The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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The Foster County Independent now has a roadmap to become a national model for helping save local news. With survey and focus group data analyzed, this local newspaper has already hit the pavement running to innovate and offer more to readers and advertisers. According to Teri Finneman, the national researcher who conducted the focus groups and reviewed the survey data, readers were loud and clear – they love local news, and they want a strong local newspaper in Foster County. Therefore, the n... Full story
New signage from JK Designs adorns the entrance to the East Gym as Caitlin Good greets students at the start of the 2024-25 school year Tuesday morning, August 20, at Carrington Public School....
At their regular meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 20, Foster County commissioners heard once again from residents unhappy about the decision to turn Club Hall Road back to gravel. This time, residents of eastern Foster County expressed their opposition in the form of two letters requesting the commission reverse their decision. Both letters were signed by dozens of individuals in opposition to turning the road to gravel. Both letters make the exact same request, but one was signed by 56 Foster County...
At the August 15, 2024, Carrington Healthy Communities Coalition meeting, Amy Hinrichs was presented the Quarter III Service Award for her creation of and continued efforts with Humble Pearl Craft Club. The craft club is composed of a group of individuals who meet biweekly to sponsor a craft opportunity for young children. The group is using the proceeds from their events to fund a volunteer trip to Give Kids the World Village in Kissimmee, Florida, where they will participate in a variety of...
The Carrington Medical Center Foundation is your host for Harvest Fest 2024. It's the fundraising event of the season, brimming with bushels of good eats and quality live entertainment. It all takes place at the Foster County Fairgrounds west of Carrington on Saturday, Sept. 28. The three course, buffet style meal will be served at 5:30 p.m., with a cash bar provided by Headlock's. Then kick back and take in the talents of Duelly Noted, a one-of-a-kind female dueling piano act, sponsored by Carr...
It's gone now. The site is now a leveled patch that will someday just grow grass. It used to grow minds. It's the city block that once was the home to the two-story solid brick school in Cathay, N.D. That brick building of knowledge was built to be indestructible. On January 31, 1919, the first two-story brick Cathay school burned to the ground. In March the town had a mass meeting to discuss a new building. The superintendent of schools recommended building a new modern, 10-room building. It...
The wheat harvest in Foster County got off to a slow start in early August, and progress was further delayed by a weather system on August 14 and 15, which brought over 1.6 inches of rain to much of the area. The wind and rain caused some wheat to lodge. Yield reports have been variable, ranging from 60 to 80 bushels per acre, well above our five-year average of 53 bushels per acre. Test weights have been solid, averaging nearly 60 pounds per bushel, but protein content has been lower than...
Property tax measure would impact more than residential taxes by Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor August 19, 2024 A ballot measure to eliminate taxes based on assessed property value wouldn’t just overhaul North Dakota’s residential property tax system — it’d also disrupt hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue local governments make by taxing other kinds of property. The measure, approved for the November ballot earlier this month, would bar political subdivisions from “levying any tax on real or personal property except for bonde... Full story
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. Minot 'quiet zone' is costly Costs that have tripled are threatening to run Minot's proposed "quiet zone" off the rails. The $1 million budgeted by the Minot City Council for 2024 falls about $1.95 million short of what is needed to eliminate the almost continuous sounding of train horns as CPKC Rail...
12 Years Ago August 25, 1949 Carrington JCC baseball team closed the season at Valley City last Wednesday night, defeating the Eagles there under lights 12 to 9. Martin and Dell were pitchers for Carrington and Sobolik catcher. A special feature at the Foster County Fair this year will be the judging of the VFW Cootie Whisker Club, and appropriate prizes are to be awarded. Winners will include the Cootie with the most artistic whiskers, the most complete, the blackest and the poorest. The...
AUGUST All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert CARRINGTON Mon., Aug. 26 - Meatloaf, Baked Potato, Candy Carrots, Tropical Fruit - Pool, Bridge & Open Cards Tues., Aug. 27 - Tilapia, Baby Bakers, Broccoli, Rosy Applesause - Pinochle Wed., Aug. 28 - Pool Thurs., Aug. 29 - Baked Chicken Quarters, Cheesy Hashbrowns, California Blend Vegetables, Jello with Fruit - Whist Fri., Aug. 30 - Popcorn Chicken, Chef Salad with Fixings, Peaches - Mexican Train Dominoes Sat., Aug. 31 - Public Cards. Pinochle Tournament 1 p.m., all ages...
Sage Friedt of Bordulac, N.D. has been named to the 2024 spring trimester Dean’s List at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa....
Gardens in North Dakota look great this year. The rains have been plentiful in most areas, and our plants are thriving. Be prepared to protect your garden from insect pests. Swarms of flea beetles will be arriving soon, and I see white moths laying eggs on my cabbage today. Whenever my vegetable garden gets attacked by insect pests, I don't get sad. Instead, I get mad. Then I get even. When I was a farm boy, I sprayed a product called Sevin (perhaps misspelled but very effective) to kill the...
