Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Mar 28

Jamestown (CSi) The 2012 Home and Garden Show is Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, 2014 at the Jamestown Civic Center.

On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director, Lisa Hicks pointed out that businesses and groups have rented booths at the Civic Center, for displays.

Also in addtion to seminars, on Saturday 1-4 will be inflatable games for the kids.

The free seminars continue on Sunday.

Saturday’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Admission to the show and seminars is free.

Seminars:

Saturday

* 10 a.m., “Square Foot Gardening,” presented by Lindsey Novak, Stutsman County Extension Agent

* 11 a.m., “Jamestown Forestry Introduction and Pruning,” presented by Doug Wiles, Jamestown city forester

* 1 p.m., “Gardening: It’s Not Rocket Science,” presented by John Zviorski, garden editor for The Jamestown Sun

• 3 p.m., “Floral Design,” presented by Cara Prescott of Don’s House of Flowers.

Sunday

* 1 p.m., “Healthy Lawn 101,” presented by Todd Humes of Humes Landscaping;

• 2 p.m., “Modular Homes – An Affordable Choice,” presented by Corey Bayer of Marvel Homes.

For more information about the Home & Garden Show, visit

www.jamestownchamber.com and click on the “chamber events” button.

Bismarck (CSi) The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued the flood outlook for the James River Basin for the time period of late March through late June 2014.

The reports states:

“THE FLOOD OUTLOOK FOR THE LOWER JAMES RIVER BASIN IS SOMEWHAT BELOW NORMAL GOING FORWARD…THIS IS LARGELY DUE TO THE RELATIVELY DRY SOILS IN THOSE AREAS. HOWEVER…MOST OF THE JAMES RIVER TRIBUTARIES ARE WITHIN JUST A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS OF WHAT IS A NORMAL FLOOD RISK COMING OUT OF THE SPRING MELT.

IN GENERAL THOUGH…ONCE THE REGION FINALLY UNDERGOES A LONG ENOUGH PERIOD OF WARM WEATHER…ALL LOCATIONS WILL QUICKLY REVERT TO A NEAR NORMAL RISK OF FLOODING AS

FROZEN SOILS THAW AND BEGIN TO DRY OUT.

 

…CURRENT CONDITIONS…MARCH 28, 2014…

SOILS ACROSS THE REGION REMAIN FAIRLY FROZEN WITH FROST DEPTHS EXCEEDING 49 INCHES AND REFLECTS ONLY MODEST IMPROVEMENT OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THESE FROZEN SOILS ARE STILL LIKELY TO PRODUCE WELL ABOVE NORMAL RUNOFF FROM ANY FAST MELTING SNOW OR HEAVY RAINS.

SNOWPACK ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER BASIN OF NORTH DAKOTA

IS MOSTLY GONE WITH ONLY POCKETS REMAINING IN SHELTERED AREAS.

…WEATHER OUTLOOK…

THE NEAR TERM 6 TO 10 AND 8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOKS SUGGEST A GREATER THAN NORMAL PROBABILITY OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE WEATHER FORECAST MODELS ALL SUGGEST SOME VARYING AMOUNTS OF SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE JAMES RIVER BASINS OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS OF MARCH.

LOOKING FARTHER OUT AT THE ONE AND THREE MONTH OUTLOOKS…A GREATER THAN NORMAL PROBABILITY EXISTS FOR COOLER THAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WITH AN

EQUAL CHANCE FOR BELOW NORMAL…NORMAL…OR ABOVE NORMAL

PRECIPITATION.”

 

Jamestown (Csi) The James River Valley Library System has set plans to help fund the purchase of a new bookmobile.

The board has plans to submit a community facilities application for a grant to U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development.

The grant application will request $74,000 for a new bookmobile to replace the current 18-year-old vehicle.

The grant is planned to fund 50 percent of the cost of the bookmobile.

The remaining 50 percent would come from the library’s bookmobile fund.

