The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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Three members of the Carrington High School speech team competed in the speech meet in Harvey on Saturday, April 1, but it was no April Fool's joke! The three members brought home five awards. Left to right: Ryder Schlafman-Hieb placed fifth in speech to entertain, Eric Hallwachs placed fourth in storytelling and fifth in humorous duo (with Emery Patzer) and Emery Patzer placed fifth in humorous duo (with Hallwachs) and was the top novice in storytelling....
Kids got their baskets and bags ready for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, held this year at the Armory in Carrington Saturday afternoon, April 8. This year's hunt featured just short of 9,000 eggs, and is put together by a group of community volunteers. Efforts to this end were coordinated by Jana Lesmeister and Karlee Griffin, and sponsored by the Carrington Convention and Visitor's Bureau....
CHASELEY NEWS: Last Monday evening, Bev Hart picked up Julie Rodacker, Gail Filler, Pam Rodacker, Darlis Huss and they went to Fessenden for the Women’s Ag. Program. Easter Sunday, Marvin and Julie Rodacker, and Pam Rodacker joined Fay and Larry Fandrich, and Marvin’s cousin, Monty and Cyndi Rodacker, from Jamestown, for dinner at the Bowdon Café. Connie Czech and Jeanette Dosch did some shopping in Harvey on Friday. Kenton, Janet, Cooper, and Brooklyn Mindt were weekend visitors at the Czech farm. On Sunday after church, they all went to the...
Despite high production costs to start 2022, net farm incomes remained high helping facilitate a sharp rise in land prices for 2023, says Bryon Parman, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension agricultural finance specialist. The statewide average land price increase from 2022 to 2023 was 13.46%, which is higher than last year's increase of 10.9%. Rents were also up considerably, rising 6.82% statewide, marking the largest increase in 10 years. The data for the rental rate and land value...
Museums, memorials, food and shopping were some of the things on the list for the Carrington High School Close Up students when they flew to our nation's capital. Two students who attended the program offered their thoughts on what they saw and what they did on their trek. CHS senior Hudson Schmitz said they went to Washington, D.C. and New York City. On Capitol Hill he said the Lincoln Memorial was his personal favorite place to visit. "We saw many memorials and museums. Lincoln, multiple war m...
The Foster County Commission learned at their meeting last week that there is new damage to the roof of the public health building on Main Street in Carrington. During the meeting held on Monday, April 3, the board discussed concern about finding a contractor to fix the problem. Commissioner David Utke said some people he contacted will not remove snow from roofs and another one said they require $100 per hour per man. He also said that Bravera Insurance and the Carrington Chamber is “on b...
In the early morning hours of Friday, March 31, Seaburg’s Sports at the Holiday Mall in Devils Lake was burglarized. According to court documents, a number of firearms were stolen from the gun shop, which is owned by Mike Seaburg of Carrington. Police responded to the break-in after an alarm was activated at around 3 a.m. that morning, but did not arrive before the burglar fled. Court documents state, “Officers arrived on scene and observed the glass on the front door to the business was bro...
The Carrington High School FFA banquet, originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 4, has been postponed and moved to Thursday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the East Commons. Come and support your local chapter!...
Volunteers with tractors did their part to remove excess snow from the City Park baseball field Friday, March 31, with hopes of getting the spring season going before long....
The Foster County 4-H crop judging teams wrapped up their season at the state contest in Carrington on Saturday, April 1. The junior team finished first out of six teams. Team members are Kenleigh Hinrichs, Brandt Klein and Jackson Topp. Individually, Hinrichs finished first out of 21 contestants. Klein placed fourth and Topp was seventh. In the senior division, Foster County 4-H'ers finished second. Joe Lindberg finished fourth out of 10 contestants. The team also included Abby Lee, Ashley...
CARRINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023 HIGH SCHOOL ITV ROOM - 4:00 P.M. I. CALL TO ORDER II. REGULAR ITEMS A. Additions or Corrections to the Agenda B. Approve Minutes • March 14, 2023 C. Approve Financial Reports 1. Activities Fund 2. Revolving Fund 3. Lunch Fund 4. General Fund 5. Fund Balance Reports D. Presentation of Check Register and Bills III. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Administrative Reports 1. Mrs. Helseth 2. Mr. Weber 3. Mrs. Helm 4. Finance Committee: Schedule meeting date IV. ACTION ITEMS 1. Moti...
The induction ceremony for the Carrington High School National Honor Society (NHS) was held on Thursday, March 30 at 7:00 p.m. in the east commons. Dr. Garr was the speaker. Carrington High School recognizes and honors students for outstanding achievement through membership in the Carrington High School Chapter of the National Honor Society. This recognition is achieved through a selection process based upon exemplary scholarship, service, leadership, and character. The membership selection...
The Appropriations Committees from the House and the Senate met jointly to receive the final revenue forecasts for the 2023-2025 biennium. Forecasts were provided by Moody's Analytics and S&P Global Market Intelligence. These firms estimate the expected revenue to be derived from the four major tax categories. They are sales tax, motor vehicle excise tax, individual income tax, and corporate income tax. This forecast will be compared to the preliminary one adopted by the legislature in January....
