in the membership of the Council and are encouraged to participate in the election. The election for Foster County will take place on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at the NDSU Carrington REC, 663 Highway 281 N, in Carrington. The election will be held during the annual meeting of the Foster County Ag Improvement Association Each person,...
The Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will be in Carrington on Thursday morning, February 15. Distribution will take place from Dakota Central’s south building at the corner of 6th Avenue North and 4th Street North from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., but will begin as soon as products are available. Patrons are encouraged to line up along 6th Avenue North (facing south) and 5th Street North (facing east). All in need of food assistance are welcome to receive food at no cost. A short intake form is filled out onsite; no pre-registration or r...
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. Bakker School District to dissolve The North Dakota Board of Public School Education recently announced it is holding a public hearing on January 22, concerning the dissolution plan for the Bakker Public School District and its transfer to the Strasburg Public School District. Previously, the Emmons...
12 Years Ago Feb. 3, 1949 Pfc. Rolland M. Burnite son of Mrs. Selma Burnite has graduated from the automotive technician course at the USAF technical school, Fort Francis E. Warren, Wyoming, according to an announcement by Col. John C.B. Elliott, commanding officer. Preparation of seed for spring planting is now being done in the new seed house recently built here by Klindworth Seed and Supply, of which Otto W. Klindworth is proprietor. The new structure is an addition to the warehouse building...
JANUARY CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Jan. 29 - Lemon Dill Salmon Loaf, Diced Potatoes, Cheesy Broccoli, Applesauce - Pool - Bridge & Open Cards Tues., Jan. 30 - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Peaches - Pinochle Thurs., Feb. 1 - Sweet and Sour Pork, Fried Rice, Asian Vegetables, Orange - Whist Fri., Feb. 2 - Chicken on a Bun, Potato Salad, Lemon Parsley Carrots, Pears - Mexican Train Dominoes Sat., Feb. 3 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. All ages welcome. GRACE CITY,...
January 23, 2024 Harry O. Schlecht, Jamestown, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Doreen Marie Vick, Minot, N.D.: trailer and semi-trailers registration requirements, $20...
"Mom, do you have a mandoline?" my son asked. I wasn't sure if he was asking about a mandolin stringed instrument or a mandoline food slicer. He was in the kitchen. I figured he wanted to slice some vegetables thinly and not serenade our family. He was in luck on the culinary side. I had a mandoline slicer in the cupboard. We do not have a mandolin musical instrument, but we have a ukulele, viola, banjo and guitar. He found the slicing tool very helpful as he made burgers with all the fixings. H...
The issue of homeless students in North Dakota has come to the fore in the last couple of weeks. Homeless in North Dakota? Even though a variety of public and private entities offer services, kids are still falling in the cracks. We shouldn’t be surprised because a global look at our neglect of children in this state reflects our “bootstraps” orientation to life is one of private sector capitalism and not compassion for the needy. Right now, the state is reaping millions of dollars more than...
On May 4, 2023, one of my employees and I attended the annual North Dakota Farmers’ Market and Growers Association local foods conference in Bottineau. When we arrived at the hotel on schedule, nobody else was there. The following morning people started to trickle in, but overall, the conference was poorly attended. The venue for the conference, Dakota College, was just the right place, but the timing was completely off. That’s the very weekend that most vegetable producers in North Dakota beg...
Disclaimer: No pets die in this column (but they sometimes smell like they did). As I write, I’m trying to relax in my recliner on a cold winter’s day next to a roaring fire, yet my feet are freezing because a large, semi-elderly cat named “Missy” – AKA “The Loaf” – is lounging on the fireplace hearth directly in front of the firebox and hogging all of the heat. “How did I reach this state?” you might wonder. So do I. When my middle daughter was six years old, she looked up at me with her big,...
A group from Trinity Lutheran Church braved the extreme cold on Sunday, January 14 and traveled to Fargo to help pack meals at the Fargo Mobile Pack for Feed My Starving Children. They took part in the last shift of the 10-day event. This shift broke a couple records in that it was the largest shift and packed the most meals ever in a 2-hour shift. Just over 2400 people packed 985,176 meals. These meals from the shift were enough to feed 2,699 kids for an entire year. Over the 10-day event just...
Dear Savvy Senior, Are spouses who have not worked outside the home eligible for Medicare benefits? I have worked most of my adult life, but my wife has been a mother and homemaker since we got married and hasn’t held an income-producing job since she was in college. Will she be eligible for Medicare? Searching Spouse Dear Searching, There are many couples in your situation when it comes to applying for Medicare. The answer generally is yes, your spouse can qualify for Medicare on your work r...
Cucumbers are one of the most popular vegetables grown in the Dakotas. The fruits are wonderful in salads, sandwiches and snacks. I work with hundreds of gardeners in North Dakota every summer in the testing of promising vegetable varieties. When we started this project 15 years ago, the most popular cucumber variety was Straight Eight. Straight Eight is a good cucumber. This old variety from 1935 produces straight, 8-inch fruits with good flavor. Over the years, we have learned there are many...
The Carrington Cardinals got their Division A, Region 2 doubleheader on Thursday, January 18, rolling with a 36-point win in the girls' game over the Grafton Spoilers, 59-23. After that, the visitors were in no mood to play around, and the fourth-ranked Spoiler boys exacted the frustrations of their first loss of the season to Devils Lake in the previous game on the Cards, in a 91-34 defeat in the nightcap. In game one, CHS played perhaps their best defensive effort of the season, holding...
The HWC boys and girls basketball teams were in action for a split-day doubleheader, taking on the Westhope/Newburg Sioux on January 18 and 19. The Hornet girls dropped a 47-45 heartbreaker to W-N in Newburg the first night, and the #3-ranked Sioux boys had no problems taking a 68-28 victory in Westhope that Friday night. W-N 47, HWC 45 Girls Westhope/Newburg hit two three pointers and a two and one and stormed back from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to steal a 47-45 win over visiting...
The M-P-B Thunder girls basketball team took on two District 2 opponents for a pair of games January 19 and 23, traveling to Strasburg to take on the S-Z Clippers, and coming home to Medina for a game with Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter. In the first game, the Thunder had their chances, but couldn't overcome Addison Wagner's 22-point night for the Clippers in a three-point defeat, 43-40. Wagner, a senior, put pressure on the Thunder all game long with her aggresiveness inside, and cashed in from the...
Griggs/Midkota got back on the winning track with a 56-27 road win on January 19 over the Warwick Lady Warriors, but lost that momentum with a loss to the Hatton-Northwood Thunder, 52-36, in Glenfield last Tuesday night, January 23. Scoring summary and boxscores from the two games were not available at press time. G-M's record now stands at 6-10 and 2-2 in District 4 play following the games. Next up for the Titans are the final regular season contests of the season, as they travel to NR-S to...
After years of being among the small fish in the Class A ocean, the Devils Lake Firebirds are now the Division A middle class's big men (and women) on campus. So, the Carrington Cardinals are busy trying to adjust to life as the plucky underdog themselves. The Cards and Firebirds met for Region 2 games Monday and Tuesday, January 22 and 23, with the boys playing in Carrington and the girls in Devils Lake. In the Monday game, the talent of the bigger school won out again and again in a 77-31 win...
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