A public hearing is at 5 p.m. April 7 at Jamestown City Hall, 102 3rd Ave. SE, Jamestown, to answer questions related to the project.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Mandan police say they’ve arrested two men in connection with the January shooting death of a 28-year-old man.

25-year-old Jonathan James McKinney is charged with felony murder and two counts of tampering with physical evidence. Thirty-eight-year-old Warren Travis Pfetzer is charged with terrorizing, felon in possession of a firearm and two counts of tampering with physical evidence.

Alex Lansdon was found dead on Jan. 27 at the mobile home he rented in southeast Mandan. Preliminary autopsy results indicate he died of multiple gunshot wounds.

The complaints against the two men were filed Thursday. Attorneys were not listed in court records.

Mandan police say more people may be charged as the investigation continues.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Democrats wrapped up the opening day of their state convention in Fargo by endorsing Ryan Taylor for agriculture commissioner.

The rancher from Towner was on the party stage two years ago when he was endorsed for governor. The Republicans swept all state offices in the last election.

Taylor told delegates Friday that the state needs balance and Republicans have not done a good job ensuring that agriculture and oil development can exist together.

Democrats endorsed three other relative newcomers for state offices.

Tyler Axness, fresh off one term in the state Senate, was nominated for a two-year term on the Public Service Commission. Kiara Kraus-Parr, the endorsed candidate for attorney general, and Jason Astrup, the choice for tax commissioner, are running their first campaigns for public office.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it has closed its Grand Forks office after more than 15 years.

The St. Paul District decided to close the office after completing a more than $450 million flood control project for Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, Minn., in 2007. The corps moved the district’s Western Area Office from Grand Forks to Fargo in 2012.

District construction chief Jim Peak says the office served its purpose extremely well but now lacks sufficient projects to finance its long-term viability. He says the office space lease was expiring this year and the corps was already facing relocation.

The district will continue overseeing its western area work out of its office in Fargo.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Officials with a company planning to build a saltwater disposal well near the boundary of Theodore Roosevelt National Park’s North Unit say they will meet with opponents of the plan before proceeding.

Horizon Oilfield Services had filed for a state permit for the well. The company asked the state Department of Mineral Resources for a continuance after it learned of opposition by the Badlands Conservation Alliance.

Alliance spokeswoman Jan Swenson says the well could be a visual blight on the Badlands, increase traffic safety concerns and lure other companies into the area.

Horizon CEO George Tingo says he’s agreed to meet with representatives from the Badlands Conservation Alliance and the National Park Service to discuss concerns.

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The city of Williston on Friday was opening a highly anticipated new recreation center.

The 236,000-square-foot facility is home to an indoor waterpark complete with a surf simulator. City Parks and Recreation Director Darin Krueger says he doesn’t know of any other park-owned rec center in the country that’s bigger.

Williston voters in 2011 approved a 1 percent sales tax to finance the project. The center took 18 months to build and cost about $76 million.

Krueger calls the center a “game changer” and hopes it will bring more families to North Dakota’s oil patch.

 

In sports…

VALLEY CITY (VCSU, CSi) – Valley City State University athletic director Jack Denholm announced Friday the hiring of Adam Longmore as the 11th head volleyball coach in school history.

Longmore will take over the Viking volleyball program in mid-April. He replaces Susan Kolbow, who resigned in January following four seasons as Viking head coach. An assistant coach at Southern Utah University, Longmore said he is excited to start a new chapter at VCSU.

“I think there’s a lot of potential with the volleyball program at Valley City,” he said. “I was very impressed with the girls’ attitudes and their work ethic – they’re a hardworking bunch of girls. That’s the first key to success in any program and that’s already there.”

Longmore interviewed on the VCSU campus earlier this week and had a chance to meet the players and athletic staff, and see the volleyball facilities.

“Adam has a strong coaching background at the NCAA level along with a history in the NAIA,” said Denholm. “We’re excited to have him take over our volleyball program.”

