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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 15.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 20. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
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.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS
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.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
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.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. HIGHS AROUND 15.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.
LOWS AROUND 15.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
A SLOW RECOVERY FROM THE ARCTIC TEMPERATURES COMING BUT
STILL BELOW NORMAL…WITH HIGHS NEAR FREEZING
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
THE EXTENDED FORECAST LOOKS TO BE LARGELY PRECIPITATION FREE.
ST. PAUL (CSi) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, recently started its annual winter draw down of nine of its Minnesota and North Dakota reservoirs.
Baldhill Dam, near Valley City began its draw down in October. Conservation elevation is 1,266.0 +/- 0.2 feet. The goal is to reach elevation 1,262.5 feet by the end of February. During the winter, the snow water content in the basin will be monitored and changes to the target drawdown and date may be changed. Maximum drawdown at Baldhill is elevation 1,255.0 feet.
Red River of North basin:
Lake Traverse, near Wheaton, Minn., is currently at its conservation elevation of 976.8 +/- 0.2 feet. The gates at Mud Lake are closed. Lake Traverse will be drawn down in March between 1.5-3 feet, depending on the amount of snow water content in the basin.
Orwell Reservoir, near Fergus Falls, Minn., is currently at its conservation elevation of 1,064.0 +/- 0.5 feet. The pool may be drawn down in March, depending on the amount of snow water content in the basin. Maximum drawdown at Orwell is elevation 1,050.0 feet.
Homme Dam, located near Park River, N.D., began its fall drawdown on Nov. 3. Conservation elevation is 1,079.8 +/- 0.2 feet. The pool is currently at elevation 1,077.3 feet. Drawdown target is dependent on snow water content in the basin.
Minnesota River basin:
Lac qui Parle, near Montevideo, Minn, was raised from its summer conservation elevation of 933.0 +/- 0.2 feet to its winter conservation elevation of 934.0 +/- 0.2 feet in September. The winter raise enhances conditions for fish survival.
Mississippi Headwaters basin:
Gull Lake, near Brainerd, Minn., will be gradually drawn down during the fall and winter, and the final elevation level will be determined by the winter snow water content.
Cross Lake, near Crosslake, Minn., started its draw down Oct. 1. The target elevation is 1,228.3 feet at the end of November. The final draw down level will be determined by the winter snow water content.
Big Sandy Lake, near Libby, Minn., also started its draw down Oct. 1. The normal draw down is to elevation 1,214.31 feet, or 2 feet below the middle of the summer band.
Pokegama Lake, near Grand Rapids, Minn., is currently releasing flows. The normal drawdown is to elevation 1,270.42 feet, or 3 feet below middle of the summer band.
Leech Lake, near Federal Dam, Minn., began its draw down Oct. 1. The final level will be determined by the winter snow water content.
Winnibigoshish Lake, near Deer River, Minn., also began its draw down Oct. 1. The final level will be determined by the winter snow water content.
The nearly 700 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, employees working at more than 40 sites in five upper-Midwest states serve the American public in the areas of environmental enhancement, navigation, flood damage reduction, water and wetlands regulation, recreation sites and disaster response. Through the Corps’ Fiscal Year 2011 $175 million budget, nearly 2,800 non-Corps jobs were added to the regional economy as well as $271 million to the national economy. For more information, see www.mvp.usace.army.mil.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Community Christmas tree, on Friday, was cut and traveled from its location at 821 16th Street, Northeast, across from Leapoldt Park, to the west side of the Jamestown Civic Center, transported by RTS Shearing.
The tree was donated by Lloyd Landscoot.
City Forester, Doug Wiles says, the tree is a Colorado Blue Spruce stands just under 40 feet.
JDA Ambassador Charlie Kourajian pointed out that the tree this year will have about 1,500 new larger and brighter lights, with new wiring, and will be strung by members of the Jamestown Fire Department, using the department’s bucket apparatus.
The Jamestown Community Christmas tree lighting will be after the parade, with the time dependent on the number of floats in the parade, with the tree lighting about 7:45-p.m., with a short program at the tree location, outside the west side of the Civic Center, before the lighting.
