CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA, A 30 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
20 MPH.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.
.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
HIGHS IN THE MID 60S.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
Valley City area…
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA. EXPECT SOME LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OUT OF CANADA AND PRODUCE A THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
Jamestown area…
CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office is warning county residents regarding a convicted High Risk Sex Offender, living in the rural Jamestown area.
The notice says Timothy Alan Taxis is currently camping at the Parkhurst Recreational Area, on weekends.
Taxis is a 50 year old white male, 5-feet 6 inches tall weighing 140 pounds with hazel eyes, and blonde hair.
His vehicle is a white 1992 Chrysler New Yorker, with ND license plate: JZR 252.
He also drives a 1985 black Dodge pickup, with ND license plate: GEA 590.
He was convicted in Stutsman County Court in July of 2001 of indecent exposure, involving two 11 year old girls in a park, and then following them in a vehicle.
The disposition was 30 days.
He was convicted in Stutsman County Court in April of 1998, of indecent exposure, involving a female employee at a video store.
Disposition, 30 days with 24 days suspended.
He was convicted of gross sexual imposition on three occasions in one week, involving exposing himself to young girls in the area of a tennis court. On one of those occasions he forced an 11 year old girl to perform a sexual act on him.
The conviction date in Stutsman County District Court, was in May 1994, with the disposition of 7 years, with 3 years and 6 months suspended.
Printed handouts of Timothy Alan Taxis’s photo and demographics are available at the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office.
Sex offender registration information is available on the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov
Carrington (CSi) Foster County officials are awaiting a report from the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation after a complaint following the June 10, 2014 primary election in the county.
Foster County Sheriff Michael Tufte says the BCI agent on the case completed his physical investigation in Carrington last week,. No word yet on other matters the case.
The complaint was filed through the office of Foster County State’s Attorney Paul Murphy.
Allegedly, the Foster County Canvassing Board counted ballots the election board had rejected, and those ballots should not have been counted.
The five-member canvassing board was made up of the county auditor, recorder, commission chairman and a representative from the Democrat and Republican parties.
Three members of the canvassing board were in contested races in the election.
County Auditor Teresa Risovi says she was told by BCI that the canvassing board didn’t do anything wrong, and is awaiting vindication in the final BCI report.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) announces the date of this year’s Garden Tour as Wednesday, July 16, 4-8 pm.
On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Kelly Krien pointed out that this will be the twenty-fifth year for the garden tour which began in 1989, and several gardens shown in the past years will be brought back as a way to celebrate the many people who have been hosts over the years.
She pointed out that over the years, there have been 85 different locations on the tour, and 12-15 gardens have been shown more than once.
She added, since the AAUW Garden Tours began, around $40,000 has been raised, with proceeds from the garden tour supporting the AAUW Educational Foundation, the AAUW
Legal Advocacy Fund and the AAUW Endowment Fund at the University of Jamestown.
Featured gardens this year include:
Dan & Francoise Buchanan, 216 15th Ave NE; Delmer & Gloria Davis, 1202 10th Ave SE;
Tracy & Merrie Deutscher, 714 3rd Ave NE; Oren & Connie Krapp, 1001 8th Ave NW;
and Lyle & Evelyn Sjostrom, 707 7th Ave SW.
GARDEN MAP ONLINE
Advance tickets are $8.00 and are available at:
The Arts Center; Country Gardens Floral; Don’s House of Flowers at 7th Ave SE and also at the Buffalo Mall; Don’s Garden Shop on Business Loop East; Lloyds Toyota; The Garden Gate and all AAUW members.
Tickets are $10 the day of the tour and after 3 PM on tour day, they will only be available at The Arts Center or at each tour site during tour hours.
Refreshments will be served at The Arts Center, 115 2nd St SW from 5:30 – 8 PM and
there will be a power point presentation showing gardens from the past years, along with scrapbooks. Visitors are also encouraged to view the exhibits: mixed media by AAUW member Mary Craft and photographic prints by Kenneth Andersen. Everyone turning in their tour ticket here or at their last tour site, will be eligible for door prizes.
For more information and maps showing the host sites, visit the Jamestown AAUW website
at Garden Tour Website Link or call Kelly Krein, 252-4690 or 4107.
Kelly also reminds that the AAUW Used Book Sale is available at the Buffalo Mall on Thursdays, and selected Saturdays. If the store is closed, pick up a book mark with information and reminders of the store hours.
Valley City (CSi) The Annual Barnes County 4-H Achievement Days Show is at the North Dakota Winter Show Event Center building, Jul 11-12, 2014.
