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REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WINDS
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.FRIDAY…SUNNY. PATCHY FROST IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID
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.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
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.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
PATCHY FROST REMAINS FORECAST OVER
MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
Jamestown (CSi) Fogging operations in the City of Jamestown for adult mosquitoes started Wednesday, evening, September 9, 2015 and will continue throughout the weekend.
All fogging operations are contingent upon weather conditions.
All fogging operations will take place between approximately 8:30 PM (dusk) until approximately 6:00 AM.
Parents are advised to keep children out of the streets and away from the fogging machines.
Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling in the vicinity of the fogging units.
Jamestown (CSi) A send-off event for Mrs. North Dakota, America, Christine Jorissen, of Jamestown, will be held on September 17, 2015, from 6:30-p.m., to 8:30-p.m., at Grizzly’s Wood-Fired Grill in Jamestown.
Christine has become Mrs. North Dakota America for 2015 replacing Hope Adam, the 2015 Mrs. South Fargo, who has stepped down.
As Mrs. North Dakota Jamestown she was the first runner-up at the May 2015 pageant, held in Jamestown and has assumed the title and represents the State of North Dakota in 2015.
Christine will represent North Dakota as the State Delegate at the 2015 Mrs. America Pageant, scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, on September 20 -24, 2015.
A www.gofundme.compage has been established for Christine.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, she pointed out that as the new State Delegate, she’s eligible for the Fabulous Face Contest being conducted on the Mrs. America website. The winner of the contest will secure a place in the Top 10 during the Finals at the National Pageant. Vote for Christine by going to: www.mrsamerica.com and click on the link to vote.
Her platform is related to an eye health problem diagnosed as a child, which has become the subject her work as Mrs. North Dakota America. As a certified optician and member of the American Board of Opticianry, her pageant platform is “A 20/20 Future.”
Her self-esteem suffered until doctors spotted the problem and fit her with corrective lenses.
She went from not seeing anything further than inches away from her face to seeing the world around her. She had never known anything other than a blur.
Christine said she that she will spend her year educating teachers and parents about preventing blindness and raising awareness of the importance to get annual eye health examinations.
As reported previously second runner-up, Shannon Smith-Eidson, Fargo, has assumed the role and responsibilities of the first runner-up. As the first runner-up, Shannon may now compete in a contest for the First-Runner-ups from every state to compete for the title of Mrs. National First Runner Up.
The winner of that contest will secure a spot at the Mrs. America Pageant to compete along with the State Delegates for the title of Mrs. America 2016 in Las Vegas.
Valley City (CSi) Let’s Walk Valley City, Saturday, September 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., plans to offer fun activities for all ages.
The event will introduce participants to the walking paths and new people in Valley City.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Sharon Buhr, a Licensed Dietician and Director of the Young People’s Healthy Heart Program at CHI Mercy Health in Valley City, said the Barnes “ON THE MOVE” Partnership enables the free event, and stems in part from receiving a $3000 grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota Rural “Official Sponsor of Recess” Program to sponsor the Let’s Walk Valley City event.
City-County Health District applied for the grant on behalf of the Barnes ON THE MOVE Partnership and Young People’s Healthy Heart Program at CHI Mercy Health will be managing the event.
The event on the north side of Jefferson Elementary or at Pioneer Park, will have games, activities, healthy snacks, prizes (including a Fit Bit) and free giveaways. Try yoga with Janice Berg from “Find the Balance” studio, taste delicious fruit and yogurt parfaits prepared by VCSU nursing students or draw with sidewalk chalk and blow bubbles with Circle of Friends preschool staff, and more.
A booth will feature Girl Scout registration, garden veggie samples to taste, ambulance tours, foster pets and much more
The event will take place on the paths that go around the one mile Jefferson School loop which includes Central Avenue, 12th Street NE, 5th Ave. NE and the brand new path on 9th Street NE. It will include the stretch from the corner by Jefferson School on 12th St. NE going west until 9th Ave. NW then south on 9th Ave until you reach Pioneer Park. The event will also take place on the quarter mile path that runs through Pioneer Park.
If participants walk the entire route they will be walking 2.36 miles.
Sign up at the registration booth at both locations and get a form. If stamped by at least 10 booth participants, you will be entered into a drawing for prizes donated by area businesses.
The purpose of the BCBSND Official Sponsor of Recess Grant Program is to serve and show benefit to rural North Dakotans and their health needs, and raise awareness for the need for all ages to engage in more daily, physical activity and overall wellness.
