CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph

increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to

15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower

30s. Highs in the 40s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 30 percent chance of rain.

Lows in the upper 30s.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the

morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the upper

40s. Chance of rain 60 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the

lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s.

.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the

lower 40s. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the lower 30s.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Today  Stutsman County Communications will be performing a county-wide test of the CodeRED mass notification system.  The test will occur between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.  This system is used to alert residents of emergency events and notifications of immediate concern to the public.  CodeRED informs the public by calling all land line telephones

within the selected warned area.  It also alerts those individuals that have

signed up for notifications via cell phone, email or text message.

 

The test message that will occur today will be general in nature and

describe that the call is a CodeRED test call.  Residents will not need to

respond to the message.  CodeRED service is free of charge to residents and

businesses. Land line telephones are already included in the notification

database.

 

To receive notifications via cell phone, email or text, individuals can sign

up for the service by going to the Stutsman County website

(http://www.co.stutsman.nd.us/), scroll to the bottom of the page and click

on the CodeRED icon.  Those without Internet access can call Stutsman County

Emergency Management at 701-252-9093, Monday through Friday, (8AM-5PM) to sign up over the phone.

 

The system is only used by Stutsman County officials to provide residents

with important information that will keep the community safe and informed.

Questions regarding CodeRED services should be directed to Stutsman County Emergency Management.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Tourism Grant/Executive Advisory Board meeting was held Thursday at Historic Franklin School.

Grant requests were heard from the Stutsman County Museum concerning staffing, and Jamestown Drag Racing Association for advertising and Capital Construction.

The Stutsman County Museum represented by Tom Lindberg, requested $8,000 for the 2017 payroll for summer staffing.

Other donations/sources of funding were listed as $8,243 from the Stutsman County, mill levy, and $7,000 from donations and dues.

The 2017 payroll is expected to be $9,342.94.

At Thursday’s meeting, the Tourism Grant board granted, 80 percent of the anticipated payroll, which is $7,500.

It was pointed out that recent funding requests by other entities for payrolls, also in some cases, have not been fully funded.

 

Jamestown Drag Racing represented by Mike Trautman, requested a grant of $6,000 for advertising including posters.

It also requested $1,700 in purchasing  public address equipment, which previously had been rented.

Other funding sources and amounts were listed as: Local Business Sponsors, $11,170, from race entry fees, game admission fees, $10,000, event t-shirt sales, $2,500.

The economic impact of the drag races is estimated at $225, 000, with an attendance of visitors of 1,500.

The Grant Board approved giving,  the full amount of $6,000 for the advertising request, and the full amount of $1,700 to purchase the public address equipment.  This year’s Drag Races are scheduled for July 15,16, at Jamestown Regional Airport.

In other business the Board, reviewed the Capital Construction process.

It was noted that the next round of applications are due by March 1st, this year, and that the news media was given the explanation of the Capital Construction fund and the application process.

The board reviewed the score sheet board members use  from the application information .

Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund  reported that officials with the University of Jamestown have pointed out that the NAIA Wrestling Championships are looking at holding the event in Jamestown, both at the Civic Center, and the University of Jamestown.  He said talks concerning a possible two year agreement will continue, and would include 2018 and 2019, if agreed to.

He pointed out that Tourism is helping to improve and expand the signage on the hiking and biking trails by working with the designer.

Tourism also assisted  Birding Drives North Dakota with the designing of the new brochure. The cost of $5,000 comes from last year’s Tourism budget.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Aeronautic Commission reports that boardings at Jamestown Regional Airport were off 1.15% in January this year, compared to January of 2016.

The January 2017 boardings were 862 compared to 872 in January of 2016, and 546 in January of 2015.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Southeast District Court Judge John Greenwood  plans to retire  effective August 1, 2017.

Greenwood submitted his  letter of resignation Monday to Governor Doug Burgum and North Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice, Gerald VandeWalle.

When  the court receives the official notice of vacancy, there is a 90 day period to determine if Greenwood’s judgeship will be filled, transfer the position to another jurisdiction or eliminate the position.

Greenwood was appointed to the Southeast District Court Judgeship Number 1 in 1999 by then-Gov. Ed Schafer. He was elected to the position in 2002 and re-elected in 2006 and 2012.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   An evening with friends can make a difference in the life of a cancer patient.

Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Auxiliary is hosting its first ever Ladies Night event on Tuesday, February 28, 2017. The event includes appetizers, “mock”-tails, door prizes and a clearance sale on Gift Shoppe apparel and accessories.

Auxiliary member and former Gift Shoppe manager, Carol Lawrence, says, “Battling cancer is a community effort. This event helps raise money for the upcoming Jamestown Regional Medical Cancer Center. It also builds community and strengthens our support systems.”

JRMC is creating a cancer center with eight infusion rooms. The center would be the only one of its kind within 90 miles. At any given time, more than 100 Stutsman County residents are traveling more than 100 miles for chemotherapy care. Of the $1.5 million JRMC Cancer Center goal, so far, the Foundation has raised $729,000.

Ladies Night is set for 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Admission is free.

Auxiliary past-president, Cindy Grimm adds, “These are good deals for a great cause. No matter your budget, you can feel good about contributing to a cancer center. That cancer center will effect generations of the future.

The JRMC Auxiliary consists of more than 40 volunteers. Since fundraising for the Journey to Oncology campaign began, the Auxiliary has raised more than $40,000. It meets the first Monday of each month. If interested in volunteer opportunities, call (701) 952-4809. For more information about Ladies Night, email tiffany.wilkerson@jrmcnd.com or visit JRMCND.com.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  A few tickets remain for the Jamestown Arts Center’s Annual Gala to be held Saturday February 18, 2017 at Stutsman Harley-Davidson in Jametown.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Arts Center Director Cyndi Wish said at that time about 15 tickets remained for purchase, in advance for $100 each at the Arts Center.  She pointed out that seeing the Gala is at Stutsman Harley-Davidson, the theme is  “Rebel Without a Cause,” as in the movie of the same name, adding that those attending may dress in the attire of the movie if they choose.

She added that this is the big fundraiser of the year to support the arts, and children’s programs.

The new exhibit at the Arts Center is Arts 50!, a celebration of the North Dakota Council on the Arts, featuring artists from around the state display various forms of art work, in a mixed media format.  It’s a traveling exhibit that has been on display at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck since October and runs through April 30.

The Jamestown exhibit runs now for six weeks.

Cyndi added that Jessie Veeder returns to the Arts Center for a performance  on March 11th.

Classes include, Introduction to Pottery, and the pottery wheel to be held on February 23rd, 2017.

Pysanky  Egg Decorating  will be on February 28 and March 21st, with instructor Bonnie Tressler.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police say two juveniles are in custody for trying to burglarize a tobacco shop in Fargo.

Officers responded to an alarm at Sports Vape early Friday where they found a glass door had been smashed.

Two  male suspects dressed in black, one with a crowbar, were seen running from the scene. Sgt. Matt Ysteboe says officers caught up to the suspects about seven blocks away, outside Fargo South High. One suspect was detained. The second suspect managed to climb the fence at the football field. He was eventually caught following an extensive search.?

Ysteboe says investigation is underway to determine if the pair is connected to another attempted burglary earlier at Electric Underground, a video and tobacco store in Fargo.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate has endorsed a trio of House measures influenced by the dispute between Dakota Access pipeline protesters and law enforcement.

The Republican-led chamber on Thursday approved a measure that makes it a crime for adults to wear masks in most cases. The Senate also approved bills that increase penalties for rioting and trespassing.

The masks and trespassing measures were slightly amended by the Senate. They now return to the House to see if representatives will agree with Senate changes.

North Dakota has been the center of protests against the $3.8 billion, four-state pipeline, in large part because of objections of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe in the southern part of the state.

There have been more than 700 protest-related arrests in North Dakota since mid-August.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The latest spring flood outlook from the National Weather Service calls for only minor flooding in the area of Dakota Access pipeline protesters’ encampment in North Dakota.

Thursday’s update is similar to one issued three weeks ago. The numbers still indicate that parts of the camp could end up underwater, but there’s little chance of major or even moderate flooding through May.

The outlook doesn’t include flood risks associated with ice jams, which can’t be predicted. That’s what has state and federal officials worried. They’re working to help the Standing Rock Sioux get the camp near the Cannonball River cleaned up and cleared out before any flooding.

Some in the camp say the flood fears are overblown, and many say they might seek higher ground but they’re not leaving.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State regulators say consumer complaints against utility and telephone companies in North Dakota were down in 2016.The North Dakota Public Service Commission said Thursday that complaints last year against the three investor-owned electric companies in the state — Xcel Energy, Otter Tail and MDU — were all slightly lower compared with 2015.

Complaints against the telecommunications company CenturyLink dropped from 89 in 2015 to 60 in 2016. The commission had filed a complaint against CenturyLink for quality of service complaints in 2015. That case was recently settled with an agreement from CenturyLink to invest in infrastructure improvements in western North Dakota and to improve customer service statewide.

The commission received 105 public comments about the disputed Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016, up from 62 in 2015.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Minot woman to probation for fracturing her 2-year-old daughter’s skull.

Roberta Josephine Plentychief pleaded guilty to Class B felony child abuse. The  charge could have sent Plentychief to prison for 10 years. But prosecutors agreed to a plea deal that called for her to be sentenced to a year in prison, with all time suspended except for 140 days she already has served in jail.

