The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Carrington Economic Development Director Karlee Griffin resigned her position with the city at the City Council meeting last Monday night. During the meeting held on June 13, Griffin read her long and thought-out resignation letter to the council. In her letter, she cited that she has not felt safe or connected in her role as economic development director for a long time, and that it is time for her to pursue a different career. Griffin also strongly suggested that the city council re-assess...
The unofficial results of the primary election are in with few upsets, and no surprises. On the county side running unopposed, Alan Scanson, District 2 and Scott Beumer, District 4 will keep their seats on the Foster County Commission. With no one on the ballot, the office of county auditor received 331 write-in votes. Of those write-in votes, interim auditor Ellen Roundy received 307 of them. Also running unopposed, state's attorney Kara Brinster, county recorder Lynelle Lyman Hoppe, county...
Tammy Sorensen appealed to the Carrington School Board Tuesday to reconsider the tuition rates they set for preschool. Her son has a disability, and his individual education plan (IEP) team determined that the best fit for him was to attend both sessions of the new preschool program offered at Carrington Elementary next year. He needs five full days of structured education, she noted, and she was told kindergarten was not in his best interest. Sorensen said cost was never addressed during many...
Carrington School Board members Angela Kutz and Joel Lemer attended the Governor's Summit on Innovative Education in Dickinson on Thursday, June 9. At the conference, Kutz accepted an award from Governor Burgum on behalf of the board, for completing Be Legendary School Board Leadership Training in Rugby this past spring. Pictured at left, from left to right, are Kris Kuehn, Randy Hooey, Angela Kutz, Joel Lemer, Tonia Erickson and Kevin Wolsky....
The 90th Annual Foster County Fair is coming to Carrington June 22-25, at the Fairgrounds on the west side of the city. 4-H animal and static exhibits, along with vendors, food stands, and the Mighty Thomas Carnival and much more, will be part of Fair festivities. For a full schedule, see PLUS page 3....
The FCE (Family Community Educators) give back to their local community each year. This year, they were able to split their funds between three programs that involve the children of our community. The Foster County FCE presented the Carrington Youth Center Board and the Carrington Park Board with a check for $100.00. The funds raised can be used where they are needed. The North Dakota State FCE held their annual state convention in Carrington this year. Each year, they also give back to the...
The community garden project is taking shape, despite the challenges of wet weather. Twelve gardeners signed up for the 10-by-20-foot plots this spring. Some of the applicants didn’t have suitable place for a garden in their own yard. Others had a garden, but wanted additional space. The plots were assigned by drawing lots. Soon afterwards, sweet corn, tomatoes, peppers, and squash were being planted at the site. The gardeners are now busy tending their young plants and looking forward to a h...
Library Hours Monday – Thursday – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. [email protected] or 701-652-3921 Summer Reading Reading challenges for all ages of readers! Earn entries now for the grand prize drawings. Visit carringtonlibrary.org for a weekly list of activities including movies, yoga, STEM and crafts. Upcoming Events • Saturday, June 25 starting at 11:00: Author Meet and Greet Children’s Author Karri Theis will share her new book and answer questions about p...
Winter rye as a cover or grazing crop, hybrid rye as a feed grain, health concerns, pen maintenance and weed control are a sampling of topics to be covered at the beef production field tour July 19 at North Dakota State University's Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC). The center's 63rd annual field day begins at 9 a.m. with registration, coffee and a welcome. The beef production tour will depart at 9:30 and continue until noon. The morning beef production tour is one of several tours...
The 4-H Showcase event for Foster and Eddy counties was held Monday, June 13, 2022 at the Carrington Research Extension Center. The 4-H Showcase consisted of two categories, Project Expo and Consumer Clothing Revue. Both categories of exhibitors are interviewed and evaluated by judges. 4-H club members demonstrate thought, effort and knowledge they have about their exhibits and projects. The 4-H youth that participated in Project Expo created a table display related to a 4-H project in which...
The Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will be stopping in Carrington on Thursday, June 23. The bank will be at Dakota Central, 630 5th St. N in Carrington (enter on 6th Ave. into warehouse) from 10 - 11 a.m. Volunteers are critical right now – we need you! Register at: https://www.greatplainsfoodbank.org/take-action/volunteer. Once you are registered, you can sign up for a slot at a Mobile Food Pantry near you! You can also contact Linda Schuster (652-2951) or Brianne Partlow (652-3184) about volunteering. Anyone in need of food a...
The Lions Al Larson Memorial Tournament was held on June 10 at Crossroads Golf Club at Carrington. The Wayne Shipman team placed first out of nineteen teams. Lion Jane Fredrickson presented the winning check to Wayne Shipman, Jayden Shipman, Cindy Hewitt and Kent Hewitt....
