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.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 15. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to
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.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15. West winds 5 to
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.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the
afternoon in the JameStown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 15.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.
.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 5 to 10 above.
.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 10 to 15.
.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.
Snow on Wednesday, with some light accumulations.
A quick cooldown behind the Wednesday system, with highs
mainly in the teens Thursday, then, temperatures moderating into the 20s and lower 30s and dry conditions through the weekend.
Jamestown (JRMC) — Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) is hosting a blood drive on Thursday, Dec. 6 to help save lives.
The blood drive is open to the community from 9:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in conference rooms A, B and C of the lower level at JRMC.
JRMC Clinical Service Assistant Katie Mittleider says the blood drive is a great event for the community and staff.
“As professionals in the healthcare industry, we see how important it is to have donor blood readily available,” Mittleider said. “That’s why we host blood drives every year.”
People can donate blood up to three times each year.
The JRMC blood drive collects whole blood.
To donate blood and schedule and appointment or for donor eligibility, call (701) 952-4814, or go to www.bloodhero.com Code JRMC.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority, has approved service contracts for a snowplow and with Interstate Engineering for design work for the 2020 Capital Construction Plan.
The Interstate Engineering agreement is for a terminal apron reconstruction design at $3,900, fiver percent required by the Airport Authority of the estimated $78,000 total design costs.
The Federal Aviation Administration, will be requested for the balance of the money.
With $48,600 toward the estimated $972,000 in construction costs with the remainder FAA funded.
Airport Manager, Katie Andersen said that she’s performing a full financial analysis for the airport’s finances, along with budget and cash flow issues which includes five-year projections, to determine the best funding source for large capital improvement projects.
Interstate Engineering will also prepare a bid package to purchase a new snowplow, that will be able to de-ice. The Airport Authority would take on $50,000 toward the total cost, estimated at $500,000 for the vehicle.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown’s Pita Place has closed its doors, as business owner, Kyle Burkle recently posted on the business’ Face Book page.
The Williston business expanded to Jamestown in 2016 on Second Street Northwest.
Kyle says the decision to close the Jamestown location was due to wanting to his wanting to move back home, noting many loyal Jamestown customers over the past two years.
The Face Book posted said:
“Thanks Jamestown, for the memories. Everyone wanting to know why we left, it basically came down to wanting to move back home. If anyone is interested in building its remodeled comes with all equipment grills, fryers, oven, friges, freezers, tables, steel prep tables, all redone heating ac. THE APARTMENTS UPSTAIRS CAN BE RENTED TO MAKE PAYMENT!!! We are motivated sellers Anyone wanting to buy building we would show them recipes, and the ability to bring back pitas to Jamestown. We had many loyal customers, that came 2 or 3 times a week almost shockingly.
You can contact Dardis Realty 701-252-5761. http://www.dardisrealty.com/…/110-2nd-Street-NW-Jamestown…/…”
Jamestown (CSi) Those wishing to contribute to the the U.S. Marines Toys for Tots program, may do so by donating new, unwrapped toys to distribute as Christmas gifts for children of families in hardship, and registering children to receive toys.
Requests have come in from families in Valley City, Oakes, Kensal plus other communities within a 50-mile radius of Jamestown.
Jamestown coordinator Toys for Tots Sheila Ova, adds that she will take names until December 21, by contacting her at 952-3603 after 5:30 p.m. or leave a message.
Cash donations can be made on line at toysfortots.org.
Checks can be made out to, U.S. Marine Toys for Tots, and mailed to Sheila Ova, 216 9th Avenue, Northeast in Jamestown. 58401.
The appropriate gift value is around $25. Stocking stuffers are also welcome for children through age 17. Toys that look like real weapons, guns or knives cannot be distributed.
Referral forms are available at Stutsman County Social Services, South Central Human Service Center, Head Start in Jamestown, SAFE Shelter, Community Action Region VI in Jamestown and at Jamestown and Valley City schools.
25 toy drop-off box locations are in Jamestown and one in Valley City at Family Dollar.
Other locations include financial institutions, grocery stores, department stores, auto and implement dealerships, furniture outlets, the Buffalo Mall, Walmart and Menards in Jamestown.
Several area businesses have also set up boxes for their own employees.
The toys distribution to parents is by appointment on Saturday, December 15, at the Anne Carlsen Center’s gym. U.S. Marine Corps Reserve member, Norberto Rivera, of Valley City will be on hand in uniform during the distribution.
Parents who miss the distribution date can contact Ova for toys through December, 21.
