CSi Weather…

VALLEY CITY AREA…

…FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT FRIDAY…

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 30s in the Jamestown area the mid 30s in the Valley City area.   North winds around 5 mph shifting to the southwest after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 60. South winds around

10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. South winds

5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny, windy. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds

15 to 20 mph increasing to west 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West

winds 10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs around 60. Lows

around 40.

.COLUMBUS DAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 50.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Widespread frost after midnight.

Lows in the lower 30s.

.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Areas of frost in the

morning. Areas of frost after midnight. Highs in the lower 50s.

Lows in the mid 30s.

.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY…Mostly clear. Highs in the upper

50s. Lows in the upper 30s.

 

A strong cold front will swing through Saturday. A few rain showers

are possible, but the main impact will be strong wind.

Much cooler air moves in Early next week with widespread frost and

freezing temperatures. Very little if any precipitation is

expected over the next week.

 

 

New Rockford  (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports,  a 61-year-old Cathay man died about 7:15 a.m., Thursday in a pickup train crash, about 11 miles northwest of NewRockford.

The report says, the man was driving northbound on 58th Avenue Northeast when he failed to yield for a westbound BNSF train.

The pickup was hit  on the passenger side, causing the pickup to roll into the north ditch of the railroad right of way.

The pickup driver was declared dead at the scene.

No injuries reported to the train’s personnel.

The 1999 Chevrolet pickup was totaled, with minor damage reported to the train.

New Rockford Ambulance assisted at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

 

Valley City (CSi)  The Abused Persons Outreach Center fundraiser supper will be held Friday, October 6, 2017 from 4:30pm to 7pm at the Valley City VFW Club.

The menu consist of  roast beef or chicken dinners. Ice cream provided by Midwest Dairy Association.

$10 for adults, $5 for kids under 12 and preschoolers eat free.

A $1 ticket may be purchased for a chance to win a prize basket.

The funds raised from this event will support local victims of domestic violence and survivors.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Stutsman County 4-H fundraiser with fresh homemade Lefse and baked goods on Sale will be Sunday October 8, 2017, from 1-p.m., to 4-p.m., at TSC at 2319 10th Avenue, Southwest in Jamestown.

Proceeds will go to the 4-H Youth Skills Development Committee to promote all Stutsman County 4-H projects and contests that enhance the life skills of youth.

More information by contacting Robin Barnes at the NDSU Extension Service, Stutsman County Office, at 252-9030.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The 15th Annual Gospel Music Jamboree will be held on Sunday October 8, 2017, at 3-p.m., at Temple Baptist Church at 1200 12th Avenue, Northeast in Jamestown.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, volunteers Christine Witt said, featured entertainers include:  Old Friends with Kerry Wicks, Jon Beyer, Jeremy Gray, Ken Gilbertson, and Mark Urquart.

Also on bill are:  Randy & Kathy Schlecht with Pastor James Veneges.  Also entertaining will be soloist Bernie Satrom.

Free will offerings, from the Jamboree will go to the Community Action Region 6 Backpack for Kids Program.

The meal served by the Women of the Church, with soup, buns, dessert, and beverages.

The suggest cost of the meal of $7 will go toward the Samaritan Train, providing items Hurricane Harvey victims in southeast Texas.  Those donations will be matched by the local chapter of Thrivent Financial.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Salvation Army announces that the Coats for Kids distribution will start on Monday October 9, 2017.

Adults are also welcome to see if their are items available for them as well.

The hours through October 9th, are 9-a.m., to noon and 2-p.m., to 4-p.m.

The Jamestown Salvation Army headquarters  is at 320 1st Avenue, North.

No pre-registration is required.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Community is invited to celebrate the one year anniversary of the Gaukler Family Wellness Center on Wednesday October 11, 2017 from 9-a.m., to 6-p.m.

A free lunch will be served from 11-a.m., to 1-p.m.

There will be:

Wellness Center Tours

Walk The Track With The Mayor, 9-a.m., to 10-a.m.

Free coffee and smoothie samples

Free Daily Pass

Lunch Served 11-a.m. to 1-p.m.

On The Move Special Treats 11-a.m., to 1-p.m.

Join in the Fitness Classes

Kids Games and Activities 3:30-p.m.

More information on line at www.gauklerfamilywellness.com

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  A Sheyenne Valley Backing the Badge event, the Glow Stick Walk/Run, will be on Saturday October 14, 2017 starting at 6-p.m., and ending at Chautauqua Park.

Refreshments will be serviced in the pavilion following the run.

Pre-Register on line at  www.active.com and search Got Your 6K

Register the day of at the Dakota Pavilion at Chautauqua Park.

Registration Prices:

15 years of age and younger, male and female $15 and includes, a t-shirt glowstick necklace, and bracelet.

Prizes: Finisher Metals/Ribbons, while supplies last

16 and older Female:  $40 includes a t-shirt, glowstick necklace, and bracelet

Prizes: 1st place $75, 2nd Place $50, 3rd Place $35

16 and older Male: $40 includes t-shirt glowstick necklace, and bracelet

Prizes:  1st Place $75, 2nd Place $50, 3rd Place $35

 

 

Washington DC   Kiplinger has released its highly anticipated rankings of the best and worst states for taxes. The list was unveiled as part of Kiplinger’s fifth annual Tax Map—available at Kiplinger.com/links/taxmap—which reveals income taxes, sales taxes, gas taxes, “sin” taxes (for products such as alcohol and tobacco) and other tax rules and exemptions across all 50 states and Washington, D.C.

