The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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John Raymond O'Hara American Legion Post 25 of Carrington took a giant step towards securing its future viability as a veterans' service organization. At a community meeting held on Tuesday, August 22, at the Carrington City Library, the post elected Tom Sauby as the new Commander of Post 25 and Ryan Zink the new Adjutant. The ascension of Sauby and Zink ensures that "younger blood" will oversee the leadership of the post for the foreseeable years to come, and that recruitment of younger local...
The gates to the Foster County Fairgrounds will open wide at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 9. Missy Hafner, the event's coordinator commented, "I's like to call it a gathering of collectors, creators and makers. Everything from found items to recreated items to curated items." This year promises more than 121 vendors. Admission is still $5. Nonprofits this year include the Jamestown BSA scout troop #5555, who will be selling items for a fund-raiser. The food building will be manned by the Trinity...
Local farmer, Brent Bachmeier, recently directed a $5,000 Bayer Fund America's Farmers Grow Communities donation to the Carrington FFA Chapter. The chapter will use the funds to assist with repairing and staining bleachers at the Foster County Fairgrounds as well as help students attend various events throughout the year. "The Carrington FFA Chapter would like to thank Brent and Stephanie Bachmeier for nominating our chapter for these grant funds. The funds are a great way to help with expenses...
Carrington Area Healthy Communities Coalition will host the 2nd Annual Out of the Darkness Walk this Sunday, Sept. 10. The event begins with a free-will donation lunch at 12:30 p.m. in Carrington City Park. Registration gets underway at 1 p.m., and the walk officially begins with a short opening ceremony at 2 p.m. Anyone interested in supporting suicide prevention efforts in the community is encouraged to register. As walk chair Amber Kruse notes, it is not necessary to raise money to participate in the walk, and walking is not required to atte...
New Rockford Eagles Club was able to make a donation towards the ongoing Carrington baseball field improvement project. This donation was made possible by charitable gaming in the Shamrock Bar in Carrington. Denise Shipman accepts the check from Dillon Hewitt....
CARRINGTON, N.D. – The Carrington community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant on August 7 at Trinity Lutheran Church which helped collect a total of 86 units of blood products for patients in need. A total of 72 individuals volunteered to donate blood and 67 individuals were able to successfully donate at the Vitalant blood drive on August 7. A total of 16 donors also came forward to donate Power Red Cells (2RBC) which collects two units of red blood cells while returning platelets, plasma and a saline solution back to the donor. There were t...
Providing care for over 22 years This week's edition of Within Our Walls features Dr. Michael Page. Dr. Page is a native of Carrington and graduated from Carrington High School in 1989. He entered Minot State University in the fall of 1989 to begin his journey of becoming a doctor. He graduated from Minot State University in 1993 with a Bachelor's degree in Biology. From Minot Dr. Page transitioned to Grand Forks where he attended UND School of Medicine. He graduated from UND in 1997 with a...
With September in our sights, hunting seasons for upland game in North Dakota open soon. The season opens for sharp-tailed grouse, Hungarian partridge and ruffed grouse on Sept. 9. Following that, the two-day youth pheasant season for legally licensed residents and nonresidents ages 15 and younger opens Sept. 30. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. Sharptails, ruffed grouse and partridge each have a daily limit of three and a possession limit of 12. The daily limit for the youth pheasant season is also three birds, but...
“Have you found aphids in your soybean fields?” I asked the farmer. “I haven’t looked,” was the reply. “But if there were any, last night’s rain would have washed them off.” I was surprised by the farmer’s response. We’d only gotten about a third of an inch in Carrington the previous evening. I didn’t expect that amount of rain to have much effect on soybean aphids. I asked the farmer, “How much rain did you get?” “Two inches,” was his reply. When a storm system passes through, I typically c...
The Carrington Garden Club, along with Runnings, is sponsoring the Yard of the Week program this summer. Nominations may be made to the Carrington Chamber & EDC office by calling 652-2524 or emailing chambergal@daktel.com. Randy and Pam Munkeby's yard at 236 6th Ave. N, have been chosen for this week....
Sixty Foster County 4-H'ers exhibited projects at the North Dakota State Fair in late July, achieving impressive results. In the 4-H livestock division, Cally Hansen exhibited the reserve champion gilt over all breeds. She also had the overall reserve champion market hog. Ty Kulsrud showed the reserve champion Charolais heifer, and Jackson Topp exhibited the reserve champion Angus heifer. Foster County 4-H'ers exhibited 11 beef, 3 dairy, 1 goat, 11 sheep, 10 swine and 5 rabbits at the state fair...
Don't let a bumper crop of basil go to waste. Preserve its flavor and zest with proper storage and preservation. Extend the life of fresh basil by removing any discolored leaves and cutting the bottom of the stems off at an angle. Set the stems in a jar with an inch or two of water. Loosely cover it with a plastic bag and set it on the kitchen counter out of direct sunlight. Change the water every few days. Basil stored this way is conveniently located for use and can last for five days or...
Bismarck State College is pleased to announce the following students who completed the coursework to graduate in Summer 2023. BSC Summer 2023 area graduates include: • Elizabeth Lee, Carrington, N.D., graduated with an Associate in Applied Science degree in Farm & Ranch Management (Agribusiness) • Samantha Schild, Harvey, N.D., graduated with a Certificate degree in Practical Nursing (PN)...
