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.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
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Some chances of rain next week , no large system that would make for a widespread rain event.
Valley City State University will hold its 126th spring commencement exercises at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 12 in the W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse. A total of 174 students are candidates for degrees in the spring 2018 term.
VCSU Interim President Margaret Dahlberg will direct the ceremony and give remarks. Also speaking will be Don Morton, chair of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education.
Niklas Ernst, a senior from Kiel, Germany, will give the student reflection. Student Senate president this past year and a four-year member of the Viking track team during his VCSU career, Ernst will graduate with a major in social science with a concentration in political science.
The commencement address will be given by Kathryn Woehl, associate professor of social science, who has taught psychology at VCSU since 2010. Woehl was recently selected as Student Senate’s 2018 Teacher of the Year.
The public is invited to attend the commencement ceremony. The ceremony will also be live streamed; it can be viewed online at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at www.youtube.com/user/VCSUVikings/live.
Jamestown (UJ) Commencement weekend at University of Jamestown begins Friday, May 11, with activities running through Saturday, May 12.
Friday, May 11
- 5 p.m.: Alumni Hall of Fame Banquet in the Harold Newman Arena Lobby
- Jim Johnson (’65) and Kerstin Leuther (’88) will be added to the Alumni Hall of Fame. Dr. Irene Paasch (Communication Department Chair) and Dorothy Holley (English Faculty) will be recognized as Professors Emeriti.
- 7:30 p.m.: Commencement Concert in the Voorhees Chapel
Saturday, May 12
- 10:30 a.m.: Baccalaureate in the Harold Newman Arena
- Professor Ben Kirkeby, Baccalaureate speaker
- Following Baccalaureate: Nursing Pinning Ceremony in the Reiland Fine Arts Center
- 2:30 p.m.: Commencement in the Harold Newman Arena
- Robert Badal, Commencement speaker
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public works informs Southwest Jamestown residents that city crews will begin flushing fire hydrants in the Southwest areas beginning Monday, May 14, 2018 and will continue the work throughout the City during normal working hours until completed.
Please be aware of the possibility of lowered water pressure when flushing of hydrants occurs in the various areas.
Jamestown (CSi) Residents and students 18 years-old or older will have the opportunity to test drive a vehicle in cooperation with R.M. Stoudt, in Jamestown, and raise money for Jamestown High School May 23rd, at the Jamestown High School parking lot.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Tara Kapp with RM Stoudt said they’ve been working on bringing the Drive 4 UR School test drive to Jamestown for over a year.
Drive 4 UR School is a fundraising effort created by the Ford Motor Company in which test drives generate $20 that is then donated to a school or organization of choice. The events have the potential to raise up to $6,000.
Proceeds will go to Jamestown High School to purchase video and sound equipment for the Multi-Media Club, and the Maker Space program.
Interested individuals can come to Jamestown High School from 2 to 6 PM on May 23rd to test drive a vehicle. She says that’s all that’s needed and then Ford does the rest.
Jamestown (CSi) R.M. Stoudt hosts the annual Running of the Pink each year on the first Saturday in June. This year, Running of the Pink this year is June 2.
On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, R.M. Stoudt BDC Coordinator, Tara Kapp said, all proceeds benefit the No Excuses Program and the local Women’s Way Chapter for breast and cervical cancer screenings as well as education and other needs. In its 11-year history, R.M. Stoudt has raised more than $100,000 for women’s health including cervical screenings and mammograms.
Tara said, “Casey Stoudt, Doug Klaudt and Jason Holstad were the masterminds behind the run, which began with 60 participants. This event has not only grown in size, but also in importance to the community. The run is something held near and dear to our employees’ hearts, especially this year. We lost our teammate and dear friend, Barb Gefroh, to breast cancer on New Year’s Eve. We’ve always known how vital the battle against cancer is and this year, we’re fighting even harder in Barb’s name.”
Proceeds help pay for new technology in women’s health. The money also helps individuals who could not otherwise afford mammograms and cervical cancer screenings.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center hosts No Excuses every year, in conjunction with Central Valley Health. That day, women can receive a basic screening as well as their mammogram, all in one quick visit. If women have any financial barriers, proceeds from Running of the Pink cover those needs. In 2017 alone, No Excuses helped more than 20 women. This year, because of popular demand, JRMC and Central Valley Health scheduled a summer No Excuses June 11-12.
About one-third of Stutsman County women over age 40 reported said they had not had a mammogram in the last two years, according to the North Dakota Department of Health.
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation director, Lisa Jackson says, “This is troubling because if caught early, the treatment options for breast cancer are so much better. This is the difference between a small surgery to remove a lump, or a large surgery to remove the full breast.”
Last year, over 550 registrants and dozens of volunteers raised $17,500 for ROP.
Tara aded that “Casey Stoudt pays the bill for all event costs so that all donations can stay local and go directly to the cause.”
A number of businesses have also signed on as financial sponsors.
Running of the Pink is both competitive and noncompetitive and offers a 5K run, walk and 10K run. Early bird entry is $15 for students and seniors and $20 for adults through May 19. After May 19, entry fees are $25 adults and $20 students and seniors. Registration includes a Running of the Pink T-shirt.
