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Chamber Ambassadors attended the open house at Breathe Health and Wellness on March 21, 2023. A ribbon cutting was held to recognize and welcome the new businesses located inside the Garr Dental building. The businesses include: Yoga by Lisa, Aura Aesthetics + Hydration, Fitness & Training, and opening this summer, Up North Speech and Myology. Front row: Gabby (Volk) Hewitt, Alona Puzlo, Sonali Garr and Dr. Ben Garr (building owners), Chelsey Zeltinger, Taryn van Bedaf, Ambassador Dr. Vern...
About half of all foster parents in the nation quit after a year, and only about a quarter make it past a second. “I would say that’s a huge problem,” said Annika Hapip, who felt her church needed to act. “You have a lot of kiddos who are in the foster care system, and they’re waiting to be placed in a home, and foster families are stretched.” Hapip’s solution, the Lily Initiative, working within Evangel Assembly of God in Bismarck, aims to address burnout by supporting foster families and encouraging others to become foster parents. The...
BOWDON NEWS: Freida Tebelius left for Bismarck on March 3. While there, she stayed with Marsha and Gary Buchwitz. Freida had several appointments and different things to take care of. She had supper with a good friend from high school and returned to Bowdon on March 19. Gary and Marsha Buchwitz and Freida enjoyed dinner and visiting on Sunday at the Bowdon Café. The Believe in Bowdon annual Calendar Raffle winners so far are as follows: March 1: Dena Opp for $100.00 March 2: Randi Taylor for $50.00 March 3: Addison Neumiller for $50 March 4: La...
In a very-short meeting last week, the Carrington City Council ran through the agenda in 25 minutes. During the meeting held on Monday, March 13, Mayor Tom Erdmann reported that the state has approved the wording of the ordinance for the proposed restaurant tax. It states that all revenues raised, collected, and interest earnings upon vote of the city council, shall be utilized for the Carrington Visitor’s Promotion Capital Construction Fund. The Carrington Chamber and Economic Development C...
ATTENTION READERS: Due to weather-delated transport delays, print copies of the March 20 edition did not make it to the post office for delivery. At this point the best we can hope for is "Carrington only" delivery on Monday, of both mail and newsstand copies. That means many of our out-of-town readers will not see the paper until later in the week. Now is a great time to check out our e-edition of the paper, which is always posted online each Saturday morning by 7:30 a.m. This week we are...
It’s time for the Annual Meeting of the Carrington Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Carrington Chamber & Economic Development Corporation. The theme is “Emerging Entrepreneurs.” This year the event will be held Monday, March 27 at CrossRoads Golf Club with a social beginning at 5 p.m. A delicious meal catered by Prairie Inn restaurant will be served at 6:00 p.m., after which we will hear reports from each of the organizations on their activities over the past year and updates on new happenings in our community. We will feature booth space...
Transportation was the primary topic of conversation at the Carrington School Board meeting on Tuesday, March 14. District buses have experienced electrical issues that are expensive to fix, board member Kevin Wolsky said. This is mostly due to the cost of labor to diagnose the actual problem each time, which in some cases has taken eight hours or more. Then the bus needs to be taken to Bismarck to repair and left there for a period of time. Also the company requires damaged or defective parts t...
Sunflower producers, crop advisers and others interested in sunflower production management updates are encouraged to participate in the 2023 Getting-it-Right in Sunflower Production Conference on Tuesday, March 21 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. This online-only conference will be hosted on Zoom. The program will be conducted by North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension and is supported by the National Sunflower Association. The conference is free to attend, but pre-registration is required at...
Speakers at the March Carrington Lions meeting were Ellen Roundy and Brittney Moravec. They presented a program on The Market, which is held in the Carrington Park every other week starting July 11 through September 19. Each speaker was given a Lions pin. Since its beginning it has grown from nine vendors to 23. They are hoping it will keep growing and hope to add more food vendors. Each market also features a special program, which is usually music or a kid's activity. Picnic tables are...
The Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) Ambassadors made an appearance at the new High Plains Equipment building on Highway 52-200 Tuesday morning, March 14....
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. 4 Bears Casino & lodge adds hotel tower 4 Bears Casino and Lodge recently announced it will begin a major renovation, adding a seven-story hotel tower. The property is located on the western shore of Lake Sakakawea between Minot and Williston in New Town, N.D. The original 4 Bears Motor Lodge began in the...
Students from Carrington High School had a chance to experience 24 skilled trades on Friday, March 3. Representatives from Job Service North Dakota, Heather Hovland and Nicole Wischnak, brought virtual reality goggles that showed students videos of careers they would like to try. The Career View Virtual Reality goggles were created by Fargo-based company Be More Colorful. Nicole Wischnak, representative of Job Service ND in Fargo, said, "Be More Colorful reached out to us directly to discuss...
A free webinar called “Family Foundations,” sponsored by NDSU Extension, will be held via Zoom for couples expecting a baby from May to September of 2023. The first session covers pre-natal topics and will be held Wednesday, March 2 – April 26 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. The second session covers post-natal topics and will be held Wednesday, October 11 – November 11 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. To register call 701-845-8528 or go online at bit.ly/3ZKAt0h....
