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.REST OF TODAY…Cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds around 15 mph.<\/p>\n
.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain and<\/p>\n
snow in the evening, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in<\/p>\n
the mid 20s. Northwest winds around 15 mph.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to<\/p>\n
15 mph.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of snow after<\/p>\n
midnight. Lows around 15. North winds around 5 mph shifting to<\/p>\n
the east 5 to 15 mph after midnight.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow in the Jamestown area, 60 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in<\/p>\n
the lower 20s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Lows<\/p>\n
5 to 10 above.<\/p>\n
.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs around 10.<\/p>\n
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows near zero.<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the<\/p>\n
afternoon. Highs 15 to 20.<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows zero to 5 above.<\/p>\n
Highs 10 to 15.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.<\/p>\n
Highs 5 to 10 above.<\/p>\n
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There is the potential for\u00a0 widespread snowfall<\/p>\n
accumulations Tuesday night through Wednesday night. At this<\/p>\n
time, the favored area for the most snowfall is along and north<\/p>\n
of US Highway 2, where 3 to 4 inches of snow is possible. Snowfall<\/p>\n
amounts are expected to decrease to less than an inch from the<\/p>\n
I-94 corridor to the South Dakota border.<\/p>\n
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For Thursday through Christmas, much colder conditions are<\/pre>\nforecast as an Arctic airmass overtakes the region. Dangerous sub-<\/p>\n
zero wind chills are expected, especially this coming weekend<\/p>\n
through at least Christmas. Those with travel plans should stay up<\/p>\n
to date at www.weather.gov\/bismarck<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n
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Valley City (CSi) Valley City officials remind residents that\u00a0 work on permanent flood protection in Valley City, continues on\u00a0Tuesday, December 19, 2917, and expected\u00a0 until December 22nd\u00a0. Main Street will then \u00a0be closed between Central Avenue and 5th Avenue Northwest.\u00a0\u00a0Local traffic will be\u00a0allowed to businesses inside\u00a0 the road closures.<\/p>\n
The contractor will be driving piling and will need to have their A crane will be in place,\u00a0 while pilings are being driven and\u00a0other materials will be in place on Main Street.<\/p>\n
Motorists will\u00a0 be directed to\u00a0Second Street Northwest during\u00a0the closure. Truck deliveries are\u00a0asked \u00a0to\u00a0use alternative routes.<\/p>\n
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(CSi)\u00a0 The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports, on December 16,2017, at approximately 9:00 pm, a 2008 Chevrolet pickup was southbound on a gravel county road (182nd Ave. SE) four miles south of Wahpeton. The vehicle drifted across the northbound lane before the driver corrected and lost control of the vehicle.<\/p>\n
The Chevy entered the east ditch and rolled before coming to rest on its right side in a nearby field. Seat belts were not in use.<\/p>\n
35 year old, Jessica Denetz, 35 from \u00a0Mantador,\u00a0 and 37 year old Jeremy Denetz,\u00a0 from Doran, Minnesota \u00a0were ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.<\/p>\n
It remains unknown at this time what occupant was driving. The crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n
The Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Department and the Fairmount Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene.<\/p>\n
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(CSi-NDHP)\u00a0 On December Friday 15, 2017, at 6:05 pm, a Chevy Impala driven by\u00a0 88 year old Glen Maurer,\u00a0 was westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 94 near MM 343 and side swiped an eastbound Nissan Murano driven by 61 year old Michael Weigelt from Fessenden. 56 year old Michelle Weigelt, a\u00a0 passenger of the Murano, got out of the Murano to check on Maurer.<\/p>\n
A short time later an eastbound Chevrolet pickup driven by 19 year old Austin Owen,\u00a0 from Gackle struck the disabled Impala that remained on the eastbound lane. The Impala then struck Weigelt who was standing nearby. Weigelt suffered serious injuries. F-M Ambulance transported Weigelt and Maurer to a Fargo Hospital.A period of heavy snowfall covered road at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n
