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Update…
The state Democratic convention March 15-18 in Grand Forks at the Alerus Center.
Grabinger also served eight years on the Jamestown City Council, prior to election to the North Dakota legislature.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce announces the annual Chili Cook-off and Community Olympics will be held on Monday March 5th and the North Dakota Winter Show, Main Arena.
Olympic contests will include…Egg Toss, Smooth Race, Dizzy Cowboy, Outhouse Horseshoes, Fly Flicker, and the Modified Chuckwagon Race. 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.
The chili cook-off is $10 per team, the Community Olympics $20 per team, or both events for $25.
CHILI COOK-OFF: Participants are required to prepare at least 2 roasters of chili. Setup will start at 4:00 p.m. in the ND Winter Show Event Center Main Arena. The west doors will open promptly at 4:00 p.m. to let vehicles in for setup. All vehicles must leave the arena at 4:45 p.m. All vehicles must enter and exit at the same time due to a new heating system in the building. Teams must be ready to serve for judging at 5:00 p.m.
PARTICIPATION FEES: Fees are $10 per team for the Chili Cook-off and $20 for the Community Olympics. If your business or organization participates in both, the fee is $25. Please include payment with your registration form.
More information will be sent upon receipt of your registration.
Pre-Register by February 26th.
General Admission for the Chili Cook-off is $2, the Community Olympics is free.
Sign up forms available at the Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce or on line at www.valleycitychamber.com
Jamestown (CSi) The 7th Annual Father, daughter, Grandfather Dance and Social Event is set for Friday April 6th from 6-p.m., to 9-p.m. at Jamestown High School.
There will be punch, cupcakes, and corsages will be provided.
Music by Pit Stop Karaoke, with D.J. Pam Syverson.
All proceeds benefit Relay for Life, and the event is sponsored by St. Paul’s United Methodist Church.
The donation to participate is $20 per couple in advance, $25 per couple at the door.
Tickets available at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church at 1000 5ht Avenue, Northeast, Monday Though Friday 9-a.m., to 4-p.m., and Neighborhood Grocery at 1014 17th Street Southwest, in Jamestown.
For more information contact:
Carlla at 701-252-6718
Linda at 701-252-1398
Mayda at 701-252-4633
Marci at 701-368-9131
Judy at 701-269-1029
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Attorney General’s Office has extended an agreement with Dakota Access LLC, which still owns about 7,000 acres of ranchland along the Dakota Access Pipeline.
One year after most protesters left the Morton County area, the office has said it will continue to review whether the company’s ranch ownership complies with North Dakota’s anti-corporate farming law. Corporations and limited liability companies are banned from owning or leasing farmland and ranchland, with some exceptions.
The state Attorney General’s Office recently signed a six-month extension of an interim agreement with the company, the Bismarck Tribune reported .
Dakota Access LLC purchased land in the Cannonball Ranch north of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation when demonstrations were ongoing in 2016 to provide safety to workers. The property includes the area where the Standing Rock tribe alleges the company bulldozed burials and other sacred sites. The company denies these allegations.
Dakota Access LLC planned to transfer ownership after the pipeline’s construction was completed, according to its attorney, Lawrence Bender. The pipeline from the Bakken to Illinois has been in service since June.
In October 2016, Bender sent a letter to the Attorney General’s Office that cited incidents of protesters trespassing and threatening workers. One month later, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced that the company’s purchase was “temporarily necessary” to provide a safer work environment in light of civil disturbances near construction areas.
Stenehjem’s office made an agreement with the company that reserved the state’s right to file a future lawsuit to enforce corporate farming laws. The agreement was going to expire Dec. 31, 2017, but was extended through June 30, 2018.
The company could face a civil fine of up to $100,000 if found in violation of corporate farming laws.
The extension states that the company is in the process of divesting its property. It also mandates the company to file periodic status reports to the state.
Bender and the company didn’t respond to the newspaper’s request for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Staffers at North Dakota’s first needle exchange program say it will take time to build trust with the drug users they hope to serve.
Custer Health in Mandan enrolled four people during the first few weeks of the Good Neighbor Project, which launched Jan. 16 and aims to reduce rates of HIV and Hepatitis C among intravenous drug users by providing access to sterile syringes and information.
About 10 people stopped by but left after spending a few minutes in the waiting room, Custer Health nursing director Jodie Fetsch said. She said many of them are worried about a police presence, the Bismarck Tribune reported.
“I think we’re going to have to build trust,” Fetsch said. “It’s just going to take a while for them to get used to us treating them anonymously and not calling the police.”
People who enroll in the Good Neighbor Project are tracked by identification numbers, not their names, and given an ID card to present each time they visit. Fetsch said Custer Health doesn’t inform parole and probation officers that a person is participating in the program.
