CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows zero to 5 above.

Patchy blowing and drifting snow after midnight. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the day. Highs around 15. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Patchy blowing and drifting snow in
the evening. Lows zero to 5 above. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds around 5 mph
shifting to the south in the afternoon.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly
cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Lows
10 to 15. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Patchy blowing and drifting snow in the morning. Snow
likely. Snow may be heavy at times in the morning. Highs in the
upper 20s. Chance of snow 70 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the
evening. Lows 10 to 15.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15.

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

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the upper 20s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow in the
morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the lower
40s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and
snow in the evening. Lows in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

 

Many roads across northwest and central North Dakota are slippery
Thursday afternoon as fresh snow from this morning blows onto the
road surfaces, melts, and refreezes. Despite cold temperatures in
the 20s, the strong early April sun and the blowing snow have
created icy conditions on many roads. Slow down and do not use
cruise control.

 

A cold front will move through the region late Thursday afternoon
through Thursday night, and may result in a period of windy conditions
and the possibility of blowing and drifting snow. Additional show
showers may also develop across the nor thern Red River Valley through Thursday night, with narrow areas of light snowaccumulations and visibility reductions.

Another winter system may impact the region Sunday into Monday.
The specific details regarding this system are still uncertain,
but there is a potential for accumulating snow and travel impacts
over southeast North Dakota and west central Minnesota.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  U.S. Senator, Heidi Heitkamp will meet with women small business owners to discuss the important role of women in small businesses. They will talk about how to encourage more women to start small businesses, help existing women-owned businesses grow, and discuss SBA programs to help support women-owned small businesses.

Her appearance is set for  Friday, April 6,  1:00 p.m. CT – 2:30 p.m. CT

at the University of Jamestown  Unruh-Sheldon Building in  Room 129.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Chorlaires, under the direction of  Pamela Burkhardt  are set for the 63rd Annual Spring Concert on  Friday April 13th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 14th at 7:30-p.m., at the Jamestown High School Auditorium.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for students, available in advance at  Looysen I Care, or from Choralaires members or Jamestown Boys Choir members, or at the door.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, members David Steele, and Dave Smette said they’ve been members of the Choralaires for four years and two years respectively.

They said the Choralaires will be joined by the Jamestown Boys Choir under the direction of Meredith Meidinger, performing with the Choralaires and separately.  Smette pointed out that the Boys Choir currently has 65 members, in grades 4-6,  the Choralaires with 48 members.

Musical numbers at the Spring Concert will cover a wide range of songs, and will include numbers they will perform at the Annual Big Sing, to be held April 27 & 28 in Marshall, Minnesota, where nine groups will perform.

Steele added that the groups will be critiqued by the various directors in an effort to improve.

Steele said the Choralaires will perform on their own and under the direction of other group directors as well as performing with the other singers.

Pam Burkhardt will also lead the singers.

Steele added the Choralaires rehearse each Wednesday evening at 8:30-p.m., at the Jamestown Middle School Band Room, with those interested in joining the group invited to stop by and get more information.

 

Jamestown (CSi)   With warmer weather soon on its way, the potential for severe summer weather will rapidly intensify.  Stutsman County Emergency Manager, Jerry Bergquist says the National Weather Service has scheduled a SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training Class for Tuesday, April 10th, 7:00 p.m., in the lower level of the Law Enforcement Center in Jamestown.

The class will be conducted by John Paul Martin, Warning Coordination Meteorologist from the National Weather Service in Bismarck.  The class, which lasts about two hours, will focus on recognizing and understanding the different types of severe summer weather such as thunderstorms, down-burst winds, flash floods, hail, and tornadoes.  The class is free and open to all organizations and individuals who want to become more familiar with how to identify severe summer weather.

Attending this class does not require an individual to become an official National Weather Service weather spotter.  If you have previously attended this class, attend again.  It’s a great refresher course that keeps you aware of the possible types of severe summer weather events in North Dakota.

For more information contact the Stutsman County Emergency Manager’s Office at 701-252-9093.

 

 

Jamestown  (JRMC) In partnership with TRAC and Central Valley Health, Jamestown Regional Medical Center is offering a free informational session on foot health.

The public is invited to join us for a healthy snack a short program on maintaining foot health as you age and exercise.

The first event begins at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10th at the Two Rivers Activity Center.

The second event includes a short walk at TRAC. It is set for 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Downtown Association, along with the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking continued donations toward the Adopt-A-Pole, program, the flower baskets on the street light poles this summer.

The news release says,  due to the tender care provided by a couple of dedicated individuals, these brilliant beauties are a real treat for the eyes driving down First Avenue and 10th Street.

A joint effort between the Chamber of Commerce City Beautification Committee and the Jamestown Downtown Association, the Adopt-a-Pole program is entirely funded by donations from business sponsors and individuals. Plants, material, fertilizer and watering expenses typically run over $10,000 per season.

JDA and the Chamber say that they appreciate those who have supported the flower basket program in the past and are encouraging continued  Adopt-A-Pole sponsorships. The annual $150 adoption is what keeps this program alive.

They note that citizens and visitors enjoy the flowers.

