wbPM3CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.

HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.

.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS

AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 60.

.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH

TUESDAY.

 

Jamestown (CSi) The Fallen Heroes Memorial and Honor Ride is set to begin in Jamestown on August 12, 13, 2016 starting at the Jamestown Civic Center. The event honors fallen and KIA soldiers, and there families.

This year’s theme is: “Not Without Honor: They Served, They Defended Freedom.

On the Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, local organizers George Quigley and Shelly Grontrian were on hand with updates on the event.

George said the activities start on Friday the 12th at the Civic Center with the Fallen Heroes Memorial Steak Fry at at 6-p.m. The social hour is at 5-p.m., when the doors open.

At the Steak Fry is the chance to win $2,500 in cash prizes. Tickets are $20.

The North Dakota National Guard, 188th Army Band will perform from 7-p.m., to 10-p.m.

There will be a cash bar all evening. Must be 21 years of age or older, to enter the designated alcohol sales premises.

On Saturday August 13th, at 10-a.m., is the North Dakota Patriot Guard Memorial Program and Honor Ride.

Ahead of that at 7-a.m. to 10-a.m., is the Pancake Breakfast Feed, for a free will offering, sponsored by the CMA.

10 a.m., to noon is the Honor Ride Registration, at $10 per person.

At noon, the Memorial Program and presentation to Gold Star Families of Fallen Soldiers.

The Scheduled speaker is D.C. Faber.

1:15-p.m., the Honor Ride leaves from the Civic Center.

The ride heads to the Jamestown Dam, then on to Spiritwood, then Buchanan and Pingree and then to  Medina, before heading back to the Jamestown Civic Center.

5:30-p.m., a free meal to The Honor Ride Participants, and Gold Star Families.

Again there will be a cash bar all evening.   Must be 21 years of age or older to enter the designated alcohol premises.

George pointed out that there has been excellent community support for the Memorial and Honor Ride, including grant dollars from Jamestown Tourism.

He added that it’s hoped to have more participants from Minnesota this year.

There will be a Silent Auction and Raffle, and about seven vendors will have information including Service Dogs for America, and their work with the Wounded Warriors program.

Also on hand will be the Fargo VA veterans outreach van with information.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Frontier Village hosts the annual Pioneer Days this weekend.

It will be on Saturday  from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and  from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Sunday, free of charge. Again there will be food, old-fashioned ice cream, arts and crafts and a reduced fee for the  stagecoach rides and a pony ring.

Frontier Village Manager Nichole Mosolf, says activities include being able to watch the work and activities that took place during that time.

Demonstrations both days include cooking food in a Dutch oven, blacksmiths making tools and implements, and a Morse code telegraph expert.

The Wild West Shootout is Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m.

The Williams & Ree comedy and singing duo will have two performances at the Frontier Village Amphitheater at 1-p.m. and 4-p.m.  Tickets are $20 at the gate, general admission seating.

Proceeds will go to the Frontier Village operations.

On Sunday, events start with a 9:30 a.m. nondenominational service at Pioneer Church with the service is provided by Prairie Ministry Service.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is reported Thursday afternoon  that water has receded from the roadway on ND Hwy 11, approximately 14 miles west of Ellendale. Traffic is moving at normal speeds.

For updated road information, call 511 from any type of phone or go to the Travel Information Map on our website at www.dot.nd.gov.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger says supporters of a ballot initiative campaign that would legalize marijuana for medical purposes have gathered enough signatures to put the issue to a statewide vote.

Supporters of the so-called North Dakota Compassionate Care Act needed about 13,500 qualified signatures to put it to a statewide vote in the Nov. 8 general election. Jaeger on Thursday said the measure’s backers turned in more than 17,200 qualified signatures.

With voters’ approval, the initiative would make it legal for North Dakota residents to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana for medical purposes. It says those who qualify could obtain the drug from a state-licensed dispensary or grow a limited supply for personal use.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota health officials say abortions fell last year to the lowest level since record-keeping began in 1981.

Health Department data showed 1,166 abortions, down a little less than 1 percent from 1,264 a year earlier.

The previous low was 1,182 in 2013.

Red River Women’s Clinic director Tammi Kromenaker says the drop mirrors nationwide trends and is due to more effective birth-control options and increased insurance coverage under the federal Affordable Care Act. The Red River clinic in Fargo is the state’s only abortion provider.

