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Yet another local family is in need of community support. Reed Nelson, 5-month-old son of Jesse and Brittany Nelson of Carrington, died in a Fargo hospital after suffering a brain injury. On Monday, September 26, Jesse and Brittany received a phone call that no parent wants to hear. Reed was unresponsive, and first responders were called to his child care provider's home. Carrington Police Chief Chris Bittmann was among those who responded to the call, where he administered CPR to revive Reed....
An outpouring of support for the Cayler Ellingson family was on display this past week, evidence that in rural North Dakota communities residents step up to help whoever is in need. Family friend Nicole (Clifton) Geisler started a GoFundMe account on Monday, Sept. 19 in support of the Ellingsons. As of Wednesday (Sept. 28) afternoon, the GoFundMe campaign had raised more than $52,000 from over 1,300 individual donations. That is more than five times the amount originally requested when the fund...
Carrington High School junior Kacie Rexin earned All-State status by placing in a tie for fourth at the State Class B Girls Golf Tournament at Souris Valley Golf Club in Minot September 26-27. Rexin shot a 36-hole total of 160....
Carmon Braaten, Carrington, was among the 11th Honor Flight out of Grand Forks International Airport, Grand Forks, N.D. One-hundred seven Korean and Vietnam veterans were flown to Washington D.C., leaving on Sunday, September 11 and returning back at Grand Forks International Airport on Tuesday evening at around 8 p.m. Each veteran could bring a companion or caregiver along and Carmon's son, Kyle, joined him on this memorable trip. He enjoyed seeing all the different memorials and visiting with...
Autumn is here and the next event our Chamber & EDC is sponsoring will be the Annual Trunk N Treat. This event will take place Monday, October 31. Businesses, organizations, churches and individuals are more than welcome to participate. Anyone can join in on the event. The event features decorated vehicles with treats in the trunk for the Trick or Treaters to come by all along Main Street. Hundreds of children attend each year! Vehicles will utilize angle parking to allow for better spacing. Mark your calendars now and more information is...
Our trees and shrubs need some care as winter approaches. If conditions remain dry, then it’s recommended to thoroughly water evergreens before the ground freezes. By filling the needles with water, we can protect them from wind. Now is also the time to reinstall white tree guards around the trunks of young trees. The guards will prevent cracking and protect against wildlife. Linden, mountain ash, maple and fruit trees are especially sensitive and should be protected for at least five w...
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. Election officials tired of requests Election officials across North Dakota have been inundated with hundreds of requests for records over the past several months from activists alleging unproven vote count manipulation related to the 2020 presidential election. The trouble is, most requests ask for...
Six members from the Fessenden-Bowdon FFA Chapter recently joined over 1000 FFA members from across the state of North Dakota by attending the Fall Leadership Conferences at the Bismarck Events Center in Bismarck. The conferences were held on September 17-18. The Fall Leadership Conference was formally known as the Winter Leadership Conference which was normally held in early January. Logan Grover represented the chapter by participating in the Aspire Conference. The Aspire Conference was in...
Nicolai Chiropractic Center, P.C. is welcoming a new, yet familiar chiropractor to the practice. Dr. Kimberly Weber, née Thompson, a graduate of New Rockford High School, will be joining Nicolai Chiropractic beginning Monday, Oct. 3. Weber, a mother of three daughters, has been living in the area with her family since 2016, but had been working at Qual Chiropractic in Jamestown since graduating from Logan University as a Doctor of Chiropractic. "I started a little bit in a different community,...
Justine Pedersen is the newest stylist at Looks for You Salon in Carrington. She is originally from Harvey, N.D. and graduated from Harvey Public School in 2021. In high school, she was active in FFA and did livestock judging and various competitions at state convention. Pedersen grew up just north of Harvey on her family farm/ranch with three dogs, seven cats, one horse, and about 200 head of cattle. She is the youngest of five kids. In September 2021, she started her journey of becoming a...
Editor's Note: The Oct. 3 print edition, which includes this article, was printed before Shannon Brandt was charged with Class AA Felony Murder on Sept. 30. For the most up-to-date information on the Ellingson murder investigation, click the link to read the most recent articled posted online: https://www.fosterconews.com/story/2022/09/26/news/shannon-brandt-charged-with-class-aa-felony-murder-bail-set-at-1-million/1564.html The tragic death of 18-year-old Cayler Ellingson has prompted...
Runnings employee Amber Lockhart received Employee of the Month honors from the Carrington Chamber & EDC. Amber was nomination stated that "She was friendly, courteous and just a nice person and went the extra mile!" Amber received a framed certificate and $20 in Carrington Cash for her outstanding customer service....
Lifestyle changes are hard, especially when it comes to food. About two months ago, my husband and I decided to make a change in our diets. Since he doesn’t like it when I talk about him in my columns, I’ll focus on what we’re doing and why I took the leap. In a nutshell, it’s the Wobbema low-carb diet. We simply eat more grams of protein, and fewer simple sugars and carbohydrates. I’m doing it because it makes me feel better. I don’t need all that bread, baked goods, pasta and potatoes. I...
