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CSi Weather…
HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING…
IN THE JAMESTOWN AND VALLEY CITY AREAS
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH…OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
IN ADDITION… THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS
NORTH AND EAST ON THURSDAY…WHICH COMBINED WITH THE STRONG
WINDS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS
FOR DETAILS.
Forecast…
REST OF TODAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A 30 PERCENT
CHANCE OF DRIZZLE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH
SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO
30 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE EVENING.
.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S.
HIGHS IN THE 40S TO UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY
MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
20 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple is encouraging North Dakotans to observe Veterans Day through ceremonies and patriotic activities and by displaying the U.S. and state flags.
Dalrymple says veterans “performed extraordinary acts in the name of freedom and democracy.”
A Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled Wednesday morning at the North Dakota Heritage Center in Bismarck.
Jamestown (CSi) On this Veterans Day, the All Vets Club in Jamestown activities begins with a free pancake and sausage breakfast from 7:30 until 10 a.m., followed by a free soup buffet at 11 a.m. and bingo from noon to 3 p.m.
Evening activities start with music by the Jamestown Drum and Bugle Corps at 5:30 p.m. followed by the POW/MIA remembrance ceremony and celebration banquet at 6 p.m. Following the banquet there will be musical entertainment and drawings for door prizes.
All organizations are invited to set up membership tables during the day. A special welcome is extended to all Vietnam-era veterans and their families this year.
Everyone in the community is welcome to attend the evening celebration banquet, and organizers expressed their appreciation to all who helped sponsor Veterans Day 2015.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Elks Lodge 995 will again honor the nation’s military veterans on Nov. 11 with its annual Veterans Day observance social. All U.S. military veterans are invited to attend.
The event will be at the Elks Lodge, which is located at 324 2nd Ave. SW, and will begin about 4 p.m., although the registration table will be open earlier.
Free refreshment tickets and a special Veterans Day gift will be given to all U.S. military veterans who are wearing all, or at least part of their uniform. Those veterans will also be eligible to participate in a number of door prize drawings that will be made during the evening. Those in attendance may also bid on a number of veteran-type collectors items which will be sold by silent auction or raffle method.
The evening’s events will begin about 5 p.m. with a special Veterans Day invocation by the Rev. Matt Zimmer from First Church of the Nazarene, Jamestown.
Next, the gathering will be treated to a concert by the Jamestown Drum and Bugle Corps. Music selections will have a patriotic theme.
After the conclusion of the concert, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Joe Larson will unveil his special Veterans Day selection of hors d’oeuvres for all to sample and enjoy.
The history of the observance of Veterans Day goes back to the ending of World War I, which officially ended on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. A congressional declaration made Nov. 11 a national holiday on June 6, 1926. On May 13, 1938, the November date became known as “Armistice Day.” On June 1, 1954, the Nov 11 date became a date to honor all veterans of all wars.
On June 28, 1968, Veterans Day was changed to the fourth Monday in October, starting in 1971. On Sept. 20, 1975, Veterans Day returned to Nov. 11 and has continued to be observed on that date.
The Jamestown Elks has held a Veterans Day observation since the early 1950s.
Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says, the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation has decided to accept a request to investigate possible false allegations that could involve a member or members of the Jamestown Police Department against the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.
Liz Brocker, spokesperson for the BCI, spokesperson says the department had declined to accept the request for an investigation Tuesday morning.
Edinger said he and Chad Kaiser, Stutsman County sheriff, who made the request to BCI, had convinced the BCI to conduct the investigation Tuesday afternoon in an effort for transparency and an impartial investigation.
The allegations center around information furnished to the KVLY Valley News Live Whistleblower Hotline featured in a recent segment that a sheriff’s office deputy and Kaiser’s son were using a county-owned Jet Ski for personal recreation.
Stutsman County does not own a Jet Ski, and it was established that the Jet Ski is owned by a private individual from Mandan.
Edinger says he expects the investigation wiil be lengthy.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Downtown Association will again be in charge of the City Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 5:15 p.m. outside the Jamestown Civic Center’s west entrance. Please note change of date, so you won’t miss it.
