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The proliferation of the automotive culture post-World War II led to the budding popularity of the archetypical symbols of Americana: the drive-in fast food restaurant. With rock-and-roll music, slicked-back hairstyles, poodle skirts and rollerskating waitresses ruling the scene, one of Carrington's most popular food stops, the Hi-Way Drive-In, began its existence in 1959. On Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, the continuous 65-year history of the drive-in came to an end when the last burger came off the...
At the Foster County Commission's regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 19, commissioners reviewed the official election results and selected new leadership for the coming year. Foster County Auditor Ellen Roundy presented the final canvassed results of the general election on Nov. 5, which showed that a total 1,720 residents cast a ballot in Foster County. Of those, 641 residents voted absentee and 1,079 voted at their local polling place. Roundy added that she was very pleased with how smooth the...
The Carrington Community Thanksgiving Dinner continues a 24-year tradition with dinner served at noon on Thanksgiving Day. This year's dinner will be served at Calvary Baptist Church, 725 Main Street in Carrington. Shirley Fritza, Betty Montgomery and Linda Schuster are carrying on a tradition started more than two decades ago by Helen and Gary Rosenau, Becky and Lynn Schroeder, and Caroline and Jeff Golz. They are witness to what a volunteer army accomplishes every year. This year's theme is "T...
On Monday, Nov. 18, Carrington City Library welcomed North Dakota teen author, Lindsey Undlin, who spoke about her writing and publishing process. Undlin’s visit was sponsored by the North Dakota State Library as part of the ND Great Reads from Great Places Book Tour. The tour is a program of the Library of Congress in which each state selects an adult and a youth title to represent the state. The books and their authors were featured at the National Book Festival in Washington, DC, in August. Undlin wrote her first book “Stolen” when she w...
The American Legion and VFW Auxiliary ladies are putting together care packages for deployed military men and women from this area. They would like to ask the community to help them with providing names of family members and/or friends who are actively deployed at this time. It is their hope that these packages will provide our deployed military with fun/helpful/edible items and will remind them that they are loved and remembered back home. Please contact Marlene Boyer (701)652-3070 with...
Lee Wahlund of Carrington shot this picture of seven whooping cranes with a spotting scope and cell phone in a field around 10 miles northeast of Carrington Tuesday, Nov. 19....
A tree full of snowmen? A hunting and fishing themed tree? What about a “silver and gold” or patriotic decorated wreath? Your favorite tree or wreath of your dreams could be on display at the December 8 “Festival of Trees” event. Individuals, churches, organizations and businesses are welcome to decorate/donate a small (2-4 foot) artificial tree or wreath. “There are so many creative people in our community. From simple, elegant or traditional to fun, contemporary or unconventional, the sky is the limit,” says Angela Boeshans, a past partic...
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. School to offer baseball and softball It was a split vote, but at the regular meeting of the Lisbon School Board on Nov. 12, Lisbon Public School decided to add baseball for boys and softball for girls to its offering of extra curricular activities. Students won't have to wait long. The school will be...
NOVEMBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread and Butter, Dessert Mon., Nov. 25 - Salisbury Steak. Mashed Potatoes and Gravy. Creamed Corn. Fruit. Bridge. Open Cards. Tues., Nov. 26 - Beef Stew. Caribbean Blend Vegetables. Tossed Salad. Biscuits. Peaches. Pinochle. Wed., Nov. 27 - Pool. Thurs., Nov. 28 - CLOSED. Fri., Nov. 29 - Brat on a Bun. Baked Beans. Macaroni Salad. Apricots. Mexican Train Dominoes. Sat., Nov. 30 - Public Pinochle tournament, 1 p.m. All ages welcome. GRACE CITY, MCHENRY, GLENFIELD Mon., Nov. 25 - Sloppy...
Sykeston American Legion Raffle Winners This week's winners of the Sykeston American Legion raffle are as follows: $50 winners: 11/12 – Kaiser Carr and Sonya Rose. 11/13 – Tana McKibben and Lou Ann Huss. 11/14 – Mike Balvitsch and Sharon Stafford. $100 winners: 11/15 – Michele Seil and Larry Hammes....
October 1 - October 31, 2024 Criminal Jonathan Eugene Boehm, New Rockford, N.D.: Driving under suspension - alcohol related. Condition: Comply with payment agreement. Not possess or own fire arms. Notify court of address change. Unsupervised probation. Violate no criminal laws. Comment: Payment in full due upon entry of judgement. Fees: criminal admin fee, $125; defense/facility admin fee, $100; fine/state, $250; victim-witness, $25. Confinement: Agency: Stutsman County Correctional Center, Term: 10 days. Report on: 10/15/2024. Suspended: 6...
The federal government is asking a judge to rule that it has the power to impose staffing requirements on nursing homes that collect billions of federal tax dollars through Medicaid and Medicare. The request was made Friday in the form of a motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by the nursing home industry. That lawsuit challenges the legality of newly imposed regulations that mandate minimum staffing levels in the Medicaid-certified care facilities that now provide care for 1.2 million elderly and disabled Americans. In its motion,...