It isn’t easy to stay in business for 100 years, especially given that in the past century, any business to survive that long had to endure the Great Depression in the 1930s. But there are two businesses that have daily impact on many North Dakota residents and both businesses are radio stations. One of them is CHAB in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, and the other is WDAY in Fargo. WDAY was the first radio station to go on the air in North Dakota on May 22, 1922. CHAB, originally called 10AB, p...
North Dakota needs a dream - a dream of equality for rich kids and poor kids, white kids and minority kids, smart kids and slow kids because every kid deserves an equal chance to succeed. We have the money to lift our kids out of a mediocre education system into the brightest one in the United States. Yes, we have the money. In this dream, we quit exploiting teachers and start treating them as professionals dealing with a wide variety of parental expectations. That means higher licensing...
12 Years Ago October 9, 1947 Mrs. Edith Edinger and Mrs. Gladys Westerlund are the new proprietors of the Club Café, having purchased the business from Ralph Law as of October 1. Mrs. L.E. Greitl of Carrington was elected president of the Foster County Homemakers Council at a meeting held recently. Elected vice-president was Mrs. Leslie Ferguson and secretary-treasurer Mrs. George Golz of Bordulac. Attending the district Rebekah meeting at Valley City Tuesday from Carrington were Mrs. Ardell...
OCTOBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Oct. 3 - Spaghetti and meatballs, lettuce salad, garlic bread, dump cake - Pool, bridge and open cards Tues., Oct. 4 - Scalloped potatoes and ham, peas, jello - Pinochle Thurs., Oct. 6 - Cabbage roll, mashed potatoes, green beans, pudding - Whist Fri., Oct. 7 - Hot ham and cheese sliders, baked potato, broccoli - Mexican train dominoes GRACE CITY, MCHENRY GLENFIELD Mon., Oct. 3 - Beef stew, biscuit, cheese slice, cake with frosting Wed., Oct. 5 - Tater Tot...
The Carrington FFA Range Management Teams competed at the State Range Judging event in Medina on Thursday, September 23. The team consisting of Wyatt Neuman, Karlee Lesmann, Brekka Kuss, Molly Hansen and Trisa Schroeder placed sixth, earning a silver team award. Individually, Hansen and Neuman earned gold awards. Lesmann, Kuss and Schroeder earned silver individual awards. The team consisting of London Davis, Hayden Somsen and Ashley Lindberg placed 12th, earning a bronze award. Individually,...
CHASELEY NEWS: Marvin and Julie Rodacker attended the funeral for Richard Otto in Bowdon on Monday. Sunday, they went to Bowdon to celebrate the birthday of Freida Tebelius. On Wednesday, Pam Rodacker and Julie Rodacker went over to Holly Widicker’s for a short visit and to pick up peaches. Thursday, Pam was a Carrington caller to pick up some parts. Sunday, she attended the birthday party for Freida Tebelius. Monday, she was in Harvey. BOWDON NEWS: Friday, relatives from Virginia, Texas, Arizona, and Colorado, started arriving in Bowdon for a...
Bernard Barnett Bernard A. Barnett, 63, of Moorhead, Minn., passed away on September 12, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, N.D. Bernard Allen Barnett was born on September 10, 1959, to Donald and Patricia (Falk) Barnett, in Kensal, N.D. Bernie grew up in Carrington, N.D., and graduated from Carrington High School in 1977. In high school, Bernie was a wrestler. At 98 pounds he went to state and won an award for the fastest pin. Following high school, he received a wrestling scholarship to...
Dakota Datebook written by Sarah Walker. They say that when life hands you a lemon, you make lemonade. According to the Forum and Daily Republican newspaper, on October 4 in 1907, young Jurgen Bolum, from Portal, “got a lemon” through a “Foxy Minneapolis girl” he thought was a peach. Instead of making lemonade, though, he was out $26. The pretty girl befriended Jurgen in a train station. She told him that she was going to meet Jurgen’s uncle, the same man he had told another stranger he was traveling to meet. They stayed together until the...
The first ones I notice are the sumacs. It’s the same pattern each year. Sumacs turn a bright red, and they start changing color early. It’s a bright, fire-engine red, usually. Sometimes they’re a little muted, with a bit of purple mixed in. Robins are supposed to signal the arrival of spring. For me, sumacs are the first sign of autumn. They’re beautiful. For the next few weeks, I’ll watch the palette change. In North Dakota, it’s a lot of yellow. You have to search for the reds and oranges, an...
Dear Savvy Senior, Do you know of any car gadgets that can help older drivers? I drive a 12-year-old car and have arthritis in my neck, back and knees which limits my mobility making it more difficult to get in and out of the car and look over my shoulder to backup. Almost 80 Dear Almost, To help keep older drivers safe and extend their driving years, there are a number of inexpensive products you can purchase that can easily be added to your vehicle to help with many different needs. Here are...
As the third team qualifier out of the loaded Region 2, Carrington's expectations vacillated between no pressure, and anxiousness from one particular golfer to show her mettle among the state's best. By that measure, the 2022 State Class B Girls Golf Tournament, held at Minot's Souris Valley Golf Course, ended up being a good showing for the Cards, with an eighth place team score of 784. Leading the charge for CHS was junior Kacie Rexin, with her two-day total of 160 tying her for fourth place...