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Jamestown (CSi) Over 200 volunteers gave blood during last week’s three day Battle of the Badges blood drive in cooperation with Vitalant, Jan 3,4, 5 at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Those donating blood voted for either Team Fire or Team Law.
The Jamestown Fire Department came out on top over the Jamestown Police Department, with 109 votes to 96 votes, for a total of 205 volunteers, donating blood.
Vitalant says they need 250 daily volunteers to donate blood to reach area blood needs.
Jamestown (CSi) The James River Humane Society thanks the community for its support, in the Angel Paw Tree donations, and other gifts for the animals this past Christmas season.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, shelter board member, Jay Nitchke said donations given to the animals included blankets, and the Christmas stockings were filled with items given to the animals on Christmas day.
She added that donations of KITTEN food are still needed, and can be dropped off at Hugo’s or at the shelter.
On another topic, Jay said the animals birthing room is being remodeled.
She noted, in addition to several cats available for adoption, the shelter has a wide variety of dog breeds available.
The animal water bottles are still available at the shelter, for $15, to support the shelter’s operations.
Volunteers are always welcome with duties ranging from cleaning, to doing laundry, as well as socializing with the animals.
Monetary donations can be sent to P.O. Box 636, Jamestown, ND 58402.
Contact the James River Humane Society for more information at 252-0747, located off the I-94 Bloom Exit. Open everyday from 9-a.m., to 11:30-a.m., and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., or by appointment.
On line: jamesriverhumanesociety.org
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission discussed the pending Law Enforcement Center remodeling project, at this month’s meeting.
LEC Maintenance Supervisor Howie Peuser told commissioners that the lowest of two bids was from Nill Construction for $71,200. Iverson Construction’s bid was $105,800.
The planned remodeling would includes electrical work, a sprinkler system, HVAC Train, and re-carpeting.
The Nill Construction figure to complete the project was $114,273, under the projected cost $120,000 .
The bid was unanimously approved for Nill Construction.
An alternate on the application was for adding ballistics material, for the Jamestown Police Department and Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.
Police Chief Scott Edinger said City Attorney Leo Ryan would meet with city and county officials create an Memorandum Of Understanding to create a contract with the state to receive funding for the range obtained by the North Dakota Highway Patrol and North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, adding that there had never been an MOU between the city and county and there it needed to obtain funding
The commission approved the MOU request
Jamestown Marksmanship Education Range representative, Keith Domke asked about acquiring land near the fairground, to be used for a new indoor shooting range.
He pointed out that the Bureau of Reclamation is transferring land to public entities, and is interested in lots 2 and 3, owned by the Bureau of Reclamation.
Commission Chairman Mark Klose said the request could be granted, adding the commission would likely review it once the federal legislation is finalized.
Valley City (CSi) The 2018 Barnes County Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign raised $72,000 in just 30 days.
Spokesman Lee Isensee, along with Tim Kadermas thanked Leevers north and south and Shopko for allowing their bell ringers to be inside those businesses.
Kadermas says the kettles were staffed with volunteers at 600 spots. They thanked those who volunteered or donated.
During the 2017 campaign over $70,000 was raised during the Red Kettle Campaign.
The Quilted Ceiling of Valley City raised more than $2,000 in one day.
On December 22, the business donated a full day of retail sales totaling $2,025.
Isensee said this was the first time a local business donated one entire day of sales to help the Red Kettle campaign and gave them his thanks.
Valley City (CSi) Valley City Public Works will pick up discarded Christmas trees at the curbside this Thursday and Friday.
Have the trees out by 7:30-a.m.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Cass County sheriff’s deputy has been arrested for drunken driving.
The sheriff’s office says 40-year-old Burgess Giple of West Fargo was arrested for driving under the influence about 4 a.m. Sunday by in Fargo. He was taken to the Cass County Jail.
KFGO reports Giple was already on administrative leave for a prior incident. Sheriff’s officials say Giple has been with the department for less than a year and was working in the jail.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Lawmakers settled in for North Dakota’s 66th legislative session at the state Capitol in Bismarck last week, highlighted by Gov. Doug Burgum’s vision for the state.
Lawmakers remain nervous about prices for oil and farm commodities, and are set to get new revenue projections on Monday from their own economic consultancy.
