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Not including free-will donations or day-of-the-event funds raised, the first annual 'Out of the Darkness' walk at Carrington City Park to promote suicide prevention and awareness was very much a success. The unofficial tally came out to $24,110, easily surpassing the $15,000 goal set by event organizers. Lisa Hilbert of Foster County Public Health and the event's planning committee, said that over 200 persons participated, with 16 teams and over 30 sponsors. "Together, we can save lives, and...
Carrington's new police chief, Christopher Bittmann, brings 11 years of law enforcement experience to CPD. Originally from Richfield, Minn., Bittmann received his peace officer training and associate's degree in law enforcement from Hibbing Community and Technical College in Hibbing, Minn. He then earned a bachelor's degree in natural resource law enforcement from University of Minnesota Crookston. Prior to his arrival at CPD in July, he spent nearly nine of the past 11 years in neighboring...
Enrollment continues to rise at Carrington Public Schools. Evidence of that was on display before school even started, as a record crowd turned out for the Ice Cream Social on Aug. 17. Superintendent Janelle Helm reported 2022-23 enrollment numbers to the school board for the first time Tuesday, a total of 365 students in elementary and 257 in grades 7-12. The elementary total includes the 42 Pre-K students enrolled this year. Without Pre-K, enrollment is still up slightly from 316 on May 5 to...
It's Homecoming Week at CHS! Congratulations to the Homecoming Court, pictured from left to right: Mya Reimche, daughter of Lisa Reimche and Trevor VandeHoven; Kirra Kvamme, daughter of Jeff and Jona Kvamme; Allison Jarrett, daughter of Jason and Bobbi Jarrett; Kael Kovar, son of Kip and Jozie Kovar; Hudson Topp, son of Paul Topp and Holly Utke; Austin Neumiller, son of Shawn and Billie Jo Neumiller. Click here to download the full schedule of events for Homecoming 2022: http...
Carrington’s Waste Pile Site, 6500 4th St. NE, will be open free of charge to all Carrington city residents on Thursday, September 22 and Friday, September 23 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, September 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents are responsible for hauling their cleanup items to the waste pile site. Each vehicle driver shall be required to certify where the loads were generated. A current water bill/stub will serve as proof of residency. The waste pile site is located one mile north of Highway 200 and 19th Ave., and 3/4 mile w...
Carrington, N.D. – With the overturning of Roe v. Wade, it is more important than ever to support women in crisis pregnancy situations and their unborn children. Statewide pregnancy centers have seen an increase in needs over the past several months. The Carrington area pro-life group “Life Savers” is teaming up with Women’s Care Center to host our 8th Annual Life Walk. The event will be held on Saturday, September 24 starting at 9 a.m. at the Carrington City Park, Main Shelter near the pool. People are asked to join an easy two-mile walk al...
The first order of business at the Carrington City Council meeting last Monday was to appoint Christopher Bittmann as the new chief of the Carrington Police Dept. In a roll-call vote, all voted aye except for councilman Neil Fandrich who voted no, saying he received several references for another deputy within the police department. In other business: • The council heard the first reading of ordinance 275 which was created to combat residents putting grass clipping into the city’s storm dra...
Carrington, N.D. – The Carrington community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant on August 8 at Trinity Lutheran Church which helped collect a total of 80 units of blood products for patients in need. A total of 68 individuals volunteered to donate blood and 62 individuals were able to successfully donate at the Vitalant blood drive on August 8. A total of eight 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. V...
Fourth grade students at Carrington Elementary took part in some outdoor learning at the Manfred Heritage Museum on Sept. 7. Topics included first people, traditional classroom, woodworking, blacksmithing, early homesteading, butter making and traditional games. Elementary Principal Jenna Helseth told school board members Tuesday, Sept. 13, that this is the second year students have gone to Manfred. Nearly 160 students and adults from seven different school districts attended. This Field Day is...
Despite continuous warnings of rolling blackouts this summer, the grids serving North Dakota and the Upper Midwest held up. Pockets of record-breaking heat were manageable since they did not cover large swaths of the country all at once. No significant doldrums deadened wind power during heat waves. Yet concerns persist. A major winter storm or deep cold snap creating surges in electricity demand at the same time solar and wind power assets under perform keeps energy experts, regulators and grid operators up at night. Either significant...
North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials are encouraging hunters to be respectful and cautious as farmers and ranchers are busy with field work this time of year. Hunters should pull to the side of the road or find an approach when meeting combines, grain trucks or tractors pulling equipment. Hunters should avoid parking along roadways or field approaches where vehicles could block travel by farm machinery, pick up trash and empty shells, and not clean game in the road ditch or approach....
Kalina Freier of Kensal has been named to Southern New Hampshire University’s Summer 2022 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August. Full-time undergraduate students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above for the reporting term are named to the President’s List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits over each 16-week term or paired 8-week terms grouped in fall, winter/spring, and summer....