There will be prizes awarded in the competitive category.
In addition to the run, there will be two sets of corn-hole boards auctioned off to raise additional funds. The corn-hole boards will feature the 11th Annual Running of the Pink logo.
To register, visit www.stoudtcars.com or www.facebook.com/runningofthepink.
Jamestown (CSi) With one candidate filing, and two Rural positions open on Jamestown Public School Board, Superintendent Rob Lech said the second seat will be filled by a write-in candidate in the June 12th School Board elections.
He said if no write in candidate is elected, the school board will fill the position for the term.
The rural candidate must live outside city limits, however the candidates are elected district wide, regardless on residency.
He adds anyone interested in learning more may contact him at Jamestown Public Schools at 252-1950.
Sedric Trevithick is on the ballot as a Rural candidate.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former North Dakota assistant attorney general has been tabbed to head the state Public Employees Retirement System.
The PERS board announced the appointment of Scott Miller on Friday. He replaces Sparb Collins, who retired in October. Miller currently is the retirement program administrator for the city of Phoenix.
Interim PERS executive director Sharon Schiermeister says Miller will be paid $170,000 annually. That’s about $30,000 less than Collins, who headed the retirement system for 28 years.
PERS covers more than 24,000 employees, including 10,600 state workers. About 340 cities, counties and other local governments also take part in the pension plan.
PERS also oversees the separate pension systems of North Dakota’s judges and highway patrol troopers. Teachers have a separate system.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A nominating committee has recommended six finalists for two positions on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education.
State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler, who heads the nominating committee, announced the finalists Friday to replace incumbent board members Kevin Melicher, of Fargo, and Mike Ness, of Bismarck. Melicher applied for another term; Ness did not.
The finalists for Melicher’s spot are Jill Louters, superintendent of New Rockford-Sheyenne school district; Gregory Stites, a retired Bismarck attorney; and Republican state Rep. Roscoe Streyle, of Minot. Streyle is not seeking re-election to the House.
The finalists to replace Ness are Republican state Rep. Richard Becker, of Grand Forks; Shireen Hoff, of Bismarck, a retired health care administrator and nurse; and Daniel Traynor, a Devils Lake attorney.
Gov. Doug Burgum will select the two board members.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Two sisters accused of supplying fentanyl that led to an overdose death in Grand Forks have reached plea agreements in the case.
Thirty-seven-year-old Holly Soeby and 40-year-old Kelly Jo Nelsrud are charged in federal court with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury and death. Court documents show the death occurred on Jan.14.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years. Plea hearings have not been set.
Soeby’s husband, Joshua Soeby, is facing a state charge of conspiracy to deliver fentanyl. He is not charged in federal court. His attorney, Theodore Sandberg, did not immediately return an email message seeking comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature will search from within its own research arm for a new director of the agency.
The bipartisan Legislative Management Committee voted unanimously Friday to accept applications from Legislative Council staff through June 1.
Its incumbent director, Jim Smith, is retiring in August after 39 years with the agency.
The nonpartisan research arm’s 36-member staff includes accountants and attorneys who draft new laws and budget proposals for lawmakers, as well as do research for them on various subjects.
Smith was the first accountant to head the agency that was established in 1945; most others have been lawyers.
John Bjornson, the agency’s top attorney, says he will apply for the position. Allen Knudson, the council’s top budget analyst, says he won’t apply.
WAUBAY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have a suspect in custody in the late-night shooting of a school custodian on the Lake Traverse Reservation.
A 19-year-old custodial worker was checking the perimeter of the Enemy Swim Day School near Waubay in northeastern South Dakota on May 3 when he was struck in the chest by a bullet just before 10 p.m.
Day County Sheriff Barry Hillestad tells the American News that a suspect was arrested without incident Wednesday evening in Waubay. The person wasn’t immediately identified.
Authorities believe the incident to be isolated and say there is no danger to school staff or students.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is launching what he says will be the “most sweeping action in history to lower the price of prescription drugs for the American people.”
Trump is outlining his administration’s long-awaited plan in a Rose Garden speech.
He says the plan will lead to tougher negotiations, more competition and much lower prices at the pharmacy counter and will begin to take effect soon.
The plan, however, is expected to mostly spare the pharmaceutical industry he previously accused of “getting away with murder.”
It will instead focus on increasing private competition to lower pharmacy costs for consumers.
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) — The national park around Hawaii’s Kilauea is off-limits to visitors for fear the volcano will blow its top in the coming days and hurl ash and boulders the size of refrigerators miles into the air. Authorities say the danger zone all falls within the national park. The volcano has been oozing lava for a week, destroying dozens of homes and forcing 2,000 people to evacuate.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military says an assailant has rammed his vehicle into a soldier in the West Bank, causing light injuries. It says in a statement that forces are searching for the driver who fled the scene. Palestinians have used cars as weapons in recent years, and the incident came amid heightened tensions between the two groups driven by protests in Gaza where Israeli troops have killed dozens of Palestinians.
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