CSi Weather…
TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A 70 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. BREEZY.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. WEST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. HIGHS AROUND 70.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. LOWS
IN THE MID 50S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
Jamestown (CSi) A planned control burn was responsible last Friday for flames that stretched for 2 miles at the Edward M. Brigham III Alkali Lake Sanctuary northeast of Jamestown.
The sanctuary staff and professionals from Prairie Restoration Inc. set the fires and controlled the burn.
Audubon Dakota, the branch of the National Audubon Society that manages the sanctuary, Executive Director, Marshall Johnson points out that officials were trying to restore the sanctuary to to the way it was two centuries ago, and restore the level of diversity endemic to the area.
The goal of the sanctuary’s management plan is to provide better habitat.
Johnson adds, the cost of the burns and fencing projects exceeds $160,000. The funds have been raised through grants and individual donations.
Jamestown (CSi) The 7th Annual Running Of The Pink will be held Saturday June 7, 2014 beginning at 9-a.m., at R.M. Stoudt in Jamestown. In conjunction with Runner’s World.
5K Run/Walk.
10K Run.
Early Packet Pickup Friday June 6, 2014 from 5-p.m., to 7-p.m., at R. M. Stoudt.
Proceeds go to help fund breast and cervical cancer screening through the local Women’s Way Resource Fund, and the Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation.
Mail registration and fees to:
R.M. Stoudt, Inc.
P.O. Box 949
Jamestown, ND 58402
Printable forms on line at www.stoudtcars.com
For more information contact Jason Holstad jholstad@csicable.net
701-252-2270 or 1-800-279-2886
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City School District has announced plans to make-up the one hour of missed instructional time this school year.
Superintendent Dean Kopelman says school administrators and representatives from Dietrich Bus Service developed the plan, which includes:
Wednesday May 21, 2014, Valley City Public Elementary Schools will start classes at 8:25 a.m., and dismiss school at 3:25 p.m.
The Jr-Sr High School will start classes at 8:15 a.m. and dismiss school at 3:40 p.m.
Thursday, May 22, 2014, Elementary Schools start classes at 8:25 a.m., and dismiss school at 3:25 p.m.
The Jr-Sr High School will start classes at 8:15 a.m., and dismiss at 3:40 p.m.
All city and rural bus routes will run 15 minutes earlier to start the day and 15 minutes later at the end of the day on both days.
HILLSBORO, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a rollover crash 12 miles northeast of Hillsboro left one man injured and two women dead.
The Patrol says the trio was traveling west on Traill County Road 17 in a 2014 Dodge Challenger when the vehicle left the roadway into the right ditch, struck a driveway and began to roll.
The vehicle came to rest upright facing south.
The 51-year-old man from Nielsville, Minnesota, was driving the vehicle and was transported by helicopter to a Fargo hospital. The 21- and 23-year-old women were ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities didn’t publicly identify the victims pending family notification.
A Patrol report shows the man was wearing a seatbelt, but it is unknown whether the women were wearing one.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Fire officials in Fargo say a neighbor used a ladder to rescue two residents from the upper story of a house that caught fire.
Flames were shooting from the home’s front porch at the time.
The blaze was reported shortly after 1 a.m. Monday. It destroyed the home. The cause wasn’t immediately determined.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have determined the starting point of a weekend fire in Dickinson that closed several businesses, injured a firefighter, displaced five families and killed a pet.
Fire Chief Bob Sivak says officials believe the fire started in the kitchen of Bogey’s Diner, which suffered heavy damage. The Red Cross is helping the five families who lived in apartments above the restaurant. Nearby businesses suffered smoke damage.
The blaze started about 5:30 p.m. Saturday. One firefighter was taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries. A pet cat died of smoke inhalation.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – The director of Williston’s Parks and Recreation District has been placed on an improvement plan meant to address the issues that led to his temporary suspension last month.
that Darin Krueger has been put on a six-to-12 month corrective plan.
Krueger was suspended for five days in April, but his suspension was later nullified because of a technicality.
Board President Joel Wilt told the newspaper that Krueger was reinstated because the board never took any official action on the matter – so the suspension theoretically never happened.
A letter from the board given to Krueger addressing his suspension stated problems with an agreement with Williston State College and poor communication with the newspaper, board members and general public.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (STEN’-jem) says the Devils Lake City Commission violated the state’s open meetings laws when a committee met without notice and failed to follow proper procedures during executive session. The committee was made up of eight people, including two commissioners. It met on March 5th to discuss various issues.