The static exhibits open for public viewing, beginning at 1-p.m. on Friday, July 11, 2014 , and continue on Saturday.
All events are free and open to the public.
Activities include project exhibits, small animal and large animal exhibits, dog obedience and showmanship along with a premium sale supper.
Projects include baking, woodworking, gardening, drawing, showing animals and more.
Projects are judged and ribbons awarded in each project class, with the top exhibitors moving on to compete at the ND State Fair.
On Friday, small animals, dogs, cats, pets, poultry and rabbits judging begins at 1-p.m., with the dog show at 5:30-p.m.
Large animals will be judged on Saturday, beginning at 9:30a.m.
At the conclusion, there will be a trophy presentation and premium sale Saturday at 7-p.m.
Jamestown (CSi) The 117th Stutsman County Fair, for 2014 showed an increase in attendance over 2013, by 23 percent.
Stutsman County Fair Board President, Mike Williams says this year’s attendance was put at 32,775, including the paid gate total, including children entering, along with fair workers, and exhibitors.
Officials say a change this year to the Murphy Brothers Exposition, back from a 20 year absence, from the Mighty Thomas Carnival in recent years was a reason for the increase.
Stutsman County Extension Service Agent, Christina Rittenbach says 4-H entries at this year’s fair, totaled about 1,055. There were about 598 livestock entries, as neither figure includes the drops.
Next year, the fair in Jamestown will be July 1st through the 4th, with the firework show on Saturday the 4th and marks the end of the fair.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – The attorney for an Idaho man accused of killing a man outside a strip club in the North Dakota oil patch hub of Williston says his client was only trying to scare the man.
Jonathan Horvath is on trial in Wahpeton, where the case was moved because of extensive media coverage in Williston. He faces several charges including murder in the March 2013 shooting of 28-year-old Derrick Spiegel, of Williston, which authorities say happened following an argument.
Defense attorney Steven Mottinger told jurors during opening statements that Horvath might have pointed a gun at Spiegel, but it wasn’t Horvath’s intent to kill him.
Prosecutor Nathan Madden said Horvath fired three shots from a handgun, with the third bullet hitting Spiegel in the head.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Authorities have charged correctional officer with sexual assault for allegedly having sexual contact with an inmate at the Lake Region Law Enforcement Center in Devils Lake.
Jonathan Defoe has been charged with one count of sexual assault, a Class C felony.
Ramsey County State’s Attorney Lonnie Olson says Defoe allegedly had sexual contact with a female inmate. Court documents show the incident occurred on July 3.
The maximum penalty for Defoe’s charge is five years.
An attorney for Defoe has not been listed.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – One of two suspects in the shooting death of a man in Grand Forks has been ordered held without bond. Twenty-nine-year-old Delvin Shaw made his initial court appearance on Wednesday. Shaw and another man are accused of killing 24-year-old Jose Lopez in Grand Forks on June 24th.
MANDAREE, N.D. (AP) – A company official says saltwater that spilled from a pipeline in western North Dakota has left behind a 200-yard-long stretch of dead vegetation. But Crestwood Midstream Partners LP says there is no evidence yet that the spill has contaminated nearby Bear Den Bay. Crestwood subsidiary Arrow Pipeline LLC owns the pipeline.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A Texas company wants to run through Iowa an underground pipeline that would carry crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken oil fields to Illinois.
The pipeline route in Iowa would begin in Lyon County and slice southeast through 15 other counties and exit Iowa at Lee County. The pipeline would end at Patoka, Illinois, where the oil would have railroad access to several markets.
Energy Transfer Partners LP, of Dallas, is proposing the pipeline, which would carry at least 320,000 barrels a day in a 30-inch diameter pipe.
The project faces Iowa regulatory reviews from the Utilities Board and the Department of Natural Resources. The company wants to begin operation of the pipeline by the end of 2016.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota regulators have approved a natural gas processing plant in McKenzie County.
The $280 million Lonesome Creek plant will be 13 miles southwest of Watford City. The state Public Service Commission unanimously approved the project on Thursday.
The Oneok energy company estimates that as many as 400 jobs will be created during construction of the plant.
Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak says the plant will add needed processing capacity in the state. But Commissioner Randy Christmann says he worries about an increase in demand for electrical power in the oil patch.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department has received more than $388,000 this year from a federal program that funds outdoor projects.
The Land and Water Conservation Fund matching grants are for projects such as ball fields, swimming pools, campgrounds and playgrounds. The program is funded by the federal Interior Department and administered by the state.
North Dakota has received nearly $37 million from the program since 1965.