Jamestown (CSi) The Frontier Village Association, board has approved funding for events.
The board approved funding a Christmas-themed event at Frontier Village in early December, with the Wild Wet Players hosting a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Eldridge Town Hall and will provide refreshments. The Wild West Players would also set up Christmas lights along Main Street in the village.
The activities were approved at a cost not exceeding $750.
Board member Tina Busche reported that 1,200 people were on hand at the Village on Halloween, when treats were handed out. 606 children and 594 adults, mostly in Halloween costumes attended.
The Wild West Players set up and ran a haunted village, with 45 people going through it, as $225 was raised by the Wild West Players who charged a $5 admission fee.
In other business, the board approved a debit/credit card in the Frontier Village Association’s name for the manager’s use, to purchase materials or services needed for the village, only to be used by the manager.
The FVA board heard a request from Association member Warren “Taz” Schooler asking to resign for health and personal reasons.
The association will in a month on the request and will hold its December meeting on the 11th to be held at meeting at Meeting Ground.
Jamestown (CSi) The 2014 Jamestown Turkey Trot, 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held on Thanksgiving Day.
Those participating should note the event time is at 8:30-a.m., with cash or check for $25 turned into Bank Forward or Coborn’s in Jamestown.
Credit/debit cards accepted on line www.jamestownturkeytrot.webconnex.com/register
T-shirt pickup and race day registration opens at 7:30-p.m., on Thanksgiving Day at Coborn’s. (Register by November 20, 2014 to guarantee race day t-shirt pickup.
Proceeds benefit the Community Action, Region Six food pantry. Additional cash donations or checks made payable to Community Action Region Six Food Pantry, the day of the event.
Those coming to the event area asked to bring a non-perishable and personal hygiene items to donate on race day, to help keep the food pantry shelves stocked for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Choralaires presents the Holiday Showcase on Thursday December 4 and Friday December 5, 2014 at 7:30-p.m., at the Jamestown High School auditorium.
Adult tickets are $10 and students at $4.
Tickets are available from any Choralaire, Looysen I Care, and at the door.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Police in western North Dakota are investigating the death of a man who was found shot at an apartment complex.
Dickinson Police Chief Dustin Dassinger says the man was found dead at the Century Apartments around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The victim’s identity hasn’t been released.
Police are searching for a dark green Chrysler 300 in connection to the killing. Dassinger didn’t provide additional information about the case.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a Minot man has been arrested after allegedly threatening the driver of a vehicle with a crossbow.
The man was arrested early Sunday morning.
Police say the man was at a drive-through at a fast food restaurant and became upset after witnessing a nearby vehicle accident. Police say the man allegedly threatened one of the drivers with the crossbow.
No injuries were reported.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) – Authorities in western North Dakota say a semitrailer driver from Alabama has died after his vehicle rolled.
39-year-old Jesse Maner of Heflin, Alabama, was flown to a Montana hospital on Sunday, where he died from his injuries. The McKenzie County Sheriff’s Department says his vehicle rolled on County Road 13.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Results of the November election are official.
The State Canvassing Board took just 17 minutes on Friday afternoon to certify the results of the Nov. 4 election.
Secretary of State Al Jaeger says there were no races that triggered a recount, either automatically or by demand under state law.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senator Heidi Heitkamp (HYT’-kamp) says the election that gave Republicans control of the Senate and a bigger hold on the House was a wave and that voters wanted change. In an interview with The Associated Press, Heitkamp says she will look to work with Republicans on a number of issues, including legislation to reduce the burden of student loans, energy policies and transportation infrastructure.
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – Montana-Dakota Utilities says its new gas-fired electric generator at the Heskett station in Mandan is ready.
The 88-megawatt turbine has been completed after a little over a year of construction.
Frank Morehouse is the chief operating officer of MDU. He says the $77 million project will share equipment and labor with the Heskett station, which will result in a more cost-effective operation.
The project also includes a 24-mile natural gas pipeline. The unit can start producing power within 30 minutes from kicking in.
