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For a quarter century, the Carrington Fire and Rescue has answered the call, time and time again, from the same six-bay headquarters. The present Fire Hall, located just west of Carrington City Hall, was constructed in 1998, and just celebrated its 25th year of operation. Locals established the Carrington Fire Department in 1891 to provide fire protection service to residents and businesses. For many years, the Carrington Fire Department operated out of the armory, just across the street from...
Following her tenure as a summer intern at the Foster County Independent and New Rockford Transcript, Isabella Garr is on to her next journey. Garr, a 2022 CHS graduate who just completed her freshman year at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, will be serving an 18-month mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is the daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Sonali Garr of Carrington, and has been called to serve mission work in Pocatello, Idaho. Her mission will be...
Gate City Bank is honoring 100 years of financial service to North Dakota, Minnesota and the greater region with a special celebration Tuesday, August 15. The Carrington branch will be holding an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lobby. Customers and friends will be treated to games, refreshments, and chips and salsa from Hardy Salsa and creme brulee courtesy of Basil by Travis Wong. Gate City Bank was founded in 1923 as Gate City Building and Loan Association, and is headquartered in Fargo. There are 43 branches across North Dakota and...
It’s time for Back To School and the next event the Carrington Chamber & Economic Development (CCEDC) Corporation is working on is the Community Picnic. This event will take place Wednesday, August 16 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. The picnic is not school related but an opportune time to bring the community together at Carrington City Park as the Back To School Ice Cream Social precedes our picnic. Any new residents are welcome to join us and get to know more people in Carrington. Grilled hot dogs and pulled pork sandwiches along with chips and wat...
With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping students in varying degrees of lockdown measures in 2020, two young girls from different states but with common roots decided to share their lives' details with each other. Rowan Jess, daughter of Kirk and Karla Jess and an incoming sophomore at Carrington High School, became pen pals with Haley Theis, a freshman from Medina, Minn., and the daughter of Karri Theis, formerly of Carrington. "It's been very inspiring watching their relationship grow," Rowan's mom...
Four Foster County 4-H'ers participated in the junior 4-H land judging contest near Dickinson on Aug. 3. The team won the contest, beating out two teams from Walsh County and a team from Grand Forks County. Cyrena Kuss was high individual in the contest. Kenleigh Hinrichs placed second, Cally Hansen was fourth, and Wyatt Stickel was seventh. It was Stickel's first year participating in the contest. Land judging is a national 4-H and FFA program to build knowledge and respect for the land, its...
“Ready, set, go!” said the small, red-haired girl as she tightened her grip on the foot-long four-by-four, holding it tightly against the shop floor. Her blonde-haired counterpart had already placed the tip of her drill bit where an “X” was marked on the board’s surface. At the word “go,” she squeezed the trigger, and the drill spun into action. I watched as the girls repeated the process several more times. They were constructing a “bee hotel” – a place where solitary bees such as mason bees,...
Hunters applying for a 2023 swan license can submit an online application through the North Dakota Game and Fish Department's website, gf.nd.gov. North Dakota residents and nonresidents are eligible to apply. The resident swan license is $10, while the nonresident fee is $30. The deadline to apply is Aug. 16. The statewide tundra swan hunting season opens Sept. 30. A total of 2,200 licenses are available. Successful applicants will receive a tag to take one swan during the season. Since swans...
The American Legion, Post 25 of Carrington will meet on Tuesday, August 22, at 7 p.m. in the Carrington City Library. This meeting is to decide the future of Post 25. We ask members to please attend this meeting. Your input and vote are very important....
The Carrington FFA Land Evaluation Team of Brekka Kuss, Joe Lindberg, Molly Hansen, Abby Lee, Bryan Harris, Kelsi Neuman, and Emma Aberle placed third at the State FFA Land Evaluation Career Development Event held in Dickinson, Thursday, August 3. Individually, Molly Hansen was the first place individual and earned a $250 scholarship, a "Baby Bison" trophy and a traveling trophy. Abby Lee and Emma Aberle also received gold awards. Kelsi Neuman received a silver award. Brekka Kuss, Bryan Harris a...
Carrington Lions Marilyn Nicholson (center) and Judy Swanson (right) presented a check to Rowena Monson, activities director at Golden Acres Manor. The check from the Carrington Lions will sponsor Bingo twice a month for a year for the residents of Golden Acres. Lions Nicholson and Swanson are volunteers who help the residents play Bingo....
These junior Angus members won top honors in the junior B division of the extemporaneous speaking contest at the 2023 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 7 in Grand Island, Nebraska. Pictured from left are Cally Hansen, Carrington, first; and Claire Kuipers, Le Roy, Illinois, second. Photo by Pearl's Pics....
The Carrington Garden Club, along with Runnings, is sponsoring the Yard of the Week program this summer. Nominations may be made to the Carrington Chamber & EDC office by calling 652-2524 or emailing [email protected]. This week's nomination is Paul and Kathy Hendrickson at 220 11th Ave. S....
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. New hire aware of questions about Alaska The Divide County School District’s new director of special education, Jeannie Brickley, brings 19 years of experience both as a teacher and as an administrator to her role. But she is also well aware of the questions raised about her joining the district from S...