A bipartisan panel of lawmakers voted unanimously in late 2017 to hire Colorado-based IHS Inc. The aim is to give the Legislature a second opinion on state revenue forecasts that have missed the mark by hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years.
Burgum presented his preferred spending plan the Legislature last month. Lawmakers will use the governor’s blueprint and its revenue forecast to craft their own budget.
More information on line at CSiNewsNow.com
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Officials say one North Dakota man’s requests for open records are inundating local agencies and disrupting government duties.
Mandan resident Paul Jordan told The Bismarck Tribune that he’s uncovering the truth and advocating for good government. Jordan, a retired archaeologist, submitted more than 300 open records requests to the city of Mandan between 2014 and 2017, according to North Dakota attorney general opinions. Mandan city administrator Jim Neubauer said he’s since stopped keeping track.
“It’s because every time I turn over a rock, I find something else and it leads me to two more rocks,” Jordan said. “I turn over those rocks, and there they are.”
Jordan said he started spotting issues in his neighborhood that led him to begin requesting public records after moving to the city in 2013.
Mandan city administrator Jim Neubauer said 99 percent of the city’s records requests are from him.
“I think for the folks that are responding to information requests from him, it is time consuming,” Neubauer said.
Jordan has submitted requests for municipal citations, financial records and police reports, as well as attorney general opinions.
In sports…
Local and regional weekend scores and recaps on line at CSiNewsNow.com
Valley City – (Mark Potts, VCSU) – The bracket for the 102nd annual Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament has been set.
Eight teams will converge on Valley City State University for the annual tournament in early January. The quarterfinals of the tournament will be played on Tuesday, Jan. 8. The semifinals are on Thursday, Jan. 10, and the tournament concludes with the championship and placing games on Saturday, Jan. 12.
All 12 games will be played at Valley City State University’s W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. Tournament history, records and past results can be found at www.vcsuvikings.com/bct
Enderlin High School has been named the top seed for this year’s tournament and will open with the 3 p.m. game against Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page on Jan. 8. Griggs County Central is the No. 4 seed and faces defending tournament champion Maple Valley at 4:30 p.m. in the opening round.
On the other half of the bracket, LaMoure/Litchville-Marion is the No. 2 seed and takes on No. 7 Sargent Central at 6 p.m. Milnor/North Sargent is seeded No. 3 and plays No. 6 Barnes County North at 7:30 p.m.
Games on Jan. 10 begin at 3 p.m., and Saturday’s games will start at noon. Maple Valley defeated LaMoure/Litchville-Marion in last year’s championship game, 57-41.
The Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament began in 1917 and has been played each year continuously since 1920.
2019 BARNES COUNTY BOYS TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Jan. 8
Game 1 – 3 p.m.: #1 Enderlin vs. #8 Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page
Game 2 – 4:30 p.m.: #4 Griggs County Central vs. #5 Maple Valley
Game 3 – 6 p.m.: #2 Lamoure-LM vs. #7 Sargent Central
Game 4 – 7:30 p.m.: #3 Milnor-North Sargent vs. #6 Barnes County North
Thursday, Jan. 10
Consolation Semifinals
Game 5 – 3:00 p.m.: Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Game 6 – 4:30 p.m.: Loser Game 3 vs Loser Game 4
Championship Semifinals
Game 7 – 6:00 p.m.: Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2
Game 8 – 7:30 p.m.: Winner game 3 vs Winner Game 4
Saturday, Jan. 12
7th place game – 12:00 p.m.
5th place game – 1:30 p.m.
3rd place game – 3:00 p.m.
Championship – 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL…
Michael Badgley kicked five field goals and Melvin Gordon scored on a one-yard run that gave the Chargers a 20-3 lead in the fourth quarter of a 23-17 victory over the Ravens in Baltimore. Badgley set a franchise record for field goals in a playoff game, including kicks of 53, 47 and 40 yards. His final field goal put Los Angeles ahead 23-3 with 9:09 left.
Philip Rivers was competent if unspectacular for the Chargers, completing 22 of 32 passes for 160 yards and no turnovers in the team’s third straight wild-card win.
Jackson completed just three passes before engineering a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives. He finished 14 of 29 for 194 yards with an interception and seven sacks.
Baltimore’s struggles happened two weeks after a 22-10 win over the Chargers in Baltimore.
The Chargers next face the second-seeded New England Patriots Sunday at Foxborough.
NBA….
UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers have now dropped five of six games since their convincing 127-101 blowout win over the two-time defending-champion Warriors at Golden State on Christmas Day. The slump also coincides with LeBron James’ groin injury suffered against the Warriors.
Andrew Wiggins scored 25 of his 28 points in the first half of the Timberwolves’ 128-106 rout of the Lakers at Minnesota.
Karl-Anthony Towns totaled 28 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks in helping the Wolves improve to 14-6 at home. Jeff Teague (teeg) scored all of his 15 points in the first half and finished with 11 assists as Minnesota improved to 19-21.
Lance Stephenson had 14 points for the Lakers, who were also playing without point guard Rajon Rondo (RAH’-zhahn RAHN’-doh) and power forward Kyle Kuzma (KOOZ’-mah).
Los Angeles never threatened after falling behind 28-7 in the first quarter.
The win didn’t stop the Wolves from making a coaching change. The Wolves have fired Tom Thibodeau (THIH’-boh-doh), who ended their 13-year postseason drought by guiding them to the playoffs last spring.
The Timberwolves were 97-107 under Thibodeau.
Scott Layden will remain the general manager overseeing the basketball operations and assistant coach Ryan Saunders will be the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
“We would like to thank Tom for his efforts and wish him all the best,” Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor said in a statement. “These decisions are never easy to make, but we felt them necessary to move our organization forward.”
The Athletic first reported that Thibodeau, who was also the president of basketball operations with full authority over the roster, had been let go. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who’s the winningest coach in club history.
Thibodeau finished 97-107 with the Wolves, who returned to the NBA playoffs last spring after a 13-year absence. As Butler, Thibodeau’s prized acquisition who played for him in Chicago, forced his way out of Minnesota, however, he found himself in a tenuous spot.
The Wolves barely reached the postseason, needing to beat Denver in overtime at home in the final game of the regular season, and were beaten by Houston in five games in the first round. Butler pushed the organization into a corner when his stance that he wouldn’t sign a new contract with the team became public two weeks before training camp began.
Grizzlies, Parsons appear ready to split
UNDATED (AP) — Memphis Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace says Chandler Parsons has chosen to continue rehabilitation in Los Angeles out of the options given the 30-year-old forward.
Wallace issued his statement just hours after ESPN.com reported that the Grizzlies and Parsons had agreed to a split.
The Grizzlies GM says they met with Parsons and spoke with both the forward and his representation numerous times during the forward’s rehab on how to “integrate a healthy and effective Chandler” back on the court.
T25 BASKETBALL…
Wolverines knock off Hoosiers
UNDATED (AP) — Second-ranked Michigan was able to keep its perfect season intact by holding off a much-improved Indiana squad.
Charles Matthews scored 16 of his 18 points in the first half to help the Wolverines build a double-digit lead in a 74-63 win over the 21st-rated Hoosiers. Jordan Poole also finished with 18 points for the 15-0 Wolverines, who need a win at Illinoi on Thursday to match the school’s best start.
Juwan Morgan scored 25 points on 9-of-22 shooting for Indiana, which had won seven straight since losing at Duke.
Also on Sunday’s top-25 slate:
— Markus Howard scored 26 points and 16th-ranked Marquette improved to 12-3 overall and 11-0 at its new arena by slamming Xavier, 70-52. Sacar Anim chipped in 20 points for the Golden Eagles, who led by nine before opening the second half on a 13-2 run to take command. Joey Hauser’s jumper from the left side put Marquette up 48-28 with 11:40 remaining.
— Armoni Brooks nailed six 3-pointers in a 22-point performance that highlighted No. 19 Houston’s 90-77 victory over Memphis. Nate Hinton added 19 points and nine rebounds for the 15-0 Cougars, who extended their home winning streak to a nation-best 28 games.
— Ethan Happ had 22 points and eight rebounds for No. 22 Wisconsin in a 71-52 pounding of Penn State. Brad Davison added 14 points and Nate Reuvers scored 11 as the Badgers stopped a two-game skid. The Nittany Lions were without coach Patrick Chambers, who was suspended for the game after shoving Penn State guard Myles Dread during a timeout in Thursday’s loss at Michigan.
— Jordan Bohannon scored a season-high 25 points and No. 25 Iowa ended a three-game losing streak in Big Ten play by downing No. 24 Nebraska, 93-84. Ryan Kriener added 14 points in his first career start for the Hawkeyes. Isaac Copeland had 24 points to pace the Cornhuskers.
