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…TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
EVENING. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. WIND
CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW.
.THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS 15 TO 20. WEST WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS AROUND 25 BELOW IN THE MORNING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
NEAR ZERO. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILLS
AROUND 20 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. COLDER. HIGHS
ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS
AROUND 5 BELOW. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS ZERO
TO 5 ABOVE.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10 BELOW.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF SNOW. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 15. HIGHS
15 TO 20.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
HIGHS AROUND 15.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Salvation Army is looking for hardy volunteers to take time at its red kettles this month. Lt. Mitch Brecto says, to deer hunters, “If you’ve got venison in the freezer, you’ve got the gear to do a shift. Grab your orange hat and help us out.” Snowmobilers – “suit up for us, and rev up some donations. Wear your helmet and you won’t even know there’s a wind chill. Skiers, skaters, hockey players – show Old Man Winter your warm heart is stronger than his cold weather. Snowboarders – suit up in your cool gear and make a big statement about your generation’s generosity. We’re looking for capital H “Hearty” volunteers to grab a bell and be a blessing.”
Mtich says, “The Salvation Army knows its cold, but for more than 100 years its kettle campaign has been in primarily outdoor locations. And in Minnesota and North Dakota that means volunteers have to be prepared for the weather.”
Salvation Army commander in Minnesota and North Dakota Lt. Colonel Robert Thomson, says, “Our states are beautiful and yes we have extreme conditions. But we don’t hibernate here – we go out and get our business done and yes, dare I say, even enjoy the outdoors during the coldest of days. For those who are willing, we are asking them to take a bit of time at a kettle stand and help us to continue the crisis outreach we are known for.”
To sign up, Just call The Salvation Army office at 701-252-0290. There are literally hundreds of hours available. The Salvation Army kettle campaign runs Monday through Saturday now until Dec 24.
Thomson adds, “Money raised in those little red kettles is what helps us to serve the community all year long. Every donation of time and money will help us to be there for someone who has lost hope.”
To sign up for bell ringing call 252-0290. For financial donations visit SalvationArmyNorth.org/jamestown or call 800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769). Checks may also be mailed to The Salvation Army 320 1st Ave. N, Jamestown ND 58401
For more information or to make an online donation, please visit www.salvationarmynorth.org/jamestown
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown/Stutsman Development Corporation (JSDC) has approved $15,000 for the ACT Certified Work Ready Communities program.
The program provides training and certification for workers in basic skill required to be successful in the workplace.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, JSDC’S Business Development Coordinator, DeAnn Brunner said, the funds will be used by members of the committee operating the program to attend training by ACT, and is required funding to attend the academies.
She said four additional academies are scheduled in the next year.
JSDC’s Marketing/ Workforce Developer Holly Miller and Stutsman County, Interim Tax Director, Dustin Bakken, have attended one academy.
She said other workforce projects are being planned, to be announced soon, with final approval by the Jamestown City Council and Stutsman County Commission.
In other business the JSDC approved new Board of Directors members.
Bill Lytle financial controller for RTS Shearing in Jamestown, was appointed to take the position formerly held by Nick Schmidt. Schmidt had served one term on the Board of Directors but declined to be reappointed citing family commitments.
Denny Ellefson was appointed to serve the one year remaining in the term of Todd Hudspeth. Hudspeth who has resigned his position as CEO of Jamestown Regional Medical Center and is returning to Iowa.
Ellefson previously retired from the JSDC board in 2012.
Current board members Chris Rathjen and Bob Toso were re-appointed for their second two-year term.
In other business, Ms. Brunner added that the Feasibility Study has been completed for E-Nugget. The business to be located at the Spiritwood Energy Park will process iron ore.
Bismarck (CSi) Gov. Jack Dalrymple Tuesday celebrated with Edgeley Public School for earning a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School designation. Three North Dakota schools were named National Blue Ribbon School Awardees this year, Edgeley Public School, Gussner Elementary School in Jamestown, and Wyndmere Elementary School.
Dalrymple says “North Dakota’s three National Blue Ribbon schools are terrific examples of the priority we place on education in our state. Congratulations to Edgeley Public School, Gussner Elementary School and Wyndmere Elementary School on earning this distinction. I would especially like to thank the many teachers, administrators and staff who are dedicated to providing great education for our students.”
The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was founded in 1982 to recognize the work of the nation’s top schools. Since the program’s founding, the blue ribbon distinction has been awarded to schools achieving impressive results through exemplary teaching practices.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – New data show that 265 North Dakotans signed up for private insurance under the federal health care law in the first two months of the federally run online marketplace.
That’s up significantly from 42 after the first month, when the marketplace was plagued by problems.
Neil Scharpe is in charge of the state’s navigators – people who find uninsured residents and help them with their options. He says problems with the HealthCare.gov website have eased, and he’s encouraging people who need insurance to give it a try.
North Dakota still has the fewest successful signups in the nation. Scharpe estimates there are about 40,000 North Dakotans needing health insurance through the marketplace. So far there have been only about 2,250 applications covering 4,350 people.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative growers will have a tough time making a profit on their 2013 sugar beet crop.
Co-op President and CEO Kurt Wickstrom says Minn-Dak’s anticipated $40-per-ton payment for the 2013 crop is down sharply from the 2012 payment of about $75 a ton. He says that’s largely the result of depressed domestic sugar prices caused by imports from Mexico.
Minn-Dak producers will receive about $100 million less than they did for the 2012 crop.
The other sugar beet co-op in the Red River Valley of eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota is American Crystal Sugar. That co-op announced last week that it expects to pay growers about $38 per ton for the most recent crop, with total grower payments down more than $300 million.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Supreme Court is hearing arguments on whether a law aimed at limiting abortion drugs violates the state constitution.