A prescription drug Take Back event sponsored by Foster County Public Health will be held Tuesday, March 21 at the Carrington Senior Center from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Any unused or expired medications will be accepted. Liquids, needles or syringes will not be accepted. If you are unable to attend this event, proper disposal receptacles are located at Carrington Police Department, Carrington Drug and Central Pharmacy....
The North Dakota state flag was adopted by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly on March 3 in 1911. The resolution to adopt the flag was brought forth on January 21, 1911 by Colonel John H. Fraine. Fraine urged the assembly to adopt a flag that would resemble the flag carried by the North Dakota infantry members in the 1898 Spanish-American War and the 1899 Philippine War. Therefore, upon its adoption, the flag took the color, size, and form of the North Dakota regimental flag. The only difference was that a red scroll was added to the base...
Amy Becker's extensive background in agriculture, and her sense of empathy and an everlasting love for animals, has inspired her to get into massage therapy for our four-legged companions. Coppertop Therapy provides services for cattle, horses and dogs, and is an option for anybody who notices pain in their animal, or desires to provide them with increased range of motion and other health benefits. "Animals of any age can benefit from therapy sessions," said Becker. "That can range from...
Let's get this par-tee started! It might not be quite golfing weather, but you'll wish you were out on the greens this spring. Beginning next Friday DPRCA presents "The Fox on the Fairway," a charmingly madcap adventure about love, life and man's eternal love affair with ... golf. This hilarious romantic comedy pulls the rug out from underneath the stuffy patrons of a private country club. Filled with mistaken identities, slamming doors and over-the-top shenanigans, it's a furiously paced farce...
After several years of declining scores, only one third of fourth graders in North Dakota are proficient in reading. Seeing that stark slide prompted one local newspaper publisher to act by providing a newspaper kids can call their own. Currently around 30,000 of the Kid Scoop News newspapers are being distributed to 70-80 schools in the western half of North Dakota. Hopes are, by the end of 2023, the paper could reach most schools in the state, according to Cecile Wehrman, owner of Journal Publishing in Crosby, which publishes the Journal of...
Feb. 1 – Feb. 28, 2023 Criminal Cole Michael Hendrickson, Carrington, N.D.: DUI – .16% or greater - 1st offense. Condition: Complete recommended treatment. Comply with payment agreement. Electronic monitoring. Evaluation already completed. Notify court of address change. Unsupervised probation. Violate no criminal laws. Fees: criminal admin. fee: $125; defense/facility admin. fee: $100; fine/state: $750; victim-witness fee, $25. Confinement: Agency: Alternative Corrections, Inc. Term:10 days, suspended: 8 days. Michelle Dawn McFadden, Far...
Right now, North Dakota's 68th Legislative Assembly is debating a bill that would allow feedlots and dairies to partner with corporations and limited liability companies, potentially eroding long-established anti-corporate farming laws. The bill – designated HB 1371 – has comfortably passed the N.D. House of Representatives after a 70-24 vote, advancing it to the N.D. Senate where it's being discussed by the Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee. Currently, the state's anti-corporate far...
The national written essay winner, Timothy Hill of Orlando, Florida, receives a $1,000 prize and will read his winning essay at the virtual Ag Day event on March 21, 2023. The contest also named three merit winners who receive $100 and blog posts featuring their essays. They are Sophie Griswold of Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania; Libby Ramge of Marysville, Ohio; and Elsha Valluru of Highland Village, Texas. This year’s video essay winner, Olivia Lee of Aliso Viejo, California, wins a $1,000 prize. Timothy Hill’s winning essay is printed below. Gro...
Jozey Retzlaff, a junior at Carrington High School, has spent her life on the farm immersed in the Western way of life. Get up early, do your chores, feed your horse and maintain a trusting relationship and bond with them, build a strong love of the land, family and country. Those ingrained qualities served Retzlaff in her participation in the Miss Rodeo competition at the 86th Annual North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City, held Friday night, March 10, as part of the show festivities. She...
The Carrington High School Choir and Band, both under the direction of Kristina Schuh, performed in the Region V Large Group Music Contest. The competition, which also featured musical ensembles from NR-S, Midkota and Pingree-Buchanan high schools, was held Tuesday afternoon, March 14, in the West and East Gyms at Carrington Public School....
One day before stepping back onto the risers and taking their seats in front of the music stands, the Carrington High School musical groups, along with their junior high counterparts, held their yearly Pops Concert Monday night, March 13. The concert was originally scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, but was pushed back due to basketball-related scheduling conflicts. Junior high and senior high musicians entertained the crowd with their wide array of popular standards, ranging from movie scores...
March 8 marks the anniversary of the very first Winter Show, which was held in Valley City March 8-11, 1938. A 1938 editorial in the Valley City Times-Record described it as an educational, non-profit event to “bring together the best in the state in livestock, farm crops, manufactured products, Homemakers, 4-H Clubs and Future Farmers of America exhibits combined with high-class entertainment.” It is now the Dakotas’ longest running agricultural show. The founders chose the month of March, because farmers and ranchers were less busy but were...