North Dakota women accounted for 822 of last year’s total. Minnesota women had 280 abortions in North Dakota, followed by 55 from South Dakota and nine from other states.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Funeral services have been scheduled for former North Dakota Supreme Court Justice H.F. “Sparky” Gierke.

Gierke died Sunday at a Bismarck hospital. He was 73. His funeral is 11:30 a.m. Friday at Parkway Funeral Service in Bismarck. He will be buried in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery.

Gov. Allen Olson in 1983 appointed Gierke to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court. Gierke later won two elections and served on the high court until resigning in November 1991, after President George H.W. Bush appointed him chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in Washington, D.C.

Gierke also was a former national commander of the American Legion.

 

In sports…

RIO DE JENEIRO (AP) — Katie Ledecky continues to blow away the opposition. In the preliminaries of the 800-meter freestyle Thursday she set an Olympic record with a 16-lap time of in 8 minutes, 12.86 seconds, bettering the old mark of 8:14.10 set eight years ago. Ledecky, whose time was nearly seven seconds faster than anyone else, is back in the pool tonight for more qualifying.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Six Valley City State University student-athletes have been named to the 2016 Dacotah Bank/North Star Athletic Association Football Preseason Team.

Four VCSU players on the defensive preseason team,  senior defensive backs Jawuan Pugh and Michael Bruce, junior linebacker Nicholas McBeain, and senior defensive lineman Harvey McMahon.

On the offensive team from VCSU it’s senior receiver Colby Lum and junior offensive lineman PJ Peterson.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota State University has added Delaware to its football schedule in 2018 and 2019.

NDSU will host the Blue Hens in the season opener on Sept. 1, 2018. The Bison will travel to Newark the following season, on Sept. 14, 2019.

It will be the first two meetings between the Football Championship Subdivision schools that both have strong football programs.

NDSU is the five-time defending FCS champion. The Blue Hens won the national title in 2003 and were national runners-up in 2007 and 2010.

 

In sports…

RIO  (AP)  Andy Murray has constructed a comeback to keep alive his bid for an unprecedented second consecutive Olympic singles gold medal.

The No. 2 seed from Britain, considered an overwhelming favorite to win the Rio de Janeiro tennis tournament after No. 1 Novak Djokovic’s early exit, reached the quarterfinals Thursday by beating Fabio Fognini of Italy 6-1, 2-6, 6-3.

Murray trailed 3-0 in the final set before turning things around on an afternoon so windy that courtside signage repeatedly got blown over.

The result stretched Murray’s winning streak to 15 matches, including a second Wimbledon championship last month for a third Grand Slam title overall.

 

In world and national news…

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — Hillary Clinton is promoting her plan to invest in infrastructure as a way to create more jobs. In an economic address in suburban Detroit, the Democratic nominee said she’ll put people to work updating roads and bridges. She’s promising to improve schools and water systems, expand broadband access and invest in clean energy. Clinton is also hitting Donald Trump for what she’s calling a “Trump loophole” in his economic plan. She says Trump’s plans to cut taxes on certain business income would benefit many of his companies.

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — When it comes to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, Hillary Clinton says, “I oppose it now, I’ll oppose it after the election and I’ll oppose it as president.” Clinton says she understands why people are concerned about trade deals, noting that Donald Trump talks about it frequently. She says “trade deals have been sold to the American people with rosy scenarios that did not pan out.” But Clinton says the “answer is to finally make trade work for us, not against us.”

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi woman who once sought to disguise a planned journey to join the Islamic State group as her honeymoon has been sentenced to 12 years in prison on a terrorism charge. Vicksburg native Jaelyn Young pleaded guilty in March to one count of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization. Young had faced up to 20 years in prison. Her parents pleaded for leniency Thursday, and Young broke down in heavy sobs at sentencing, saying she was ashamed of her actions. Her fiance pleaded guilty to a similar charge and is set to be sentenced later this month.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (AP) — The police chief in Punta Gorda, Florida, says he’s taking full responsibility after one of his officers accidentally shot and killed a woman during a police “shoot/don’t shoot” demonstration. The officer wasn’t supposed to be carrying live ammunition. The officer has been placed on administrative leave.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists now calculate that Greenland sharks are Earth’s oldest living animals with backbones. They estimate that one of those gray sharks was born in icy Arctic waters roughly 400 years ago and lived until only a couple of years ago. Until now, the record holder was a bowhead whale that hit 211 years old. The study is published in the journal Science.