Carrington, ND News: Real Estate, Jobs, Calendar, Events in Foster County

Welcome to Carrington, North Dakota!

Hello Everyone! We hope you are enjoying our web site. If you have things you would

like to see on the site, please let us know. The more you participate in this site, the better

it will be. Carrington, North Dakota, is a great town, so let's celebrate it!

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS HERE...

HOORAY!

New Rockford Golf Course & Event Center is now offering year-round dining on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 5-10 pm. It is open to the public and for all ages. Their menu includes steaks, salad bar, specialty salads, chicken, torsk, shrimp, and burger baskets. Take a look at their website.

Lovingly Used

HOME Decor a Plenty:

♦ Vintage

♦ Country

♦ Modern

NEW ITEMS ARRIVE DAILY!

Store Hours:

M-Th: 10:30-5:30

Fr: 10:30-3:30

Closed: Sat/Sun

934 Main Street Carrington, ND

Longview Market

~Homemade pies, donuts, cookies, breads, jams...

~Garden Produce

~Decorated steel wheels and crafts

SPECIAL ORDERS WELCOME!

Nancy Schneider Carrington, ND

701-652-1957

Lydia's Prairie Pantry

-Sourdough breads

-Cookies

-German Kuchens

-Quick Breads

-Yeast Breads

-Baby Slings

Homemade

with Love...

Lydia Gessele

Harvey, ND

701-693-6785

NUDAY Farm

-Home-grown produce

-Canned pickles

-Honey

-Wreathes

-Homeopathic items

-Sweets

Call us!

Mail Orders/Wholesale

Hampton & Cynthia Spencer

Fesenden, ND

701-341-1121

CREATIVE GRANDMA'S

- Home-Baked Breads, Buns, Rolls

- Hand-Painted Crafts & Gifts

- Personalized Items

Ask about our seasonal crafts!

Audrey Johnson

701-867-2883

Stay uptodate with Viking news at their official website!

You can also visit their Vikings Store for all kinds of Viking merchandise.

Closest NFL Football Team

Sharpening Service

Saw blades, lawnmower blades, drill bits, chainsaws, knives, chisels, pruning shears, etc. etc.

Just about anything that can be sharpened.

Randy Fugleberg 701-302-8105

Happy Heart Hutch
Gift Shop
Ongoing Specials
Carrington Health Center

The Happy Heart Hutch at Carrington Health Center is filled with wonderful ideas for gifts, as well as featuring ongoing specials.

It's always pleasant to stop by the Happy Heart Hutch, whether you're there to buy a gift for someone in the hospital, to pick up a decoration for your home, or to visit with an Auxiliary volunteer. Also, it feels good to know that the proceeds from the Hutch go toward a good cause.

Phone:

701-652-7194

Car Transport

Carrington

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Carrington

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ARCHIVES:

~ Brats &

~ CHC Auxiliary

2008 - 2011

2008-20011

~ Farmers

~ Fourth of July

Parade

2009 - 2010 -

2011 - 2012

2011

Wheels

~ Yard Tour

We've added this ARCHIVES section at the end of our menu. Although we can't save all our articles, we choose a few... usually ones with local pictures... to keep online. Just click on each of the links, and perhaps you will discover the old article or picture that you are looking to find.

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Genealogy for Foster County

If you're looking for information about ancestors or deceased relatives/friends from the Carrington or Foster County area, this web site is a good place to start your search.

Blogging about Carrington

CarringtonNews

.Com now has a Carrington, ND, blog linked to it. If you like to express your opinions about Carrington, just click on the "BLOGS" button in the menu.

Junk Day in Carrington - 2012 What did you enjoy most at this year's JunkFest... or at other activities around town?

How Can We Save Our Downtown Buildings?

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Judy Keller's

Carrington, North Dakota Blog

If you haven't done so already, I'd like to invite you to take a look throughout my website/blog, CarringtonNews

.Com. It's basically a guide to Carrington and the surrounding areas - obviously not a real newspaper, like the Foster County Independent. It's a site that I just do for fun – not money. People are able to place free ads in the classified and real estate sections, and I don’t charge for links to business websites.

More...

CarringtonNews.

Com gives people from across the United States and the world a chance to see what Carrington looks like and a chance to see some of the fun activities that go on in our community. You might be surprised at how many people drop in to my website every day from all over the world. More...

North Dakota Is Changing

Wine-Tasting at the Putnam House - 2012

Putnam House hosted another great wine-tasting event - for the tenth straight year! More...

Wednesday Night Wheels

Photos of the first Show & Shine on June 13, 2012.