North Dakota is ranked the 6th most tax friendly state in the U.S.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Farm Rescue farm aid nonprofit in the Plains has reached another milestone.

The organization this week is delivering donated hay to south central North Dakota rancher Doug Bichler. He lost his right arm in a hay baling machine accident this past summer, while also dealing with devastating drought.

It’s the 500th case for Farm Rescue since it was started in 2005.

Farm Rescue provides free physical labor for farmers and ranchers in need in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana and Nebraska. Founder Bill Gross says he considers it an honor to have been able to help 500 farm families who have experienced crises.

Bichler is still recovering from his ordeal and says the assistance from Farm Rescue will help him keep his herd of cattle through the winter.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Federal legislation aimed at protecting Native American women and girls from violence, abduction and human trafficking is named for Savanna Greywind, the pregnant Fargo woman who was killed and whose baby was taken.

U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp introduced Savanna’s Act Thursday in Washington. The legislation would improve tribal access to certain federal crime information databases. Heitkamp says that access will help solve crimes and develop prevention strategies.

The bill would also create standardized protocols for responding to cases of missing and murdered Native Americans. And it would require an annual report to that would include statistics on missing and murdered Native American women.

Two of Greywind’s neighbors have been charged with conspiring to kill her and take her infant. They have pleaded not guilty.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Drought continues to ease in the Dakotas, though nearly two-thirds of each state remains mired in some form of drought.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 58 percent of South Dakota and 60 percent of North Dakota in some stage of drought.

Both percentages are down only slightly from the previous week. However, the Drought Monitor says recent rains led to improvements across North Dakota and in eastern South Dakota over the week.

There are no longer any areas in North Dakota in exceptional drought, the worst category, and only 2 percent of the state in extreme drought. About 6 percent of South Dakota is in the extreme category.

About 18 percent of North Dakota and 26 percent of South Dakota is listed in severe drought.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — The Minot Public School District is in the midst of settlement talks with a company that’s suing the district for $1.9 million in unpaid cleanup expenses resulting from the 2011 Souris River flood.

The Minot Daily News reports that settlement discussions with ServPro were held Friday and the School Board was to meet in a closed executive session Thursday.

The district hired the company to clean up flood-damaged schools. The Federal Emergency Management Agency reimbursed all but $1.9 million of the expense.

Minot Public Schools contends Servpro’s owner told the district it wouldn’t charge anything over and above what FEMA paid. ServPro disputes that.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland ruled last month that the contract had been breached, but he didn’t rule on resulting damages.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a proposal that would compensate power plants for keeping coal on hand and add value to North Dakota’s coal.

The proposal issued  to the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission would pay power plants for having 90 days’ worth of fuel on-site. The department says the proposed rule would make power plants more reliable and necessary to power production when renewables aren’t available.

Opponents of the proposal question how much on-site fuel improves a source’s reliability.

The coal industry in North Dakota competes mostly with wind energy. The state’s mines are located in the mouths of power plants, making the coal power generated in North Dakota more comparably priced to natural gas plants.

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Motorists are more likely to crash into a deer in the Dakotas than in most other states.

State Farm has released its annual ranking of states in terms of the likelihood of deer-vehicle collisions. The insurer uses claims data and state licensed driver counts from the Federal Highway Administration.

South Dakota ranks sixth in the nation and North Dakota is 10th.

West Virginia tops the list for the 11th year in a row.

North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department says this is the time of year when young deer are dispersing from their home ranges. October through early December is the peak period for deer-vehicle accidents.

Most such crashes happen around dawn and dusk, when deer are most often moving around. Motorists are advised to slow down and use caution.

 

In sports…

Thursday

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASON
Final Minnesota 111 Golden State 95

 

 

In world and national news…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Chicago hotel where a law enforcement official says Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock booked a room in August during a music festival says no one by that name stayed at the hotel. A spokeswoman for the Blackstone Hotel in a brief written statement Thursday did not address whether Paddock reserved a room but never checked in. The downtown Chicago hotel overlooks Grant Park where the Lollapalooza festival is held.

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The crowd of country music fans targeted by the Las Vegas gunman happened to include many off-duty police and firefighters who sprang into action when bullets started flying. The rampage that left dozens dead and nearly 500 injured could have been deadlier without the quick thinking and tactical skills of officers who treated the wounded and directed paramedics to the most critically wounded victims. San Diego officer Tom McGrath says the instinct to help becomes “ingrained.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite President Donald Trump’s campaign to “drain the swamp” of lobbyists and special interests, Washington’s influence industry is alive and well and growing. Former members of the Trump transition team, his presidential campaign and the administration _ as well as friends _ have set up shop as lobbyists and cashed in on connections, according to a new analysis by Public Citizen, a public interest group, and reviewed by The Associated Press.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Brushed aside by the Republican-controlled Congress, gun control advocates have shifted their campaign for tighter gun laws to statehouses _ and they’ve chalked up some incremental, unexpected successes. Republican governors in Nevada, North Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and New Jersey have signed bills this year tightening access to firearms. Advocates say the actions point to limit of the influence of the gun lobby.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions says federal civil rights law does not protect transgender people from discrimination at work. That’s a reversal of an Obama-era directive that said the Civil Rights Act of 1964 explicitly prohibits workplace discrimination against transgender employees. LGBT-rights advocates immediately assailed the reversal as the latest in series of Trump administration actions targeting their constituency.