The Official Newspaper for Foster County
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The Carrington City Council learned at their last meeting that police chief Chris Bittmann resigned his position, with his last day to be August 11. During the meeting held on Monday, August 14, Mayor Tom Erdmann reported to the council that Bittmann resigned his position as chief of police for the City of Carrington, but after a meeting with the police commission, he rescinded his resignation and will stay on as chief. During the city's budget meeting on Wednesday, August 2, the council...
As of July 31, the end of the 2022-23 year, the general fund balance for Carrington School District totaled more than $3 million. “We carry a huge reserve, percentage-wise of our general fund budget,” President Joel Lemer told members of the school board Tuesday, adding that the public has expressed some concern about the size of the fund balance. Therefore, when putting together the budget for the 2023-24 year, the finance committee set in motion tax relief measures. The district can ass...
John Raymond O’Hara 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....
Andrew Jager was first arrested on Friday, April 21 in Carrington after multiple calls were received about a man carrying a gun case and yelling at passersby, just two blocks from the Carrington Public School. After Carrington Police Chief Christopher Bittmann struggled to place him under arrest, Jager was charged with disorderly conduct, preventing arrest, two counts of carrying a concealed weapon, and three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. After posting bond, a status conference...
Submissions are currently being accepted for the proposed name of the new CHS football and track stadium, which was completed in 2022. A cutout section can be found on page 3 of the PLUS section, and name suggestions submitted to the high school office (Door 11) by Tuesday, August 22. The site of the stadium was informally known as “Stadium ‘76” until the original bleacher section was demolished. The Independent has referred to the new complex as “Stadium ‘22” in print articles since it was constructed....
The Gate City Bank branch in Carrington marked the financial institution's 100th year of service to customers in North Dakota and Minnesota with a celebratory Open House at the bank's location at 720 Main St. on Tuesday, August 15, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tasty treats, including cupcakes, cookies and chips and salsa, along with offerings from Basil by Travis Wong, were available to customers and prospective customers. Carrington branch personnel present to help celebrate the milestone occasion...
Farmers, crop advisers and agricultural industry representatives are invited to view field research trials and receive production recommendations on corn, soybean and dry bean during the annual row crop field tour on Thursday, Aug. 31, at North Dakota State University's Carrington Research Extension Center. Registration begins at 4 p.m. with educational exhibits and refreshments. The tour begins promptly at 4:30 and includes: • Field and silage corn updates • Dry bean variety performance • R...
“Section lines are never closed,” said Foster County State’s Attorney Kara Brinster to Lee Wahlund at the Foster County Commission meeting last week. During the meeting Wahlund attended to request a section line be closed that runs to his property off of 66th Avenue. He said the problem is the section line is located in the City of Carrington’s extraterrestrial property, which stretches one mile past the actual city limits. Brinster told Wahlund that she needed more time to research the matter...
Carrington Ambulance serves community This week's edition of Within Our Walls features the Carrington Ambulance Service. Carrington Ambulance Service is owned and operated by CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington. We are a Basic Life Support (BLS) Service with Advanced Life Support (ALS) capabilities. This means that at a minimum, we must have an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and a CPR certified driver on shift at all times. When we have a paramedic on shift, we are able to provide ALS services...
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]. Yard of the Week is Pat and Sharon Boehmer at 564 9th Ave. N....
The Carrington Fire Department expresses appreciation to all who came to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Carrington Fire Hall. Pictured below are current and former members of the fire department who attended the Aug. 9 celebration. Front Row (Kneeling Left to Right): Ean Hovdenes, Ken Wangen, Marius Botha, Brad Weninger, James Linderman, Duane Sauvageau, Tommy Moravec and Justin Prim. Back Row (standing left to right): Zach Tessman, Clarence Wolff, Neil Fandrich, Dillon Flemmer, Pete...
On Thursday, August 10, the Carrington Chamber & EDC held a ribbon cutting at the West Side Park to recognize the Grand Opening of the exciting new playground. The park playground had not been updated for several decades. This project was spearheaded by the Carrington Healthy Communities Coalition and came to fruition with many generous local donations and grants from various entities. Michele Seil, President of the Carrington Healthy Communities Coalition, was instrumental in the planning,...
The Carrington Chamber and Economic Development Corporation recognized Lexi Page as Employee of the Month for July. She receives a framed certificate and $20 in Carrington Cash for the awesome care she gives. The nomination is as follows: "It takes a special person to be a certified nursing assistant as CNA's are a very important part of the entire health care team. I would like to nominate Lexi Page for the Chamber's employee of the month, as over the last couple of years she has taken...
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. Apparent vandalism at Writing Rock Apparent vandalism at Writing Rock State Historic Site has Divide County Sheriff Zach Schroeder alerting “the right people,” but other than that, there’s not much he or deputies can do. Discovered late last month by park caretaker Justin Hanson, Schroeder said it appea...
