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.THURSDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
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.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S.
LOWS IN THE MID 20S.

 

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 16, 2012) — The Buffalo City Tourism Foundation, Executive Board met in monthly session, on Friday, and reviewed issues concerning the soon to expire contract with the City of Jamestown.

Board representatives will attend Tuesday’s (Nov 20, 2012) Jamestown City Council Civic Center and Promotion Committee meeting, where the committee will discuss with the board, the upcoming contract, any recommend any changes in a new contract.

City Attorney Ken Dalsted is drafting language in the proposed agreement.

At Friday’s BCTF Executive Board meeting, the panel reviewed the existing contract, and received information from Jamestown City Attorney Ken Dalsted, from Jamestown Mayor Katie Andersen.

In his opinion, Dalsted recommends the city not appoint Foundation Board members, as a requirement in a new contract.

The opinion stated in part that, “If a city does not have a specific power granted to it by the legislature, that power does not exist.”

Research of opinions by the North Dakota Attorney General and case law from other jurisdictions suggests that it is not appropriate for a city to do indirectly what it may not be able to do directly – control a corporation through the control of the appointment of its board of directors.

Dalsted’s opinion is, that because Buffalo City Tourism is an independent corportation, it is recommended that the entity be allowed to elect its own directors, as provided by law.

The BCTF may, under the city’s Enterprise Ordinance, make application to the city, making a request to perform services on behalf of the city.

Under the Ordinance the city can provide funding to independent entities that essentially perform certain services that would otherwise be appropriate for a city to perform.

The proposed changes are a way to make the BCTF a independent entity run on tax dollars.

The major proposed change would eliminate the $75,000 the Jamestown Stutsman Development Corp. pays annually and replacing with funds from city lodging and restaurant taxes.

BCTF could still apply to JSDC for the funds on an annual basis if the proposed changes take place.

Currently BCTF receives 100 percent of the city’s motel tax, 40 percent of the net city restaurant tax and nearly $200,000 annually in combined JSDC operating revenue and grant funds.

　

In other business, the BCTF Grant Advisory Board met and received funding requests.

Jamestown College Athletic Director, Lawrie Paulson requested $10,000 in tourism funds to support the college hosting the National All Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament in Jamestown, February 21,25, 2013, in connection with A.I.I basketball conference.

The event is expected to bring ten teams to play at the Jamestown Civic Center, with travel parties of 15-20 individuals plus fans, with teams requiring 6-10 motel rooms per night.

Paulson said, projected expenses are almost $25,000, with the projected revenue, from gate receipts sponsorships and booklet sales at $15,600.

Jamestown College has pledged $8,000.

Following the presentation, the Grant Advisory Board voted unanimously to authorize up to $10,000 to pay the cost of officials and advertising.

The Jamestown Rural Fire Department requested $3,000 to hold a fishing derby early in 2013. Other funding sources would come from raffle sales.

Representative Travis Lemieux said the dollars would be used to advertise the event with billboards in Fargo and Devils Lake, along with advertisements in on line and print publications along with local media.

The board voted to table the request, until it has more information including an itemized list of expenditures.

The panel also reviewed the Stutsman County Memorial Museum 2012 season, visitor count.

The total for the year was 1,861, with 1,266 visitors from Jamestown, with a total North Dakota count of 1,459. Visitors came from 36 states.

Internationally there were 11 visitors from Canada, 2 from Denmark, 1 from Australia, 1 from Bosnia, and one from Thailand.

The total amounted to 1,758 visitors.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 16, 2012) — The Jamestown Arts Center is in the process of tidying-up, the Arts Park, in downtown Jamestown.

Arts Center, Director, Taylor Barnes says a crew from Humes Landscaping in Jamestown is performing the work, including pulling about five feet of rubble from the adjacent building’s wall, cleaning the edge of the property, and leveling that area of the park.

She says as funds become available the area is planned for a performing arts space.

Ms. Barnes added, that juniper trees will be planted along the edge of park at the alley.

She anticipates this work will be finished by Thanksgiving.