Individuals or organizations that would like to have a booth or for more information, may contact Sharon Buhr at 701-845-6456. As of Wednesday 30 booths have been signed up.
Director of Valley City Parks and Recreation Department, Tyler Jacobson says, “Our newly expanded multi use path system is great for transportation as well as exercise.”
He adds, walking, biking, running, jogging and skateboarding are all great ways to get out and enjoy the paths. Regular physical activity has been shown to reduce the risks of developing many types of chronic disease such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes, heart disease, osteoporosis and many forms of cancer.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Regional Airport Authority has accepted two project grants, from the Federal Aviation Administration.
Airport Manager Sam Seafeldt says the grants that will cover 90 percent of the engineering phases for a $37,000 runway taxi lane reconstruction and a $120,000 wetland reduction project that were previously approved by the Jamestown Regional Airport Authority.
When the $65,000 funding request from the county to cover the airport’s portion of the construction phase is secured, the FAA will release $263,000 to complete the taxi lane and $1.3 million to complete the wetlands project.
Both projects also received 5 percent funding from the North Dakota Aeronautics Association.
The wetlands mitigation project drains 21.5 acres of wetland just northeast of the airport, reducing the likelihood of wildlife becoming attracted to the area around the airport, an FAA priority project. As part of the mitigation costs the airport will purchase other wetland-protected areas.
Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Historical Society, of Valley City, has been awarded a special portfolio version of the National Portrait Gallery exhibition,
“One Life: The Mask of Lincoln” developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). The exhibition commemorated the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth and opened at the National Portrait Gallery in 2009.
Drawn from the Portrait Gallery’s unrivaled collection of Lincoln portraits, it charts Lincoln’s passage from a fresh-faced Illinois congressman to a troubled visage as he led the fight for the Union, culminating in his grizzled isolation as president. The exhibition shows how Lincoln used the new art of photography to convey his image to Americans, letting them see in him what they most desired. David Ward, historian, is the exhibition curator.
This portfolio version of The Mask of Lincoln gives students in classrooms across the country unprecedented access to the many faces of Lincoln. These portraits invite the viewer to examine closely the complex and mysterious man who came from nothing and was nationally unknown almost to the moment of his nomination for the presidency. Shaping himself to the uncertainties of the present, mindful of his role as the heir to the Founders, it was Lincoln’s ability that led the nation where it never intended to go: from a political crisis over states’ rights to the revolutionary act of abolishing slavery.
Approximately 5,000 copies of the 10-portrait set were distributed at no cost to schools, libraries, and educational institutions, through various partnerships including the Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies, the American Library Association, and the Federation of State Humanities Councils. Geared to middle-school and high-school students and teachers of history and American Studies, the portfolio sets will provide a long-lasting and visually attractive complement to libraries and classrooms.
Medina (CSi) The Medina Fall Festival is set for Friday through Sunday, September 11-13, 2015 in Medina.
On Friday a pitchfork fondue, sponsored by FFA alumni, will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the park. The cost is $20 and meals for children are available for $5. There will be kids’ games at 7 p.m.
Saturday’s events include a parade at 10:30 a.m., exhibits and a pedal pull. A beef feed at noon is $7.50 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-12, and children 5 and younger eat for free.
The truck/tractor pull begins at 1 p.m. Admission is $12. A co-ed softball game is planned at 1 p.m. with a $5 entry fee. A pie and ice cream social will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Heritage Center. There will also be kids games and inflatables in the park in the afternoon and bingo beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Legion Hall.
An ecumenical service will be held Sunday with fellowship at 10:30 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. at Legion Hall. A noon meal will be sponsored by Medina FFA with a freewill offering.
The Medina Fall Festival is sponsored by the Medina Lions Club. Exhibit rules are available at Medina businesses.
LINTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a 58-year-old McKenzie woman was killed when she lost control of a sport utility vehicle on a curve near Linton.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the woman was heading north on Highway 1804 from Linton about midnight Wednesday when her SUV entered a ditch and rolled. The woman was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.
Her name has not yet been released.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities investigated a suspicious bag that landed in Dickinson but determined it was not a threat.
The Stark County Sheriff’s Office received a report Wednesday morning from an incoming flight to the regional airport, and deputies arrived to meet the aircraft upon landing.
After passengers and the flight crew exited, deputies called for assistance from the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and the Bismarck Bomb Squad. Bomb squad members determined the bag was not a threat and additional searches were completed.
Officers arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of reckless endangerment, but the man has not yet been formally charged.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – A California man working in the North Dakota oil patch has been arrested for allegedly holding up banks in Stanley and Berthold on the same day last month.
