CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening.  Lows 5 to 10. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

FRIDAY…Cloudy. Highs 20 to 25. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15. South winds up to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny in the morning then mostly cloudy. Highs

20 to 25.

 

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing.

Lows 15 to 20.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.MONDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 30.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 20s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  City of Jamestown street crews will conduct snow removal operations downtown tonight (Thursday).

The city states crews will begin downtown removal at around 11 PM. The city asks that all vehicles be removed from the downtown streets, avenues, and alleyways.

“City Ordinance Section 25-10 requires that a property owner keep the sidewalk adjoining the property clear of snow and ice. Do not deposit snow or ice on the city street after the city plow has cleared the street. These violations are class B misdemeanors under the general penalty and will result in a fine.”

The  snow removal schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

Update….

Jamestown  (NDHP) On January 21, shortly after 7 pm, Gregory Anderson, 63, Little Falls, MN, was driving a 2004 Peterbilt loaded with cattle from a Jamestown feedlot to Aberdeen. Shortly after beginning the trip, approximately 2.5 miles east of Jamestown on Old Highway 10, Anderson suffered a sudden medical condition. The condition caused him to drift off the highway and into a field. A short time later, two motorists approached the truck, found the driver unconscious and called 911. A Stutsman County Deputy, NDHP Troopers, and Jamestown Ambulance responders arrived minutes later. Anderson was transported to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center where he was declared deceased. There was no damage to the truck or load. The incident remains under investigation by the North Dakota Highway Patrol.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Commission will hold two informational meeting where  public comments will be heard concerning the proposed Barnes County jail and information about the architectural design on February 5.  A meeting that day will be held at 10-a.m., and evening meeting at 7-p.m., both at the Valley City Eagle Club.

Under the proposed plan, a jail with a construction cost of $11.9-million, and law enforcement center, sheriff’s office at a cost of $4.4 million would be built east of the existing National Guard facility along the I-94 frontage road in Valley City.

CARSON, N.D. (AP) — A Carson man is in custody after Grant County authorities say they intercepted a package with 5 pounds of methamphetamine, an amount they say is the largest seizure in the county. Sheriff John Foss says the meth has a street value of about $40,000. Authorities say someone who received the package in error called sheriff’s officials earlier this week. The Bismarck Tribune reports deputies arrested 37-year-old Michael Eckis the next day. He’s charged with felony conspiracy to deliver methamphetamine and two misdemeanor drug charges. Eckis is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Thursday. Court documents do not list a defense attorney.

(AP)  North Dakota regulators have signaled that the state won’t impose conditions beyond those required by the federal government on a proposal to double the capacity of the Dakota Access Pipeline. An attorney for the North Dakota Public Service Commission said requiring additional measures could draw a legal challenge from the Texas-based pipeline’s owner, Energy Transfer. The company wants to double the capacity of the pipeline to as much as 1.1 million barrels daily to meet growing demand for oil from North Dakota. It’s seeking permission for additional pump stations in the Dakotas, Iowa and Illinois.

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee announces that Allen Sauter has been selected for induction into the state’s Aviation Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on the evening of March 3rd, at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium banquet in Minot, ND. Allen Sauter will join the prestigious aviation hall of fame group that currently includes 44 other individuals who have all had a significant impact to the growth, development, and promotion of aviation in North Dakota. For more information on the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame, visit https://ndacaero.com/hall-of-fame.

Allen Sauter was born on October 2nd, 1941 and was raised in Harvey, North Dakota. Allen’s love for aviation started as a child on his family farm where he worked as a flagger for a local aerial applicator. On Christmas Day in 1957, he soloed in a 1946 J-3 Cub on skis at the young age of 16, which began an aviation career that currently spans seven decades.
Allen joined the US Army in 1958 to become a pilot. Once he discovered that he was too young to begin flight training, he decided to attend helicopter maintenance school. Allen excelled in his training and by the end of his enlistment he obtained all FAA requirements for his Airframe & Powerplant Certificate. In addition, he flew all of the aircraft in the Army base flying squadron, including the L-17, L-18, L-19, L-21 and L-26.
Allen returned home in 1962 to North Dakota and after earning his Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor Certificate, he began work as a commercial pilot for Combs Airways and Red Baron Lines. During this time, he flew passengers and cargo throughout North Dakota and other Midwest states. He was also active in the Civil Air Patrol serving as a Captain and Flight Instructor.

Throughout most of the 1970’s, Allen accrued additional qualifications and certifications. He served as the Chief Flight Instructor for Mid-State Aviation in Bismarck where he wrote the first FAA approved multi-engine curriculum for private, commercial, and flight instructor pilots in the state of North Dakota. Allen also wrote and obtained FAA approval for the new GI Bill flight school in North Dakota.

