The Official Newspaper for Foster County
The Official Newspaper for Foster County
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 1972
The Foster County Commission learned at their meeting last week that the county was awarded a state funded grant of $4,090 million for paving four miles of the Barlow Road, also known as Road 1602 (11th Street NE). During the meeting held on Tuesday, April 16, county engineer Mike Rivinius told the board the four miles located near Grace City will most likely be regraded in 2026 and paved in 2027. He also said that the four million will come out of $45 million available. In other business: • T...
As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end." But that doesn't mean that the fine fruit wines from Dakota Sun Winery are gone for good. Business-owners Bruce and Merleen Gussiaas sold the winery to Devin Quick of Williston in February, meaning the production of the award-winning wines will no longer be done from the family's rural Carrington farm in Nordmore Township. From their entry into the wine-making business back in 2010, the Gussiaases have built the winery, and associated...
Carrington High School’s Honors Night will be held Tuesday, April 23, at 7 p.m. in the West Gym. The event is traditionally held to honor academic achievers and scholarship winners for the 2023-24 school year at CHS. On Thursday, April 25, Carrington Elementary will hold their Spring Concert. There will be two performances, one at 2 p.m. and another at 7 p.m....
The Carrington Armory is now open to residents from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. The city has added additional cameras to a couple of areas within the building. Hours may need to be reevaluated at a later date....
On Tuesday, April 30, Carrington High School will host its annual Arts Expo to premiere the fine arts accomplishments of CHS students. This year’s theme is Adventures in Greece. Art will be on display starting at 6:30 p.m. Speech and music performances will start at 7:00 p.m. On display are the projects created in art classes instructed by Megan Trautman. Also featured are vocal and instrumental selections, under the direction of Annette Hovey. Members of the speech team, coached by Caitlin Good, will also perform at the Exp...
The Region V Speech Meet was held Saturday, April 13, at Carrington High School. Speakers from regional schools competed in different categories in order to snag one of two available state meet spots per event. The state competition will be held on Saturday, April 27, at Mandan High School....
The Carrington Garden Club held their "Spring into Spring" garden forum on Thursday, March 21 at the NDSU Extension Center. The guest speaker, Don Kinzler, horticulture educator, gave a live presentation via satellite on the top flowers for 2024. A question and answer session followed. Carmen Wave petunias, bi-color zinnia profusion and Sophie Cascade geraniums were just a few of the recommended flowers for this year. Walter and Edna, longtime residents of Carrington appeared on the scene with...
The Carrington Health Center Auxiliary installed their new officers for 2024 on Thursday, April 11. The officers elected were co-presidents Bernadine Anderson and Val Bibow; 1st vice president, Linda Clark; secretary, Becky Zink; treasurer, Lori Solberg; and six members-at-large: Donna Stringer, Sherry Florhaug, Mary Zink, Jody Endres, Julie Thompson and Michelle Kleim. Pictured from left to right: Sherry Florhaug, Donna Stringer, Linda Clark, Becky Zink and Mary Zink. Back row, Bernadine...
Fourteen students have been named finalists for the North Dakota FFA State Star Awards. Winners will be announced at the third convention session of the 95th North Dakota FFA Convention on June 5, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. These students were selected based on their work in their Supervised Agricultural Experience over their time in FFA. State Star finalists from the area include the following: Star in Agribusiness: • Joe Lindberg – Carrington Star in Agricultural Placement: • Kylie Skadberg – Carring...
The Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free virtual presentation titled, “Person-Centered Dementia Care:Recommendations for Professionals,” on Tuesday, April 30, from 9:00 a.m. - Noon). This presentation is free and open to professionals in the field of healthcare and caregiving; registration is required. To register for the class, https://bit.ly/3T4lwWw...
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. Body found north of Beaver Bay A body found north of Beaver Bay over the weekend has been transported to Bismarck in hopes of being identified by authorities. According to Emmons County Sheriff Gary Sanders, a local fisherman discovered the body at about 5:50 p.m. April 7, near the shoreline of Lake Oahe...
April CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., April 22 - Cabbage Rolls, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Carrots, Blushing Pears - Pool, Bridge & Open Cards Tues., April 23 - Chicken Kiev, Diced Potatoes, Oregano Green Beans, Peaches - Pinochle Wed., April 24 - Salmon Loaf, Lemon Dill Sauce, Baby Bakers, Peas, Tropical Fruit - Whist Thurs., April 25 - Roast Beef, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Broccoli, Fruit in Pudding - Mexican Train Dominoes Sat., April 27 - Public Cards Pinochle Tournament, 1 p.m. - All ages welcome....
The Carrington City Ordinance on parking is vague and confusing, so one resident questioned the council about it at their last meeting. During the meeting held on Monday, April 8, a resident attended the meeting to ask about parking on the street. He said he is a home owner with a one-stall garage, but his family has more cars than his garage can accommodate so some have to be parked out on the street. This is where it gets tricky: The city's parking ordinance states that residents may not...
