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CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN
THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 20. NORTHEAST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 15 MPH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW
AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 30.
.FRIDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN
CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN
THE EVENING…THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS
15 TO 20. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID
30S. LOWS AROUND 20.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S.
.MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Building Planning and Zoning, and Civic Center and Promotion Committee met Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. All members were present.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

The committee considered the application for an abatement from W2005/Fargo Hotels (Pool C) Realty, LP (Comfort Inn) on Lot 2, Block 3, Wagon Master’s Addition by reducing the true & full value for 2015 from $1,725,580 to $934,560.

City Assessor, Darrell Wollan said he recommends denying the abatement, based on an incomplete income statement provided, by the hotel.

Mayor Andersen moved to deny and stay with the original true and full value of the property. The committee voted to recommend denial.

The committee recommends approval of the JSDC 3 Year Strategic Plan. CEO Connie Ova asked for approval, in that if this is the direction the city wishes to proceed.

Considered was entering into the Joint Powers Agreement with the Jamestown Park District relative to the 1% City Sales Tax for the construction of the TRAC Facility.

The additional 1% City Sales Tax will be implemented on April 1, 2016.

The committee moved the issue to the City Council without recommendation.

The committee considered approving the revised Job Description for the City Engineer position. City Engineer Jeff Fuchs said a major change is for the position having little or no public works department duties. The director of public works would be responsible to the city administrator.

Mayor Andersen suggested the city engineer be responsible to handle requests for proposals.

Fuchs said he will make clarifications, and bring it back for consideration.

The committee recommends approving as amended.

First Reading of an Ordinances was reviewed granting a continued franchise to the following utilities whose franchises have expired:

a. Century Link

b. Cable Services, Inc.

c. Dakota Central Communications

City Administrator Fuchs indicated meeting with the entities. The expired Ordinance for CSi was 10 years and 5 years for Daktel.

The committee recommends the First Reading, at the April City Council meeting.

Informational: Departmental and financial reports were submitted.

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

The committee considered approving a land use plan amendment on Lot 1, Block 2, Mill Hill 2nd Addition, from Commercial to Medium Density Residential, adjacent to the south side fire hall. The action is a land use plan amendment.

The committee recommends approval.

The committee discussed the Second Reading of an Ordinance to enact a Section of The City Code, Appendix C pertaining to traffic impact studies; and to amend Section 9 of Appendix B pertaining to preliminary plat items and to amend a Section pertaining to the amendment process.

Mayor Andersen said she has concerns of wanting the city to be perceived as “development friendly.” She said approval would be an additional expense, and should only trigger for a large development. She said the Ordinance would not be beneficial to Jamestown with the developer paying for a traffic impact study. Council Member Buchanan said the Ordinance would not place an undue burden on developers.

The Second Reading will come before the April City Council meeting.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

The committee discussed soft drink vendor proposals received from Coca Cola and Pepsi.

The committee recommends approval to Coke, as the exclusive provider of soft drinks to the Civic Center.

The meeting was shown live on CSi 67 followed by replays.

Valley City (CSi) It’s VCSU Scholarship Auction time! VCSU will celebrate the 22nd annual scholarship auction, Friday, April 15, at the Valley City Eagles Club. Our theme for this year’s auction is “VCSU Viking Heroes Unite.”

The social hour and silent auction begin at 5 p.m. A buffet dinner will be served from 6–8 p.m. The live auction will kick off at 7 p.m. This is your chance to bid on some great deals while contributing to a great cause.

Cost is $40 per person and includes both the live and silent auctions, buffet dinner, two drink tickets and five chances to win $100.

Scholarships are vital to VCSU’s success and all proceeds from the auction go directly to V-500 and Century Club scholarships. The goal is to raise $80,000 this year for scholarships.

How to help in the success of the auction?

Donate a purchased or handmade item for the live or silent auction
Donate a bottle of wine valued at $20 or more for the Mystery Wine Table
Purchase a ticket
Attend the auction

To purchase tickets stop by or call the VCSU Foundation Office at 701-845-7203.

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities say a man died in a camper fire at a truck stop near Williston, in northwestern North Dakota.

