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Step out of the darkness and into the light. On Sunday, Sept. 10, Carrington City Park will host the second annual Out of the Darkness Walk with a goal to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention. The walk is organized locally by the Carrington Healthy Communities Coalition with support from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP). Funds raised from the Out of the Darkness Walks allow the AFSP to invest in research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy...
There's something hot off the press at the Foster County Museum. The 3D printing press, that is. A 4-by-8 foot replica of Carrington's Rainbow Gardens, as it was in the 1930s, arrived at the Foster County Museum on Wednesday, June 21, just in time for the 91st annual Foster County Fair. The Independent got a close-up view of the impressive diorama today thanks to Foster County Historical Society board member Mike Larson. It was built by Renee and Bill Cochran of BridgeTown Imprints in Valley Cit...
The Foster County Commission met in a special meeting with the Foster County Board of Health to discuss the transition of Foster County Public Health into a health district. During the meeting held on Wednesday, June 7, the public health board requested a resolution which they needed to provide to the state to get the health district up and running. Public health board member Holly Zieman explained that the state needed a resolution with a date on it to get the ball rolling. A motion was passed...
The Carrington City Council received some bad news at their meeting last week. Boring under the Canadian Pacific Railway for the West-side Water Expansion Project didn’t go so well. During the meeting held on Monday, June 12, engineer Travis Dillman explained that the trenching company is requesting an extension of the completion date to July 31 due to problems with boring under CP Rail. Dillman explained that when they were trying to put in the steel casing, they kept breaking a rod by h...
School's out, and summer is now in full swing at the Carrington Swimming Pool. Competitive basketball games like this one, splashing into the water from the diving board or slides, or just taking a cooling soak, are all popular options....
The 91st annual Foster County Fair will be open to the public Wednesday, June 21, through Saturday, June 24. The Foster County Junior Livestock Point Show will be at the fairgrounds Sunday, June 25. Many of the entertainment features are regulars – the Mighty Thomas Carnival will once again bring the rides, lights and cotton candy all four days. Advance vouchers are a great deal again this year – the prices have stayed the same and the Super Pass is for all four days! What's a fair without del...
Vision Zero, along with Carrington City Police and Foster County Public Health will be present at the Foster County Fair on Thursday, June 22 from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. This hands-on demonstration promotes personal responsibility as a driver and vehicle occupant. On display will be the Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Drunk Buster Pedal Cart, the Drowsy and Distracted Driving Goggles, and the Mini Seat Belt Convincer. These activities demonstrate how people can play a role in making North Dakota roads safer by driving sober and wearing your seat belt e...
Welcome to another edition of Business Beat. This month we will highlight a few more of our incentive programs available through our Carrington Economic Development. The funds for these programs are made possible through our local city sales tax funds. Our Carrington Chamber & Economic Development board members review the applications that are submitted. If the project falls into the parameters of the incentive program, the board will recommend City Council approval of the application. In past...
Carrington Lions president, Jenni Wede presents Anna Grenz with a $250 donation for the backpack program. This program is administered by Carrington's Daily Bread, whereby every Friday they take food items to the school which are placed in the backpacks of needy children....
You can find this hidden gem at 751 4th St. South. Congratulations to Gail Nelson on your beautiful yard! Nominations are welcome! Call 652-2524 or email: chambergal@daktel.com. Yard of the Week is sponsored by Carrington Garden Club and our local Runnings store....
Pingree-Buchanan END OF FOURTH NINE WEEKS “A” Honor Roll 4.00 GPA 12th grade: Lilly Bohl, Sophia Bohl 11th grade: Kalen Kinzell, Allison Thomas 9th grade: Terek Kinzell, Brynn Sorenson 7th grade: Taylin Zimprich “A” Average Honor Roll 3.67-3.99 GPA 11th grade: Brock Jungels, Mark Thomas 10th grade: Jersey Tripp 9th grade: Brayden Torgerson, Jorgen Tripp 8th grade: Madelyn Nagel 7th grade: Brooklyn Muggli, Aidyn Perleberg, Aleeya Torgerson “B” Average Honor Roll 3.00-3.66 GPA 12th grade: Ethen Mullins, Daisy Pethel 11th grade: Carson Ova,...
The pedal tractor pull will be held again at this year's Foster County Fair. The event is similar to a tractor pull, except that participants are seated on pedal tractors, using their leg power to move a weighted sled as far as possible. Olson's Pedal Tractor Pull will run the event at the fairgrounds on Friday afternoon, June 23. Registration begins at 4:30 p.m., with the pulls starting at 5:00 p.m. Kids ages 4 to 11 are invited to participate. There is no entry fee. Medals will be awarded to...
Carrington School District Regular School Board Meeting Date: Monday, June 19, 2023 Place: High School ITV Room I. CALL TO ORDER: 8:00 p.m. II. CANVASSING OF ELECTION Declaration of Chairperson to dissolve current board meeting and to reconvene as canvassing board. 1. Oath of office for canvassing board members. Attachment 2. Review attached Official Returns of Judges and Clerks of School Board Election Election of one Rural Member – One Three Year Term Election of At-Large Member – One Three Year Term Publication of Minutes Motion to app...