The winds of change are howling. Last Friday, Aug. 18, was the last time our staff had the opportunity to see and inspect our newspapers before they entered the postal system. Effective with the Aug. 28 edition and for the foreseeable future, we will no longer be unloading totes and bundles of addressed newspapers off pallets and delivering them to the local post offices in Carrington and New Rockford. Instead, our printing company will take all the print copies of both the Independent and the...
There was a time not so long ago that you could easily get ethanol (alcohol fuel) in North Dakota, but now you have to search for it and sometimes when you find an E-85 refueler, the place is “out of stock.” Why is this the case? The availability of ethanol is definitely lacking across the state. In fact, to the best of my knowledge, there are 14 (E-85) locations in North Dakota and eight of them are in Fargo and two are in Grand Forks. You used to be able to fill with ethanol as far west as...
Declining attention spans have reached epidemic levels. That’s what Adam Brown, co-director of the Center for Attention, Learning and Memory at St. Bonaventure University in New York, tells Time. That’s certainly the case with me. As I struggled to write the first three paragraphs of this column, I searched autotrader.com for a new car I don’t need or want; searched Facebook Marketplace for lakefront vacation homes I can’t afford; and visited Amazon.com to order more expensive treats for my...
12 Years Ago August 19, 1948 Clifford E. Bassett, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bassett of Bordulac, has been awarded his Bachelor of Science degree in higher accounting from the Bowling Green College of Commerce, Bowling Green, Kentucky. Clifford is a graduate of the Bordulac High School. North American Hatchery manager Harold Meyers, Mrs. Meyers and John Cook will attend the North Dakota 14th annual hatchery school scheduled to take place August 23-27 on the North Dakota Agricultural College...
AUGUST CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Aug. 21 - Stuffed Bell Peppers, Mashed Red Potatoes, Scalloped Corn, Plums - Pool - Bridge & Open Cards Tues., Aug. 22 - Beef Roast & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans with Onions, Peach Crisp - Pinochle Thurs., Aug. 24 - Pasta Fagloli Soup, Tuna Stuffed Tomato, Zucchini & Cucumber Salad, Blushing Pineapple - Whist Fri., Aug. 25 - Grilled Chicken on a Bun with Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onions, Roasted Potato Wedges, Fresh Broccoli & Cauliflower - Fresh Fruit - Golf...
August 15, 2023 Jeffrey Allen Hulbert, Carrington, N.D.: theft of property, $250, restitution, $140; criminal mischief, $250 Sam Teah Dixon, Moorhead, Minn.: exceeded speed limit, $40...
I will admit I scroll social media as much as the next person. However, my feeds are garden related. I saw a few posts about tips and tricks to keep vegetable gardens watered during dry conditions. One of those tips was using olla watering. I had not heard of olla watering. So, I had to do some fact checking and research before I changed any of my gardening practices. Olla watering is a very old form of irrigation using clay pots that are buried in the soil and filled with water. Unglazed clay...
Halvorson-Boote Auction Company www.halvorsonbooteauctions.com Wednesday, August 23 - 1:00 p.m. The Late Judge WA (Bill) Jacobsen Gun, Ammo and Knife Collection Odessa Event Center, Warwick Thursday, August 24 - 9 a.m. David and Laure Rendahl Estate 101 Sandy Lane - Devils Lake Tuesday, September 12 - 5 p.m. Vernon and Lois Knudson 103 Baker Street, Cooperstown Pifer’s Auctioneers www.pifers.com Tuesday, August 29 - 10:00 a.m. Blahna Ranch Retirement Auction 453 61st Ave. SE, Carrington...
Arvilla Weber Arvilla Mae Weber, age 92, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023, at Golden Acres Manor, Carrington, N.D. Her visitation was Wednesday, August 16 from 1:00-7:00 p.m., followed by a prayer service at 7:00 p.m., all at Evans Funeral Home, Carrington. Her funeral service was Thursday, August 17, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at Grace Lutheran Church, Carrington, N.D., with Rev. Biberdorf officiating. Reneé Hopkins was organist. Congregational hymns were "Abide With Me," "Beautiful... Full story
Doug Schaefer Douglas Jerome Schaefer, 59, died August 9, 2023, in New Rockford, N.D. Doug died a natural death, without seeking medical intervention, in accordance with deeply held beliefs he formed based on his many years working in nature. Doug was born April 7, 1964, in New Rockford to James and Darlene (Kruger) Schaefer. He graduated from New Rockford High School in 1982, from Princeton University in 1986 (BA in Economics/Economic History), and from Northwestern University in 1989 (MA in... Full story
Charles Dubourt Charles Paul Dubourt, "Chuck," 70, died Friday August 4, 2023, at St. George Regional Hospital, St. George, Utah, from effects of type 2 diabetes. Charles was born September 27, 1952, in Grand Forks, N.D. He graduated from Bowdon High School, 1970, and went on to earn a Master's Degree of Business Administration from the University of North Dakota, 1979. He was active in ROTC at UND, then entered the U.S. Army earning the rank of Captain. Charles worked in business throughout... Full story