The North Dakota Parks & Recreation Department (NDPRD) invites the public to experience the 2023 Annual Sodbuster Days, Sept. 9-10, at Fort Ransom State Park. The Fort Ransom Sodbuster Association, a group of people interested in preserving the farm life heritage of the early 1900s, coordinate the two-day event. The weekend will be packed with activities for the whole family to experience what homesteading and pioneer life was like in North Dakota. Visitors can enter the event in a horse-drawn wagon, and watch history come to life as they...
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. Watford man charged with assault of elderly Cody Lemieux, 33, of Watford City is facing two Class C felony charges for aggravated assault-adult victim and criminal trespass-dwelling, along with two Class A Misdemeanor charges for violation of a disorderly conduct restraining order and stalking according...
Sometimes I wonder what people expect from local newspapers like the one I work for, and from local reporters like myself. While readers regularly thank us for our great coverage, we've also been told we're too negative, and that our only job should be to "build up" our community with positive news. Recently I was reminded what it means to be a good reporter, and why I work for two of the best newspapers in North Dakota. Some may have heard about the small-town newspaper in Kansas that was...
North Dakota Tourism tells us there are a lot of visitors to our state during the summer months. And that’s true. Just take a drive through the Badlands or visit Medora and you’ll see all kinds of vehicles and license plates from out of state. But tourism isn’t limited to those two areas. We have Lake Metigoshe, Fort Ransom, Garrison Dam, Devils Lake, the Pembina Gorge is now designated as a state park and others. It doesn’t stop with tourism. People from out of state come here for busines...
Houses are getting smaller again — which is going to make many Americans happier. Americans faced with high mortgage rates and a shortage of affordable homes for sale are opting for new, smaller homes that do not have dining rooms, living rooms, spare bedrooms and even bathtubs, reports the Wall Street Journal. Builders are building smaller homes partly to give cost-constrained buyers a more affordable option. But it’s mostly because it’s the only way home builders can turn a reasonable profit,...
12 Years Ago September 3, 1948 In a deal closed last week, Eugene Sondag became the owner of the Garland Hotel, purchased it from Judson Tracy. Sondag, a former resident of Sykeston , has been a Carrington resident about a year. John Summerville of Heaton was rushed to a doctor in Carrington shortly after noon, Monday, after being in a a binder accident. His left hand had been cut so badly by the sickle that the hand had to be amputated just below the elbow. Summerville fell in front of the sick...
SEPTEMBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Sept. 4 - Center Closed - Labor Day Tues., Sept. 5 - Makeup Meal - BBQ Beef Ribs, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Fruit, Moon Cake - Pinochle Wed., Sept. 6 - Salisbury Steak, Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Lemon Parsley Carrots, Fruit Cocktail in Jello - Pool, Bridge & Open Card Thurs., Sept. 7 - Sweet & Sour Pork, Fried Rice, Garden Salad, Cheesy Broccoli, Apple Dump Cake - Whist Fri., Sept. 8 - Grilled Chickon on Bun, 3 Bean Salad, Potato Salad, Pears, Bar - Golf...
August 22, 2023 Juliana B. Velasquez, Elko, Minn.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Brandon John Chagnon, Haverhill, Mass.: exceeded speed limit, $46 T.J. Martin, Carrington, N.D.: Animal-at-Large, $25 Valerie Hulbert, Carrington, N.D.: Animal-at-Large, no tags present, barking dog, $75...
Did you ever watch ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” when you were younger? I remember those Saturday afternoons, seeing some pretty unique competitions – power lifting, cliff diving and even barrel jumping. My favorite was the lumberjack competitions. Most of the events involved chopping logs with axes, or cutting logs with hand-powered crosscut saws or chainsaws. Log rolling in a pond or pool was common, as was the speed climb. The current speed climbing events use either a 60-foot pole or a 90-fo...
Halvorson-Boote Auction Company www.halvorsonbooteauctions.com Tuesday, September 12 - 5 p.m. Vernon and Lois Knudson 103 Baker Street, Cooperstown ZBS Auctioneers of Harvey auctionzip.com Tuesday, September 23 - 10:30 a.m. Ardyce Snyder Estate Brown Memorial Auditorium, New Rockford...
Karen Theis Karen Theis, age 81, of Jamestown, N.D., died on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at Golden Acres Manor in Carrington, N.D. Her visitation was Wednesday, Aug. 30 from 2:00-7:00 p.m., with a Rosary Service at 6:30 p.m., followed by a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m., all at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Karen's Mass of Christian Burial was held Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Carrington, N.D., with Father Terry Dodge officiating. Music was by the Sacred... Full story
Judith Einarson Judith "Judy" Einarson, 86, Bismarck, N.D., formerly of Minot, N.D., and Upham, N.D., died Friday, August 25, 2023, at the Baptist Health and Rehab Care Center in Bismarck. On Nov. 25, 1936, in Harvey, N.D., Judith Lee Stock was born to Albert and Myrtle (Alfson) Stock. She was raised and attended elementary and high school in Fessenden, N.D. Judy went on to college at Valley City State College and received her Elementary Teaching Certificate. Judy taught first grade at Bel Air... Full story
