CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s. South

winds around 5 mph.

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast winds

around 10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Highs in the 30s to lower 40s.

.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. Highs

in the 20s to lower 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs in the mid 20s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the upper 20s.

 

An arctic front Monday into Tuesday bringing the much colder air, gusty winds and some wind chills

possibly below zero Tuesday through Thursday.

The precipitation chances and amounts will be modest.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  A truck took out a utility pole Thursday morning just before noon, causing a power outage to the immediate area, at 12th Avenue and 8th Street Southeast in Jamestown.

Otter Tail Power Company Operations Manager in Jamestown, Charles Krebs says Otter Tail crews were on the scene to replace the pole and reconnect service, expected by 6-p.m., Thursday.

More information when the accident report is filed with law enforcement.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce  reminds the community that the Parade of Lights  is this evening in Valley City.

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 The Valley City 2016 Parade of Lights – held through downtown on December 2016.    Pix and More photos by Matt Sheppard at Facebook.

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Valley City  (CSi)  The interim president of Valley City State is Dr. Margaret Dahlberg, VCSU’s Vice President for Academic Affairs, appointed by the North Dakota Board of Higher Education, affective December 16, 2017.

She will succeed VCSU President, Dr. Tisa Mason who recently announced her resignation to become President of Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas.

Dahlberg also served as the interim president at Valley City State University from July of 2014 to December of 2014, after then president, Steve Shirley accepted the Presidency at Minot State University.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi) – Another business workshop presented by SCORE, is set for Jamestown on Monday December 11, 2017.

On a recent  CSi Wayne Byers Show on Channel 2, David Smette said, the group of former business owners and entrepreneurs  will host the event at the University of Jamestown’s Larson Center, at 8-a.m.

He pointed out, the group provides  guidance free of charge,  including free legal, tax and insurance advice from experts, and provides workshops.

SCORE is the nation’s largest network of volunteer, expert business mentors with more than 10,000 volunteers in 300 chapters across the United States.

Presenters and topics include:

Judge Tim Ottmar on Legal Considerations for Small Businesses

Duane Dunn with Schauer & Associates on Taxes Issues for Small Businesses.

Lindsey Vogel with Witthauer Financial Group on Insurance for Small Business.

Courteny VanDyke & Tory Hart with Bank Forward on Using Data to improve your business.

For more information, visit score.org or contact Katherine Roth   at 701-253-4112.

The Jamestown SCORE office is located at Legacy Center, the former Jamestown Hospital location in Downtown Jamestown.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  An equity drive to recruit investors in the planned North Dakota Soybean Processors crushing plant at Spiritwood continues with upcoming meetings set for Jamestown and Valley City.

The meetings are scheduled for December 11, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at FEI Inc. in Valley City.

In Jamestown the meeting is on December 12, 2017 at the JSDC lower level conference room in Jamestown, from 11-a.m. to 1-p.m.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi) Valley City Public Schools announces that Washington Elementary School teacher Natalie Boe has received the 2017-2018 North Dakota Technology and Engineering Educators Association Teacher Excellence Award.

She will receive the award at the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association National Conference in Atlanta next spring.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Andrew Schott, a certified registered nurse anesthetist at JRMC, was recently elected President Elect of the North Dakota Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NDANA). The NDANA is a 325-member organization of North Dakota CRNAs. It is also a part of the 50,000-member American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA), whose mission is to “advance patient safety, practice excellence, and its members’ profession.”

A certified nurse anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced practice nurse who specializes in the administration of anesthesia.

Schott’s main role as president will be to run the spring and fall meetings, with topics including practice, legislation and budget. The AANA also meets once a year in Washington D.C. for legislative purposes.

Schott explained, “Here in North Dakota, it’s not as much of an issue, but in some states the nurse anesthetists are still having independence issues.  We have gained a lot of ground in North Dakota, so our main goal is to further and protect that.”

Schott was encouraged run for office from the director of the University of North Dakota’s nurse anesthesia program, Kevin Buettner.

Schott added, “I’ve been politically involved in other things in the past, so I guess Kevin thought I would be a good fit.  It is a big responsibility, but I decided to go for it.”

Schott is no stranger to big responsibilities. He is also a member of the North Dakota Farm Bureau Board, sits on the board for UND anesthesia candidate interviews, partner on his family farm, and a husband and father of three.

Schott said, “I am proud to represent JRMC. We have a very well-respected anesthesia practice in our community and in the anesthesia community. People from other facilities really watch what we’re doing closely because we’re independent, we are supported by our administration and we’re doing a lot.”  He and five other CRNA’s at JRMC assist with more than 3,000 surgeries a year.

Schott’s term as president will officially begin in November of 2018, where he will serve a two-year term.

 

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Economists say a business conditions index for nine Midwest and Plains states dropped over the past month but also say it still suggests that regional economic conditions continue to improve.

A report released Friday says the Mid-America Business Conditions Index slipped to 57.2 in November from 58.8 in October. The September figure was 58.2 in September.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says the manufacturing sector has reported consistent growth over the past several months.

