CSi Weather…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST FRIDAY…JAMESTOWN, AND VALLEY CITY…

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED..

Forecast…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Colder. Lows around 25 below. Northwest

winds 10 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 45 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs near zero. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

Lowest wind chills around 45 below in the morning.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below. East winds

around 5 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow. Highs

around 10. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows

zero to 5 above. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow. Highs 10 to

15.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows

around 5 below.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in

the morning in the Jamestown area. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 10 below.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 10.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows near zero.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 10.

 

Wind chills values 25 below zero or lower are possible each night from Friday through Tuesday.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The James River Valley Library System invites the community to celebrate the Alfred Dickey Public Library’s Centennial, February 19-22, with 100 years of service to Jamestown and Stutsman County.

On The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JRVLS Director, Joe Rector, and the Libraries Development Director, Bill Kennedy outlined the planning, and the activities set.

Rector pointed out that the planning started in 2014, as the Board wanted to maximize the effectiveness the library’s space, along with preserving the library’s historic nature, while providing a more inviting, functional space for patrons, along with a social space.

In 2017 the board launched the Centennial Initiative to preserve the library in anticipation of the 2019 Centennial.

Joe said over the past several months the library’s restoration included the foundation, new roofing, new carpeting, wall covering, and paint, throughout, new LED lighting, and restoration of the historic front desk.  Troy Gunderson provided North Dakota pictures, to make the upstairs area, more inviting.

In addition, there’s a new counter, and cabinets in the meeting room, storage for children’s programs, the new front outdoor sign, including a scrolling message board, to advertise library programs.

Also,  the updated space offers the Louis L’Amour Room, along with Alfred Dickey room to honor the strong connections between Jamestown, the Dickeys and the LaMoores. (Original spelling of “L’Amour”).  It features  a kind donation from the Dickey Family, along with books, family pictures a Three Penny coin carried by Alfred Dickey in the Civil war, and artifacts for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago.  The Louis L’Amour Wall was made possible by a grant From Jamestown Tourism, to the Friends of the Library, to be dedicated on Wednesday February 20, at 6-p.m.

In the future, a room will be set aside to honor the life of Edna LaMoore Waldo, Louis’ sister, who worked in the free library room sponsored by Alfred Dickey, and spending many hours in the Alfred Dickey Free Library.

Bill Kennedy added, local historian Keith Norman has written a biography of Alfred Dickey, being sold by the Friends of the Library, at a cost of $10 to benefit the library.

The book goes on sale at the library beginning Tuesday February 19.

Keith Norman will give a presentation about the life of Alfred Dickey on Friday February 22 from 4-p.m., to 6-p.m., along with autographing copies of his book.

Joe added that when the Alfred Dickey Public Library was completed in 1919, children carried books over from the reading room at the former City Hall building.

The celebration starts with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Tuesday February 19, at 10-a.m., on the front steps of the Alfred Dickey Public Library, refreshments to follow inside.  Coordinated by the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce.

At 10:15 a.m., at the east side of the library, upstairs, Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich, Library System Director, Joe Rector, and Mary Soucie will talk about the vital role of the library.

Then at 10:45-a.m., refreshments will be served on the west side, upstairs, and  it’s Storytime and Simple Crafts in the Drewello Room.

Family Trivia and Pizza Night follows with pizza 6-6:30-p.m. in the Drewello Room, (Free Will Donation) then Trivia from 6:30-p.m., to 8-p.m., in the Children’s Library.  Gather a team and play Trivia for prizes.  (Bring a pillow and blanket to sit on).  Both activities sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

On Wednesday February 20 at 6-p.m., in the upstairs library, the Dedication of the Louis L’Amour Room and Honor Wall.  At 6:30-p.m., in the Drewello Room, A Louis L’Amour Presentation by Keith Norman.

On Thursday February 21, from 1:30-p.m., to 3-p.m., the Dedication of the Drewello Room along with a reception with cake served.

At 6-p.m.,  a presentation by local author, Bruce Berg, “Dakota Thunder, The World’s Largest Buffalo,” in the L’Amour Room.  Dakota Thunder turns 60 years old this year.

Also at 6-p.m., Family Movie Night, in the Drewello Room.  (Register at the Alfred Dickey Children’s Library.)

Friday February 22,  3:30-p.m., Games After School, for ages 9-17 in the Drewello Room.

At 4-p.m.,  to 6-p.m.,  an Alfred Dickey Presentation, and a book signing by Keith Norman, in the Drewello Room.

 

 

REGAN, N.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a Regan man who died in a collision involving a front-end loader in Burleigh County.The Highway Patrol says a pickup truck driven by 61-year-old Tim Field rear-ended the payloader on state Highway 36 west of Regan, shortly before 7 a.m. Wednesday. Field died at the scene.The 52-year-old Wilton man driving the payloader wasn’t hurt. 