NHL…
Knights rally past Devils
UNDATED (AP) — —The Blackhawks ended the Penguins’ eight-game winning streak by scoring twice in the third period of a 5-3 victory against Pittsburgh. Dylan Strome (strohm) scored the game-winner 1:48 into the third period, and former Pen Chris Kunitz (KOO’-nihts) also tallied for Chicago. Pittsburgh led 2-0 following goals by Patric Hornqvist and Jake Guentzel (GEHNT’-sul) 4 ½ minutes into the game.
The Vegas Golden Knights remain the hottest team in the NHL’s Western Conference since Thanksgiving.
Max Paccioretty (pash-uh-REH’-tee) scored late in the second period to complete the Golden Knights’ comeback in a 3-2 victory over the Devils. Vegas trailed 2-0 midway through the first period before Ryan Reaves and Brayden McNabb tallied to knot the score.
Malcolm Subban (SOO’-ban) stopped 36 shots for the Knights, who have won six in a row and are 17-3-3 since Nov. 21. Vegas was three games under .500 before the hot streak moved them into a tie with Carlgary for the top point total in the West.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Kyle Connor ended a 10-game pointless streak with a goal to help the Jets beat the Stars 5-1. Josh Morrissey had an empty-net goal and an assist, while Connor Hellebuyck (HEH’-leh-buhk) stopped 26 shots as Winnipeg rebounded from Friday’s 4-0 loss to the Penguins to regain the Central Division lead.
— The Capitals had dropped three in a row before third-period goals by Travis Boyd and Michal Kempny gave Washington a 3-2 triumph at Detroit. Tom Wilson also scored and Kempny provided the game-winner with 3:53 remaining for the defending champs.
— Rookie Conor Garland scored twice and Darcy Kuemper (KEHM’-pur) recorded his 12th career shutout by making 23 saves in the Coyotes’ 5-0 rout of the Rangers. Alex Galchenyuk (gal-CHEHN’-yuhk) had a goal and two assists for Arizona, which ended a three-game skid and won for just the second time in its last nine home games.
— Cam Talbot turned back 39 shots and the Oilers put together a three-goal first period before finishing off a 4-0 win at Anaheim. Connor McDavid opened the scoring and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins set up goals by Jesse Pulujarvi (pool-YAHR’-vee) and Kyle Brodziak later in the opening stanza to support Talbot’s first shutout of the season and 20th of his career.
— Justin Williams’ power-play goal broke a 4-4 tie with 12:26 left in the Hurricanes’ fourth straight win, 5-4 at Ottawa. Justin Faulk and Brock McGinn each had a goal and an assist for Carolina.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS
Buffalo QB Jackson declares himself eligible for NFL draft
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — University at Buffalo quarterback Tyree Jackson is forgoing his senior season by declaring himself eligible for the NFL draft.
Jackson is a redshirt junior who already has graduated. He threw for a career-high 3,131 yards and 28 touchdowns this season and had seven rushing TDs.
Jackson completed 56 percent of his pass attempts at Buffalo for 6,999 yards with 49 touchdowns and 24 interceptions in 32 career games.
MLB NEWS
Indians acquire C Plawecki in trade with New York Mets
UNDATED (AP) — The New York Mets swung minor deals with the Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros.
The Mets shipped backup catcher Kevin Plawecki (plah-WEH’-kee) to the Indians for right-hander Walker Lockett and infielder Sam Haggerty. The 27-year-old Plawecki batted .201 with seven home runs and a career-high 30 RBIs last year, missing six weeks with a broken left hand.
The Mets also picked up reserve infielder J.D. Davis and infield prospect Cody Bohanek from the Astros, who received outfielder Ross Adolph, catcher Scott Manea and infielder Luis Santana in a swap of prospects.
PGA-KAPALUA
Scauffele wins at Kapalua
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Xander Schauffele (SHOW’-flee) tied the Plantation course record with an 11-under 62 to win the Sentry Tournament of Championship by one stroke over Gary Woodland at Kapalua.
Schauffele started the final round five shots out of the lead and opened with a bogey before running off three straight birdies and chipping in for eagle at the turn. Schauffele finished birdie-birdie to tie the course record last set four years ago.
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