CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. South winds 10 to

15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s. South winds

10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of light freezing rain after midnight.  Lows in the upper 20s. South winds

around 10 mph.

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

afternoon in the Jamestown area, 30 percent chance in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 30s. West

winds 10 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 40.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain in the

afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.

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

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  One individual has filed to run for the unexpired term of City Commissioner, Richard Ross, who resigned the position earlier this year.  Ross was elected to the City Commission in June of 2016 for a four year term.

Filing a petition to run for the seat is Ross Powell.

Powell is  a personal banker at  Wells Fargo’s Valley City branch.   He presently serves as a member of the Valley City Park Board.

City Auditor Avis Richter says, his name will appear on the election ballot.

Write In votes may also be placed on the election ballot.

The Special Election is Tuesday May 23, 2017, at City Hall in Valley City.

The one polling place will be open from 7-a.m. to 7-p.m.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Choralaires will present a dinner concert:  Songs of the Carnegie Cowboys Friday March 31, 2017 and Saturday April 1st, at 7-p.m., both evenings, at the St. John Academy’s Zebedee Center.

Doors open at 6-p.m.

Tickets are $35, available at Looysen I Care on First Avenue South in Jamestown, Monday through Wednesday 8-a.m., to 5-p.m., Thursday 8-a.m., to 7-p.m., and Friday 8-a.m., to 2-p.m.

The menu is Smoked Beef Brisket, with all the fixins.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 36th Annual El Zagal Mystic Fish Fry is set for Friday March 31, 2017 from 4:30-p.m., to 7:30-p.m., at The Gladstone Inn & Suites, Shady’s Banquet Room.

Tickets are: Adults $15, 6-12 year olds $5, under 6, free.

Tickets available  at Shady’s Sabir’s Buffalo Grill, Jonny B’s, or and El Zagal Mystics member, or at the door.

(Tickets are not tax deductible for charitable purposes.  All proceeds do not go to Shrine Charities).

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The 6th Annual, Father/Daughter/Grandfather Dance and Social to benefit Relay for Life, will be May 5, 2017 from 6-p.m., to 9-p.m., at Jamestown High School.

Tickets are available at $20 per couple in advance, $25 per couple at the door. (Spectator charge for age 10 and over, $1)

Advance Tickets available at St. Paul’ United Methodist Church on 5th Avenue Northeast in Jamestown.

At the event there will be punch, cookies cupcakes and corsages provided.

Sponsored by St. St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.

For more information call:

Carlla at 701-252-6718

Linda at 701-252-1398

Mayda at 701-252-4633

Judy at 701-269-1029

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The public is invited to a Town Hall meeting in Valley City, on Wednesday March 15, 2017, at 6-p.m., at City Hall, in the Commission chamber.

On hand will be local, state and federal officials talking about the flood outlook and steps residents and businesses can take to reduce their flood risk this spring.

Presentations will be made by  representatives from local emergency management, State Water Commission, North Dakota Emergency Services and Senior Floodplain Specialist Barbara Fitzpatrick from the Federal Emergency Management Administration.

 

Update…The total raised was $2,299.  $658 from the ServeYES! bake sale, and $1,641 from the Soup Spectacular.

Jamestown (CSi)  Buffalo Mall merchants held their 12th annual Business Leaders Soup Spectacular Cook-off contest to raise funds for the James River Senior Center Home Delivered Meal Program.

The Center’s Office Manager, Rhonday Sahr says, he total raised was $2,299.  $658 from the ServeYES! bake sale, and $1,641 from the Soup Spectacular.

On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2,  Rhonda Sahr said that in 2016 18,056 meals were delivered by volunteer drivers, five days a week.

She pointed out that to be eligible to receive the home delivered meals, an individual must be at least 60 years old, and meet other eligibility requires.  The meal’s suggested donation $4, however no one is turned away, due to inability to pay.

More information and to inquire about becoming a volunteer driver, by call Rhonda Sahr at 252-2882

2017 CSi photos by Matt Sheppard at Facebook and on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Bismarck  (CSi) The  North Dakota senate on Tuesday voted down a bill that would have allowed retailers to open on Sunday mornings.  A repeal of most of current Blue Law  failed 22-25.

The repeal was voted down in the North Dakota House in late January, then, reconsidered and passed by one vote a day later.

The law makes it a Class B misdemeanor to operate a business that’s open to the public before noon on Sunday.

Exceptions exist for restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other businesses.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota legislative appropriation committees have lowered expectations for tax revenue for the current budget cycle due to slumping oil and agriculture economies.

House and Senate appropriation committees trimmed the expected tax collections by $10 million on Tuesday for the two-year budget period ends on June 30.

An updated forecast of the state’s tax collections last week predicted North Dakota’s treasury would collect $46.3 million less than previously expected before its current two-year budget period ends. Appropriation committees adopted the forecast that assumes the treasure will collect $56.3 million less.

The state treasury also is expected to collect $103.2 million less than previously expected for the next two-year budget, from this July through June 2019. The appropriations committees did not amend that forecast.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Development of a mega well site could impact thousands of boaters, campers and others using the popular Van Hook recreational site on Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota.

The Bismarck Tribune reports Slawson Exploration Co. was issued a permit Friday. A company spokesman says drilling could begin as soon as May.

The well site will include an 11-well drilling pad about 800 feet from the public boat ramp and parking lot.