The Carrington Community Blood Drive, sponsored by the Carrington Lions Club, will be held on Monday, April 15 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 100 Poplar Ave., from 11:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Please call Vitalant at 877-258-4825 or go to donors.vitalant.org and search sponsor code: carringtonnd to schedule an appointment....
BY ERIK GJOVIK One of the most visible symbols and fund-raising arms for the CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington Medical Center Auxiliary will be shuttered at the end of this month. The Happy Heart Hutch gift shop has long provided patients and hospital patrons with a wonderful selection of items, as part of its loving service to area communities and the region. With the news that the Hutch is planning to close for good, some in the Carrington area might be openly wondering what that portends for...
Students from Carrington and other schools had a blast dancing the night away at the 2024 CHS Prom, held Saturday night, April 6, in the West Gym. Here, participants Madison Johnson, Sydney Friedt and others do a bit of dress-up in construction gear to the delight of the crowd. The theme of the Prom was "The Last Disco"....
Donna Anderson, Eddy and Foster County Extension Agent, Family and Community Wellness has announced her retirement date as April 30, 2024, which marks the end of a thirty-one-year Extension career. Despite being a North Dakota native and a graduate of North Dakota State University, Donna Anderson began her Extension career in 1993, working for the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. Donna served as Family and Consumer Science and 4-H Agent in rural Taylor County for six years...
Public water systems are required by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) to take many actions to provide safe drinking water. The SDWA was passed by Congress in 1974 to protect public health by regulating the nation’s public drinking (potable) water supplies. Over the years, there have been a number of changes to the Safe Water Drinking Act. These changes have made it more challenging to maintain compliance. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality issues a Safe Drinking Water Act Certificate of Achievement as one way to recognize t...
The Carrington Chamber & Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) honors Allen Footh, water delivery driver for Central City H2O, as Employee of the Month for March. The nomination form states, "Allen always delivers water when he says he will be there. He organizes the water jugs in a neat and orderly fashion. He always lets us know the delivery day ahead of time. He's a good employee, courteous and friendly." He received a framed certificate and $20 in Carrington Cash from the...
Highest Honor 12th grade: Hunter Bachmeier, Sydney Friedt, Sophie Garr, Sarah Hallwachs, Madison Johnson, Karlee Lesmann, Tessa Mittleider, Isabella Neuman, Jozey Retzlaff, Kacie Rexin, Morgan Sherman, Olivia Threadgold, Alex VanRay, Logan Weninger, Xavier Wilde 11th grade: Joshua Bickett, Maxim Ciubotareanu, Corbin Clifton, Sierra Friedt, Edyn Hoornaert, Krystal Klein, Kendall Kovar, Mercedes Lura, Kaylin Pate, Kenadie Pazdernik, Ethan Roller, Brynn Smith, Kaydence VanRay, Hailee Weber, Reagan Wolsky, Jazymn Ybarra 10th grade: Jacob Boeshans,...
The Bank Forward Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Michelle Carr, BSA Fraud Analyst at Bank Forward in Carrington, has been promoted to Assistant Vice President. Michelle has been with the Bank Forward team since 2013....
Midkota fourth graders held their annual Living Wax Museum on April 4 at the elementary school in Binford. Ms. Larson's fourth graders have been working on this project for a few months. The process includes reading a biography about their character and adding that information to their research about them. The final step is becoming that character and presenting their character to the public....
CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington in Carrington, North Dakota recently announced it has been recognized as a 2024 Top 100 Critical Access Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. Chartis’ annual Top 100 award program recognizes outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX®. “The announcement of CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington being among the Top 100 Critical Access Hospitals for 2024, marks the eleventh time CHI St. Alexius Health Carrington has receiv...
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. Hard to be positive when on the defensive A sense of negativism that seemingly hovered over the crowd of 180 recently in Harvey’s B.M. Hanson Elementary School wasn’t necessarily welcomed or encouraged by school district patrons, certainly not the school board or building committee members present, but...
April CARRINGTON All meals served with Milk, Coffee, Bread & Butter, Dessert Mon., April 15 - Beef Stroganoff Over Noodles, Prince Edward Vegetables, Fruit Cocktail - Pool, Bridge and Open Cards Tues., April 16 - Honey Mustard Chicken Breast, Baked Potato, Seasoned Broccoli, Rosy Applesauce - Pinochle Wed., April 17 - Potluck, Noon Thurs., April 18 - Penne with Meat Sauce, Garden Salad, 3-Bean Salad, Garlic Toast - Whist Fri., April 19 - Chicken Monterey, Rosemary Potatoes, Prince Edward Vegetables, Pineapple, Cookie - Mexican Train Dominoes...
