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One year following the first attempt, residents within the Pingree-Buchanan School District will go to the polls again to vote yea or nay on a proposed school improvement project for the elementary school complex in Buchanan. The P-B school board unanimously decided to proceed with a $5.1 million dollar bond referendum that will go before voters on December 6. The decision to pursue the project again comes after district voters rejected a similar proposal on November 21 of last year, which...
Shane Stegeman of Carrington has been charged with several crimes, including child neglect, after his dog allegedly attacked his 3-year-old stepdaughter last summer. The child, referred to as “A.H.” in court documents, reportedly suffered injuries after the household dog suddenly attacked on Friday, August 25, 2023 at their Carrington home. Stegeman was officially charged on Oct. 24 with reckless endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor; false information to law enforcement, another Class A mis...
Trunk N Treat moved to the Carrington Armory for its annual Halloween showcase Tuesday, October 31, due to recent weather events. The event, sponsored by the CCEDC, featured area businesses eschewing their car trunks in favor of tables as families in their costumes and makeup picked up sweets and other ghastly treats. In this photo, Adam Harildstad (as famous television painter Bob Ross), and his wife, Nicole (the Wicked Witch of the West), attended the event with their children, Hudson...
A fundraiser for the Bowdon Centennial Museum will be held Friday, November 10 (opening day of deer season) in the Bowdon School Activity Center, Bowdon, from 5-8 p.m. The fundraiser will include a German supper of cheese buttons, Knoephla soup, creamed Knoephla, cabbage rolls, sausage, sauerkraut and kuchen bars. The event will also include a silent auction (bidding from 5-7 p.m.) and a pie auction, which starts at 7 p.m. Anyone wishing to bring pies, should have them to the gym by 6 p.m., and...
The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced recently that Cows & Co. Creamery in Carrington, N.D., was awarded $250,000 through the North Dakota Creamery Assistance Grant. The Creamery Assistance Grant was designed to support the state’s agricultural industry, enhance job opportunities, and drive economic growth. The grant’s core purpose is to financially boost an existing or emerging creamery business with a plan to advance economic and agricultural objectives within North Dakota. Cows & Co. is owned and operated by Casey and Maa...
Ten National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members received the prestigious $10,000 Vanier Family Scholarship during the American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, on Oct. 20. Since 2008, the Vanier family of CK Ranch in Kansas has awarded scholarships to Hereford youth, and since 2016, they have annually given $100,000 in HYFA scholarships, totalling more than $800,000 to assist NJHA members as they work hard to better their education. Local...
North Dakota State University Extension and Research Extension Center faculty and staff were honored for their years of service. They were recognized at the October 24-26 NDSU Extension and Research Extension Center fall conference in Fargo. Locals honored from the Carrington area included: • Greg Endres, cropping systems specialist, Carrington Research Extension Center, recognized for 40 Years. • Blaine Schatz, assistant director, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, recognized for...
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m currently enrolled in original Medicare but have been thinking about switching to a Medicare Advantage plan during the open enrollment period. Many of the Medicare Advantage ads I’ve seen offer lots of extra benefits beyond what traditional Medicare offers and no monthly premiums. What are your thoughts? Considering a Switch Dear Considering, Be very leery of the Medicare Advantage ads on TV, radio, social media and that come in the mail. While many of these ads may tou...
Carrington City Library Winter Hours October - March Mondays – 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays - Thursday - 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Fridays Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Holiday Closings Closed Saturday November 11- Monday, November 13 for Veterans Day. Closed Wednesday, November 22 – Saturday, November 25 for Thanksgiving. No Storytime November 16 – November 23. After School and Evening Events Monday, November 6: Maker Monday – all day – come and learn about our STEAM to Go kits. Tuesday, November 7: Movie & Munchies starts at...
Every day is Ag Day in a new statewide contest for fifth grade students that is called “A Day with Agriculture”. This contest is sponsored by North Dakota Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE). Each day we use many products that come from agriculture, such as items made from crops, food, animals, or forestry and they may be things you eat, wear or work with. Look around you, talk to others and do some research. Teachers could make this a class project or students can do it on their own at home with their family. Each student should list all...
North Dakota’s deer gun season, arguably the state’s most anticipated and celebrated hunting season, opens Nov. 10 at noon Central time. The Game and Fish Department’s standardized opening day of North Dakota’s deer gun season is determined by the calendar and always opens the Friday immediately preceding Veterans Day, Nov. 11. This is to ensure that the opening day of North Dakota’s deer gun season does not occur on the federal holiday. The last time the opener of the 16½-day season fell on the second weekend in November and ran through Th...
Best of Buddies (BOB) received $213.75 from Spartan Nash through the Direct Your Labels program. Members of the BOB group continue to sort, cut and count Our Family labels and receive $25 for every 500 labels. Our Family labels are accepted at local grocery stores. Drop boxes are available at Miller's Fresh Foods in New Rockford and Leevers Foods in Carrington. All proceeds go to BOB to fund projects, programs and services for students with disabilities. "We rely HEAVILY on the people that save...
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. Tigirlily takes national stage on Today Show It has been a year of mile-stone achievements for two young women from Hazen, but on October 16, they found themselves in a moment of profound emotion and personal accomplishment, even for such a successful year. “They are sisters who have been performing t...