All occupants were seat belted. Maurer was cited for driving the wrong direction on the roadway. The crash remains under investigation by the Highway Patrol.<\/p>\n
The Cass County Sherrif’s Department, West Fargo Fire Department, and Mapleton First responders assisted.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 The Daily Bread-Jamestown (DB-J) program is dedicated to \u201cFeeding those in need.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Co-Founder, and Board Member, Deacon Tom Geffre, reminded listeners and viewers that the<\/p>\n
Daily Bread \u2013 Jamestown program established in Nov, 2012 at Ave Maria Village, that rescues prepared meals and freezes these meals \u2013 emphasis on starch and protein products \u2013 \u201cfill the stomach.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nov., 2014:\u00a0 A Board of Directors was \u00a0established to help over see the program. Because of the success of the program at Ave Maria Village, it was determined that the program should be expanded.\u00a0 Several meal-serving entities were contacted, such as JRMC, among others that serve meals in a \u201csmorgasbord style.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Food-serving entities that contribute food to the program, include\u00a0 Ave Maria Village, JRMC, Sooper Pumper, Edgerwood, Knights of Columbus (Sunday breakfast program), Fairfield Inn, Pizza Ranch, Exxon\/TYBC, Senior Citizens Center, Hampton Inn, Papa Murphy\u2019s.<\/p>\n
Various Caterers include, Emma Rosie\u2019s and TJ\u2019s, and the different schools in the Local school system.<\/p>\n
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The criteria is that:<\/p>\n
Food must<\/strong> be prepared in a ND State Health Department certified kitchen, National \u201cGood Samaritan\u201d law protects the supplier of the food.\u00a0 Volunteers from the area pick up and distribute the food. No application, no fees, free food.\u00a0 The honor system for use of the program.\u00a0 The food is available to anyone<\/strong> in need.<\/p>\n
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Currently freezers are located at \u00a0each school in the Jamestown school district, Senior Citizens Center, Ave Maria Village, The Gardenette, and St. John\u2019s Lutheran Church. And now<\/strong> at the Community Options headquarters in Southeast Jamestown.<\/strong><\/p>\n
The program has refrigerators in three locations (St. Johns Lutheran, The Gardenette and the Senior Center\u2026Stocked by volunteers from the Triumph Program with produce that comes from Russ Davis Foods. <\/strong><\/p>\n
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Tom pointed out that food collected in 2014 was 6,000 lbs; in 2015 it was 8,000 lbs, in 2016, over 13,000 pounds was collected and redistributed.<\/p>\n
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The Daily Bread Board of Directors include:\u00a0 Deacon Tom Geffre, Rhonda Sahr, Tyler Lamp, Rev. Erik Weber, Volunteer Coordinator, Deb Lee, along with Joan Morris, Mary Geffre, \u00a0And Doreen Larson.<\/p>\n
He added to call the Basilica of St. James for more information.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the DB-J program also coordinates the Senior Citizens Food Commodities program which is facilitated out of the Great Plaines Food Bank.\u00a0 DB-J took on this project in March 2015 with the first food delivered in April 2015<\/p>\n
There are approximately 55 senior citizens in the immediate area that receive 60 pounds of shelf-stable food every other month (six times per year.)<\/p>\n
The application process has been simplified\u2026.Requirements are that they be 60 years old with income guidelines:\u00a0 Household of 1=$1265;\u00a0 household of 2 = $1705;\u00a0 household of 3 = $2144;\u00a0\u00a0 households beyond 4 are to call the Great Plains Food Bank in Fargo.\u00a0 He added that the incomes are not verified.<\/p>\n
He added that all area churches have applications for the program, along with other entities such as the James River Senior Center, Community Action Region six in Jamestown and the Gardenette.<\/p>\n
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Valley City\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 The Valley City Pizza Ranch location is participating in the \u201c12 Days of Pizza,\u201d partnering with schools to treat families to free pizzas for the holidays.<\/p>\n
Families will be given coupons for one large pizza per day, with any and all toppings, or a box of eight piece chicken for 12 days, to 12 deserving families.<\/p>\n
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The Valley City, Lisbon, Mandan and Dickinson Pizza Ranch locations, cover the cost.<\/p>\n
Now in its third year the program will provide over 14,000 meals to nearly 1,200 families across the Midwest, with 85 Pizza Ranch locations partnering with businesses.<\/p>\n
