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The popular saying goes, "It takes a village to raise a child." For Tysen and Markie Rosenau, along with son, Brayden and daughter, Ember, it took all of that village (in the extended sense) and more to help bring their baby girl and little sister, Peyton, into the world. The labor and delivery once they got to Jamestown Regional Medical Center was fairly routine as childbirth goes, as Peyton Ann Rosenau was born at 12:24 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1. However, the journey to get there was the...
Following a redistricting process that saw their home district eliminated, District 23 representatives Bill Devlin (R) and Don Vigesaa (R) have announced their future plans. Rep. Don Vigesaa, has announced his intention to run for the House of Representatives in District 29. The door was left open for Vigesaa when House Majority Leader Chet Pollert, one of District 29’s current representatives, also announced his retirement following this term. Meanwhile, Rep. Devlin, a 20-year veteran of the N...
Judging by the number of building permits for 2021, the City of Carrington just keeps growing. The Central City tallied 101 building permits last year, worth a total cost of $6,089,805 and generated revenue in fees consisting of $14,922 for the city. The top project in 2021 consisted of a new building for High Plains Equipment at the west end of the city, with a total cost of $4,500,000, and generating revenue for the city in the amount of $7,500 in building permit fees. Next on the list is a...
All those pennies sure add up. The City of Carrington collected more than $900,000 in revenue last year from its 2 percent city sales tax. The $935,833.04 total is a record high for the Central City, eclipsing last year's collections by about $29,000. The dollars are split among three funds: the city's general, infrastructure and economic development funds. Part of the growth in collections over the past few years is a result of the landmark South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court case. The high...
On Tuesday, Feb. 8, the Carrington school board discussed a wide range of topics at their regular meeting, beginning with an overview and approval of the school’s audit report for the 2020-21 school year. The expansive report, conducted by Schauer & Associates, P.C., seemed to deliver relatively good news to the school board, who heard a brief summary of the report at Tuesday’s meeting. Among the highlights of the report were the school’s expenditures, which totaled more than $8.8 milli...
My mother-in-law, Marge Jacobson, owned and operated the flower shop in Langdon for 31 years. She passed away last February, aged 95. Sometimes our lives go in unexpected directions. In 1967, Marge and her husband Floyd were raising four children. Floyd was a carpenter, and Marge earned extra income for the family by operating a cake decorating business out of their home. One day Marge learned that the owner of the local flower shop was hoping to sell the business. She half-jokingly asked Floyd...
Highest Honor 12th grade: Dawsyn Anderson, Hunter Beumer, Isabella Garr, Lucas Hendrickson, Tate Larsen, Brecken Lura, Jacob Page, Amanda Reisnour, Jacob Rexin, Emma Rindy, Grace Rindy, Lauren Skadberg, Emma Wolsky 11th grade: McCoy Beckley, Max Beumer, Jack Erickson, Emma Hone, Allison Jarrett, Elayna Konschak, Kael Kovar, Nicole Lee, Jonathan Murphy, Luke Page, Jack Paulson, Hudson Schmitz, Mya Schroeder 10th grade: Sydney Friedt, Sophie Garr, Ethan Gast, Sarah Hallwachs, Isabella Neuman, Kacie Rexin, Olivia Threadgold, Alex VanRay 9th...
The American Legion Auxiliary, Carrington, has two nursing scholarships available to applicants pursuing RN or LPN training. Scholarships range from $500 to $1,000 and will be paid by March 1, 2023, to the school of choice. Education scholarships in the amount of $500 will be awarded to applicants attending a college, university, or trade school in North Dakota. Applications can be picked up at the Carrington High School counselor’s office or by calling 701-652-3070. All applications are due by April 1, 2022....
Five Carrington High School speech team members competed at the speech meet in Rugby on Jan. 29. The team experienced much success with (left to right) Dawsyn Anderson placing first in impromptu speaking and fifth in radio broadcasting, Sarah Hallwachs placing first in speech to inform and third in radio broadcasting, Bella Garr placing fifth in Extemporaneous Programmed Reading and impromptu speaking, Molly Hansen placing first in speech to persuade, and Kaley Kostelnik placing first in poetry...
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. Border rally against mandate Nearly a hundred people from both sides of the U.S. - Canada border gathered around the edge of Portal on a cold morning, January 22, to protest a vaccine mandate for truck drivers. The United States and Canada have set requirements that truckers entering their countries be...
District 29 Democratic-NPL has planned their Reorganization meeting and Nominating Convention for March 5 at 1 p.m. at the Pizza Ranch in Cooperstown. After the 2021 special Legislative session, District 29 encompasses Foster, Griggs, Nelson, Steele, and rural Stutsman counties. At the Reorganization convention, attendees will elect the district officers for the next two years and approve the by-laws. The nominating convention, attendees will select delegates to the State Dem-NPL convention in Minot on March 25-26; and endorse candidates for...