Gary Wayne Thomas, of Murrieta, California, is charged in federal court with two counts of bank robbery. He was apprehended Tuesday in Bismarck.
Authorities say the 59-year-old Thomas robbed the BNC National Bank in Stanley shortly after 10 a.m. on Aug. 13, and the Dacotah Bank in Minot shortly after 3 p.m. the same day.
Court documents show that Thomas has a previous conviction for bank robbery in Arizona in 2007.
A federal public defender could not be reached for comment Wednesday night.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The state Department of Health has confirmed a case of salmonella in North Dakota matching a national outbreak that has sickened nearly 350 people across 30 states.
The department said Wednesday the case was in Burleigh County, which includes Bismarck. Federal officials say cucumbers distributed by a San Diego-based company are a likely source of the infections.
Laura Cronquist is an epidemiologist with the state Health Department. She says the agency recently found that the cucumbers were distributed to more than 100 customers, which could include retailers and restaurants, in North Dakota and Minnesota.
Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce has recalled “Limited Edition” brand cucumbers.
Federal officials say there have also been three reported cases of salmonella in Wyoming, 10 in Montana and 12 in Minnesota.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State Veterinarian Susan Keller is reminding North Dakota ranchers to make sure their livestock are vaccinated against anthrax after the second confirmed case of the year.
An Agriculture Department spokeswoman said Wednesday the case was confirmed in a Kidder County steer last week. Keller says producers should make sure vaccination schedules are current.
Keller says it takes about a week for immunity to be established.
Anthrax bacteria spores lie dormant in the soil and become active under extreme weather conditions such as drought or flooding. Livestock grazing where spores are present can get infected by consuming or breathing the spores.
North Dakota typically has a few cases of animal anthrax every year. The state’s first anthrax case this year was confirmed in a Grand Forks County cow in June.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp says she will not run for North Dakota governor. The Democrat says she won’t seek the seat being vacated by Republican Jack Dalrymple, who isn’t seeking re-election. Heitkamp’s decision leaves her party scrambling for a top gubernatorial candidate.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Bismarck City Council has approved $9,500 to purchase five high-powered assault rifles for school resource officers to keep in their vehicles. The amount was included in the city’s 2016 budget, which was approved earlier this week. Deputy Police Chief Dave Draovitch says the department wants its officers to be fully equipped to handle any situation.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota lottery officials say a winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million has been claimed at the lottery office in Bismarck.
The office said Wednesday that the winner is a resident of Williston who chose to remain anonymous. The office says the winner has no immediate plans for the prize.
The ticket matched all five white balls – 10, 16, 18, 29 and 45 – but not the Powerball, making it worth $1 million. The buyer paid an extra dollar to add the Power Play feature, so the jackpot doubles to $2 million.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A national gay rights group that sued North Dakota on behalf of a same-sex couple is seeking more than $120,000 in legal fees. Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit in 2014 on behalf of Jan Jorgensen and Cindy Phillips, who live in Fargo. The couple married in Minnesota and sued the state because it wouldn’t recognize their marriage. The group has asked a federal judge to award the money to 10 attorneys who worked on the case.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Residential construction in Minot is slowing has slowed from the post-flood pace of a few years ago.
This year through August, permits were filed for 80 single-family residences, 27 townhomes and 96 apartment units. That compares to year-to-date numbers of 123 single-family residences, 16 townhomes and 338 apartments in 2014.
Future Builders in Minot vice president Matt Geinert says the market for pre-built homes or speculation construction has waned a bit, but the market for custom-built homes remains strong.
Home sale figures from Minot Multiple Listing reported by the Minot Area Chamber of Commerce show 436 sales through July at an average price of about $230,000. That compares with 461 sales through July in 2014 at an average price of about $235,000.
In sports…
INTERLEAGUE
Final L.A. Angels 3 L.A. Dodgers 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Pinch-hitter Miguel Sano homered with two outs in the 12th inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night. Sano was stuck in an 0-for-14 slump that included 11 strikeouts when he stepped to the plate against Franklin Morales. Sano worked a full count before sending a soaring shot over the bullpen in left field.