This year’s tree was selected from the yard of Jay Wagner at 1222 – 7th Ave. S.E.
The Jamestown Downtown Association notes that this is truly a city project, with the tree cutting and trimming done by the city street department crew, the moving by Scherbenske Inc and the tree lights and decorations placed by the Jamestown Fire Department.
The lighting ceremony will start at 5:15 p.m., allowing spectators plenty of
time to still participate in the parade which begins at 7-pm. After the parade, everyone is invited to Shady’s in the Gladstone Inn where the Choralaires will sing holiday song and coffee and hot chocolate will be served along with cookies, courtesy of Gate City Bank, Shady’s and the Jamestown Downtown Association.
Jamestown (CSi) The 25th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner at
Concordia Lutheran Church in Jamestown is again scheduled
for Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2015 starting at 12 noon.
The JDA newsletter points out that over 600 people were served a full-course dinner of
turkey, potatoes, gravy and all the trimmings last year, of
which over half were home delivered. For those who
couldn’t make it to the church, about half, those meals
were home delivered. It takes a lot of volunteers to cook,
serve and deliver all those meals.
The dinner was the dream of the late Fritz Buegel, who
ran the Pantry Café at the time, and started out small and
has grown to what it is today. People attend for a variety
of reasons: homelessness, loneliness, physically disabled
and just don’t want to cook.
Update…
BELFIELD, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have identified a teenage boy from Belfield who died when the motorcycle he was riding hit a pipeline in a field.
The Highway Patrol says 16-year-old Colby Lofthouse died Monday evening when he struck the pipeline under construction about 12 miles northeast of Belfield and was thrown from the dirt bike.
The patrol says the bike did not have headlights, and Lofthouse was not wearing a helmet.
WHITMAN, (CSi) The Walsh County Sheriff’s Office says, there is no indication that foul play was involved in the death of a Grand Forks hunter who went missing this weekend near Whittman, North Dakota.
A body found Monday has been positively identified as 45 year old Travis Wade Vorachek, The body was found lying in cattails about a quarter mile northeast of where deputies found his ATV rolled about 10 miles northwest of Whitman.
His body was transported to the University of North Dakota Forensic Pathology Lab for an autopsy. A cause of death has not been determined, but a full report of autopsy results is expected to be released in four to six weeks. No new information will be released until then
A three-day search ensued after Vorachek was reported missing Saturday morning. He had intended to meet his father for deer hunting but never showed up.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The suspect accused of killing a man and injuring a woman at a wedding dance in New Rockford is being sued by the woman and the man’s family as he awaits a mid-December arraignment in his criminal case.
David Troske is facing charges including murder and attempted murder in the Sept. 6, 2015 fatal shooting of Donald Perleberg, of Pingree, and the wounding of Mary Seiler, of New Rockford, at the Eagles.
Court documents indicate Troske and Seiler had dated. But it’s unclear whether jealousy is a possible motive. People involved in the case say Seiler and Perleberg weren’t in a relationship, though they danced that night.
Seiler and Perleberg’s family have filed civil lawsuits against Troske seeking money damages. Troske denies allegations in both civil suits and asks that they be dismissed.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge says an Argusville man must serve 15 years in prison for raping two international students at North Dakota State University.
Authorities say Stanley Busche (BUSH) walked into an unlocked off-campus apartment last winter and ordered three women to remove their clothes. One of them ran to another apartment while the other two were sexually assaulted.
Prosecutors asked for a 13-year sentence. District Judge Seven Marquart says the 15-year term reflects the fact that Busche is a dangerous sexual predator.
One of the victims says she would be satisfied with a five-year sentence because she would be out of the country by then.
Busche has previous convictions for stealing women’s underwear and window peeping. He admitted to the crimes and apologized for his actions.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Police in Bismarck are investigating two animal cruelty incidents after a woman found two cats that had been shot by arrows.