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — An explosion at a rural Williston business injured two people.The Williams County Sheriff’s Office says the blast happened about midday Wednesday. The business wasn’t immediately named.Two employees were taken to a local hospital with unspecified injuries. They weren’t immediately identified.The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration will be investigating. 
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led House ignored the opinion of GOP Gov. Doug Burgum and approved legislation Thursday that would use money from the voter-approved oil tax savings account to help offset income taxes.Representatives approved the measure 61-31 to use half the earnings from the state’s Legacy Fund, beginning in 2021, to reduce individual and corporate income taxes. Burgum has said he doesn’t like the bill by top GOP House members to tap some earnings from the account for income tax relief. He likened the idea to Robin Hood.”I don’t think it’s good policy,” the governor told reporters last week. Instead, Burgum wants to use earnings for projects he called “transformative.”House Majority Leader Chet Pollert and House Appropriations Chairman Jeff Delzer are among the measure’s co-sponsors. Rep. Craig Headland, the bill’s primary sponsor and chairman of the House Finance and Taxation Committee, said the income tax relief would make North Dakota more competitive with other states that don’t have income tax, which would help attract workers in the state that has thousands more jobs than takers.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s House has killed a bill that would require bicycle riders to wear reflective clothing at night.The House defeated the bill 83-9 on Thursday. It sought to require cyclists to wear a “reflective vest or other visible reflective clothing” from sunset to sunrise when on a public road.The measure says cyclists who failed to wear reflective clothing at night faced a $25 fine.

 

TOWNER, N.D. (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of attacking a priest in North Dakota will be sentenced later this month for attempted murder.Authorities say 43-year-old Chad Legare, of Alexandria, Minnesota, attacked the Rev. Robert Wapenski at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Anamoose a year ago in a dispute involving a woman.Legare in November entered an Alford plea, which the court treats as a guilty plea. His scheduled sentencing earlier this month was called off due to severe winter weather. It’s been reset to Feb. 25. He could face up to 20 years in prison.

 

 

 

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal transportation officials are requiring railroads to establish regional response teams along oil train routes following a series of fiery derailments.The new rule announced Thursday is aimed at having crews and equipment ready in the event of an accident. It applies to oil trains in continuous blocks of 20 or more loaded tank cars and those having 35 loaded tank cars.The U.S. Department of Transportation says a review identified challenges that occurred during previous responses to derailments.Rail carriers will be required to provide information about oil trains to emergency response agencies and identify someone to oversee each response zone along with organizations, crews and equipment to be used in a “worst-case discharge.”Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says in a statement the rule “will make the transport of energy products by railroad safer.”

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-led Senate has defeated a Democratic measure to study the burning and wasting of natural gas in the state’s oil patch.Senators voted 32-15 against the measure Wednesday.The bill was amended from its original intent that would have required companies to pay royalties if they flare natural gas for more than a year.Natural gas is a byproduct of oil production. The state produced nearly 1.4 million barrels of oil a day in November, the latest figures available. With that came 2.5 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.The industry flared 21 percent of the gas in November. The state requires companies to limit that to 12 percent. Operators missed the target for the seventh month in a row in November.

 

In sports…

Valley City  (VCSUVikings.com)- Valley City State University senior guard Hannah Schlecht has been named the North Star Athletic Association Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.

North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week
Hannah Schlecht – Valley City State (N.D.) – 5’7″ – Senior – Guard – Forman, N.D. – Schlecht averaged 13.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.0 assists per game as Valley City State (N.D.) won two conference games this past weekend, moving into a three-way tie for first place in the NSAA standings.  She shot 55.6 percent from the field (10-of-18 field goals), including 4-of-8 from the 3-point line. She also converted 3-of-4 free-throws. For the week, Schlecht totaled 27 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists. Schlecht poured in 18 points, including three 3-pointers, during a 70-60 win against Waldorf on Saturday.

 

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate resoundingly approved a border security compromise Thursday that ignores most of President Donald Trump’s demands for building a wall with Mexico but would prevent a new government shutdown. The White House said Trump, as he’s suggested for weeks, would quickly declare a national emergency and perhaps invoke other executive powers to try to shift money to wall-building from elsewhere in the federal budget.

House passage and Trump’s signature were assured, which for now would stamp a bipartisan coda on a nasty melee that’s dominated the initial months of power sharing in Washington.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Residents of Long Island City feared higher rents and crowded streets when Amazon moved in. But the local Chamber of Commerce laments the lost business opportunities as Amazon cancels its plans to open its second headquarters in New York.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed William Barr to be attorney general, placing the veteran government official and lawyer atop the Justice Department as special counsel Robert Mueller investigates Russian interference in the 2016 election. Democrats, who largely voted against Barr, said they were concerned about his non-committal stance on making Mueller’s report public. Barr will succeed Jeff Sessions, who was pushed out by President Donald Trump last year.PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he and first lady Melania Trump are praying for those affected by the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 people dead one year ago Thursday. In a statement Thursday, Trump says that after the tragedy, he held a school violence discussion at the White House and created the Federal Commission on School Safety.TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona and the rest of the southwestern U.S. states are becoming a hot spot in the fentanyl crisis as blue pills known as ‘Mexican oxy’ are flooding across the border. The fentanyl smuggled from Mexico has become a profitable new business for drug gangs, pushing the synthetic opioid to the top spot for fatal U.S. overdoses. The pills are killing users and touching all demographic groups in Arizona and other border states.WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe says he worried that investigations into President Donald Trump’s ties to Russia and possible obstruction of justice would be shut down after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. According to CBS, which conducted the interview aired Thursday, McCabe said Justice Department officials discussed bringing the Cabinet together to consider using the Constitution’s 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office.