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Deadline for news articles, copy and advertising for the November 27 edition of the Independent must be received by Friday, November 17, at 1:00 p.m. This is due to the press date for that week’s issue moving back to Monday, November 20, to accommodate the Thanksgiving holiday....
The Carrington Community Thanksgiving Dinner is a continuation of 23 years of tradition with dinner served at noon on Thanksgiving Day. This year's dinner will be served at Calvary Baptist Church, 725 Main Street in Carrington. Shirley Fritza, Betty Montgomery, and Linda Schuster are carrying on a tradition started by Helen and Gary Rosenau, Becky and Lynn Schroeder, and Caroline and Jeff Golz. The trio can't help but remember the care and effort those couples put into establishing the...
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. Watch the salmon run Did you know you can watch chinook salmon run upstream in Lake Sakakawea State Park? A few Sundays ago, the Garrison Dam National Fish Hatchery in Riverdale hosted two separate hikes on a part of the North Country Trail. (The North Country Trail runs from Middlebury, Vermont, and ends...
NOVEMBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Nov. 13 - BBQ Chicken Quarters, Roasted Potatoes, 3 Bean Salad, Mandarin Oranges, Moon Cake - Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. - Pool - Bridge - Open Cards Tues., Nov. 14 - Ham Balls, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Garden Salad, Applesauce - Pinochle Wed., Nov. 15 - Potluck, 12 p.m. Thurs., Nov. 16 - Stuffed Peppers, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Jello with Fruit - Whist Fri., Nov. 17 - Thanksgiving Meal - Turkey, Dressing, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Prince Edward Vetables,...
November 7, 2023 Gabriel Record, Crary, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $25 Jeffrey Meek, Wautoma, Wis.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Varinder Dhiman, Saskatoon, Sask., Can.: failed to yield for authorized emergency vehicle, $50 Brendon Jack Zerkle, Humansville, Mo.: use of safety belts, $20 Paul F. Vieth, Orono, Minn.: exceeded speed limit, $10 Tamara Rose Becker, Carrington, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $15...
Steffes Auctioneers www.steffesgroup.com Closes November 17 - 10:00 a.m. Farm Retirement Auction Steve & Robbin Manley, Pingree 2000 Main Ave. E, West Fargo Pifer’s Auctioneers www.pifers.com Wednesday, December 6 - 4:00 p.m. Brenda Mork & Donna Neis Land Auction Gladstone Inn & Suites, Jamestown - online bidding available...
The American Red Cross and Gate City Bank are calling on quiltmakers to help comfort and warm our veterans this holiday season and beyond. Through November, the organizations hope to collect 300 new quilts that will be shared with veterans at VA hospitals, homes and stand-down events across the region. “At Gate City Bank, we’re extremely grateful for our brave veterans and all they have given to defend our freedom. Providing beautiful quilts like these to help keep them warm is just one of many ways we express our gratitude, and we’re honor...
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is holding Farm to School meetings across the state over the next two months as part of an effort to improve access to local foods in schools by developing a stronger and more sustainable Farm to School program in the state. “The enhanced Farm to School program will increase the amount of locally produced foods served through child nutrition programs,” Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said. “Serving North Dakota food products grown by our farmers and ranchers and process...
Carrington School District Regular School Board Meeting Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 Place: High School ITV Room - 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 • October 17, 2023 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 1. Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) presentation by Carrington students. B. A...
One year following the first attempt, residents within the Pingree-Buchanan School District will go to the polls again to vote yea or nay on a proposed school improvement project for the elementary school complex in Buchanan. The P-B school board unanimously decided to proceed with a $5.1 million dollar bond referendum that will go before voters on December 6. The decision to pursue the project again comes after district voters rejected a similar proposal on November 21 of last year, which...
Shane Stegeman of Carrington has been charged with several crimes, including child neglect, after his dog allegedly attacked his 3-year-old stepdaughter last summer. The child, referred to as “A.H.” in court documents, reportedly suffered injuries after the household dog suddenly attacked on Friday, August 25, 2023 at their Carrington home. Stegeman was officially charged on Oct. 24 with reckless endangerment, a Class A misdemeanor; false information to law enforcement, another Class A mis...
Trunk N Treat moved to the Carrington Armory for its annual Halloween showcase Tuesday, October 31, due to recent weather events. The event, sponsored by the CCEDC, featured area businesses eschewing their car trunks in favor of tables as families in their costumes and makeup picked up sweets and other ghastly treats. In this photo, Adam Harildstad (as famous television painter Bob Ross), and his wife, Nicole (the Wicked Witch of the West), attended the event with their children, Hudson...
