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CSi Weather…

 TONIGHT…CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AND SLEET IN THE
EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW…
POSSIBLY MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS 15 TO 20.
NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S.
LOWS 15 TO 20.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS AROUND 10.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET IN THE MORNING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN…SNOW
AND SLEET IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS AROUND 30. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

 LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH  DAKOTA FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY…MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF U.S.  HIGHWAY 2.

 

 From Erin Klein, Jamestown College

The Jamestown College women’s basketball team’s season came to an end Friday, March 8, 2013, in the Sweet 16 round of the NAIA National Tournament as the Mountaineers of Eastern Oregon University defeated the Jimmies 76-62.

The Jimmies were led in scoring by seniors Bridget Schuneman (Lino Lakes, Minn.) with 17 points and Hannah Steele (Circle Pines, Minn.) with 13. Amber Ramlo (senior, Jamestown) recorded 10 rebounds.

The Jimmies (27-6) tied their school record for wins in a season.

Eastern Oregon (33-2) advances to the quarterfinals where they will face Davenport (Mich.) (32-2) Saturday.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Feb 8,2013)  —  Local bowler, Julie Schmidt of Jamestown has been recognized by a national organization that raises donations through bowling and bowling related endeavors for veterans.

The article below recently appeared on the Bowlers to Veterans Link, outlining Julie’s efforts over the years, along with Thelma Trecker of Jamestown.

For decades, the North Dakota State bowlers have remained true to the BVL mission. They have steadfastly stood for our nation’s heroes and work earnestly for the cause. At the helm for almost 30 years is Julie Schmidt.

Julie has been promoting, coordinating and advocating for the BVL cause for as long as anyone in North Dakota can remember.

It begins at their annual state meeting, when she writes a report for the agenda and gives an oral report.

On the state level, the state tournament is a successful fund-raiser.

The host association sets up a BVL booth and dispenses brochures, and also sells bowling towels and pins with the proceeds going to BVL.

They also have 50/50 raffles each shift with half of the money for charities and half for the bowlers.

raffleTheir 2012 state tournament was held Julie’s backyard, Jamestown, and she was the local chair.

Julie asked Thelma Trecker (their VP and local BVL person) to handle BVL. Thelma and her daughter Susan decorated the booth with patriotic lights, posters, flags, and a big sign to attract attention. Julie says, “It was the nicest BVL booth I have seen in all my years of attending state tournaments!” In addition to selling bowling towels and pins, the ladies sold chances on bowling pin dolls, decorated by another local bowler. One doll was given away each weekend of the tournament.

On the local level, Julie encourages all bowling associations to have a fund-raiser for BVL and those that do are asked to send in a report to Julie as to how much they sent to BVL and what method they used to raise the money. Julie notes that most hold 50/50 tournaments or pass the hat on league night during BVL week or at their end-of-the season banquet.

Julie also manages the State Senior Tournament and where they provide coffee and cookies and ask for free will donations to BVL.

Thanks to Julie for her years of dedication to BVL and here’s to continued BVL success in North Dakota with the next BVL leaders!

The BVL web site is http://www.bowlforveterans.org/2012/03/04/volunteer-spotlight/

 

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A Dickinson woman accused of swindling a Billings County man out of more than half a million dollars has pleaded not guilty 
 
38-year-old Cynthia Ell faces 10 counts of felony theft by deception.
 
     Authorities allege that Ell placed misleading ads in two newspapers last year after opening a medical benefit account at a bank, and ended up swindling a Fairfield man out of about $595,000. She allegedly bought or helped buy seven vehicles under her and her children’s names.
 
     A trial date was not immediately set.

 

 GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Grand Forks police are searching for three males believed to have robbed two local convenience stores.
 
     Authorities say two of the suspects walked into a Loaf ‘N Jug shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday and threatened to harm the employee, though no weapons were displayed. They fled with the store’s cash drawer.
 
     About an hour later, a similar incident occurred at a Super Pumper store. Police believe the two robberies are related.
 
     No one was hurt in either robbery.

 

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota hunters who haven’t gotten a spring wild turkey license still have a chance.
 
     The state Game and Fish Department says more than 300 licenses remain in eight units after the license lottery was held. They will be available on a first-come, first-served basis beginning Wednesday.
 
     The spring turkey season opens April 13 and runs through May 19. Game and Fish made 5,930 licenses available this year. Hunters can find out the lottery results on the department’s website, at http://www.gf.nd.gov .

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A great horned owl that was rescued in Grand Forks after becoming tangled in a kite string is headed to the University of Minnesota.
 
Skiers spotted the female owl hanging by a thread 20 feet off the ground on Wednesday.
 
     Several local raptor experts came to her rescue.
 
     Tim Driscoll led the effort to save the nearly 4 pound raptor. He says the owl is doing well.
 
     One of Driscoll’s former students, Cayla Bendel, is taking the owl to the Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota in St. Paul so it can get X-rays and wraps for its wings.

 

In world and national news…

 WASHINGTON (AP) – One economist says the United States isn’t just seeing more jobs created, it’s seeing a better mix of jobs. Ryan Sweet of Moody’s Analytics is talking about the increase in higher-paying jobs in industries like accounting, engineering and information technology. They were among the 236,000 jobs added last month, reducing the U.S. unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent.
 
     UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The United Nations says arrangements have been made with all parties for the release of 21 peacekeepers being held captive by Syrian rebels, hopefully Saturday. A spokeswoman says the U.N. peacekeeping mission monitoring a cease-fire line between Israel and Syria sent a team to the village where the Filipino peacekeepers are being held today, but their efforts were put on hold until tomorrow because of darkness.

 
     CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – At the funeral for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the Rev. Jesse Jackson has issued a call for better relations between the United States and Venezuela. Jackson, delivering a short sermon at the funeral in Caracas, prayed for God to “heal the breach” between the two countries. Meanwhile, the hand-picked successor to Chavez, who is being sworn-in today as interim leader, is vowing to fiercely defend his socialist revolution.
 
     VATICAN CITY (AP) – Cardinals gathered at the Vatican to choose a new pope will start that work on Tuesday of next week. The date was set today during a vote by the College of Cardinals, who’ve been meeting this week to discuss the church’s problems and priorities, and the qualities that a new pope will have to possess.
 
     WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) – Police in Montana say the host of the Sportsman Channel show “A Rifleman’s Journal” has been shot and killed. They say Gregory Rodriguez had been visiting a woman in the town of Whitefish when the woman’s husband arrived Thursday night. According to police, the husband, Wayne Bengston, then shot and killed Rodriguez, took his 2-year-old son to a relative’s house and drove to his own home, where he apparently killed himself.