The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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There has been a growing concern in the Central City recently, namely unlicensed vehicles, building materials and tires littering the yards of residents. In response to this issue, the city council has directed Carrington Chief of Police Chris Bittmann to educate residents about Chapter 34 of the city ordinances, known as the "junk ordinance." According to Bittmann, the primary goal of this ordinance is to promote a clean and aesthetically pleasing community, while also seeking to deter crime...
"Which road would you like us to fix? Because $318,000 (currently 10 mills) will only overlay one mile of road," said Foster County Commissioner Alan Scanson at the special commission meeting held on Friday, March 15. The meeting was held to decide how many road and bridge mills they want to ask for on the 2024 primary election ballot in a county measure. The commission can legally levy 10 mills for roads without a vote of the people. Any mills over 10 must be approved by a vote. A mill is...
For the first time in 17 years, the Carrington FFA Livestock Judging Team brought home the State Champion trophy in Livestock Judging. The team has been competing in events since the beginning of February, culminating at the state competition held in Minot on Monday, March 18. Earlier this year, the team placed third in Napoleon, fourth at NDSU, first in Kindred, third in Lisbon and first in Carrington. Individually, several members have placed in the top 10 throughout the season. In Napoleon,...
Over 7,000 Easter eggs will be up for grabs this Saturday, March 30 when youngsters in the area will be treated to the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event begins at 1 p.m. at the Carrington Public School (CPS), 100 3rd Ave. S. Please use door number 7. Again, as in the past, the hunt is open to any and all children in the region and will be divided into age groups (ages 3-12) so all will have chances at prized colored eggs. And, the Easter Bunny will make an appearance! The day is being sponsored by the Carrington Convention and Visitor’s B...
Jesse Schroeder has been in the arena when things get hairy, and experienced the excitement and tension that comes with those scenarios. The 2002 CHS graduate and veteran of the United States Navy has been a world traveler as part of the Special Warfare Command, and used those skills to combat wildfires in Montana when his service ended. Now, as an arborist, he owns and operates Schroeder Sawyer Service, LLC, a tree removal and stump grinding business out of his home at 305 Main St. in... Full story
Recycle and reuse were the words of the day for the Foster County Commission at their meeting last week as they discussed using doors from the old sheriff's residence in the courthouse basement. During the meeting held on Tuesday, March 19, Chris Thomas of EAPC Architects and Engineers attended the meeting via telephone to update the board on the progress of the courthouse basement project. He asked if some of the doors in the sheriff's residence could be used in the basement as they are...
The Carrington Medical Center Auxiliary honored their members at their monthly board meeting on Thursday, March 14. Bernadine Anderson, co-president of the auxiliary, introduced the board members: Val Bibow, co-president; Becky Zink, secretary; Lori Solberg, treasurer; Linda Clark, 2nd vice president; Dorothy Fenske, advisor and members at large: Mary Zink, Jody Endres, Donna Stringer, Julie Thompson, Sherry Florhaug and Michelle Kliem. Honored as "Volunteer of the Year" was Becky Pretzer....
The Carrington Health Center Auxiliary is offering three $1,000 scholarships to college students from the Carrington Health Center service area. Through these scholarship awards, it is the hope of the Carrington Health Center Auxiliary to continue the excellence of professional health care in Carrington and surrounding areas. To apply for these awards, students must be accepted to or enrolled in an accredited health occupation program requiring one year of more to complete. Students enrolled in a program of two or more years for completion must...
The University of Minnesota Twin Cities has named students to the 2023 fall semester Dean’s List. Local student honored is Sandra Larson, senior, College of Science and Engineering, from Sheyenne, N.D. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 or more letter-graded credits while attaining a 3.66 grade point average....
The application date for area organizations to request grants from the Carrington Community Endowment Fund (CCEF) has been extended to April 1. Information about the Carrington Fund, and the application process, is available online at https://www.ndcf.net/carrington.html. The local Foundation is affiliated with the North Dakota Community Foundation, which is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation under IRS code 501(c)(3) and North Dakota Law. The Carrington Community Endowment Fund is managed locally by a group of volunteers whose main activities...
The Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free virtual presentation titled, “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s.” The presentation will take place on Thursday, March 28, 2024, from noon -1:00 p.m. This presentation is free and open to the public; registration is required. This project is supported by funding through the North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services, Adult & Aging Services Section. To register for the class call, 1-800-272-3900 or visit, https://www.communityresourcefinder.org...
Local clubs or communities interested in receiving a grant to support a high school trap shooting team must have the application in before April 1. Existing teams that have received a grant in the past are not eligible. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department offers a grant of up to $1,000, with funds designed to purchase gear such as eye and hearing protection, vests, shell bags and magnetic barrel rests. Interested applicants can print out the high school trap league grant application online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. For...
A rural Fessenden man was killed in an accident approximately six miles west of Cathay on the morning of Monday, March 18. According to reports from the North Dakota Highway Patrol, Mitchell Lloyd, 60, was operating a 2021 Deutz-Fahr 6155 farm tractor driving westbound on 9th St. N.E., a gravel road known locally as Cottonwood Road. In the 4800 block (near 48th Ave. N.E.), Lloyd’s tractor left the roadway and entered the north ditch, upon which Lloyd was ejected from the vehicle. The tractor continued through a farm field, and came to rest a...
