The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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In the close-knit Midkota School District community, covering a large swath of eastern Foster County and extending into Griggs and parts of Nelson, Eddy and Stutsman counties, the sudden loss of any of its extended family cuts deeply to the souls of all within it. The Griggs/Midkota Titans were set to play the South Border Mustangs in the first round of the Region 3 Boys' Basketball Tournament Monday, March 7, three days after one of their biggest supporters and inspirations, Mandy Hoyt of McHen...
At a special meeting held Wednesday after press time, the Carrington School Board was asked to accept the resignation of Superintendent Kristopher Kuehn. Kuehn has been at the helm of Carrington Public Schools since July 2020. He succeeded Dr. Brian Duchscherer, who had served as superintendent for 14 years. A front page story in the Tioga Tribune published Wednesday, March 2, named Kuehn as one of three finalists for an open superintendent position in Ray, N.D. Just a few days later, the...
Mariann Doeling, RN, MAL, has been named president of CHI St. Alexius Health Devils Lake in North Dakota after serving as interim president since May of 2021. Prior to this appointment, Doeling served as president of CHI St. CHI St. Alexius Health - Carrington, where she served in various roles for more than 26 years. Doeling shared that her leadership philosophy is to have a good relationship with local community commissioners, city council, and in particular the mayoral office in order to...
The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) for 2021 is complete. CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington and Foster County Public Health (FCPH) partnered on the semi-annual study. The 2021 CHNA process identified the top health needs of people in Foster and Eddy County: 1. Mental health for all ages (includes depression/anxiety/suicide/stress) 2. Ability to retain primary care providers and nurses 3. Enough child daycare services 4. Alcohol use & abuse (all ages) “Our top three areas of need in C...
At approximately 4:47 p.m. on Friday, March 4, law enforcement officers from the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) and Foster County Sheriff's Office responded to a two vehicle collision north of Carrington. According to Capt. Bryan Niewind, Southeast Region Commander for the NDHP, the accident occurred on Hwy. 281, near mile marker 116. Forty-one year-old Jeremy Trostad of Carrington was traveling southbound with a group of vehicles, when he lost control on a patch of ice and entered the...
DPRCAs latest live performance, "I'm Just Wild About Harry" opens this Friday, and four new cast members have come from across the country to take part. The first few performances of the show are always exciting, filled with that special energy. And this time, the cast and crew have big plans for the three opening weekend shows. Are you ready for this? All ticket holders of the March 18, 19 and 20 shows are invited to a fun After Party at OCT. This isn't just your typical Meet and Greet, folks....
Chris Bichler, a Career Agent for Nodak Insurance Company in Eddy and Foster County, has been recognized for achieving PARTNER status with the company. Bichler earned this recognition for his outstanding sales performance in property/casualty and life insurance production in 2021. In addition, he was recognized as the business unit leader in Life Applications and was a Strive for Excellence qualifier. Chris has offices located in Carrington and New Rockford where he offers insurance products...
Farmers and crop advisers have an opportunity to receive dry edible bean production information during a virtual Getting-it-Right meeting that North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension is conducting from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, March 22. Meeting co-chairs are Greg Endres, Extension cropping systems specialist at NDSU's Carrington Research Extension Center, and Hans Kandel, Extension agronomist in the NDSU Department of Plant Sciences. The Northarvest Bean Growers Association is...
The CHS speech team hosted thirteen teams at their home speech meet on Saturday, March 5. Visiting towns included Barnes County North, Dakota Prairie, Devils Lake, Finley-Sharon, Griggs County Central, Harvey-Wells County, Jamestown, Kulm, Mayport CG, Midkota, North Star, Starkweather, and Wing. Carrington participants included (left to right): Mollie Lindberg, speech to inform; Kaylee Kollman, top novice in speech to entertain; Sarah Hallwachs, seventh in radio and speech to inform; Briley...
A $250.00 scholarship from the Carrington Area Chamber of Commerce will be announced this spring at the Honors Night at Carrington High School. The scholarship opportunity is available to students at Carrington High School that are employed by Chamber member businesses. Applications are available at the high school and also online at www.cgtn-nd.com Deadline to apply is April 1, 2022. Your Chamber is happy to sponsor this scholarship as we know how important our youth are in our local workforce. For more information, contact the Carrington...
Leading Edge Equipment recently earned the 2021 John Deere Aftermarket Achievers award, ranking in the top 35 dealers in the country for aftermarket performance. This is the second year in a row Leading Edge Equipment has achieved this ranking. Aftermarket Achievers are awarded based on superior operational, market and customer support performance. Leading Edge Equipment has locations in Carrington, Devils Lake, Michigan and Hampden, employing around 100 people and serving customers throughout...
Foster County producers recently elected representatives to four of our state’s commodity groups. The new representatives and the councils to which they’ve been elected are as follows: Jeremiah Blahna, Soybean Council; Tysen Rosenau, Corn Utilization Board; Lee Gregor, Wheat Commission; and Caylor Rosenau, Oilseed Council (Canola). Two Foster County producers are serving on-going terms as representatives: Jeff Edland, Barley Council and Kevin Wolsky, Dry Pea and Lentil Council. The seat for our...
