CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows 15 to

20. Northwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the west after

midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 35 to 40. South winds 5 to

15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest

winds 5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 35.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 30 to 35.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 45 to 50.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain.

Lows in the mid 30s.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain in the Valley City area.   In the Jamestown area, a chance of rain possibly mixed with snow in the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in the

evening. Lows around 30.

Highs 45 to 50.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of light rain.

Lows 30 to 35.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 40 to 45.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The District 12 and 29 Republicans announce that the Annual Lincoln Day Dinner will be held on Friday February 17, 2017,  at the Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 District 12 Chairperson, Delores Rath said the Social starts at 6-p.m., with dinner at 6:30-p.m.

The invited Guest Speaker will be North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.

Also invited is former North Dakota First Lady Mikey Hoeven.

Then, it will be the pie and wine auction.

Also to be auction is an autographed Carson Wentz Philadelphia Eagles jersey.

Tickets are $18 for a single, $35 per couple…pay at the door.

Reservations need to be called into Delores Rath at 701-952-7170 by February 15th.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The $28-million, Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) is scheduled to open in September 2017, and construction and plans for paving of the street to TRAC facility are moving forward.

The street project is to pave the street from 12th Avenue to 27th Avenue, Northeast.

The project includes with curb and gutters, and sidewalks, with a cost of $2.3 million dollars to be paid by Jamestown Parks and Recreation, owners of the building, and property owners, on 5th Street Northeast,  both to be specially assessed.

The City of Jamestown will pay $763,859, of the estimated total of $3 million dollar total.

Due to the high volume of pedestrian and vehicle traffic,  three speed tables will be part of the street.

Two water detention ponds will be installed to drain water in two areas.

Information collected from residents at the February public meeting, by Interstate will be discussed and addressed.

Additional public comments are being received by Interstate Engineering in Jamestown through February 17, 2017, by call 701-252-0234.

Or E-Mail:  ben.aaseth@interstateeng.com

TRAC Facility Manager, Amy Walter says, equipment bids are being received, and job descriptions are being approved, as construction remains on schedule including the budget.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Region VI Homeless Coalition is partnering with Jamestown Ministerial Association, Triumph Inc, and Edgewood Senior Living to assemble “Blessing Bags” of donated essential care items for people experiencing homelessness and or other hardships. This second annual event establishes “Mercy Box” locations where people can donate new travel sized personal care items, small pre-packaged non-perishable snacks, socks, and small first aid supplies.

The need to actively care for people experiencing homelessness in North Dakota is growing.  In 2016 it was estimated that over 10,000 people across the State experienced some form of homelessness. In January 2016 alone, 923 persons state-wide were documented as experiencing homelessness with 154 of those individuals being under the age of 18.

In 2016, the South Central Homeless Coalition collected enough items from donations to fill 73 one-gallon size zip-top Blessing Bags. These bags were distributed and disbursed to individuals through area organizations such as South Central Human Service Center, Community Action, Freedom Resources, James River Correctional Center, local churches, and Jamestown Public Schools.

Items for the Mercy Boxes will be collected beginning March 1, 2017 and will continue through April 17, 2017.  Mercy Box collection sites will be located at: Stutsman County Housing Authority, Triumph Inc., and Edgewood Senior Living March 1- April 17, and the following churches on the specific dates indicated:

  • Trinity Lutheran Church – March 8
  • Paul’s Methodist Church – March 15
  • Church of the Nazarene – March 22
  • First Congregational United Church of Christ — March 29
  • James Basilica – April 5
  • United Presbyterian Church – April 14

Items donated must be new and unused and can include:

  • Travel sized personal care items such as facial tissues, wet wipes, nail clippers, lip balm, mouthwash, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, combs, etc.
  • Nonperishable snacks such as granola bars, crackers, gum, mints, etc
  • Socks
  • Small first aid kits
  • Feminine hygiene products
  • Gallon sized zip-top bags

 

On Thursday April 20, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at Edgewood Senior Living, Jamestown, all donated items will be assembled into Blessing Bags. Community members are welcome to attend this event.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislation aimed squarely at protesters who blocked some roads in North Dakota during the Dakota Access pipeline demonstrations has failed in the state House.

The bill said a driver who “unintentionally” caused an injury or death to a person blocking a road would not be charged. The legislation’s primary sponsor, Republican Rep. Keith Kempenich, said the legislation moves responsibility to the “initiating party.”

Another sponsor, Edgeley Republican Rep. Mike Brandenburg told legislators the protesters have blocked roads, pounded on cars and left people frightened.

