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Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good toenail clipping solutions for seniors? My toenails have gotten increasingly thick since I’ve gotten older and have become very difficult for me to reach down and cut. Almost 80 Dear Almost, Trimming your toenails is a task that most people don’t think much about, but as we get older it can become very challenging. For many older adults, like yourself, toenails can become thicker and harder to cut, and reduced flexibility can make it more dif...
On May 23, 1975, Peggy Lee of Jamestown, North Dakota was presented with the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award for her work in the field of motion picture and popular music. Her list of achievements is spectacular; including 12 Grammy nominations as well as an Academy Award nomination for her performance in "Pete Kelly's Blues." But one of her most enduring legacies and a single showcase of her many talents were her contributions to Walt Disney's "Lady and the Tramp." Working with Sonny...
With their final regular season track meet in Devils Lake, Carrington was able to earn several more state track meet entries at the Rotary Monday afternoon, May 15. The Cardinal girls won another team title with 194 points, and the boys took third with 81 behind the host Firebirds and Benson County, but all that was secondary to the Cards' standard-surpassing aims. New qualifiers at the meet included both the 4x100 and 4x200-meter girls' relays, with Haley Wolsky and Isabel Wendel being common...
Griggs/Midkota and Medina/Pingree-Buchanan laced up their spikes and throwing shoes for the 701 Apparel Invitational, held Saturday, May 13, at Hansen Stadium in Jamestown. The teams both entered into the Bill Jansen Last Chance meet in Valley City on Monday, before their respective regional meets. Results from that meet were unavailable. G-M and M-P-B placers at the 701 Apparel Invite are as follows: 701 Apparel Invite, Jamestown G-M Girls' Individual Placers 100-Meter Dash: Bailey Ehlers...
The Harvey-Wells County varsity and junior high track teams traveled to Rugby recently to participate in the Central North Dakota Conference (CNDC) Track and Field Meet. The meet was held on Tuesday, May 9, and was moved from Fessenden to Rugby due to wet field event conditions. Along with many great results for HWC, leading the top of the list was the new qualifying of the varsity girls 4x200 relay team. The foursome of Christalea Wagner, Breanna Heilman, Rachel Neumiller and Kamryn Sanders...
The result of many hours of volunteer labor and waiting for the grounds to dry sufficiently for the high school team's schedule to line up for an opportunity, finally paid off Monday afternoon, May 15, when the new Carrington fastpitch softball field made its debut at City Park. Fears were that the Cardinal softball team would run out of open dates at the end of their season, and would have to wait a second year to begin play in their new home. Fortunately, the field was in good condition for...
Two of eastern North Dakota's power programs in the baseball realm took on the Carrington Cardinals in games at Thompson Friday, May 12. CHS took an early lead on the Park River Area Aggies, but the opposition chipped away and broke through for the four-run margin in the sixth to send the Cards to defeat, 10-6. In game two, the home Tommies put the pressure on from the get-go with five runs in the first inning, and were never challenged in a 10-2 loss for the visitors. One bright spot in game...
The Cardinal boys golf team took part in competitions at Oxbow and Cooperstown, along with Fargo, over seven days’ worth of play from the course. At Oxbow on Monday, May 8, the Cards were led by Carter Larson’s 18-hole card of 95. McCoy Beckley shot 97, followed by Wyatt Weninger (100), Luke Page (105), Gabe Ricter (112), and Ean Hovdenes (120). Four days later on May 12, Cooperstown Golf Club was the venue, and Larson again paced the team with an 85 score. Others included Ricter (95), Wen...
Midkota High School senior Wyatt Spickler (center), son of Justin and Sara Spickler of Glenfield, has signed a letter of intent to play men's basketball at Dakota College at Bottineau starting in the 2023-24 season. Spickler, a 5'11" guard, was a multi-year starter for the Mustangs and later Griggs/Midkota Titans. He will join a Lumberjack program led by Head Coach Karl Sorby, as the Jacks finished at 20-11 overall and 13-8 in NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) Mon-Dak...
