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At their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 16, Foster County commissioners received written updates on the Bordulac Train Derailment and subsequent clean-up effort. Letters from Fire Chief Ken Wangen and Emergency Manager Andrew Kirking were delivered to commissioners which informed them of progress and setbacks of the ongoing clean-up efforts. Kirking wrote that barricades have been placed on either side of the accident site to control traffic after a civilian pickup truck drove straight...
Phase 1 of the Foster County courthouse basement renovation is nearly complete, and work on Phase 2 is ahead of schedule. Social Service staff have moved into their new offices. The photo above was taken Monday, July 15, after the permanent lighting was installed. The new office space includes a private waiting room for residents seeking services, as well as a reception area and individual offices for staff. The new lower level restrooms, located just across the hallway from the elevator, were...
An essential service will return to Carrington this week. Main Street Laundry, a coin-operated laundromat on west Main Street, opens July 22. The laundromat is located in the former JOB Welding building on the 1300 block of Main. Tyler and Preston Carr purchased the property in 2022, which they use as a shop for their construction business, Carr Construction. In March, they started remodeling the building into a salon and laundromat, and as of Tuesday, gas line connections to the dryers and...
Carrington City Park will be the place to be July 26-30, as the 2024 State 'B' Babe Ruth Tournament will be held. It is the first time the Central City has hosted the Babe Ruth event since 2013. Action will start at 11 a.m. Friday, July 22, when the winners of Districts 4 and 7 will face off. Carrington, as the host team, will play the District 3 champion at 7 p.m. that night. An updated bracket will be posted to www.fosterconews.com and the Independent's Facebook page when participants are...
The Carrington High School Class of 1964 class reunion was held July 12-13 in Carrington. The class is pictured above at Cardinal Stadium. Front row: Ardis Schoen Williams, Don Bickett, Peggy Engberg Bickett, Tom Duursma, Lee Wahlund and Curtis Aljets. Back row: Illa Fay Bjorneby, Edwin Linderman, Sharon Puterbaugh Hewitt, Andrea Hellman Irmen, Kathy Ferguson Hamre, Irene Radke Simonson, Susan Palmer Wolsky, Bernadine Hafner Anderson and Kathy Brennan Wacholtz. Not pictured: Wanda Leopolt...
The 65th Annual Field Day at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC) campus was held on July 16. Their mission is to conduct research that will lead to the enhancement of agriculture and improve the quality of life across the central region of North Dakota. Attendees had the opportunity to go on one of four tours in the morning and a specialty crops tour in the afternoon. The four morning tours included agronomy research review, livestock production review, organic/sustainable...
A teacher in Carrington recently commented to me that although we live in an agricultural community, many of her students don’t know where food comes from. If that’s true of our students, imagine how difficult it is for young people who grow up in urban environments. Last week I toured a project that is attempting to address that issue in a neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The non-profit group New Neighbors offers employment to 20 to 25 high school students each year. Half of the stu...
Dear Editor: The Carrington High School Class of 1984 held its 40th-year reunion on July 13 in Carrington. We thoroughly enjoyed visiting with each other and with other community members. And we also enjoyed the various community activities and excellent dining options. Many of us recollected our positive experiences in Carrington and at CHS as young people, and we are glad to see Carrington thriving today. We were happy that our reunion coincided with the Central City Bash events, which we...
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. Cramer hearing, trial moved to September After a trial was set to begin this month in a homicide case, a request was granted to move the upcoming hearing and trial to September. Ian Cramer, 43, of Bismarck, is now set to have his final disposition hearing at 9 a.m., September 12, via Zoom.com, with his...
12 Years Ago July 28, 1949 New Rockford won the district championship in the Junior Legion baseball tournament held at Harvey last week, taking the final game from Harvey 11 to 0. Rainfall in one of the heaviest showers of the season came to this part of the state Tuesday evening too late to be of any great benefit to the growing crop, except for corn and late flax. Carrington lost 11 to 6 to Bremen in a baseball game played on the Carrington diamond Sunday, this event winding up the Tri-County...
JULY CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., July 22 - Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Garden Salad, Peaches - Bridge - Open Cards Tues., July 23 - Spaghetti with meat sauce, Garden Salad, Garlic Toast, Spiced pears - Pinochle Thurs., July 25 - BBQ Chicken Quarters, Rosemary Diced Potatoes, Broccoli, Fruit - Whist Fri., Jul 26 - Scalloped Potatoes & Ham, Cheesy Green Beans, Garden Salad, Fruit - Mexican Train Dominoes Sat., July 27 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. All ages welcome....
Regardless of how safe and cautious boaters are on the water, accidents happen. If a boating accident involves injury, death or disappearance of a person, an accident report must be completed and sent to the North Dakota Game and Fish Department within 48 hours of the occurrence. If property damage exceeds $2,000, but no deaths or injuries occur, a boat operator has five days to file a report. These reporting requirements are mandatory whether there is one or more boats involved. A boat accident form is available on the Game and Fish...
July has been a memorable month for severe summer weather, and as I write this we are only halfway through! On July 4, mother nature declared her independence. It was an experience I will not soon forget. I watched lightning web through sky off to the northeast as I drove to Carrington that afternoon, headed for the 5 p.m. Independence Day parade. Considering the pavement on Hwy. 281 was already wet, I assumed the storm was traveling east away from town, not toward us. The weather was...
