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To improve safety and provide additional layers of security for students and staff in Carrington's high school building, the Carrington Public School District unveiled plans for a 5,000 square foot addition. The plans, prepared by YHR Partners, call for the construction of a secure front entrance and new administrative offices on the school's west side, which will extend from the current high school entry to the west edge of the property along 3rd Avenue. The new entrance was designed to match...
A question for the 2024 election ballot was discussed at the Foster County Commission meeting last week, but tabled for more information. During the meeting held on Tuesday, February 20 commissioner Becky Hagel told the board she thinks they should have a very clear picture of township reimbursements for road maintenance as well as state funding, the cost of the blade, blade operator wages, gas, etc. so they know exactly how many mills to ask for on the ballot. Currently, 10 mills for farm to...
The North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals is excited to announce that the 2024 North Dakota Academic All-State Teams have been selected. One hundred and ninety high school seniors were nominated by their school principal and competed for statewide honor in the Class AA, A, and B divisions. Kacie Rexin from Carrington High School, Carrington, has been placed on the Class A Academic-All State Honorable Mention team. Student selection is based on grade-point averages, ACT or SAT...
When Jamestown Blue Jay 152-pound senior Grady Anderson stepped into the circle at the Fargodome for the Class A individual boys wrestling championship match Friday night, February 16, he was continuing a family tradition. The grandson of Gary and Bernardine Anderson of Carrington represented the final scion of a familial run of success that may never be duplicated, at least around this area. With his 5-4 victory over Sawyer Carr of West Fargo Sheyenne, Grady completed a dominant 39-1 season,...
North Dakota State University Extension has updated the Crop Compare program, which is a spreadsheet designed to compare cropping alternatives. The Crop Compare program is available online at ndsu.ag/cropcompare. The program uses the direct costs and yields from the 2024 projected crop budgets for nine regions of North Dakota, but producers are encouraged to enter the expected yields and input costs for their farm. The user designates a reference crop and enters its expected market price....
If your child is a senior in high school or a college student, please encourage them to enter the N.D. Dollars for Scholars Scholarships. The website application is: www.northdakota.dollarsforscholars.org All Carrington High School students that choose to apply for the scholarship, will receive a Carrington Area Dollars for Scholars scholarship. The private donors from the Carrington area support students in their goal of further education. The deadline for applying is April 16, 2024. There is one $500 scholarship for Carrington Area Dollars fo...
The University of North Dakota’s Office of the Registrar issued its Fall Semester 2023 Dean’s List and President’s Roll of Honor. The Dean’s List comprises students whose grade point average are in the top 15 percent of the enrollment in each of the University’s degree granting colleges and schools. A student must have completed no fewer than 12 semester hours of academic work for the semester. Area students on the Dean’s List include the following: Carrington: Lucas Hendrickson, Addison Hoornaert, Cassidy Neuman, Marah Painter, Hayden Schm...
The University of North Dakota’s Office of the Registrar today issued its list of 2023 Winter graduates. Area students that are winter graduates from UND include the following: • Addison Hoornaert (Summa Cum Laude), Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Carrington • Easton Rindy, Master of Business Administration, Carrington • Hayden Schmitz, Bachelor of Business Administration, Carrington • Hannah Haley (Summa Cum Laude), Bachelor of General Studies, New Rockford...
While the deadline for removing permanent fish houses from North Dakota lakes is March 15, the state Game and Fish Department is urging anglers to consider removing their houses early in areas of the state where ice conditions are deteriorating. Given the current long-range weather forecast predicting temperatures well above normal, coupled with a marginal icepack in areas of the state, removing a fish house can be difficult or dangerous. It’s important to check ice thickness, especially this time of year. Ice conditions can vary from region t...
The North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade summer camp is June 3-7 at the 4-H Center in Washburn. The five-day camp is a hands-on immersive learning experience for youth ages 13-17 designed to educate participants about the importance of wetland ecosystems, waterfowl biology, flock dynamics, shooting skills and safety, stewardship, public speaking, leadership development and more. The deadline to apply is March 15. NDWTFL is a program of Texas Brigades, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focused on educating and empowering adolescents to become conservation...
American Legion Auxiliary member, Linda Lauckner (left) and local auxiliary ladies delivered cookies and celebrated Valentine's Day with the vets and their friends at Golden Acres on Wednesday, February 14. Her husband, Roger Lauckner (second from left), entertained them with love songs from days gone by. Linda also delivered lots of awesome valentines to the local vets, created by the Carrington Elementary School children....
The Carrington Lions Club donated the funds from the Haunted House to several community organizations. Pictured are the recipients....
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. City loses two more police officers Two Harvey police officers, Gabriel Johnson and Tyler Denning, have resigned, citing the strain of the understaffed department. This news was delivered at the February 14 Harvey City Council meeting by part-time police officer Travis Carlson. In the past 16 months, three...
