The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Dear Savvy Senior, Are there any monitored medical alert devices that you know of that don’t require pushing a wearable help button? My 82-year-old father, who lives alone, has fallen twice during the past year, but doesn’t like wearing an SOS pendant button. Searching Daughter Dear Searching, Yes, there are actually several monitored medical alert systems and other technologies on the market today that have voice-activated capabilities that let seniors call for help using voice commands, wit...
As the frontier pushed westward, the majority of those who participated were young men or married men with families. Few single women took up the challenge, so there was an extremely high ratio of single men to single women. On August 17 in 1883, John T. Steen of Bismarck, himself a married man who had enjoyed the blessings of a fine home and family, announced his plan to aid those lonely, less fortunate brothers in the city. He proposed the formation of the Bismarck Bachelors Club to promote...
Great potential. That’s what many Foster County farmers are seeing as they look across their fields. Corn and soybeans grew rapidly this summer due to warmer-than-normal weather in June. One producer told me that the corn in mid-July was the best he has ever seen. The question is, will tremendous early growth translate into high yields? By the third week of July, most corn was silking. The soybeans were flowering and setting pods. Both crops were using about a third of an inch of water per day....
Carrington City Library Hours Mon. - Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closed Fridays Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Summer Reading Activities The library will continue to offer a variety of activities each week until school starts. Visit the library website (carringtonlibrary.org) or follow us on Facebook for the weekly list of activities. Adult and Teen Reading Challenges are due by noon on August 7. Annual Book Sale A bag of books for just $3.00! Books for all ages and in a wide variety o...
12 Years Ago August 5, 1948 Checked in as manager of the Thompson Yards lumberyard in Carrington this week is Chas Edle, formerly of Valley City. Frank Bourdon, who has been acting as manager in a temporary capacity will continue to be an employee of the company as assistant to the manager. Harvest of the 1948 crop is rapidly nearing the general stage, according to reports from various parts of Foster County. Several farmers have been swathing barley, oats and rye recently, and some barley has...
Halvorson-Boote Auction Company www.halvorsonbooteauctions.com Wednesday, August 23 - 1:00 p.m. The Late Judge WA (Bill) Jacobsen Gun, Ammo and Knife Collection Odessa Event Center, Warwick Thursday, August 24 - 9 a.m. David and Laure Rendahl Estate 101 Sandy Lane - Devils Lake Pifer’s Auctioneers www.pifers.com Tuesday, August 29 - 10:00 a.m. Blahna Ranch Retirement Auction 453 61st Ave. SE, Carrington on-site and online bidding available!...
The Fargo Moorhead Community Theatre staged its first production, My Sister Aileen, in 1946, and until getting permanent facilities in 1967, they staged their shows wherever they could. In 1963, an east coast actor was hired to direct two of their plays, at least one of which was produced in the Red River Playhouse. In 2002, when he was interviewed by the Minneapolis Star-Tribune at the Toronto Film Festival, he realized the paper's proximity to North Dakota. "Can I tell you a story?" he asked...
Dear Savvy Senior, What can you tell me about green funeral options? At age 80, I would like to preplan my funeral and make it as natural as possible. Old Environmentalist Dear Environmentalist, Great question! Green funeral options are becoming increasingly popular in the United States as more and more Americans are looking for environmentally friendly alternatives to traditional funerals. Here’s what you should know about “green burial” and “green cremation” options, along with some tips to h...
There’s a 50/50 chance that we still have 60 frost-free days ahead of us. That’s enough time to plant and harvest some garden crops. Plants grow more slowly as the days grow shorter and the nights become cooler. But any vegetable that can reach maturity within 45 days of planting is likely to succeed. Lettuce, spinach, radish and turnip are good crops in fall gardens. The back of the seed packet has information about the time it takes for a variety to reach maturity. Here are some questions tha...
12 Years Ago July 29, 1948 Carol Jean Short, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Short, passed away Sunday morning at the home of her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Short, pneumonia being the cause. Born July 2, 1948, she was just 22 days of age when she died. Construction on new tracks east of the overpass on the Soo Line is about to get underway, it was announced this week by Herman Kraus, Soo agent. The new track was necessary to hold the long trains now being pulled by a fleet of new...
Now that summer is here and students are out of school, adults frequently ask me how to involve youth in pollinator conservation. Though they are wildly popular, I don't usually recommend that children construct bee houses because of their limited contribution to conservation and high-maintenance demands. Much easier and effective ways exist to encourage children to explore pollinators in the garden. Teach children not to fear bees. Generally, bees only sting when provoked. Most of the time,...
"You're doing a good job," my husband commented. I needed the positive reinforcement. I was mowing the lawn with a push mower, which typically is on my husband's task list. I usually weed and tend the flowers and vegetables. Unfortunately, he has an injured shoulder. He is sidelined from physical labor for several months. Lucky me. Despite his compliment, I knew my mowing was not living up to my husband's standards of perfect diagonal cuts. I was mowing like a mouse running around a maze, going...