According to the National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Safety and Health, young workers were 7.8 times more likely to be fatally injured in agriculture when compared to all other industries combined in 2016. Tractors and all-terrain vehicles are the leading sources of fatal events. When it comes to youth fatalities on the farm, 47% involved transportation, which includes tractors, 20% involved contact with machinery, and 13% involved violent contact with animals on a farm. In...
Home of the iconic Corn Palace — a symbol of the region’s healthy agricultural climate since 1892 — Mitchell, South Dakota will be the host location on March 25 for the national kick-off of the 2024 Stand Up 4 Grain Safety Week. This year’s event, from March 25-29, is a joint effort of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the Grain Handling Safety Council, the Grain Elevator and Processing Society and the National Grain and Feed Association. Since 2017, the annual Stand Up 4 Grain Week has served to...
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. Documentary by White Shield director The documentary short film "We Ride for Her" made its premiere at the SXSW Film Festival recently, and one of the film's directors resides in White Shield. Prairie Rose Seminole's film follows The Medicine Wheel Riders, who are a group of Indigenous women motorcycle...
Common good are those things that emphasizes community as compared to individual good which emphasizes self. Every level of civic society - national, state and local needs common good to negotiate and provide the services to everyone in its jurisdiction. The national government must provide security, goods and services; state government supplements the national good with another level of security, goods and services; the county government adds administration while also providing local assistance...
My intent this week was to write about a special restaurant in downtown Bismarck and the people who operate it. However, there is a more pressing issue that needs to be addressed. Another friend was lost to cancer last week and what appears to be remarkable about his case, is that it could have been preventable. A family friend from back home, who we called “Soup Bone” when we were kids because he was so skinny, died last week at the age of 62 from kidney cancer that had spread to his lun...
Well, it finally happened. No, I didn’t go bald, get divorced or accidentally go to work without pants. I got COVID! Recently, I had been badly congested for a couple of days, but I chalked it up to our yearly East Texas orgy of yellow pollen that mistakes my sinus cavities for some kind of pine tree Playboy mansion. Then the headaches started, like my frontal lobe was hosting a rave party for Diet Coke and Mentos. I don’t typically have headaches (other than my three semi-grown daughters), so...
12 Years Ago March 31, 1949 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beach left Monday for Havre, Montana, upon receiving information that their son, Marvin, had been seriously injured. They were told that he had been pinned under a Caterpillar tractor, which he was operating, when it overturned. He suffered fractures in both legs and other injuries. Retail stores in Carrington will stay open until 9 p.m. Saturday evenings, beginning April 16, and that schedule will be observed until further notice. It was decided...
March CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., March 25 - Pork Chop, Roasted Potatoes, Buttered Beets, Ginger Pears - Pool - Bidge & Open Cards Tues., March 26 - Ham, Scalloped Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, Fruit Cocktail - Pinochle Wed., March 27 - Makeup Meal - Tuna Noodle Casserole, Mixed Vegetables, Peaches - Open Cards Thurs., March 28 - Turkey, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Apple Crisp - Whist Fri., March 29 - Center Closed, Good Friday Sat., March 30 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. All ages...
I pushed “snooze” on my alarm clock. Eight minutes later, I pushed “snooze” again. On the first day after the spring time change, I was struggling to awaken. In my fogginess, I wondered how many times you can push “snooze” before your alarm clock stops working. When the alarm went off for the third time, I figured I had better get moving. Time changes get me every time. Traveling to other states in other time zones and then returning home for another round of time change is an ongoing adj...
Hertha Timm Hertha Timm, 83, of Kensal, N.D., currently living in Fargo, N.D., was granted the gift of eternal life when she passed away on Saturday, March 16 in Flandreau, S.D., while visiting her daughter. Hertha Lydia Puhlmann was born on June 16, 1940, at Eureka, S.D., the first child of Walter and Magdalena (Maier) Puhlmann of Ashley, N.D. She was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church, Ashley. The family moved to a farm near Kulm, N.D., in 1943 where Hertha grew up and was confirmed at Kulm... Full story
Linda Suckut Linda Suckut, age 73, of Carrington, N.D., died on Monday, March 11, 2024, at Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., surrounded by her loving family. Per Linda's request, a private family funeral service will be held with Pastor Rick Loewen officiating. Special music will be "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Amazing Grace" by Alan Jackson. Her burial will be at the Carrington Cemetery. Pallbearers will be all of Linda's beloved family. Linda Keithel Schulz was born on August 19, 1950, in... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, Who should be screened for lung cancer and how it’s covered by Medicare? I used to smoke but quit many years ago and am wondering if I need to be tested. Just Turned 65 Dear Just Turned, Even if you haven’t touched a cigarette in decades, you could still be due for an annual lung cancer screening, based on new recommendations from the American Cancer Society (ACS). The new guidelines state that adults ages 50 to 80 who currently smoke or used to smoke the equivalent of one...
