The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Over 25 years in public education at local schools, along with directorship of the Carrington Public Schools' technology department, came to an end in May with the retirement of Wayne Shipman. Shipman was employed by the district for 22 years, beginning when he was hired to teach business education classes in the summer of 2001 under the administration of then-Superintendent Dr. Charles Brickner. "He provided me with a great opportunity, and for that, I am thankful. I've enjoyed working at Carri...
Carrington School District voters had their say Tuesday about who would represent them for the next three years, and they appeared to be sending a message. Fifty voters took the opportunity to write-in and unofficially elect local dentist and business owner, Dr. Ben Garr, to the at-large member position. Garr's 50 votes represented 78 percent of the total vote, as a mere 65 people cast ballots in the annual election. The incumbent for the three-year at-large position), Randy Hooey, received 11...
A Hefty Seed chemical warehouse in Hurdsfield, N.D. was destroyed after flames consumed the structure on Friday, June 2. No one was injured, but emergency responders and Hefty Seed personnel were forced to go to great lengths to contain the blaze, which was releasing a plume of toxic smoke into the air and posed serious environmental risks. Chad Weckerly, manager of Hefty Seed's locations in Hurdsfield, Wilton and New Rockford, said camera footage shows the first flames igniting in the northwest...
Contractors for the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) will be in the area in July to start boring under Bordulac Highway. That is what the Foster County Commission learned at their meeting last week. During the meeting held on Tuesday, June 6, a representative of Garney Construction attended the meeting to update the board on the project. The board told the representative that in the contract they have 48 hours to complete that part of the project and that traffic will be diverted...
Foster County gardeners have a great opportunity this summer to get rid of pesticide bottles and packets that are lining the shelves of our garages and garden sheds. Project Safe Send will be collecting unwanted pesticides free of charge in Carrington on Tuesday, July 11. Homeowners, farmers and ranchers are all eligible to participate in this program. Herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides and fungicides will be accepted. Project Safe Send will not accept fertilizer, paint or oil. Other means...
Northern Plains Electric Cooperative is offering two $1,000 luck-of-the-draw scholarships to two dependents of Northern Plains Electric Cooperative members at their annual meeting. The luck-of-the-draw scholarship program, which is in its fourth year, recognizes and encourages the academic achievements of students in the region. It also serves as an investment in the economic future of rural areas. To qualify, the student must be a dependent of a Northern Plains Electric Cooperative member, a 2023 high school graduate planning to enroll in a fu...
Known more commonly as the Great Plains Food Bank Senior Food Pack Program, the Commodity Supplemental Nutrition Program (CSFP) is a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that supplies individuals aged 60 and over with incomes less than 130 percent of the federal poverty line with nutritionally based, shelf-stable food packages. The Great Plains Food Bank currently operates the program inside 26 counties in N.D., including Foster County, where the program operates alongside the Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Distribution. Qualified patrons...
The Foster County Fair Board is proud to once again welcome the Mighty Thomas Carnival to the 2023 Foster County Fair. Whether you enjoy rides, games, food or good old-fashioned fun, the Thomas Carnival has something to offer. The Mighty Thomas Carnival spins up the rides on Wednesday, June 21 and continues through Saturday, June 24. When purchased in advance, one-day vouchers are $25 and four-day pass vouchers are $50. Advance vouchers are available for advanced purchase at Carrington Drug,...
Mutton Busting and the Ranch Rodeo will be on Friday, June 23 at the Foster County Fairgrounds. Mutton busting will begin at 6:00 p.m. Participants will need to be registered by 5:30 p.m. The Ranch Rodeo will begin at 7:00 p.m. Contestants will compete in a variety of different timed events based on the type of work that would be done on a ranch every day. Wede Stein is the announcer and admission is free. Contestants can register their team by calling or texting Chelsey Harding at (701) 653-5062. The entry fee is $400 per team, for 4 person...
Independence Day is a time to celebrate our freedoms, and to honor those who secured those freedoms for us and continue to protect us today. Parades, backyard barbecues, and fireworks are symbols and festive reminders of the holiday. While Carrington has enjoyed public fireworks displays in the past, those events have been self-funded, paid for with local donations. To steward these donations several years ago, Lisa Marcotte started the “Lights of Honor” fund for Carrington, and she paid for ads, hung posters, and placed collection jars at loc...
CPR and AED Awareness The month of June hosts National CPR and AED Awareness week. Initiated in 2007, this week was formed by a partnership with the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, and the National Safety Council. The aim of this awareness week is to stress the importance of learning and mastering the skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) to save lives. These skills provide lifelines to assist individuals in...
Highest Honor 12th grade: Kaylee Barone, McCoy Beckley, Max Beumer, Jack Erickson, Allison Jarrett, Kael Kovar, Kirra Kvamme, Nicole Lee, Jonathan Murphy, Kaydence Oatis, Luke Page, Jack Paulson, Mya Reimche-Nelson, Hudson Schmitz, Mya Schroeder, Hudson Topp, Kennedy Wendel, Haley Wolsky 11th grade: Sydney Friedt, Sophie Garr, Ethan Gast, Sarah Hallwachs, Bryan Harris, Madison Johnson, Isabella Neuman, Kacie Rexin, Olivia Threadgold, Alex VanRay 10th grade: Maxim Ciubotareanu, Sierra Friedt, Krystal Klein, Kendall Kovar, Kenadie Pazdernik,...