　

From Charlie Kourajian, Main Street Association.

Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Nov 15, 2012) — The participants in the 2012 Holiday Dazzle Parade are asked to stop in at Babb’s Coffee House today (Monday, November 19, 2012) to get their final instructions for the parade.

Also at the gathering, parade officials will be handing out position numbers for the floats.

All entries who have not handed in the description of their floats, are asked to do this at this time.

The narratives are important, so the announcers along the parade route can identify the floats and give credit to the builders.

All entries are asked to be at the south end of McElroy Park by 6:15 p.m. Friday, November 23 for the parade lineup.

This year’s judges, Chris Rathjen, Jessica Haak and Alex Looysen will be viewing and judging the floats at 6:30 p.m.

This year the Main Street Downtown Association, parade sponsor, will be awarding cash prizes for the floats, first prize being $500, second $250 and third $100.

　

Jamestown, ND (KCSi.T.V. News) – The Main Street Association invited the community to the City Christmas Tree lighting ceremony set for Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012 at 5:00 p.m., at the Jamestown Civic Center.
Church members from Victory Luthern Brethern Church will be in charge of the program with Pastor Shawn Bowman speaking and musicians from Victory providing the music.
Cookies and refreshments will be provided, courtesy of the Corey Bayer family and the Jamestown Civic Center. The tree lighting will be promptly at 5:30 p.m.
The public is invited to participate in the event.

　

VALLEY CITY, N.D. (AP) – Four people face burglary and theft
charges after a two-month investigation in Barnes County.
Sheriff Randy McClaflin says the group allegedly
burglarized a number of farmsteads, homes and a Valley City
business this fall. He says about $8,500 worth of property has been
recovered so far.
The suspects are from the Valley City and Rochester, Minn.,
areas, and also face possession of stolen property charges in the
Rochester and Moorhead, Minn., areas. They range in age from 25 to
32, and face a total of 50 felony counts.

　

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota House candidate who lost by
50 votes says she won’t ask for a recount.
     Democrat Sharon Buhr finished third in the election in District
24 in southeastern North Dakota. The district includes Barnes
County and parts of Cass and Ransom counties.
     Democrat Naomi Muscha and Republican Dwight Kiefert were the top
two finishers and won the district’s two House seats. Buhr was 50
votes behind Kiefert.

Pre-Canvass

Kiefert…. 3252 votes…26.09%

Buhr… 3197…25.65%

Post-Canvass

Kiefert…3262… 26.08%

Buhr… 3212…25.68%
     The race was the only state legislative contest that was close
enough to allow the loser to seek a recount.
     Today is the deadline to demand a recount, but Buhr says the
result wasn’t close enough to justify one.
     Buhr is a hospital dietitian in Valley City and a former city
school board member. She says she enjoyed the House campaign.
    
North Dakota’s Canvassing Board took less than an hour Friday to
certify the final election results.
The closest statewide race was for the U.S. Senate. Democrat
Heidi Heitkamp beat Republican Rick Berg by 2,936 votes. Berg says
he won’t ask for a recount.

　

Jamestown, ND, (KCSi-T.V. News) — Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) Home Health has been named to the 2012 HomeCare Elite list.

This list is a compilation of the most successful home care providers in the United States.

HomeCare Elite names the top 25 percent of home health agencies based on the performance measures of quality of care, quality improvement, patient experience, process measure implementation and financial management.

JRMC Home Health is one of the two home health agencies in the state to receive this recognition. It is the only agency in the state that has received this acknowledgement for seven consecutive years.

Trisha Jungles RN, Home Health and Hospice manager, says “I want to take this opportunity to give our deepest gratitude to the past and present Home Health patients and their families for their generosity to allow JRMC Home Health to come into their homes. Your support and dedication to our programs – Home Health, Private Duty and Lifeline plays an important role in our success and it is greatly appreciated. It is our privilege to be able to provide care and services to Jamestown and the surrounding communities.”

