CSi Weather…

 

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the upper 40s. South

winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the southwest 25 to 30 mph in the

afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower

40s. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.

Lows in the mid 20s.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.

Lows 18 to 24.

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

 

 

Dry and mild weather is expected Thursday-Saturday. As we get into Sunday and Monday, a transition to rain and snow.

Cooler air will also sag south into the state; seasonal temperatures are possible at the end of the period.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)   Jamestown Police is urging residents to lock their vehicles.

Lt. Robert Opp reported that several vehicles had recently been stolen in Jamestown.

He pointed out that police recovered the vehicles in a quick fashion, adding that residents, however, should still be locking up their vehicles and contents.

Anyone spotting suspicious, activity should call police, immediately.

The LEC Dispatch Center number is 701-252-1000.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works informs residents that starting Tuesday afternoon, due to Utility Service Work, WATER HYDRANTS ARE BEING FLUSHED in the area north of Nickeus Park between 1st Ave & 4th Ave NW, beginning today.  The flushing will continue for  24 – 48 hours.

There should be no interruption of water services during this time.

This announcement is contingent upon changing weather conditions.

PLEASE CALL THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AT 252-5131 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The official ribbon cutting for the roadway between Menards and the Jamestown Regional Medical Center was held Tuesday November 28, 2017 at the west end.

Participants include the City of Jamestown, with Mayor Andersen along with Interstate Engineering, Border States Paving, and the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors providing the ribbon.

The newly installed road between Menard’s and Jamestown Regional Medical opened for traffic on Thursday morning, November 16, 2017, at 8-a.m.

The project has lighting along with the first two lifts of pavement which have been striped.

The remaining asphalt lifts will be installed next spring, and then restriped.

The project included installing infrastructure to a portion of the area, for future development in the area.

Menards officials are offering a portion of their property for sale to interested developers.

Ribbon cutting photos on line at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce is taking parade entries for the Friday, December 1, 2017  Annual Parade of Lights.

To sign-up, reply to the email  sent to chamber members, with your Business/Organization Name & Brief description of float (car, truck, walkers, etc.) or call at 845-1891.

Please let the chamber know by Thursday, November 30, 2017,  if you would like to participate so they can prepare the voting boxes accordingly.

The Chamber’s Event Coordinator, Jerilyn Beckman tells The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 that the parade is on Friday December 1, 2017 starting at 6-p.m. on Central Avenue.

Line-up for the parade will start at 5:30 PM in the Youth Sports Complex parking lot.

After the parade, it’s the Downtown “Frostival” Event, which includes the parade-goers voting on your floats, photos with Santa, holiday treats, stores open for shopping, announcements for the winners of the Parade of Lights, Tour of Snowmen & Week 1 Button Drawings.

More information including Christmas in the Valley events and activities at their web site

Now Showing online at CSiNewsNow.com, The Valley City 2016 Parade of Lights – held through downtown from December 2016.     More photos by Matt Sheppard at Facebook.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Ave Maria Village in Jamestown invites the community to come to the Volunteer Holiday Bazaar, on  Friday December 8, 2017, to be held in the Barthel Room, from 9-a.m. to 4-p.m.

On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Development Director Jan Barnes said, there will be a Silent Auction on quilts made by Trish Greenwood, and Hilda Gumke, along with miscellaneous  quilted items by Trish.

Jan said there will be lefese available, along with several individuals making carmel rolls, and a hug variety of cookies, along with puff corn in bags, and party mix.

Also available will be two five pound jars of honey provided by an individual with bee hives.

Additional items will include, Christmas and home décor items, along with baskets, adding that this year there will be toys and books new and gentle used.

The Christmas quilt is made by Trish Greenwood, with a silent auction to bid on.

Another silent auction is for a quilt  made by Hilda Gumke.

There will also be a wreath made and donated by Country Gardens, with raffle tickets sold for a dollar or six for $5.

Jan thanked them and the volunteers who work hard to make the event happen.

Proceeds will benefit the new updated kitchen at Ave Maria Village, which hasn’t been remodeled over the past 55 years.

She added that the Capital Campaign for Private Rooms has raised around $300,000 so far, saying that so far the project has remodeled the two bathing suites, and has bought a new phone system, so residents now all have private numbers, at no additional cost to them.

More information by calling Jan Barnes at 701-952-5677.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Tourism Board has voted unanimously to  adopt a scoring formula with grant applications to fund future staffing along with event requests.

At the meeting, members Matt Woods, president, Lisa Barnick, Jamie DeSai and Rory Hoffmann were not present.

The staffing grant guidelines that focus on how a position relates to the story and significance of exhibits to visitors.

The new event grant guidelines use a formula that calculates economic impact for Jamestown and no longer limits applicants to nonprofit organizations.

Tourism Director Searle Swedlund, says the guidelines and reporting requirements are separate in the previous process for applications.

Included is a 35-point minimum standard to qualify in a 50-point grant application criteria.

The new event grant guidelines use a formula that calculates economic impact for Jamestown and no longer limits applicants to nonprofit organizations.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Authorities say a man accused in an international fentanyl-trafficking operation that led to the overdose death of a North Dakota man has ordered other defendants to keep quiet.