Rolla Democratic Rep. Marvin Nelson says the bill is an over-reaction to the protest and could have unintended consequences.

The bill failed on a 50-41 vote Monday.

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says construction activities will begin this week on the first phase of the $2.1 billion Red River flood diversion project in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

The Corps said Tuesday that Ames Construction of Burnsville, Minnesota, is sending equipment to the site near Horace, North Dakota, to conduct pre-construction studies for the diversion inlet. The inlet will include a control structure with three gates to regulate flows into the diversion channel around Fargo on the North Dakota side of the river.

Minnesota and upstream opponents are fighting the project in court. The project would redirect floodwaters on the north-flowing river around Fargo, but would inundate farmland south of the cities during times of serious flooding. Minnesota has refused to issue permits for work on its side.

 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  – Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday appointed Dr. Casey Ryan of Grand Forks to the North Dakota Board of Higher Education.

Ryan served as president of Grand Forks-based Altru Health System from 1997 to 2014. The governor selected Ryan from three finalists chosen by a nominating committee.

If confirmed by the state Senate, Ryan will begin serving a four-year term on the Board of Higher Education on July 1. Current board member Kari Reichert did not seek reappointment.

A Grand Forks native, Ryan graduated from Grand Forks Central High School in 1967 and from Colorado College in 1971 with a bachelor’s degree in biology. He received his undergraduate medical training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, graduating in 1975, and completed his internal medicine residency in 1978 at the Mayo Clinic graduate school in Rochester, Minn.

In addition to being a practicing physician, Ryan previously was a teacher, course director and assistant dean at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and has served on its Faculty Academic Council since 2015.

The Board of Higher Education has eight voting members appointed by the governor, including a student member, and two non-voting members who represent the North Dakota University System’s faculty and staff. The board oversees the system’s 11 public colleges and universities.

Also awaiting Senate confirmation is board member Kathleen Neset of Tioga, who was reappointed to the board last week.

 

 

In sports..

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Gymnastics Club presents, The Optimist Winter Escape, USA Gymnastics Meet, on Saturday February 18, 2017, and Sunday February 19, at the Jamestown Middle School gymnasium.

Admission is  $6 for adults, $4 for students.

Schedule:

Saturday:

Session #1  Level 6  9:30-a.m.

Session #2  Level 3  1;15-p.m.

Session #3  Level 4  3:15-p.m.

Session #4  Xcel Silver  5:40-p.m.

Session #5  Level 5/7/8  7:30-p.m.

 

Sunday:

Session #6  Xcel Gold

Platinum, Diamond      8:40-a.m.

Session #7  Xcel Bronze  11:10-a.m.

Session #8  Mini Meet  12:15-p.m.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer says there was “exhaustive and extensive questioning” of former national security adviser Michael Flynn about his conversations with Russia’s ambassador to the United States. Spicer says Flynn resigned late last night after losing the trust of President Donald Trump. Flynn has apologized for giving Vice President Mike Pence and others “incomplete information” about his calls with Russia’s ambassador and whether Flynn discussed U.S. sanctions with the Russian before Trump’s inauguration. Doing so breaks diplomatic protocol and potentially the law.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican in the Senate is pushing back on Democratic calls for a special investigative panel after the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters that the Senate’s intelligence committee is already looking into Russian interference in the presidential election and the panel has broad discretion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government’s ethics watchdog is recommending that the White House investigate and possibly discipline President Donald Trump’s counselor Kellyanne Conway. The Office of Government Ethics wrote to White House attorneys that there’s reason to believe that Conway violated the standards of ethical conduct for executive employees by endorsing Ivanka Trump’s fashion line during a TV interview last week. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said last week that Conway has been “counseled,” but the ethics office said it has yet to receive any guidance on what if anything was done.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor is proposing what he calls a compromise to repeal a state law limiting the rights of gays and transgenders. It’s the law that says people must use public restrooms that correspond to the gender on their birth certificates. Gov. Roy Cooper says his proposal would increase penalties for crimes in public bathrooms. But a spokeswoman for the state’s Republican Senate leader says the proposal does nothing to address privacy concerns of women and young girls who don’t want to share restrooms and locker rooms with men.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco has granted initial approval to a deal worth at least $1.2 billion that aims to compensate the owners of roughly 78,000 Volkswagens that were rigged to cheat on emissions tests. It applies to Volkswagens, Audis and Porsches with 3-liter diesel engines. The company previously agreed to spend up to $10 billion buying back or repairing about 475,000 Volkswagens and Audi vehicles with 2-liter diesel engines and paying their owners an additional $5,100 to $10,000 each.