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. Swine carcasses create coyote issue Saying “they want to make it right,” Harold “Bill” Kean, one of the owners of the swine breeding facility in Mendor Township, spent a portion of the past week dealing with a pit of dead pigs disposed of improperly. The carcasses were laid in an open pit rather than be...
APRIL CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., April 10 - Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Peas, Sauce - Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. - Pool - Bridge - Open Cards Tues., April 11 - Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Cake - Pinochle Thurs., April 13 - Tilapia, Scalloped Potatoes, California Blend Vegetables, Pudding, Juice - Whist Fri., April 14 - Vegetable Beef Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Carrots, Sauce - Golf Sat., April 15 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. All ages...
April 4, 2023 Bryton Lee Harden, Culloden, West Virginia: exceeded speed limit, $40; failed to register motor vehicle, $20; driving without liability insurance, $150 Isaly Caprice Snead, Euless, Texas: exceeded speed limit, $40 Matthew Lee Voneye, Brookings, S.D.: engine brakes prohibited, $50 Dominique R. Davis, Minot, N.D.: failed to register motor vehicle, $20...
March 1 – March 31, 2023 Criminal Eric Allen Barnes-Olson, Grand Forks, N.D.: • Possession of drug paraphernalia. Condition: Comply with payment agreement. Not possess or own fire arms. Notify court of address change. Set up payment schedule. Unsupervised probation. Violate no criminal laws. Fees: criminal admin. fee: $200; defense/facility admin. fee: $100; fine/state: $250; victim-witness fee: $25. Confinement: Agency: Stutsman County Correctional Center, term: 10 days. Suspended: 8 days. Credit for time served: 1 day. Concurrent with cou...
CHASELEY NEWS: Connie Czech accompanied Lynda Roller to Bismarck last week. While there, they had a great visit with Carol Whiteman. Saturday afternoon, Connie stopped in at Red and Shelly Hoff’s in Hurdsfield and enjoyed an afternoon of dominoes. Pam Rodacker and Marvin and Julie Rodacker were in Harvey last Wednesday and one other day last week all three were in Carrington. BOWDON NEWS: Lucky winners last week for the Believe in Bowdon Annual Raffle were: March 25: Randi Taylor, $75 March 26: Jake Weaver, $75 March 27: Patty Patrie, $50 M...
Colonel Brandon Solberg would like to announce the Accreditation Public Comment Portal for the North Dakota Highway Patrol now open. Since 1989, the NDHP has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) and has received meritorious recognition for being accredited for more than 15 continuous years. The NDHP must comply with more than 350 professional public safety standards to maintain its accreditation status. Through the public comment portal, which will be open for 60 days (April 3 - June 2, 2023),...
Another Carrington native is coming home to start his career. Dr. Jay Bauer has announced that his nephew, Chaz, will join Carrington Dental Care this summer. Chaz Bauer graduated from Carrington High School in 2015 and has spent the last eight years working to obtain his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. He completed his bachelor's degree at UND and then was accepted into the Creighton University School of Dentistry. "My time at Creighton University School of Dentistry has been an amazing...
Haley Wolsky (left) was the top Female Senior Athlete, Hudson Schmitz (right) the top Male Senior Athlete, and Tom and Sharon Paintner were the Honorary 'C' Club inductees for 2023 at Carrington High School's annual Athletic Awards Night, held Tuesday night, March 28, at the West Gym....
The west side of Carrington is about to get more fun; once the weather straightens out, that is. The city-owned park located at 202 15th Avenue North in Carrington, now known as "West Side Park," is on the cusp of a major update. Planning and fund-raising for the project, led by the Carrington Area Healthy Communities Coalition, has been ongoing for about a year now. New playground equipment was purchased for the park at a cost of $104,000, paid for by grants and donations. The equipment was del...
During the entire month of March, the air temperature did not get above 32 degrees in Carrington, according to data from the North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network (NDAWN). The normal maximum air temperature for March in Carrington is 36 degrees, four degrees warmer than the highest temperature on record for this March. The normal maximum air temperature is calculated by averaging the maximum air temperatures for the same month from the past 30 years, 1991-2020. The average soil temperature...
The Carrington Convention & Visitors Bureau will host an informational meeting on Tuesday, April 11 at the Chieftain at 6:30 p.m. for anyone interested in the proposed 1% restaurant tax for tourism. Information on the proposed tax will be available and there will be time for questions and answers. Anyone is welcome to attend....
Over 7,000 Easter eggs will be up for grabs this Saturday, April 8 when youngsters in the area will be treated to the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The event begins at 1 p.m. at the Carrington Armory. Again, as in the past, the hunt is open to any and all children in the region and will be divided into age groups so all will have chances at prized colored eggs. And, the Easter Bunny will make an appearance! The day is being sponsored by the Carrington Convention and Visitor’s Bureau....