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For more information on \u201c12 Days of Pizza,\u201d on line visit:<\/p>\n
www.the12daysofpizza.com<\/a><\/p>\n
www.pizzaranch.com\/12-days-of-pizza<\/a><\/p>\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (Cassie DuBray) \u00a0 United Way of Stutsman County is now accepting applications for Venture Grants.<\/p>\n
The Venture Grant Program of the Jamestown United Way is an innovative funding approach developed to provide short-term financial support to emerging human service groups whose programs are responding to an established community need.\u00a0 The program makes funds available to nonprofit health or social welfare agencies or programs.<\/p>\n
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Venture Grants are one-time grants for local (Stutsman county) non-profit 501 c3 agencies to help fund programs which meet critical, unmet needs in the community and fit within the Stutsman County United Way\u2019s funding priorities. These competitive, merit based grants will be distributed through a committee on the United Way of Stutsman County Board of Directors.<\/p>\n
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Venture grant recipients will be allowed to seek extended funding beyond the first year for stabilization purposes. If an agency receives a venture grant, it secures funding for the first year. The agency may apply the following year for the Venture grant for a total of two years\u2019 worth of award. This does not, however, oblige the Jamestown United Way to fund the re-applicant, but only to consider its request.<\/p>\n
United Way of Stutsman County is also seeking new members to serve on the volunteer Board of Directors. The Board meets monthly the third Thursday of the month at noon.<\/p>\n
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For eligibility criteria or to receive an application for the Venture Grant or to learn how to become a member on the Board of Directors, please contact Executive Director Karla Bachmeier at jmstuway@gmail.com<\/a> or call 701-952-UWAY.<\/p>\n
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The United Way of Stutsman County is part of United Way Worldwide. Its mission is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities around the world to advance the common good. The current impact model emphasizes that 99% of all funds raised stays within in Stutsman County.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (Cassie DuBray)\u00a0 The United Way of Stutsman County welcomed Lawrence Kopp, Director of The Arts Center to present at its monthly meeting in November.<\/p>\n
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The Arts Center is operated by the Jamestown Fine Arts Association, which according to their website has been promoting the arts in Jamestown since 1964.\u00a0 Mr. Kopp said that The Arts Center started out in the old Star Theatre building which was later donated to the organization. The Arts Center is made up of three complexes: the main building, The Hansen Arts Studio and the Art Park. The main building features an exhibition gallery, performance stage, classroom, office, artist-in-residence apartment and studio. The Hansen Studio houses the ceramics studio and adult classroom space. The Art Park is located across the street as a recently redesigned venue for outdoor activities.<\/p>\n
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With its annual budget of $300,000. The Arts Center strives to reach all populations.\u00a0 Mr. Kopp announced they have approximately 2,000 through their doors monthly. They have three fulltime employees and one part-time employee.\u00a0 Twelve percent of their revenue comes from membership dues and nine percent from class tuition.<\/p>\n
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The Arts Center has many programs like Artist Residencies and Children\u2019s Classes.\u00a0 The Arts Center offers Arts After School, which is arts based curriculum for students in grades 3-6 with an after-school snack provided and in-town bus transportation available. There are scholarships available for that program. They also have programming for clientele of Triumph Inc and Community Options Inc on a regular basis. One of their focuses is with the Art for Life program. A grant-funded program which pairs The Arts Center with a local elder care facility to provide intensive art and artist interaction with the care facility residents and families.<\/p>\n
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Upcoming January programming includes Digital Photography- Level 1, Jewelry Making, Family Pottery, Ode to Joy Lecture, as well as it\u2019s regular programming.<\/p>\n
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