To learn more about home health services at JRMC go to www.jrmcnd.com or call (701) 952-4847.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is a 25-bed, critical access hospital located at 2422 20th St. SW, Jamestown, ND. For more information on services at JRMC, visit www.jrmcnd.com or call 701-952-1050.

(KCSi-T.V. News) – The Norht Dakota Highway Ptrol reports, a Hurdsfield, woman was killed in a crash between a minivan and a semi-truck Friday afternoon (Nov.16, 2012) about 4:30-p.m., in Wells County.

The report says, 26 year old, Joshua Denaeyer, of Holyoke, Colorado, was driving a 2001 Freightliner pulling an empty flatbed trailer northbound on N.D. Highway 3 en route to Bottineau, from Valentine, Neb.

The rig came over a hilltop at about two miles south of Hurdsfield and saw 52 year old Kathy WhiteWoll, of Hurdsfield, ahead of him in a 2005 Pontiac Montana minivan.

WhiteWoll had just made a slow U-turn to go northbound after retrieving her mail from a mailbox on the other side of the road.

Denaeyer moved into the left-hand lane to go around the slower-moving Pontiac, but WhiteWoll turned left in front of him to go west on a gravel road that leads to her residence.

The semi hit the minivan, which came to rest ditch facing south, while the semi jack-knifed and came to rest blocking both lanes.

WhiteWoll was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene. Denaeyer was wearing his seat belt.

The Pontiac was totaled in the crash and the Freightliner sustained moderate damage.

The crash remains under investigation, by the NDHP.

 

　 NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) – A woman and her three grandchildren have
been shot and killed in New Town. Authorities are investigating
whether a man’s death in Parshall is connected.

     Mountrail County Sheriff Ken Halvorsonsays the New Town incident happened about 3 p.m. Sunday, and the death in Parshall about 8:30 p.m. The five bodies are being brought to Bismarck for autopsies.
 New Town School Superintendent Marc Bluestone called off classes Monday because of what he called “the tragedy in our community.”
     Halvorson and FBI spokesman Kyle Loven (LOH’-vuhn) did not
immediately return telephone calls to The Associated Press early
today.
     New Town is on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in
northwestern North Dakota. It is the headquarters for the Three
Affiliated Tribes.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Defense testimony is set to resume in the
trial of a Fargo surgeon accused of drugging and sexually
assaulting his wife.
     Dr. Jon Norberg has pleaded not guilty to gross sexual
imposition and reckless endangerment. Trial began on Nov. 5 with
jury selection.
     Authorities say Norberg injected Dr. Alonna Norberg with the
anesthetic propofol and had sex with her against her will. Jon
Norberg says the couple agreed to use the drug to treat her chronic
pain.
     Propofol gained notoriety in the investigation into the death of
Michael Jackson.
     Monday will be the eighth day of testimony. Defense attorneys
have not said whether Jon Norberg will take the stand.
     The Associated Press typically does not identify alleged victims
of sex crimes but Alonna Norberg has spoken publically about the
case.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The president of the North Dakota Farm
Bureau says he’s worried about the possibility of a large increase
in the federal estate tax.

Farm Bureau President Doyle Johannes says the estate tax rate could jump from 35 percent to 55 percent, and estates worth more than $1 million could be taxed.

 Right now estates aren’t taxed unless they’re worth more than $5 million.
Johannes says that could lead to the breakup of family farms.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota University System says
its impact on the state’s economy was worth $4.4 billion in fiscal
2011.
     The university system’s economic study says that’s up from $3.7
billion in fiscal 2009.
     The study estimated that the 11 state colleges and universities
contributed $1.6 billion into local economies in fiscal 2011. The
study says that money multiplies when cycled through the state’s
economy.
     The system includes six four-year universities and five two-year
colleges with an enrollment of about 48,000 students and more than
11,000 employees.
    