Dear Savvy Senior, Is regular heartburn or acid reflux anything to worry about? I eat a lot of Rolaids throughout the day to help manage it, but it’s gotten worse with age and it keeps me up at night too. What can you tell me? Belching Bob Dear Bob, Almost everyone experiences heartburn or acid reflux from time to time, but frequent episodes can signal a much more serious problem. It’s estimated that more than 60 million Americans experience heartburn at least once a month, with around 15 mil...
“My students have accepted the fact that our climate is being affected by rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere,” said the university instructor. “They want to know what we’re going to do about it.” The comment was made during a leadership meeting that I recently attended of the North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program. Earlier in the morning attendees had been asked to list some of the climate-related factors that are negatively affecting a...
We are approaching that time of the year again. Soon our children will be heading back to school. Are we ready? Are they ready? Here are a few suggestions that can assist you and your child in having a great back to school experience. It is recommend that children have a well child exam yearly. During a well child exam, your provider will be able to track your child’s growth and development. He/she can assess for any physical or emotional needs your child may have, and can intervene quickly i...
12 Years Ago July 22, 1948 Back from a fishing trip ‘way north of Canada, Dr. Voglewede reports good fishing and expresses enthusiasm over the use of the airplane in travel. The doctor, who received his pilot’s license just three weeks ago, flew a Carrington Flying Service plane to International Falls, Minn., to join a fishing party of old friends. Camping out at Wilderness Scout camp in Minnesota this week are: Jimmie Ebentier, Donald Froelich, Bumpy Smith, Sam, Gail and Allen Zimmerman, Lyl...
Grasshoppers were devastating in Dakota gardens last year. They devoured many plants from top to bottom. Now the pests are coming back again. What caused this? The weather during the past two years has been perfect for grasshoppers. First, grasshoppers love a long, warm summer. This gives the insects plenty of time to eat, mate and lay lots of eggs. Last summer was long and warm. We had huge swarms of grasshoppers to begin with, and they feasted and laid a tremendous number of eggs. One female...
Touting North Dakota as "Legendary," Tourism Division entices travelers to visit the big Badlands, fish for walleyes, or see Jamestown's big buffalo statue. But there was a time when Dakota's boosters minimized some regional legends, particularly the legendarily-big mosquitoes that bit arms, faces and all kinds of places. Mosquitoes buzzed over Dakota-land since time immemorial, but an early written description of Dakota 'skeeters' came from the Lewis and Clark expedition. In 1806, William...
“Do you like juneberry pie with or without rhubarb in it?” asked my friend as we bounced across a pasture in his pickup truck. It’s funny he should ask, I thought to myself, because that question is a matter of debate within my family. “I like juneberry pie with rhubarb,” I said, and then added, “I prefer it without ice cream. A good pie doesn’t need any help.” The juneberries ripened early this year, and my friend and I both had picked some of the crop. Juneberries grow in many parts of North...
12 Years Ago July 15, 1948 A record crowd of 1,500 to 2,000 people attended the annual farmer-business-men picnic at Green’s Grove Sunday, the event sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The weather was ideal for the occasion, and every detail was carried out as planned. With Bud Semmens on the mound and Bud Sobolik behind the plate, the Carrington baseball team defeated Brantford in a baseball game on the local diamond Sunday afternoon when Carrington won 7 to 1. A new portable P...
Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some good resources for seniors with vision loss? My husband was recently diagnosed with macular degeneration, which has deteriorated his central vision, and he’s become very discouraged. Worried Wife Dear Worried, I’m very sorry to hear about your husband’s eye condition. Unfortunately, there are about 20 million Americans living with macular degeneration today. Over time, this progressive disease can rob people of their central vision, making every...
Bonanza farms brought great publicity to Dakota Territory from 1874 through 1880. The large-scale wheat farms attracted investors eager to make their fortunes. The names of Bonanza farmers echo through Dakota's history, including the Grandin Brothers of Pennsylvania; the Carrington Brothers from Ohio; the Cooper Brothers of Chicago and Richard Sykes from England. These men left their imprint on North Dakota by the towns they gave their name – Grandin, Carrington, Cooperstown and Sykeston – names...
White Cloud was born on the Shirek Buffalo Farm near Michigan, N.D., on July 10 in 1996. White Cloud had her first calf in 2000. She was named Princess Winona, which means "first-born daughter" in the Lakota language. On the day after Mother's Day, 2003, she gave birth to her second calf, a male named Dakota Thunder. White Cloud could often be seen from Interstate 94 as she grazed in the hills on the outskirts of Jamestown. She was a big attraction for the museum not only because she was rare;...
Do you need to replant? That was one of the questions I asked ten youths who recently attended Junior Crop Scout School at the Carrington Research Extension Center (REC). The young men and women had just completed an exercise in which they were asked to determine plant populations in corn and soybean fields. Now, I was asking them to share their results. “We found 141,000 plants per acre in the soybean plot,” said one of the participants. “That’s good. There’s no need to replant.” Stand asses...
12 Years Ago July 8, 1948 The big gap between development of new grain varieties by the North Dakota agricultural experiment station and getting the seed into farmers’ hands is being bridged by action of the North Dakota Crop Improvement Association. The association, acting through a special executive committee headed by Otto Klindworth, Carrington, is buying a farm to be turned over to the NDAC experiment station for use in increasing the production of new varieties of seed. Construction has b...
