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An updated draft proposal for a three-class basketball system in the state was released by the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) for school administration and athletic directors' consumption and review. The NDHSAA, upon consultation with legal counsel, made several minor changes to the previous plan presented before the board, and unveiled a 22-page document on Friday, January 27, which details some of the specifics of the draft proposal. If the governing body plans to...
Eleven members of the Carrington FFA Chapter competed in the State FFA Leadership Development events held in Bismarck on January 19. The members advanced to the state competition by placing in the top two at the District 6 Leadership Conference. The Conduct of Chapter meetings team placed third, earning a gold award. Team members included: Molly Hansen, president; Abby Lee, vice president; Jaedyn Lura, secretary; Bailey Ness, treasurer; Kelsi Neuman, reporter; Ashley Lindberg, sentinel and Sam...
The Valentine Supper Committee at the Federated Church in Carrington is planning their first face-to-face, sit-down supper since the pandemic forced them to change to a pickup event. The committee is looking forward to seeing everyone seated in the Fellowship Hall. The meal will consist of homemade lasagna, salad, garlic toast and a dessert. They are emphasizing the homemade aspect of the lasagna. The committee wants to encourage everyone to feel welcome; singles, couples, and groups can come together for fellowship and food. They realize the...
The Great Plains Mobile Food Pantry will be stopping in Carrington on Wednesday, February 15, from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at Dakota Central, 630 5th St. N (enter on 6th Ave. into warehouse). Volunteers to assist in the distribution are needed and may sign up by going to website: https://www.greatplainsfoodbank.org/take-action/volunteer/or be contacting Linda Schuster (652-2951) or Brianne Partlow (652-3184). Anyone in need of food assistance from any community is welcome to attend! We will ask clients to complete a short intake form onsite, then...
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. Group questions tribal land purchase in Las Vegas The Three Affiliated Tribes recently announced a major land purchase in Las Vegas, but the $90 million purchase raised questions from some members of the tribe as to why the multi-million-dollar deal wasn’t discussed with tribal members until it was finaliz...
Leading Edge Equipment, a local family-owned John Deere dealer, recently earned two national awards. The company was recognized by John Deere with the 2022 Leaders Club Award, given to top-performing dealers for exceptional customer support, operational performance and market share. For the third year in a row, the Leading Edge Parts and Service teams earned the Aftermarket Performance Leaders Award, ranking in the top 35 dealers in the country. Leading Edge Equipment employs over 100 staff...
Library Hours Mon., Tues., Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays - 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Closed Friday Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Cgtnlib1@outlook.com or 701-652-3921 Taco-in-a-Bag Fundraiser The Taco-in-a-Bag fundraiser will be held February 9 from 11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m. at the City Library Community Room. The meal will include Taco-in-a-bag, beverage and dessert. A freewill donation to the library will be appreciated. New Books The Perfect Alibi by Philip Margolin The House of W...
12 Years Ago February 5, 1948 With the opening of the new semester in Carrington High School, two new teachers were on the faculty, replacing two who resigned. Mrs. Benard Schroeder, a former grade teacher, replaced Mrs. Mervin Nelson, Carrington, who resigned, and Miss Jean Bjerke of Valley City came here to take the place of Mrs. James Bronaugh, who resigned and is now living at Glenfield. A.R. Suckut of Carrington and Lawrence Utke of Glenfield, members of the board of supervisors of the...
February 7, 2023 Dennis Freeman, Carrington, N.D.: Animal-at-Large, $25 Danielle R. Holland, New Rockford, N.D.: driving without liability insurance, $150 Brent James Bruner, Jamestown, N.D.: Jamestown, N.D.: tinted windshield or windows, $20 Wesam Ali O. Helmi, Fargo, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $15 Thomas A. Richey, Jr., Norfolk, Neb.: overtook where prohibited, $20 Lynn Francis Miller, Mott, N.D.: engine brakes where prohibited, $50 Ryan Kapp, Jamestown, N.D.: expired registration, $20 Kalynn L. Pond, Minot, N.D.: following too closely,...
FEBRUARY CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Feb 6 - Roast Beef with Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Peas, Sauce - Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. - Pool - Bridge & Open Cards Tues., Feb. 7 - BBQ Chicken Breast, Scalloped Potatoes, Carrots, Cake - Pinochle Thurs., Feb. 9 - Fish, Baby Bakers, Corn, Cookie - Whist Fri., Feb. 10 - Vegetable Beef Soup, Lettuce Salad, Ham Salad, Sandwich, Juice, Bar - Golf Sat., Feb. 11 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. All ages welcome....
Change is coming to N.D. high school basketball much like a freight train rolling down the track. Sports Reporter Erik Gjovik broke down the details of the latest proposal to move to a three-class system for basketball in a feature story this week. As he was unpacking all the information in the 22-page proposal, Gjovik discovered that the change would also greatly affect our newspaper coverage of area teams. Right now, the Independent covers four different teams: Carrington, Griggs-Midkota,...
Call it climate change, call it a long-term weather cycle, you can even call it a coincidence. We can argue about it all day and make it a political football. But there is no doubt water is becoming a serious issue in the western United States, despite recent heavy rain and snow in California. This drought phenomenon has been discussed, on record, here in North Dakota, for at least 20 years, but people appear to be disinterested. In 2003, a group of North Dakota and eastern Montana farmers...
Groundhog Day cannot come soon enough. It’s the thick of winter. Cabin fever is setting in. Incivility is worse than ever. A delightful, silly diversion is what we need about now, and Punxsutawney Phil has been delivering needed joy this time of year since 1887. As you know, every Feb. 2, on Groundhog Day, Phil is pulled from a tree stump on Gobbler’s Knob, a few miles outside of downtown Punxsutawney, Pa. If he sees his shadow, his Inner Circle organizers allege, there will be six more wee...