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – A study set to be released this week
shows that the number of homeless people on the streets in North
Dakota has exceeded the number of homeless people in the state’s
emergency shelters.
     The North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People report says the
number of unsheltered people as of July 2011 was 966, and the
shelters were at full capacity with 807 people.
     The study cites an increasing number of people who have been
drawn to the state’s oil patch. Officials say that has created a
housing shortage in western North Dakota that has spilled over into
other parts of the state.
     Michael Carbone, director of the North Dakota Homeless
Coalition, says service providers are receiving calls from people
around the country seeking shelter while they try to find jobs.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Turkey growers are planning to donate
Thanksgiving birds to North Dakota shelters for abused women and
the homeless.
     North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Agriculture Commissioner
Doug Goehring (GORE’-ing) are taking part in the Monday
presentation at the Capitol.
     The turkeys are going to the Ruth Meiers Hospitality House and
the Abused Adult Resource Center in Bismarck.
     The growers bring a live turkey to the ceremony, which can make
things interesting. In 2006, then-Gov. John Hoeven tried to handle
the bird, and it protested by flapping its wings and trying to take
off.

 

In sports…

FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State is the top seed in the
Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The defending national
champions won’t have to leave Fargo, unless they earn a return trip
to the national championship game in January. It also gives the
Bison a bye week for the first round of the playoffs.

 

NFL..

DETROIT (AP) – Aaron Rodgers touchdown pass to Randall Cobb with
1:55 remaining helped the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions
24-20 yesterday. Mason Crosby added a 39-yard field with 19 seconds
left. Lions star receiver Calvin Johnson caught five passes for 143
yards and a touchdown.

 

  UNDATED (AP) – The old gun Denver has a commanding three-game lead in the AFC West over San Diego after rallying for a 30-23 win over the Chargers, who’ve lost five of six to fall to 4-6. Peyton Manning threw three TDs for the 7-3 Broncos.utplayed the new gun and the New
England Patriots taught top-draft pick Andrew Luck and the
Indianapolis Colts a lesson in all-around excellence in the Pats’
59-24 victory. The 59 points tied a New England franchise record.

Final     Atlanta      23  Arizona       19
  Final     Cincinnati   28  Kansas City    6
  Final OT  Dallas       23  Cleveland     20
    Final OT  Houston      43  Jacksonville  37
  Final     N-Y Jets     27  St. Louis     13
  Final     Washington   31  Philadelphia   6
  Final OT  Tampa Bay    27  Carolina      21
  Final     New Orleans  38  Oakland       17
  Final     Baltimore    13  Pittsburgh    10
 
 
    NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
 
  Final  New York        88  Indiana        76
  Final  Toronto         97  Orlando        86
  Final  Brooklyn        99  Sacramento     90
  Final  Philadelphia    86  Cleveland      79
  Final  Oklahoma City  119  Golden State  109
  Final  Detroit        103  Boston         83
  Final  Portland       102  Chicago        94
  Final  L-A Lakers     119  Houston       108
 
 

COLLEGE  BASKETBALL…

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Rodney Williams scored 15 points last night
as Minnesota rallied to beat Richmond 72-57. Trevor Mbakwe added
nine points and 12 rebounds for the unbeaten Gophers, who play No.
9 Duke this weekend. Richmond squandered a seven-point lead it
built by holding the Gophers scoreless for more than four minutes
    TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
 
  Final      ( 2) Louisville     80       Miami (Ohio)         39
  Final      ( 4) Ohio St.       77       Washington           66
  Final           Oklahoma St.   76  ( 6) NC State             56
  Final      ( 8) Syracuse       88       Wagner               57
  Final      ( 9) Duke           88       Florida Gulf Coast   67
  Final      (10) Florida        66       Middle Tennessee     45
  Final      (15) Creighton      87       Presbyterian         58
  Final      (16) Baylor         97       St. John’s           78
  Final      (19) Gonzaga        96       South Dakota         58
  Final      (21) Michigan St.   69       Texas Southern       41
  Final      (22) Wisconsin      73       Cornell              40
  Final 2OT  (23) UConn          89       Quinnipiac           83
  Final      (24) Cincinnati     93       NC A&T               39