A new scientific poll underwritten by the North Dakota News Cooperative has finally cast some light on citizen opinions about this $10 billion Legacy Fund filled primarily by oil and gas money. The money did not come from the backs of those “hard-working citizens” often used in political rhetoric but it is money owned by everyone in North Dakota. Therefore, everyone has a stake in the use of the Fund. Having taught polling at the University of North Dakota, I offer some cautionary advice. The re...
For the past several months, and even going back a couple of years, I’ve noticed some interesting changes in radio across North Dakota. I researched and found the official answer to this, but there’s all kinds of speculation surrounding these changes on a national scale. In any event, there have been a number of AM radio stations that have started broadcasting their signals from FM translators. These are most often low power signals that reach only a few miles. The official answer to this is...
A couple of days ago, I retrieved one (of about a hundred) of our family doglets’ chew bones from the seemingly unreachable chasm under my youngest and quietest daughter’s bed using an ingenious invention of my own making – namely a straightened-out wire clothes hanger. This same apparatus also comes in handy for retrieving various undergarments (along with a metric ton of lint) that somehow fall behind – and then underneath – our washer and dryer. The clothes hanger/wonder hook prompted...
12 Years Ago March 3, 1949 Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Rusk and J.E. Galehouse returned Saturday after a month’s trip during which they visited the Hawaiian Islands. They were accompanied from Los Angeles by Mr. and Mrs. George Beier of Watertown, S.D. former Carrington residents. An explosion in the oven in the Hotel Café kitchen caused injuries to Mrs. Jack Petit, wife of one of the proprietors. She was burned about the face, having a second degree burn on her forehead and third degree burns on her chee...
FEBRUARY CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Feb. 26 - Meat Burrito, Rice, Salad, Salsa & Sour Cream, Cheese, Tropical Fruit - Pool - Bridge - Open Cards Tues., Feb. 27 - Cabbage Roll, Mashed Potatoes, Tossed Salad, Peas, Pineapple - Pinochle Thurs., Feb. 29 - Cheeseburger on a Bun, French Fries, 3 Bean Salad, Peaches - Whist Fri., March 1 - Tilapia, Roasted Potatoes, Garden Salad, Carrots, Baked Apple - Mexican Train Dominoes Sat., March 2 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. All ages welcome....
February 20, 2024 Binay Gill, Winnipeg, Man., Can.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Brady Allen Haugen, Hannaford, N.D.: overtaking a vehicle on the left, $20; modified of a motor vehicle, $20...
Last week while teaching class, a student asked me to comment on a recent viral news article stating that urban agriculture generates six times more carbon than conventional agriculture. After class, I read the news article as well as the original scientific study. What I read left me perplexed and skeptical. Published in Nature Cities, several researchers from the U.S., United Kingdom, Germany, Poland and France compared the carbon footprint of large conventional fruit and vegetable farms with...
Robert Aljets Robert "Bob" Aljets, 83, of Harvey, N.D., passed away Saturday, February 17, 2024, at the St. Aloisius Nursing Home of Harvey. Funeral services were held at Faith Lutheran Church of Harvey on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. Visitation was on Friday, February 23, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the Hertz Funeral Home of Harvey with prayer services following at 6 p.m. at the funeral home. The burial was in the Sunnyside Cemetery of Harvey. Bob was born on... Full story
Patricia Dell Patricia "Pat" Marie Dell, 65, of Moorhead, Minn., passed away Friday, February 16, 2024. Pat was born April 4, 1958, in Carrington, N.D., to Oscar and Leatrice (Haugstad) Dell. She graduated from Carrington High School in 1976 and obtained a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from Mayville State College. Working as a nanny ignited her lifelong love for children and teaching. She enjoyed working for Concordia Language Villages, MPR, and Sanford providing office assistance... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, What are the IRS income tax filing requirements for retirees this tax season? I didn’t file a tax return the past two years because my income was below the filing threshold, but I got a part-time job late last year, so I’m wondering if I’m required to file this year. Retired Worker Dear Retired, Whether or not you are required to file a federal income tax return this year will depend on how much you earned last year (in 2023), as well as the source of the income, your age a...
Farmers and crop advisers interested in canola production management updates should plan to participate in the 2024 Getting-it-Right in Canola Production virtual meeting on March 12, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. This online-only meeting is conducted by North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension and is supported by the Northern Canola Growers Association. "University and industry professionals will provide research updates and recommendations to assist canola farmers with production decisions for...
The next guide and outfitter written examination is March 30 at 1 p.m. at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department office in Bismarck. Preregistration is required no later than March 22 by calling the Department’s enforcement office at 701-328-6604. In addition to passing a written exam, qualifications for becoming a guide include a background check for criminal and game and fish violations, certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and standard first aid, and employment by or contract with a licensed hunting outfitter. Hunting o...
