CSi Weather…  .SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with chance of showers and slight

chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of precipitation

30 percent.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible across western and south
central North Dakota this afternoon and evening. Severe weather
is not expected.

There is a chance for thunderstorms Saturday through Thursday.

Severe thunderstorms are possible Monday.

 

Jamestown (Chamber)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the 6th winner of the Yard of the Week Program for 2019.  Chad and Darlene Kleinknecht of 315 22nd Ave. NE in Jamestown, have received this award for week six.  Join us in congratulating them on their beautiful yard and thank them for their efforts to help beautify Jamestown.  Congratulations, Chad nand Darlene for a job well done!

 

The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 1st and ends August 31st. Yards will be selected each week from nominations received. Nominated yards must be visible from the street.

 

To nominate a yard for the Yard of the Week program, please contact the Chamber at 701-252-4830 or stop by our office at 120 2nd Street SE, Jamestown for a nomination form.  The completed forms require a valid phone number so we can contact the perspective winner. Forms are also available on our Facebook page or on our website at www.jamestownchamber.com.  Forms can be emailed to director@jamestownchamber.com.

All single family residences within Jamestown are eligible for the program.

 

Jamestown (JRHS)  The humane capture of feral cats in Jamestown has been successful, and is continuing.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable, 2 a shelter board member, Jay Nitchke said so far this year 15 cats have been captured, in the University of Jamestown area, 11 females and 4 males.

Each will be neutered or spayed, given shots, and made available as “barn cats,” to area farmers, that will keep the felines safe.

 

Jay added that the James River Humane Society is continuing projects at the shelter’s dog kennel, including upgrading the kennels to provide more safety for “jumper,” dogs.

Other improvements have included, kennel tarps, a birthing room, and a puppy room,

The dog kennel improvements will include sealing the floors.

 

Coming up on Saturday July 13 is a Grill Out and Rummage Sale from 9-a.m., to 1-p.m., at the shelter, located off the I-94 Bloom Exit, with proceeds benefiting the James River Humane Society.

 

Jay reported that the shelter has 18 dogs available for adoption, with 9 recently adopted.

 

Several cats are on hand looking for forever homes.

 

For more information call 701-252-0747, on line jameriverhumanesocity.org

Open everyday, from 9:30-a.m. to 11:30-a.m., and 5:30-p.m., to 6:30-p.m., or by appointment.

Send charitable donations to post office box 636, Jamestown, ND 58402.

 

Update

Bismarck  (CSi) North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says, Field Days have been scheduled at a number of  North Dakota sites, to collect and redistribute flea beetles that eat leafy spurge.

Those  interested in acquiring the flea beetles to release on their own property can collect them from established populations at the field day sites.

Goehring says, “Leafy spurge continues to be one of North Dakota’s most difficult-to-control noxious weeds.  Using the flea beetles for biological control, as part of an integrated pest management plan, has proven to be an effective tool in combating leafy spurge infestations.” In Stutsman County, field days are at 10 a.m. Monday, July 8, Tuesday, July 9, and Wednesday, July 10, at the Stutsman County Weed Board shop at 1508 4th St. NW, Jamestown.

Those attending are asked to help collect the beetles and to bring a sweep net and a cooler with ice packs to transport the flea beetles.

Other planned days will be Wednesday, June 26 in Billings & Stark Counties. Other counties include Grant, Benson, and Morton at dates and times TBD.

 

Update…

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A man has died after becoming buried under more than a dozen feet of corn in a grain bin.The Grand Forks County Sheriff’s Office says 58-year-old Kevin John Anderson was cleaning the bin at Columbia Grain in Arvilla on Wednesday. He became buried beneath 15 feet of corn.The sheriff’s office says in a news release issued Friday that rescuers spent two hours trying to find Anderson and remove him from the bin. He was unresponsive when he was located and pronounced dead at the scene.The news release doesn’t say how Anderson became buried. Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Inocencio said in a telephone interview Friday that investigators don’t have any specifics yet. He said another employee was cleaning the bin with Anderson but didn’t see what happened. 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — New exhibits on the moon landing and women’s suffrage are opening at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum in Bismarck.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that bbjects commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing will be on display until the end of July. The exhibit includes fragments of moon rocks and small state flags that were flown to the moon.

The women’s suffrage exhibit will be open until summer 2020. Women first gained the right to vote in 1920 when the 19th Amendment was enacted. American Indian women were granted voting rights with citizenship in 1924.

 

In world and national news…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A vigorous aftershock sequence is following the strongest earthquake to hit Southern California in 20 years.

A magnitude 5.4 quake at 4:07 a.m. Friday is so far the strongest aftershock of Thursday’s magnitude 6.4 jolt, and was felt widely.

Seismologists had said there was an 80% probability of an aftershock of that strength.

Thursday’s big quake struck in the Mojave Desert, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles, near the town of Ridgecrest, which suffered damage to buildings and roads.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department says it will continue to look for legal grounds to force the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.

But the department says it’s unclear how that will happen.

That’s according to a lawyer for the plaintiffs who took part in a conference call Friday with government lawyers and a federal judge who demanded clarification of the administration’s plans. President Donald Trump had reopened what appeared to be a final decision by his administration to proceed without the citizenship question on the next census.

Mexican American Legal Defense Fund president and general counsel Thomas Saenz says government lawyers told U.S. District Judge George Hazel they have no clear instructions about how to proceed.

The Supreme Court ruled last week that the question could not be included.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job growth rebounded in June as employers added 224,000 jobs, an indication of the economy’s durability after more than a decade of expansion.

The Labor Department says the solid gain came after weak job growth of just 72,000 in May. The burst of hiring last month may suggest that employers are shaking off concerns about weaker global growth and the waning benefits from tax cuts. The unemployment rate ticked up to 3.7%, up from 3.6% for the previous two months as more people began searching for work.

The strength of the jobs report could complicate a decision for the Federal Reserve late this month on whether to cut interest rates to help support the economy. Most investors anticipate a rate cut.

Hourly wages rose 3.1% from a year ago.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump celebrated the Fourth of July on the National Mall with a salute to the military and American heroes of all types. Sticking closely to his script, Trump celebrated the story of America as “the greatest political journey in human history.”

Supporters welcomed his tribute to the U.S. military while protesters assailed him for putting himself center stage on a holiday devoted to unity.

As rain fell on him, Trump called on Americans to “stay true to our cause” during a program that adhered to patriotic themes and hailed an eclectic mix of history’s heroes, from the armed forces, space, civil rights and other endeavors of American life.

A late afternoon downpour drenched the capital’s Independence Day crowds and Trump’s speech unfolded in occasional rain.

 

 

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is overseeing a grand military parade celebrating Independence Day as the embattled socialist leader comes under mounting criticism for using brutal tactics to crush his opponents.

Friday’s celebration follows the release of a scathing report by the United Nations’ human rights watchdog that accuses government security forces of torture, sexual abuse and extrajudicial killings.

Maduro has maintained the military’s backing amid a political standoff with opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who is trying to oust Maduro and has support from more than 50 nations, including the United States.

Guaido is calling on Venezuelans to take to the streets for huge demonstrations.

State TV shows Maduro regaling in his military might, applauding as soldiers march past, tanks roll by and fighter jets fly overhead.