Posted November 18, 2024 Last August, Foster County commissioners claimed that nearly $100,000 was owed to them by Wells County, which caught several county officials there off guard. The nearly $100K amounted to four years' worth of social service payments owed to Foster County that hadn't been distributed, and Wells County commissioners only learned of the problem after an article came out in the Independent. In the months since, Wells County Auditor Dan Stutlien and others have been poring...
Carrie Cotton has seen a heap of charges filed against her in recent weeks. On Monday, Nov. 19, the Carrington resident was charged with eight counts of impersonating law enforcement officials, and since Nov. 14 she's been charged with 12 counts of violating a restraining order, one count of stalking, two counts for harassment via repeated telephone calls and one more count for disorderly conduct - harassment. Six of her impersonation charges have since been dismissed for lack of probable cause,...
"They are much better at this than we are." Those are the words of Carrington Public School Superintendent Janelle Helm at the Carrington City Council meeting last week, as she spoke about Ukrainian students learning English. She participated in a discussion about the Uniting 4 Ukraine program with councilmen and talked about the Ukrainian children learning English. During the meeting held on Tuesday, November 12, Carrington Mayor Tom Erdmann led the discussion. He told the council that he...
Carrington High School actors McKenzie Jost, Michaela Gronseth, Vera Wittman and Kate Fiebiger, top photo, and Dylan Bachmeier and Kelsi Neuman, bottom photo, are all part of the cast of "Social Pariahs", a play by Jared Mallard. The play is described as 'a portrait of how your first love can affect your life, no matter how old you grow.' CHS took home first place at the Region V meet at the University of Jamestown Wed., Nov. 13, and will compete at the state Class B competition at U of J Nov....
Carrington volleyball fans, left to right, Rhyatt Cabler, Brexyn Cabler, Kaydri Cabler, Mya Neis and Brooklyn Knudson had their signs on hand to cheer on the Cardinals at the Region 3 Volleyball Tournament in Hazelton Monday night, Nov. 11....
All copy, photos and advertising for the Monday, Dec. 2 edition of the Independent must be received no later than Monday, Nov. 25, at 1 p.m., as that paper will go to press on Tuesday, Nov. 26....
Congratulations to Jazmyn Ybarra, Michaela Gronseth and Vera Wittman for their participation in Northwest Festival in Minot Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1-2. Their performances on Saturday were beautiful and they exhibited the Cardinal Way throughout the Festival! Great job girls!...
Nerissa (Zieman) Zink has heard the phrase "It's all in your head" so much, but she knows that positivity isn't always the best cure. Zink, a native of Carrington and the daughter of Holly and the late Rod Zieman, does her best to put on a strong face with an outwardly invisible enemy living within her body. Since being diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2010, she has progressively become unable to work, achieve routine daily tasks without difficulty, and lives with constant pain, fatigue and...
A tax management program will be offered to ag producers and tax preparers from 1 to 4 p.m. CT on Thursday, Dec. 2, via Zoom. The program, sponsored by North Dakota State University Extension, will be moderated by Ron Haugen, NDSU Extension farm management specialist. The program will feature presentations by Alan Gregerson, Internal Revenue Service; Russ Tweiten, Ag Country Farm Credit Services; Rob Holcomb, University of Minnesota Extension and JC Hobbs, Oklahoma State University Extension. This program provides an excellent opportunity for a...
Unfortunately scams have become a very common issue in today’s society. “Scams come in many different forms,” said Carrington Police Chief Chris Bittmann. Residents are encouraged to stay vigilant. Bittmann said there are a few signs to be aware of that indicate you are being scammed: • Being pressured, threatened or promising something in return for giving or borrowing money. • When borrowing money to a friend or family member, don’t be afraid to ask questions. • Website and apps tend to look realistic. Use Google Authenticator to protect yo...
Bob Stringer, left, of Sykeston American Legion Post 17, presented a check in the amount of $500 to Randy Hooey of Carrington Youth Baseball and Softball in October. The donation will go towards the Carrington Post 25 baseball program. Sykeston American Legion Raffle Winners The winners of the Sykeston American Legion raffle are as follows: $200 winners: Patty Vivier and Peyton Huss. $50 winners: Dwight Glennen, Mary Johnston, Billy Kraft, Larry Hammes, Cindy Tweed, Speldrich Construction, Mike...
Eleven members of the Fessenden-Bowdon FFA Chapter recently attended the 97th National FFA Convention, held Oct. 20-26 in Indianapolis, Ind. Chloe Bartz, Grace Bruer, Brody Jones, Lane Risovi, Hanna Widicker, Westin Opdahl and Logan Schimelfenig attended many convention functions as well as educational tours. Austin Brame, Donavin Bartz, Gavin Mason and Ryan Snively joined the group later in the week as members of the competing Agronomy team. On route to Indianapolis, the group stopped for the...