To Learn more about the Jamestown Downtown Association and to  download the monthly newsletter visit www.JamestownDowntown.org

Also like “Jamestown Downtown Association” on Facebook.

Email us at jamestowndowntown@gmail.com

And jamestownchamber.com

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Oil and Gas Division has plugged a saltwater disposal well that was the site of environmental violations and a lengthy federal investigation.State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms told The Bismarck Tribune that the well near Dickinson formerly owned by Halek Operating was plugged in late February. Helms said reclamation work is expected to begin sometime this spring.Regulators had ordered the well to be shut down in 2012 because it wasn’t in compliance with federal rules and put drinking water sources at risk.The site’s closing led to the federal investigation into well operators Jason Halek, of Southlake, Texas, and Nathan Garber, of Kalispell, Montana. They were ordered to pay $40,000 in restitution for the restoration after pleading guilty to violating the Safe Drinking Water Act.Restoration at the site was delayed while state regulators waited for the federal investigation to conclude.The Oil and Gas Division said the state spent more than $82,700 to plug the well. The cost to reclaim the land is estimated in federal court records to be $60,000.The agency is using funds from North Dakota’s Abandoned Well Plugging and Site Restoration Fund to clean the site. The fund made up of confiscated bonds, fees and civil penalties from the oil industry and a portion of oil tax revenue.Regulators have also sold equipment from the site for about $15,000 and confiscated a $20,000 bond from the site.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republicans gather for their convention this weekend, seeking to build excitement for Kevin Cramer’s bid to wrest control of a critical Senate seat from popular Democrat Heidi Heitkamp.

“We absolutely need to keep building momentum for the fall,” said state party chairman Rick Berg, who lost to Heitkamp in 2012 by less than 3,000 votes.

Republicans nationally see the race as perhaps their best chance for a pickup in a closely divided Senate, given Heitkamp’s narrow victory six years ago and North Dakota’s conservative identity. Berg said the more than 1,500 delegates expected to gather at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks will be urged to help Cramer in the following months.

“This is not rocket science,” Berg said. “We need to make sure everyone focuses on the issues and that people understand what a Republican vote means in the U.S. Senate and what a Democrat’s vote means.”

“Little old North Dakota … we have the opportunity to provide a sea of change for the country,” Berg said.

The convention’s other main order of business is endorsing a candidate for Cramer’s House seat, with state Sens. Kelly Armstrong and Tom Campbell among several hopefuls. That comes Saturday, along with a keynote address by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

Warmup activities get underway Friday, when candidates begin manning booths and mingle with delegates to coax support.

 

In sports…

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The  the crash of a tour bus  injured passengers heading to the Masters golf tournament, on Thursday.

A Georgia hospital says it’s treating nine passengers — including one in critical condition — who were injured when a charter bus overturned on the way to the Masters golf tournament.

Doctors Hospital in Augusta said in a statement Thursday that six of the nine passengers taken there were either in good condition or had been treated and released.

Sgt. Chris Wright of the Georgia State Patrol says 18 passengers were riding the bus from Atlanta to Augusta for the first round of the Masters when the bus overturned on Interstate 20. The driver, 61-year-old Steven F. Hoppenbrouwer, has been charged with driving under the influence.

Wright said none of the passengers suffered life-threatening injuries, though several had broken bones and head injuries.

 

In world and national news…

PHOENIX (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she won’t let National Guard troops from her state be stationed at the Mexican border if President Donald Trump requests them. Brown is a Democrat and in a Tweet Wednesday said she was “deeply troubled by Trump’s plan to militarize our border.” Trump this week said the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border had reached “a point of crisis” in his proclamation directing National Guard deployment to the southern border.CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — Democrats are responsible for most of the record number of women running for the U.S. House this year, but Republicans are part of the surge, too. Arizona candidate Tiffany Shedd says she wants to inspire girls. She’s glad more women are running but looks forward to a time when the number of female candidates isn’t considered newsworthy.WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff John Kelly was once empowered to bring order to a turbulent West Wing. Now, it seems, he’s receding from view. Kelly’s clout has been diminished and his guidance is less tolerated. President Donald Trump has rebelled against Kelly’s restrictions. Trump’s even mused about doing away with a chief of staff. There’s speculation that Kelly’s working on borrowed time. Kelly’s allies say his retreat is strategic and it’s an acknowledgment Trump wanted to exert more control.MANBIJ, Syria (AP) — Even as President Donald Trump mulls a U.S. pullout, insisting that the Islamic State is “almost completely defeated,” the extremist group is showing signs of revival in Syria. A potential IS comeback puts both the U.S. and Russia in an awkward position, after the leaders of both countries declared in recent months that they have won or nearly completed their respective wars on terror in the war-torn country.ATLANTA (AP) — The nation’s chief doctor says he is committed to increasing access to the opioid overdose antidote naloxone and bringing down the cost of the drug. Speaking at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit in Atlanta on Thursday morning, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams called on Americans to carry naloxone, which is available over the counter in most states. Adams says 95 percent of all insured Americans are covered to purchase naloxone, which can cost $80 for one dose.