Individuals age 18 and older are eligible for as many as 20 free syringes each week. They are required to return dirty syringes to a biohazard bucket before receiving new ones. Participants also can receive one cooking kit each week, which contains sterile items to prevent the spread of disease.
North Dakota had a 36 percent increase in Hepatitis C cases from 2013 to 2017, with 1,112 cases reported in 2017, according to preliminary figures from the state Department of Health. Among cases involving people 35 and younger, 85 percent reported intravenous drug use.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — One of four men charged with poaching deer during the Dakota Access pipeline protests has reached a deal with prosecutors to dismiss his case.
Danny LeClaire of Pocatello, Idaho, was charged last year with a misdemeanor count of unlawful taking of a big game animal. The Bismarck Tribune reports that a judge last week approved a pretrial diversion agreement.
Under the deal, Morton County State’s Attorney Al Koppy will dismiss the case after six months if LeClaire commits no other crimes in North Dakota and pays $350 to the state’s Report All Poachers program. LeClaire will also forfeit his $150 bond to help pay $710 in court fees.
Three other men have been charged in poaching cases related to the pipeline protests.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has agreed to suspend construction of a crude oil pipeline that is being built through a swamp in Louisiana’s Cajun country.
U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick’s order Friday is a victory for environmental groups challenging the Bayou Bridge pipeline project.
Dick granted the groups’ request for a preliminary injunction halting pipeline construction in the environmentally fragile Atchafalaya Basin until their lawsuit over the project is resolved.
The judge’s two-page order bars the company that is building the pipeline “from taking any further action on the project” pending a trial on the merits of the case.
It wasn’t immediately clear if the order is limited to work in the basin or applies to the entire length of the 162-mile-long (261-kilometer) pipeline from Lake Charles to St. James Parish.
In sports…
At Jamestown Civic Center, Mon.
4:30pm – Ellendale vs. Oakes (R3 qualifier)
6pm – Lamoure/LM vs. Barnes Ct. North (R3 qualifier)
Carrington faces Edgeley-Kulm- Montpeiler for the Championship Monday at 7:30-p.m.
Bellevue NE (VCSUVikings.com) – Valley City State senior Jayden Ferguson has been named All Conference for the third straight season, the North Star Athletic Association announced Saturday night.
A senior forward from Williston, N.D., Ferguson was named 1st Team All Conference at the NSAA Men’s Basketball Honors Banquet held Saturday night in Bellevue, Neb. VCSU senior guard Rashad Satahoo was named Honorable Mention All Conference. Senior guard Alex Quist was named the NSAA Champion of Character for VCSU.
Ferguson led the Vikings in scoring this season at 16.4 points per game. He shot 51 percent from the field and 51 percent from 3-point range this season. Ferguson finishes his career with 2,128 points, ranking 2nd all time in VCSU history. It is Ferguson’s third straight All Conference award.
Satahoo, a senior guard from North Lauderdale, Fla., averaged 13.9 points per game this season and made a team-high 73 3-pointers, shooting 44 percent from 3-point range. He shot 86 percent on free throws this season and ended his career with 1,220 points, ranking 12th all time in Viking history.
VCSU’s season came to an end with a 14-16 overall record as they lost at top seed Bellevue University in the NSAA quarterfinals.
Five players were named 1st Team All Conference, five players were named 2nd Team All Conference, and five more players earned Honorable Mention. The All Conference honors are voted on by the NSAA head coaches. Complete NSAA All Conference teams are listed below.
2017-18 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards
First Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| B.J. Shelton # | Bellevue (Neb.) | Senior | 6-4 | Guard | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| Marcus White # | Dickinson State (N.D.) | Senior | 6-6 | Guard | Milwaukee, Wis. |
| Leighton Sampson | Jamestown (N.D.) | Senior | 6-6 | Forward | Worthington, Minn. |
| Jayden Ferguson #$ | Valley City State (N.D.) | Senior | 6-5 | Forward | Williston, N.D. |
| Julius Jackson | Presentation (S.D.) | Junior | 6-0 | Guard | Indianapolis, Ind. |
Second Team All-Conference
| Name | School | Class | Ht. | Pos. | Hometown |
| Justin Folkers | Dakota State (S.D.) | Junior | 6-9 | Forward | Mission, S.D. |
| Ethan Haberman % | Viterbo (Wis.) | Senior | 6-5 | Forward | La Crosse, Wis. |
| Kaden Verdin ! | Waldorf (Iowa) | Senior | 6-9 | Center | Atwater, Calif. |
| Kevin Oberweiser | Jamestown (N.D.) | Junior | 6-0 | Guard | Drummond, Mont. |
| Jon Purintun | Jamestown (N.D.) | Junior | 6-2 | Guard | Linton, N.D. |
# – 2016-17 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team Selection
% – 2016-17 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team Selection
! – 2016-17 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference Honorable Mention Selection
$ – 2015-16 North Star Athletic Association Men’s Basketball All-Conference First Team Selection
Postseason Awards
Most Valuable Player: B.J. Shelton – Bellevue (Neb.)
