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CHS alum Ian Harmon drew from his agricultural roots when he returned to North Dakota a few years ago. After studying biology and chemistry at UND, he attempted to start a career as a marine biologist in San Diego, Calif. As often happens, Harmon discovered that he had more connections in farming and agriculture than he did in zoos and marine mammals. Now he's the Director of Acquisitions for Dagger Auctions, Inc., an Ada, Minn., based company that specializes in equipment sales. He worked as...
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler on Tuesday applauded 47 North Dakota educators who have been named as 2022 County Teachers of the Year, praising them as examples of professional excellence in education. "Our teachers have dealt with unprecedented challenges in recent years - brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic - and they responded by showing their imagination, their adaptability, their empathy, and their passion for serving their students," Baesler said. "Our County Teachers of the Y...
On Tuesday, May 3, Carrington High School will host its annual Arts Expo to premiere the fine arts accomplishments of CHS students. This year’s theme is “Outer Space.” Art will be on display starting at 6:30 p.m. Speech and music performances will start at 7:00 p.m. On display are the projects created in art classes and by independent study students instructed by Megan Trautman. Also featured are vocal and instrumental selections, under the direction of Kristina Schuh. Members of the speech team, coached by Kristen Hewitt, will also perfo...
Joy Tandberg, a native of McHenry, N.D., is giving local seniors in the Red River Valley a chance to keep their independence. With more than 35 years of experience as an occupational therapist, Tandberg has all the expertise necessary to help senior citizens live free and independent lives for as long as it's safe to do so. To help seniors do just that, she recently started her own business, Dak-Minn Driving & Home Evaluations, LLC. She started her business after working as a driving evaluator w...
Kids in the first and second grades at Carrington Elementary School performed three selections at the Spring Concert Thursday, April 21, including "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger, "We Got the Beat" by The GoGo's, and "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John. The concert featured hits from the 1960s, '70s and '80s, and was held concurrently with the Elementary Art Show....
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. LHS receives three national broadcasting honors Two local students and their teacher received national honors for their broadcasting program in early March. During the 82nd Intercollegiate Broadcasting System Conference on March 3-5, the Linton High School Broadcasting Program was recognized among the Len...
I look forward to carrying our geranium from the basement, where it has been all winter, and placing it again on the steps outside our home. Those brilliant red blossoms make our front door much more inviting. They provide a bright and colorful welcome when I return home each evening. In this area, we typically need to wait until at least May 15 to put out flower pots and hanging baskets. So my geranium is going to stay in the basement a little longer. It’s not too early, however, to begin makin...
The Foster County 4-H Horse Judging and Hippology teams wrapped up their season at the state contest in Fargo on April 2. A combined team from Foster and Sargent counties placed first in the senior division of the horse judging contest. The win qualified the team to represent North Dakota at the Western National Roundup in Denver next January. Foster County 4-H'ers Baylee Lura and Brekka Kuss placed third and seventh, respectfully, in the senior division. In the junior division, Foster County...
CARRINGTON, N.D. – The summer activity season is kicking off soon, but not everyone will make a smooth transition into these activities. Activities for youth are plentiful in the Carrington area, but what if that paycheck only covers enough for food and rent? Anything extra might have to wait. Enter: “The Kid Experience.” Introduced in 2014, with activities/fund matches beginning in 2015, the program helps connect local children and families with sponsors who are willing to provide the finances needed for enrollment fees and/or equip...
Six members of the Carrington High School speech team competed at the state tournament at Mandan High School on Saturday, April 23. Three members of the team advanced to the final rounds in their respective events with Rori Ricter placing sixth in dramatic interpretation and poetry, Molly Hansen placing eighth in speech to persuade, and Briley Carr placing fifth in humorous interpretation. Other competitors included Kaley Kostelnik in serious prose and poetry, Sarah Hallwachs in radio...
Kelby Gjovik (left) and Abby Dreher attended the Region 5 Speech Tournament at Barnes County North on April 9. Abby took home second place in Speech to Inform. Kelby placed second in Dramatic Interpretation and third in Humorous Interpretation. Both ladies earned themselves a place at the state competition in all of their respective categories. Kelby also was nominated to the All Region Team and was voted as the Most Valuable Speaker for 2022 by the region coaches. At the State Class B Speech...
12 Years Ago May 8, 1947 Omar Bonderud, freshman from Carrington, was appointed to serve as editor-in-chief for the freshman issue of the “Trumpet,” a six page biweekly student publication of Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa. Bonderud serves on the regular staff as a reporter and carries considerable amount of high school experience in the field of journalism. He was editor of the Carrington High Sentinel in 1945-46. Delegates to the state Young Citizens League convention returned to their hom...