Valley City (VCSU) Margaret Dahlberg, Ph.D., vice president for academic affairs at Valley City State University, was recognized for her service as VCSU’s interim president at a reception held in the Student Center on campus Nov. 29.
Guests from the North Dakota University System and the Valley City and VCSU communities turned out to thank Dahlberg for her exemplary work in the local community, on campus and within the system. Larry Robinson, VCSU executive director of university advancement, gave brief remarks in recognition of Dahlberg’s service. A framed portrait of Dahlberg with the dates of her interim presidential service was also presented; that portrait will be hung in the President’s Room in the VCSU Student Center, along with the portraits of all past VCSU presidents.
Dahlberg has served two stints as VCSU interim president. The first came in 2014 when former president Steven Shirley departed VCSU for the presidency at Minot State University; Dahlberg served from July 1, 2014, until Tisa Mason assumed the VCSU presidency on Dec. 15, 2014.
Dahlberg has most recently served as interim president since former president Mason left VCSU for the presidency at Fort Hays State University in December 2017. Dahlberg will return to her role as VCSU vice president for academic affairs with the arrival of incoming president Alan LaFave on Dec. 17, 2018.
As interim president, Dahlberg has put her signature on VCSU’s strategic plan and successfully led the university through a period marked by budget cuts and declines in state funding. She also embraced and emphasized the VCSU vision statement—“As an innovative university, we deliver distinctive, learner-centered experiences”—encouraging and supporting innovation while strengthening VCSU’s core program. The trend of enrollment growth at VCSU has also continued under Dahlberg’s leadership.
As a child, Dahlberg attended the Model School of Valley City State Teachers College when her father, H.O. Pearce, served as school superintendent. The Pearce family moved to Platteville, Wis., during Dahlberg’s childhood, but she returned to Valley City State as an English professor in 1996.
Dahlberg holds three degrees in English: a doctorate and a master’s degree, both from the University of North Dakota, along with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville.
She and her husband, Paul Dahlberg, make their home in Valley City. The couple has three adult sons, who all attended VCSU.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City 2018, Parade of Lights winners have been announced.
The annual parade was November 29, and was recorded by CSi 10 The Replay Channel.
Be watching for announcements of when the parade showings will be during Christmas holiday season.
The winner of the Tour of Snowmen was BEK Communications. The voting winner drawn was Leah Wavra, she received $100 in Chamber Bucks.
The winning float was the Sheyenne Care Center. The voting winner selected was Laura Becker, she won $50 in Valley City, Chamber Bucks.
Other prize winners were:
Lacy Roe winner a of cashmere hat from the Noos Shop.
Kimberly Coffman won a $25 gift card from Bridges Bar & Grill.
These individuals won a turkey from Leevers North & South:
Erika Ryan, Steve Weshnevski, Carol Hochhalter, Leslie Kalmback and Sharon Roberg.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A business association in downtown Bismarck is seeking a neighborhood market analysis to identify business gaps and provide insight into how to better utilize the area.
The Downtowners are contracting with Stantec on the analysis, which will catalog how downtown buildings are being used and what new endeavors might flourish in the area. The findings could help existing businesses adjust their marketing strategies to increase sales and expand their customer base, The Bismarck Tribune reported .
“We’ll get a better picture of just what’s happening in the downtown,” said Kate Herzog, COO of the Downtowners.
Developers can use the information on what’s already offered downtown to target certain types of businesses for their space.
The analysis can also offer insight on whether the business district is losing out on a market share, such as the grocery market, Herzog said.
“I think it will be nice to know where gaps are,” said Jason Tomanek, assistant city administrator.
The findings could also give new business proprietors enough confidence in their ideas to make them a reality, Tomanek said.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When Democrat Heidi Heitkamp leaves the U.S. Senate at the end of the year, members of North Dakota’s Native American community will lose a powerful friend on causes important to them, from school computers to voting rights to missing and murdered indigenous women.
Her Republican successor has close ties to a president some view as not overly friendly to minorities, and Kevin Cramer was accused of making disparaging remarks just a few years ago — words that Democrats tried to use against him in this year’s campaign. But many Indian Country leaders in the state aren’t jumping to write him off as a potential ally.
“I guess we’ll just have to get used to his style,” said Myra Pearson, longtime chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Nation.
Cramer defeated Heitkamp with 55 percent of the state vote, but in three North Dakota counties with large Indian populations — Benson, Rolette and Sioux — Heitkamp trounced him, with respective percentages of 63, 80 and 84.
