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Widows go West Horace Greeley encouraged more than just young men to go west. "Young men! Poor men! Widows!" he said. "Resolve to have a home of your own! If you are able to buy and pay for one in the East, very well; if not, make one in the broad and fertile West!" In her book, "Land in Her Own Name," NDSU Professor of Sociology Elaine Lindgren describes hundreds of women who followed Greeley's calling by staking claims in North Dakota. Today we look at just a small sampling of those who came a...
Dear Savvy Senior, I started drawing my Social Security retirement benefits back in 2021 when I was forced to retire early, but I’m now interested in going back to work part-time. Will this affect my benefits, and if so, how much? Back to Work Dear Back, You can collect Social Security retirement benefits and work at the same time but depending on how old you are and how much you earn, some or all of your benefits could be temporarily withheld. Here’s how it works. SSA Earning Rules Social Sec...
North Dakota has a very contradictory history when it comes to women. As the 19th century blended into the 20th, many thousands of women moved here to homestead and wrestle out a living for themselves. Despite their hardiness and proven strength, their road to getting the vote was a rocky one. It was on this day in 1917 that they finally achieved their goal. Women's Suffrage almost passed as early as 1872 - in Dakota Territory - failing by only one vote. In 1885, Republican Territorial...
If you regularly follow regional and state news, you’ve likely heard about a book that is causing controversy in a couple of libraries in the state. Today I’m not weighing in on the merits of this book; instead, I wanted to share some insights into how libraries select books and other materials that are in their collections. The process of adding material to a library – called collection development – is rooted in a library’s mission statement. Carrington City Library’s mission statement b...
12 Years Ago January 24, 1948 Leaving tonight are four Carrington people and two from South Dakota who will sail from New York on the Maurentania on a cruise to the Bahama Island, points in South America, Panama Canal and Havana, Cuba. The group expects to be gone three to four weeks. In the group from Carrington are Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Rusk, Majorie Buchanan and J.E. Galehouse. Accompanying them will be Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Beier of Watertown, S.D., former residents of Carrington. Annual convention...
My mother-in-law moved into assisted living about ten years ago. The move required significant downsizing. That’s never an easy task. So many memories are associated with certain pieces of furniture and other household items. We want to keep those things in the family. The question is who will get them. My wife, Melissa, and her three siblings discussed the situation in advance. They decided that the oldest among them would get first choice and could choose one item. The second oldest would choo...
Library Hours Mon., Tues., Thurs. – 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays - 10:30 - 7:00. Closed Friday. Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Cgtnlib1@outlook.com or 701-652-3921 It’s Fund-raising Time! The January Cash Raffle is sponsored by Friends of the Library. Tickets are $20. Proceeds go to purchasing new books. Taco-in-a-Bag will be held February 9 from 11:00-1:00 at City Library Community Room. It includes Taco-in-a-bag, beverage and dessert – freewill donation. New Books Red Winter by Tom C...
Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy More than half of the youth in the United States have experienced a potentially traumatic event. These events encompass such things as sexual assault/abuse, child abuse, domestic abuse, community violence, bullying, serious accidents, fires, disasters, medical trauma, or the death of a loved one. Approximately a quarter of youth exposed to a traumatic event will develop significant symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD increases a...
12 Years Ago January 15, 1948 In a fast sharp shooting game, the Carrington Cardinals edged the Maddock Aggies 44-36 on the local floor Wednesday evening, Jan. 7. A former resident near Courtenay, Mrs. Eva Schrade, 71, died Friday of last week in a Minneapolis hospital. Funeral services were held in Minneapolis Tuesday. Collection of clothing for the Fort Totten Indians, is a project of the Carrington Grade School, it was announced this week by Mrs. Mary Ruck, grade school principal. She asked t...
Dear Savvy Senior, Is it possible to make changes to my Medicare coverage now? I know we’ve passed the fall open enrollment period, but I’ve heard that there are other times of the year beneficiaries can make changes. What can you tell me? Changed My Mind Dear Changed, Yes! The annual Medicare open enrollment period isn’t your only opportunity to swap out Medicare coverage. There are other opportunities, but the timing of when you can make those changes depends on your specific circu...
On January 3 in 1912, the first publication of what would become a very well-known editorial magazine was put out in Bismarck: the Jim Jam Jems. The Bismarck Tribune reported that the “unique” magazine immediately “became a sensation,” and no wonder … the magazine provided commentary on political actions and decisions, using sensationalism, propaganda, humor and satire. Mostly textual, each issue ran around 60 pages, delivering what its author believed the subtitle promised: “A Volley of Truth.” In fact, the first issue’s cover featured a guil...
12 Years Ago January 8, 1948 Lars Tollefson, Carrington, was named chairman of the board of county commissioners at the board’s reorganization meeting this week. He succeeds C.W. Jorgenson of Kensal. Appointments made by the board included: Dr. E.L. Goss, county health officer: A.E. Donker and Wm. A. Kunkel, members of the insanity board, and C.W. Jorgenson, member of the welfare board. December was a month of marriages, judging from the number of licenses issued in the office of County Judge M...