HARVEY, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota meatpacking plant that began as a facility to process beef according to Islamic law is going on the auction block.
Maas Companies of Rochester, Minnesota, is auctioning the 18,000-square-foot facility in Harvey on June 4.
The $2.7 million plant began operations in 2001 as Dakota Halal Processing but went bankrupt in part because of a drop in sales after the 2001 terrorist attacks.
A cooperative of ranchers and farmers took over operations in 2003 but also failed. Two Burleigh County ranchers later took over the plant to supply their Bismarck beef store, but that venture also didn’t work out.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Highway Patrol says residents need to buckle up on the roadways.
The patrol and other law enforcement agencies on Monday kicked off participation in the national Click It or Ticket campaign. The effort runs through the end of the month.
Authorities will be focusing on seat belt violations and child restraints.
The patrol says almost half of the people killed in motor vehicle crashes in North Dakota this year were not wearing seat belts.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota University System is hosting a summit on “creating an atmosphere of respect.”
Interim Chancellor Larry Skogen says the summit was spurred after some young people wore T-shirts with a caricature of the University of North Dakota’s former Indian head logo drinking out of a beer bong.
Skogen says university system officials, tribal leaders, students and others have been invited to the meeting on Monday at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
Skogen calls the T-shirts appalling and says they reflected poorly on the entire university system.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – The recently renovated Pioneer Village in Minot has reopened to the public for the summer season.
The Ward County Historical Society says all the buildings that were damaged during the 2011 flood have been restored.
The village has a school house, log cabin, train depot, mercantile store, post office and a church. The buildings feature early 1900s decor and are located on the North Dakota State Fair Grounds.
The historical society used private donations and federal money for the restorations.
An antique vehicles museum is located next to the village. Horse-drawn buggies, sleds and several other cars are on display.
The village is open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Bismarck eighth-grader Erik Johnson is representing North Dakota this week at the National Geographic Bee in the nation’s capital.
The 26th annual national bee is Monday through Wednesday. Johnson earned the trip to Washington, D.C. to compete by winning the state competition last month in Bismarck.
The home-schooled Johnson is among 54 competitors vying for the national crown.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Blue Jays are seeded Number 6 in the upcoming WDA baseball tournament, starting Thursday, May 22nd in Dickinson.
Their opponent is yet to be decided.
Dickinson is the number one seed, and the top five teams are separated by just two wins, also included is Mandan, Century, Bismarck High and Minot.
St. Mary’s and Mandan will play on Saturday. The tiebreakers will be determined.
Mandan will either tie Century for the two line or make a three-way tie with BHS and Minot if they lose.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Sports fans in Fargo say they believe that North Dakota’s largest metropolitan area is ready for a major professional golf tournament. Some members of the Fargo County Club, which has held a United States Golf Association national event, say they would be interested in a U.S. Senior Open or Women’s Open if the course is able to solve recent flooding problems.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…
Sat…
Laredo 8, Fargo-Moorhead 2
Sunday
Laredo 7, Fargo-Moorhead 2
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final N-Y Yankees 4 Pittsburgh 3 (first game)
Final Pittsburgh 5 N-Y Yankees 3 (second game)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Felix Hernandez pitched eight strong innings and Robinson Cano had four hits as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Minnesota Twins 6-2 yesterday. Hernandez continued his recent domination of the Twins. He gave up two runs and seven hits while striking out five and walking one. Hernandez has pitched 34 innings and allowed three earned runs with 30 strikeouts.
Final Oakland 13 Cleveland 3
Final Kansas City 8 Baltimore 6
Final Houston 8 Chi White Sox 2
Final Texas 6 Toronto 2
Final L.A. Angels 6 Tampa Bay 2
Final Detroit 6 Boston 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Philadelphia 8 Cincinnati 3
Final Washington 6 N-Y Mets 3
Final Atlanta 6 St. Louis 5
Final Chi Cubs 4 Milwaukee 2
Final San Francisco 4 Miami 1
Final Arizona 5 L.A. Dodgers 3
Final Colorado 8 San Diego 6, 10 Innings
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PLAYOFFS
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – The Indiana Pacers took Game 1 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals yesterday as Paul George finished with 24 points and seven assists in a 107-96 win over the Miami Heat. David West and Roy Hibbert each had 19 points for the Pacers, who led from wire to wire and shot 52 percent from the field. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade had 27 points for the Heat, who entered the series 8-1 in the postseason and 2-0 in series openers.