Sgt. Mark Buschena says the woman found the first cat Saturday on her deck as she was on her way to work. The animal had an arrow through its side, but appeared to be alive.
The woman went to work and when she returned, the cat was no longer there. When she got home after reporting the incident to police Monday, she found another cat with an arrow, this time in her yard. She called police and animal control took the cat to a vet to be euthanized.
Buschena says it’s unknown whether somebody owned the cats. He says police have no leads.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A onetime airman at the Minot Air Force Base has been sentenced to 15 years in prison on child pornography charges.
Kelly Schmidt pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of sexual exploitation of minor for events that happened in 2010 and 2011. Five other counts were dropped in exchange for the plea.
Authorities say Schmidt coerced a minor into sexual explicit conduct to produce visual images.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland says Schmidt must register as a sex offender and serve 10 years of supervised release when his prison term is finished.
A federal public defender could not be reached for comment.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Federal authorities have dropped the murder against a man accused of stabbing his cousin during an attempted robbery on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Judge Daniel Hovland on Tuesday granted the motion filed by authorities asking to have the case dismissed. In the motion, the government said it lacks evidence to prosecute and obtain a conviction against Ryan Ironroad of Cannon Ball.
Ironroad was charged in December with felony murder and assault with a dangerous weapon after authorities accused him of stabbing 29-year-old Clay Hagel, of Fort Yates, on Nov. 23. Hagel died from his injuries the next day.
Ironroad’s trial had been delayed multiple times. The motion filed by authorities came months after Hovland granted a request by Ironroad’s attorney to have some evidence suppressed.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer has been named interim president of the University of North Dakota.
Schafer was governor of the state from 1992-2000. He was U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 2008-2009.
Schafer earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from UND in 1969. He has an honorary doctor of letters degree from UND.
North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott recommended that Shafer be selected over the other finalist, UND provost Thomas DiLorenzo. Current President Robert Kelley is retiring in January after leading the Grand Forks school for nearly seven years.
The state Board of Higher Education unanimously approved Schafer’s appointment Tuesday.
Eric Murphy, a UND professor and faculty adviser to the board, says many professors favored two UND deans, Bruce Smith and Dennis Elbert, for interim president.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Governor Jack Dalymple (DAHL’-rimp-ul) says it’s doubtful that a lull in oil drilling and low crude prices will reverse North Dakota’s record population gains.
Dalrymple says North Dakota still has more than 15,000 unfilled jobs and young families will continue to move to the state to fill them.
New Census data show the number of children in North Dakota has grown by more than 18,000 from 2010 to 2014. That’s roughly equal to the population of Jamestown, the state’s ninth-largest city. North Dakota’s overall population increased 9.9 percent during that time, while the number of children 17 years old and younger grew by 12.4 percent. That’s the highest increase in the nation.
Dalrymple says North Dakota has made big strides to diversify its economy and it’s not “overly dependent” on oil.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The latest cost estimate for a proposed new City Hall in Fargo puts the price tag at about $22 million, significantly less than the lowest bid of $31 million submitted for the project last spring.
City officials decided in March to redesign the project after the bids came in 10 percent higher than expected.
Mayor Tim Mahoney says he’s “tickled pink” by the lower cost estimate. Acting City Administrator Bruce Grubb says bids could be let next spring, with construction starting as early as May.
City Commissioner Tony Gehrig says he still has problems with the proposed location of the new City Hall, which is in the flood zone.
City commissioners will see a formal proposal on cost and a construction timeline later this month.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – City commissioners in Williston have given initial approval to an ordinance that would eliminate oil field crew camps within city limits next year.
Commissioners on Tuesday voted 3-2 to set a July 1 deadline for crew camps to close.
Some believe crew camps are unsightly and can increase problems including crime. They also say a multimillion dollar expansion of apartments and hotels has eased a housing crunch.
But commissioners who voted against the ordinance say it could lead to an exodus of workers, and that it contains no provision for seasonal workforce housing.
Oil companies say banning crew camps in city limits isn’t a good idea because hotel and apartment rates are still high.