Simplicity, simplicity. If I was really practicing it, I would have said it once. I've been trying to cut down on the clutter in my life, mostly because I keep stubbing my toes on it. But also because people say it helps you focus on the things that matter. Well, not stubbing my toes matters to me. So I've been donating or throwing out every unnecessary thing I own. It's out with my presidential bobbleheads, my chess set with the missing pieces, and my refrigerator. When you think about it, you...
I’m sure we’ve all been in Bismarck at one time or another. But, if you don’t live near Bismarck and don’t get there very often, the next time you do, you’ll most likely notice changes. The city of Bismarck seems to defy just about all of the rest of North Dakota and continues with a robust growth that has now pushed the city to 75,000 in population. I’m sure it doesn’t hurt that the state capitol is located there, but it also sits in a strategic location in North Dakota which makes it a na...
Sen. Bernie Sanders has sponsored a bill to mandate paid vacations for all employees. Like so many of Bernie’s proposals, it sounds good until you get into the nitty gritty. Look, it’s true, as Bernie argues, that the United States is the only advanced economy that does not require employers to provide paid vacation time. It’s also true, reports CNN, that “not only do American workers get less vacation time than workers in other industrialized countries, but they also opt to take fewer days of...
Haakon Ekren, Jr. Haakon "Buffa" Ekren, age 88, of Carrington, N.D., formerly of Kensal, N.D., died Saturday, August 17, 2024, at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington. His visitation was Tuesday, August 20, 2024, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Buffa's funeral service was held Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., at the United Methodist Church, Kensal, N.D. His burial was at the Kensal Cemetery, Kensal, N.D., with Pastor Jea... Full story
Gayle Kohles Gayle Kohles, age 74, of Carrington, N.D., died on Sunday, August 18, 2024, at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington, N.D. Gayle's visitation was Friday, August 23, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. followed by funeral service at 2:00 p.m. all at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington, with Rev. Rick Loewen officiating. Recorded music was "In The Garden" by Alan Jackson, "I Will Remember You" by Sarah McLachlan and "Angels Among Us" by Alabama. Her burial was at the Barlow Cemetery, Barlow, N.D. Pal... Full story
Elaine Stedman Elaine C. Stedman went to meet her Lord on August 17, 2024, at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington, N.D. Elaine's visitation was Thursday, August 22 from 1:00-6:00 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 6:00 p.m., all at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. A funeral service was held Friday, August 23, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., at Faith Baptist Church, Carrington, N.D., with Pastor Corey Pepple officiating. Joyce Evenson was pianist and Dawn Snively was organist. Her burial was at the Grace... Full story
Dear Savvy Senior, How does Medicare cover cataract surgery? My eye doctor recently told me I’ve developed cataracts and should consider making plans for surgery in the next year or so. Almost 67 Dear Almost, Like gray hair and wrinkles, cataracts are an inevitable part of the aging process. Eventually, everyone (usually in their 60s) will develop cataracts, a condition that causes cloudy or blurry vision. The only way to correct this is through cataract surgery. Fortunately, Medicare does c...
A play here and a play there in three games separated the Carrington football team from the "good enough" tier to positioning themselves into Class A's upper echelon. Even with those setbacks, the Cardinals still managed to accomplish their goal of a home playoff game with a 6-3 regular season record, the second Region 2 seed and the chance to knock off visiting Oakes in round one last October. That didn't quite come to pass, as they fell in 27-21 fashion to the Tornadoes and finished with six...
An even 25 athletes for Carrington High School, 16 girls and nine boys, will put their toes to the starting line for the sound of the pistol and another fall cross country season. Coach Josh Kerbaugh's team returns a solid base for the girls' squad to have meet success, while the boys' team will largely be untested and out to prove themselves. CHS brings back one of the state's top runners on the girls' side in senior Kenadie Pazdernik. The three-time All-Stater and last year's East Region champ...
If the Carrington girls' golf team needed a statement for a recruitment push, Molly Hansen may have just provided it. The Cardinal junior shot an 18-hole score of 84 at the first Region 2 individual qualifier at CrossRoads Monday, August 19, to achieve an automatic berth to the State 'B' Tournament at Fargo Country Club September 30 and October 1. Hansen had identical scores of 42 on both the front and back nine holes to finish in a tie for eighth overall. Sister Cally Hansen played a nine-hole...
Registration for the Purposeful Retirement Online Book Club, hosted by North Dakota State University Extension and South Dakota State University Extension, is now available. Jane Strommen, NDSU Extension gerontology specialist, and Leacey Brown, SDSU Extension gerontology field specialist, will host the online book club. Participants will discuss “Purposeful Retirement: How to Bring Happiness and Meaning to Your Retirement” by Hyrum W. Smith. During each session, Strommen and Brown will facilitate a group discussion and ask probing que...
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