“Do you know all these people?” I asked my daughter quietly. My daughter was at the door welcoming another long line of teenagers for her graduation party at our home last spring. “Yes, I do,” she replied. She was a bit annoyed at my question. I was glad they were celebrating her accomplishment, and I was happy she had so many friends. However, I was a little worried about the amount of food I had prepared. Long lines of kids were showing up at our door. “They heard the food is good here,” my...
This weekend another chapter of the North Dakota Newspaper Association will happen when the Fourth Estaters gather for their annual convention in Bismarck. And, it will be a very special convention for our two newspapers here in Central North Dakota, the Independent and the Transcript at New Rockford. Your publisher/editor of the two publications will take the reins as Association president. Miss Amy will become one of a very few from this area to serve in this position. She has spent a lot of...
There’s a small town in the gooseneck of Ward County called Donnybrook. It’s common knowledge locally that the town was named for the Donnybrook Fair in Ireland. Today Donnybrook is a district in Dublin. A few days ago, I discovered there is another Donnybrook and it’s in Western Australia. This Donnybrook is a town of 3,000 people situated 130 miles south of Perth. It’s home to Western Australia’s apple industry. Although there is no commercial apple production at Donnybrook, N.D., and the p...
“This here emergency meeting is called because Little Jimmy thinks he can make our town a spring Mecca for the flocks of robins that come in freezing weather,” Chairperson Ork Dorken announced as he looked over the 11 electors that made up the Community Homeland Committee. The other two people in town refused to participate, but took up shelter in the topless old church basement in case the Ukraine thing got out of hand. It was now well into the spring and the electors were huddled around the...
Darrell Wolsky Darrell Wolsky, 77, passed away at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, N.D., on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Darrell's visitation was Monday, April 25 from 12:00-5:30 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 5:30 p.m., at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. His funeral service was held Tuesday, April 26 at 10:30 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, Carrington, N.D., with Rev. Ray Hagan officiating. His burial was at the Carrington Cemetery. Teresa Edland was pianist...
Frequently as gardeners we concentrate efforts on our plants, focusing on what varieties will give us the best tasting produce or a beautiful landscape. However, I encourage all gardeners to “dig” a little deeper and concentrate some of our efforts on the soil. In the spirit of getting our hands dirty, let’s dig into carbon and soil organic matter. What is carbon? Carbon gets a reputation as being bad for us and the environment. While that is true for increasing levels of carbon dioxide in ou...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any businesses or services that specialize in helping seniors downsize and relocate? I need to find some help moving my mother from her four-bedroom home – where she’s lived for nearly 50 years – to an apartment near me. Overwhelmed Daughter Dear Overwhelmed, The process of downsizing and moving to a new home is a big job for anyone, but it can be especially overwhelming for seniors who are moving from a long-time residence filled with decade’s worth of stuf...
Local college baseball players and CHS graduates Kyle Leapaldt and Jayden Shipman haven't been "shut out" of the weather that has plagued their younger baseball-playing compatriots. Leapaldt, a sophomore infielder/pitcher for Bismarck State College, and Shipman, a senior infielder at Valley City State, have each contributed in outsized fashion for their respective programs. At BSC, Leapaldt has appeared in all 28 games that the Mystics have played. In 87 at-bats, he is hitting a sizzling .506...
There was a full house at CHS Honors Night on Tuesday, April 26. High school students involved in a variety of academic pursuits were recognized for their dedication. Here are some of the highlights of the annual event, noting those who received special awards while recognizing the efforts of students involved in co-curricular activities that haven't previously been highlighted in this newspaper throughout the school year. Hunter Beumer, Brecken Lura, Jacob Rexin, Dawsyn Anderson, Jacob Page,...
The Carrington Elementary Spring Concert and Art Show was held Thursday, April 21, at the East Gym. Kindergarten through sixth grades performed a total of 20 songs as part of the concert, which featured many pop and rock music standards from the late 1960s to the 1980s. The concert was a smash hit with the audience!...
CHASELEY NEWS: Thursday, Marvin and Julie Rodacker and Pam Rodacker went to Bowdon and took in the “Elementary Art Show.” Tuesday and Thursday, Pam Rodacker was in Harvey. Donavon and Connie Czech were visitors at the Kenton Mindt home in between snow storms! BOWDON NEWS: Marsha and Gary Buchwitz from Mandan arrived on Saturday afternoon to spent time with Freida Tebelius. They stayed overnight with her. Gary shoveled off all the sidewalks for Freida. Sunday, Freida took Gary and Marsha out for dinner at the Bowdon Café and they left for home i...
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