A district judge ruled in July that the 2011 state law is unconstitutional and called it “simply wrongheaded.” He’d previously granted an injunction preventing the law from taking effect.
Assistant North Dakota Attorney General Douglas Bahr urged justices on Wednesday to reverse the judge’s ruling.
Autumn Katz of the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights is representing North Dakota’s sole abortion clinic in Fargo.
Katz says the state Supreme Court always has recognized that the North Dakota Constitution affords at least the same protections as the U.S. Constitution.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Voters in North Dakota’s fourth-largest city have rejected a proposed $125 million school bond issue.
Tuesday’s vote in Minot was almost evenly split, with 4,340 in favor and 4,349 opposed. The proposal required 60 percent approval to pass.
The bond issue would have raised money for several projects, including a new elementary school and a second high school to deal with enrollment growth.
The owner of a home valued at $200,000 would have seen property taxes rise about $465 per year.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency is considering suing a company that failed to complete a $17 million computer system overhaul.
Workforce Safety and Insurance hired Chicago-based Aon eSolutions in 2007. The software system upgrade that was to save the agency $3.4 million annually was plagued by delays and cost overruns and was never finished. The contract expired at the end of last year and WSI did not renew it.
WSI Deputy Director Clare Carlson says the agency likely will decide on legal action in the next few months. The Bismarck Tribune reports that the state Legislature earlier this year approved $750,000 for potential litigation.
Aon has said the company was not solely responsible for delays.
In sports ….
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A captain of North Dakota State’s football team says the departure of Bison head coach Craig Bohl to Wyoming shows that college football is about business, and not about the players.
Senior defensive end Cole Jirek (JUR’-ehk) says players were shocked when they first heard that Bohl would take over the Cowboys, but are “100 percent bought in” to having the coach finishing out the season. The Bison play Coastal Carolina Saturday in the Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinals.
Jirek says he supports Bohl’s move and says it’s easier for upperclassmen to understand it because they realize that college football is about “the bottom dollar.”
Jirek and fellow captain Grant Olson say NDSU was fortunate to have Bohl as coach for 11 years and believe the program will continue to win.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Scheels Arena in Fargo will be home to the western regional of the 2015 NCAA men’s ice hockey tournament.
The NCAA announced Wednesday that the University of North Dakota will host one of the four regional tournaments. The others will be hosted by Brown University in Providence, R.I., the University of New Hampshire in Manchester, N.H., and Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
The 5,000 seat hockey arena located in southwest Fargo is home to the USHL’s Fargo Force.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has shed the walking boot on his sprained right foot, but he’s not ready for practice.
Coach Leslie Frazier says Peterson probably won’t practice until Friday at the earliest. The Vikings host Philadelphia on Sunday, and Peterson’s status is in question.
Frazier says he’s more optimistic about backup Toby Gerhart’s condition, but he likely won’t practice until Friday because of a hamstring injury.
At least the Vikings know who’ll be giving the handoffs, even if they’re not sure who’ll be taking them.
Frazier named Matt Cassel the starting quarterback for a second straight week. Christian Ponder will be the backup.
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) – The late Dale Earnhardt’s famed No. 3 will be back on track in the elite Sprint Cup Series next season with Austin Dillon using the number.
The move has been long anticipated after car owner Richard Childress allowed his grandson to use the No. 3 as he’s moved through NASCAR’s ranks.
The number has not been used since Earnhardt’s death in the 2001 season-opening Daytona 500. The car was rebranded to No. 29 for Kevin Harvick following Earnhardt’s fatal accident.
Dillon won the Truck Series championship in 2011 driving the No. 3 for Richard Childress Racing and the Nationwide title this year in the same number.
The No. 3 Chevrolet will be sponsored by Dow, Bass Pro, Realtree and General Mills. Gil Martin will be the crew chief.
In world and national news…
RENO, Nevada (AP) – A mother and her youngest child have been discharged from a Nevada hospital a day after being rescued with four other group members from a bitter cold mountain wilderness. Doctors say the father and three other young members of the couple’s families who spent two days in sub-zero temperatures also are doing well but will remain hospitalized for observation. They say some members of the group suffered from slight exposure and dehydration, but none had frostbite. The father is being credited with keeping them alive.
WASHINGTON (AP) – As consumers face a Dec. 23 enrollment deadline if they want to have coverage on the first of the year, the federal health insurance website serving 36 states continues to have issues. Just Tuesday, there was an extended maintenance outage. But Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL’-yuhs) told lawmakers Wedday that she’s seeing some “very, very positive trends,” with people starting to “re-engage.” The number of people who had signed up for private coverage by the end of November was more than three times the October number.
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) – Sheriff’s officials in Northern California say their preliminary review shows a deputy who shot and killed a 13-year-old boy did not violate department procedure governing the use of deadly force. The October shooting of Andy Lopez in Santa Rosa has sparked numerous protests. Police in Santa Rosa are looking into whether there should be criminal charges against the deputy.
PHOENIX (AP) – Arizona’s state police agency says one of its detectives has resigned following the discovery that she was in the United States illegally after being brought from Mexico at a young age. A police spokesman says Carmen Figueroa apparently was told by her family that she was born in the United States, though she was actually born in Mexico. Her true status was discovered during processing of a passport application by a brother serving in the U.S. military. The spokesman says she would have been fired if she hadn’t stepped down. She’d been with the department for 10 years.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) – New research indicates that tens of thousands of women each year might be able to skip at least some of the grueling treatments for breast cancer without greatly harming their odds of survival. Those treatments can include surgery, heavy chemo and radiation. The research is aimed at curbing overtreatment, a big problem in cancer care. Several studies presented at a breast cancer symposium today in Texas identify groups of patients who might be able to safely skip some of the treatments.
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