Eric Sundberg, environmental and regulator manager, says drilling on the mega well project is expected to take more than a year to complete. But hydraulic fracking operations won’t likely start until sometime late in 2018.

Each well will cost an estimated $7 million to $8 million.

 

In sports…

VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The all-time leading passer in VCSU football history will continue his playing career overseas.

Valley City State University’s Kurtis Walls has signed to play professionally with the Prague Lions in the capital of the Czech Republic, the team announced Thursday.

A native of Laveen, Ariz., Walls wrapped up his VCSU career this fall and holds most of the major passing records in school history, including career marks for passing yards and touchdowns. He finished his VCSU career with 8,675 passing yards and 87 touchdowns in four seasons.

Walls will join a talented Prague Lions team that plays in the top division of the Czech League of American Football. The Lions advanced to the league championship last season – The Czech Bowl –before losing a 10-9 heartbreaker to their rival, the Prague Black Panthers. Walls arrived in Prague, Czech Republic, this week.

Prague offensive coordinator Zach Harrod, says, “His stats speak for themselves, but Kurtis will also add another dimension to our offense. We all look forward to working with him.”

Walls is the second recent Viking to play overseas. Former VCSU running back Derek Elliott found success last year playing in the German Football League 2.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Game & Fish Department  says, North Dakota anglers, spring light goose hunters and trappers are reminded that new licenses for the 2017-18 season are required starting April 1.

Anglers and hunters can purchase new licenses  beginning March 15 at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website, gf.nd.gov, and at more than 140 vendor locations throughout the state.

License buyers who use the Game and Fish website will notice a new look to the online system, which allows customers to purchase, apply for or renew licenses.

Hunters and anglers who have purchased licenses in the past should find their information in the new system. However, if prior information isn’t found, or if the information seems incorrect – such as boat registrations or bonus points – customers should contact the Department at 701-328-6335.

Game and Fish IT supervisor Brian Hosek said the new system, which has been in place since December, has met expectations and is working well. “The majority of users, such as people renewing their boat registrations, and spring turkey applicants, have experienced a smooth transition, but with a major overhaul like this we expect some issues to arise that need to be worked out,” Hosek said. “We ask anyone who experiences a technical issue to contact the Department so we can help them work through it.”

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The University of North Dakota basketball team is providing a morale boost to a campus still smarting from a nickname controversy and reeling from budget cuts that put some athletic programs on the chopping block.

The school is making its first appearance in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament, considered in most circles to be the premier event of college sports. While that might not be the prevailing opinion on a campus where hockey is king, the basketball team is showing fans what it means to be in the Big Dance.

The team is also putting the new Fighting Hawks logo on display. The moniker was rolled out this year after a three-year moratorium to let people cool off from a contentious battle over the now-retired Fighting Sioux nickname.

 

 

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The winter storm wreaking havoc in the Northeast has forced postponement of an NHL and an NIT game and the cancellation of most flights in and out Buffalo as several college basketball teams head in for the start of the NCAA Tournament.

Tuesday night’s game between the Winnipeg Jets and New Jersey Devils was postponed and rescheduled for March 28 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The NIT game between UNC-Greensboro and Syracuse also was postponed and rescheduled for Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome.

NCAA officials say five of eight teams competing in Buffalo have arrived for the NCAA Tournament. Buffalo host committee spokesman Matt Reitnour says Wisconsin is chartering in by plane and is scheduled to land Tuesday afternoon, as is Notre Dame.

The final team to play in Buffalo will be decided Tuesday night at the First Four in Dayton, Ohio. Mount St. Mary’s plays New Orleans, with the winner scheduled to play Villanova on Thursday.

 

In world and national news…

GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A late-winter storm featuring snow, ice and high winds has brought dangerous driving conditions from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast. Police in Gilford, New Hampshire, say a 16-year-old girl was killed after losing control of her car on a snowy road and hitting a tree. Around the region, officials have urged people to stay off the roads. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy imposed a travel ban on state roads but says he expects to end it later in the day as the storm winds down.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat in the House is calling on Republican leaders to strip Iowa Rep. Steve King of a chairmanship after his inflammatory comments about immigration. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Tuesday that Speaker Paul Ryan and GOP leaders should immediately take the chairmanship of a House Judiciary subcommittee from King. King said this weekend that America can’t restore “our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” He stood by those comments in an interview with CNN yesterday. Ryan said Monday night on Fox News (CSi 32)  that he disagreed with King. Other Republicans have criticized King’s comments.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top U.S. Marine says it’s a problem he intends to fix. Gen. Robert Neller is talking about current and former Marines who are sharing nude photos of female Marines online and making lewd or threatening comments about them. At a hearing Monday, angry and skeptical senators said the military hasn’t done enough. Democrat Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire said military leaders have vowed to correct sexual abuse and harassment problems before and haven’t done so yet.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prominent white nationalist Richard Spencer says he doesn’t have any evidence that his nonprofit organization lost its tax-exempt status for politically motivated reasons. Spencer says he is confident his group, the National Policy Institute, can regain its tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. The Los Angeles Times first reported that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service recently revoked the group’s tax exemption for failing to file tax returns for three consecutive years.

DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines says it will offer free meals to everyone in economy on certain cross-country flights starting May 1. The decision at the world’s biggest airline copies Delta Air Lines, which announced a month ago that it would restore free meals in economy on a dozen long-haul U.S. routes this spring. That leaves United as the biggest carrier with no plans yet to bring back free meals on any domestic flights.