Plentychief will be on supervised probation for 18 months. She also must register as an offender against children, and complete a chemical dependency and parenting evaluation.

Her attorney says Plentychief was 19 when she threw her daughter to the floor in January 2016.

The victim and Plentychief’s younger child are in foster care.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s preference for wearing jeans got him booted from the state Senate’s floor.

Burgum, a Republican software entrepreneur elected in November, had finished posing for a photo with some students on the Senate floor Wednesday when he was asked to leave.

Spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the governor “meant no disrespect to the chamber rules.”

Burgum’s preference for jeans and sweaters has spurred much grumbling at the Capitol among many male lawmakers who wear a suit and tie when the Legislature is in session.

Burgum also wore jeans at his inauguration last month, when other governors in recent years donned tuxedos or a suit.

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Rural Fire Department’s Fishing Derby is Saturday February 18, 2017 at Pelican Point from 9-a.m., to 4-p.m.

A rules meeting will be Friday at 7-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall.

Participants are asked to  park along the road.

The After Fishing Party and Silent Auction is 5-p.m., to 8-p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center, with music to follow.

Food may be purchased from the Jamestown Clowns.

The Derby is in Conjunction with the Jamestown Knights of Columbus, and funding assistance from Jamestown Tourism.

 

Boys Basketball…

Bismarck Century 75, Jamestown 49

Fargo Davies 89, Valley City 54

 

Benson County 67, Midkota 38

Beulah 89, New Town 83, OT

Carrington 77, Velva/Sawyer 59

Des Lacs-Burlington 84, Garrison 50

Dickinson Trinity 66, Hazen 34

Drake/Anamoose 66, Max 49

Ellendale 58, Strasburg-Zeeland 42

Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 82, Sargent Central 47

Flasher 70, Center-Stanton 31

Grafton/St. Thomas 69, Midway-Minto 54

Harvey-Wells County 52, Washburn 31

Hettinger/Scranton 80, Mott-Regent 68

Hillsboro/Central Valley 84, North Border 32

Kenmare 60, Surrey 40

Killdeer 59, Watford City 56

Kindred 67, Maple Valley 47

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 46, South Border 43, OT

Langdon-Edmore-Munich (All sports) 54, Lakota 46

Larimore 60, Cavalier 47

Linton-HMB 86, Oakes 57

May Port CG 51, Griggs County Central 38

Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 54, Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 50

Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 54, Tioga 30

New Salem-Almont 62, Richardton-Taylor 53

North Shore – Plaza 63, Ray 45

North Star 71, New Rockford-Sheyenne 54

Powers Lake 58, Divide County 28

Richland 63, Lisbon 50

Rolla 74, Warwick 55

Stanley 80, Burke County 58

Thompson 86, Park River/Fordville Lankin 61

Underwood 65, Grant County 61, OT

 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bismarck Century 76, Jamestown 38

Mandan 70, Minot 47

 

Boys Hockey…

Opening round of the West Region tournament.

Dickinson 6 Jamestown 2

The Blue Jays play Williston this morning at 11  in a loser-out game.

 

Devils Lake-Cando 3, Fargo South 0

Fargo Davies 1, Fargo North 0

Grand Forks Central 16, Grafton-Park River 1

Grand Forks Red River 9, West Fargo 2

 

GIRLS HOCKEY

Jamestown 3, Devils Lake 2, OT

 

Dickinson 10, Watford City 3

Minot 2, Mandan 0

West Fargo 6, Grand Forks Knightriders 0

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Washington 111 Indiana 98

Final Chicago 104 Boston 103

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper stopped 34 shots, Erik Haula had a goal and an assist and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 Thursday night.

Ryan Suter and Jared Spurgeon also scored for the Western Conference leaders. Minnesota hasn’t lost consecutive games in over two months and extended its point streak against the Stars to seven games.

Cody Eakin scored his second goal this season and Kari Lehtonen had 23 saves for the Stars, who have lost seven of eight.

The Stars came out firing early, looking determined to build any kind of momentum in what’s been a rough February. The teams appeared headed to the first intermission scoreless before Curtis McKenzie took a goaltender interference penalty with 40 seconds left.

Mikko Koivu won a faceoff and got the puck to Jason Pominville, and he zipped it off to Suter for a one-timer over Lehtonen’s glove with less than a second to go.

 

Final Ottawa 3 New Jersey 0

Final N-Y Islanders 4 N-Y Rangers 2

Final OT Pittsburgh 4 Winnipeg 3

Final Buffalo 2 Colorado 0

Final St. Louis 4 Vancouver 3

Final Edmonton 6 Philadelphia 3

Final Arizona 5 L.A. Kings 3

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Top-ranked Gonzaga is still on track to become the first men’s basketball team to go unbeaten in a regular season since Kentucky did it two years ago.

