wbPM3CSi Weather…

Jamestown and area…

BLIZZARD WARNING WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY 6-p.m.
UNTIL NOON SATURDAY MORNING…

.BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE U.S. HIGHWAY 2 AND 85
CORRIDORS FRIDAY AFTERNOON…AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA FRIDAY EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS TO 50 MPH
COMBINED WITH SNOW CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND AND ONE TO TWO INCHES
OF NEW SNOW WILL CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS…IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU
ABSOLUTELY MUST TRAVEL…TAKE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT…INFORM
OTHERS OF YOUR TRAVEL PLANS…AND BE READY FOR THE CHALLENGES YOU
COULD FACE IF STRANDED. DRESS FOR THE OUTSIDE WEATHER…NOT THE
INSIDE CAR TEMPERATURE.

FOLLOWING THE BLIZZARD…LOW TEMPERATURES TO 30 BELOW WITH WIND
CHILLS TO 60 BELOW ZERO ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.

Valley City area…

…BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING…

  REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING
 RAIN AND SLEET LATE IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY
 MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN
 THE MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF
 PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
 .TONIGHT…SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE EVENING. BLOWING
 AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDY. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT
 TIMES IN THE EVENING. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT
 TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOWS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST
 WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. LOWEST WIND
 CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
 .SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE
 MORNING…THEN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE
 AFTERNOON. WINDY. MUCH COLDER. VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR
 LESS AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. HIGHS NEAR ZERO. NORTHWEST WINDS
 25 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
 CHILLS AROUND 30 BELOW.
 .SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
 IN THE EVENING. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 25 BELOW. NORTHWEST WINDS
 10 TO 15 MPH.
 .SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
 THROUGH THE DAY. BREEZY…COLDER. HIGHS AROUND 15 BELOW.
 NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE
 AFTERNOON.
 .SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOWS AROUND
 25 BELOW. HIGHS AROUND 15 BELOW.
 .MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 20 BELOW.
 HIGHS AROUND 5 BELOW.
 .TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND
 15 BELOW. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR ZERO.
 HIGHS 15 TO 20.

LIGHT FREEZING RAIN MOVED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN
 AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS FRIDAY MORNING. DESPITE AIR TEMPERATURES
 RISING INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S…ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL BE
 SLICK DUE TO THOSE SURFACES REMAINING BELOW FREEZING. BE PREPARED
 TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. 

North Dakota’s Transportation Department has issued a travel alert for the north central part of the state, urging motorists to beware of blowing and drifting snow.  Friday morning, blowing snow is making roads in the eastern Dakotas slick and leading to crashes during the morning commute. And forecasters say the weather is going to get worse.

 

Weather related  announcements, Jamestown Public Schools

 Friday, January 3, 2014

Boys & Girls Basketball teams scheduled to play in Belcourt tonight have
been Postponed. 

Girls Basketball players are to meet in Weight Room tonight @ 3:45 PM with
practice to follow

Boys JV/Varsity Basketball players will practice from 3:30 – 4:30 PM
tonight.

Varsity Games only will be made up on February 4th (Girls @ 5:45 PM, Boys @
7:30 PM)

Boys Hockey tonight vs. Bottineau has been postponed to February 8th @ 1:00
PM-JV/3:15 PM-Varsity

All Boys will practice after school today @ 4:15 PM.

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Boys Swimming & Diving will not be attending Fargo Invite

Gymnastics will not be attending Fargo Gymnastics Invite

Sophistikix will not be attending Bismarck Invite

Boys Hockey @ Dickinson has been postponed (Make-up TBD)

Girls Hockey vs. Dickinson has been postponed to February 15th @ 7:00 PM

 

  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) –     The National Weather Service has posted a blizzard warning for much of North Dakota and part of eastern South Dakota, and winter weather advisories and watches for other parts of the two states.
 
     Forecasters say the winter blast will bring only an inch or two of snow, but winds gusting to 50 mph will create travel problems.
 
     Potentially life-threatening arctic air will follow on the heels of the storm, with wind chills expected to drop to as low as 60 degrees below zero Saturday night through Tuesday morning.

 

 Weather related announcements from Jamestown Public Schools.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Boys & Girls Basketball teams scheduled to play in Belcourt tonight have
been Postponed. 

Girls Basketball players are to meet in Weight Room tonight @ 3:45 PM with
practice to follow

Boys JV/Varsity Basketball players will practice from 3:30 – 4:30 PM
tonight.

Varsity Games only will be made up on February 4th (Girls @ 5:45 PM, Boys @
7:30 PM)

Boys Hockey tonight vs. Bottineau has been postponed to February 8th @ 1:00
PM-JV/3:15 PM-Varsity

All Boys will practice after school today @ 4:15 PM.

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Boys Swimming & Diving will not be attending Fargo Invite

Gymnastics will not be attending Fargo Gymnastics Invite

Sophistikix will not be attending Bismarck Invite

Boys Hockey @ Dickinson has been postponed (Make-up TBD)

Girls Hockey vs. Dickinson has been postponed to February 15th @ 7:00 PM

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce is surveying its membership with the survey results helping to guide the Chamber Board of Directors in taking, or not taking a stance.

At issues is a concern from LeRoy Wegenast, about whether the city should support a “big box,” store coming to Jamestown, and generally offering incentives to retail businesses.

Wegenast was quoted as saying “If Jamestown is a good place for a big box home improvement retailer they should come here on their own.”

An announcement by the Jamestown City Council in October of 2013 said there is a developers agreement in place with R.H. Johnson to create a retail development area near the Buffalo mall, to attract a “big box,” store to Jamestown.

The agreement says the city will develop a comprehensive list of pre-development and development incentives it is prepared to provide, and that one of the big three of home improvement retailers – Menards, Lowes, or Home Depot have expressed interest in the project.

Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen said negotiations with the retailer are continuing and an announcement could occur in late January or early February, 2014.

Wegenast is attempting to gauge the opinions of the Jamestown, business community, with the Chamber survey.

Wegenast sent one letter to the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce in October. He sent another letter to each chamber member on Oct. 24.

The C hamber is currently surveying its members, through January 6, 2014. Wegenast has concerns about using incentives to attract a home improvement store, and the type of jobs the store would create, along with involving the public in the development process.

Mayor Andersen has said there will be a time for public comment, saying that “There’s nothing official to talk about,” adding, “Why would we talk about something now, when we have nothing official to talk about?’

Andersen says if the city offers tax increment financing, a program where the property is assessed and the amount that would be paid in taxes is instead applied to paying for the infrastructure of the project, then public hearings would be required.

　

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown’s New Year’s baby is a 7 pound 14 ounce girl, born at Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Thursday January 2, 2014 at 7:52-a.m. Anya Lynne Wieck, of Jamestown. She weighed 7-pounds, 14-ounces.

Her parents are Justin and Laura Wieck of Jamestown.

Laura is a Special Education teacher at Gussner Elementary School.

Justin is the University of Jamestown, head men’s basketball coach, who missed two Jimmie games in Iowa, as Laura’s pregnancy was stressful, and resulted in a Caesarean section delivery.

Anya has an older brother, Jordan, who was born January 8, 2012.

 

  FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A West Fargo teenager is accused of falsely reporting fires in an attempt to get a date.
 
     Police Chief Mike Reitan says the 18-year-old high school student twice called 911 on Wednesday to try to get dance practice canceled at a local community center so a dancer would be free to go on a date with him.
 
     The Cass County state’s attorney’s office is contemplating possible misdemeanor charges of harassment or improper use of 911.

 

In world and national news…

BOSTON (AP) – Thousands of flights around the country are canceled Friday, because of a winter storm that has dumped nearly two feet of snow near Boston. The storm is blamed for at least nine deaths in the eastern half of the country. It’s brought some bitter cold temperatures — including eight degrees below zero in Burlington, Vermont.
 
     NEW YORK (AP) – The New York City metropolitan area has between 6 and 11 inches of snow. Forecasters say flurries or light snow could continue into midday, but the snow isn’t expected to get much higher. Flights were suspended at Kennedy Airport this morning because of zero visibility and high winds.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The Obama administration says a Supreme Court justice should stop blocking the new health care law’s requirement that some religion-affiliated organizations provide health insurance that includes birth control. The Justice Department Friday called on Justice Sonia Sotomayor to dissolve her stay on the contraceptive coverage requirement. The government says religious nonprofit groups can certify that they don’t want to provide contraceptive coverage. A group of Catholic nuns who run nursing homes sued, saying even signing that form violates their beliefs.

 
     ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Florida is about to overtake New York, and become the nation’s third-most-populous state. And it’s not the retirees who are fueling the growth. Seniors account for less than 10 percent of new residents in the last several years. Instead, more than half of the new arrivals are between 25 and 64. Migrants from Latin American dominated the newly-arrived Floridians from outside the United States.

 
     VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis is warning that priests can become “little monsters” if they aren’t trained properly while studying as seminarians. Francis also warned against accepting men for the priesthood who may have been implicated in sexual abuse, saying the protection of the Catholic faithful is most important. He spoke at a closed-door meeting of 120 superiors of religious orders a few weeks ago. A Jesuit journal is now providing an account of the meeting.