Ruth Johnson Ruth Johnson passed away peacefully on January 26, 2023, at West Florida Hospital in Pensacola, Fla., with family at her side. Her visitation was Thursday, Feb. 2 from 5:00-7:00 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Ruth's funeral service was held Friday, February 3 at 10:30 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, N.D., with Pastor Paul Cross officiating. Clara Edwardson was organist. Her burial was at the Carrington Cemetery.... Full story
Evelyn Anderson Evelyn Marie (Dramstad) Anderson, the eighth child of Norwegian immigrants Hans and Bergine (Hagesveen) Dramstad, was born in Cooperstown, N.D., on August 4, 1927, and passed away on January 19, 2023, at the Auberge Assisted Living Residential Community in Missoula, Mont., of congestive heart failure. Evelyn graduated from Sutton High School and attended Wahpeton State School of Science and Valley City State Teachers College. She was employed by Leegard Auto and Oil Company in... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, I had dental insurance through my work for many years but lost it when I retired and joined Medicare. Where can retirees find affordable dental care? Uninsured Al Dear Al, Unfortunately, about two-thirds of U.S. retirees don’t have dental insurance today. Without coverage from traditional Medicare, and with private dental insurance typically costing too much to be feasible, most seniors are stuck paying full out-of-pocket prices every time they visit a dentist. While there’s n...
The Jamestown Area Grief Support Team is offering “Just For Men – A Day For Widowers” on Saturday, February 11, 2023 in the Anton Klaus Room at the Gladstone Inn and Suites, 111 2nd Street NE in Jamestown from 10:00 am to 3:00 p.m. Continental breakfast and lunch will be included. Special guest speaker, Dan Borsheim will explore the issues of becoming a widower. In his book, “The Widower’s Journey”, Herb Knoll writes, “During the weeks and months that followed my wife’s death I knew a degree of sadness was a given, but it was far worse than...
CARRINGTON, ND – Sarah Aberle has been promoted to Customer Service & Sales Supervisorat Gate City Bank. She previously served as Customer Service Representative. Originally from Bondurant, IA, Aberle earned her degree in business management from Iowa State University. She currently lives in Carrington, and outside of work she has enjoyed volunteering with the local Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter, Foster County 4-H, Carrington Youth Center and Carrington Ministerial Association. In h...
Trace Hoggarth appears to be hitting his stride on the mats at the exact right time. The senior 120-pounder for Carrington went a perfect 3-0 to win his weight class at the East-West Classic in New Salem Friday-Saturday, January 27-28, in what represents the final regular season tournament for statewide Class B wrestlers. Hoggarth was one of three placers for the Cards, who placed 12th as a team with 64 team points. Lisbon cruised to another tournament crown, scoring 221 points and...
The first year of the CHS girls' wrestling program is rapidly coming to a close, with things coming to a head at the final regular season tournament, Casselton's Belle of the Brawl event Saturday, January 26. The Cards crowned one champion, Trisa Schroeder at 145 pounds, and had two others, Taya Lura (105) and Mercedes Lura (120) finish as runners-up at the tournament. In the team standings, the Cards' 93 points earned them seventh place overall, third among Class B programs behind host Central...
The Carrington girls’ wrestling team put their destiny in their own hands Friday, February 3, and hosted the first-ever East Region Dual Tournament in the East Gym. First-round matchups pitted Central Cass against Pembina Co. North, and Lisbon taking on the Grand Forks (Central/Red River) Knightriders, and the second opening round session featured South Border versus West Fargo United (WFHS/Horace/Sheyenne) and host CHS wrestling Fargo. All first round duals began at 100 pounds. Semifinals a...
Outdoor notes: *Spring turkey applications now available. Go online to (gf.nd.gov) to apply. *All equipment such as game cameras and tree stands, etc. must be removed from all N. D. Game & Fish Dept. WMAs. *Check on ice houses occasionally to make certain they haven’t iced in after warming weather. *Be mindful of parking when accessing area lakes; not blocking roadways or snow removal operations. *Reminder that it’s illegal to chase, harass, or pursue any wildlife species with motorized vehicle. *Ice is never completely safe. Avoid areas wit...
In last week's Independent, a three-way tiebreaker scenario was explained, where the Carrington girls' basketball team could still earn a number one District 5 seed even with a narrow loss to E-K-M, and if Oakes were to win their final two games. Turns out, the Cards were in no mood to do the math. With a 49-41 win over the Rebels, Carrington rendered that point moot, finishing with a perfect six wins in six outings in district play and earning a first-round bye in next week's tournament in...
District 6 Girls’ Basketball Tuesday, January 24 Kidder Co. 51, M-P-B 19 at Medina KC 16 14 18 3 51 M-P-B 5 4 1 9 19 M-P-B: Kalen Kinzell 7, Isabel Schmidt 5, Maddie Gefroh 3, Lilly Bohl 2, Brynn Sorenson 2. Totals: 7 FG, 3-7 FT, 9 fouls. Three-pointers: Kinzell, Schmidt. Kidder Co.: Avery Rath 16, Kennedy Harter 12, Taylor Zimmerman 9, Grace Nicholson 8, Breanna Pfaff 4, Janae Furman 2. Totals: 21 FG, 4-12 FT, 9 fouls. Three-pointers: Rath 3, Zimmerman, Nicholson. M-P-B Additional Stats Rebounds: Allison Thomas 6, Kinzell 4, Schmidt 3, Bohl a...
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