Would it surprise you to know that a significant amount of the newspaper has been written via iphone these past few weeks? Well, unfortunately it has. In fact, any article written by me since the Oct. 16 edition appeared in your mailboxes has been typed out from my living room and on a cell phone app, and I’ve hardly been at the office for over three weeks now. It’s all because I’ve been dealing with severe lower back pain, which has had me in and out of the doctor’s office, chiropr...
As a writer, this piece of information is, well, really stepping outside the box. It’s about an Australian magpie who took Melbourne by storm. Many of us know that Australians love their animals and one example is they worked feverishly to save as many koalas as they could following devastating fires that happened west of Sydney. The situation with Gus the Magpie is similar. Judy, my friend who lives in the Melbourne suburb of Tarneit, found an injured magpie and took him in and nursed him b...
Hopefully, the rugged beard I’ve been sporting will motivate at least one of my fellow men to take better care of his health this November. Every November, you see, two charitable organizations, Movember and No-Shave November, raise funds by encouraging men to not cut or shave their facial hair. Both organizations have made November an enjoyable month for we men to share photos of our thickening mustaches, beards and other long hair. The idea is to get men thinking and talking about mental h...
12 Years Ago November 4, 1948 Barbara Craven, Carrington, was elected president of the eighth district Future Homemakers of America, when a district rally was held in Carrington last Saturday. There were 96 girls present from the schools of Jamestown, Wimbledon, Medina, Cooperstown, New Rockford and Carrington. Soon to arrive at the farm of Lawrence Steinbach, a farmer of north of Barlow, will be the family of Boddian Ochockyj, displaced persons from Europe, who arrived in New York last Sunday....
CARRINGTON, N.D. – The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District’s (Garrison Diversion) MR&I Water Supply Assistance Grant Program provides funding assistance to offset the costs of new customer hookups to a rural water system or district within Garrison Diversion’s member counties. The Water Supply Assistance Grant Program is also in place to aid municipal water systems or districts with extraordinary OM&R projects or emergencies impacting the delivery of water to users, introduce health and safety issues, or bring potential harm to other infra...
NOVEMBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Nov. 6 - Ham, Au gratin Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, Pineapple - Pool - Bridge - Open Cards Tues., Nov. 7 - Chicken & Noodles, California Blend Vegetables, Garden Salad, Peaches, Garlic Toast - Pinochle Wed., Nov. 8 - Makeup Meal - Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Fruit, Cookie - Opeon Cards Thurs., Nov. 9 - Meatballs in Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Garden Salad, Pears - Whist Fri., Nov. 10 - Sweet & Sour Pork, Fried Rice, Asian Vegetables,...
Oct. 31, 2023 Jodi A. Hedden, Bismarck, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10...
Pifer’s Auctioneers www.pifers.com Wednesday, December 6 - 4:00 p.m. Brenda Mork & Donna Neis Land Auction Gladstone Inn & Suites, Jamestown - online bidding available Steffes Auctioneers www.steffesgroup.com Closes November 17 - 10:00 a.m. Farm Retirement Auction Steve & Robbin Manley, Pingree 2000 Main Ave. E, West Fargo Reuer Auctions www.midwestauctions.com Saturday, November 11 - 12 Noon Alice Thomas Large Coin & Currency Auction Club 1883 (519 1st. Ave. S, Jamestown)...
Laurie J. Bagan Laurie J. Bagan, née Peterson (Laurel), passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and friends who loved her on September 23, 2023, at her home in Denver, Colo. Laurie was born on August 20, 1945, to parents Lloyd Peterson and Joyce Footitt Peterson. She grew up in her beloved hometown of Carrington, North Dakota. After graduating from Carrington High School in 1963, Laurie earned a BA from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, and an MSW from the University of... Full story
Rebecca Goter-Kuruc Rebecca "Becca" Goter-Kuruc, of Woodworth, N.D., was taken suddenly and peacefully from her family and friends much too early at the young age of 42 on the evening of October 24, 2023. Her funeral service was held on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Woodworth, N.D., with Pastor Robert Hill officiating. Hymns were "The Old Rugged Cross," "Just As I Am," "How Great Thou Art" and "Jesus Loves Me." Fellowship continued following the luncheon... Full story
Joan Chaney Joan Chaney, 87, of Jamestown, N.D., passed away early Tuesday morning, October 24, 2023, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, N.D. Joan was born August 7, 1936, on the family farm west of Edmunds, N.D., the daughter of Charles and Mamie (Rue) Lutman. She attended high school in Jamestown where she also worked for a photographer for room and board. After graduating from Jamestown High School, Joan moved to Chicago, Ill., where she worked. Isom Chaney followed Joan to Chicago after his... Full story
Patricia Lampert Patricia Lampert, 84, of Kensal, N.D., passed away Saturday morning, October 28, 2023, at her home with her family by her side. Patricia Ann was born July 20, 1939, in Jamestown, N.D., the daughter of Walter M. and Ellen B. (White) Peterson. She graduated from Kensal High School in 1958. She was united in marriage to Gorden G. Lampert on June 2, 1960, at Kensal. They made their home there and raised two children, Jacqueline and Joel. She was a member of St. John's Catholic... Full story
