CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog through the night. A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Lows near zero. North winds around 10 mph shifting to the northwest with gusts to around 30 mph after midnight.

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

winds 5 to 15 mph. Wind chills around 20 below.

 

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 60 percent chance of snow.

Snow accumulation around 3 inches.

Lows around 8 below. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of light snow. Highs near zero. Northwest winds around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 20 below.

.THURSDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs near zero.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow after

midnight. Lows around 10 below.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then snow likely

in the afternoon. Highs around 10. Chance of snow 50 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. A 50 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 10 below.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 5 below.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 15 below.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs zero to 5 above.

 

A potent system  moves east across the Dakotas Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. This system also has potential for banded snow, with 2 to 3 inches of snow possible in the south central and especially in the James Valley.  Otherwise, another 1 to 2 inches are possible across the north, with the least amount expected (an inch or less) in the southwest.

Tuesday night through Thursday

morning. This will be the coldest part of the week. Lows Tuesday

night and Wednesday night should range from 5 below to 25 below

zero, with the lowest temps in the northwest Tuesday night and

across the northwest and north central Wednesday night. Highs on

Wednesday will range from around 10 below northwest to 10 above

 

A warming trend should commence for the end of the work week, as

upper level ridging builds ahead of a longwave west coast trough.

The trough moves quickly east across the plains Thursday/Friday,

bringing another quick shot of light snow, mainly to the eastern

half of the state.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) – Jamestown and Valley City are challenging each other to be the most counted during the 2020 U.S. Census.

A kickoff event has been scheduled for January 14, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the Jamestown City Council Chambers.

Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud has challenged Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich to a response rate competition. The competition will pit Jamestown against Valley City to see who can get more residents to respond and get counted for the 2020 U.S. Census.

Mayor Carlsrud says, “After the census response period ends on July 31, we will compare the cities’ “self-response rates” — that is, the percentage of residents in each city who voluntarily self-responded to the census, as tabulated by the U.S. Census Bureau.”

The city with the higher self-response rate/percentage will be declared the winner.  The “losing” city’s mayor will have to wear a baseball cap promoting the “winning” city (e.g., “I Love Valley City”) at the next televised city meeting. This is a friendly competition that is aimed at raising awareness and participation in both communities.

Manager of the Census Office at the North Dakota Department of Commerce, Kevin Iverson says, “Counting everyone across the state is vitally important. Every person we fail to count will cost the state of North Dakota more than $19,000 over the next 10 years. That is money we need for roads, emergency services, healthcare services, school programs, etc.”

The challenge event was created by the Jamestown Complete Count Committee (CCC), a volunteer committee established by local governments and community leaders to increase awareness about the 2020 U.S. Census and encourage local residents to respond.

Mayor Heinrich adds, “Each CCC is charged with developing and implementing an outreach plan designed to target and address the needs of its community. This process involves identifying populations within the communities that are traditionally undercounted and working with the ‘trusted faces’ of those groups to increase self-response rates.”

Both mayors will give short statements, during the January 14, event.

Jamestown, (CSi)  The City of Jamestown is currently accepting positions for:

One open positions on the Board of Adjustments—3 year terms to January 2023

One open position on the James River Valley Library System Board—3 year term to March 2023

Anyone interested in serving on the above committees/boards should complete an “Application for Appointment”. The application may be obtained in person at City Hall, 102 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, by calling 701-252-5900 or online at jamestownnd.org and select government tab/city committees to download the form.

The application should be returned by February 14, 2020, to:

City of Jamestown

Attn: Appointments

102 3rd Avenue SE

Jamestown, ND 58401-4205

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The District 24 Democratic-NPL will be holding its annual convention on Sunday, January 26 at 4 pm at the Gaukler Wellness Center (2nd floor) at 733 8th Avenue Southwest in Valley City.

Scheduled business will include the revision and approval of the District platform, endorsing State House and State Senate candidates, electing delegates to the North Dakota Democratic-NPL State Convention which will be held in Minot on March 19-21.

Speakers at the District Convention will be Senator Joan Heckaman, minority leader of the ND Senate and Representative Joshua Boschee, minority leader of the State House.

Also, information will be shared on how Democrats can participate in the Dem-NPL Presidential Primary Voting. A new method will be used and folks can vote either by mail or in person for this presidential primary. The in-person voting for the Democratic Presidential Primary/caucus will be on March 10 at District 24 Dem-NPL Headquarters in the Straus Mall.

Residents of District 24 are encouraged to attend this District 24 Dem-NPL convention.
For more information or questions call Sharon Buhr at 701-840-0973.

In sports….

Madison, SD – Mackenzie Huber of Valley City State (N.D.) was selected to the No. 12 edition of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Women’s Basketball Player-of-the-Week, announced by the conference office Monday.

