Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The James River Humane Society reminds residents that the biggest event of the year is just around the corner.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, President, Jennifer Barnard said, the annual Potato Bar and Silent Auction will be held March 9, 2013, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jamestown.

Tickets are $10 and includes entry for the raffle, as well as the meal.

She pointed out some of raffle items donated so far.

Those include a gift card for a spa day at Top Designers, a beautiful picture from Simply Home, golf packages from Hillcrest, amazing baskets and gift cards from local merchants, a bug deflector from RealTruck.com and more.

Anyone interested in purchasing tickets or having items to be donated for the event contact Jennifer Barnard at 320-4962, of the the shelter at 252-0747.

They are looking for baked goods for dessert at the Potato Bar, and those interested in donating may drop off items at the KC’s that day.

Also, needed are ticket sellers.

Again contact Jennifer if interested in selling tickets for this event.

Upcoming events include: a Bake Sale at the Buffalo Mall on March 16th, at 10-a.m.

Those wishing to donat baked goods should drop them at the mall around 9:30 a.m.

There is a great need for dog volunteers.

Duties include; cleaning cages, feeding/watering, helping with visitors, and of course having fun and loving the dogs.

If interested, check out our website or call the shelter.

-James River Humane Society’s Annual Meeting will be held on Monday March 4, 2013.

All current members of JRHS (not just board members) are invited to attend and vote for next year’s officers. Ms. Barnard added that she’s stepping down as president, after serving for three and a half years.

The meeting will be held at Hardee’s at 6:30pm, which is earlier then previous years, so note the time change for this year.

Ms. Barnard pointed out that later this month the shelter and veterinary clinics in Jamestown, Valley City, and Carrington, will offer reduced costs for spaying and neutering pets. She said to call the vets for more information.

The James River Humane Society is located at the I-94 Bloom Exit.

Call 252-0747 for more information.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Performing Arts Series at Jamestown College continues with a performance by the Russell Peterson Jazz Quartet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, February 22, 2013, in the Reiland Fine Arts Center’s DeNault Auditorium.

Tickets are $15 and can be reserved through the Box Office. Call (701) 252-3467 ext. 5435, send e-mail to

tickets@jc.edu, or visit the Jamestown College web site, www.jc.edu and click on “Community” and “Reiland Box Office.”

Walentine added, a student ticket is $5, as is a ticket purchased through the Unison Bank “Good Neighbor,” program.

On Friday’s (Feb 15, 2013) Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Rick Walentine said,

an accomplished classical/jazz saxophonist, bassoonist and composer, Peterson has performed extensively throughout the United States and Europe with the Transcontinental Saxophone Quartet as well as with the Hard-Bop Jazz Saxophone Quartet, Post-Traumatic Funk Syndrome, Fargo-Moorhead Symphony and FM Symphony Wind Quintet. He is the winner of the top prize at the International Geneva Saxophone Concours and MTNA National Music Competition.

Peterson holds degrees from Youngstown State University, Le Conservatoire de Bordeaux and Bowling Green State University. He is instructor of saxophone, bassoon and jazz ensemble at Concordia College.

He will be joined by Doug Neill on bass, Joel Thompson on drums and Mary Marshall on piano.

The series concludes with the Sonic Escape instrumental ensemble on Saturday, March 23. Sonic Escape is a flute-violin-cello trio of Juilliard graduates performing original works, arrangements and improvisations.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Frontier Village Association has discussed hosting a World Fast Draw Association event in August, this year, providing $5,000 for expenses can be raised.

The Jamestown Shootout and is scheduled for August 9-10, 2013 and is listed on the WFDA’s Facebook page as a sanctioned event.

Jamestown hotels will be contacted for sponsorships, in exchange for a listing in the WFDA National Registry.

It was noted that guns used in WFDA events fire blanks or wax bullets to break paper targets or balloon, to find the fastest and most accurate shooters.

Contestants also dress in cowboy regalia, often in the style of older western movies.

The board unanimously approved the Executive Committee reviewing applications for the currently vacant Frontier Village manager’s position.

Recommendations will be made to the full board at its next regular meeting.

The seasonal summer position is 26 hours per week at $10 an hour.

