From the Past: Foster County Fall Fair opens next Tuesday

75 Years Ago

September 16, 1948

Foster County’s annual Fall Fair opens next Tuesday and will continue for four days, during which farmers, homemakers and youth organizations will exhibit their projects and compete for prizes, which total $1,000 in cash plus special awards. Advertising for the Foster County Fall Fair will be distributed to at least 17 towns in central part of the state by airplane next Saturday, the Central Flying Service, H.T, Hayashi, Jr., proprietor, having volunteered the service of a plane and pilot.

On some of the posters telling about the fair will be printed a notation entitling finder to a free airplane ride, or a free Ferris Wheel ride or a free merry-go-round ride. The individual who picks up a poster with such a notation must present the poster to the business office at the fair and a ride ticket will be presented.

Abdurrahamm A. Ersen, distributor for farm machinery at Instanbul, Turkey, called on C.H. Hunstad at the Carrington Motor Co. last Friday. He was accompanied by Clarence Olson, of the Allis Chalmers Mfg. Co. of Fargo. They were making a brief tour of this territory acquainting Mr. Ersen with North Dakota farming methods.

Erma Posey, Foster County’s Dairy Queen, sponsored by the Carrington Junior Chamber of Commerce, will ride in the dairy show parade at Jamestown and will compete for the honor of state dairy queen.

Osbourne T. Belsheim, director of music in Carrington High School, reports his department will comprise several organizations during the school year, these to include the concert band, the junior band, three girls’ glee clubs, and acapella choir, the seventh grade chorus, the eighth grade chorus, boys’ quartet and girls’ sextet.

50 Years Ago

September 19, 1973

Word has been received here of the recent death of retired Brig. Gen. William A. Matheny, a Carrington native. Local friends and relatives of the late general had not ascertained the exact date of his death as of Monday. It is believed to have occurred early in September at his home at Satellite Beach, Fla. He was 73.

Vernon S. Cooper, manager of Garrison Diversion Conservancy District, announced that he has resigned from his position with the district effective Oct. 28 to accept an appointment with the Bureau of Reclamation in Washington, D.C. He will be special projects officer in the Bureau’s Water and Land Division.

Avolt Grager of Carrington succeeded Hugh Putnam as Foster County Historical Society president. Election was held at the monthly meeting last week. Alan Trullinger was elected vice president and Mabel Wenstrom will serve as secretary.

Members of the freshman Vo-Ag class, supervised by Marlow Nelson, put finishing touches on a piece of work that was initiated by the Carrington School Board this summer. The boys moved shelves and approximately 6,000 books into the high school’s new library addition Friday. The library, which is housed in a newly constructed relocatable unit, was expected to be in use early this week. A second unit, attached to the grade school, may be completed within several weeks.

Hank Healy is “Bartender of the Year” in North Dakota. The honor came for Carrington’s notable barkeep at the Bismarck convention of the N.D. Beverage Dealers Association last week.

Devils Lake just had too much,” was coach Dave Ouradnik’s nutshell description of the team that downed his Cardinals 40-6 Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Clark of Woodworth announce the engagement of their daughter, Phyllis, to Don Kosterman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kosterman of Richfield, Wis.

25 Years Ago

September 21, 1998

Four Kensal-area juveniles were referred to juvenile authorities after three farmhouses were vandalized last month. The juveniles included two 15-year-olds, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old. “They did the same things in all the houses,” Stutsman County Sheriff Dave Orr stated, calling the houses ‘totaled out.’” The houses were owned by Albert Horejsi, Jamestown, Leon Timm, Courtenay and Mrs. Ted Frederickson, Jamestown.

Denise Bear of Glenfield is the new manager of Glenfield Grocery which closed at the end of July and caused concern that the small Foster County town would be without a grocery store and gathering place for the town’s residents.

Karen Keys is literally following her mother’s footsteps. For three weeks Karen has been shadowing her mom Rose Keys, who is an RN at Carrington Health Center. Karen is a third year nursing student at Ohio State University.

The job shadowing experience has allowed her to gain more exposure as she has been able to observe in surgery, emergency room and in acute care.

Carrington Cards crunched Oak Grove, 48-12. Brian Turner scored 3 times including a 95-yard return at the annual homecoming game here.

Second-graders at Carrington Elementary School aced the Homecoming Week drawing to give away an autographed football and basketball. Allison Buchholtz, was the lucky winner of a basketball, signed by the CHS girls’ basketball team, while Cole Heinley, took home the football, autographed by CHS football players.

Golden Acres Manor news - Virginia March joined her aunt Hazel Beckman for lunch Wednesday afternoon.

Alyce Kutz visits her husband Carl every day and enjoys dinner with him Thursday noon. We all enjoy Alyce’s playing the organ and piano for us.

Emma Stokes took daughter Caroline Gesten of Valley City and Claudia Timm to the Prairie Inn for Saturday dinner.

Visitors of Ethel Hewitt this past week were Jim and Darlene Hewitt, Joelle George of Minot. Dettle and Brandt Engelhorn, Mandan and Judie Johnson and Jeff Hewitt.

“Desperados” will be playing at the Vet’s Club this weekend.

Carrington Youth Center showing - “Saving Private Ryan”