The utility serves about 140,000 electric customers across 4 states.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Turkey Federation is presenting a Thanksgiving bird to Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring.
Representatives of the Abused Adult Resource Center and Ruth Meiers Hospitality House in Bismarck also are to be on hand at the event slated for Monday at the state Capitol.
The organizations have been given frozen turkeys during the annual event.
Organizers say a live turkey also will be present.
In sports…
VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – The Valley City State University football team will face
Carroll College in the first round of the NAIA playoffs, the national office
announced Sunday.
VCSU, ranked No. 14 in the country, will play at No. 1-ranked Carroll College on
Saturday, Nov. 22. Game time is to be determined. The Vikings are making their
eighth NAIA playoff appearance, and fourth playoff appearance under coach Dennis
McCulloch.
It is the fourth straight time that VCSU will play Carroll College in the playoffs.
The Vikings faced Carroll College in the three previous playoff games under Coach
McCulloch. In 2000, VCSU hosted Carroll at the Fargodome and lost 24-21. In 2001,
the Vikings traveled to Carroll and lost 45-27. In 2011, VCSU was ranked No. 12 and
went on the road to No. 2 Carroll, losing 47-0.
The Vikings moved up one spot to No. 14 in the final regular season poll released on
Sunday. It is the highest ranking for VCSU since being ranked No. 12 in the 2011
final regular season poll. In 2011, the Vikings went to Carroll in the first round
of the playoffs and lost 47-0.
Valley City State University finished the regular season 9-1 overall and 6-0 in the
North Star Athletic Association, winning their fourth straight conference
championship.
The Valley City State University athletic department is organizing a fan bus to
travel to the playoff game. For more information, contact athletic director Jack Denholm at 701-845-7160 or jack.denholm@vcsu.edu
Jamestown weekend sports wrapup…
Jamestown (CSi) The Number 18-ranked Jimmies wrapped up their second consecutive North Star Athletic Association tournament championship at the Hansen Center on Friday night, sweeping Mayville State University for the third time this season.
The University of Jamestown is expected to host an NAIA National Tournament Opening Round match November 22.
The opening round pairings and locations to be announced.
DICKINSON The Jamestown High School Blue Jays volleyball coach, Sara Hegerle, has been named the West Region Coach of the Year
The West Region Senior Athlete of the Year is Ali Hasche, Bismarck Century
On Saturday in Dickinson the Number one seed Bimarck Century Patriots needed extra points in the fifth set to defeat Number two seed Jamestown 19-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-22, 23-21 in the West Region championship.
The Blue Jays and Century are headed to the Class A State Tournament.
The Patriots will be the Number one seed from the West and play Fargo South.
The Blue Jays are the Number two seed and face Fargo Davies.
The first round begins Thursday at the Minot State Dome.
Jamestown (CSi) The Number seven ranked University of Jamestown Jimmie women’s basketball team (4-3) defeated Concordia-Moorhead Saturday evening at the Jamestown Civic Center, 60-47.
Up next for the Jimmie women it’s a road game at NCAA DII Northern State on Wednesday.
Jamestown (CSi) The (4-4) UJ Jimmies men’s basketball team, Saturday at the Jamestown Civic Center, defeated 85-65, Crossroads College of Minnesota (1-6).
The Jimmies travel to Minnesota-Crookston on Wednesday.
Jamestown (CSi) At the University of Jamestown’s Taylor Stadium at Rollie Greeno Field Saturday Dickinson State defeated the Jimmies in football by a score of 28-21.
It was the Jimmies final game of the season ending the season at .500 at 5-5.
The Jimmies scored on an Eriksson to Alex Johnson touchdown in the final minute, but couldn’t recover the onside kick.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A task force working on a plan for a new University of North Dakota nickname has scheduled meetings around the state to hear from alumni, students, staff, fans and the general public.
UND says the group plans meetings Monday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Grand Forks, Fargo, Bismarck, Minot and Williston.
The group will discuss the process for the potential selection of a new nickname and logo, and will gather feedback from attendees.
The school’s Fighting Sioux nickname was retired in June 2012. The Legislature enacted a three-year moratorium on a new moniker.