There’s been a lot of chatter lately on social media about lack of customer service. It seems it doesn’t matter if it’s retail, wholesale, the service industry or even medical clinics. Why is this happening? The easy answer that has become a cliche is everybody is short staffed. Employees get stressed out when they are overworked. I get that. It’s happened to me numerous times in my career. But this seems to be happening to a lot of people “customers” and they aren’t happy about it. Yes, I’ve...
I’m urging you to vote “no” this November on the ballot measure proposing the elimination of property taxes. My impetus for writing? A recent incident that clearly outlines the necessity for maintaining local control with property taxes. In the early hours of July 5, 2024, 29 rail cars carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire about nine miles southeast of Carrington, where I serve as fire chief. The hazardous materials, including anhydrous ammonia, posed a significant risk to people in and around Carrington and Bordulac, but our r...
Shirley Peterson Shirley D. Peterson, 91, passed away July 6, 2024, in Menahga, Minn. Shirley was born to Eugene and Vincentia Dann on Aug. 26, 1933, in Minneapolis, Minn. She graduated from St. Louis Park High School in 1952. She attended the Minnesota School of Business and graduated as a medical technician. During and after college, she worked for the Federal Reserve, followed by Pillsbury Research and Development. She soon met the love of her life, Charles, and they wed on December 26,... Full story
Victoree Tresenriter Victoree Tresenriter, age 82, passed away on Monday, July 15, 2024, at her home in Cathay, N.D. Victoree's visitation was Friday, July 19, 2024, from 9:00-10:00 a.m., at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. with a graveside service at 11:00 a.m., at Lakeview Cemetery in Cathay, with Rev. Rick Loewen officiating. Recorded music was "Amazing Grace" by Alan Jackson. Pallbearers were family and close friends. Victoree Marie Comer was born on June 23, 1942, to Don and Marie (Miller)... Full story
Yard of the Week honors for the week of July 8 go to Mark & Mary Struxness at 195 11th Ave S. Their yard features a beautiful lawn and nice patio area with a variety of plants and flowers along with patriotic décor for the Independence Day holiday. They received a $25.00 gift card from Runnings. Yard of the Week is sponsored by the Carrington Garden Club and Runnings. Nominations are welcome at the Chamber & EDC office by calling 652-2524, emailing to chambergal@daktel.com or stopping by 871...
Dear Savvy Senior, My 77-year-old mother, who loves to cook has had several kitchen-related accidents over the past year. What tips can you recommend for making a kitchen safer and more practical for seniors, without doing a big expensive remodel. Inquiring Daughter Dear Inquiring, There are a number of small improvements and simple modifications you can do that can make a big difference in making your mom’s kitchen safer and easier to maneuver. Depending on her needs, here are some tips for d...
The John Raymond O'Hara Post 25 Redbirds of Carrington got through their regular season schedule save for one game, and they appear for all intents and purposes to be the team to beat in the District 4 Tournament. Carrington took three more victories in the past week's slate, two of them of the non-conference variety. The 'Birds defeated Class A club Kindred, 3-1, on July 10, then earned a 5-2 victory July 12 over the Devils Lake Storm before taking a 10-5 win against Kidder County Post 231...
The Carrington Redbirds Babe Ruth team won the game they needed to in order to prolong their season, winning by a score of 11-1 over Mayville #2 in the Red River Valley League's play-in game on Monday. With that win, the Redbirds earned the number eight seed in the league tournament, and faced top-seeded Thompson #1 in the first round of play on Wednesday. The score of that game was not known at press time. Back on Wednesday, July 10, the Redbirds played their final game of the regular season,...
I took a little good-natured ribbing from fisheries chief Greg Power for a column a little while back referencing his connection to our North Dakota fisheries dating back to Jimmy Carter, bell bottoms and disco music. While it's all in jest, the truth is history is one of the best teachers we have. Power recently gave another history lesson in the March-April issue of North Dakota OUTDOORS. The full magazine feature can be found on the Game and Fish Department's website at gf.nd.gov. With...
Photographers interested in sending photos for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Watchable Wildlife Photo Contest must follow guidelines for submitting their work. Photographers should go to the Game and Fish Department’s website at gf.nd.gov/wildlife/watchable-photo-contest. Then it is a matter of providing some pertinent information about the photo and uploading it. Doing so helps both with ease of submitting photos for the photographer and managing those images for department staff. The contest is open and the deadline for sub...
A total of 117 youth participated in the Annual Youth Track Meet at Cardinal Stadium here on Thursday night, July 11. The event is produced by a host of volunteers in the community and features running, throwing and jumping events geared for their age groups. Organizers Shane and Mary Wendel wish to thank the CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center, Leevers Foods, Carrington Area Chamber of Commerce, and all the volunteers who made the event possible. They also wish to thank Foster...
Isabel Wendel, Sierra Friedt, Mercedes Lura, London Davis, Brekka Kuss, Abby Lee, Bailey Ness, Molly Hansen, Jacob Hinrichs, Ashley Lindberg, and Kelsi Neuman, of the Carrington FFA Chapter, attended the 2024 Washington Leadership Conference (WLC), July 9-14 in the nation's capital. The conference is an activity of the National FFA Organization. The FFA members were able to have this life-changing experience with the help of scholarships from the North Dakota FFA Alumni and North Dakota FFA Foun...
