CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Cloudy.  Showers and chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Chance of rain 70 percent.

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. East winds around 5 mph shifting to the north after midnight.  Chance of rain 90 percent.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs around 80. Northwest winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers after midnight.

Lows in the upper 50s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the morning. Highs around 80.

.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the

upper 50s. Highs in the lower 80s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain

showers in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

 

A few isolated thunderstorms later Tuesday, afternoon.

Widespread quarter to half inch amounts can be expected with higher amounts possible across the southern James Valley.

There will be periods of showers with embedded thunderstorms,

Tuesday, but severe weather is not anticipated.

Showers with embedded thunderstorms will continue into the day

Wednesday.

The next chance of thunderstorms will be Thursday night

through Friday night.

Then another chance of storms Sunday.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Park Board has approved on a 2-1 vote the First Reading of an Ordinance that bans the use of tobacco products at Parks and Recreation outdoor venues.

Park Board members Ron Olson and Richard Ryan were not present.

Park Board member Mike Landscoot was opposed

The proposed Ordinance would ban tobacco products including Hillcrest Municipal Golf Course.

The Park Board may make changes to the ordinance at its September 11th meeting, including possibly exempting the golf course.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Frontier Village Association on a 6-0 vote has approved scheduling internal quarterly audits.  Board members, Jay Diemert and Kay Benson were not present

The results of an internal audit by board member Melody Mittleider  found no deficiencies.

Secretary-Treasurer Tina Busche,  told the board that  the large caboose restoration and a new restroom project need to be added to the 2018 capital construction budget. She pointed out that the caboose has been closed due to  safety issues, and the women’s restroom room is currently being renovated

The board took no action at this time. Projects for 2018 include the church, town hall, fire hall and print shop buildings.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Frontier Village in Jamestown presents its first ever carnival on Saturday August 19,2017 starting at 9-a.m for day and early evening of activities.

The event is geared to those in elementary or middle school, but the entire community is invited.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Frontier Village Association President, Nellie Degen outlined activities.

  • 9-a.m., Golf Putting, Egg Race, Face Painting, Bobbing for Apples, Bean Bag Throw.  Jamestown Inflatables will provided a bounce house.
  • 10-a.m., His & Her Car Show, with Little Tyke: (Power Wheels, or Coupe) on Main Street at the Village.
  • 10-a.m., until gone, a Cake/Pie Walk, at the Pioneer Church.
  • 11-a.m., to 1-p.m., Jamestown Police will have a police car on hand, as the greet the kids.
  • 1-p.m., to 2-p.m., Stick Horse Races.
  • 4-p.m., to 6-p.m., The Buffalo Stomp, with music and dancing for all ages, at the Dakota Thunder Monument.

Also, the Alternative Anthem Band will perform, at 7-p.m., at the Frontier Village Amphitheater, with a free will donation to be split between the band and the Frontier Village.

There will be a Food or Craft/Treasure Sale with vendors.  Call Tina at 701-320-2725 for information and rentals.

Site rentals are $15 for craft/treasures, $25 for food vendors.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  A reminder from Jamestown Tourism.    The application date for the fall process, accepting applications for the 2017 Visitor’s Promotion Capital Construction Fund in October 2, 2017, by 5-p.m

Opportunities to apply for these funds will be awarded twice per year agencies awarded funding will have one year after the announcement to use these funds. Applications for the spring process will be due March 1, 2018.

Jamestown Tourism is offering grants to nonprofit agencies in Stutsman County for projects that will grow or enhance visitor experiences and increase the impact of tourism in the local economy.

The 2017 Visitor’s Promotion Capital Construction Fund purpose is to create economic benefits including overnight stays, create facilities that do not exist in the area, and/or create experiences that enhance the time visitors spend in Jamestown. Funds can be used for building new visitor attractions, expansions, creating new experience or supporting services for visitors. Funds cannot be used for marketing or ongoing operating expenses.

More details about the grant program and applications can be requested by emailing office@DiscoverJamestownND.com.  Applications must be received at Jamestown Tourism, 404 Louis L’Amour Ln, Jamestown, ND no later than 5 p.m. October 2, 2017. For more information, contact Searle Swedlund at 701-251-9145.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Fallen Heroes Memorial and Honor Ride  will be held  in Jamestown on August 18 & 19th, 2017, at the Jamestown Civic Center.  The event honored fallen and KIA soldiers, and their families.

This is a public event, and all families are welcome.

Doors open at 5-p.m., for the Social Hour.

The Fallen Heroes Memorial Steak Fry is at 6-p.m. At the Steak Fry is the chance to win $2,500 in cash prizes. Tickets are $20.

The music and band will perform from 7-p.m., to 10-p.m.

There will be a cash bar all evening. Must be 21 years of age or older, to enter the designated alcohol sales premises.

On Saturday August 19th: 

  •  7am to 10am is the Pancake Breakfast Feed, for a free will offering, sponsored by the CMA.
  • 10 am to noon is the Honor Ride Registration, at $10 per person.
  • Noon:  Memorial Celebration of our heroes and families.
  • 1:15-p.m,  The Honor Ride leaves from the Civic Center.
  •  5:30-p.m., A free meal for Honor Ride Participants, and Gold Star Families.
  • 7-p.m., Music/Band.