Mackenzie Huber is a  6’0″ – Senior – center from  Clark, S.D. – Huber shot 65.7 percent overall from the field (23-of-35 field goals) as Valley City State (N.D.) went 1-2 record for the week.  She also was near perfect at the free-throw line, converting 18-of-19 free-throws (94.7 percent).  After scoring 13 points and grabbing eight rebounds at Jamestown (N.D.) on Jan. 7, Huber scored a season-high 26 points and collected seven rebounds in helping the Vikings defeat Dakota State (S.D.) 82-72 on Jan. 10.  She followed up with a double-double of 25 points and 12 rebounds along with her career-high five blocks, despite a 72-63 home defeat against Bellevue (Neb.).  For the week, Huber averaged 21.3 points (64 total points), 9.0 rebounds (27 total rebounds), 2.0 blocks (6 total blocks) and 1.0 steals (3 total steals) per game for the Vikings.

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown High School  senior setter Kameron Selvig was named the North Dakota Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year. Selvig was a two-year starter for Sara Hegerle helping the Jays to a fifth place finish at the state tournament back in November.

Coach Hegerle, says, “This is a well deserved honor for Kameron. She has spent hours in the gym working and getting better.  I’m happy for her and looking forward to cheering her on during her college days at UMary.”

Selvig was one of three athletes named Class A Senior Athlete of the Year following the state tournament. She finished the year with 883 assists, 136 kills and 176 digs.

Selvig maintains a 4.0 and is the number one student in her class. She is also a member of the student council and has volunteered as a youth volleyball coach.

Selvig also played on the 2017 state runner-up as a rotational player. She finished her career with 1757 assists.

NEW YORK (AP) — Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for the entire season and the team fined $5 million for sign stealing by the team in 2017 and 2018 season. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred a strongly hinted that current Boston manager Alex Cora — the Astros bench coach in 2017 — will face discipline. Manfred said Cora developed the sign stealing system used by the Astros. Houston also will forfeit its next two first- and second-round draft picks.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says the United States is removing nearly two dozen Saudi military students from a training program and sending them back to their home country. This follows an investigation into a deadly shooting by a Saudi aviation student at a Florida navy base last month. Barr says many of those students had contact with child pornography and possessed “jihadist” or anti-American material. None is accused of having advanced knowledge of the shooting. Barr says the shooter was motivated by “jihadist ideology” and he described the killings as an act of terrorism.

 

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Popular anger is swelling in Iran over the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian jetliner and the government’s attempt to conceal its role in the tragedy. Online videos appeared to show security forces firing live ammunition and tear gas to disperse protests in the streets. Iranians already are suffering under crippling U.S. sanctions, and they have expressed shock and outrage over the plane crash that killed scores of young people. They also decried the misleading statements from top officials, who only admitted responsibility three days later in the face of mounting evidence. Video verified by The Associated Press show protesters scattering amid clouds of tear gas Sunday night. In another, a woman is carried away as people shout that she is wounded by gunfire.

 

AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) — U.S. officials say American troops were informed of an impending attack hours before a barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles struck their air base in Iraq. An officer at Ain al-Asad air base described giving an order for troops to go on lockdown and later into bunkers before the missiles struck early on Jan. 8. Officials said no U.S. troops were killed or injured, although one officer said several were treated for concussions. An Associated Press crew touring base saw large craters and damaged military trailers and housing units. The attack was in retaliation for the U.S. drone strike near Baghdad airport that killed a top Iranian commander, Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Jan. 3. .

 

 

BRITAIN-ROYAL RIFT

Queen agrees to let Harry, Meghan move part-time to Canada

SANDRINGHAM, England (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has agreed to grant Prince Harry and and his wife Meghan their wish for a more independent life, allowing them to move part-time to Canada while remaining firmly in the House of Windsor. The British monarch said in a statement Monday that the summit of senior royals on Monday was “constructive,” and that it had been “agreed that there will be a period of transition” in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will spend time in Canada and the UK.” The summit at the queen’s Sandringham estate in eastern England marked the first face-to-face talks with Harry since he and Meghan unveiled the controversial plan to step back from their royal roles.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT-WEINSTEIN

Gigi Hadid among potential jurors for Weinstein’s rape trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Supermodel Gigi Hadid is in the running to be a juror in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial after telling a judge that she thinks she would be able to “keep an open mind on the facts.” Hadid lives in Manhattan. She turned heads Monday as part of the latest pool of 120 potential jurors summoned for the case. Hadid disclosed that she has met Weinstein and actress Salma Hayek, a potential witness, but said that she could remain impartial. She was asked to return Thursday for additional questioning. Weinstein is accused of raping a woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulting another in 2006.

AP-US-OSCAR-NOMINATIONS

‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind

Female filmmakers have been shut out, “Parasite” has made history and “Joker” has edged out all other films in this year’s Academy Awards nominations. Todd Phillips’ R-rated supervillain origin story leads all films with 11 nominations, including best picture. “The Irishman,” “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood” and “1917 ” trail close behind with 10 nominations apiece. For the 87th time, the academy selected all-male directing nominees. The nominations had some surprises, with Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce missing out on their first Oscar nominations. The 92nd Academy Awards will be held on on Feb. 9 in Los Angeles and for the second year in a row will go without a host.