Longmore just completed his sixth season as assistant coach at Southern Utah University, an NCAA Division I school that competed in the Summit League and the Big Sky Conference during his time at the school. Longmore helped rebuild the Southern Utah volleyball program from the ground up after it was reinstated at the school following a 20-year hiatus. While at SUU, Longmore specialized in coaching blockers. In 2012, SUU finished 2nd in the Big Sky Conference and 27th in the nation in blocks per set (2.64), and in 2013 SUU was 53rd in the nation with 2.55 blocks per set.

Prior to Southern Utah, Longmore was head coach from 2004-2007 at William Woods University, an NAIA school in Fulton, Mo. He was also an assistant for William Woods in 2003, and earned a Master’s degree in athletic administration from the school in 2007.

Longmore earned his Bachelor’s degree from Utah State University, where he spent time playing on and coaching the men’s club volleyball team. He has also worked with Gold Medal Squared as a camp and clinic instructor for more than 10 years.

While visiting the VCSU campus, Longmore said Graichen Gym stood out to him as a major advantage, comparing it to the Bentson-Bunker Fieldhouse at NDSU that his Southern Utah teams used to play in.

“We have the potential to have a huge home-court advantage in that gym,” he said, citing the small size that creates an intense atmosphere. “Anytime you have a smaller gym that’s volleyball specific, that can be intimidating to play there. Once we get some things in place and start playing really good, it’s going to be tough for teams to play us there.”

Longmore said some of his first priorities once on the VCSU campus are identifying where the team needs improvement, recruiting, and making connections with area high school and club volleyball coaches.

He and his wife Jennifer have three kids, daughter Odessa (9) and sons Addison (5) and Elijah (3).

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – It’s a big day in sports for the University of North Dakota.

The men’s hockey team plays Wisconsin in the first round of the Midwest Regional in Cincinnati. The winner advances to Saturday’s title game against either Ferris State or Colgate. The regional champion goes on to the Frozen Four in Philadelphia in mid-April.

The football team also is holding the first of 15 spring practices. It’s the first spring practice for new coach Bubba Schweigert. He’s replacing Chris Mussman, who was fired late last year after six seasons.

 

In world and national news…

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) – The chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has resigned, amid continuing questions about lane closures near the George Washington Bridge and whether he has used his position to boost his law firm. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Davis Samson’s resignation today. Christie appointed him to head the board of the agency that runs several New York City-area transportation facilities, including airports and bridges and tunnels. People close to Christie engineered four days of gridlock in September. It was intended – for reasons that remain unclear – as retaliation against a mayor.

DARRINGTON, Wash. (AP) – An update is expected Friday evening from authorities in the Washington state community where searchers have been trying to find more victims of last weekend’s mudslide. The bodies of 26 victims have already been either recovered or located, though the official death toll remains at 17. And dozens more could be buried in the debris.

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) – As he visits Saudi Arabia, President Barack Obama is looking to reassure that country’s king that the U.S. isn’t taking too soft a stand on Syria or other Mideast trouble spots. A U.S. official says Obama is considering letting Syria’s rebels get some portable missile launchers that can attack low-flying planes and helicopters. The Saudis could play a direct role in sending the systems to the rebels.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The Democratically controlled California Senate has voted to suspend three Democrats who face criminal charges, after the latest lawmaker to be hauled into court refused to step down. Today’s 28-to-1 vote came on a resolution that prevents Democratic Sens. Ron Calderon, Leland Yee and Rod Wright from exercising any power of their office until the pending criminal cases against them have been resolved. Yee was indicted this week on federal charges that include accepting bribes and coordinating a gun-running operation.

NEW YORK (AP) – Stocks have given up their sizeable gains from earlier in the day, Friday. They rose in the  morning after the government reported a rise in consumer spending. It was a hopeful sign for an economy that had been slowed by months of severe winter weather.