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Occasionally, familiarity with the area is the biggest factor in a first job search. Samantha Wieland played her fair share of games in Carrington as a high school athlete for Barnes County North, and she comes to the Central City and Garr Dental Center. Wieland will work alongside Dr. Ben Garr at GDC, filling the second dental practitioner role which was vacant for an extended period after Dr. Kali Anderson moved to Jamestown. "I'm excited to work with the young, the old, and everyone in...
On Sunday, Sept. 8, all are invited to the 3rd Annual Carrington Out of the Darkness Walk. 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... Full story
The Carrington High School Class of 1974 held their reunion July 12 - 14 in Carrington with 35 alumni in attendance. Some highlights of the reunion included visiting at Juanita Lake, attending the Central City Bash (street dances and car show), golfing, tours of the Foster County Museum and Carrington Public School and visiting at the Garden Gate. The participants included, front row, left to right: Deb (Nokelby) Welcher, Loren Swart, Dan Zink, Avis (Brandt) Richter, Marlene (Hoffman) Smith,...
BISMARCK, N.D. – Smoke originating from wildfires in the Western United States and Canada continues to affect air quality across North Dakota. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality advises residents, particularly those with respiratory conditions, to consider limiting prolonged outdoor activities. Environmental Quality recommends monitoring the Air Quality Index (AQI) with the AirNow phone app and tuning into local media stations. Environmental Quality closely monitors its statewide air sampling network, which contributes data i...
North Dakota Junior Angus members won second place in the junior division of the quiz bowl at the 2024 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 6 in Madison, Wisconsin. Pictured from left are Cally Hansen, Carrington; Josie Topp and Jackson Topp, both of Grace City; and Kaylee Erdmann, Lisbon. (Photo by Pearl's Pics)...
CrossRoads Golf Club is sponsoring a Youth Golf Camp August 5-7 at 393 Hwy. 281 NE, Carrington. The camp has two sessions, one for ages 6-8 from 8 to 10 a.m. and one for ages 9-12 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The camp includes golf basics, techniques, course rules, etiquette and course play. There is no charge for this camp. Register by texting Kacie Rexin at (701) 650-6551....
At their June meeting, the Northern Plains Electric Operation Round Up board of directors approved grants totaling $8,800 to help support worthy causes. These charitable grants are made possible through the generosity of Northern Plains Electric Cooperative members who voluntarily elect to have their electric bills rounded up to the next dollar. The donated amount averages about 50 cents a month for each participating member and raises approximately $37,000 each year. Since the program’s beginning in October 1998, grants totaling $954,562 h...
The Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free virtual presentation titled, “Person-Centered Dementia Care: Recommendations for Professionals.” The class will be held on Wednesday, August 7 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. This presentation is free and open to professionals in the field of healthcare and caregiving. Registration is required. This project is funded through the North Dakota Department of Health & Human Services, Adult & Aging Services Section. To register for the class, https://bit.ly/460bo5u...
Every quarter, the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (NDHHS) Immunization Unit assesses provider-level coverage rates for infants, children, adolescents, and adults for North Dakota immunization providers enrolled the Vaccines For Children (VFC) Program and North Dakota immunization providers that serve the state’s adult population. Foster County Public Health (FCPH) made the honor roll in both infant and pediatric groups for Quarter 2 of 2024....
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. Plans to release convicted drug kingpin squashed An alleged killer and drug kingpin arrested in the Turtle Mountains was set to be released from prison recently, but is now looking at many more years behind bars. Fidel Arenas-Torres showed up on New Year's Day 2023 at the Sky Dancer Casino to claim $4,800...
For the 16th year, North Dakota State University Extension and the North Dakota Lamb and Wool Producers Association are offering North Dakota youth an opportunity to become involved in the sheep industry and build their own flock. Youth chosen for the Starter Flock Discounted Loan Program will receive an interest-free loan to purchase 10 yearling Rambouillet ewes from the association. The association will buy the ewes from NDSU's Hettinger Research Extension Center. "It is tremendous to see...
At their regular meeting on Tuesday, July 16, Foster County commissioners received written updates on the Bordulac Train Derailment and subsequent clean-up effort. Letters from Fire Chief Ken Wangen and Emergency Manager Andrew Kirking were delivered to commissioners which informed them of progress and setbacks of the ongoing clean-up efforts. Kirking wrote that barricades have been placed on either side of the accident site to control traffic after a civilian pickup truck drove straight...
Phase 1 of the Foster County courthouse basement renovation is nearly complete, and work on Phase 2 is ahead of schedule. Social Service staff have moved into their new offices. The photo above was taken Monday, July 15, after the permanent lighting was installed. The new office space includes a private waiting room for residents seeking services, as well as a reception area and individual offices for staff. The new lower level restrooms, located just across the hallway from the elevator, were...