Again there will be a cash bar all evening, Must be 21 years of age or older to enter the designated alcohol premises.

A Silent Auction and Raffle.

For more information on line:  www.NDPG.org

 

Grand Forks  (CSi)  – A Monday evening standoff that lasted almost four hours ended at a Grand Forks apartment complex when police found the body of a man officers believed was inside with a gun.

The news release says, officers evacuated parts of the Autumn Ridge apartment complex on the 2400 block of 36th Avenue South after responding to a welfare check, according to a news release issued early Tuesday morning. The evacuation was in response to learning the man had a rifle.

The Grand Forks Regional SWAT Team, the Grand Forks Regional Crisis Negotiations Team and the Grand Forks Regional Bomb Team were activated.

Officers made several unsuccessful attempts to contact the man before using a flashbang device in the apartment “to initiate a response from the male” and “ascertain whether or not he was still inside.”

SWAT and bomb team members eventually opened the door to where the man was located and deploy a robot inside. It was then discovered that he was deceased.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police are searching for two suspects in an early morning armed robbery at a convenience store.

Officers responded to the Casey’s General Store about 4 a.m. Tuesday.

Authorities say an undisclosed amount of cash was taken in the robbery. No one was hurt.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — An Epping man injured in a dump truck accident on the west side of Williston in late July has died.

The Highway Patrol says 47-year-old David Michael Brown was delivering concrete to a U.S. Highway 2 construction project on July 28 when his truck went in the ditch and overturned.

Brown was airlifted to a Minot hospital. The patrol says he died on Aug. 8 from injuries he suffered in the crash.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — Police in Devils Lake say an elderly woman has lost $8,000 in the so-called “grandparents scam.”

Authorities say the 84-year-old woman got a call from someone claiming that her granddaughter had been in a crash in Ohio and that drugs were found in her car.   The victim was told to purchase gift cars and send them in overnight mail concealed in a magazine.

After sending the cards, police say the woman was asked to send another $9,000 to pay for a lawyer for her granddaughter. Officials say employees at Walmart, where the woman made the transaction, became suspicious and stopped the payment.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators are offering to settle a complaint against the Texas-based developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Energy Transfer Partners is accused of improperly reported the discovery of American Indian artifacts during construction of the $3.8 billion pipeline that began moving North Dakota oil to Illinois last month. No artifacts were disturbed.

North Dakota’s Public Service Commission in November proposed a fine of at least $15,000. Under state law it could levy fines of up to $200,000.

The commission on Monday offered a settlement under which ETP would make a $15,000 “contribution” to the State Historic Preservation Office or another mutually agreed-upon entity. The company would not have to admit fault.

ETP didn’t immediately comment on the proposal. The company has 10 days to accept the offer.

 

 

WILLOW CITY, N.D. (AP) — The remains of a North Dakota sailor who was killed at Pearl Harbor have been laid to rest in his home state.

Navy Fireman 1st Class Lawrence Fecho was buried with full military honors during a service in Willow City on Sunday.

Family members including Fecho’s sister were on hand. Betty Anderson said “nobody will ever forget it.”

Fecho was on the USS Oklahoma in Pearl Harbor when the ship was attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. It was hit by multiple torpedoes and capsized.

More than 400 sailors died, including Fecho. Many of the deceased weren’t immediately identified. Fecho’s remains were recently identified through DNA analysis and circumstantial evidence.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota row crops and pastures are getting a boost from recent rainfall.

The federal government’s weekly crop report says moisture and cooler temperatures brought relief to most of North Dakota. Rainfall amounts ranged from one-half to one-and-a-half inches, with some areas getting over three inches. But the effects of earlier drought conditions are still being felt in the state. More than half of North Dakota’s topsoil moisture supplies are rated short or very short.

Temperatures across the state last week averaged 2 to 8 degrees below normal.

The winter wheat crop is 98 percent mature. Harvesting was 75 percent complete, lagging behind last year’s pace of 85 percent.

Spring wheat is 36 percent harvested, behind last year’s 41 percent but ahead of the five-year average of 31 percent.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The federal government has halted the drilling of oil wells near a North Dakota resort boat ramp at the request of the Three Affiliated Tribes.

The  well site is separated from the Van Hook Resort boat ramp by a barrier wall. The site is located about 800 feet (243.84 meters) from Lake Sakakawea.

Tribal Chairman Mark Fox says the tribe appealed the federal permit of the drilling site because it violates tribal setback requirements from the lake. The drilling site falls within the boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.

The Interior Board of Land Appeals is an appellate review body of the U.S. Department of the Interior. It has delayed the project in response to the tribe’s appeal last week.

 

In sports..

(CSi)  The North Dakota Community Action Sportsmen Against Hunger program is again accepting donations of goose meat taken during the early Canada goose season.

In addition, the program will accept Canada and light (snow, blue and Ross’s) goose donations during the regular waterfowl season.