The North Dakota 9-1-1 Association in cooperation with local Public Safety Answering Points, is requesting that any person using or contracting for the use of in home or mobile medical alert devices, please keep your vendor updated whenever you change your address. In communications throughout the state, we have found that all vendors we were able to contact have put the updating of your place of residence as the responsibility of the owner/lessee of the devices. In cases happening in North Dakota, when Medical Assistance Devices were used,...
The deadline for landowners interested in posting private land electronically for the 2022-23 hunting season is July 1. Landowners can log into My Account on the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. The July 1 deadline is necessary to produce print material and digital content prior to hunting seasons that begin in August. The 2021 state legislature passed a bill to allow electronic posting of private land, giving landowners another option for posting private property. Landowners who enrolled land electronically last year...
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. Fentanyl: ‘a prominent problem’ During the City and County meeting in Underwood on May 31, McLean County State’s Attorney Ladd Erickson spoke about how the county continues to combat the import of illegal fentanyl. According to Erickson, the McLean County Sheriff’s Department has targeted a specifi...
For the past 3-5 months, I have been going through some of my stuff that I filed away during the past 45 or more years. A lot of the paperwork I will turn over to the Foster County Museum and the Wells County Museum. Much was tossed in file “J” while other things lay in piles that are looking for a new home. So many things, stories, interesting tidbits and a host of other fellow Fourth Estaters’ columns that I thought some day I may use in this column. Well, this week is the week. I’ll use som...
Wow! Will this really be my 19th Father’s Day as a father? My biggest regret is that I’ve had to learn so much the hard way. To make life easier for other fathers and prospective fathers, I’m sharing reader-submitted pearls of wisdom: Resign yourself to the fact that the mother of your progeny will probably never admit that you deserved an epidural for the paper cut you suffered from the Lamaze brochure. Remember that whatever doesn’t kill you only makes you available to encounter the next co...
Most of us, if not all of us in North Dakota have recycled something. The first thing that comes to mind is aluminum cans, but there are numerous other items that can be and are recycled. North Dakota and the United States are a long way from the motivation to recycle in Europe, but that attitude is gaining some ground, slowly but surely. The city of Fargo has had a robust recycling program for more than 32 years that I’m aware of. And since 1990, numerous other programs have popped up across t...
12 Years Ago June 26, 1947 Members of the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lutz will come here for a reunion next Sunday, among them being Rev. Thomas Lutz, North Freedom, Wis., and Rev. August Lutz, St. Bonifacius, Minn. The two ministers will preach at Calvary Baptist Church Sunday morning. It is announced by Rev. A. Itterman. Carrington’s new Company F. National Guard Company, has a new officer on its official list, it is announced by Capt. Alvin A. Paulson. Walter Engstrom has been p...
In October of 1955, Ed and Hazel Huff hired the Don Jenson Moving Company to move their outhouse away from their residence in Carrington. Ed Huff (left) posed for this picture with his daughter, Darlene Huff, (right) for a bit of fun. In between them are two workers from the moving company. The outhouse included a sign which states, "We Move Anything." The Huff home had been a granary that was moved into Carrington from another location, most likely in the 1930s. Photo submitted by an...
The items in the Kid’s Family Package Drawing are for food and entertainment activities in our community and each package is valued at about $50. Some of the items included in the package are gift certificates for eating out and movie and snack passes to the movie theater. There will be two winners each night for the Kid’s Family Package. The Beef Bundle Drawing will have two $50 beef bundle winners each night. Sign up for these drawings each day at the Fair Board Booth in the Merchant Building. You must be present to win. Wednesday, June 22,...
June 14, 2022 Douglas Steven Retzlaff, Carrington, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $25 Chelsey Larae Kemnitz, Cavalier, N.D.: overtaking where prohibited - no passing zone, $20 Shannon M. Tester, Morrisville, Ill.: exceeded speed limit, $46 Don Henderson Leake, River Falls, Wis.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Timothy Dae Mishler, Grand Forks, N.D.: open receptacle of alcohol in vehicle, $50 Scott Ely Salyards, Saint Cloud, Minn.: overtaking vehicle on left, $20...
The prices of gas, groceries and nearly everything else are rising with no end in sight. Where can we save some money? Start with your lawn. Let me preface my comments by saying you can spend your money however you like. There is nothing wrong with spending lots of money on your lawn if you want to. You don’t have to. Start with fertilization. The five-step fertilizer programs sold by some fertilizer companies and lawn care services are not required. You can have a quality lawn by fertilizing o...
Dakota Datebook written by Tessa Sandstrom. The first Wells County Fair was in August 1907. The Wells County Free Press boasted of the good times to be expected: “The fair will be a place to see what your neighbors are doing, to meet your friends, to enjoy the sights, to forget your troubles, to make life worth living.” Indeed, the fair had much to live up to if it was to make life worth living, but in a time when work and church governed the lives of the North Dakota homesteaders, the fair was a major social highlight. The primary att...
Bailey Ness was recently confirmed at Kvernes Lutheran Church, rural Carrington. Bailey is the daughter of Mike and Cassie Ness....
