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A groundswell of support for adding girls wrestling at Carrington High School, to bookend the longstanding Class B power boys program, started with one girl in particular speaking up. When junior Taya Lura, the younger sister of two past CHS state champions, Riley and Brecken, approached her fellow classmates about starting a varsity team, they listened. Eighteen interested participants later, the Cardinal mat girls are ready to step under the center light and into the circle this winter for the...
Buchanan, N.D. – The Pingree-Buchanan Public School District will hold a referendum vote from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Monday, November 21 at the Pingree-Buchanan Elementary School in Buchanan, N.D. The successful passing of this bond will release $4,500,000 to the school district to be used for an addition and renovation to the elementary school. This project aims to fix space, facility, and safety concerns that the school is facing. Tax impact information is available on the school's website. P-B S...
The Carrington Community Thanksgiving Dinner is a continuation of 22 years of tradition. Starting as a project of the Carrington Ministerial Association, dinner has been served at noon on Thanksgiving Day in Carrington. This year's dinner will be served at Calvary Baptist Church, 725 Main Street. After the first two years, when the Ministerial Association was ready to pass the project on to new volunteers, Bordulac-area couples Helen and Gary Rosenau, Becky and Lynn Schroeder, and Caroline and...
The Second Annual Carrington Turkey Trot (5K) will be held Thanksgiving morning, November 24, at 8:00 a.m. Registration starts at 7:15 a.m., at Carrington Wrestling Center, 57 9th Ave. S, Carrington. There is a $20 entry fee for adults and $10 for kids. All proceeds will go towards the Carrington Backpack program. A freewill offering for hot cocoa and cider will benefit the Pit Crew Wrestling Club. For more information, call Brittany Fiebiger at 701-330-0711 or visit their Facebook page....
A special tree will be brightened at CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center on Monday November 28 at 6:30 p.m., when Carrington Medical Center Auxiliary celebrates its 36th year of the "Tree of Lights." This year there will not be a special program; however after that date you may drive by and view the tree in the south courtyard at 800 N 4th Street. The 15-foot tree was donated by Royd and Jeanne Unruh in memory and honor of Mary Beth (Theis) Schuchard. Throughout these 36 years the...
There are grants from FEMA that are available if a city meets the right criteria. This is one of the things the Carrington City Council learned at their meeting last week. During the meeting held on Monday, November 14, Daniel Schwartz of Nexus attended the meeting via telephone to discuss how he can help the city obtain some of these grants. Schwartz is based out of Bismarck. His company contracts with cities to help them get grants for emergency management projects. He updated the Foster...
Changes in health care are a fact of life. Nowhere is this felt more than in rural facilities. Challenges that all health care systems face are magnified in small community hospitals and clinics. Staff shortages, lack of resources, the ongoing need to meet changing technological advances, and competition with larger facilities are always looming over smaller markets. CHI has released articles in the past months detailing individual providers and their areas of interest in medicine. This article...
It has come to our attention that a name was incorrect in the story about the new sign at the library that ran in the November 14 edition of the Independent. It was actually Peter Henson that painted the previous sign, not Robert Henson....
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. Attempted murder suspect found dead After a recent rough road with law enforcement, the body of attempted murder suspect, Leonard Higdon was found in Williams County on Friday, October 28. That day at approximately 2:40 p.m., Williams County Deputies responded to an area north of Williston in reference to...
12 Years Ago November 20, 1947 Attending a district rally at Jamestown last Saturday were members of the newly organized Future Homemakers of America chapter of Carrington High School and their advisor, Miss Madelyn Johnson, and Miss Sylvia Aafedt, commerce instructor. Delegates to Jamestown were Joanne Putnam, president; Judy Thiesen, local secretary and district treasurer; Alto Albus, district historian; Jean Haas, district song leader; Carol Footitt and Mary Hayashi. Standings in the contest...
NOVEMBER CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., Nov. 21 - Spaghetti in Meat Sauce, Lettuce Salad, Garlic Toast, Jello with Fruit - Pool - Bridge and Open Cards Tues., Nov. 22 - Sweet & Sour Chicken, Mashed Potatoes, Broccoli, Bar - Pinochle Thurs., Nov. 24 - Center Closed Fri., Nov. 25 - Tilapia, Baked Potato, Carrots, Sauce - Golf Sat., Nov. 26 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. All ages welcome. GRACE CITY, MCHENRY GLENFIELD Mon., Nov. 21 - Hamburger on a Bun, Potato or Macaroni Salad, Glorified...
November 16, 2022 Alexander Lyuto, Naperville, Illinois: exceeded speed limit, $10 Kristy Holland, Carrington, N.D.: exceeded speed limit, $10 James Hezekiah Huffman, Tulsa, Oklahoma: drove without operator’s license, $20 Grayson Rae Malone, Excel, Alabama: exceeded speed limit, $10 Lacey M. Caffee, Wessington Springs, S.D.: care required, $30...