The Williams County sheriff’s department says the fire was reported shortly after 7 a.m. Monday at the Pilot truck stop. An autopsy and review of dental records of the victim is being conducted by the state medical examiner’s office.

Officials say the fire appears to have been caused by a small propane heater that was being operated within the camper. The investigation is ongoing.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A McKenzie County deputy sheriff accused of using his vehicle to crash into a fleeing motorcycle has pleaded not guilty to felony reckless endangerment.

Deputy Travis Bateman allegedly injured the motorcycle driver and a passenger in the August incident. The Bismarck Tribune reports that he entered his plea Monday.

Court documents show Bateman is scheduled for a three-day trial beginning June 21. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Formal charges are pending against a 65-year-old Bottineau man who was arrested on child sex crime charges in the parking lot of a Minot school.

     Authorities say the man had been communicating online with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl but was actually an undercover Minot police officer.

     Police say the man thought he was meeting the girl in the school parking lot on Monday afternoon, but he was met instead by police.

     The man was arrested on a luring charge and for being a sexual offender near a school.

     FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fargo police are investigating the theft of an ATM from Scheels Arena.

     Authorities say the cash machine was taken off the wall of the ice arena. There were no surveillance cameras where the ATM was located.

     KFGO radio reports that the theft was reported Friday morning. Deputy Police Chief Joe Anderson says it’s possible whoever took the ATM might have stayed inside the arena after it closed at 11 p.m. Thursday.

     BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Two women have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges in what police described as the assault of a woman carrying a 2-year-old child in a Bismarck mall.

    20-year-old Champagne Bowen-Davis and 31-year-old Donnalesha Davis pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and were each fined $300. Neither will spend time in jail.

     Authorities say a woman was attacked by four females whom she knew on Feb. 21 at Kirkwood Mall. There were no serious injuries, but video of the incident was shared hundreds of times on social media.

     Two juvenile girls were charged with disorderly conduct, simple assault and criminal trespass. Their cases are not public because of their age.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A federal judge has sided with a Grand Forks-based air ambulance company that filed a lawsuit to block a North Dakota law imposing more rules for operators.

     Valley Med Flight argued the law passed by the Legislature last year violates a federal airline deregulation law prohibiting states from regulating air ambulance services’ “prices, routes and services.”

     The state legislation says only air ambulance services that are listed with certain health care providers can qualify to be on a primary call list. It also requires that a hospital “make a reasonable effort” to inform a patient of the fees for air ambulance services.

     Judge Daniel Hovland says in his ruling that while the state law may be “well-intentioned,” it is pre-empted by federal law and is “unenforceable.”

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s lottery director says ticket sales are far outpacing projections because of the record-shattering $1.5 billion multistate Powerball jackpot earlier this year.

     Lottery director Randy Miller told lawmakers Tuesday that North Dakota gamblers have wagered $25.3 million so far for the fiscal year that began July 1. Miller says that’s $6.4 million more than the same period a year ago.

     North Dakota lottery sales set a record in fiscal 2013 at $27.8 million and this year’s sales are on pace to surpass that.

     North Dakota began lottery sales 12 years ago this month. Lottery ticket sales have tallied about $269 million since then.

     Most of the revenue from gambling goes into North Dakota’s general fund. Some lottery revenue is reserved for treatment programs for compulsive gamblers.

In sports…

Jamestown (CSi-UJ) University of Jamestown head coach Dean Stork announces the signing of Trevor Okino of Richmond, British Columbia, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-17 season.

Okino is a 6’3″, 198 pound defenseman who played for the Chase Heat in the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL) in 2015-16. In 52 games for the Heat, Okino recorded three goals and 45 assists along with 18 penalty minutes. He was one of two players to skate in every game and finished second on the team in scoring.

Stork says, “Trevor is a two-way defenseman with an extraordinary skill set. He can skate and push the pace of the game. His offensive instincts set him above most of the competition, and he will be an excellent addition to our power play. Most definitely he will help with our 5 on 5 play offensively. This has been a player I have been keying in on from the start of the season and I was extremely excited to get the phone call with　his commitment.”