The commission will hold a final vote on the ordinance later.
In sports…
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) – The Mandan Hockey Club plans to contribute $1 million toward a new sports complex in the city. The club will be allowed to sell naming rights of rooms, ice sheets and seats inside the complex and front-row parking spots outside to help meet its financial obligation. Half of the money is due by next April. The other half is due by April 2017.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team has fallen out of the top spot in both national polls after a weekend split with unranked Wisconsin. UND fell to Number 3 in this week’s USCHO DOT com poll and to Number 4 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota State University football team has climbed up the national polls after a 59-7 weekend win over Western Illinois.
The Bison moved up two spots to No. 3 in the coaches poll and up four spots to No. 2 in the STATS media poll.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Class A East Region
Quarterfinal
Fargo Davies def. Valley City, 25-15, 25-5, 25-17
Fargo Shanley def. Fargo North, 25-19, 25-16, 25-20
Grand Forks Red River def. West Fargo-Sheyenne, 25-17, 17-25, 25-19, 25-23
West Fargo def. Fargo South, 25-19, 25-18, 25-22
Class B Region 1
Semifinal
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Central Cass, 25-14, 25-20, 25-18
Hankinson def. Northern Cass, 25-19, 25-20, 25-13
Class B Region 2
Semifinal
Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page def. Hillsboro/Central Valley, 25-10, 25-21, 25-8
Park River/Fordville Lankin def. Thompson, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-5
Class B Region 3
Semifinal
LaMoure def. Medina-Pingree-Buchanan, 3-2
South Border def. Carrington, 25-23, 25-18, 25-16
Class B Region 4
Semifinal
Langdon-Munich def. Lakota/Edmore, 25-15, 25-16, 25-23
North Star def. New Rockford-Sheyenne, 25-16, 25-21, 25-16
Class B Region 5
Semifinal
Flasher def. New Salem-Almont, 25-21, 18-25, 25-19, 25-19
Shiloh Christian def. Grant County, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18
Class B Region 6
Semifinal
Des Lacs-Burlington def. Minot Bishop Ryan, 25-11, 25-13, 25-15
Minot Our Redeemer’s def. Lewis and Clark, 25-5, 25-15, 25-10
Class B Region 7
Semifinal
Dickinson Trinity def. New England, 25-21, 25-17, 25-14
Hazen def. Heart River, 25-18, 17-25, 25-10, 26-24
Class B Region 8
Semifinal
Ray def. Powers Lake, 25-19, 18-25, 25-15, 25-22
Watford City def. Kenmare, 25-11, 25-18, 25-15
Jimmie men win….
Jamestown (CSi) 12 of 14 Jimmies scored Tuesday night at the Civic Center, in an 80-68 exhibition win over NCAA Division II Minnesota-Crookston.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Jeremy Lin scored 19 points to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 104-95 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Nicolas Batum added 17 points for the Hornets. Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for the Timberwolves.
Final Oklahoma City 125 Washington 101
Final Cleveland 118 Utah 114
Final Miami 101 L-A Lakers 88
Final New York 111 Toronto 109
Final Boston 99 Milwaukee 83
Final New Orleans 120 Dallas 105
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Thomas Vanek scored twice during a four-goal frenzy in the second period on the Minnesota Wild’s way to a 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. Nino Niederreiter scored first for Minnesota. Erik Haula and Chris Porter supplemented Vanek’s outburst with goals in the second period as Winnipeg pulled goalie Ondrej Pavelec after falling behind by three.
Final N-Y Rangers 3 Carolina 0
Final Colorado 4 Philadelphia 0
Final St. Louis 2 New Jersey 0
Final Vancouver 5 Columbus 3
Final Buffalo 4 Tampa Bay 1
Final Florida 4 Calgary 3
Final Detroit 1 Washington 0
Final Nashville 7 Ottawa 5
Final Toronto 3 Dallas 2
Final Arizona 3 Los Angeles 2
Final N-Y Islanders 4 San Jose 2
MLB…
PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired catcher-outfielder Chris Herrmann from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league outfielder-first baseman Daniel Palka. Herrmann has appeared in 142 games for the Twins over the past four seasons. He played in 69 games as a catcher and 36 as a right fielder.