An essential service will return to Carrington this week. Main Street Laundry, a coin-operated laundromat on west Main Street, opens July 22. The laundromat is located in the former JOB Welding building on the 1300 block of Main. Tyler and Preston Carr purchased the property in 2022, which they use as a shop for their construction business, Carr Construction. In March, they started remodeling the building into a salon and laundromat, and as of Tuesday, gas line connections to the dryers and...
Carrington City Park will be the place to be July 26-30, as the 2024 State 'B' Babe Ruth Tournament will be held. It is the first time the Central City has hosted the Babe Ruth event since 2013. Action will start at 11 a.m. Friday, July 22, when the winners of Districts 4 and 7 will face off. Carrington, as the host team, will play the District 3 champion at 7 p.m. that night. An updated bracket will be posted to www.fosterconews.com and the Independent's Facebook page when participants are...
The Carrington High School Class of 1964 class reunion was held July 12-13 in Carrington. The class is pictured above at Cardinal Stadium. Front row: Ardis Schoen Williams, Don Bickett, Peggy Engberg Bickett, Tom Duursma, Lee Wahlund and Curtis Aljets. Back row: Illa Fay Bjorneby, Edwin Linderman, Sharon Puterbaugh Hewitt, Andrea Hellman Irmen, Kathy Ferguson Hamre, Irene Radke Simonson, Susan Palmer Wolsky, Bernadine Hafner Anderson and Kathy Brennan Wacholtz. Not pictured: Wanda Leopolt...
The 65th Annual Field Day at the NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC) campus was held on July 16. Their mission is to conduct research that will lead to the enhancement of agriculture and improve the quality of life across the central region of North Dakota. Attendees had the opportunity to go on one of four tours in the morning and a specialty crops tour in the afternoon. The four morning tours included agronomy research review, livestock production review, organic/sustainable...
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. Cramer hearing, trial moved to September After a trial was set to begin this month in a homicide case, a request was granted to move the upcoming hearing and trial to September. Ian Cramer, 43, of Bismarck, is now set to have his final disposition hearing at 9 a.m., September 12, via Zoom.com, with his...
JULY CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., July 22 - Ham, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Garden Salad, Peaches - Bridge - Open Cards Tues., July 23 - Spaghetti with meat sauce, Garden Salad, Garlic Toast, Spiced pears - Pinochle Thurs., July 25 - BBQ Chicken Quarters, Rosemary Diced Potatoes, Broccoli, Fruit - Whist Fri., Jul 26 - Scalloped Potatoes & Ham, Cheesy Green Beans, Garden Salad, Fruit - Mexican Train Dominoes Sat., July 27 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. All ages welcome....
Isabel Wendel, Sierra Friedt, Mercedes Lura, London Davis, Brekka Kuss, Abby Lee, Bailey Ness, Molly Hansen, Jacob Hinrichs, Ashley Lindberg, and Kelsi Neuman, of the Carrington FFA Chapter, attended the 2024 Washington Leadership Conference (WLC), July 9-14 in the nation's capital. The conference is an activity of the National FFA Organization. The FFA members were able to have this life-changing experience with the help of scholarships from the North Dakota FFA Alumni and North Dakota FFA Foun...
Bowdon is 125 years old! Hundreds of alumni and visitors rolled into town for the festivities July 12-14, and there were over 100 entries in the parade on Saturday morning. All in attendance had the opportunity to vote for their favorite parade entry, and "People's Choice" winners were named afterwards. The first place winner was "Through the Years" by the Suckut family (shown above), which recounted the 125-year history of Bowdon, listing many of its Main Street businesses over the years....
The annual Jim Carr and Gary Rosenau Tractor Trek was held on Thursday, July 11 at 1:00 p.m. The drivers started at Carr's shop which is located 1.75 miles east of Kracht Implement. They preceded into town past Golden Acres Manor, down Main Street, then headed north to John Holth's farm where they briefly rested. After that, they headed east back to Carr's shop where supper was served....
Carrington School District voters were nearly split down the middle at Tuesday's special election. On the ballot was one question: Should the school board have the authority to increase the building fund levy from 5 to 10 mills? According to unofficial results released Tuesday evening, the measure failed to garner the 60 percent support necessary to pass. With 341 total votes cast, the tally was as follows: • 176 yes votes, or 51.61 percent. • 165 no votes, or 48.39 percent. The votes will be...
One new councilman was welcomed into the fold during the Carrington Reorganization meeting last Monday night. During the meeting held on Monday, July 8, Mayor Tom Erdmann appointed Jesse Nelson to take Chase Pederson's seat. Troy Roundy was voted in to the council president's seat and Neil Fandrich into the vice president's seat. The meeting was adjourned and the council meeting began. During the meeting, Erdmann spoke about the Red River Valley Water Supply Project (RRVWSP) and shared a little...