The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Two law enforcement agencies working together in the Fargo-Moorhead area to round up fugitives say they arrested 79 people during the month-long operation.

The U.S. Marshals Service’s High Plans Fugitive Task Force and Fargo’s Metro Street Crimes Unit targeted people wanted on federal, state or local felony warrants. It focused on finding known gang members or associates and people who committed violent offenses or drug-trafficking crimes.

The effort was tabbed Operation Deja vu. Authorities say the majority of people arrested had been apprehended by the task force at least once previously in the last five years. Police arrested a 30-year-old Fargo man who had warrants dating back to 2015.

Some people were apprehended in the Grand Forks area. There were two arrests in Florida, including a 35-year-old man from Moorhead.

 

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — Three people from Minnesota are facing charges after a drug bust in Wahpeton.

Members of the Southeast Multi County Agency Drug Task Force who searched a home Tuesday say they seized about 2 pounds of marijuana, along with methamphetamine and heroin. The drugs are worth an estimated $17,000 on the street.

Authorities also seized $7,200 in cash. A 28-year-old Dalton man, a 26-year-old Elbow Lake woman and a 30-year-old Detroit Lakes man are being held in the Richland County jail.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Police investigating a report from Child Protective Services say a toddler was found alone in a Minot home.

Authorities say the 3-year-old was left at home by the child’s 23-year-old mother who was arrested at her workplace Wednesday. She was taken to the Ward County Jail on possible child neglect charges.

Police said Thursday two children, the 3-year-old and a 7-year-old, have been placed in protective custody.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Fargo contractor is seeking $1.3 million from North Dakota State University for unforeseen costs in construction of a new classroom building.

Roers Construction says the $29.4 million A. Glenn Hill Center was a complex project that was compounded by pressure on the company to finish it in time for an opening ceremony with politicians and guests from Korea.

Architect Brian Berg says there was nothing unusual about the project and the claim was not submitted in a timely fashion. School officials say they agree with Berg but would be willing to participate in mediation with Roers to avoid a lawsuit.

The state Board of Higher Education on Thursday approved mediation, after discussing it behind closed doors.

The building houses classes for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.

 

 

HANKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Officials say a wildfire that’s burned about 800 acres in southeast North Dakota is under control.

Richland County’s emergency manager Brett Lambrecht says firefighters from 10 departments, including New Effington, South Dakota, helped battle the blaze in very windy conditions.

Lambrecht tells KFGO the fire is about three miles long and two miles wide. Firefighters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service monitored the fire overnight Wednesday.

There are no injuries.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Agricultural Products Utilization Commission is funding five projects this quarter.

The group better known as APUC funds developers of North Dakota farm products. The money is typically used for research, marketing, farm diversification, ag tourism and technology.

The commission at its recent quarterly meeting in Stanley voted to award five grants totaling nearly $300,000.

Approved requests are for projects involving ethanol, a grain industry mobile app, dry pea protein, a commercial greenhouse and gelato ice cream.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Miss America Cara Mund has been named grand marshal of the 2018 North Dakota State Fair Parade.

The 23-year-old Bismarck native won the Miss America competition in September. She’s the first winner from North Dakota in the history of the nearly century-old scholarship pageant.

Next year’s State Fair Parade is Saturday, July 21, in Minot.

 

In sports…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa   (UJ)  — The 19th-ranked Jimmie volleyball team needed a victory over Texas Wesleyan and a Lindsey Wilson victory over Cornerstone (Mich.) on Thursday to advance to the final bracket of 16 at the 2017 NAIA Volleyball Championship, on Friday.

Jamestown (23-9) used a balanced offensive attack while forcing the Rams into 25 attack errors on the way to a 25-17, 25-15, 25-15 win over Texas Wesleyan Thursday in Sioux City, Iowa .

Four Jimmies had at least six kills in the match, led by Morgan Hensch (SR/Fergus Falls, Minn.) with nine. Hensch (.318), Haley Glasoe (SR/Wildrose, N.D.) (.313), and Kennedy Conzemius (JR/Breckenridge, Minn.) (.300) helped UJ to an overall hitting percentage of .257. Josie Beckman (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) passed out 20 assists and Whitney King (SR/Pierre, S.D.) 13.

Jamestown will play  Viterbo, as the V-Hawks finished in first place in Pool B in the first round of the NAIA single elimination bracket,  Friday at 1:30 p.m.

 

High School Boy’s Basketball…

Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 53, Midkota 34

Heart River 54, New Salem-Almont 31

Kindred 60, Milnor-North Sargent 40

Kittson County Central, Minn. 63, Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 56

May Port CG 45, Northern Cass 32

Nedrose 55, Burke County 41

Sacred Heart, Minn. 56, Grafton/St. Thomas 49

Surrey 55, North Shore – Plaza 24

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 55, Sargent Central 49

CNDC Tournament
First Round

Glenburn 39, New Rockford-Sheyenne 30

Harvey-Wells County 58, Rolla 22

Rugby 75, Drake/Anamoose 15

Towner-Granville-Upham 59, St. John 50

Lake Region Invitational at Devil’s Lake
First Round

Devils Lake JV 63, Carrington JV 43

Dunseith 53, Benson County 47

Four Winds/Minnewauken 73, Lakota 26

North Star 64, Dakota Prairie 39

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Cleveland 121 Atlanta 114

Final Boston 108 Philadelphia 97

Final Denver 111 Chicago 110

Final Milwaukee 103 Portland 91

Final Utah 126 L.A. Clippers 107

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Eric Staal scored the go-ahead goal with 7:55 left and tacked on an empty-netter to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights. Mikael Granlund and Jonas Brodin also scored for the Wild, who wrapped up the month with a 4-0-1 record in their last five home games despite a series of sloppy and sluggish performances throughout November.

