The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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There will not be a Youth Track Meet this summer due to the demolition and reconstruction of Stadium ‘76. The Youth Track Meet will be back in 2023!...
The annual Jim Carr Memorial Tractor Trek will be held on July 14. Participants will line up at 1 p.m. at the Carrington City Park. The trek will return at approximately 4:30-5:00 p.m. to the City Park. A freewill supper will be served. Everyone is welcome. For more info, contact Doug Davis at 650-1624, Thad Rosenau at 650-1505 or Tom Carr at 653-5961....
A free class and lunch, “Spreadsheets 101 & Beyond,” will be held at Noon on July 6 at the Carrington City Library. The class will include: How to set up spreadsheet formats, how to sort and organize data, filtering, locking headings and adding formulas. The event is FREE, but please register for an accurate head count for lunch, at carringtonlibrary.org or call 652-3921....
Lake Region State College announces students named to the college’s President’s List and Dean’s List for Spring 2022. Students who earn above a 3.25 grade point average are named to the Dean’s List and any student who earns a 4.0 GPA are given President’s List distinction. Area students on the President’s List include: Nicole Beckly, Kensal; Megan Green, Harvey; Cade Lura, Carrington; Treston Lura, Cathay and Griffin Otto, New Rockford. Area students on the Dean’s List include Sarah Becker, Tyson Koenig, Natasha Lesmann and Kailey Schust...
June 28, 2022 Julie Wright Kessel, Humble, Texas: exceeded speed limit, $25 Shane McCormack, Carrington, N.D.: animal-at-large, $25 Christine Marie Thompson, Minot, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Randy Allen Gisvold, Carrington, N.D.: failed to yield at intersection, $20 David Lawrence Stangeland, Sioux Falls, S.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Charles Thomas Day, Bellafonte, Pa.: exceeded speed limit, $10 William Roger Reagle, BainBridge, Ga.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Kaisner Christian Eggleston Slover, Carrington, N.D.: exceeded speed limit,...
This year's Foster County Fair Dedication was to Trinity Lutheran Church....
As a busy working parent, I don’t have time for prima donnas in my ornamental garden. You won’t find any fussy hybrid tea roses, delphiniums or other high-maintenance plants. My family and my students come first, which means that survival of the fittest is the theme of my garden. At the same time, I still have pride and want my landscape to be colorful and interesting. How does one find low-maintenance plants that are as beautiful as high-maintenance plants? The Perennial Plant Association is my secret resource. The association selects one pla...
DPRCAs latest production, "Little Shop of Horrors," is just days away, and four new cast members have come to New Rockford to help bring the show to life. Brooke Kassal, a native of Chicago, Ill., is playing the role of Audrey, who Kassal described as "very sweet and giving, and the only person who is not solely driven by greed in the show." "Every single person in this show is driven by greed of some sort," she added. "We see it mostly in the plant, because he wants to eat people, but every...
Bismarck, N.D.- The North Dakota Community Foundation is now accepting applications for grants from its Statewide Greatest Needs Fund. Eligible organizations in the state include those designated by the IRS Code as 501(c)(3) non-profit tax exempt groups, government agencies, such as a park district or school district, or an organization that has one of the above acting as its fiscal sponsor. Applications are submitted online at www.NDCF.net/receive/SWGN. The NDCF Board of Directors will review the applications and make final decisions at their...
Minot State University announced a total of 501 students were named to the Spring 2022 President’s List. Students who earned a term grade point average of 3.8 or higher while enrolled for 12 or more credits during the Spring 2022 semester were named to the list. The honor will show on the student’s transcript for the semester it was earned. Area student on the list was Desiree Schilling of Harvey....
Area residents are among a record 891 students named to the 2022 Spring Semester Dean’s List at the University of Mary, in Bismarck. To qualify for the honor, traditional undergraduate students must earn a 3.50 or better grade point average while carrying at least 12 credit hours. Area students include MacKenna Arnold and Maria Schmitz, both of Harvey....
At the beginning of the week, Emma Hone was a bright-eyed teenager eager to learn about the bells and whistles of civic, county and statewide government. Six days later, she became one of just two girls statewide to take that experience to the national level. At the conclusion of the North Dakota American Legion Auxiliary's Flickertail Girls State on the UND campus in Grand Forks June 12-17, Hone was elected as one of North Dakota's two representatives to Girls Nation, to be held in Washington D...
In what must have been a sweltering bit of hijinks considering the temperatures in the high 90s that day, cow costume-clad Casey Murphy and Piet VanBedaf haul a sled of cheese wheels from point A to point B. In the meantime, Maartje Murphy and Taryn VanBedaf (going in the opposite direction) enjoy the benefits of their much-more breathable Dutch girl costumes in this "heat" of a fun competition at the first Cheese and Gelato Festival, held Saturday, June 18, at the Cows and Co. Creamery grounds...