MINOT, N.D. – Robin Anderson, a marketing and development professional with 22 years of telecommunications experience, has been named Chief Growth Officer of SRT Communications. She joined SRT on January 10, 2022. As Chief Growth Officer, Anderson will lead the business strategy and develop new opportunities and partnerships for SRT. She will also leverage data tools to identify customer needs and ensure SRT continues to thrive in the cooperative environment. "Robin joins SRT at an ideal t...
Wyatt Joseph Hoyt, McHenry, North Dakota, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Missouri. Junior members of the Association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in Association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events. The American Angus Association is the largest beef breed association in the world,...
North Dakota Township Officers Association is presenting regional workshops to deliver the new 2022 Edition of the Township Officers Handbook. The two-hour workshops include several presentations of interest to township officers. The workshops and the handbook updates are free to township and county officials. Area workshops include: • February 23: Devils Lake* – courthouse basement meeting room, 524 4th Ave. NE: 1-3 p.m. February 23: Jamestown* – Quality Inn, 507 25th St. SW: 7-9 p.m. February 25: Fessenden – Wells County Fairgrounds, Festiva...
Both Carrington and New Rockford hosted their annual archery tournaments over the past two weeks. As a parent of three teenagers, who all compete in archery and several other activities, I must say archery is among my favorites. Why? Well, as Jamie Risovi, retired head coach and founder of the Rocket Archery program at New Rockford-Sheyenne School once told me, "Everyone gets the same shot." It's absolutely true. Archery is a sport for the tall and the small. Each person is responsible for his o...
It wasn't quite the Iditarod, but we had our own version of long-distance winter recreation that was fun for a lot of people. How many of you remember a snowmobile race that started in Regina and ended in Minot? It was call the Regina Minot International 250 that took place in the 1970s and early '80s and usually happened in the month of February. There is currently some Internet buzz to resurrect this race and return that excitement to the prairie. And if you look at some of the Internet...
I have a problem. I misplace my wallet – a lot. In fact, if losing wallets was an Olympic sport, I’m pretty sure I’d be investigated for doping. And according to a 2018 survey by Money- Tips, I’m not alone, joining the 62% of survey respondents who said they had also lost their cash taco, or had it stolen. I relapsed again recently on a Saturday morning road trip with my wife and some friends, trying to convince myself that I would enjoy attending a college basketball game more than sleepin...
12 Years Ago February 20, 1947 M/Sgt. Leonard L. Myers of Carrington, an operator of a ground controlled approach crew at Frankfort AAB, Germany, aided in bringing in an army C-54 transport carrying General McNarney, chief of European theatre of operations, and a party of five, through a heavy ground fog interspersed with light snow in the early morning of February 11. Master Sergeant Myers is assigned to the airways and air communication service, a world-wide organization operating radio and...
Minot, N.D. – The North Dakota State Fair Foundation announces the availability of six $1000 scholarships to North Dakota graduating high school seniors. To be eligible for the scholarship a student must; be a citizen of North Dakota, have plans to enroll in an accredited post-secondary education institution or trade school, have exhibited and/or competed in 4-H and/or FFA at the North Dakota State Fair for a minimum of three years, and have been a member of 4-H and/or FFA for a minimum of four years. All applicants meeting the scholarship c...
Elton Leppke Elton D. Leppke, P.E., age 89, of Carrington, N.D., passed away Sat., Jan. 29, 2022, at Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh, Illinois. He was born Feb. 10, 1932, in Carrington, N.D., son of the late Arnold and Mary, nee Ediger, Leppke. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Lowell Leppke; sister, Patricia Leppke; father-in-law and mother-in-law, LeRoy and Mabel, nee Ranz, Ruth; and sister-in-law and brothers-in-law Janelle Ruth, Bernard Feldt, and Alvin... Full story
David Erfle David Erfle, 76, passed away on February 6, 2022. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, February 11 at Eastgate Funeral Service, 2302 E. Divide Ave, Bismarck, N.D., and at 11 a.m., Saturday, February 12 at the Calvary Baptist Church, Carrington, N.D. Interment followed funeral service at the Carrington Cemetery. Dave was born August 31, 1945, to Dave and Lizzie (Roller) Erfle, the youngest of eleven children. He was raised on a farm near Heaton, N.D., and later moved to... Full story
Dakota Datebook written by Jim Davis. Otto Bremer and his brother Adolph immigrated to Minnesota in 1886 and within a few years Otto had entered into the banking business as a bookkeeper. He decided to make a run at politics as a candidate for the City Treasurer for St. Paul, an office he held from 1900 to 1910. In 1903, Bremer became a charter member of the American National Bank in St. Paul and served on the board of directors. He joined his brother Adolph in the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company as secretary-treasurer in 1910 while retaining...
Dear Savvy Senior, What is the IRS standard tax deduction for 2021? I didn't file a tax return last tax year (2020) because I lost my job and my income in March due to COVID. But I got a part-time job in 2021 and am wondering if I made enough money that requires me to file this year. Part-Time Retiree Dear Retiree, Whether or not you are required to file a federal income tax return this year depends not only on how much you earned last year (in 2021), but also the source of that income, as well...
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