The UND Nickname Task Force Town Hall Meeting will be streamed live in Jamestown Monday from 7-p.m. – 9-p.m., at the University of Jamestown’s Unruh-Sheldon Building, in the first floor executive conference room.
For more information, please contact Joan at 269-9005.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The State Racing Commission has approved three weekends of racing for the North Dakota Horse Park in Fargo.
Races are scheduled for July 18, 19, 25 and 26 and Aug. 1 and 2.
It will be the 10th year of horse racing in Fargo.
Track general manager Mike Schmitz says last summer’s season was a success.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Trappers using cable devices must register with the North Dakota Game and Fish Department prior to trapping this year.
It’s the first time registration has been required.
Registration can be done through the Game and Fish Department website or at any Game and Fish office. Trappers will get a registration number that must be written on the back of the furbearer or combination license.
Game and Fish says information collected during registration will be used to conduct voluntary education efforts and to create a mailing list for postseason surveys.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Chicago’s Bears are back in the win column as Jay Cutler threw for 330 yards and three touchdowns in a 21-13 win over Minnesota. The victory is just the second in seven games for the Bears, who are 4-6. Ryan Mundy intercepted Teddy Bridgewater’s 29-yard pass in the end zone in the closing minute, and the Bears hung on for the win after suffering two of the worst blowout losses in franchise history.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – The Green Bay Packers raced out to a 30-6 lead in a 53-20 laugher over the Philadelphia Eagles. Aaron Rodgers passed for 341 yards and three touchdowns, and Julius Peppers returned his second interception of the season for a score. Peppers finished off the Eagles by returning Mark Sanchez’s pass 52 yards for a 39-6 lead in the third quarter.
Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was intercepted twice while completing 34 of 54 passes with just one touchdown in Denver’s 22-7 loss to St. Louis. The performance ended Manning’s streak of 15 straight games with a least two touchdown passes and factored into the Broncos’ fall to 7-3.
The Chiefs own a five-game winning streak after holding on for a 24-20 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks in Kansas City.
The Arizona Cardinals are 9-1 for the first time since 1948 after Drew Stanton threw touchdown passes to Michael Floyd on Arizona’s first two possessions in a 14-6 win over Detroit.
Jonas Gray rushed for four touchdowns, one in each quarter, as New England clobbered the Colts 42-20 at Indianapolis.
Final Atlanta 19 Carolina 17
Final Cincinnati 27 New Orleans 10
Final Houston 23 Cleveland 7
Final Chicago 21 Minnesota 13
Final San Francisco 16 N-Y Giants 10
Final Tampa Bay 27 Washington 7
Final San Diego 13 Oakland 6
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
Final New York 109 Denver 93
Final Milwaukee 91 Miami 84
Final Houston 69 Oklahoma City 65
Final Golden State 136 L-A Lakers 115
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL (AP) – Marco Scandella scored at 1:01 of overtime after missing two games with an illness to give the Minnesota Wild a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets yesterday. Minnesota was reeling after blowing a 3-0 lead in the third period and getting outplayed by the scrappy Jets. Zach Parise scored two goals in his return from a concussion and helped give Minnesota a 3-0 lead after the first.