Game 2 is Tuesday at Indianapolis.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE PLAYOFFS
CHICAGO (AP) – Duncan Keith scored the game-winner and Corey Crawford stopped 25 shots as the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 in Game 1 of the NHL’s Western Conference finals. Keith snapped a 1-1 tie midway through the second period before Jonathan Toews (tayvz) added an insurance goal with 3:50 remaining. Brandon Saad (sahd) had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who blanked the Kings after Tyler Toffoli’s game-tying goal early in the second period.
Game 2 is Wednesday in Chicago.
WNBA BASKETBALL
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Maya Moore scored 33 points in the Minnesota Lynx’s 90-87 overtime victory over the Connecticut Sun yesterday. Lindsay Whalen scored Minnesota’s last eight points to help the defending champion Lynx improve to 2-0. They opened the season Friday night with a victory in Washington. The Lynx had 24 turnovers.
Final Phoenix 74 Los Angeles 69
NBA…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Two people with knowledge of the situation tell The Associated Press the Minnesota Timberwolves are now open to the idea of trading star forward Kevin Love if the right deal comes along. Love can opt out of his contract after next season. It places increasing urgency on the franchise to make a decision about trading him or trying to convince him to stay.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Don Meyer has died in South Dakota. Meyer led his teams to the playoffs 19 times and compiled a 923-324 record. He retired in 2010, after a decade at Northern State in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and 24 seasons at Lispcomb in Tennessee. Meyer was a standout athlete at Northern Colorado. He began his head coaching career at Hamline in Minnesota.
INDY…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Ed Carpenter, James Hinchcliffe and Will Power will be on the front row for this Sunday’s Indianapolis 500. Carpenter was the last of the nine fastest qualifiers to hit the track before knocking Hinchcliffe from the top spot. Carpenter also started last year’s race from the pole.
GOLF..
UNDATED (AP) – Brendon Todd picked up his first PGA victory by taking the Byron Nelson Championship by two strokes over Mike Weir. Kenny Perry won his third Champions Tour major in the past year with a one-stroke victory over Mark Calcavecchia (kal-kah-VEK’-ee-uh) in the Regions Tradition at Shoal Creek. Lizette Salas won the Kingsmill Championship for her first LPGA Tour title, finishing with even-par 71 for a four-stroke victory over three others
TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN/AZARENKA
UNDATED (AP) – Victoria Azarenka will miss the French Open because of a left foot injury.
Azarenka last played on tour at Indian Wells, California on March 7.
Azarenka is a two-time Australian Open champion and a two-time U.S. Open runner-up.
The French Open begins next Monday.
TRIPLE CROWN
Chance California Chrome may not run in the Belmont Stakes
BALTIMORE (AP) – California Chrome might abandon his Triple Crown bid if New York officials do not allow the colt to wear a nasal strip in the Belmont Stakes. Trainer Art Sherman made no threats about the Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner passing on a chance to become horse racing’s 12th Triple Crown winner, but he suggested it was a possibility. Sherman says the decision is up to the owners and added, “I know they’ll be upset.”
Neither the New York State Gaming Commission nor the New York Racing Association stewards has received a request to use nasal strips in the Belmont on June 7.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – Finding ways to attract foreign investment is among the things on President Barack Obama’s to-do list this week. He’s convening business leaders tomorrow at the White House to advertise success stories in the face of continuing public anxieties over jobs and the economy. At the same time, worries continue over dozens of U.S. companies heading in the other direction.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A new poll finds that despite a rapidly aging population, Americans may be largely unprepared for needing long-term care. Government figures show nearly 7 in 10 Americans will need long-term care at some point after they reach age 65. Yet the poll by The Associated Press-N-O-R-C Center for Public Affairs Research finds just 20 percent of those surveyed think they will need such care.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Two more people have been arrested today following the explosion and fire at a Turkish coal mine, amid news reports that company officials ignored sensors registering high gas levels. Three Turkish newspapers report that data seized by prosecutors indicate that high gas levels were inside the mine as early as two days before Turkey’s worst mining disaster, but company officials took no action.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – A looming major surge in the water level of a river threatens a major power outage in Serbia and Bosnia. The surge threatens to inundate Serbia’s main power plant which supplies electricity to parts of both countries. At least 34 people have died as the Balkans continues to struggle under the worst flooding in more than a century.
MOSCOW (AP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be moving to help diffuse the crisis in Ukraine. The Kremlin says Putin has ordered troops deployed near Ukraine to return to their home bases. The move would be easily verifiable by Western intelligence. Meanwhile, fighting continues in the eastern parts of Ukraine today between government troops and pro-Russia insurgents.