A fundraiser for the Bowdon Centennial Museum will be held Friday, November 10 (opening day of deer season) in the Bowdon School Activity Center, Bowdon, from 5-8 p.m. The fundraiser will include a German supper of cheese buttons, Knoephla soup, creamed Knoephla, cabbage rolls, sausage, sauerkraut and kuchen bars. The event will also include a silent auction (bidding from 5-7 p.m.) and a pie auction, which starts at 7 p.m. Anyone wishing to bring pies, should have them to the gym by 6 p.m., and...
The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced recently that Cows & Co. Creamery in Carrington, N.D., was awarded $250,000 through the North Dakota Creamery Assistance Grant. The Creamery Assistance Grant was designed to support the state’s agricultural industry, enhance job opportunities, and drive economic growth. The grant’s core purpose is to financially boost an existing or emerging creamery business with a plan to advance economic and agricultural objectives within North Dakota. Cows & Co. is owned and operated by Casey and Maa...
Ten National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members received the prestigious $10,000 Vanier Family Scholarship during the American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, on Oct. 20. Since 2008, the Vanier family of CK Ranch in Kansas has awarded scholarships to Hereford youth, and since 2016, they have annually given $100,000 in HYFA scholarships, totalling more than $800,000 to assist NJHA members as they work hard to better their education. Local...
North Dakota State University Extension and Research Extension Center faculty and staff were honored for their years of service. They were recognized at the October 24-26 NDSU Extension and Research Extension Center fall conference in Fargo. Locals honored from the Carrington area included: • Greg Endres, cropping systems specialist, Carrington Research Extension Center, recognized for 40 Years. • Blaine Schatz, assistant director, North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station, recognized for...
Carrington City Library Winter Hours October - March Mondays – 10:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Tuesdays - Thursday - 10:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Closed Fridays Saturday - 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Holiday Closings Closed Saturday November 11- Monday, November 13 for Veterans Day. Closed Wednesday, November 22 – Saturday, November 25 for Thanksgiving. No Storytime November 16 – November 23. After School and Evening Events Monday, November 6: Maker Monday – all day – come and learn about our STEAM to Go kits. Tuesday, November 7: Movie & Munchies starts at...
Every day is Ag Day in a new statewide contest for fifth grade students that is called “A Day with Agriculture”. This contest is sponsored by North Dakota Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE). Each day we use many products that come from agriculture, such as items made from crops, food, animals, or forestry and they may be things you eat, wear or work with. Look around you, talk to others and do some research. Teachers could make this a class project or students can do it on their own at home with their family. Each student should list all...
Best of Buddies (BOB) received $213.75 from Spartan Nash through the Direct Your Labels program. Members of the BOB group continue to sort, cut and count Our Family labels and receive $25 for every 500 labels. Our Family labels are accepted at local grocery stores. Drop boxes are available at Miller's Fresh Foods in New Rockford and Leevers Foods in Carrington. All proceeds go to BOB to fund projects, programs and services for students with disabilities. "We rely HEAVILY on the people that save...
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. Tigirlily takes national stage on Today Show It has been a year of mile-stone achievements for two young women from Hazen, but on October 16, they found themselves in a moment of profound emotion and personal accomplishment, even for such a successful year. “They are sisters who have been performing t...
CARRINGTON, N.D. – The Garrison Diversion Conservancy District’s (Garrison Diversion) MR&I Water Supply Assistance Grant Program provides funding assistance to offset the costs of new customer hookups to a rural water system or district within Garrison Diversion’s member counties. The Water Supply Assistance Grant Program is also in place to aid municipal water systems or districts with extraordinary OM&R projects or emergencies impacting the delivery of water to users, introduce health and safety issues, or bring potential harm to other infra...
NOVEMBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Nov. 6 - Ham, Au gratin Potatoes, Stewed Tomatoes, Pineapple - Pool - Bridge - Open Cards Tues., Nov. 7 - Chicken & Noodles, California Blend Vegetables, Garden Salad, Peaches, Garlic Toast - Pinochle Wed., Nov. 8 - Makeup Meal - Pork Roast, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Fruit, Cookie - Opeon Cards Thurs., Nov. 9 - Meatballs in Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Garden Salad, Pears - Whist Fri., Nov. 10 - Sweet & Sour Pork, Fried Rice, Asian Vegetables,...
Oct. 31, 2023 Jodi A. Hedden, Bismarck, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10...
Pifer’s Auctioneers www.pifers.com Wednesday, December 6 - 4:00 p.m. Brenda Mork & Donna Neis Land Auction Gladstone Inn & Suites, Jamestown - online bidding available Steffes Auctioneers www.steffesgroup.com Closes November 17 - 10:00 a.m. Farm Retirement Auction Steve & Robbin Manley, Pingree 2000 Main Ave. E, West Fargo Reuer Auctions www.midwestauctions.com Saturday, November 11 - 12 Noon Alice Thomas Large Coin & Currency Auction Club 1883 (519 1st. Ave. S, Jamestown)...
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