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The Carrington High School FFA Chapter honored their members and guests at the annual chapter banquet last Monday night in the high school commons. An excellent turnout for the evening saw a number of awards given to members for activities performed the past year along with two special chapter awards and Honorary Chapter degree for 2022. This year's top awards were (left) Izzy Neuman, the Dedication Award and (center) Jacob Rexin as the Outstanding Member. Honorary Chapter Degree recipients...
The question of whether or not to allow the public to use the county gravel pit was up for discussion again for the Foster County Commission at their last meeting. During the meeting held Tuesday, April 5, resident Wes Miller attended to ask the Board if he could install an approach on his property coming off of a county road, and using fill dirt from the county-owned gravel pit. Miller told the Board he would pay for any fill he used, but the commission had concerns about opening the pit up...
COVID-19 could very well be on the wane in North Dakota, but a new disease transmissable through animal/human contact has seen its first confirmed case in a seven-year span in the state. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, abbreviated HPAI, was detected in a domestic chicken flock in Kidder County late last month. The case was identified by the NDSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, and later confirmed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) lab in Ames, Iowa. The birds on the f...
Carrington Public School students had just barely enough time to hang up their backpacks and take their seats for the beginning of another school week when the fire alarm went off. But the normal alert sound was accompanied by an automated voice, "This is not a drill." Students and teachers were forced to evacuate the school building around approximately 8:15 a.m. Monday morning, April 4, upon the discovery of smoke coming from a maintenance room adjacent to the school's art and elementary music...
Ready, set, hunt! This Saturday, April 16, bring your littles to the Carrington City Park promptly at 1 p.m. Thousands of brightly-colored Easter eggs will be hid all over City Park. Youth of all ages throughout the region are welcome to participate. Kids will be separated into age groups, and all will have a chance to seek out some prize-filled eggs. This community-led event is organized by Jana Lesmeister and Karlee Griffin. The eggs are filled by community volunteers....
April is Youth Financial Literacy Month. North Dakota State University Extension in Foster and Eddy counties, local banks and credit unions are partnering with schools in Carrington and New Rockford to provide a lesson to first grade students on earning, spending and saving. The goal of the program is for students to learn positive money behaviors at an early age. As part of the lesson, each student is provided with a piggy bank that is theirs to keep. They decorate the bank for a "Piggy Bank Pa...
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. Council looking for solutions to water issue At least three residents in Rolla are fighting a money-losing battle against frozen water pipes. For 30 years, Bob and Mary Vandal have lived in Harris Court on the northwest side of town. In 2018, the water pipes in their home began freezing up on a regular...
12 Years Ago April 17, 1947 Results for the election of a supervisor for Foster County Soil Conservation District have just been announced by governor Fred G. Aandahl, chairman of the state committee, showing A.R. Suckut of Carrington was re-elected by a large majority. Friends and relatives gathered Sunday, April 13. At the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee H. Kollman, Stutsman County pioneers, for a buffet dinner in observance of their golden wedding anniversary. Eighty-five people attended, including...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is asking for help locating active bald eagle nests. Conservation biologist Sandra Johnson said the department is looking for locations of nests with eagles present, not individual eagle sightings. Eagles lay eggs in early to mid-March, which hatch about a month later. Johnson said it’s easy to distinguish an eagle nest because of its enormous size. Nearly 350 active bald eagle nests can be found in 47 of the 53 counties in the state. Historically, Johnson said nests were found along river corridors, b...
Dakota Datebook written by Christina Sunwall. In anticipation of the upcoming Republican National Convention, President Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a nine and a half week journey across the North American continent in April of 1903. Roosevelt wanted to personally talk to people and give an account of his previous term in office. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company provided a special six-car train, decorated and equipped for the 14,000-mile cross-country trek. The tour began in Washington, D.C., on April 1 and one week later, on this day,...
I’m a word nerd. Words are fun and games to me, a lifelong writer. I enjoy searching for the right synonym or phrase to spice up an otherwise ordinary article. At the newspaper office, crafting headlines is another form of “word game” to us. From puns and alliteration to acronyms and homophones, we try them all to get readers’ attention. I will say, headlines still aren’t my strong suit, even after seven years in the newspaper business. In the annual North Dakota newspaper contest, we usually g...
Last week’s article showed the diversity of North Dakota and that we fall into the No. 1 category in a number of areas, mostly with grain and row crops. But, there are some areas in which we could do far better with our diversity. Let me give you some examples. • One of them is horseradish. This plant grows very well anywhere in North Dakota, including the wild and thrives in just about any kind of soil type. Yet there is no commercial horseradish production in the state. Two counties; Mad...
Here we are 250 years after the Founding Fathers declared that “we the people” were creating a government with the consent of the governed, we are still trying to define who “we the people” are. At first, we the people consisted of white property and asset owners who had a stake in society. After a bit, new forms of wealth occurred and the definition had to be broadened to permit people with different sources of income to vote. Then in the Andrew Jackson era, the flood gates were opened and eve...