Ford EcoBoost 400
Nov 18, 2012

 HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) – Here’s a tweet for Brad Keselowski:
NASCAR champion.
     Roger Penske must like the sound of that, too.
     The kid who stole the show at the season-opening Daytona 500
ended the year under the biggest spotlight of them all Sunday.
Keselowski beat five-time champion Jimmie Johnson to deliver the
first Sprint Cup championship to Penske Racing.
     It’s a trophy that had eluded Penske since he first entered
NASCAR in 1972.
     Keselowski began the day with a 20-point lead over Johnson. He
finished 15th while Johnson faded to 36th. Keselowski finished the
season 39 points ahead of Clint Bowyer and 40 up on Johnson.

Unofficial Results

1 15 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 20 Years ‘Celebratory’ 47/1 267 Running
2 6 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-hour Energy 42/0 267 Running
3 19 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 42/1 267 Running
4 8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 42/2 267 Running
5 13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M / SP Richards 39/0 267 Running
6 7 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 39/1 267 Running
7 5 43 Aric Almirola Ford Smithfield 37/0 267 Running
8 23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 36/0 267 Running
9 26 78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Furniture Row 35/0 267 Running
10 16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew 34/0 267 Running
11 18 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Duracell 33/0 267 Running
12 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Fastenal 32/0 267 Running
13 2 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Black & Decker 32/1 267 Running
14 1 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depo
t / redbeacon.com 30/0 267 Running
15 3 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 29/0 267 Running
16 9 55 Mark Martin Toyota Aaron’s Dream Machine 28/0 267 Running
17 35 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 27/0 267 Running
18 11 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Best Buy 27/1 267 Running
19 33 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 25/0 267 Running
20 14 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats 24/0 267 Running
21 12 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Farmers Insurance 24/1 267 Running
22 17 22 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 0 267 Running
23 20 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 0 267 Running
24 41 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Express 20/0 267 Running
25 32 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota Clorox 19/0 265 Running
26 38 93 Travis Kvapil Toyota Burger King 18/0 265 Running
27 30 83 Landon Cassill Toyota Burger King 17/0 265 Running
28 21 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet Target 16/0 264 Running
29 28 13 Casey Mears Ford GEICO 15/0 264 Running
30 24 51 Regan Smith Chevrolet Phoenix Construction 14/0 264 Running
31 34 34 David Ragan Ford CertainTeed / 31-W Insulation 13/0 263 Running
32 31 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet Florida Lottery 12/0 263 Running
33 40 38 David Gilliland Ford Long John Silver’s 11/0 262 Running
34 37 10 David Reutimann Chevrolet TMone.com 10/0 261 Running
35 39 37 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet C&C Audio Video & Appliance, Inc. 9/0 261 Running
36 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s 9/1 224 In Pit
37 42 32 Ken Schrader Ford Federated Auto Parts 7/0 219 Out of Race
38 22 30 David Stremme Toyota Swan Racing 6/0 183 Out of Race
39 27 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Fifth Third Bank 0 157 In Pit
40 36 26 Josh Wise * Ford MDS Transport 4/0 38 In Pit
41 25 98 Michael McDowell Ford Phil Parsons Racing 3/0 34 In Pit
42 43 23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet North Texas Pipe 2/0 23 In Pit
43 29 119 Mike Bliss Toyota Plinker Tactical 0 16 Out of Race
Final Points