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. Human remains found near Minto On February 18, at approximately 5:30 p.m. the Walsh County Sheriff’s office responded to a report of a burned vehicle approximately one mile north of the City of Minto. Within the cab portion of the vehicle, it was reported that there was possible human remains. Due to weath...
Next week I get the benefit of two nights out in a row. Both the New Rockford and Carrington chambers of commerce and economic development organizations will be hosting their annual banquet/meetings. Carrington’s joint annual meeting is first on the calendar, with the social, dinner and presentations scheduled for Thursday, March 24 at the Chieftain. New Rockford gets its night to shine on Friday, March 25. After three years straight of not hosting one in New Rockford, this year the New Rockford...
Last Wednesday I had the opportunity to visit the Dakota College campus in Bottineau. The reason for my visit was to meet a student and a staff member. What I found out, however, is having a lasting impression. It’s obvious that the big guys; University of North Dakota, University of Mary, North Dakota State University and Minot State University get most of the attention when it comes to higher education in North Dakota. Some of that attention ought to be shifted because after touring the D...
My mother and father keep our old photos in their hall closet in a sturdy old Pabst Blue Ribbon box. Sifting through old photos is a glorious experience - one, we now know, that relieves aches and pains by calming the brain, according to a recent study. The last time I looked through the box with my mother, we came across a black-and-white photo of a little girl. That photo was taken 82 years ago, when the girl had her whole life before her. She didn't know yet that one of her sisters would be...
Dakota Datebook written by Christina Sunwall Sondre Norheim is internationally recognized as the Father of Modern Skiing. But when Norheim passed away on March 9, 1897, his North Dakota neighbors knew nothing of his legendary past. The unmarked grave of the Norwegian skier-turned-North Dakota farmer lay forgotten for two generations. Nearly 70 years after his death, Dorothy Lyon, the great-granddaughter of Norheim, happened across an article in Encyclopedia Britannica referring to Norheim as “a pioneer not only in the slalom and jumping, but al...
12 Years Ago March 20, 1947 A class of seven men recently finished a course in pilot training at the Carrington airport, it was announced by Ray Kadoun, airport operator. He said each of the men has received his private pilot’s license, and some of the group intend to buy planes on their own. In the class were Alger O’Leary, Kenneth Kadoun, Louis Hoffman, Fredrick Schmid, Laverne Kuehn, Lloyd Peterson and Earl Miller. Mrs. Harvey Nicholson was elected president of the VFW Auxiliary at the ann...
March in North Dakota means basketball and blizzards. The former . . . a celebration of youthful athleticism and achievement. The latter . . . an often deadly reminder that the fate of those of us living on the Great Plains is often in the hands of Mother Nature. The March 15, 1941, storm was an intense and fast-moving “Alberta Clipper,” originating in Northern Canada as a result of an unsettling pattern of high and low pressure systems, and although it didn’t last long or produce an unusually high amount of snowfall, winds of 50 to 80 miles...
Mandy Hoyt Mandy Lynn Hoyt age 45, of McHenry, N.D., passed away peacefully in her home with her family by her side on the evening of March 4, 2022, after a long courageous battle with cancer. Her visitation was Thursday, March 10 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, and continued from 5:00-7:00 p.m., followed by a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m., all at American Lutheran Church, Tolna, N.D. Mandy's Funeral Service was held Friday, March 11 at 11:00 a.m., at American L... Full story
Barb Laschkewitsch is a busy woman. As the trial garden manager for the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Horticulture Research and Demonstration Garden, she is busy sowing thousands of annual flowers in a 1950s era campus greenhouse. After the danger of frost has passed, the colorful flowering plants will grace the campus garden this summer on the corner of 12th Avenue and 18th Street North in Fargo. This garden is more than just a pretty place to view flowers. Laschkewitsch is engaging in...
Dear Savvy Senior, Because of back pain and knee arthritis I’m interested in getting a power lift recliner for my living room that’s easy for me to get into and out of. Does Medicare cover them? Can’t Get Up Dear Can’t, Yes, Medicare does indeed provide some coverage for lift chairs, provided your doctor prescribes it for a medical reason, but they won’t cover the entire cost of the chair. Medicare will only pay for the motorized lifting mechanism, which is considered durable medical equipment...
Anyone and everyone is welcome to attend the Annual Meeting of the Carrington Convention & Visitors Bureau and newly merged Carrington Chamber & Economic Development Corporation. This year the event will be held Thursday, March 24 at the Chieftain with a Social beginning at 5 p.m. A delicious roast beef meal will be served at 6:00 p.m. after which each of the organizations will report on their activities over the past year and provide updates on new happenings in our community. Booth space is available for businesses or projects that are of...
March 1, 2022 James Wallace Abell, Carrington, N.D.: failed to register motor vehicle, $20 Leonard Bolton, Minnewaukan, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Dmiracle Rainisiahscot Armstrong, Kyle, Texas: exceeded speed limit, $15 Jeffrey C. Fulton, Mississauga, Ontario, Can.: exceeded speed limit, $10 James Rex Brock, New Rockford, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $15 Mark Owen Cook, Ipswich, S.D.: exceeded speed limit, $25 John Mitchel Lura, Carrington, N.D.: disregarded stop sign, $40 Clark Richard Davis, Glenfield, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $15...