Final Baltimore 5 N-Y Yankees 3
Final Tampa Bay 8 Detroit 0
Final Boston 10 Toronto 4
Final Cleveland 6 Chi White Sox 4
Final Houston 11 Oakland 5
Final Seattle 6 Texas 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final St. Louis 4 Chi Cubs 3
Final Atlanta 8 Philadelphia 1
Final N-Y Mets 5 Washington 3
Final Miami 5 Milwaukee 2
Final Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 4
Final San Diego 11 Colorado 4
Final Arizona 2 San Francisco 1
WNBA BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS
Final New York 74 Connecticut 64
Final Atlanta 90 Los Angeles 60
NFL…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) – Receiver Randall Cobb has returned to practice for the Green Bay Packers after missing the last week of the preseason with a sprained right shoulder. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ top receiver took part in special teams and position drills during a portion of practice open to media on Wednesday. Cobb was hurt last month during a preseason loss to Philadelphia.
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Buffalo coach Rex Ryan says he expects running back LeSean McCoy to be ready to play in the season opener against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. McCoy’s playing status had been in question as recently as last week, when the seventh-year player said he was optimistic but not entirely sure if he could play because of an injured hamstring. The Bills acquired the NFL’s 2013 yards-rushing leader in a trade with Philadelphia.
The New England Patriots have asked the NFL to reinstate the suspended employees at the heart of the scandal that came to be known as “Deflategate.” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy says the request is under review.
TENNIS…
NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. Open semifinals are set after second seed Roger Federer and No. 5 Stan Wawrinka (vah-VRIHN’-kah) earned the right to face each other on Friday. Federer still hasn’t dropped a set in the tournament following his 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 triumph over No. 12 Richard Gasquet (gas-KAY’). Wawrinka had dropped four straight meetings to Kevin Anderson before knocking off the South African, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0.
NEW YORK (AP) – Second seed Simona Halep (HA’-lehp) and No. 26 Flavia Pennetta have advanced to the U.S. Open women’s semifinals by winning yesterday. Halep pulled out a 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 triumph over 20th-seeded Victoria Azarenka after Pennetta rallied for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 triumph against fifth seed Petra Kvitova (kuh-VIH’-toh-vah). Halep will take on Pennnetta in today’s semis after top seed Serena Williams faces Roberta Vinci.
NHL-WORLD CUP…
TORONTO (AP) – Players from the NHL will take part in next year’s World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. Up next are negotiations to try to secure their attendance at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea. NHL players have competed at the Olympics since 1998, creating an elite tournament that has become one of the Olympics’ most popular events.
While participating players enjoy the experience, team owners don’t seem to like shutting down their league for two-plus weeks in the middle of the season and hoping their stars don’t get injured.
The eight-team World Cup of Hockey has not been played since 2004.
NBA…
CLEVELAND (AP) – The NBA Eastern Conference champion Cavaliers have signed backup center Sasha Kaun, who has spent the past six seasons playing in his native Russia after attending Kansas. The 6-foot-11 big man played on the bronze-medal winning Russian national team in the London Olympics for Cleveland coach David Blatt in 2012.
The Cavs acquired Kaun’s contract rights in 2008 in a trade.
PGA …
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) – The PGA Championship is returning to Oak Hill in Pittsford, New York, in 2023. This will mark the fourth time the club has held the event and first time since Jason Dufner won two years ago.
Only one other course has hosted the event as many times, Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In world and national news….
BALTIMORE (AP) – Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams is expected to make a decision today after hearing arguments over the location of the trials of six police officers charged in the Freddie Gray case. The defense wants the trials moved out of Baltimore because of the publicity. Gray was a 25-year-old black man who died after being fatally injured while in police custody.
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – There’s a hearing in South Carolina today for a white former police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop. His attorneys are arguing he should be released on bail. They say Michael Slager poses no threat to the public. Lawyers for Slager have filed 150 pages of documents, including a toxicology report showing there was cocaine in Walter Scott’s blood when he was killed.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – Futures point to a modest rebound when Wall Street opens today, but international stock markets were weaker after a strong U.S. job ads report added to the case for the Fed’s first rate hike in years. The Federal Reserve meets next week and could raise interest rates for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. Ultra-low interest rates have been a boon for stock markets.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) – Five police officers on patrol in central Afghanistan have been killed by a roadside bomb. Authorities say the blast was likely from a remote-controlled device. Investigators believe the Taliban are behind the attack though no one immediately claimed responsibility. Meanwhile, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense says fighting between Taliban and security forces in several provinces has left 94 militants dead in the past 48 hours.
VIENNA (AP) – The European Parliament has backed the plan of EU Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker (zhahn-KLOHD’ YUN’-kur) to spread out 160,000 refugees in Hungary, Greece and Italy across the other member states. Member states also need to back the plan and several say they’re opposed, including Romania, whose president today said “no way” to accepting more people.
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