The Official Newspaper for Foster County

Articles from the March 18, 2024 edition


Sorted by date  Results 26 - 34 of 34

Page Up

  • Area gymnasts keep on hitting for high marks

    Mar 18, 2024

    The Carrington Gymnastics Club traveled to Minot March 2-3 to compete in the Rebel Roundup meet. The weather wasn't so cooperative for travel, and only half of the team was able to compete during the weekend. Daphne Dreher had a repeat of 9's all around in the Bronze division. Jetta Hintz competed for the first time, and qualified for state right away. Next up for the team is the state competition, held at the Jamestown Civic Center March 22-24. Come cheer them on as the club's Gold division...

  • Athletic Awards Night March 26

    Mar 18, 2024

    Carrington High School's annual night of recognition for all athletes and their associated team sports will be held Tuesday evening, March 26, in the West Gym beginning at 7 p.m. and ending around 9 p.m. Coaches from the Cardinal varsity programs will speak to the crowd about their team's accomplishments throughout the year, and honor the individual award winners during the ceremony. The Outstanding Male and Female Senior Athletes, along with the Honorary 'C' Club honorees, will be named at the...

  • Grant application to assist with hunter program

    Mar 18, 2024

    Wildlife, shooting, fraternal and nonprofit civic organizations can submit an application for the Encouraging Tomorrow's Hunters program, a North Dakota Game and Fish Department grant program developed to assist in the recruitment, retention and reactivation of hunters. The program supports projects and events that provide a positive environment to develop the skills and confidence needed to create lifelong, conservation-minded hunting and shooting sports participants. Application deadline is...

  • Local farmer embraces organic methods

    Nathan Price|Mar 18, 2024

    A local farmer near the town of Cathay, N.D., is doing things a little unconventionally. Brad Wolbert, a native of Minnesota who now works on the Bibelheimer family farm with his father-in-law, has begun operating an organic regenerative farm. Requiring significantly more work and dedication to manage than conventional farming, it's a style of growing crops not commonly seen in North Dakota or anywhere else for that matter. But for those with the passion to make it work, farming organically whil...

  • Everybody talk about... pop music!

    Erik Gjovik|Mar 18, 2024

    The Carrington junior high and high school Music Department performed in their Spring Concert Friday, March 8, in an event rescheduled from February 27 due to winter weather complications. The groups' theme for this concert was 1970's and 80's pop music standards. (Editor's Note: In the print version of this picture story, Renae Raines' last name was misspelled. The Independent regrets the error.)...

  • Region V Large Group Music Festival held

    Erik Gjovik|Mar 18, 2024

    Band and choral ensembles representing Carrington, Griggs County Central, Midkota, Nelson County (Dakota Prairie/Lakota), NR-S and Pingree-Buchanan performed in pursuit of high ratings at the Region V Large Group Music Festival at Carrington Public School Tuesday, March 12....

  • Central City Lanes Bowling: March 18, 2024

    Mar 18, 2024

    ALLEY DUSTERS - Week 21 DJ’s Home Center 44 12 Rosenau Central City R 42 14 Hi-Way Drive In 30 26 Dakota Central 24 32 Leevers Foods 22 34 Team 4 Bye 0 56 High Team Game: DJ’s Home Center, 604; Rosenau Central City Repair, 571; Hi-Way Drive In, 556 High Team Series: Hi-Way Drive In, 1611; DJ’s Home Center, 1604; Rosenau Central City Repair, 1570 High Individual Game: Kristin Cabler, 218; Susan Krause, 215; Gail Roberts, 177 High Individual Series: Susan Krause, 514; Kristin Cabler, 513; Gail Roberts, 510 ALLEY DUSTERS - Week 22 Rosenau Centr...

  • Mar 18, 2024

     PDF

  • Third P-B elementary bond referendum fails

    Erik Gjovik|Mar 18, 2024

    For the third time, an attempt to pass a bond referendum which would allow a new addition and other building upgrades to Pingree-Buchanan Elementary School in Buchanan has been voted down at the ballot box. Unofficial results posted to the P-B school website at www.pingree-buchanan.k12.nd.us showed 132 votes in favor (52.4% yes), and 120 against (47.6% no), the $5.165 million bond issue from voting conducted Wednesday, March 13, at the elementary school. To pass, the referendum would have had to...