In 154 games over three seasons with the Heat, Okino scored 14 goals to go along with 115 assists.

Madison SD (CSi) The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) has announced its second edition of the Softball Players-of-the-Week. Katie Cameron of Valley City State was selected as Player-of-the-Week while Alex Watson of Dickinson State was chosen to Pitcher-of-the-Week.

North Star Athletic Association Softball Player-of-the-Week
Katie Cameron – Valley City State – 5’3″ – Senior – Second Baseman – Alameda, Sask., Canada

Cameron had a monster week at the plate for Valley City State (N.D.) closed their spring trip to Tucson, Ariz. with a 6-3 record last week. She had three or more hits in five games during the week, including a four-hit, five RBI game versus Antelope Valley (Calif.).

For the week, Cameron batted .657 (23 hits in 35 plate appearances) with 15 runs, 5 extra-base hits and 16 RBIs in nine games. She had a .667 on-base percentage and a .857 slugging percentage. Cameron also swiped 12 bases in 12 attempts, including four steals versus Robert Morris (Ill.).

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s top horse racing regulator says the state has become “an important player” in international wagering markets.

     State Racing Commission Director Gunner laCour told lawmakers Tuesday that bets through the state’s 12 licensed online gambling sites are projected at $600 million this fiscal year. That’s up from $482 million in fiscal 2015.

     He says bets come from as far away as Sweden and Hong Kong.

     The state receives a portion of the so-called account deposit wagering operations. Taxes on those operations help fund the racing commission, racetracks and horse groups.

     Lacour says the wagering operations have allowed the commission to pay its own way, without state help. He says the agency returned $457,500 to the state in the last two-year-budget cycle, or $68,000 more than it had been funded.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A survey of bighorn sheep in the North Dakota Badlands indicates the herd is rebounding from an outbreak of bacterial pneumonia, boosting the likelihood of a fall hunting season.

     The Game and Fish Department says the recent survey counted 292 animals in the state-managed herd, up 8 percent from last year and 3 percent above the five-year average.

     Bacterial pneumonia hit the herd in 2014 and re-emerged last summer. The hunting season was called off last year for the first time in more than three decades due to dozens of sheep deaths.

     Game and Fish earlier this month announced a tentative fall season, based on the herd continuing to fight back from disease. Game and Fish Veterinarian Dan Grove says sheep are still dying, but at a much slower rate.

In world and national news…

BRUSSELS (AP) – For weeks, European security officials have been bracing for a major terror attack — and now, one has taken place in Brussels. More than 30 people were killed Tuesday in bombings at the city’s airport and a subway station. The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for the bombings, including one that was apparently carried out by a suicide bomber.

     UNDATED (AP) – Airport security has been boosted across Europe – and even across the Atlantic Ocean — following today’s attacks in Brussels. Authorities also stepped up security around New York City even though there was no known link to the Brussels attacks.

     HAVANA (AP) – Cubans who saw President Barack Obama’s speech in Havana Tuesday on state TV are welcoming his calls for greater democracy on the island. One man says Obama “dared to say in the presence of the leaders” that Cubans have the right to “protest peacefully without being beaten or arrested.” A Cuban woman said she agreed with everything Obama said — and that Cubans “need democracy, freedom of expression.”

     WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not worried that Donald Trump will cost Republicans control of the chamber in November’s election. With Trump leading the race for the GOP presidential nomination, some in the party worry that his unbridled comments about women, Hispanics and others will cost Republican candidates in swing House districts. Ryan says he’s not concerned because House Republicans are crafting an agenda to put the country on the right track. Before Trump’s rise, modest Democratic gains seemed possible. Few have believed the party could gain the 30 seats needed to win House control.

     MILAN (AP) – After years of lobbying by animal rights activists, Giorgio Armani has agreed to stop using fur in all of its products. Armani says in a statement that new technologies make it “unnecessary” to engage in “cruel practices.” Humane Society International says designers who continue to use fur are “looking increasingly isolated.” Armani joins Hugo Boss, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren in switching to synthetic alternatives.