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Got some moldy oldie taking up space in the attic? Are you one who loves to let your creativity and quirkiness shine? Don't worry, the organizers of Carrington's annual JunkFest won't judge you. In fact, indulgence in the art of vintage recycling and repurposing those otherwise-forgotten items is right up their alley. Twenty years since the first JunkFest was held in Cassie Smith's garage and yard, the celebration of all things funky, different and salvageable has expanded to one of the...
During the month of August, the Carrington Lions donated a total of $3,695 to four local organizations. Contributions raised at the Carrington New Rockford Diabetes Walk were donated to Diabetes Education at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington. Other donations were made to Golden Acres for bingo, the Carrington Park Board for new slides for the pool, and the Carrington Medical Foundation....
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. Tribal food assistance program in shambles This August a food program for Spirit Lake Nation in northeastern North Dakota had to send people home without block cheese and pork. Soon the center will be without dozens of items, and they don't know when the shortages will end. Since May, many enrolled in the...
Carrington School District Regular School Board Meeting Date: Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Place: High School Library - 4:00 p.m. I. CALL TO ORDER: 4:00 p.m. II. REGULAR ITEMS A. Additions or Corrections to the Agenda B. Approve Minutes • August 13, 2024 C. Approve Financial Reports 1. Activities Fund 2. Revolving Fund 3. Lunch Fund 4. General Fund 5. Fund Balance Reports D. Presentation of Bills and Check Register III. DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Delegations B. Administrative Reports 1. Mrs. Helseth 2. Mr. Weber 3. Mrs. Helm C. Committee Reports 1. Set...
SEPTEMBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Sept. 9 - Chicken and Noodles, Peas, Tossed Salad, Rosy Applesauce. Bridge. Open Cards. Tues., Sept. 10 - Sloppy Joes, Tator Tots, Broccoli, Blushing Pears. Pinochle. Wed., Sept. 11 - Pool Thurs., Sept. 12 - Cabbage Roll, Mashed Potatoes, Creamed Corn, Plums, Whist. Fri., Sept. 13 - Southwest Turkey Wrap, Cucumber Salad, Pasta Salad, Fruit. Mexican Train Dominoes. Sat., Sept. 14 - Public cards Pinochle tournament 1 p.m. All ages welcome. GRACE CITY, MCHENRY...
Carrington’s biannual cleanup time is set for Thursday, Sept. 12 through Saturday, Sept. 14. Residents of Carrington can use the city-wide cleanup week to haul trash and other waste to the city’s landfill for no charge. Residents will be responsible for hauling their own waste to the landfill and each vehicle driver will be required to verify where the loads came from such as, a current water bill or stub showing proof of residency. All loads must be separated by material. Dumpsters will be pro...
At the Foster County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 3, representatives of Garrison Diversion and the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVW) came together to clear up what could be a costly, $2 million misunderstanding. Kip Kovar, Garrison Diversion's deputy program manager for the RRVW, told commissioners on Tuesday that he approached the commission back in February 2021 about using "open-cuts" on roads as necessary for the pipeline project. The RRVW was designed to provide an...
September 4, 2024 The person in charge of North Dakota's elections said he hopes a return to an "all hands on deck" policy by the U.S. Postal Service will prevent the postmarking problem that arose during the state primary. At least five counties reported receiving absentee ballots for the June primary election that did not have a postmark. That left it up to each county's canvassing committee to decide whether to accept the ballots. North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe said the U.S....
September 10, 2024 Some North Dakota health care and law enforcement organizations announced this week their opposition to legalizing recreational marijuana. In a joint news release, North Dakota's Medical Association, Hospital Association, Peace Officers Association, Chiefs of Police Association and Sheriffs and Deputies Association stated they have come together to oppose the cannabis measure, known as Measure 5 on the November ballot. "Don't buy into the argument that legalization of...
Sitting in a Fargo hospital room, young Sandy Holden delivered a baby boy on October 14, 1971. Her only secure option at that time was to relinquish that brown-eyed babe to a loving family, and give both mother and child the opportunity for a better life apart from each other. Nearly 53 years later, a red Kia Optima with Ohio plates rolled up to Sandy Trader's front curb on 5th St. North in Carrington Tuesday evening, August 27, and out stepped that boy. Steve Goetz, a Hettinger native who has...
The Central City is literally feeding the world. 8th Avenue Food & Provisions ships pasta made right here in Carrington throughout the globe, to not only the U.S. and Canada, but also Korea and Central America. 8th Avenue is the new home of Dakota Growers Pasta Company, founded in 1991 as a grower-owned cooperative that began producing pasta in the Central City in 1993. The site doubled production capacity by 1996, then acquired a Minnesota facility in 1998 and Virginia facility in June 2021. Ov...
Late and inconsistent mail delivery of newspapers is threatening the future of the industry, the director of the North Dakota Newspaper Association said during a roundtable discussion Monday with representatives from the United States Postal Service. Cecile Wehrman, the NDNA's executive director and a weekly newspaper publisher herself, said weekly newspapers especially are susceptible to what she considers poor service from the USPS. Weeklies generally are their community's sole provider of...