Suggestions for how to handle the ambulance building situation came up at the Foster County Commission meeting last week, with all commission members agreeing. During the meeting held on Tuesday, June 21, commissioner David Utke asked the board for guidance about what to discuss at the next ambulance board meeting, as it falls just before the next commission meeting. While the commission knows it cannot sell the building outright to the ambulance board and the roof, heating and cooling has been...
Bessette Motors of Carrington observed 25 years of ownership under the Don Bessette dealership umbrella Thursday afternoon, June 16. The Chevrolet/Buick dealer was purchased by Bessette, a Minot native, in 1997, from its previous owner, Jim Vetsch Motors. In addition to the Carrington dealership, Bessette also owns Don Bessette Motors (Hyundai) in Minot and M.J. McGuire's in Rugby. Present to celebrate the occasion were, left to right: Julie Neuman, Finance and Insurance Manager; Dodi Wiesz,...
Three decades of service to the greater Carrington community and region as Director of Volunteers for the Carrington Health Center Auxiliary will be coming to an end on June 30. Dorothy Fenske's warm smile, comforting personality and ever-enduring passion for her job at CHC will be missed, and her example one to emulate. "When I think back to 30 years of service here, I'm overwhelmed," said Fenske. "The changes have been dramatic over the years." She recalls her times at what is now Summit...
McCoy Beckley, Carrington, was among the 59 participants in the American Legion North Dakota Boys State on the North Dakota State College of Science campus in Wahpeton June 12 - 17. North Dakota Boys State brings together outstanding young men between their junior and senior years in high school. Selected from schools across N.D., these delegates come to the NDSCS campus for a week of activities focusing on leadership and government. At North Dakota Boys State, delegates participate in hands-on...
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. County’s road supervisor resigns After a months long search to hire a road supervisor, the Rolette County Commission is back to square one following a resignation earlier this month. Kelly Parisien was hired April 12 as the first road supervisor in the county at a salary of $60,000. Several commission boar...
It's just your average downtown flower shop, the place you go when you need a bouquet for someone you love or a corsage for a special occasion. Or is it? DPRCA presents "Little Shop of Horrors," where the music is familiar and fun, and the storyline holds a bit of a surprise. "Little Shop of Horrors," is a comedy rock musical with music by Alan Menken and lyrics and book by Howard Ashman. The story follows a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that subsists on a very specific and...
The annual Independence Day Parade will be held at 5 p.m. on July 4 in Carrington. The theme this year is “Red, White & Blue in 22.” There are no entry fees. All are welcome to participate in the parade. For more info, contact the Chamber office at 652-2524 or email: chambergal@daktel.com....
June 21, 2022 Caleb Delano Erickson, Bowbells, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Jason D. Chapman, Surrey, British Columbia, Can.: exceeded speed limit, $80 Brian Roger McDonald, Leonard, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 William Michael Dion, Devils Lake, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Paul Trevizo Reed, Finley, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Kay Wade Klubben, Cooperstown, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Ralph E. Tillapaugh, Phoenix, Ariz.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Cheryl Ann Kline, Elk River, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $15 Joelle Ranee...
The Leslie Strand Scholarship recipients for the year 2022 have been announced by the Devils Lake Foundation. Ezura Angeline Rainbow, a graduate of Minnewaukan Public School, is the granddaughter of Connie Rainbow. She has played volleyball and basketball and was named 2022 District 7 Senior Athlete of the Year, and 2022 Region 4 Senior Athlete of the Year. Her other activities include Suicide Prevention Team, band, choir, Prom Committee, Feed My Starving Children, playing softball in the summer and helping with elementary volleyball. Her...
Top photo: HWC quarterback Isaac Friese lines up in shotgun formation for the snap as part of the 11-Man East Team in the North Dakota Shrine Bowl, held Saturday, June 18, at Mayville State University. Bottom: Receiver Alex Erickson runs a route for the East squad. Each of the eastern teams took a win, 14-10 (11-Man) and 14-0 (9-man)....
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department completed its annual spring mule deer survey in May, and results indicate western North Dakota's mule deer population is 13% higher than last year and 34% above the long-term average. Biologists counted 2,923 mule deer in 298.8 square miles during this year's survey. The overall mule deer density in the badlands was 9.8 deer per square mile. Big game management supervisor Bruce Stillings said he is encouraged with current mule deer densities across the b...
Riders with the Fuller Center for Housing's Bike Adventure, a cross-country tour from Oregon to Maine, finished their 53-mile stage from Harvey to Carrington Thursday afternoon, June 16, and stopped to rest at Trinity Lutheran Church. The tour aims to raise awareness for the plight of people who currently live in housing at near-or-below poverty levels, and to raise money for new home construction for such persons....
