The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Dear Savvy Senior, How do I go about selling unwanted burial plots in my hometown cemetery? When my parents died about 25 years ago, my husband (at the time) and I bought two plots near them in the same cemetery. But we’ve gotten divorced since then and have both moved out of state. Besides that, I would like to be cremated instead of buried. Looking to Sell Dear Looking, Life changes such as relocating, family disputes and divorce, along with the growing popularity of cremation in the U.S., i...
The regular season record might not be the greatest, but you can almost set your watch to Carrington Post 25's annual postseason run through district play. The American Legion Redbirds, seeded third going into the District 4 Tournament at Jack Brown Stadium in Jamestown, snuck up on the two seeds ahead of them over three days of play July 18-20, and put themselves in prime position to advance once again to the Class B Tournament last Thursday. Game one went to Carrington over the sixth-seeded...
The youth of the Carrington Redbirds contributed to their share of ups and downs during the 2022 season, and that roller coaster of play continued into the District 6 Tournament in Oakes. Coach Mitch Page's group won one game, a 6-4 loser-out contest with Gwinner, but were eliminated with two defeats to Ashley/Linton/Wishek and LaMoure in games played July 14-15. In the first round, the fifth-seeded 'Birds took on fourth seed A-L-W, and held a 2-1 advantage until the third inning. From that...
Photographers who are 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/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 now open and the deadline for submitting pho...
The University of North Dakota's Office of the Registrar today issued its Spring Semester 2022 Deans List, President's Roll of Honor and names of Spring Commencement graduates. The Dean's List comprises students whose grade point average are in the top 15 percent of the enrollment in each of the University's degree granting colleges and schools. A student must have completed no fewer than 12 semester hours of academic work for the semester, of which eight or more hours must be graded work...
On Friday, July 15, Bremer Bank and Dakota Growers Pasta Co. co-sponsored a 4-Person Scramble Golf Tournament, held at CrossRoads Golf Club. Thirty-four total teams participated in the event. The team of Chris Hoff won the event with an 18-hole score of 54, or -18 under par. Additional local teams and placings included the Jeff VanRay team (15th), the Zach Johnson team (26th) and the Gaylen Rosenau team (33rd)....
Billy Holtan, back row, far right, has been at the forefront of firefighting efforts in the Alaskan wilderness this summer. As part of the Grande Rondel rappel crew, seen here, Holtan has taken on blazes in what is known as the Lime Complex, which consists of almost 21 million acres and has witnessed almost 820,000 acres worth of combined fires. There are 18 fires going on at the moment in the complex as of Sunday, July 10, with two of those staffed and 16 unstaffed. Holtan is currently part of...
The Jim Carr Memorial Tractor Trek, featuring a convoy of tractors moving slowly down southeast Carrington streets and into the countryside, was held Thursday, July 14. Held in memory of Jim Carr, a Carrington farmer, businessman and county commissioner, the event has drawn more and more participants in the past few years....
Events are planned at the Putnam House, 533 Main Street, Carrington, for the month of August. The first event, "Music on Main," will be held on Wednesday, August 3 at 7 p.m. on the Putnam House lawn. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and sit back and enjoy the music of Brian Duursma, Dusty Carr and Alison Schumann. A freewill offering will be taken. The Putnam House will also be offering three different classes: a beginning sewing class for kids, a garden mosaic class and a barn quilt painting works...
This week's Yard of the Week sponsored by Carrington Garden Club & Runnings goes to Dallas and Donna Anderson at 656 2nd Street North....
CHASELEY NEWS: On Saturday, Marvin and Julie Rodacker went to Manfred for Pete Anderson’s funeral. Julie received word that her brother, James Fehr, from Arizona has passed away. Condolences to the family. Connie Czech and Myra Gohl enjoyed the play in New Rockford, “The Little Shop of Horrors.” The Czechs and Myra Gohl spent the weekend up at Lake Metigoshe. Tuesday night fish fry supper guests at Tammy and Merv Knecht’s in Hurdsfield were Donavon and Connie Czech, Myra Gohl, Kara Knecht, and Red and Shelly Hoff. No Bowdon news again this we...
Outdoor notes: *Blue-green algae updates, N.D. Dept. of Environmental Quality: No advisories or warnings listed but conditions could change daily. Several N.D. lakes under investigation or have low toxin levels with Lake No. 5, Kidder Co., and Reule Lake, Stutsman Co., listed as “Low Toxin Level”. Go to the agency website, (deq.nd.gov) for more information. *Aug. 3: Pronghorn applications due. *Aug. 3: Registration opens for the Sept. 16 - 18 Wild Outdoor Women workshop, Lake Metigoshe State Park, Bottineau. Information is available at the N.D...
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