Anyone interested in applying should call 701-320-2725.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A judge has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 20 years in prison for entering or attempting to enter Bismarck homes and peering into bedrooms.

Convicted sex offender Donald Gerald pleaded guilty in December to seven counts of burglary, two counts of attempted burglary, two counts of surreptitious intrusion and one count of criminal trespass.

Police had warned people in Bismarck to keep their doors locked after numerous burglaries in northwest Bismarck from July 2011 through October 2011, including several in which homeowners encountered a man in their homes in the middle of the night.

South Central District Judge David Reich listened Friday to six victims explain how Gerald’s actions shattered their senses of security and safety in their own homes.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The Red River Diversion Authority board has given the Army Corps of Engineers permission to move ahead with the project that includes a ring dike around a staging area south of Fargo.

Plans are for the $1.8 billion channel around Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., to include a levee around some homes in the communities of Hickson, Bakke and Oxbow.

The staging area would flood about 200,000 acres when the diversion is used. Some residents in that area have complained about the project and the proposed ring levee, although Oxbow mayor Jim Nyhoff says 62 percent of residents in his town favor the dike.

Other options are being discussed and the authority will make the final decision on the ring levee at an April meeting.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Senate has rejected a measure that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in housing, government, public services and the workplace.

The bill was defeated 26-21 on Thursday.

The measure was sponsored by a group of lawmakers that includes Fargo Rep. Josh Boschee, the state’s first openly gay legislator.

Similar legislation introduced in 2009 passed the Senate but failed in a House committee.

Boschee says  it’s easier for lawmakers who don’t experience discrimination to vote against such measures.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Tax Department plans to once again use social media to promote tax-filing season.

Tax Commissioner Cory Fong says the department will use Facebook and YouTube to educate the public about state filing obligations and the different ways people can file.

The YouTube messages and Facebook posts will highlight the benefits of electronic filing.
 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A top executive at a hospital in North Dakota’s largest city is leaving for Montana.

Kevin Pitzer, the chief administrative officer for Essentia Health’s West Region in Fargo, has been named president and chief executive officer of Bozeman Deaconess Health Services.

Pitzer served as Essentia’s chief administrative officer in Fargo for 6 1/2 years and has 25 years of experience in health care management.

Pitzer is expected to assume his new post in mid-April. A search will begin soon for his replacement at Essentia.

 

In world and national news…

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The world is safe – at least from one asteroid. A 150-foot cosmic rock hurtled safely past Earth Friday. It was the closest known flyby for a rock of its size. It passed within 17,000 miles — and that’s closer than some satellites. The flyby occurred just hours after a much smaller meteor exploded above Russia’s Ural Mountains. Astronomers say the two events were coincidental, and the objects were traveling in opposite directions.

MOSCOW (AP) – There’s a 26-foot-wide crater in the ice on a reservoir in Russia — caused by a piece of the meteor that exploded over the Ural Mountains Friday. And that wasn’t the only impact. Thousands of buildings were damaged — most with broken windows — after the explosion sent a shock wave to the ground, some 20 to 30 miles below. People who had rushed to the windows to see what was causing the bright flash were injured when the windows blew in.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The top Army general says he may be forced to extend deployments of soldiers in Afghanistan next year because budget cuts will drastically limit training for brigades who may have to replace them. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno says the military will be able to fund training and operations for combat units in Afghanistan now and for those deploying in the summer and fall. But he says there will be delays in training for those deploying in 2014.

NEW YORK (AP) – A New York woman who was killed while vacationing alone in Turkey is being remembered as a good-hearted and joyful person. A funeral was held Friday for Sarai (suh-RY’) Sierra, a mother of two. Her body was found in Istanbul earlier this month, 12 days after she disappeared. Police say she suffered a fatal blow to the head. She’d gone to Turkey to explore her hobby, photography. Turkish authorities and the FBI are investigating her death.

NEW YORK (AP) – New Yorkers are wondering what a plastic foam-free city might look like after Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed an all-out ban of the food packaging product. Industry groups say a ban on polystyrene foam would mean more expensive alternatives, like aluminum containers. The mayor says polystyrene foam is bad for the environment and expensive for the city to process. A similar proposal has stalled in the City Council in recent years.