The 3rd Annual Carrington Out of the Darkness Walk will be held on Sunday, Sept. 8. The event will take place at the Carrington City Park, starting with a freewill donation meal at 12:30 p.m. Registration opens at 1 p.m., and the Opening Ceremony gets underway at 2 p.m. Out of the Darkness Walks, led by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and organized locally by Carrington Health Communities Coalition, raise awareness and funds to send the message that suicide can be prevented, and that no one is alone. Register your team at...
Jane Munson is a citizen of the world, and her travels have taken her from growing up in China, to California, and most recently to North Dakota. Munson has been hired as the new preschool teacher at Milestones Early Learning, LLC, in Carrington, and brings a wealth of teaching experience to the daycare provider located on 530 Joal Drive. She looks forward to getting to know the children of the Central City, and is anxious to steer her students towards a lifetime of learning. "The activities we...
Fessenden, N.D. – Voters in central North Dakota will have the opportunity to get up close and personal with Democratic-NPL candidates from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, in Fessenden Festival Hall on the Wells County Fairgrounds. Taking turns at the podium will be U.S. Senate candidate Katrina Christiansen, U.S. House candidate Trygve Hammer, and N.D. gubernatorial candidate Merrill Piepkorn. Attendees will also hear from District 14 Democratic-NPL legislative candidates Mark Nelson, Cathy Jelsi...
Four presentations for the small business community will be provided by the Jamestown Regional Entrepreneur Center (JREC) on September 11, 17, 24, and 25. The free online presentations are “Buying a Franchise,” “Building Your Business Plan with AgPlan Online Software,” “Introduction to Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights with Fargo Patent & Business Law,” and “Founder’s Journey with Adam Zach of Zegacy.” “Buying a Franchise” will be offered from noon to 1 p.m. on September 11. Sara Matta, who is a business consultant affiliated with the D...
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. Area parents left with few options for child care Staffing shortages and limited space have put stress on child care providers throughout the state, including in rural communities like Crosby. Those challenges are also extending to the families in need of child care in the area. The biggest impact is long...
SEPTEMBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Sept. 2 - Closed Tues., Sept. 3 - Salmon Loaf, Green Beans, Tossed Salad, Spiced Pears. Pinochle. Wed., Sept. 4 - Salisbury Steak & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Lemon Parsley Carrots, Fruit Cocktail. Pool, Bridge, Open Cards. Thurs., Sept. 5 - Chicken Breast Sandwich, Potato Salad, California Blend Vegetables, Peaches. Whist. Fri., Sept. 6 - Pork Roast, Baby Bakers, Prince Edward Vegetables, Fruit, Cookie. Mexican Train Dominoes. Sat., Sept. 7 - Public cards...
This August a food program for Spirit Lake Nation in northeastern North Dakota had to send people home without block cheese and pork. Soon the center will be without dozens of items, and they don’t know when the shortages will end. Since May, many enrolled in the Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) and senior commodity food programs have faced such shortages. Delayed, incomplete or missing deliveries increased after the U.S. Department of Agriculture switched to a single distribution and warehouse provider for all o...
Community Ambulance Service of New Rockford is holding a 16-week course starting September 5, 2024. The classes will be on Thursdays and labs will be on Mondays. For more information contact Angie Hopfauf at 701-307-0271....
Newly-installed playground equipment at Carrington Elementary School was decidedly a big hit among kids on the first morning of the 2024-25 school year Tuesday, August 20. One of the sparkling new rides, modeled here by an excited young girl and others anxiously waiting in line for their turn, is the zipline. This particular piece of equipment also has a chair seat option (not pictured) for ease of accessibility for students with disabilities....
Dr. Ana Tobiasz, a maternal-fetal specialist at Sanford Health in Bismarck, said she has contemplated leaving the state because of the state's abortion ban. The near total ban on abortions in the state went into effect in late April 2023, which prohibits all abortions except for when the health of the mother is at risk or in cases of rape or incest, but only within the first six weeks of pregnancy. The initial language of the law was amended to allow terminations of ectopic pregnancies, where a...
A Carrington woman was arrested Saturday after a single vehicle crash in Stutsman County. According to the Highway Patrol, 48-year-old Charmin Knodel-Sayler of Carrington was traveling westbound on 34th St SE approximately 2 miles northwest of Medina at around 1 p.m. on Saturday. Aug. 31. She drove the Chevrolet Impala off the road into a slough, and the vehicle came to rest in the slough on the south side of the road facing southwest. Knodel-Sayler was treated on scene for minor injuries...
September 3, 2024 North Dakota's Energy and Environmental Resource Center is looking to fill the void left in its hydrogen hub program after a dramatic shift in the fertilizer market and a key partner pulling out. "We're working with the DOE (Department of Energy) about, how do we fill this gap?" John Harju, vice president for strategic partnerships, said in an interview with the North Dakota Monitor. Harju said that the EERC is working with an energy-industry partner after Marathon Petroleum...
The Foster County Independent now has a roadmap to become a national model for helping save local news. With survey and focus group data analyzed, this local newspaper has already hit the pavement running to innovate and offer more to readers and advertisers. According to Teri Finneman, the national researcher who conducted the focus groups and reviewed the survey data, readers were loud and clear – they love local news, and they want a strong local newspaper in Foster County. Therefore, the n...