The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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The ladybug is a gardener’s best friend. This beneficial insect is like the sheriff in our gardens, protecting our plants from aphids and other bad bugs. Ladybugs have voracious appetites, too. One ladybug can eat 50 aphids a day and over 5,000 aphids in its lifetime. Although ladybugs are our friends, don’t buy them for your garden. You will be wasting your money. There are dozens of different species of ladybugs (more properly called lady beetles) in the Dakotas. The most commonly sold lad...
Dear Savvy Senior, My 63-year-old wife, who doesn’t work, is on my health insurance plan through my employer. When I retire next month and go on Medicare, what are our options for getting her health coverage until she turns 65? Is there some kind of Medicare coverage for dependent spouses? Need Insurance Dear Need, Unfortunately, Medicare does not provide family coverage to younger spouses or dependent children when you qualify for Medicare. Nobody can obtain Medicare benefits before age 65, unl...
Sixteen members of the Fessenden-Bowdon FFA Chapter recently participated in the 94th North Dakota State FFA Convention. The Convention was held on the NDSU campus June 5-8. Highlighting the major accomplishments of the week was the naming of Ryan Snively as the state winner in the Agriculture Repair and Maintenance Entrepreneurship Proficiency award area. Snively's application will now go onto national competition. Other state finalists in the proficiency program were Gavin Mason in the...
On Thursday, June 8, the New Rockford Post 30 Black Sox took on Carrington Post 25 for their first home game of the Legion baseball season. However, any hopes they might've had about enjoying a smooth home opener were quickly dashed. The Redbirds employed "small ball" to score a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, sending two runners across home plate on a bunt single and a sacrifice fly. Then – already with a 2-run cushion – Lucas Hendrickson walked out to the mound in the bottom of...
Carrington Redbirds T-ball players, ranging in age from five to seven years old, took the field for the first organized sporting activity on the new Cal Ripken field at City Park Wednesday evening, June 7. As many of the participants had never played the sport until this summer, triumphs were celebrated, and (mostly) controlled chaos left some fun memories for all who witnessed the event. More photos from this particular game can be found at transcript.smugmug.com....
The implementation of a three-division basketball plan by the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA) on February 8 has spurred momentum on adopting a similar plan for volleyball. At the regular meeting of the NDHSAA Board of Directors on June 6, the governing body accepted a draft proposal for a three-division volleyball plan, which would take effect no earlier than the 2024-25 season. The proposal retains the cutoffs from the basketball plan, with Division AA featuring...
Outdoor notes: *June 24: Ducks Unlimited Fun Shoot, Capital City Sporting Clays, Bismarck, 1 p.m. *June 24 & 25: N.D. Geocache Association, Caching & Camping, Lake Sakakawea State Park, Pick City. Tournaments: *June 23: Devils Lake, Grahams Island State Park; Red River, North Forks Landing. *June 24 & 25: Pipestem Reservoir, Parkhurst Landing. Fishing: *Devils Lake elevation, June 13: 1,450.64 feet above mean sea level (MSL). *Stump Lake elevation: 1,450.54 MSL. *Lake Sakakawea elevation: 1,835.31 MSL; 21,700 cubic feet per second average...
The Al Larson Memorial Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Carrington Lions Club, was held at Crossroads Golf Course on June 9. Twenty-five teams participated in the tournament. The Lion NE5 Service Chair Crystal Dueker handed out Dad's Root Beer to the golfers in honor of Father's Day. Kitchen help was Lions Mary Struxness, Susan Fangman, Michele Kliem, Dani McClean, and Joyce Wick. Treat crew consisted of Lions Kim Montgomery, Julie Miller, and Kristen Hewitt. Lions Lisa Weninger and Sharon...
Grady Shipman, a junior at CHS, shot a 36-hole total of 81-91-172 at the State Class B Boys’ Golf Tournament Tuesday-Wednesday, June 6-7 at Bois De Sioux Golf Course in Wahpeton. Shipman was the only Cardinal to qualify for the state tournament, and NR-S freshman Jackson Schumacher was the Rockets’ solo representative. Schumacher shot 87-90-177. Region 2 runner-up Aidan Hall of Northern Cass was the state champion with a 71-77-148, one shot better than Karsen Kulseth of Bowman County. Cole Hol...
Twenty-eight members of the Carrington FFA Chapter attended the 94th North Dakota State FFA Convention, June 5-8, on the NDSU Campus in Fargo. The Carrington FFA Chapter earned the state champion title in Farm and Agribusiness Management, Agricultural Mechanics Technology and Agricultural Communications. These teams will have the opportunity to represent North Dakota at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, in November. The state champion Farm and Agribusiness Team consisted of E...
Are you ready to hear over a ton and a half of horse power come thundering past your seat? Come watch, as these large draft horses come running into the arena to do the barrel pattern or display their agility and driving ability through an intricately designed obstacle course. Perhaps watching these teams compete to knock the least amount of corn down in the cultivating, gets you thrilled. Don't forget to come out Friday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and take a wagon ride and meet some...
The Spartan Race, mud and obstacle course, is all about having fun for all ages! This event will take place on the race track at the Carrington Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 24 and will feature four age groups. Get ready to get muddy and have a blast! Registration will run from 9:00-9:30 a.m., with competitions starting at 9:45 a.m. Fee will be determined at a later date. The four age groups will include kindergarten-second grade, third-fifth grade, sixth-eight grade and high school-adult. The...
Beautiful weather for the 36th Annual Chamber Golf Day led to dozens of golfers enjoying free golf on the gorgeous Carrington CrossRoads Golf course during the open golf afternoon on Tuesday, June 13. Nine teams participated in the Best Ball Scramble held that evening. The first place team with a score of 30 (6 under par) was Larry Arendt, Nancy Arendt, Glenn Walz and Mary Walz. The second place team with a score of 31 included Tom Diede, Monica Diede, Cole Diede and Kyra Dewald. The Rexin...
Calling all card sharks! Join us for the annual pinochle tournament during the 2023 Foster County Fair on Friday, June 23. The tournament will start at 1:00 p.m. in the Merchant building on the fairgrounds. Entry to the tournament is free and refreshments will be served. Prize money will be paid to first, second and third place at $250, $150, and $100. The team with the highest cumulative score will win after eight rounds have been played. You must bring your own partner. Teams that go set will...
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