CSi Weather….

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

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

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

winds around 5 mph.

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

5 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Northeast winds around 5 mph

increasing to northwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight.

.MONDAY…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow in the morning,

then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10. Highs in the 20s to lower 30s.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 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 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. Highs

in the upper 20s.

Another clipper/cold front with more wind and light snow is slated

for Tuesday and Wednesday. Some minor snowfall accumulations can

be anticipated for western/central ND.

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)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports multiple vehicles, including a MSUM team bus were involved in a crash about 2:30-p.m., Friday westbound on I-94 30 miles west of Jamestown.

The reports says, the 1995 Motor Coach Industries bus transporting the team operated by 70 year old Robert Philpott, of Moorhead, and a 2005 Buick Terraza, driven by 35 year old Joell Hill of Fargo were traveling in the left lane on Interstate 94.

Around MM 227 a vehicle was stopped in the right lane due to the driver having a medical issue. A semi swerved to the left lane in front of the Buick to miss the vehicle stopped in the right lane. The driver of the Buick applied brakes for the the semi and was rear ended by the Motor Coach. The Motor Coach is owned by Richards Transport Service,  transporting the Minnesota State University – Moorhead basketball team to a game in Bismarck, with 20 passengers.

The Buick passengers, included nine year old girl and a five year old boy.  A  third juvenile  18 months old was properly restrained. All occupants of the Buick were transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center and treated for minor injuries.

Both drivers wore seat belts.

The were no injuries to the driver or occupants of the Motor Coach.

The team went on to play their game in Bismarck, not being physically injured, but shaken up.

The crash remains under investigation by the NDHP.

Assisting the Highway Patrol at the scene were:  The Stutsman and Kidder County Sheriff’s Office, and the Medina Fire Department.

 

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

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

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Jamestown (CSi)   On Friday and Saturday December 1 & 2, 2017 donations to any of the Jamestown Salvation Army’s Red Kettles will be matched.

Major Tim Nauta says the match is up to $4,000, adding that this year’s campaign with the goal of $140,000 is ahead of last year’s pace at this time.

Bell ringer volunteers are still welcome to indicate their participation.

Individuals, businesses, and service clubs wishing to volunteer, may sign up for a two-hour bell ringing shift Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., at Cash Wise Foods in Park Plaza, the Buffalo Mall and Walmart.

The Red Kettle Campaign runs through Christmas Eve.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The first people to be sent to jail for protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota have appealed to the state’s Supreme Court.

Sixty-four-year-old Mary Redway of Providence, Rhode Island, and 27-year-old Alexander Simon of Lamy, New Mexico, were convicted Oct. 19 of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Redway served four days in jail and Simon 12 days.

The Bismarck Tribune reports both are appealing their convictions, as is a third protester, 46-year-old Kevin Decker of St. Joseph, Missouri. He also was convicted of misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He was sentenced in February to a year of probation and $1,585 in fines and fees.

Protests against the pipeline resulted in 761 arrests from August 2016 to February 2017. Opponents worried about environmental harm, which the developer said were unfounded.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A project to map trees on the Northern Plains using aerial imagery is helping the North Dakota Forest Service get a better handle on the state’s tree resources.

The state has partnered with the forest service departments of Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota to collect data and determine where critical tree resources are declining.

Forest health officials say nearly 2 percent of the state’s area is native forest, and that the weather and soil isn’t conducive to traditional forests.

North Dakota planted windbreaks after severe dust storms in the 1930s, but their condition is aging. Forest Health Manager Lezlee Johnson says landowners are concerned about the windbreak infrastructure.

Johnson says the project’s results could double the amount of tree cover that was previously counted under the state forest inventory program.

 

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, Friday…

NAIA Volleyball Championship @ Sioux City, IA, Friday

Viterbo def UJ  26-24, 25-11, 25-18.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  (UJ)  — An old adage in sports states that it’s hard to beat a team three times in one season.

The Jimmie volleyball team looked to make that adage hold true, but were swept by Viterbo (Wis.) Friday afternoon in the elimination bracket of the 2017 NAIA Volleyball Championship.

UJ lost a close first set, 26-24, then were outhit .333-.103 in losing 25-11 to fall behind 2-0. Jamestown’s hitting woes continued in the third set, as they made 10 errors in 41 attack attempts and hit just .073 in a 25-18 third set loss.

Morgan Hensch (SR/Fergus Falls, Minn.) had 11 kills to lead the offense. Isabel Wedell (SO/Ellendale, N.D.) hit .444 with 9 kills and Jessica Velander (SR/St. Michael, Minn.) added 6 kills. Whitney King (SR/Pierre, S.D.) passed out 18 assists and Josie Beckman (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) chipped in with 11.

Elise Peterson (SR/Kasson, Minn.) recorded 26 of UJ’s 46 digs. Velander and Madison Wendel (SR/Carrington, N.D.) each had two block assists.

Jamestown won 20 or more games for the 12th straight season, and Jon Hegerle moved within four wins of Chris Mahoney for second place on the UJ coaching wins list.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fired FBI Director James Comey is quoting the Old Testament in the Bible on his Twitter account. The same day former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his discussions with a Russian official, Comey wrote: “But justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream.” Comey was fired in May by President Donald Trump, a move that helped lead to the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders have made changes to the tax bill to win enough votes to clear the Senate. A summary obtained by The Associated Press shows the changes include allowing local property tax deductions up to $10,000 and fatter breaks for many businesses.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Flynn was President Donald Trump’s favorite general, rapidly vaulted to prominence by his fiery speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention and Trump’s decision to reward him with a plum job as his top national security aide. Flynn’s plunge was even faster. He was fired by Trump after just a month in the White House and left to contend with a criminal probe that led to his decision to plead guilty to lying to the FBI.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Justice Department is considering bringing federal charges against a Mexican man found not guilty of killing a woman on a San Francisco pier. Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores tells Fox News that the U.S. Attorney General’s Office is looking at every option to prosecute Jose Ines Garcia Zarate “to the fullest extent available under the law because.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says reports that the White House is trying to get rid of him are “laughable.” Tillerson was asked about the reports during a photo-op with the visiting Libyan prime minister about reports that White House is considering a plan to replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Multiple officials say White House is considering a plan to replace him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo.