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Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — A kitten was successfully pulled from a storm drain in Jamestown yesterday.
The call at about 12:49 p.m. was to the area in the 600 block of 25th Street Southwest, near the Hong Kong Buffet.
After about and hour and a half the wild kitten was rescued with the help of the Jamestown Street Department and Jamestown Police.
Once pulled to safety, the little feline was taken by Jamestown Animal Control Officer, Becky Johnson to Dr. Dawn’s Pet Stop in Jamestown for evaluation, and shots.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The 2nd Act Community Theater in Jamestown is in rehearsals for the upcoming production of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” September 20, 21, and 22, 2012 at the Jamestown Arts Center.
On Thusrday’s (Sept 13, 2012) WAYNE BYERS SHOW on CSi 2, 2nd ACT Director Lori Dorr said the dinner theater will be each evening starting with dinner at 6-p.m., and the play at 7-p.m. On Saturday the 22nd there will be a matinee performance at 2-p.m.
Tickets for the dinner theater are $20 for Arts Center members and $25 for non-members.
The tickets for the Saturday matinee play-only performance are $7 for Arts Center members and $10 for non-members.
She said the Friday the 21st tickets are going quickly, however each performance traditionally has brisk ticket sales, so she suggests making reservation early.
Reserve tickets by calling The Arts Center at 251-2496.
Ms. Dorr said, the leads in The Odd Couple are, Ben Rogers who plays Oscar Madison, and Reggie Von Beekum who plays Felix Unger.
The Odd Couple cast consists of six men and two women.
The roles which are similar to the characters in the Neil Simon play, and television series of the same name, with the production closer to the Broadway play, and movie, written by Neil Simon.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — The Buffalo Mall is having a FALL-Back..To School Fashion Show, on Saturday September 15, 2012.
Earlier this week on The Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Trendsetters Modeling spokesperson, Mary Schwartzkopf said, participants will model fashions from various Buffalo Mall merchants.
She added the show will incorporate youth and adult models.
The show begins Saturday at 2-p.m., and should go for about 40-minutes.
Ms Schwartzkopf pointed out that this week is Fashion Week, in New York City, so the mini condensed Fashion Day Show, will be in Jamestown at the Buffalo Mall.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Spet 13, 2012) — The Southeast Jamestown Regional DUI Task Force participated in the Regional DUI Task Force program in NorthDakota.
They
made 6 driving under the influence arrests, 104 other significant arrests and made a total of 241enforcement contacts during the recent unified saturation patrol effort.
This task force began on October 1, 2010 in order to take significant steps towards reducing alcohol-related crashes and fatalities across the state.
In the Southeast Jamestown Region, fifteen law enforcement agencies participated in the fourth quarter of this program.
By working together to create high visibility enforcement,early results show a positive impact on deterring motorists from drinking and driving.
During the fourth quarter enforcement period, which was conducted from August 17-September 3, 2012, there was one crash and one impaired driving fatality in the region.
These statistics emphasize the importance of enforcement and saturation patrols in protecting motorists on North Dakota’s roadways.
Eighty-three percent of all law enforcement agencies currently participate in the DUI Task Force across North Dakota.
This program is intended to save lives by reducing alcohol-related fatalities and car crashes.
The Southeast Jamestown Regional DUI Task Force includes the following agencies: NDHP, Eddy, Foster, Griggs, Stutsman, Barnes, Logan, McIntosh, LaMoure Sheriff’s Departments, and Carrington, Jamestown, Valley City, Kulm, Oakes Police Departments.
(KCSi-T.V. News) — One hundred world-class athletes, performers and champions will volunteer their time with Jamestown, Valley City appearances, as part of the series of power-packed messages.
Jamestown, Valley City and area businesses, individuals and 18 churches in Jamestown and Valley City have been preparing for the past year for the Impact World Tour, event.
Dazey Assembly of God Church, Pastor, Foster Beckstrand, says, “Team Xtreme is world class athletes and strong men from the U-S and Canada performing radical feats of strength.
“Island Breeze” international renowned performers from Polynesian islands bring colorful costumes, dance and fire.
“GX International” is a made up of world-class skaters, breakers, rappers and dancers from Europe, South America, Australia and the United States.
Impact World Tour will visit daytime school assemblies in the region from September 14 through the 23, 2012.
September 18, Island Breeze will perform inside the Jamestown Civic Center and on September 19, GX International will perform inside the Civic Center at 7pm.
September 20, Team Xtreme will perform at the North Dakota Winter Show Event Center, in Valley City.
September 21, GX International will perform at the NDWS in Valley City. Admission is free and all shows in Jamestown and Valley City start at 7pm.
Impact World Tour will visit daytime school assemblies in the region from September 14 through the 23.
Founded in 1993, the Impact World Tour has traveled to over 1600 cities across 5 continents and some 40 U-S states.
All team members are asked to volunteer their time.
For more information visit
Valley City, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) – Valley City voters on November 6, 2012, will vote on an Ordinance during a Special Election.
On Monday, the Valley City Commission will vote on whether to approve a Resolution for the Special Election, for an Advisory Vote.
The Ordinance would Amend, Update and Re-enact the Existing 1% City Sales Tax for an Additional 10 year term from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2029, with the Dedication of Proceeds to Remain Unchanged.
Under law, the City of Valley City is required to provide for any extension of the City Sales Tax, and the specifics.
(Video posted at CSiNewsNow.com)
FARGO, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) wants North Dakotans to make a point of having recess every day, and it has big plans to help people do that by promoting, advocating and supporting a statewide platform called, “The Official Sponsor of Recess.”
Paul von Ebers, president and CEO of BCBSND, said as The Official Sponsor of Recess, BCBSND will sponsor places and opportunities for activity – and active play – across North Dakota including the classroom, workplace and where North Dakotans gather.
Ebers says, “It’s important for all of us to find time in our day for a break – whether it’s a 15-minute walk around your workplace, or a physical activity break for kids in the classroom.”
The mental and physical benefits of recess are well-documented.
In North Dakota, nearly 28% of residents are classified as obese by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according a 2011 survey.
He adds, “Many chronic conditions stem from being overweight. And it’s those same chronic conditions that create the majority of the cost and burden to our health care system. Getting folks to make activity a daily habit will do a lot to lower health care costs.”
Recess YES! debuts
As The Official Sponsor of Recess, BCBSND’s first major program is Recess YES! The program provides North Dakota kindergarten through fifth grade teachers tools and ideas to incorporate recess – a brain break or physical break – during the school day in the classroom. The purpose of Recess YES! is to promote daily activity in the classroom and help engage students in daily, healthy activity.
(RecessYES.com) link to visit for more information, including the Recess YES! video.
The response so far from teachers who have received the kits has been overwhelmingly positive.
BCBSND has also received inquiries from other teachers and early childhood education advocacy groups interested in receiving the Recess YES! resources.
In the coming weeks and months, BCBSND will be rolling out additional programs under The Official Sponsor of Recess to encourage North Dakotans of all ages to be active and live healthier lives.
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
BCBSND is a member-owned, not-for-profit independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. As North Dakota’s largest provider of health care coverage, BCBSND is taking BOLD steps to collaborate with doctors, hospitals, clinics and members to ensure affordable access to quality health care in the state.
To learn more about BCBSND, visit
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has directed all state government agencies to fly the U.S. and state flags at half-staff in honor of the victims of the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
The attack by extremists on Tuesday killed four State Department employees, including the American ambassador to Libya, and wounded three others.
Dalrymple’s directive is in accordance with one from President Barack Obama.
It is in effect until sunset Sunday Sept. 16, 2012.
Dalrymple also is encouraging state residents to fly their flags at half-staff
until then.
Flags in North Dakota are to be at half-staff on Friday for a second reason – former astronaut Neil Armstrong is being buried that day.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An East Grand Forks, Minn., man has pleaded
guilty in what authorities say was a deadly synthetic drug ring in
northeast North Dakota and northwest Minnesota.
Twenty-seven-year-old Scott Anthony is the 10th person charged
in what federal prosecutors say was a Grand Forks, N.D.-based
conspiracy to produce and deal synthetic psychedelic drugs.
They led to the deaths of two teenagers and the hospitalization of at
least five others this summer.
Anthony and four others have accepted plea deals.
They’re expected to get reduced sentences.
The man alleged to be the ringleader, Andrew Spofford of Grand Forks, and four others have pleaded not guilty and are scheduled for trial this fall on charges that could land them in prison for 20 years or more.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state-owned Bank of North Dakota is making low-interest disaster loans available to farmers and ranchers dealing with drought.
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says producers statewide are eligible for the loans.
Goehring, Governor Jack Dalrymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEHN’-juhm) make up the Industrial Commission, which oversees the bank.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A group of North Dakota defense attorneys
believe that stealing $500 shouldn’t mean a felony charge.
Bismarck attorney Paul Myerchin is a spokesman for the North
Dakota Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Myerchin says the group wants to raise the threshold for a
felony theft charge to $1,500.
A person would have to steal at least $1,500 worth of goods or
services to be charged with a felony crime.
Right now, a person who steals more than $500 can be charged
with a felony, punishable by up to five years in prison.
Myerchin says the $500 threshold has been in place for more than
30 years. He says the figure would be more than $2,000 if it were
adjusted for inflation.
The Legislature may be asked to make the change.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota National Guard soldiers who
spent a year on a peacekeeping mission in Kosovo have returned to
the state.
The 55 members of the Bismarck-based 112th Aviation Regiment
arrived at in North Dakota Thursday afternoon.
The soldiers returned to Bismarck by bus following stops in Oakdale, Minn., and the North Dakota cities of Fargo and Jamestown.
The soldiers helped organize and coordinate air missions in
Kosovo during their tour of duty.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The military says a change of command is set
for North Dakota Army National Guard’s largest unit will change
this weekend.
Col. Lannie Runck will step down as commander of Fargo’s 141st
Maneuver Enhancement Brigade unit on Saturday. Col. Giselle Wilz
will take over the command.
Runck plans to retire later this year.
The military says Wilz is the first woman in the North Dakota
National Guard to achieve the rank of “full bird” colonel.
The 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade encompasses more than
1,400 soldiers in units throughout eastern North Dakota.
In sports…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two North Dakota hunting seasons open this
weekend.
The state Game and Fish Department says the sandhill crane
season opens Saturday. It runs through Oct. 21 in areas east of
U.S. Highway 81, and through Nov. 11 to the west of the highway.
Hunters are urged to use caution so they don’t shoot any
endangered whooping cranes, which sometimes migrate with sandhills.
North Dakota’s two-day youth waterfowl season is this weekend.
Licensed resident and out-of-state youths age 15 and younger can
hunt ducks, geese, coots and mergansers statewide.
The young hunters must be accompanied by an adult.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The color green is returning to the golf
courses at the old Minot Country Club after suffering flood damage
in the spring of 2011.
The high water had killed the grass on fairways, greens and tee boxes.
Greenskeeper Bruce Ruppert says a new sprinkler system has been
installed to help the growth of new grass.
MLB…
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Denard Span’s RBI double in the 10th inning
last night gave the Minnesota Twins a 4-3 victory over the Kansas
City Royals.
Trevor Plouffe and Josh Willingham both homered for
the Twins. Catcher Salvador Perez had a pair of RBIs for the
Royals.
UNDATED (AP) – The New York Yankees have managed to keep their
share of first place in the American League East by winning
back-to-back games for the first time since mid August.
Phil Hughes combined with three relievers on a six-hitter as the
Yanks downed the Red Sox 2-0.
Manny Machado blooped a game-winning single with two
out in the bottom of the 14th to give the Birds a 3-2 win and a
three-game sweep of the Rays.
The O’s have won 14 of 19 and are 26-11 since Aug. 3, thus securing their first non-losing season since 1997.
Tampa Bay remains 3 1/2 games behind Oakland for the second AL
wild card after the Athletics absorbed a 6-0 loss to the Angels in
Anaheim.
Final Toronto 8 Seattle 3
Final Cleveland 5 Texas 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis beat Los Angeles 2-1 to move two games ahead of the
Dodgers for the final NL wild-card berth.
Final Houston 6 Philadelphia 4
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers gave Chicago
quarterback Jay Cutler a night to forget while clobbering the Bears
23-10 at Lambeau Field.
Cutler was 11-of-27 for only 127 yards and four interceptions.
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota Timberwolves guard Brandon Roy says
he hasn’t had any setbacks with his troublesome knees as he
prepares for training camp.
Roy worked out with several of his new teammates yesterday and says his body feels better than it has in years.
The Wolves open training camp on October 2nd.
NHL-LABOR
NEW YORK (AP) – There remains an air of pessimism as NHL owners
and players met separately in New York on Thursday.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman maintains the league will lock out
players Sunday if a new labor deal isn’t reached by then.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby isn’t optimistic the season will start on
time and says he and other players will consider playing overseas
if they are locked out.
Players currently receive 57 percent of hockey-related revenue,
and the owners want to bring that number down as far as perhaps 47
percent.
The league also wants to slash the value of existing
contracts, something the NFL and NBA did not receive in their
recent negotiations.
The union offered a deal based on actual
dollars, seeking a guarantee of the $1.8 billion players received
last season.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL-CALHOUN
STORRS, Conn. (AP) – Jim Calhoun has retired after 26 seasons,
seven Big East tournament titles and three NCAA championships as
men’s basketball coach at Connecticut.
The 70-year-old Hall of Famer is being replaced by assistant
coach Kevin Ollie, a former player for Calhoun.
Calhoun will take a transition appointment through next spring
as a special assistant to the athletic director.
When he is fully retired, Calhoun will become head coach emeritus.
In world and national news…
CAIRO (AP) – Egypt’s Islamist president has appealed to Muslims
to protect embassies and foreign guests as part of their Islamic
duty.
Mohammad Morsi appeared on state TV today, ahead of expected
protests across the Muslim world over an anti-Islam film ridiculing
the Prophet Muhammad.
In the streets, riot police again clashed with protesters.
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is
hinting that the Jewish state may have to go it alone to prevent
Iran from building a nuclear weapon.
In an interview published today, Netanyahu suggested that Israel cannot rely on the U.S. to act against Iran’s suspect nuclear program and might have to strike Tehran without U.S. support.
BEIRUT (AP) – Pope Benedict is personally delivering a message
of peace for the Middle East.
The pope arrived in Lebanon today for a three-day visit amid the civil war in neighboring Syria and in the aftermath of a mob attack that killed several Americans in Libya, including the U.S. ambassador. The Pope told reporters on the plane that the import of weapons to Syria is a “grave sin.”
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – The head of the eurozone’s finance
ministers says it’ll be at least a month before debt inspectors
complete their report on Greece’s austerity efforts.
The next batch of bailout cash for Athens depends on the inspectors’ conclusions.
The ministers are meeting in Cyprus.
SHARPSBURG, Md. (AP) – It’s the 150th anniversary of the
bloodiest day of combat on U.S. soil.
The National Park Service is kicking off four days of events marking the Civil War Battle of Antietam (ann-TEE’-tem) near Sharpsburg, Md.
More than 23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were reported killed, wounded or missing during 12 hours of fighting with no clear winner.
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