Recent/Coming EVENTS

(Scroll down for more recent events)

WELCOME, BIRDERS!

Thanks for coming!

A big THANK YOU to all the birders who gathered in Carrington this last week! We are so happy that you appreciate our awesome variety of birds!

It was fun meeting with birders who gathered at the Putnam House after a week of participating in our Potholes & Prairie Birding Festival. From 23 states and Canada, they are a GREAT group... super interested in birds and super interesting, themselves. Listening to them made me want to participate in the event next year! All in all they seemed very pleased with their tours and their birding adventures. We wish them all safe trips home and hope to see many of them again next year!

COMMUNITY EVENTS

June 12-15 ~ 11th Annual Potholes & Prairie Birding Festival. Headquartered at the Chieftain – many birding tours, seminars and social events. Call the Chamber office for information – there are still some openings on the tours, seminars etc.

June 13 ~ Violence Prevention meeting at Carrington Health Center ’s Holy Family Villa’s conference room. Meeting is 4:00 – 6:00 pm with a meal. RSVP to Jan Bakke at 652-7218

June 15 ~ The Carrington Volunteer Fire Department and Harley's Place are sponsoring their 6th Annual Golf Tournament here at CrossRoads on Saturday, June 15th. There will be a raffle drawing for a golf cart and other prizes right before the scramble starts. The weather predictions are that it will be a beautiful day for golf!

June 16 ~ Carson & Barnes Circus – this is the BIG ONE! There will be TWO performances ~ 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the Foster County Fairgrounds. Don’t miss it! Advance tickets are available at Super Valu Foods, Gate City Bank and the Chamber office.

June 19 ~ Open house at Carrington Health Center 11 am to 1:30 pm

June 20-23 ~ Wells County Fair at Fessenden

June 21 ~ Lions / Gate City Golf Tourney

June 21 ~ Putnam House Wine Taste & Auction

June 23-24 ~ Basketball Camp at CHS gym. Grades 7-12. Registrations can be turned in to the office at the Elementary or H.S. immediately.

June 25-27 ~ Foster County Fair

July 23 ~ Yard & Garden Tour

August 1-6 ~ State B Babe Ruth Baseball Tourney

August 6 ~ National Night Out

September 7 ~ Junk Fest

September 7 ~ Junk N Java Fall Sale

September 14 ~ Fall City Wide Yard Sales

Smiles for Life Fundraiser

Through June

Carrington Dental Care

ANNOUNCEMENT: The “Smiles for Life” program is underway! So far the Smiles for Life fundraiser has generated over $2000! Thank you. Please tell your neighbors so we can reach our goal of $10,000 for the Carrington Youth Center! This program at Carrington Dental Care will run from March through June and is fund raising for the Carrington Youth Center . Community members can help by having a teeth whitening procedure or just stop by to donate or text to donate. Find out more on our Facebook site or call 652-2801.

Activities and Attractions in Areas beyond Carrington

Since Carrington is the "Central City" of North Dakota, we are in an excellent location for enjoying activities in other areas. Bismarck, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Minot, as well as smaller cities around Carrington, offer a wide variety of entertaining events and attractions. Take a look at our Calendar Page for interesting activities in other areas.

Prairie Paws Rescue
Jamestown

HAPPY JUNE!

My name is BROOKS, and I'm available now at Prairie Paws Rescue.

If you're ready to befriend a pet for life, check out Prairie Paws Rescue, based in Jamestown. Their mission is to rescue animals that are in harm's way and place them in loving homes. Many of their dogs are from puppy mills - purebred or designer dogs - who have never had a special family of their own. If you would like to be a foster parent, or if you would like to adopt a pet, please check out their website where you will find lots of friendly faces waiting for you!

AVAILABLE NOW at Prairie Paws...

ABBEY

NOODLE

DOLLY

CRUSH

Central City Remodelers

Enjoy the safety & comfort of a Walk-In Tub - provided and installed by Central City Remodelers.

Call 701-650-0095 for information.

Welcome to Carrington, ND!

Our Courthouse without Snow

Foster County Courthouse - Carrington, ND

See Us on FACEBOOK!

Take a look at our new blog on FaceBook with comments and entries from other people and businesses in Carrington.

Support Our School Activities!

For important information, regarding both Carrington Elementary and Carrington High School, go to our Education Page for links to their sites, or click on the links below:

~ Carrington Elementary
~ Carrington High School
~ Calendar for the Year
Students are busily getting ready for all kinds of fun events and activities at our local schools. Check out the Carrington School District Calendar for the 2012-2013 school year. Let's get out there and support our teams and our schools in every way we can. We have great kids, great schools and a great community!