Both newspaper offices have been a flurry of activity lately. We’ve had many visitors this summer going through our bound files, or newspaper archives, to gather information published over the past 100+ years. I’m sure our guests in Carrington have heard their share of newsroom banter, as noise flows through those uninsulated faux walls like the North Dakota wind through a screen. Author Karri (Bye) Theis brought her daughter and a friend to the Carrington office to do research for a book she...
This past weekend we took the grandkids to Medora to see the musical, eat a pitchfork fondue steak and take in the sights. As always, it was first-class entertainment and it was good to see so many young people from within North Dakota picked to perform on stage. We stayed in a Medora hotel and because it was hot at the end of July, we took plenty of water; in bottles and carbonated water in cans. When we were packing up to leave, one of the grandkids gathered all the aluminum cans and...
I have many concerns about the proposed merger of CenDak and Fessenden Co-op. The joint letter sent out to members claims that a merger will maintain local control, expand access to talent, and allow the implementation of best practices. The past acquisition of Equity Co-op by Fessenden Co-op, resulted in a complete lack of local control at the Sheyenne house. With no onsite manager I have seen many things deteriorate, and locals have disagreed with hiring, safety, and day-to- day operational decisions. What is meant by “expand access to t...
American Legion Post 25 is wanting to cancel their Post Charter due to lack of interest in the community regarding new memberships. I find it hard to believe, with the size of Carrington, that there are not more Veterans willing to support their local Legion. Carrington used to have their own National Guard Armory, therefore there should be more Veterans that are eligible to join the Legion. You only have to serve one day on Active Duty to be eligible. The more members, we as the Legion have, the more votes we have with our Legislators in...
12 Years Ago August 12, 1948 Recent births at Carrington Hospital include: Aug. 5 - boy to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Winterer, Carrington; girl to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Pulst, Sykeston, Aug. 6 - girl to Mr. and Mrs. Allan Heron, Cathay. Aug. 10 - girl to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stegmeier, Melville; boy to Mr. and Mrs. John Fritz, Carrington. A number of 4-H members gathered recently at the P.L. Beckley home and helped Percy, Jr., to celebrate his birthday. Lunch was served to the guests and Percy was prese...
Erin Michelle Radke of Springdale, Ark. and Troy Willyard of Melville, N.D., were married on May 15, 2023, by officiant Lynelle Lyman Hoppe. The reception was held on the couple's farm in Melville, N.D., on July 22, 2023, with officiant Jon Johnson. Parents of the groom are George and Darlene Willyard of Melville, N.D. The bride currently works as a middle school social studies teacher at New Rockford-Sheyenne public school in New Rockford, N.D., and is currently attending Mayville State...
AUGUST CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Aug. 14 - Potato Leek Soup, BBQ Chicken Salad, Minted Pears - Board Meeting at 10:30 a.m. - Business Meeting at 12:30 a.m. - Pool - Bridge & Open Cards Tues., Aug. 15 - Lemon Pepper Tilapia, Whopped Red Potatoes, Carrots & Cabbage, Peaches - Pinochle Thurs., Aug. 17 - Ham & Cheese Omelot Bake, Roasted Sweet Potato, Banana, Juice - Whist Fri., Aug. 18 - BBQ Beef on a Bun, Glazed Sweet Potatoes, Peas, Spiced Apples - Music by Steve & Nancy at 12:30 p.m. - Mexican...
August 8, 2023 Taylor Lyons, Carrington, N.D.: animal-at-large, no tags present, $50 Michael Clark, Carrington, N.D.: barking or howling dog, $25 Martin Mario Machain, Fort Collins, Colo.: failed to display number tabs, $20; driving without liability insurance, $150 Kyle Ian Marshall, Williamsville, N.Y.: exceeded speed limit, $55...
Migratory bird hunters of all ages need to register with the Harvest Information Program prior to hunting ducks, geese, swans, mergansers, coots, cranes, snipe, doves and woodcock. Hunters must register in each state they are licensed to hunt. Hunters can HIP certify when purchasing a license by visiting the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov. Those who registered to hunt during the spring light goose conservation order in North Dakota do not have to register with HIP again, as it is required only once per...
Dwight Delzer Dwight A. Delzer, 73, Fessenden, North Dakota, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2023, at St. Aloisius Medical Center, Harvey, N.D. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 7, 2023, at First Lutheran Church, Fessenden, N.D. Pastor Shirley Teske officiated and burial was at Hillside Cemetery, Fessenden. Visitation was Sunday, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Nelson Funeral Home, Fessenden, and one hour prior to services at the church. Dwight Allen Delzer was born September 18,... Full story
Richard Bellquist Richard Allen Bellquist died July 31, 2023. Richard was born September 8, 1945. He grew up on a farm on the edge of Cathay, N.D., the third child of Emus and Evelyn (Davis) Bellquist. He had three siblings, Darlene (Willyard), Dareld, and younger sister, Sheila (Lange). Richard graduated from Cathay, N.D., in 1963 and then attended NDSCS in Wahpeton before joining the Navy. He served four years in the Navy and returned to North Dakota and worked construction for a while. Richar... Full story