Daniel Vivas Ceron, a Colombian national who allegedly ran the enterprise from a Canadian prison, pleaded not guilty in Fargo Tuesday to obstruction of justice. An indictment says he wrote letters telling co-conspirators to remain silent and alerting other suspects about the investigation.

Vivas Ceron was charged earlier with five counts, including aiding in the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the January 2015 death of 18-year-old Bailey Henke, of Grand Forks. Authorities say much of the fentanyl was manufactured in China.

Two Chinese nationals are charged in what authorities are calling one of the world’s most prolific fentanyl-trafficking and money-laundering operations.

 

NORTHEAST REGION, N.D.  (NDHP)  – On Wednesday, Nov.22, 2017, the North Dakota Highway Patrol (NDHP) in cooperation with Sheriff’s Departments in Traill County, Grand Forks County, Walsh
County, Pembina County, Nelson County, Ramsey County, Benson County, and Pierce County completed a Traffic and Alcohol Saturation in northeastern North Dakota. Sixteen Officers participated in the detail which ran from 4:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. and covered 158 miles of U.S. Highway 2 and 125 miles of Interstate 29.
The detail resulted in 91 citations, 53 warnings, and 1 highway assist. One driver was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, one driver was arrested for driving under suspension, and one driver was cited for having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle. No serious crashes occurred along U.S. Highway 2 or Interstate 29 during this detail.

 

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline and the project’s opponents are asking Nebraska regulators to clarify their recent decision to approve an alternative pipeline route through the state.

Attorneys for pipeline developer TransCanada and landowners who want to stop it both filed motions for the Nebraska Public Service Commission to reconsider its decision.

The commission approved a pathway but didn’t pick TransCanada’s preferred route, which has undergone numerous local, state and federal reviews.

A TransCanada spokesman says the company filed its motion in hopes that commissioners will answer lingering questions about the decision. The company intends to file an amended application with the commission.

An attorney for the landowners is asking the commission to make clear that commissioners expressly denied TransCanada’s preferred route for the project.

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Two University of North Dakota students from the Twin Cities are facing drug charges after police say a search of their house turned up 60 pounds of marijuana, $70,000 in cash and some pills.

The 21-year-old sophomore from Plymouth and a 20-year-old student from Minnetrista appeared in Grand Forks County District Court on felony drug charges Monday. They’re charged with possession with intent to deliver drugs.

Authorities say they found the drugs, including an amphetamine, during a search of the students’ house near campus last week. Officers also confiscated a rifle and their vehicles.

 

Bismarck   (CSi)  – Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed Grand Forks attorney Jay D. Knudson to a judgeship in the Northeast Central Judicial District, effective December 18, 2017. Knudson fills the vacancy created by Justice Jon Jensen’s appointment to the North Dakota Supreme Court earlier this year.

Knudson’s extensive legal experience includes work in criminal, civil, domestic relations, juvenile, immigration and financial arenas. He has represented clients in state courts, including the North Dakota Supreme Court, as well as the 8th Circuit and 3rd Circuit Federal Courts of Appeals, Federal Immigration Court and Federal Bankruptcy Court.

Prior to his appointment, Knudson practiced law at Zimney Foster, P.C. in Grand Forks representing financial institutions since January 2017. From January 2015 to December 2016, he served as the Judicial Referee/Magistrate Judge for the Northeast Central Judicial District Court, and from 2011 to 2015, he worked with the North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents. He previously worked in private practice.

A former president of the Grand Forks County Bar Association and current member of the Grand Forks Community Corrections Advisory Board, Knudson has also served as an adjunct professor at the University of North Dakota School of Law.

Knudson, who grew up on a farm near Clifford, N.D., earned his law degree with distinction from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2004 and a bachelor’s degree in business administration, also from UND, in 2001.

Knudson’s community involvement includes prior roles on the board of directors for United Day Nursery and the Greater Grand Forks Young Professionals.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump has been briefed on North Korea’s apparent ballistic missile launch. Press secretary Sarah Sanders says in a tweet that Trump “was briefed, while missile was still in the air, on the situation in North Korea.” A U.S. official says North Korea has conducted its first missile launch in more than two months.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Republican in the Senate says the GOP is still trying to round up the votes for the tax bill, calling the process a “challenging exercise.” Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters Tuesday, “I’m sitting here with a Rubik’s cube trying to get to 50” votes. He made the comments after President Donald Trump met with Senate Republicans at their weekly luncheon.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly created Florida company with an unproven record won more than $30 million in contracts from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide tarps and plastic sheeting for repairs to hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. But Bronze Star LLC never delivered those urgently needed supplies, which even months later remain in demand in the U.S. territory.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says President Donald Trump’s repeated references to her as “Pocahontas” will not shut her up. On Monday, Trump again threw out his nickname for the Democratic senator while honoring Navajo war veterans at the White House. Warren said Tuesday that all Trump “had to do was make it through the ceremony. But that wasn’t possible for Donald Trump. He had to throw in a racial slur.”

LONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will have a May wedding at Windsor Castle’s St. George’s Chapel. The announcement came a day after the couple revealed that they are engaged. Windsor Castle, west of London, is one of Queen Elizabeth II’s main residences.