In sports…
Valley City (VCSUVikings.com)- Four Valley City State University volleyball student-athletes have been named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes, the national office announced Thursday.
VCSU seniors Clarissa Olson and Autumn Johnson received the honor, along with juniors Charlotte Huschka and Ellie Winter.
The NAIA Scholar-Athlete award recognizes students who demonstrate consistent success in the classroom while handling the heavy time demands of being a student-athlete. In order to qualify for this honor, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale and must have achieved a junior academic status.
It is the second straight year that Johnson and Olson have received the honor.
Johnson – the VCSU Student Senate president and a native of Hazen, N.D. – is pursuing a degree in social science education while at VCSU.
Olson, Huschka and Winter are all Valley City natives. Olson is pursuing a degree in math education; Huschka is studying business administration; and Winter is majoring in physical education.
College Men’s Basketball…
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Andre Wesson scored 16 points, Kaleb Wesson had 15 and No. 16 Ohio State beat Minnesota 79-59 in the Big Ten opener for both teams. The Buckeyes improved to 7-1.
Women’s Basketball…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kenisha Bell scored 27 points, Destiny Pitts added 16 and No. 20 Minnesota turned back Air Force 67-50 on Sunday.
Pitts had seven points in a late 16-0 run that kept the Golden Gophers (7-0) under first-year coach and former start player Lindsay Whalen.
— Rookie Phillip Lindsay ran for a career-high 157 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Broncos got their third straight victory, 24-10 over the Bengals. Denver has improved to 6-6 by knocking off the Chargers, the Steelers and the Bengals since its bye week to stay in contention in December.
— Michael Badgley kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired to send the Chargers to a 33-30 victory at Pittsburgh. Badgely had three attempts to win it, but the Steelers were called for offsides on the first two tries before he sent the 9-3 Chargers to victory. Philip Rivers completed 26 of 36 passes for 299 yards and two touchdowns, and Keenan Allen caught 14 passes for 148 yards and a score. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 281 yards and two scores for the Steelers, whose lead in the AFC North is down to a half-game over Baltimore.
— Deshaun Watson threw a touchdown pass and the Texans intercepted rookie Baker Mayfield three times, returning one for a score in their ninth straight win, 29-13 over the Browns. Lamar Miller had 103 yards rushing and DeAndre Hopkins had seven receptions for 91 yards. Houston extended its team-record winning streak and became the first team to win nine in a row immediately following an 0-3 start.
— The Seahawks blew past the 49ers, 43-16 as Russell Wilson threw three first-half touchdowns on just four completions. Wilson also had a fourth TD toss and was 11 of 17 for 185 yards. The 7-5 Seahawks stayed in the middle of the NFC playoff race by jumping to a 20-0 lead and cruising to their ninth straight victory over their NFC West foe.
— The Jaguars delivered one of the most dominant defensive performances in franchise history, carrying the team to a 6-0 victory against Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts. The Jaguars needed that kind of effort to make up for a lackluster offense and end a seven-game skid while also snapping Indy’s five-game winning streak. Luck completed 33 of 52 passes for 248 yards and an interception. He was sacked three times.
— The Titans erased a 16-point deficit and downed the Jets, 26-22 on Marcus Mariota’s (mar-ee-OH’-tahz) 11-yard scoring pass to Corey Davis with 36 seconds left. Mariota heard boos midway through the game before finishing 20 of 35 for 282 yards, two TDs and an interception that was returned for a touchdown. Mariota also led the 6-6 Titans with 42 yards rushing and helped Tennessee send the 3-9 Jets to their sixth consecutive loss.
— Jameis (JAY’-mihs) Winston threw for 249 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Buccaneers to a 24-17 victory over the reeling Panthers. The Bucs won for the second straight time since Winston regained his starting job with team mired in a four-game losing streak. The Panthers have lost four straight after a 6-2 start.
— Jordan Phillips drew a costly penalty for taunting his former team, setting up a touchdown with nine minutes left that helped the Dolphins rally past the Bills 21-17. Miami turned away two Bills drives down the stretch.
NFL-NEWS
McCarthy fired by Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — A 20-17 home loss to the lowly Cardinals has prompted the Packers to make a coaching change.
Mike McCarthy has been fired with the team in serious danger of missing the playoffs for the second straight year. Offensive coordinator Joe Philbin was promoted to interim head coach.
The 2016 Packers opened 4-6 but won eight straight to reach the NFC championship game, but the team was 7-9 last year and has fallen to 4-7-1 this season.
