CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy.  A 20 percent chance of showers in the evening in the Valley City area.

Lows in the lower 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny in the morning then clearing. Highs in

the mid 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to around 15 mph

in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 50s.

Southeast winds around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds

around 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds

5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper

50s. Highs in the mid 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid

50s. Highs in the upper 70s.

 

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible Friday afternoon through

Saturday. The storms are not expected to be severe.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Welcome Window project culminates with the “Back to the City Night”, on Thursday August 24, 2017.

On Thursday, VCSU students, faculty and staff meet on the VCSU side of the footbridge about 5-p.m., and walk, “Back to the City,” to meet with business owners and check out what Valley City offers.

Many businesses will remain open until 7-p.m., with some planning sidewalk sales while others will have booths set up.

The Welcome Window project started on August 16th, as local businesses painted their storefront windows to welcome VCSU students for the new academic year.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)    Saint John’s Academy is hosting its 27th Annual HOPE DINNER October 7, 2017. H.O.P.E (Help Offer Private Education) plays a vital role in providing a solid quality education in a faith community based on Christian Principles and values for the students of Saint John’s Academy.

The event hosted at the Zebedee Center, Jamestown will begin with a social at 5:00 p.m. followed by a dinner of Brandy Dijon Chicken at 6:30 p.m. Attire is semi-formal.

There are different ways to participate in the event. Individual tickets are $75 each. Sponsorships are being accepted at the following levels:

  • Saint: $1,250 (8 tickets)
  • Angel: $1,000 (6 tickets)
  • Patron: $750 (4 tickets)
  • Friend $200 (2 tickets)

Seating is available in tables of eight. Every effort will be made to honor seating requests. Requests are filled on a first come basis and seating is limited. Tickets can be reserved by purchasing at St. John’s Academy or calling 701-252-3397.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued his opinion on whether the Foster County Water Resource Board unreasonably delayed providing requested records.

The release says, the Foster County Water Resource Board received a request for copies of minutes for meetings during a certain time period where there was a discussion of a specific topic.

Stenehjem says, “The board waited until its next meeting before directing the board’s part-time secretary to search for records.  A public entity’s response to a record request cannot be extended until the next meeting simply to enable the governing body to give permission to release the records. The Board’s delay violated the law.”

Following the meeting, the board’s secretary searched but could not find any minutes where the specified topic was discussed.

“Rather than simply notify the requester that there were no records, the secretary copied all meeting minutes during the identified time period and sent them to the requester several weeks after the request. Although this office appreciates that the board’s secretary was trying to be helpful, the delay in responding to the request violated the law.”

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Souris River Joint Board has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to review the preliminary flood risk map for Minot.

Board members say the failure to consider the operations of Canadian dams in the development of the flood risk map has wrongly placed at least 1,000 structures in the 100-year flood plain.

FEMA administrator Brock Long tells the Minot Daily News the agency is open to reviewing the map but that it will need guarantees on operational policies to be able to consider water held back by the dams as a mitigating factor in flood risk.

The operations of the dams follow a plan that’s part of an international agreement overseen by a board with both Canadian and U.S. representatives.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Farmers around the country are donating hay for ranchers whose livestock are suffering from the drought in the Northern Plains. But getting the feed to the region isn’t proving easy.

North Dakota’s Agriculture Department has issued a plea for truckers to haul donated hay from other states for a hay lottery program for ranchers in the Dakotas and Montana.

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the majority of donated hay is in nearby states, but donations also have been offered from as far as Maryland, Tennessee and Texas.

Separately, an effort in the eastern U.S. started by a tractor pulling team is seeking thousands of dollars to pay for fuel. Organizer Tom Bedgar in Pennsylvania says there’s plenty of donated hay, but hauling it costs $1,000 per load.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is saluting the American Legion’s commitment to service and urging the nation to follow its example. Trump was speaking at the group’s national convention in Nevada, and he noted the group’s diversity. Trump said that those in uniform came from “different backgrounds” and “all different walks of life.” He said that the members are all “on one team” and that the citizens throughout the nation should try to emulate their behavior.

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump accused the media of selectively quoting from his remarks about the race-fueled violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, to create a misimpression that he had not unequivocally denounced racist conduct. AP Fact Checks show that the president then did the same thing himself: At a rally in Phoenix, he re-read portions of his initial comments, but left out the specific phrase that generated all the controversy.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Workers in Charlottesville are starting to shroud a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in black as a way of symbolizing the city’s mourning for a woman killed after a white nationalist rally earlier this month. Live video from the scene Wednesday afternoon showed a public works truck near the base of the statue and workers gathered around it with a large black drape.

NEW YORK (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union is reeling from criticism inside and out for defending white supremacists’ right to march in Charlottesville, Virginia. After the death of a counter-protester at the rally, some critics said the ACLU had blood on its hands. An ACLU leader in Virginia resigned. The furor set off soul-searching inside the organization and an announcement that the ACLU will no longer stand with hate groups seeking to march with guns.

TOKYO (AP) — The commander of the Navy’s Asia-based 7th Fleet has been dismissed after a series of warship accidents raised questions about its operations in the Pacific. A two-sentence statement issued by the Navy said the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet relieved Vice Adm. Joseph Aucoin “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command.” Two collisions in two months have left sailors dead and missing, including a collision Monday between the USS John S. McCain and a tanker near Singapore.