The final two regular season games for the Carrington Cardinals and Nelson County/Midkota Mustangs were sandwiched into one doubleheader. With the snow from earlier in the spring now a memory, the Cards and Mustangs got two varsity contests in the books to complete their Region 3 schedule. And, in both games, Carrington came out on top by final scores of 11-0, playing as the home team in game one and the road team in the nightcap due to their earlier game in Tolna being rained out. In game one,...
Outdoor notes: *Boat registrations now required for the new 3-year registration cycle. *May 28: Badlands Gravel Battle 100+ Bicycle Race, Medora. Call (701) 391-2717 for details. Tournaments: *May 24: Red River, North Forks Landing. *May 31: Red River, North Forks Landing. *June 2 & 3: Missouri River tailrace. *June 3: Devils Lake, East Bay; Lake Sakakawea, Sportsmen’s Centennial. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, May 16: 1,450.67 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,459.49 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,830.42 MSL; 1...
On March 28, during "the Great Blizzard of 1942," Ev Albers was born in Oliver County. Albers grew up on a dairy farm near Hannover. His daughter Gretchen writes, "Always working hard, to earn what he considered the privilege of attending school, (my dad) graduated from Dickinson State College in 1966 before going on to receive an MA in English at Colorado State University, Fort Collins. As a young man, (he) was a Lutheran seminary student, a Peace Corps trainee, a medical student, an ROTC...
On Saturday, April 29, the Carrington High School speech team competed at the state meet in Mandan. Sage Patzer was the lone finalist in poetry and placed sixth. Competitors included: front row, left to right: Joie Helseth in humorous duo and humorous interpretation, Briley Carr in humorous interpretation, and Ryder Schlafman-Hieb in speech to entertain. Back row: Alexis Harris in storytelling, Eric Hallwachs in humorous duo, Emery Patzer in humorous duo, Sage Patzer in poetry, and Sarah...
The Carrington FFA Chapter placed first at the 2023 North Dakota State FFA Horse Judging Career Development Event held Tuesday, May 9 at the NDSU Equine Center in Fargo. Team members included Baylee Lura, Karlee Lesmann, Jaedyn Lura, and Jozey Retzlaff. Baylee Lura placed third individually, receiving a gold award. Karlee Lesmann placed ninth, receiving a gold award. Jozey Retzlaff received a gold individual award and Jaedyn Lura received a bronze individual award. The team will represent North...
The CHS baseball and softball teams have reached postseason time, playing in their respective regions of 2 and 3. At the Region 2 Tournament in Thompson, the sixth-seeded Cards faced #3 Grafton at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. Top-seeded Thompson and second seed May-Port-CG faced the winners of two play-in games, and the other first round game pitted #4 L/E/M vs. #5 Pembina Co. North. Carrington’s baseball team is the number two seed in Region 3, and begin play today (May 22) in New Rockford against the #6 Nelson Co./Midkota vs. #3 Kidder C...
Foster County Soil Conservation District held its 18th annual First Grade Tree Planting on May 12. It was originally scheduled for the afternoon but was moved up to the morning due to rain in the weather forecast. This event is part of the City of Carrington's official Arbor Day celebration. Teachers Tressa VanRay and April Berntson, aided by Mrs. Hoff and Baylee Lura, brought their students to learn about Arbor Day and planting trees from SCD Supervisors Curtiss Klein and Cody Montgomery and...
The Carrington community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant on April 17 at Trinity Lutheran Church which helped collect a total of 59 units of blood products for patients in need. A total of 60 individuals volunteered to donate blood and 49 individuals were able to successfully donate at the Vitalant blood drive on April 17. A total of 10 donors also came forward to donate Power Red Cells (2RBC) which collects two units of red blood cells while returning platelets, plasma and a saline solution back to the donor. There was one person who...
I look forward to May because I know that high-quality, rosy red strawberries will be available in my local grocery store. Strawberries are among my favorite fruits. You may have heard the recommendation about “eating in season.” What does that mean anyway? Seasonal produce varies by where we live, but we do have the advantage of seasonal produce from other locations reaching our grocery stores. I do not have a greenhouse in my backyard. If I were to eat what is growing in my garden in ear...