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. Torgerson pleads guilty to bank fraud Brady Torgerson, 34, has entered a formal guilty plea in federal court to two charges of bank fraud. The former president of First Security Bank - West in Beulah and The Union Bank in Glen Ullin entered into a plea agreement in June. Under terms of the agreement,...
I thrive on deadlines. I get a sense of accomplishment every time I can check something off my to-do list, flip through the pages of a newspaper fresh off the press, or see a finished project come to life. I even had shirts made for the staff in New Rockford that said, “Just Duck It.” The “duck” represents the file transfer software, Cyberduck, that we use to send our newspaper pages to press. When we are ready, we “feed the duck” with pdf files, one for each page in the print edition. Th...
Now that harvest is in full swing, a lot of things come to mind, but there is one thing I doubt many people think about and that is the loss of the old, wooden elevators, sometimes called prairie skyscrapers. On Sunday, we made a trip to Bismarck to purchase a lawn mower and went through the community of Coleharbor. There are, of course, two of the original structures still standing tall against a backdrop of canola, barley and wheat. These prairie icons are quickly disappearing. There are...
There are stubborn and unwelcome facts about getting older. The gray hairs that weren't there the day before. The injuries from running or other sports that come easier and are harder to shake off than they were before. And your friends die. This summer, I've said farewell to two dear friends who, as dear friends do, shaped my life in their own unique and individual ways. Both of them were named Robert. And though they never met, the interwoven threads of their friendships can never be unraveled...
12 Years Ago September 25, 1947 Foster County’s new fairground buildings were dedicated “to the future growth of 4-H work, to the building back of North Dakota’s livestock and to the young people interested in the development of agriculture,” when a dedicatory program was held Tuesday afternoon during the Foster County Junior Fair. A baby boy was born September 19 at Carrington Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Morlock, Sykeston. Rev. E.D. Nelson is the new pastor in the Carrington Church...
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s Private Land Open To Sportsmen Guide for 2022 is now available online at the Game and Fish website, gf.nd.gov. In addition, the free printed PLOTS guides will be available in late August at most license vendors and other locations throughout the state. The guide will feature about 800,000 PLOTS acres. Because the guide is printed in mid-August, some PLOTS tracts highlighted in the guide may have been removed from the program since the time of printing. There will also be some PLOTS tracts where the h...
Dan Panko was born on September 13 in Ukraine in 1895. He emigrated to America in 1906 with his family and they homesteaded in North Dakota. A railroad branch of the Soo Line ran near their homestead and young Dan would hop on the train as it went by, ride a few miles, hop off and run back home. One Saturday morning in June of 1908, when he was 12, Dan caught the train and didn’t get off until he was hundreds of miles from home in Minnesota. Hungry and broke, Dan looked for employment and found a job on a Minnesota farm. In 1910, Dan decided t...
Richard Otto Richard Otto, 86, Carrington, N.D., formerly of Bowdon, N.D., passed away Wed., Sept. 7, 2022 at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington. Funeral Services were held at 10 a.m., Monday, September 12 at Bowdon Lutheran Church, Bowdon. Pastor Shirley Teske officiated and burial was in Bethany Cemetery, Robinson, N.D. Visitation was from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden, N.D. Richard Otto was born April 23, 1936, on the family farm in Merkle... Full story
Vaunda Schutt Vaunda Lea (Beach) Schutt, 83, of Ada, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning hours of September 10, 2022, at the Benedictine Care Community in Ada. Vaunda Lea was born January 14, 1939, in Carrington, North Dakota, to Elmer and Evelyn (Graham) Beach. She grew up in Carrington and graduated from Carrington High School in 1957. Go Cardinals! She worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone Company after graduating. On August 24, 1958, she married her high... Full story
As most gardeners are, I am overly excited at planting time. If I have the room and the weather cooperates, I usually plant way more than I can eat and preserve. One never knows what the growing season will bring, and you don’t want to be short on vegetables! One vegetable that I have learned the hard way not to over plant is zucchini. Zucchini is a member of the Cucurbitaceae or gourd family. This family includes pumpkins, squashes, cucumbers and melons. Zucchini is also called summer squash a...
Dear Savvy Senior, I just turned 65 and would like to learn more about the stronger flu shots I see advertised for older adults. What can you tell me about them and how are they covered by Medicare? Senior Novice Dear Novice, There are actually three different types of senior-specific flu shots (you only need one) that the CDC is now recommending to people age 65 and older. These FDA-approved annual vaccines are designed to offer extra protection beyond what a standard flu shot provides, which i...
Important parts of the history of our area and all of North Dakota are possibly tucked away in boxes in your basement! In our collection of keepsakes, are valuable documents and photos that can be captured and shared with family, our community and our state. Carrington City Library is hosting a ScanDay in conjunction with the North Dakota State Library to help capture some of these important artifacts. ScanDay will be Thursday, September 29 from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. at the City Library. Participants can bring 10-15 items that will be preserved d...
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