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CSi Weather…
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS
IN THE UPPER 50S.
There is a chance for thunderstorms almost on a daily basis Tuesday through Sunday.
Wednesday evening and this weekend have the best chances at more widespread shower and thunderstorm activity.
Widespread severe storms aren’t anticipated at this
time.
Temperatures will be near or slightly below normal with highs
from the 70s to the lower 80s. However, upper level ridging is
expected late this weekend. This would favor much warmer
temperatures across the region.
Jamestown (CSi) The 2016 Kiddies Bike Parade will be held July 4 on First Avenue South. Registration opens 9am. Bikers are asked to be at the south parking lot by 9:30 a.m. to get into their positions for the parade. Parade starts at 10am.
2015 photos by Matt Sheppard
This 1 ½ mile leisurely paced parade will start at the parking lot on first avenue & First Street, and proceed south on first Avenue to 8th Street, over to second avenue southeast and then south to and through McElroy Park, ending up at the Sertoma Shelter for prize presentations and treats by the Sertoma Club.
All bikers are invited to ride in the parade and must wear bike helmets. This family event encourages families to walk together with parents accompanying younger bikers. No motorized bikes of any kind are allowed.
All bikers under 12 will receive a coupon for a free kiddies ice cream cone from Dairy Queen of Jamestown, Fantastic Fireworks will be giving coupons for a free pack of sparklers and the Sertoma Club will serve all bikers and friends free root beer floats at the conclusion of the parade.
The theme of the parade is the 4th of July and prizes will be awarded for the best decorated bikes First place $20, Second and Third place $10 each. At the start of the parade, kids 7 to12 can register for a boys’ and 2 girls’ bike to be given away, courtesy of Walmart. Kids 13 to 18 can register for two $10 prizes.
Judging for best decorated bikes will take place at the parking lot and announced at the Sertoma Shelter after the parade. Judging will be based on display of red, white and blue decorations, originality and first impressions.
Bikers are asked to be at the south parking lot by 9:30 a.m. to get into their positions for the parade.
Jamestown (CSi) Ave Maria Village in Jamestown invites the community to the Second Annual Fun Walk on Saturday, August 6, 2016, starting at * 9:00 A.M. at Ave Maria Village
Great Prizes! Great Prizes!
Photos by Matt Sheppard – CSi . More at Facebook.
Ave Maria is dedicated to the health and wellbeing of our residents and those in our community. Join us as we have our
The SECOND ANNUAL
walk is to help promote a healthy lifestyle at any age. Everyone welcome! JOIN US – Just for the HEALTH of it!
*All proceeds will benefit Ave Maria’s Private Room Campaign – Phase 1*
Early Bird Special: $15.00/person if paid by July 29th; $20.00 thereafter or on day of event.
Ave Maria Residents are FREE! Children 12 and under are FREE!
Adults 65 and older just $10.00 if registered by the Early Bird deadline!
Course: there will be a one mile loop marked out on the north side of Ave Maria Village. Walk the loop 1 – 3 times depending on your fitness level. Please check in by 8:45 A.M. so we can start the walk promptly at 9:00 A.M. Drawings at 10 A.M.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The family of a North Dakota college student who was a confidential informant for a drug task force has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
The body of 20-year-old Andrew Sadek was found about two years ago in the Red River, which separates North Dakota from Minnesota, not far from where he attended college in Wahpeton. He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
John and Tammy Sadek filed a civil complaint Monday against Richland County Sheriff’s deputy Jason Weber and the county. The suit seeks unspecified damages.
The suit says the defendants, including Weber, who was part of the task force, failed to train Andrew Sadek to perform undercover operations or to “reasonably supervise” him.
A spokeswoman for the North Dakota attorney general’s office was not immediately available comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic in Fargo may challenge a state law requiring doctors who perform abortions to obtain hospital-admitting privileges now that a similar law in Texas has been struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The high court ruled 5-3 Monday that a 2013 Texas law places an “undue burden” on a woman’s right to end a pregnancy. North Dakota’s Legislature passed a similar law in 2013.
The Red River Women’s Clinic in 2014 settled a lawsuit it filed over the law, after a Fargo hospital gave credentials to the clinic’s doctors.
Clinic Director Tammi Kromenaker says lawyers for the facility are analyzing the Supreme Court’s decision. She says part of the North Dakota settlement allows the clinic to revive the lawsuit.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police are investigating reports of swastikas and other offensive graffiti painted on several homes and other property.
Deputy Police Chief Joe Anderson says investigators are trying to determine if the vandalism in a south side neighborhood is random or rises to the level of a hate crime.
Fargo resident Terry Richardson says a black swastika was spray painted on his van parked in his driveway. He says other neighbors came out to report similar vandalism on garage doors, mailboxes and fences.
Richardson says he has painted over the graffiti.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The company that wanted to build the Keystone XL pipeline is seeking $15 billion in damages from the federal government after the Obama administration rejected the Canada-to-Texas project.
TransCanada Inc. filed a request for arbitration Friday, arguing that the decision violated the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The pipeline would have carried 830,000 barrels of crude oil per day from Hardisty, Alberta, in Canada to Steele City, Nebraska, where it would have connected to existing pipelines running south to Gulf Coast refineries.
A spokesman for the Canadian developer says the November rejection was “arbitrary and unjustified.” The company also argued in its filing that the administration rejected the project to bolster its environmental credentials.
A State Department spokesman said the agency doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Grand Forks police are asking for the public’s help in dealing with possible drug activity.