Nigel Williams-Goss poured in 30 points and the Bulldogs remained the only unbeaten team in Division I men’s hoops by slamming San Francisco, 96-61.

 

No. 11 Wisconsin has its first losing streak of the season after Moe Wagner scored 21 points and Zak Irvin added 18 to lead Michigan past the Badgers, 64-58. Ethan Happ had a team-high 22 points on 10 of 13 shooting for Wisconsin, which fell into a three-way tie with Purdue and Maryland for the Big Ten lead.

 

Final (5) Arizona 78 Washington St. 59

Final (7) Oregon 79 Utah 61

Final (22) Saint Mary’s (Cal) 81 Loyola Marymount 48

 

 

NORTH DAKOTA-IDAHO ST

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Corey Baldwin and Geno Crandall scored 18 points apiece and North Dakota cruised to a 77-61 victory over Idaho State on Thursday night.

North Dakota (16-8, 11-3 Big Sky) has won seven of its last eight and is a half-game back of conference leader Weber State. North Dakota’s next game is at Weber State on Saturday.

Drick Bernstine added a season-high 16 points for the Fighting Hawks, who shot 47 percent from the floor and made 13 of 28 (46.4 percent) from long range.

Brandon Boyd scored 19 points to lead Idaho State (5-20, 3-10). Novak Topalovic had 12 points and Ethan Telfair chipped in 11.

North Dakota took the lead for good with six minutes left in the first half, and had a 40-33 halftime lead. The Fighting Hawks stretched it to 55-45 with 12:30 left and held a double-digit lead the rest of the way.

 

PGA-GENESIS OPEN

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sam Saunders was the leader when the first round of the PGA’s Genesis Open was suspended at storied Riviera Country Club.

The grandson of Arnold Palmer opened with a 7-under 64 that leaves him two strokes ahead of Dustin Johnson and four others.

J.T. Poston, Daniel Summerhays, Brett Stegmaier and Cameron Percy matched Johnson’s 66. Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington are among 11 others at minus 4.

 

NASCAR…

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Nature’s Bakery is vowing to fight Stewart-Haas Racing in court. The company says it won’t be bullied by a $31 million breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by the NASCAR team in a sponsorship dispute involving driver Danica Patrick.

Nature’s Bakery is among the smallest primary sponsors in NASCAR. It severed its sponsorship agreement with Stewart-Hass Racing and Patrick after the first year of a three-year deal. SHR responded with a scathing lawsuit in which it accused Nature’s Bakery of having cash-flow issues and concocting reasons for pulling out.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Communications giant Arris has renewed its multi-year sponsorship with Joe Gibbs Racing and will serve as the primary sponsor for 22 races with Daniel Suarez in the No. 19 Toyota.Suarez won the second-tier Xfinity Series championship last season. He will replace the retired Carl Edwards this season.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR unveiled a revamped penalty system that could levy more punishments on race weekends.Scrapping its six-level class, NASCAR moved to a two-level system where penalties assessed during qualifying or inspections at the track will be immediate and not handled later in the week.

Potential penalties at the track include loss of practice time, loss of pit selection, an end of field penalty and even the loss of track access.

 

In world and national news…

SEHWAN, Pakistan (AP) — Dozens of suspects are either dead or under arrest in Pakistan today following a massive suicide bombing by the Islamic State group that targeted a famed Sufi shrine the day before, killing at least 88 people. The terror attack — Pakistan’s deadliest in years — stunned the nation and raised questions about the authorities’ ability to rein in militant groups. It also threatened to drive a deeper wedge between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of providing safe harbor for militants.

BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for an attack in Iraq that claimed at least 59 lives. Police say 66 people were injured in the attack yesterday in a southern Baghdad neighborhood. The extremist group has carried out near-daily attacks in Baghdad despite suffering military setbacks elsewhere in the country.

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops and civilian self-defense fighters found themselves face to face with multiple suicide bombers today in the fiercest Boko Haram extremist attack in months on the key northeastern city of Maiduguri (my-doo-GOOR’-ee). Witnesses, soldiers and police say that when the dust settled nine bombers and two civilians were dead. The city is the birthplace of the Islamic insurgency.

BONN, Germany (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is asking China to use its influence on North Korea in an effort to convince Pyongyang to moderate its provocative actions. Tillerson made the request today during a meeting in Germany with Foreign Minister Wang Yi. China is North Korea’s only ally and main trading partner and as such is seen as having influence over Pyongyang.

LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Tony Blair thinks Britons would be well advised to do an about-face and exit Brexit. He launched a new campaign today to persuade Britons to change their minds about leaving the European Union, arguing that those who want to remain should rise up and have their voices heard. Blair urged voters to speak out, arguing that Brexit could damage future generations and the unity of the country.