A new monument has been placed near the back fence of the James River Lutheran Church and Cemetery located on a hill between Carrington and Glenfield and south of Grace City along Highway 200. The monument was erected "in Loving Memory of Ed and Gladys Munson. Gladys' Spirit was an Inspiration to Everyone." The front of the stone contains the dates of the cemetery's establishment in 1918, as well as the church being built in 1919. It includes the inscription, "May the souls of the faithful...
Several of us were visiting about the weather last week, when the man next to me said, “The onion forecast predicts we’ll have a wet July.” Thinking that I hadn’t heard clearly, I asked the man to repeat the name of the forecast. “The onion forecast,” he said before spelling it out. “O-n-i-o-n.” The man then explained to me how he used an onion and salt on New Year’s Eve to forecast the weather of the following year. I put little stock in the man’s forecast method. What I do know is that temper...
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. Williston home not haunted The Victorian-style house at the corner of Second Avenue and Ninth Street West in Williston is notable enough, but it’s the sign in the yard that’s drawing most of the attention. Sitting atop the metal “for sale” sign are the words “Not Haunted” in big red letters. “I’ve seen...
“Mom, wanna be on my BeReal?” my 16-year-old daughter asked me one day. “Um, sure,” I replied sheepishly, because frankly I didn’t even know what she was talking about. She told me to look at her camera phone, and she quickly snapped a photo of us. I didn’t really give it much more thought at the time. Since then, my husband and I have made guest appearances in both our daughters’ BeReal feeds several times. What is BeReal, you ask? Well, it’s just another social media app that all the kids ar...
On May 22, Gov. Doug Burgum announced the Pembina Gorge State Recreation Area will be developed and become North Dakota’s 14th state park. A total of $6 million in funding for this venture has been secured by the North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department during the 2023 legislative session. A matching $2 million will come from a federal grant. The park, just west of Walhalla in both Pembina and Cavalier counties, is a sight to behold. It starts at the Canadian border and runs in a bit of a s...
Modern dads are portrayed as fools in television sitcoms and commercials. Lucky for me, they are the polar opposite of the loving, strong and decisive father who raised me. Over the years, as I clogged a toilet with an apple core, shattered a picture window with a baseball and hit a golf ball through a neighbor’s window, he had only one thing to say: “Son of a !!!” He always fixed the things I broke — once he found his tools, which I was forever losing. He often found them lying in the yard af...
12 Years Ago June 17, 1948 Erma Posey of Grace City, prominent member of the Grace City Live Wires 4-H Club, was elected Foster County Dairy Queen at the climaxing event of the annual Dairy Day in Carrington Tuesday. Other candidates for queen, were Lois Indergaard, Estabrook Merrymakers Club; Marlys Midgley, Busy Brownies, McHenry; Bonita Pederson, Clever Stitchers, Juanita, and Theresa Wolf, Busy Bees, Bordulac. At the golf tournament held in Harvey on Sunday, Dr. R.F. Gililand won the...
JUNE CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., June 19 - Orange Chicken, Wild Rice, Garden Salad, Oriental Vegetables, Mandarin Oranges - Pool - Bridge & Open Cards Tues., June 20 - BBQ Ribs, Baked Potato, Broccoli, Baked Beans, Apple Salad - Pinochle Wed., June 21 - Potluck & Open Cards, 12 Noon Thurs., June 22 - Lasagna, Garden Salad, 3-Bean Salad, Garlic Toast, Bar - Whist Fri., June 23 - Egg Bake with Sausage, Hashbrowns, Cheesy Biscuits, Fruit, Juice - Golf Sat., June 24 - Public Cards Pinochle...
June 12, 2023 Amanda Ann Graginger, Woodworth, N.D.: tinted windshield or windows, $20...
The Carrington Lions Club hosted the Carrington-New Rockford Annual Diabetes Walk on June 7 at their yearly picnic at the Carrington City Park. Family members were invited to the picnic and walk. Member Illa Zink received her fifteen year pin. The two clubs raised $1,230.00 for diabetes education. Walkers from left to right: Mary Hoff, Tom Paintner, Jennifer Wede, Marilyn Nicholson, Sharon Paintner, Past District Governor Rick Swenson, Kristee Page and Josey Skytland....
Wilma Kurtz Wilma Alice Kurtz, age 90, of rural New Rockford, N.D., passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at Sanford Health, Fargo, N.D., with family by her side. Wilma's visitation was Wednesday, June 14 from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, N.D., followed by a graveside service at 2:00 p.m., at Prairie Home Cemetery, New Rockford, N.D., with Pastor Rick Loewen officiating. Recorded music was "Sunday Morning Coming Down" by Johnny Cash. Pallbearers were Robert...
Lillian Spravzoff Lillian (Lil) Spravzoff, age 87, passed away on May 14, 2023. A celebration of life will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at Eddy Funeral Home, Jamestown, N.D., with Pastor Allen Wagner officiating. Interment will be at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2023, at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan, N.D. Eddy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements....