Strange stories It's the fantastic that sells. In 1907 and 1908, Ward County newspapers reported on a mess of such tales-some tall, some so strange they must have happened. In one story, as the Kenmare news reported on January 9 in 1908, a buffalo that had wandered down from Canada apparently had an identity crisis. The buffalo joined Kenmare man J. A. Englund's cattle herd, and managed to go home with the herd. Once there, after he was discovered, the buffalo picked a fight with Englund's Red P...
Another year of gardening is in the books. As I enjoy some downtime and plan for next year, I remember a few struggles in the garden that will change a couple of my gardening practices in 2023. Maybe my changes will help you get the most out of your garden too. Fast forward to 2022. When I planted my broccoli, I left all the small cosmos seedlings. I was so happy to see something green. I didn’t weed them out other than around my transplants. I should also mention I had a crop of volunteer d...
Dear Savvy Senior, What steps need to be taken after a loved one dies? My 71-year-old uncle, who’s divorced with no children, has terminal cancer. He’s asked me to take care of his affairs so I would like to find out what I need to do after he passes away. Unsure Nephew Dear Unsure, I’m very sorry to hear about your uncle. The death of a loved one can bring about a host of different tasks and responsibilities. Here’s a list of some things you can do now, and after his death, that can help ke...
I asked friends at the Carrington Senior Citizen Center if they had ever experienced a four-day-long snowstorm like the one we had Dec. 13 – 16. “Yes,” one person answered, “but never this time of year. Our worst storms have always been in the spring.” That started a conversation about the March blizzard of 1966. “That was way worse than this past storm,” said one man. “Many cattle died in 1966. Their noses and mouths were covered with snow and ice. They couldn’t breathe.” Our recent storm ma...
12 Years Ago January 1, 1948 Negotiations are now in the process for the purchase by W.L. Beaton and son Walter, Jr. of the real estate on which was recently situated their liquor store which was destroyed by fire. The purchase is being made from A.D. Matheny of Los Angeles, formerly of Carrington. Beaton and son plan to construct a new building on the site for the resumption of their business. Glenn Anderson of Grace City, a member of the board of county commissioners of Foster County since...
Fargo had been bustling five years before it was officially incorporated on January 5 in 1875. When the railroad headed west, there was a flurry of speculation to determine where it would cross the Red River, because it was sure to be the site of the next large city. To deal with spring floods, surveyors found the highest place to cross, at what is now Moorhead, but they had to keep it secret so the railroad could buy the land before anyone else. As a subterfuge, they leaked word that the crossing would be farther north, and many believed them...
Every morning when I arrive at work, I come to a fork in my path. It’s not a real fork. This week’s column is not about food. As soon as I walk into my building, I have to make a choice. I can take the elevator, which is a few steps directly to my right. Or, I can walk up the stairs, which are directly ahead of me. My office is on the third floor of my building. Accumulating some steps when taking the stairs is better for my health. Some days, the elevator wins. After navigating the som...
It’s time to decorate our homes with the colors of the season. As the song goes: Deck the halls with boughs of holly, fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. Holly has been a favorite decoration in winter celebrations for centuries. Ancient cultures saw its lively red fruits and green leaves in the dead of winter and believed holly was a symbol of long life. Kings wore crowns of holly for good luck. Holly was believed to repel witches too. I am not too worried about witches, but it is wonderful to grow h...
Dear Savvy Senior, Falls and fires are the two things I worry most about for my elderly father who lives alone. Do you have any suggestions on what we can do to help keep him safe, and keep an eye on him from afar? Concerned Daughter Dear Concerned, Of course! There are a number of small adjustments and modifications you can make to your dad’s home to help protect him from falls and fires, both of which cause thousands of injuries and deaths each year. Here are some tips to get you started. Elim...
There once was an old farmer named Olaus O. Berg, in Walsh County, who lived in seclusion from the outside world. His neighbors called him a hermit, for he lived a solitary life in a tumbledown shack on his 160-acre farm in Vesta Township, seven miles northwest of Park River. We don’t know very much about Olaus Berg. But we do know that he was born in Norway in 1845, and he immigrated to the U.S. in 1872. Sometime in the 1880s, Mr. Berg established his Walsh County farm, and, for the next twenty years, he lived in quiet privacy. It was on J...
Dear Savvy Senior, What tips do you recommend to Medicare beneficiaries dealing with hefty medical bills? My husband recently had open heart surgery and is recovering slowly, but the medical bills are coming in fast and furious and they’re putting us in medical debt. Struggling in Springfield Dear Struggling, I’m sorry to hear about your billing struggles, but medical debt has unfortunately become a chronic problem in this country. According to U.S. Census data 19 percent of Americans households...
12 Years Ago December 25, 1947 Publication of a Carrington publicity pamphlet in January is one of the projects of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, members of which studied a draft of the pamphlet at a meeting of the organization last Thursday evening. With a loss and a win thus far in the season the combined Veterans independent basketball team has ten more home games scheduled, the next scheduled game being against Jamestown here. The first game was lost to McHenry 38 to 33, but the Vets...
For the next couple of weeks, I’ll be working on my end-of-the-year reports. It’s a great time to reflect on what went well and what could have gone better. I thought that the reports would provide a good foundation for this month’s column. But let’s face it – reports are boring. Instead, how about some highlights! This was the 30th straight year that I planted at least one tree in the spring. In 2022, I helped plant nearly a dozen new trees at the Myra Arboretum near Larimore, in western G...