1 — Brad Keselowski 2400 Leader 36 0 5 13 23
2 +2 Clint Bowyer 2361 -39 36 0 3 10 23
3 -1 Jimmie Johnson 2360 -40 36 4 5 18 24
4 -1 Kasey Kahne 2345 -55 36 4 2 12 19
5 +2 Greg Biffle 2332 -68 36 3 2 12 21
6 -1 Denny Hamlin 2329 -71 36 3 5 14 17
7 -1 Matt Kenseth 2324 -76 36 1 3 13 19
8 — Kevin Harvick 2321 -79 36 0 1 5 14
9 — Tony Stewart 2311 -89 36 1 3 12 16
10 +1 Jeff Gordon 2303 -97 36 2 2 11 18
11 -1 Martin Truex Jr. 2299 -101 36 1 0 7 19
12 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2245 -155 34 1 1 10 20
13 — Kyle Busch 1133 -1267 36 2 1 13 20
14 — Ryan Newman 1051 -1349 36 0 1 6 14
15 — Carl Edwards 1030 -1370 36 1 0 3 13
16 — Paul Menard 1006 -1394 36 0 0 1 9
17 — Joey Logano 965 -1435 36 2 1 2 12
18 — Marcos Ambrose 950 -1450 36 2 1 3 8
19 — Jeff Burton 883 -1517 36 0 0 2 6
20 +1 Aric Almirola 868 -1532 36 1 0 1 4
21 -1 Jamie McMurray 868 -1532 36 0 0 0 3
22 — Juan Montoya 810 -1590 36 2 0 0 2
23 — Bobby Labonte 772 -1628 36 0 0 0 2
24 — Regan Smith 747 -1653 34 0 0 1 4
25 — Kurt Busch 735 -1665 35 0 0 1 5
26 — Mark Martin 701 -1699 24 4 0 4 10
27 — Travis Kvapil 638 -1762 35 0 0 0 1
28 — David Ragan 622 -1778 36 0 0 1 2
29 — Casey Mears 612 -1788 36 0 0 0 0
30 — David Gilliland 605 -1795 36 0 0 0 0
31 — Landon Cassill 598 -1802 36 0 0 0 0
32 — AJ Allmendinger 453 -1947 21 1 0 1 3
33 — Dave Blaney 417 -1983 34 0 0 0 0
34 — David Reutimann 373 -2027 25 0 0 0 0
35 — Brian Vickers 250 -2150 8 0 0 3 5
36 — David Stremme 236 -2164 28 0 0 0 0
37 — Michael McDowell 187 -2213 30 0 0 0 0
38 — J.J. Yeley 166 -2234 24 0 0 0 0
39 — Josh Wise* 147 -2253 30 0 0 0 0
40 — Ken Schrader 146 -2254 13 0 0 0 0
41 — Stephen Leicht* 126 -2274 15 0 0 0 0
42 — Scott Speed 124 -2276 17 0 0 0 0
43 — Michael Waltrip 94 -2306 4 0 0 0 1
44 — Terry Labonte 94 -2306 4 0 0 0 0
45 — Tony Raines 71 -2329 7 0 0 0 0
46 — Scott Riggs 56 -2344 20 0 0 0 0
47 — Brendan Gaughan 50 -2350 4 0 0 0 0
48 — Boris Said 34 -2366 2 0 0 0 0
49 — Bill Elliott 14 -2386 2 0 0 0 0
50 — Hermie Sadler 13 -2387 1 0 0 0 0
51 — Mike Olsen 11 -2389 1 0 0 0 0
52 — Robby Gordon 11 -2389 3 0 0 0 0
53 — Mike Skinner 10 -2390 4 0 0 0 0
54 — Kelly Bires 9 -2391 3 0 0 0 0
55 — Tomy Drissi 6 -2394 1 0 0 0 0
56 — Stacy Compton 5 -2395 1 0 0 0 0
57 — David Mayhew 4 -2396 1 0 0 0 0
58 — Patrick Long 2 -2398 1 0 0 0 0
59 — Sam Hornish Jr. 0 -2400 20 0 0 1 1
60 — Trevor Bayne 0 -2400 16 0 0 0 2
61 — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 0 -2400 4 0 0 0 0
62 — Danica Patrick 0 -2400 10 0 0 0 0
63 — Timmy Hill 0 -2400 5 0 0 0 0
64 — Mike Bliss 0 -2400 19 0 0 0 0
65 — Austin Dillon 0 -2400 1 0 0 0 0
66 — Robert Richardson Jr. 0 -2400 2 0 0 0 0
67 — Elliott Sadler 0 -2400 1 0 0 0 0
68 — Joe Nemechek 0 -2400 31 0 0 0 0
69 — Reed Sorenson 0 -2400 19 0 0 0 0
70 — T.J. Bell 0 -2400 5 0 0 0 0
71 — Jason Leffler 0 -2400 5 0 0 0 0
72 — Jason White 0 -2400 1 0 0 0 0
73 — Cole Whitt 0 -2400 5 0 0 0 0
74 — Chris Cook 0 -2400 2 0 0 0 0
75 — Tim Andrews 0 -2400 0 0 0 0 0
76 — Brian Simo 0 -2400 0 0 0 0 0
77 — Jeff Green 0 -2400 0 0 0 0 0
78 — Mark Green 0 -2400 0 0 0 0 0
79 — Mike Wallace 0 -2400 0 0 0 0 0
80 — Kenny Wallace 0 -2400 0 0 0 0 0