Arvid Cellmer Arvid D. Cellmer, 81, passed away at Valley Senior Living on Columbia Rd. in Grand Forks, N.D., on Friday, March 25, 2022. Arvid was born February 5, 1941, in Pettibone, N.D., the son of Leonard and Lydia (Flemmer) Cellmer. Arvid was a four letter athlete, lettering in baseball, basketball, track and football. He graduated from Carrington High School in 1960. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 until his honorable discharge in 1964. He married Sharon Behrens on June 5, 1965, at... Full story
Sharon Cellmer Sharon L. Cellmer, 80, passed away at her home in Grand Forks, N.D., on Wed., March 23, 2022. Sharon Lee Behrens was born Aug. 31, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Lily Tadevic, raised by her grandparents. She graduated from Carrington High School in 1959 and graduated from Minot State College in 1961. She married Arvid Cellmer on June 5, 1965, at the Federated Church in Carrington, raising two daughters. Sharon worked at the Fargo Clinic, 1st National Bank, Ben... Full story
A week ago, I came home to an unusual scene in my yard. As the sun was setting, I observed a fluffy substance resembling spider webs stretching across portions of the lawn. Were we invaded by a million spiders? Before you get the heebie jeebies, I can reassure you that I had not entered an arachnid horror movie. This white, cottony substance occurred in areas of the lawn that had been covered with snow for the entire winter. The spring melt revealed the gray snow mold that had flourished under...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about atrial fibrillation? Every so often, I’ve noticed my heart starts beating rapidly for no particular reason. Is this something I should be worried about? Anxious Annie Dear Annie, Heart palpitations can be harmless if they are brief and infrequent. But if you’re experiencing an erratic heart rhythm, you need to get checked out by a doctor for atrial fibrillation, or AFib. AFib – which is marked by rapid, fluttering beats – can lead to serious complic...
Carrington Area Dollars for Scholars is offering one $500 scholarship to a Carrington High School graduate who is currently attending college. Eligible students must be a Carrington High School graduate currently in their fi rst year or later of post-secondary education and enrolled full-time at a two-year, four-year, vocational or technical college for the 2022-2023 academic year. Applications are due by June 30, 2022. To learn more and apply, visit: https://carrington.dollarsforscholars.org/, click on Students and Parents Log in and follow...
Carrington School District Regular School Board Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2022 Place: High School ITV Room I. CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m. II. REGULAR ITEMS A. Additions or Corrections to the Agenda B. Approve Minutes • March 15, 2022 • March 22, 2022 • March 30, 2022 • April 5, 2022 • April 6, 2022 C. Approve Financial Reports 1. Activities Fund 2. Revolving Fund 3. Lunch Fund 4. General Fund 5. Fund Balance Reports D. Presentation of Bills and Check Register III. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Administrative Reports 1. Mrs. Helseth 2. Mr. Bitz 3. M...
BY NATHAN PRICE The Sheyenne-New Rockford Black Sox kicked off their baseball season on Monday, April 4, in New Rockford. The Black Sox were originally scheduled to take on the Mustangs of Midkota/Dakota Prairie/Lakota/Griggs County Central in Tolna, but the game was rerouted to New Rockford because Tolna's baseball diamond wasn't ready. But despite their unexpected home field advantage, S-NR committed a number of errors that proved too difficult to overcome. After earning a strikeout against...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department Advisory Board will host public meetings on site this spring at eight locations across the state. In addition, the district 7 meeting in Bismarck will be streamed live on the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. These public meetings, held each spring and fall, provide citizens with an opportunity to discuss fish and wildlife issues and ask questions of their district advisors and agency personnel. Topics to be discussed include big game issues and 2022-24 fishing proclamation. For the statewide livestream...
In the past couple weeks, many media outlets in North Dakota, especially in the eastern part of the state, published or broadcast stories related to the 25th anniversary of the 1997 Red River flood. With all those historical accounts taking place, it seemed more appropriate to wait a few weeks before relating my own experience. As a North Dakota Game and Fish Department game warden at the time, most of my work revolved around enforcing hunting, fishing, trapping and boating laws. However, game...
The Carrington Cardinals and SNR Black Sox will host their annual Baseball Jamboree Friday and Saturday, April 22-23, at their respective ballparks. Friday in Carrington will begin with LaMoure/Litchville-Marion taking on Rugby at 10 a.m. That will be followed by Kidder County/Rugby at 12 noon, L-L-M against HWC at 2 p.m. and the host Cardinals facing HWC at 4 p.m. There will be three games scheduled for Saturday at City Park, beginning with L-L-M vs. the Hornets once again at 10 a.m., then...
The Harvey-Wells County track and field teams continue to perform at a high level, as they competed on April 1 at Minot State in the CNDC Indoor Meet and on April 4 at the Grand Forks Invite at the Fritz Pollard Athletic Complex. The HWC boys claimed the meet title in the CNDC meet, scoring 121 points, and the Grand Forks Invite, scoring 146 points, while the girls finished 12th with 24 points at the CNDC and fourth with 77 points in Grand Forks. CNDC Meet On the boys side, the Hornets picked...
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