The Carrington Garden Club, along with Runnings, is sponsoring the Yard of the Week program this summer. Nominations may be made to the Carrington Chamber & EDC office by calling 652-2524 or emailing chambergal@daktel.com. To kick off the summer season, this week's Yard of the Week is Tami Beckley's residence at 367 6th Ave N....
Ten Foster County 4-H'ers competed in the state dairy judging contest in Fargo on June 6. The junior team beat out three other teams to place first in the state contest. Kaydri Cabler led the team, finishing second overall. The senior team placed second in the contest. Molly Hansen had the highest score among the members of the senior team, finishing third among all competitors. Participants in the contest were asked to judge five classes of dairy heifers and give oral reasons for their...
The North Dakota Farmers Market and Growers Association has elected Marvin Baker of Carpio as their next president. Baker was elected to the board of directors a month ago during the annual meeting in Bottineau and was elevated to president during the association's most recent meeting which was held Tuesday night. He replaces Mary Podoll of Bismarck who has held the spot for the past year. Danielle Mickelson of Rolla was re-elected as vice president and will serve a one-year term as will the...
Crop advisers are invited to attend North Dakota State University Extension's annual crop management field school set for Thursday, June 29, at 9 a.m. at the Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC). Participants will receive updates on crop pest and soil management recommendations using hands-on training in field demonstration plots and research trials. "The information received can immediately be used during the balance of the crop season, as well as future years," says Greg Endres,...
National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recently announced over 3,000 winners of National Merit Scholarships financed by U.S. colleges and universities. Officials of each sponsor college selected their scholarship winners from among the finalists in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program who plan to attend their institution. These awards provide between $500 and $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship. Max R. Beumer,...
The Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will be in Carrington on Thursday morning, June 15. Distribution will take place from Dakota Central’s south building at the corner of 6th Avenue North and 4th Street North. Distribution is scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. but will begin as soon as products are available. Patrons are encouraged to line up along 6th Avenue North (facing south) and 5th Street North (facing east). The Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry provides fresh vegetables, fruits, and shelf-stable items, and somet...
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. Tribe secures funding for demo of San Haven The Turtle Mountain Tribe received its largest grant to date aimed at cleaning up the former San Haven site just north of Dunseith. “It was the most competitive one, too,” said Ray Reed, who serves as the Brownfields Coordinator for the tribe. The U.S. Env...
This time of year, there’s a produce patch in my backyard that requires no maintenance other than a regular cutting. It’s none other than rhubarb, and I don’t enjoy it nearly as much as I should. Botanically, rhubarb is a vegetable. In use it is considered a fruit. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who also notes that rhubarb actually belongs to the buckwheat family. Most of the nation’s rhubarb is grown in Washington, Michigan and California. There’s even a grading sys...
Back in the 1960s, the United States Department of Agriculture produced a map of the nation with a number of hardiness zones to help guide gardeners and landscapers with better planting advice. However, those early maps don’t reflect the same zones as today’s maps. There are no doubt, warmer, albeit slightly, patterns that are moving farther north. In fact, when you take North Dakota into account, there have been some major changes since 1990. It’s the same with Manitoba and Saskatchewan, which...
It’s long past time for me to put a flagpole in the center of my front yard – one that holds a large American flag that dances proudly in the summer breeze. We bought such a flagpole for my father on his 70th birthday, shortly after he and my mother moved into a new house with a stately front yard. He was proud of his flag – with good reason. He was born during the Great Depression. As a boy, he was immersed in our country’s great unified effort to defeat mighty foes during World War II. He...
12 Years Ago June 10, 1948 Several Carrington golfers participated in the tournament at Devils Lake Sunday and several prizes were brought back. A.G. Schultz won the first flight, Bud Bauley the second, Dr. R.F. Gilliand the third, Joe Sparrow the fifth and Frank Johnson the seventh. Bob Stitzer was runner-up in the third and Hunstad in the sixth. Other players from here were John Bauley, H.M. Knott and Gordon Stene. Anna Lofstedt and Eileen Zink left Thursday for Jamestown where they will...
JUNE CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., June 12 - Hamburger Hotdish, Garden Salad, Breadstick, Fruit - Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m.; Business Meeting at 12:30 a.m.; Pool - Bridge & Open Cards Tues., June 13 - Turkey Noodle Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Carrots & Cabbage, Bar - Pinochle Thurs., June 15 - Polish Sausage, Sauerkraut, Mashed Potatoes, Prince Edward Vegetables, Fruit - Whist Fri., June 16 - Father’s Day Meal - Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Corn, Cake - Music by Steve & Nancy at 1...
June 6, 2023 Avery Norris Reibsome, Fairport, N.Y.: exceeded speed limit, $25 Taylor McKade Zmoos, Minot, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Sasha Raine Arellano, New Rockford, N.D.: tinted windshield or windows, $20 Laurie Ann Spickler, Bismarck, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Trey Allan Morley, Carrington, N.D.: exhibition driving, $50...