GO, CARRINGTON!!

PAST EVENTS

Farmer - Merchant Golf Day

Tuesday, June 11th

     SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES: Open Golf - Noon to 5pm / Meal - 5-6:30pm / Best Ball Scramble - 6:30pm / Bingo (non-golfers) - 7pm

"Soup It UP!"
Tuesday, March 12th: 11am-1pm
Putnam House - Carrington

Minot Ag Show - Fantastic Farm Equipment!!

     The Minot Ag Show took place on Wednesday through Friday, January 23-25. If you're interested in the latest farm equipment, take a look at some of the photos that we took there.

Vikings Vs Packers Again
Saturday, January 5th
New Rockford Golf Course & Event Center - New Rockford, ND

Vikings vs. Packers at the New Rockford Golf Course and Event Center!!

Crafts Extravaganza - 2012
        These photos were taken at the 2012 Crafts Fair on November 3rd in Carrington. A lot of vendors returned from past years, and even though we had our first big snow, LOTS of people from around the area came to shop!

(Click on a picture to enlarge it.)

JunkFest Day - 2012
Saturday, September 8th
All around Carrington

(JunkFest Day in Carrington - 2012 What did you enjoy most at this year's JunkFest... or at other activities around town? Click on the above link to comment.)

     Carrington's popular JunkFest has now turned into junk festivities - all around town! People came from all over the state to see what treasures they could find waiting for them in Carrington!

     Thanks to Cassie Smith, Missy Hafner, and Lynette Caylor (the JunkFest ladies) another super fantastic JunkFest took place at the Foster County Fairgrounds.

     Take a look at pictures that were taken on JunkFest Day:

"Wednesday Night Wheels"
Show & Shine

     Quite a selection of vehicles turned out for the Wednesday Night Wheels event on Wednesday, June 13th. There was a great turnout of both vehicle owners and vehicle admirers!   More...

SuperValu 67th Anniversary
August 14, 2012

Quite a crowd turned out to celebrate SuperValu's 67th anniversary.

Senior Citizens of Carrington

      The Senior Citizens Club of Carrington is a very active group. If you're a senior and haven't been to one of their monthly potlucks, then you're really missing out! More...

Online Newspapers from around the Area...

~ Prairie Business

~ Minot Daily News

~ Devil's Lake Journal

JAMESTOWN, ND ENTERTAINMENT

Be sure to check out the Jamestown page to see events taking place in nearby Jamestown, ND.

Click here for links to... Carrington Schools:

Hot Lunch Menu for the Month

Carrington High School Sports

2012-13

Go to the CHS Sports Page for a complete schedule and details...

(This will be updated for the coming school year, 2012-13 ASAP.)

Carrington, North Dakota, The Central City

Carrington Chamber of Commerce

Carrington, North Dakota: Wikipedia

Carrington, ND: Citi-Data.Com

US Census: Quick facts - Carrington, North Dakota

Foster County, ND: Official Website

US Census: Quick Facts - Foster County, ND

North Dakota State University: Carrington Research Extension Center

North Dakota State Government

NewsDakota.Com

North Dakota Legendary

GlenfieldND.com

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LOCAL MOVIE SCHEDULE

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JAMESTOWN MOVIES:

Bison Theater

Foster County Public Health Schedule

Click here for the Foster County Public Health Schedule for the current month.

Walk-In Wellness Clinic
-First Friday of Every Month- 10:30am
Foster County Health Office
881 Main St. Carrington

Come to the Walk-In Wellness Clinic. Every age is welcome. We can provide blood pressure, pulse, hemoglobin, blood sugar and weight checks, as well as assistance with medications and tobacco cessation. The clinics will be held the first Friday of every month from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Foster County Public Health Office. Please call with any questions: 701-652-3087.

North Dakota

OUTDOORS Calendar



The North Dakota Game and Fish Department is taking orders for its North Dakota OUTDOORS calendar, the official source for all hunting season and application dates for 2013. Along with outstanding color photographs of North Dakota wildlife and scenery, it also includes sunrise-sunset times and moon phases.

     To order, send $3 for each, plus $1 postage, to: Calendar, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, 100 N. Bismarck Expressway, Bismarck, ND 58501-5095. Be sure to include a three-line return address with your order, or the post office may not deliver our return mailing.

     The calendar is in the North Dakota OUTDOORS magazine’s December issue, so current subscribers will automatically receive it in the mail.

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