Similar to last year, hunters can bring in their goose meat to participating processors after removing the breast meat from the birds at home. Or, hunters may also deliver geese directly from the field to a processor, but identification such as the wing or head must remain attached to the bird until in possession of the processor.

For a list of participating processors in North Dakota, visit the North Dakota Community Action website.

Breast meat brought from home without a wing or head attached to the meat must be accompanied by written information that includes the hunter’s name, address, signature, hunting license number, date taken and species and number taken. Information forms  are also available at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department website.

Hunters will also fill out a brief form so that processors can keep a record on donated goose meat, the same as is required for processing any other type of wild game meat.

Since no goose carcasses or feathers are allowed inside processing facilities, hunters must be able to ensure proper disposal and clean-up of carcasses.

 

AA…

The Red Hawks were idle…

 

MLB…

 

INTERLEAGUE

The New York Yankees rode three homers, including Aaron Judge’s 36th of the year, to a 4-2 victory over the cross-town rival Mets.

Final Arizona 2 Houston 0

 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Final Cleveland 7 Boston 3

Final Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 1

Final Texas 6 Detroit 2

Final Kansas City 6 Oakland 2

Final Baltimore 11 Seattle 3

The Twins were off on Monday

 

NATIONAL LEAGUE

DENVER (AP) — Chad Bettis drew a standing ovation when he took the mound for the first time since cancer treatment, then threw seven impressive innings Monday night as the Colorado Rockies beat the Atlanta Braves 3-0.

Bettis scattered six hits, walked none and struck out two. He hadn’t pitched in the majors since being diagnosed with testicular cancer in November.

Bettis had surgery for the condition, but tests in March showed the cancer had spread to his lymph nodes. He later underwent chemotherapy.

Final Miami 8 San Francisco 3

Final Chi Cubs 15 Cincinnati 5

Final San Diego 7 Philadelphia 4

 

TWINS…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins are adding two new members to the team’s Hall of Famme. Former outfielder Michael Cuddyer and former general manager Andy MacPhail are being inducted this weekend as the 29th and 30th members to receive the honor.

 

TIMBERWOLVES…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are set to play their first game at remodeled Target Center on Oct. 20 against the Utah Jazz. The $140 million arena renovation is scheduled to be finished in time for one of the most anticipated seasons in franchise history. The Timberwolves open on the road against the San Antonio Spurs.

 

NFL…

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Defensive end Jared Crick has been carted off the Denver Broncos practice field after apparently injuring his right leg during run drills Monday.

Crick’s injury comes 48 hours after the Broncos’ other starting defensive end, Derek Wolfe, was carted off the field with a sprained right ankle that could sideline him until the season opener next month.

 

GOODELL-PROTESTS

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Asked about players who did not stand for the national anthem before preseason games, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Monday that while the playing of the anthem is a special moment to him, “we also have to understand the other side.”

Goodell made the comments at University of Phoenix Stadium during a 45-minute question-and-answer period with Arizona Cardinals club seat holders. One season ticket-holder, Bruce Olson, asked the commissioner whether players were going to continue to protest during the anthem and if anything could be done about it.

Goodell replied that “it’s one of those things where I think we have to understand that there are people that have different viewpoints.”

He said that “people do have rights and we want to respect those.

 

TENNIS…

MASON, Ohio (AP) — Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has withdrawn from the Western & Southern Open, which he has won seven times. Tournament officials announced Federer’s withdrawal on Monday, the first full day of matches at the event in Cincinnati.

The 19-time major champion says he “tweaked” his back last week at the Rogers Cup, where he lost Sunday to Alexander Zverev in the final.

 

In world and national news…

UNDATED (AP) — The deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is fueling another re-evaluation of Confederate statues in cities across the nation. It’s happening in much the same way that a mass shooting by a white supremacist inside a South Carolina church accelerated the removal of the Confederate flag. Statues are being removed or slated for removal in Gainesville, Florida; Baltimore; San Antonio; Durham, North Carolina; and elsewhere.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — One bystander in Durham, North Carolina says he hopes that the toppling of a nearly century-old Confederate soldier statue will “send shockwaves through the country and hopefully they can bring down other racist symbols.” Protesters at a rally against racism toppled the statue Monday, and then began kicking it after the crumpled bronze statue fell.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — After a week of unusually combative threats between North Korea and the U.S., those nations and South Korea are signaling interest in moving away from conflict and toward negotiations. Even as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un received plans for launching missiles near Guam and threatened to “wring the windpipes of the Yankees,” he left open the door for easing tensions if the U.S. avoided what he called “reckless actions.” U.S. and South Korean officials are also talking about the need for peace.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says that the issue of Americans detained in the country “is not an object to discuss” in view of current tensions with the United States. A short dispatch from state news agency KCNA said Tuesday that a foreign ministry spokesman made the statement in response to foreign media reports that talks are ongoing.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of four minority House caucus groups have written a letter to President Donald Trump calling for the removal of White House staff aides Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller and Sebastian Gorka. The heads of the black, Hispanic, Asian and progressive caucuses are calling in the letter for the firings of the Trump administration officials in the wake of a violent, racist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.