Defensive Player of the Year: Cade Anderson – Viterbo (Wis.)
Newcomer Player of the Year: Leighton Sampson – Jamestown (N.D.)
Coach of the Year: Shane Paben – Bellevue (Neb.)
NSAA Men’s Basketball Honorable Mention
Kevin Daniels – Dakota State (S.D.)
Rashad Satahoo – Valley City State (N.D.)
Gorg Alhag – Mayville State (N.D.)
Daniel Lindgren – Mayville State (N.D.)
Falmata Tula – Waldorf (Iowa)
Bismarck (CSi) North Dakota Game & Fish reminds Anglers they have until midnight, March 15 to remove permanent fish houses from North Dakota waters, and from any state wildlife management area or federal refuge land.
Fish houses may be used after March 15 if they are removed daily.
Anglers are advised to use caution while accessing area lakes because mild weather conditions can quickly result in unstable ice conditions that can make removing a fish house with a vehicle difficult or dangerous.
Even on lakes where ice remains solid away from shore, anglers should watch the weather and adjust activities accordingly. Ice conditions can vary from region to region, between lakes in the same region, and even on the same lake.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is criticizing the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals over its ruling on the case involving young immigrants from deportation.
Trump says during a meeting with the nation’s governors that, “Nothing’s as bad as the 9th Circuit.”
He’s complaining that “every single case filed against us is in the 9th Circuit” and that, “We lose, we lose, we lose and then we do fine in the Supreme Court.”
Federal judges in San Francisco and New York have issued injunctions ordering the Trump administration to keep the program protecting “Dreamers” in place while courts consider legal challenges to Trump’s termination of the program.
The administration wanted to bypass the federal appeals court in San Francisco and go directly to the Supreme Court to decide the program’s fate, but the Supreme Court declined to intervene.
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A National Parks Services spokesman says a gun violence march in Washington set for March 24 needs a new site.
National Park Service spokesman Mike Litterst tells WTOP-FM that March for Our Lives submitted a permit to hold the protest at the National Mall on March 24, but that day has already been reserved.
March for Our Lives is a nationwide demonstration sparked by the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people earlier this month.
Litterst says a filming permit was requested for some of the same areas march organizers requested. He says his agency is working with the group to find another space. He says West Potomac Park is an option and that Pennsylvania Avenue, which is under the city’s jurisdiction, is being considered.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump says she has been “heartened” to see children “across this country” speaking out after the deadly shooting at a Florida high school.
The first lady says children are the future and “they deserve a voice.”
Mrs. Trump commented Monday at a White House lunch for spouses of the nation’s governors, who are in Washington for their annual meeting.
Seventeen students and teachers were killed nearly two weeks ago in the shooting at the Parkland, Florida, school. The first lady joined President Donald Trump when he visited in Florida with victims of the shooting and law enforcement officers who responded.
The first lady says that she can’t imagine the kind of grief a tragedy like that brings. She and the president have an 11-year-old son, Barron.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress returns to work under pressure to respond to the outcry over gun violence and facing a list of proposals, some of them from President Donald Trump.
The Republican leaders in charge of the House and the Senate have been quiet as Trump has proposed raising the minimum age to purchase assault-style weapons and arming teachers. The president also has suggested that whether teachers should be armed is an issue for states to decide.
For federal lawmakers, the most likely option is bolstering the federal background check system for gun purchases. However, that proposal is bogged down after being linked with a less popular measure to expand gun rights.
Any bill that would curb access to guns faces firm GOP opposition and risks antagonizing gun advocates in their party.
BOSTON (AP) — Bill Cosby’s 44-year-old daughter Ensa Cosby died Friday in Massachusetts from kidney disease, a spokesman for the comedian said Monday.
Spokesman Andrew Wyatt did not immediately offer other details about her death.
“Please keep the Cosby family in your prayers and give them peace at this time,” he said.
Bill Cosby lost another of his five children in 1997 when his 27-year-old son, Ennis, a graduate student at Columbia University, was shot to death while changing a flat tire near a freeway off ramp in Los Angeles. A 22-year-old man was later convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Bill Cosby, 80, owns a home in the western Massachusetts town of Shelburne Falls.
Ensa Cosby spoke out on her father’s behalf before his trial last year on charges he drugged and molested a woman at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004. He has pleaded not guilty and remains free on bail. His first trial ended with a hung jury last year.
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