Allen dedicated his life to raising his family while serving as an FAA Certified Gold Seal Flight Instructor and as an FAA Designated Pilot Examiner in North Dakota. Within this position, he trained pilots of all levels including private pilots in Piper Cubs to commercial pilots flying twin-engine jets.
Allen continued his contributions to the aviation industry and to his fellow North Dakotans after completing his career with the FAA. He began his own Bismarck based aircraft pilot service company which employed three pilots. Over a span of 14 years his business flew doctors and nurses from Bismarck to rural communities throughout North Dakota and other Midwest states.

Allen received numerous awards, most notably the Orville and Wilbur Wright Master Pilot Award for 50 years of continuous medical certification with no accidents and no violations of FAA Regulations. As an FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor, he has provided instruction to over 633 certified pilots throughout his career. Allen has flown 55 aircraft including Cessna Citation Jets and Convair 240 aircraft as well as three helicopter models. He has accumulated over 32,200 hours of flight time throughout his lifetime.

The induction ceremony will take place in Minot at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium on Tuesday March 3rd. The social begins at 6 p.m. and the banquet begins at 7 p.m. To learn more about the state’s aviation conference or to purchase tickets for the awards ceremony, visit https://ndacaero.com. Questions can also be directed to the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission at 701.328.9650.

In Sports..

Jamestown  (CSi) Jamestown Parks and Recreation reports that  spring coed volleyball teams are currently forming.

Registration forms are available at the Parks and Rec main office and at www.jamestownparksandrec.com. The per-team registration fee of $200 is due Jan. 29.

League play begins Feb. 5 at Two Rivers Activity Center.

 

Class A Basketball Polls

(First-place votes in parenthesis)

Seventh poll

Boys

Team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Jamestown (13) 9-1 88 1
  2. Fargo Davies (6) 10-1 86 2
  3. Minot 10-2 53 3
  4. W.F. Sheyenne 9-1 41 4
  5. Bismarck 8-3 12 5

Others receiving votes: Grand Forks Red River (7-3) and Dickinson (7-4).

Girls

Team Rec. Pts. LW

  1. Devils Lake (11) 9-0 86 2
  2. Bis. Legacy (7) 11-0 83 3
  3. Bis. Century (1) 10-1 59 1
  4. Fargo Shanley 8-2 36 4
  5. Mandan 9-3 13 5

Others receiving votes: Grand Forks Red River (7-4) and Fargo Davies (7-4).

In world and national news..

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization says a viral illness in China that has sickened hundreds of people is not yet a global health emergency. WHO issued its evaluation after Chinese authorities moved to lock down three cities earlier Thursday and canceled major events in the capital, Beijing, during the Lunar New Year holiday period to try to contain the new virus. The United Nations health agency made its decision after independent experts spent two days assessing information about the spread of the newly identified coronavirus. Didier Houssin, the chair of the emergency advisory committee, said, “It’s too early to consider this as a public health emergency of international concern,” but noted the panel “was very divided, almost 50-50.”

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are saying that “no president” has ever abused power the way President Donald Trump did toward Ukraine. They’re making their case as they press into the second day of arguments in Trump’s historic impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate. They are facing a big challenge trying to win over not just fidgety senators but an American public deeply divided by the Republican president’s actions. Republicans are blocking new witnesses. The long hours in back-to-back days of proceedings have left some senators yawning, stretching and pacing. Each side has 24 hours over three days to make its case.

 

JERUSALEM (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival Benny Gantz have been invited to Washington next week to discuss the “prospect of peace” with the Palestinians. He spoke at a meeting with Netanyahu after addressing an international Holocaust forum in Jerusalem

 

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A delegation of Muslim religious leaders has visited Auschwitz along with members of an American Jewish group. Organizers said the Muslim participants made up “the most senior Islamic leadership delegation” ever to visit the site of a Nazi German death camp. The interfaith visit on Thursday came four days before the 75th anniversary of the camp’s liberation by Soviet forces. It was co-led by the secretary general of the Muslim World League, who called it “both a sacred duty and a profound honor.” The 62-member Muslim delegation included 25 prominent religious leaders from more than two dozen countries. Children of Holocaust survivors were among the members of the American Jewish Committee who joined them.

 

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have given their final approval to legislation that will allow politicians to fire judges who criticize their decisions, a change that European legal experts warn will undermine judicial independence. The legislation passed in the lower house of parliament on Thursday evening. It goes next to the president, who has expressed his support for the legislation and is expected to sign it into law. Proposed by Poland’s right-wing ruling party, the proposed legislation has been condemned by the European Union, the United Nations and other international bodies, as well as by Polish legal experts and Poland’s opposition.

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Annabella Sciorra is confronting Harvey Weinstein at his New York City rape trial. With her voice quivering, Sciorra told a jury Thursday that the former Hollywood honcho barged into her apartment, overpowered and raped her as she fought to stop him with kicks and punches. It’s the first of several expected confrontations between Weinstein and his accusers at a watershed trial for the #MeToo movement. He has insisted any sexual encounters were consensual. Weinstein is charged with forcibly performing oral sex on a former “Project Runway” production assistant in 2006 and raping an aspiring actress in 2013.