Packers president Mark Murphy issued a statement saying the 2018 season “has not lived up to the expectations and standards of the Green Bay Packers.”
COLLEGE FOOTBALL-CFP
Sooners join Tide, Tigers, Irish in football’s Final Four
UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma proved to be the biggest winner of Saturday’s conference championship games.
The Sooners have landed the fourth spot in the CFP rankings and will take on Alabama in the national semifinals. Oklahoma got in following its win over Texas in the Big 12 title game and Georgia’s loss to the Crimson Tide in the SEC championship game.
The second semifinal will have No. 2 Clemson against No. 3 Notre Dame. The Tigers held their place in the rankings with a lopsided win against Pittsburgh in the ACC title game.
If Alabama and Clemson win their semifinals, they would meet in the playoff for a fourth straight season and play for the national title for the third time in four years.
The top four in the AP college football poll mirrors the CFP rankings. Fifth-ranked Ohio State is followed by Georgia, UCF, Michigan, Washington and Florida.
UNDATED (AP) — The Associated Press poll voters have put Oklahoma at No. 4 in the final regular-season Top 25, behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Notre Dame.
Georgia dropped from fourth to sixth, behind No. 5 Ohio State, after the Bulldogs lost the Southeastern Conference championship game to the Crimson Tide. The Sooners and Buckeyes won their league championship games.
The rankings were mostly unchanged with only a few games on championship weekend. Unbeaten UCF remained No 7, with Michigan, Washington and Florida rounding out the top 10.
The only team to drop out of the rankings was Northwestern, which lost to Ohio State in the Big Ten title game. Missouri made its season debut at No. 24.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
Alabama quarterback to have ankle surgery
UNDATED (AP) — Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (TOO’-ah tag-ah-vy-LOH’-ah) will have surgery on his right ankle and is expected to need two weeks to recover.
Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban tells ESPN that Tagovailoa has a high ankle sprain and will have it scoped. He says recovery time for most of his players for this procedure has typically been “a two-week deal.”
Saban is hoping Tagovailoa will be back by the time No. 1 Alabama starts practice for the Orange Bowl semifinal game against No. 4 Oklahoma on Dec. 29.
In other college football news:
— Bill Snyder is retiring as the coach of Kansas State, ending his three-decade relationship with the program that included 27 years on the sideline interrupted by a brief retirement. The 79-year-old Snyder decided to step away Sunday, a day after the Wildcats finished a 5-7 season with a disheartening loss to Iowa State that eliminated them from bowl eligibility.
— Michigan receivers coach Jim McElwain has been named head coach at Central Michigan. He replaces John Bonamego, who went 1-11 in his fourth season after taking the Chippewas to three straight bowls.
— Southern Mississippi, Louisiana-Monroe, Miami (Ohio) and Wyoming are bowl-eligible but they will all be home for the postseason. The 39 bowl games did not have enough spots to accommodate 82 eligible teams.
NBA SCHEDULE
Kuzma leads Lakers’ 120-96 rout of Suns for 3rd straight win
UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers remain hot since opening their LeBron James Era with five losses in seven games.
Kyle Kuzma delivered 23 points and James had 22 before both sat out the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ third home victory in four days, a 120-96 romp over the Suns. JaVale McGee had 14 points and eight rebounds over three quarters of the Lakers’ 12th win in 16 games.
Devin Booker scored six points for Phoenix before leaving with a strained hamstring in the second quarter. The injury doesn’t bode well for the Suns, who own the NBA’s worst record at 4-19 and have dropped five in a row.
Checking out Sunday’s other NBA action:
— Jimmy Butler scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter of the 76ers’ 103-95 win against the Grizzlies. Ben Simmons had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Philadelphia, which has won four straight overall and is a league-best 13-1 at home.
— Harrison Barnes scored 30 points and Dorian Finney-Smith delivered a go-ahead tip-in with 35 seconds left as the Mavericks topped the Clippers, 114-110. Mavericks center DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 23 rebounds in his first game against his former team.
— The Spurs rolled to a 131-118 win over the Trail Blazers behind DeMar DeRozan’s season-high 36 points. LaMarcus Aldridge added 29 points and Rudy Gay had 18 as San Antonio bounced back from a pair of blowout losses.
— The Heat rallied from down 19 early to beat the Jazz, 102-100 on Dwyane Wade’s two free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining. Hassan Whiteside scored 23 points and grabbed 20 rebounds for Miami.
