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Another Carrington native is coming home to start his career. Dr. Jay Bauer has announced that his nephew, Chaz, will join Carrington Dental Care this summer. Chaz Bauer graduated from Carrington High School in 2015 and has spent the last eight years working to obtain his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. He completed his bachelor's degree at UND and then was accepted into the Creighton University School of Dentistry. "My time at Creighton University School of Dentistry has been an amazing...
Haley Wolsky (left) was the top Female Senior Athlete, Hudson Schmitz (right) the top Male Senior Athlete, and Tom and Sharon Paintner were the Honorary 'C' Club inductees for 2023 at Carrington High School's annual Athletic Awards Night, held Tuesday night, March 28, at the West Gym....
The west side of Carrington is about to get more fun; once the weather straightens out, that is. The city-owned park located at 202 15th Avenue North in Carrington, now known as "West Side Park," is on the cusp of a major update. Planning and fund-raising for the project, led by the Carrington Area Healthy Communities Coalition, has been ongoing for about a year now. New playground equipment was purchased for the park at a cost of $104,000, paid for by grants and donations. The equipment was del...
During the entire month of March, the air temperature did not get above 32 degrees in Carrington, according to data from the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN). The normal maximum air temperature for March in Carrington is 36 degrees, four degrees warmer than the highest temperature on record for this March. The normal maximum air temperature is calculated by averaging the maximum air temperatures for the same month from the past 30 years, 1991-2020. The average soil temperature...
The Carrington Convention & Visitors Bureau will host an informational meeting on Tuesday, April 11 at the Chieftain at 6:30 p.m. for anyone interested in the proposed 1% restaurant tax for tourism. Information on the proposed tax will be available and there will be time for questions and answers. Anyone is welcome to attend....
Over 7,000 Easter eggs will be up for grabs this Saturday, April 8 when youngsters in the area will be treated to the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event begins at 1 p.m. at the Carrington Armory. Again, as in the past, the hunt is open to any and all children in the region and will be divided into age groups 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 Bureau....
The North Dakota FFA Career Development Events were held on Monday, March 20 in Minot. The Carrington FFA Agronomy Team placed fifth, earning a gold team award. Team members include Abby Lee, Sam Simons, London Davis, Brekka Kuss and Ashley Lindberg. Individually, Lee, Simons, Davis and Kuss received gold awards and Lindberg received a silver award. A total of 214 individuals representing 66 FFA chapters participated in the Agronomy Career Development Event. The Carrington FFA Livestock Judging...
In 2023, the City of Carrington will continue the tree removal and replacement project for ash trees on city boulevards. The 2019 inventory of City trees found 1,860 public trees and of those, 48%, or 887 trees, were ash trees. The Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), an invasive insect, could potentially kill all the ash trees on public boulevards and kill all private ash trees, as well. The City has applied for and received three grants to help remediate the ash tree situation in Carrington. Removal of 35-45 poor ash trees occurred in both 2021 and...
The Jamestown Area Grief Support Team is offering a grief support group for anyone who is grieving the loss of someone. The group will meet once a week at 2:00 p.m. at the United Presbyterian Church, 302 2nd Ave. SE in Jamestown beginning on Tuesday, April 11 and will run for six weeks. The group is free of charge, however, participants are asked to register to ensure that enough materials are available. Participants should plan to attend all six sessions. For more information, or to register, please call Diane at 701-320-4915 or Eileen at...
The Carrington High School speech team traveled to Barnes County North High School Saturday, March 25 and competed against seventeen teams. Pictured left to right: Eric Hallwachs, storytelling (8th) and humorous duo; Emery Patzer, humorous duo and EPR; Alexis Harris, dramatic and storytelling (7th); Briley Carr, EPR (4th) and humorous interpretation (5th); Maara Kutz, humorous duo and poetry; and Joie Helseth, humorous duo and humorous interpretation (6th). The team has one regular season meet...
The Annual Meeting of the Carrington Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Carrington Chamber & Economic Development Corporation was held Monday, March 27 at the CrossRoads Golf Club. Scott Buchholtz, was honored by CCEDC Chairman, Kim Cook, for his years of service on both the CDC and Chamber boards. Members also expressed appreciation for Nikki Mertz, the outgoing chairperson of the CCEDC board, who was unable to attend. Mertz has served the community in various capacities over the past 20...
April 3 is the anniversary of North Dakota's first television station going on the air as a regular commercial station. It was 1953, and that first year, Minot's KCJB – now KXMC – chartered a plane to fly in, from Minneapolis, taped coverage of each day of the World Series. Most of the shows KCJB aired were live programs put together by local teachers, ministers, county agents and actors. The first woman on the air was Cis Hadley, who produced a regular show about style and fashion. She soo...
I was flying into Washington, D.C., for the legislative conference the last week of February, sitting by a nice middle-aged man who seemed to want to engage in conversation; when he asked the usual question about where I was going and why. I mentioned that a number of us were flying into D.C., to lobby for our veterans. He knew about the American Legion Baseball program; he had played Legion baseball for his post in Bottineau and his brother had attended Boys State. He knew about the Legion’s greatest legislative achievement, the GI Bill. B...