Final L.A. Kings 5 Washington 2

Final Montreal 6 Detroit 3

Final Vancouver 5 Nashville 3

Final OT Dallas 4 Chicago 3

Final Toronto 6 Edmonton 4

Final Calgary 3 Arizona 0

 

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have finally demonstrated that they can win without suspended running back Ezekiel Elliott, although the mistake-prone Redskins certainly helped.

The Cowboys’ offense had been sputtering until Dak Prescott and former Redskin Alfred Morris led them to a 38-14 thrashing of Washington.

Prescott threw for two touchdowns, including a 13-yard toss to Dez Bryant that sparked the Cowboys’ 21-point fourth quarter. It was Bryant’s 72nd career TD reception with Dallas, breaking the franchise record set by Bob Hayes.

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (3) Michigan St. 81 (5) Notre Dame 63

Final (9) Texas A&M 78 Rio Grande 60

Final (19) West Virginia 102 NJIT 69

Final Seton Hall 89 (22) Texas Tech 79

 

NFL…

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Case Keenum has been named the NFC Player of the Month for November. Keenum completed 69 of 97 passes (71.1 percent) for 866 yards and seven touchdowns over three games, with just two interceptions and two sacks. The last Vikings quarterback to win the award was Brett Favre, in 2009.

 

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL NEWS

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Rick Pitino has sued the University of Louisville Athletic Association for $38.7 million, saying it breached his contract by placing him on unpaid administrative leave without notice and firing him last month with no legally justified “cause.”

The ULAA fired the Hall of Fame coach on Oct. 16, weeks after he was placed on leave when Louisville acknowledged it was being investigated in a federal bribery probe of college basketball. Pitino is not named in the federal complaint and has denied participation in and knowledge of alleged payments to a recruit’s family.

Pitino’s lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court seeks liquidated contract damages of $4.307 million through 2026. It says the ULAA did not give him 10 days advance notice before it “effectively fired” him and insists that he followed suggestions to improve oversight following a sex scandal that has resulted in NCAA sanctions.

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEW

 

UNDATED (AP) — Florida State is bracing for the departure of its football coach.

A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that school officials think Jimbo Fisher will leave the Seminoles for Texas A&M and that FSU has started the process of vetting potential candidates.

Fisher reiterated Thursday that he expects to be on the sideline Saturday for the regular-season finale against Louisiana-Monroe.

 

PGA-WORLD CHALLENGE

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods is within three shots of the lead following the opening round of his first tournament since a 10-month layoff following his fourth back surgery.

Woods shot a 3-under 69 to begin the Hero World Challenge at Nassau.

Tommy Fleetwood is the leader at 6 under, one shot ahead of Rickie Fowler and Matt Kuchar (KOO’-chur).

 

In world and national news…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Mexican citizen acquitted in the 2015 shooting death of a woman in San Francisco still could be sentenced to up to three years in prison after being found guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. From the onset of the trial the judge barred any mention that Jose Ines Garcia Zarate was in the U.S. illegally and had been arrested and deported to Mexico five times. The death of Kate Steinle became a flashpoint in the intense national debate over illegal immigration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the Republican tax bill “is getting better and better.” In an early morning Friday tweet, Trump wrote: “Obstructionist Dems trying to block because they think it is too good and will not be given the credit!” A crucial final vote is planned Friday on the $1.4 trillion Senate bill. GOP leaders have been making major changes up to the last minute, including one that would roll back some of the tax cuts after six years to appease deficit hawks.

CHICAGO (AP) — Details of alleged sexual assaults by famous figures are now widely known in part because several accusers did something they promised in writing never to do: They talked publicly about their allegations and broke nondisclosure agreements _ contractual pledges not to discuss what happened. In doing so, they helped start a national discussion about sexual misconduct and showed that the agreements do not necessarily offer ironclad protection to the rich and powerful.

UNDATED (AP) — Does a sexual allegation against someone who’s been awarded an honorary degree or award mean it should be revoked? That’s what many U.S. colleges are now weighing. Dozens of schools have bestowed honors upon men who now face accusations ranging from sexual harassment to assault. Only hours after NBC host Matt Lauer was fired on Wednesday, some alumni of his alma mater, Ohio University, called on officials to revoke a 1999 Medal of Merit award.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say President Donald Trump is considering recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a change in policy that could inflame tensions across the Middle East. Officials tell The Associated Press that Trump could make the announcement next week. They say the issue has been the subject of months of internal deliberations.