Final San Jose 2 Carolina 0
Final Chicago 6 Dallas 2
Final Montreal 4 Detroit 1
Final Florida 6 Anaheim 2
Final Arizona 2 Edmonton 1
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) Kentucky 71 Buffalo 52
Final ( 2) Arizona 86 CS Northridge 68
Final ( 3) Wisconsin 89 Chattanooga 45
Final ( 6) North Carolina 103 Robert Morris 59
Final ( 9) Virginia 67 Norfolk St. 39
Final (10) Texas 85 Alcorn St. 53
Final (19) Oklahoma 78 SE Louisiana 53
Final (21) Nebraska 80 N. Kentucky 61
Final (23) Syracuse 65 Hampton 47
Final Holy Cross 58 (25) Harvard 57
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 5) Texas A&M 63 Texas-Pan American 61
Final ( 7) Duke 90 Alabama 40
Final (10) Maryland 97 Wagner 24
Final (12) Louisville 77 UT-Martin 43
Final (13) North Carolina 84 (23) UCLA 68
Final (14) Michigan St. 69 E. Michigan 61
Final (15) California 84 Pacific 64
Final (16) Nebraska 83 Alcorn St. 49
Final (18) DePaul 97 New Mexico 59
Final (19) Iowa 85 Robert Morris 67
Final (20) Oregon St. 85 Utah St. 62
Final (21) Oklahoma St. 77 Texas Southern 58
Final Gonzaga 75 (22) Dayton 65
Final (24) Syracuse 59 Fordham 42
NASCAR…
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) – Kevin Harvick is a first-time Sprint Cup champion after winning yesterday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. A debris caution with 20 laps remaining forced the four championship contenders to make tough strategy decisions that ultimately decided their fate. Harvick restarted 12th with 15 laps to go but was helped out by a series of cautions that allowed him to nose out Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano for the championship.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Florida has decided to dismiss head football coach Will Muschamp, who’s in his fourth season at the post. Muschamp will stick around for the final two regular-season games against Eastern Kentucky and Florida State. He is 27-20, including 17-15 in conference play.
His departure was announced a day after the Gators lost in overtime to South Carolina.
T25 FOOTBALL-POLL
UNDATED (AP) – Florida State is back on top of The Associated Press top-25 football poll. The Seminoles regained the No. 1 spot with a win Saturday over Miami while then No. 1 Mississippi State lost at Alabama.
The top five now has FSU on top followed by Alabama, Oregon, Mississippi State and TCU.
The Seminoles received 43 first place votes while the Crimson Tide got 16 and the Ducks 3.
At 10-0 Florida State is the last unbeaten school among the big five conferences.
GOLF…
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) – Charley Hoffman rallied from a three-shot deficit with a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Shawn Stefani in the OHL Classic in Mexico. The win is Hoffman’s third in his PGA career. He had gone 105 starts between his first and second victory, and this time went 108 starts until winning the final PGA Tour event of the calendar year.
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Christina Kim won the Lorena Ochoa (lohr-AY’-nah oh-CHOH’-uh) Invitational for her first LPGA Tour title in nine years, beating China’s Shanshan Feng in a playoff after blowing a five-stroke lead. Kim won with a par on the par-4 18th on the second extra hole. The 30-year-old American won for the first time since the Tournament of Champions in November 2005. She also won the 2004 Longs Drug Challenge.
In world and national news…
BEIRUT (AP) – President Barack Obama says the Islamic State is made up of terrorists that “the world rightly associates with inhumanity.” Obama denounced the extremist group following the beheading of Peter Kassig (KAS’-ihg), the former U.S. Army Ranger-turned-aid worker, who was seized while delivering relief supplies in Syria last year. Obama says IS “revels in the slaughter of innocents, including Muslims.”
PARIS (AP) – France says a homegrown terror suspect may have been spotted on the same video that announced the Islamic State group beheading of an American aid worker. France’s interior minister says the video appears to show a Frenchman suspected of joining fighters for the Islamic State group among the killers. French citizens make up the largest contingent of European jihadi fighters who have joined extremists in Syria and Iraq.
BAGHDAD (AP) – There’s no immediate claim of responsibility for deadly attacks in busy commercial areas of Baghdad. Iraqi officials say a pair of car bombs killed at least 14 people and wounded 31. The Iraqi capital is seeing near-daily attacks but nothing compared to the rampage in northern and western Iraq by the Islamic State group.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A comprehensive report says one child in every 30 in the United States is homeless. The National Center on Family Homelessness calculates that nearly 2.5 million American children were homeless at some point in 2013 — an all-time high. The state-by-state report blames the nation’s high poverty rate, the lack of affordable housing and the impacts of pervasive domestic violence.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is again facing the rough and tumble world of Washington politics where the possibility of another government shutdown looms over the immigration issue if some congressional Republicans get their way. The Keystone XL oil pipeline project is also a contentious, year-end issue. Obama has just returned from an Asia-Pacific swing.
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