— Anthony Davis provided 36 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists in the Pelican’s 119-109 victory at Charlotte. Jrue Holiday added 19 points and eight assists as New Orleans won for just the second time in seven games.
NBA NEWS
Warriors center Damian Jones sidelined
UNDATED (AP) — Golden State Warriors center Damian Jones has been sidelined for a significant amount of time because of a torn left pectoral muscle.
Jones got hurt with 5.7 seconds remaining in the third quarter of a loss Saturday at Detroit.
He is averaging 5.4 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-TOP 25 SCHEDULE
Tennessee, Ohio State get easy wins
UNDATED (AP) — Sixth-ranked Tennessee cruised to victory in its tuneup for next Sunday’s showdown against top-ranked Gonzaga in the Jerry Colangelo Classic at Phoenix.
Admiral Schofield scored 16 points and the Volunteers improved to 6-1 with a 79-51 trouncing of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Kyle Alexander had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Vols, who held the Islanders to 32.3 percent shooting.
Tennessee played without guard Lamonte’ Turner, who has been dealing with a recurring shoulder injury that caused him to miss the Vols’ first three games of the season.
The other top-25 team in action was No. 16 Ohio State, which opened its Big Ten schedule by clobbering Minnesota, 79-59. Andre Wesson scored 16 points and Kaleb Wesson had 15 for the 7-1 Buckeyes.
NHL SCHEDULE
Ducks stage stunning rally to beat Caps
UNDATED (AP) — Even defending Stanley Cup champions can blow a four-goal lead, as the Washington Capitals proved on Sunday.
The Ducks scored five unanswered goals over a 20 ½-minute stretch to turn a 5-1 deficit into a 6-5 triumph at Washington. Pontus Aberg scored twice in the third period, including the game-winner with 5:05 remaining.
Ryan Getzlaf (GETS’-laf) had a goal and two assists and Rickard Rakell (rah-KEHL’) added a goal and an assist in Anaheim’s highest-scoring game of the season.
Evgeny Kuznetsov (kooz-NEHT’-sahv) and Chandler Stephenson each had a goal and an assist for Washington, which chased John Gibson after scoring three times in the first 13 ½ minutes.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— The Jets wiped out a 3-0 Rangers lead before Mark Scheifele (SHY’-flee) scored the deciding shootout goal to complete Winnipeg’s 4-3 win at New York. Scheifele also ignited Winnipeg’s third-period comeback before Jack Roslovic and Bryan Little added goals in the Jets’ third consecutive win.
— Semyon Varlamov (SEHM’-yahn vahr-LAH-mahv) picked up his 24th career shutout and first of the season by making 24 saves to lead the Avalanche past the Red Wings, 2-0. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and an assist, and Gabriel Landeskog (LAN’-dehs-kahg) also scored as Colorado improved to 9-0-2 over its last 11 games.
— The Sharks’ four-game slide is over after Martin Jones handled 39 shots in a 3-1 triumph at Montreal. Justin Braun, Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski tallied to help San Jose drop the Canadiens to 1-3-0 on their current five-game homestand.
— Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm each had a goal and an assist as the Flames edged the Blackhawks, 3-2. Derek Ryan also scored and Johnny Gaudreau had two assists to help the Pacific Division leaders win for the third time in four games.
— Alec Martinez scored with 2:13 left, Jonathan Quick stopped 34 shots for his 50th career shutout and the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0. Martinez tipped Jake Muzzin’s pass past goalie Petr Mrazek to help the Kings end a two-game skid.
NHL NEWS
Kings lose Kovalchuk
UNDATED (AP) — Los Angeles Kings forward Ilya Kovalchuk (KOH’-vul-chuhk) will be sidelined for about four weeks after undergoing a procedure on his ankle.
The veteran Russian forward has five goals and nine assists in 25 games since returning to the NHL this season. He hasn’t scored in his past 11 consecutive games, and his role has shrunk in recent weeks with the struggling Kings.
PGA-WORLD CHALLENGE
Rahm ends year with 3 titles
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Jon Rahm turned a potential shootout into a Bahamas breeze by closing with a 7-under 65 for a five-shot victory in the Hero World Challenge.
Starting in a three-way tie with Tony Finau and Henrik Stenson, Rahm took the lead when Finau made bogey on the par-3 eighth hole, and the Spaniard never trailed the rest of the way.
Rahm has won three titles in each of his first two years on the PGA Tour.
Tiger Woods shot 73 and finished 17th in the 18-man field.
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