MLB-GOLD GLOVES…
NEW YORK (AP) – Catcher and World Series MVP Salvador Perez, first baseman Eric Hosmer (HAHS’-mur) and shortstop Alcides (ahl-SEE’-dihs) Escobar top the American League’s gold glove winners. Other AL Gold Glove winners are Houston pitcher Dallas Keuchel (KY’-kehl), Houston second baseman Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vay), Baltimore third baseman Manny Macado, Detroit outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (yoh-EHN’-ehs SEHS’-peh-dehs) (who was traded in late July to the NL Mets), Tampa Bay outfielder Kevin Kiermaier and the L.A. Angels’ Kole Calhoun.
Two members of the St. Louis Cardinals, catcher Yadier Molina (YAH’-dih-eer moh-LEE’-nah) and outfielder Jason Heyward, lead the NL all-defensive team. It’s Molina’s eighth Gold Glove.
Other NL Gold Glovers are Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke (GREHN’-kee), Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, Miami second baseman Dee Gordon, Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado, Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford, Pittsburgh outfielder Starling Marte (MAHR’-tay) and Arizona center fielder A.J. Pollock.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL…
UNDATED (AP)- The second weekly College Football Playoff selection committee rankings are out and it’s Clemson, Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame holding the first four spots. Unbeaten Iowa was promoted four spots to No. 5, and Baylor is the highest-ranked Big 12 team at No. 6.
NFL…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)- Following Sunday’s bye, the Indianapolis Colts will be going with a different quarterback for their playoff run. The 4-5 Colts learned Andrew Luck will be out two to six weeks with a lacerated kidney and other injuries. They will go with 40-year-old Matt Hasselbeck in the meantime.
NBA…
MIAMI (AP) – Miami has traded Mario Chalmers and James Ennis to Memphis in exchange for Beno Udrih and Jarnell Stokes in a move that gets the Heat closer to avoiding luxury-tax penalties.
Chalmers is making $4.3 million this season, Udrih about $2.2 million. Chalmers was the starting point guard on the 2012 and 2013 NBA title teams in Miami.
In world and national news…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) – Threatening posts on an anonymous messaging app have gotten the attention of the University of Missouri, which says security has been increased while it investigates. One user threatened to “shoot every black person I see.” The school’s online emergency information center is asking that students not spread rumors. It’s been a tumultuous week at the University where ongoing racial tension prompted the resignations of two top officials.
AKRON, Ohio (AP) – Investigators will work today on finding the cause of a crash that sent a private business jet carrying nine people into an apartment building in Akron, Ohio. At the same time, a mass-fatality team will begin working to recover the bodies of victims and sift through the wreckage. It appears no one on the ground was injured.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – A day before top world leaders converge on his country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (REH’-jehp TY’-ihp UR’-doh-wahn) is once again calling for the creation of a no-fly zone in Syria. He says it would allow refugees to return to their homeland. Turkey is host to more than 2 million refugees. Starting tomorrow, Erdogan is scheduled to host President Barack Obama and other G-20 leaders at a summit meeting near the Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Workers across Greece plan to walk off the job for 24 hours starting tomorrow to protest against more spending cuts and tax hikes required by the country’s bailout program. It’s the first general strike since the left-wing Syriza (SEER’-ih-zah)-led government first came to power in January. All public services, museums, schools and pharmacies will shut down and public transport will be disrupted.
UNDATED (AP) – When it comes to young women living at home, a new poll finds it’s like 1940 all over again. A Pew Research Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found that 36.4 percent of women between the ages 18 and 34 lived with parents or relatives in 2014, the most since at least 1940, when 36.2 percent lived with family. Millennial women are increasingly putting off marriage, attending college and facing high living expenses.
Photo credit: Thomas Ravely-CSi, November 11, 2015, downtown Jamestown, ND.
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