Police say three drug overdoses occurred within four days last week. Authorities have responded to 13 overdose cases since the start of the year. Most of the overdoses are suspected to involve heroin.
Police say signs and symptoms of opioid drug use may include changes in behavior and the presence of drug use equipment.
Typical equipment includes syringes, bent spoons with char marks on the bottom, small discolored tufts of cotton, pieces of foil with char marks, and tubes with a charred or melted end.
Changes in behavior may include restlessness, euphoria, dry mouth, constricted pupils, slowed or shallow breathing, itching, vomiting, hallucinations, seizures, suicidal tendencies, delusions, aggression, anxiety, chest pain, and paranoia.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s budget director says the state is in a “very precarious” position due to depressed oil and farm commodity prices. Pam Sharp says that if new revenue forecast due next month shows a continuation of lower-than-expected tax collections, Gov. Jack Dalrymple may have to call a special legislative session to deal with the shortfall. Sharp says present tax collections are $90 million below a February forecast for the two-year budget cycle.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has fined Sanford Health Plan $22,000 for not properly filing advertisements for Medicare supplement insurance. Hamm says Dakotas-based Sanford over a five-year period failed to file 14 ads with his department as required by law. He says he would have required several changes. In the ads. Sanford spokesman Darren Huber says officials “paid a small fine, fixed the issue and haven’t had any problems since.”
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota farmers saw a variety of weather conditions affect crops in the last week, from heavy rain and flooding in the northwestern part of the state to continued dry weather in southwestern areas.
The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop report that many areas of the state also experienced storms and windy conditions that resulted in some crop damage.
The report says topsoil moisture supplies were rated 88 percent adequate to surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 78 percent adequate to surplus. Pasture and range conditions statewide are rated 56 percent good to excellent and stock water supplies are 82 percent adequate to surplus.
Spring wheat condition was calculated at 78 percent good to excellent.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The two people who oversaw Salvation Army efforts in Williston during the recent oil boom are moving on.
Capts. Joshua and Rhegan Stansbury are being transferred to Springfield, Illinois, after five years in the oil patch hub.
Joshua Stansbury says that he and his wife experienced both the boom and the recent slowdown in the oil industry. He says they’ll miss Williston, but they’re also excited about a new adventure.
A public farewell event was held last week, and the Stansburys will be replaced in Williston at the end of the month.
In sports….
Jamestown (CSi) University of Jamestown head men’s hockey coach Dean Stork announces the signing of Jason Richter from Cranbook, British Columbia, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-17 season.
Richter, a 5′ 6″, 174 pound forward, scored 29 goals and added 25 assists in 33 games for the Kimberley Dynamiters of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League. He played four seasons with the Dynamiters, scoring 104 goals with 97 assists in 179 games.
Stork says, “Jason’s desire to compete is through the roof and that’s what really intrigued me to go after this special player. His leadership abilities on and off the ice will help our program be successful. His offensive instincts will challenge opposing defensemen, along with his speed and skills to create offense.”
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Four University of North Dakota hockey recruits and a sophomore were selected in the recent NHL draft.
Tyson Jost was taken in the first round, 10th overall, by Colorado. Jost recently was named Hockey Canada’s Canadian Junior Hockey League National Player of the Year. He’ll join UND in the fall.
Jost is the highest-drafted UND player since Jonathan Toews (tayvs) went third overall to Chicago in 2006.
UND sophomore Rhett Gardner was taken by Dallas in the fourth round, at No. 116.
Three other UND recruits also were drafted. Mitchell Mattson went to Calgary in the fifth round, at No. 126. Peter Thome was taken by Columbus in the sixth round, at No. 155. Collin Adams was selected by the New York Islanders in the sixth round, at No. 170.
In world and national news…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – The president of Planned Parenthood is cheering the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling as “an enormous victory for women.” Cecile Richards says the court has recognized that tough restrictions passed in Texas in 2013 “do not enhance patient safety.” The court Monday voted 5-3 in support of Texas clinics that argued the regulations were an attempt to make it harder for women to get an abortion. The ruling may also jeopardize similar laws in other states.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is praising the Supreme Court for overturning his bribery conviction. McDonnell was found guilty in 2014 of accepting more than $165,000 in gifts and loans from a wealthy businessman in exchange for promoting a dietary supplement. In a statement, McDonnell thanked the justices for the time and attention they gave to his case. Their decision will make it harder to prosecute elected officials accused of bribery in the future.
CINCINNATI (AP) – Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren is offering an impassioned endorsement of Hillary Clinton as she remains one of Clinton’s possible vice presidential picks. Warren and Clinton took the stage together for the first time during the presidential campaign at an event in Cincinnati Monday. In addition to championing Clinton as a fighter who “has never backed down,” Warren offered up harsh criticism of Donald Trump, calling him a “small, insecure money-grubber.”
LONDON (AP) -Standard & Poor’s has stripped the U.K. of its top credit grade in the wake of the country’s vote to leave the European Union. The rating agency downgraded the country’s sovereign rating by two notches and is keeping a negative outlook on the rating, which means it could go down further. Standard & Poor’s says the Brexit vote “will lead to a less predictable, stable and effective policy framework in the U.K.”
ANSTED, W.Va. (AP) – A hard-hit area of flood-ravaged West Virginia is getting pounded by another round of rain. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for an area that includes Greenbrier County. Up to 9 inches of rain fell on parts of the state last week, killing at least 23 people.
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