Thanksgiving is coming! And while few decorate for this particular holiday with the same vigor they do for other holidays, there is one important item that almost everyone agrees makes for a necessity for this holiday: Whether it's turkey or tofurkey, that special entrée is the reason for this season. The Fargo Forum devoted a great deal of ink to the matter of turkeys during Thanksgiving week in 1928. Like us today, they were very concerned about the costs of the holidays. Luckily for them,...
The Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free webinar presentation titled, “Understanding and Responding to Dementia Related Behaviors.” The virtual presentation will take place on Tuesday, November 29 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. This presentation is free and open to the public; registration is required. This project is supported by funding granted through the North Dakota Department of Human Services, Aging Service Division. To register for the class, https://tinyurl.com/3sasmcy3...
I don’t know why, but this past year I’ve gotten hooked on the TV reruns of Gunsmoke. And, the reason is easy to explain. I have cut out watching the news, most of which is on the national scene, but many nights I cancel out Fargo stations as well. Lots of it, if not most of the stories coming out of the east concern robberies, shootings, beatings, and stories you find on most national and small city stations. On the national scene, I have trouble watching and listening to what’s happe...
When we think of boxing, I’ll bet the first thing that enters your mind is Virgil Hill. And for those who may be fairly new to North Dakota, Virgil Hill grew up in Grand Forks, earned a silver medal in the 1984 Olympics and had a very successful professional career. Hill is the “Roger Maris” of the boxing world and since the summer of 1984, there have been a lot of people who have taken up boxing thanks to Virgil Hill’s success. Anyone who has an interest in boxing can find a club in which t...
The runoff election in Georgia will be a waste of money. All signs point to a Warnock win and the Democrats will end up with a 2-seat edge in the U.S. Senate. For the party of the president to pick up rather than lose seats is very unusual. Looking at the past figures, political observers were unanimous in their expectation that the Democrats would lose both houses of Congress. Noted Prof. James Campbell observed 30 years ago: “In midterm elections, the greater a party’s prior presidential vote...
My first attempt at cooking our Thanksgiving meal bordered on disaster. I was newly married, and I had not flown solo on cooking a holiday meal. Unfortunately, I didn’t have a large enough pan for the turkey. The turkey was wedged into my roasting pan clutching its breast with its wings. The turkey appeared golden brown when I hoisted the pan out of the oven. I was feeling successful. When I put the bird on a cutting board, its wings flopped open and revealed a pinkish-white underbelly. Then I...
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, we turn our attention to preparing one of the year’s great feasts. The turkey is the neutral palette against which the side dishes reign supreme. Each year, I make a refreshingly tart cranberry sauce from scratch. Many of us take cranberries for granted but this fruit has a fascinating history and production method. Were cranberries served at the first Thanksgiving? No printed menu exists from the 1621 Thanksgiving in Massachusetts but it is feasible that t...
Dear Savvy Senior, I started a walking program a few months ago to help me lose weight but I’ve been having problems with my legs and hips hurting during my walk, although they feel better once I stop. I thought it was just because I’m getting old, but my neighbor was telling me about a leg vein disease she has called PAD and thinks I may have something similar. What can you tell me about this? Limping Linda Dear Linda, The health condition your neighbor is telling you about is known as “pe...
On Thursday, Nov. 3, Carrington Police Chief Christopher Bittmann stopped a man for speeding through town on Hwy. 281, and after initiating a routine traffic stop, he soon found much more to be suspicious of. According to court documents, Bittmann observed a Chevrolet Impala speeding south on Hwy. 281 in Carrington, clocking it at 41 mph in the 25 mph zone. A traffic stop was initiated and the driver of the Impala, Nicholas Ridenour, pulled over at the C and J gas station. Court documents allege...
Rachel Allmaras, CPA of Widmer Roel, has earned the certified public accountant designation. Allmaras, as a Tax Associate, will continue to provide tax and accounting services to a wide range of clients. Allmaras is a graduate from the University of St. Thomas where she earned a bachelor's degree. She joined Widmer Roel full-time in 2020. She graduated from New Rockford-Sheyenne High School in 2012. She is the daughter of Linus and Susette Allmaras of New Rockford and granddaughter of Allen and...
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The enormity of the potential accomplishment for the Carrington Cardinal volleyball team was close at hand. Down two sets to the back-to-back reigning state champions in Linton-HMB, the Cards pulled off a comeback for the ages in the third and fourth sets, and were up 5-1 in the decisive fifth set, 10 points shy of the biggest, or at least the most emotional, victory in program history. However, the big game experience of the Lions shone through on the next critical seven point-run, capped by...
It isn't very often that the Carrington boys wrestlers have had to start mostly from the drawing board coming into a season. That is what awaits longtime Head Coach Josh Kerbaugh and his team as they hit the mats for the 2022-23 campaign. "On paper, this will be a rebuilding year, but we look forward to dealing with the hand we've been dealt," Kerbaugh said. "We graduated two state champions [Brecken Lura and Michael Clifton] and a runner-up [Matthew Duchscherer], so our young guys will have to...