The Fessenden-Bowdon FFA traveled to Minot recently to participate in the State FFA Agriculture Sales, Agronomy and Livestock Judging Career Development Events and came back with some great results. The events were held on Monday, March 20 at the State Fair Center in Minot. The Agronomy team had a great day finishing in second place overall. The members of the team had to identify crop and weed seeds and plants, insects, disorders, machinery, as well as do a soil survey practicum and grain...
Tonya Hetzler from the Consumer Protection Division of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office will present “Don’t Get Scammed.” Attend this informative presentation to learn about current scams and what you and your loved ones can do to avoid becoming a victim. This event, sponsored by Farmers & Merchants Bank of N.D. and the Nelson County Sheriff’s Department, is free to the public and will be held at the following times. Refreshments will be provided. Monday, April 17, 7:00 p.m. – Nelson County Courthouse in Lakota Tuesday, April 18, 1...
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. Chicken ordinance likely to go to a vote Stanley City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 14. The council opened their meeting to take public input on a proposal to allow chickens in city limits after a resident had brought a proposal to their February meeting to allow backyard...
It’s City Government Week. In the Transcript we are running essays written by third graders at New Rockford-Sheyenne School. The topic is “If I Were Mayor” and each student had the opportunity to write about what makes their city great and what they would do if they were mayor for a day. In honor of City Government Week, I decided to write the same essay and print it here as my column. So, here it is, folks! If I were mayor, I’d never hold meetings on Wednesday nights or Thursday morning...
There’s an environmental phenomenon going on next door in Saskatchewan that is nothing short of unique. It’s hard work, but the financial rewards are apparently endless. A company called ABMT Solutions dismantles old grain elevators, then uses the recycled wood for environmentally-friendly projects. Alvin Herman, a 75-year-old farmer from Milden, Saskatchewan is the man who is behind the grain-elevator recycling trend. And just to clarify, recycled wood has been a “thing” for many years....
IQs have dropped for the first time in American history, and the experts aren’t quite sure why. According to Neuroscience News, a new Northwestern University study finds that our average IQ scores have decreased in three out of four cognitive measures. The study found that “scores of verbal reasoning (logic, vocabulary), matrix reasoning (visual problem solving, analogies) and letter and number series (computational/mathematical) dropped during the study period .…” The only IQ measure to incr...
12 Years Ago April 1, 1948 D.J. Graham of Carrington has been appointed the Foster County chairman of the Salvation Army rural service board. It was announced this week by Major Ernest R. Orchard, the state director of the organization. A.C. Langseth, Carrington, was elected chairman of the Foster County a non-partisan league when the group was held Saturday in the courthouse here. Paul Marriage was named vice chairman and Leo Steinman, secretary. New art glass windows, recently installed in...
Drew Utke and Megan Anderson, Binford, N.D., are the proud parents of a baby girl, Emryn Jane Utke, born on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Jamestown Regional Medical Center at 4:23 p.m. She weighed eight pounds three ounces and was 22 inches long. Grandparents are Don and Michelle Anderson, Sartell, Minn., Joel and Holly Utke, Glenfield, N.D., and Renae and Lee Gilbertson, Binford, N.D....
APRIL CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., April 3 - Catalina Chicken Breast, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Bar - Pool - Bridge - Open Cards Tues., April 4 - Quiche, Macaroni Salad, Garlic Toast, Prince Edward Vegetables, Sauce - Pinochle Wed., April 5 - Makeup Meal - Tomato Soup, Turkey Sliders, Squash, Cake - Mexican Train - Dominoes Thurs., April 6 - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Bar, Juice - Whist Fri., April 7 - Closed for Good Friday GRACE CITY, MCHENRY GLENFIELD Mon., April 3 - Easter Dinner:...
March 28, 2023 Michael Joseph Sherman, Carrington, N.D.: care required, $30 Devin Quinn Fontenot, Carrington, N.D.: failed to register motor vehicle, $20 Owen Ryan Hagel, Carrington, N.D.: expired registration of motor vehicle, $20 Cameron Michael Black, Devils Lake, N.D.: drove without operator’s license, $20...
As a North Dakotan, I sometimes forget how early the spring growing season arrives for the rest of the country. During spring break, we traveled to the Washington, D.C., area. What a thrill to see our capital’s famous cherry blossoms in bloom! Traveling to warmer climates in March and April is a double-edged sword for those living in the northern U.S. Sure, it is fun to experience short-sleeve weather when everyone is wearing their down parkas back home. However, the downside is experiencing p...
Leonard Widiger Leonard L. Widiger, 88, passed away March 16, 2023, with his wife of 69 years at his side, at Angel Home Health Care on Menlo Street in Mesa, Arizona. Leonard Lee Widiger was born Nov 10, 1934, to Paul and Pauline (Bender) Widiger in Delger Township, North Dakota. He attended school at Bowman Country School and Fessenden High School. April 4,1953, he married Beverly Owen. They farmed outside Fessenden until 1980 when they moved into town for the last time. Leonard purchased a...