 

COLLEGE FOOTBALL TOP 25 POLL…

 NEW YORK (AP) – Notre Dame is the beneficiary of losses by the
top two teams in last week’s AP poll.
     The Fighting Irish jump two slots to No. 1 — and it’s
unanimous. It’s Notre Dame’s first time at the top since 1993.
     A week after dropping from 1 to 4 following its first loss,
Alabama moves up to No. 2, followed by one-loss Georgia and
undefeated Ohio State.
     Notre Dame and Alabama are 1-2 in the BCS standings as well.
Notre Dame needs only to beat struggling rival Southern California
to secure a spot in the BCS title game for the first time.
     Alabama has to win two games. The Crimson Tide must beat lowly
Auburn at home to reach the SEC championship where the Tide will
probably meet Georgia.
     After losing on Saturday, Oregon falls from first to fifth while
Kansas State drops from 2 to 7 in the AP Rankings. Florida sits at
No. 6.
     LSU, Texas A&M and Florida State continue the round out the top
10.

 

 NBA-NEWS
     

     LOS ANGELES (AP) – Mike D’Antoni postponed his debut on the Los
Angeles Lakers’ bench, giving the coach a few more days to recover
from recent knee replacement surgery. Instead, interim coach Bernie
Bickerstaff was guiding the Lakers in their 119-108 win over
Houston.
     D’Antoni was tentatively planning to take over Sunday night
against Houston, a week after the Lakers hired him to replace Mike
Brown. But the 61-year-old coach admitted he’s not quite ready.
     The Lakers host Brooklyn on Tuesday.

 

In world and national news…

UNDATED (AP) – The Turkish foreign minister and a delegation of
Arab foreign ministers are expected in Gaza tomorrow as efforts
continue to broker a cease-fire between Palestinian militants and
Israel. Meanwhile, the civilian death toll jumped as Israeli
aircraft struck crowded areas in the Gaza Strip today, in one case
devastating several homes belonging to one clan.
    
     BRUSSELS (AP) – The mounting death toll in the Gaza conflict has
the attention of the European Union. The EU foreign policy chief
says the crisis can only be resolved with a long-term solution and
that the rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza must stop.
    
     PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) – White House aides say President
Barack Obama will raise human rights concerns in his meeting today
with Cambodia’s long-time prime minister. The 60-year-old Hun Sen
has held power since Ronald Reagan was in the White House, and says
he’s not stepping down until he is 90. He’s been criticized for
what some say is his violent, authoritarian rule.
    
     BRUSSELS (AP) – Germany’s defense minister says he expects
Turkey to make a formal request to NATO for Patriot missiles to
bolster anti-aircraft defenses along the border with war-wracked
Syria. NATO’s secretary general says no such request has been
received but would be considered if it were.
    
     LOS ANGELES (AP) – The third quarter saw more Americans taking
the shackles off their credit cards. The credit reporting agency
TransUnion says the average credit card debt per borrower in the
U.S. grew 4.9 percent between July and September. The rate of
credit card payments at least 90 days overdue hit 0.75 percent, up
from 0.71 percent in the third quarter of last year. The late
payment rate is rising from historically low levels.