The next application cycle will open in October.
In sports…
AA..
Gary 2, Fargo-Moorhead 1
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Oakland 6 San Francisco 1
Final Baltimore 4 Washington 3
AMERICAN LEAGUE
SEATTLE (AP) – Kendrys Morales had a two-run double in the fifth inning to help the Minnesota Twins to a 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners last night. Morales came up with two outs and runners on first and second. He lined his double over center fielder James Jones’ extended glove. Both runners scored without a throw.
Final Boston 4 Chi White Sox 3, 10 Innings
Final Cleveland 9 N-Y Yankees 3
Final L.A. Angels 15 Texas 6
Final Detroit 16 Kansas City 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Chi Cubs 6 Cincinnati 4, 12 Innings
Final Philadelphia 9 Milwaukee 1
Final Atlanta 3 N-Y Mets 1
Final Pittsburgh 9 St. Louis 1
Final L.A. Dodgers 2 San Diego 1
WNBA BASKETBALL
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – Maya Moore scored 33 points to help the Minnesota Lynx maintain their road dominance against the Tulsa Shock with a 91-85 victory last night. Lindsay Whalen finished with 21 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Skylar Diggins had 21 points and a career-high 12 assists for Tulsa.
Final Indiana 72 Connecticut 68
MLB…
NEW YORK (AP) – Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo were voted by fans onto the rosters for Tuesday’s All-Star game. Rizzo received 8.8 million votes among the 52.5 million ballots. Sale got 6.7 million. Voting was conducted on MLB.com, team websites and Twitter.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Royals outfielder Alex Gordon will miss next week’s All-Star game after visiting with a hand specialist and receiving an injection yesterday for his sprained right wrist. Angels shortstop Erick Aybar was added to the roster as Gordon’s replacement. Gordon said he still plans to attend the game at Target Field in Minneapolis.
Masahiro Tanaka has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, and the New York Yankees are hoping their rookie sensation will be able to pitch again this season.
Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina (YAH’-dee-ehr Moh-LEE’-nuh) will undergo surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. The injury will force him to miss between eight and 12 weeks. Molina was injured Wednesday when he planted his hand for balance after sliding feet-first into third base.
CHICAGO (AP) – Changes could be in the works for Wrigley Field, the century-old iconic home of the Cubs on Chicago’s North Side. A city commission unanimously approved the Cubs’ massive $500 million renovation project that includes a Jumbotron and six other electronic signs, although owners of rooftop venues across the street have vowed a court challenge if their sight lines are blocked.
HOUSTON (AP) – They say it’s more a concept than a plan but the Houston Texans and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo have developed a $66 million plan to demolish the historic Astrodome and replace it with a green space and “Astrodome Hall of Fame.”
The Texans and the rodeo propose to have the project completed in time for the 2017 Super Bowl at neighboring NRG Stadium, the NFL team’s home venue.
TOUR…
Update…
EPERNAY, France (AP) – Matteo Trentin has won the seventh stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish, after a group crash and hilly final section split the pack – notably ensnaring U.S. rider Tejay van Garderen.
Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead. Van Garderen, who crashed within the last 17 kilometers on the stage, lost time in the title chase.
The sun finally broke through clouds that had dumped rain over riders in recent days for the 234.5 kilometer (146 mile) ride from Epernay, the capital of Champagne country, to the eastern city of Nancy.
Overall, Nibali has a two-second lead over Astana teammate Jakob Fuglsang and is two minutes, 37 seconds clear of Alberto Contador, his main rival.
REIMS, France (AP) – Andre Greipel (greh-PEHL’) of Germany has won the 120-mile, mostly flat sixth stage of the Tour de France as the pack entered Champagne country. Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali has retained the yellow jersey.
EPERNAY, France (AP) – Tour de France riders have set off on the seventh stage, 234.5 kilometers (146 miles) from Epernay, the capital of Champagne country, to the eastern city of Nancy.
Overall leader Vincenzo Nibali has a two-second lead over Astana teammate Jakob Fuglsang and is two minutes, 37 seconds clear of Alberto Contador, his main rival since defending champion Chris Froome dropped out of the race injured two days ago.
The mostly flat stage should favor breaks, while Contador’s Tinkoff-Saxo team may try to test Astana’s control of the pack.
GOLF…
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) – The PGA Tour stop this week is the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill., where there is a little extra pressure as Zach Johnson, Rory Sabbatini and Brian Harman start second round play tied for the lead after they shot 8-under-par 63 yesterday. The top finisher not previously eligible for the British Open will earn a spot next week at Royal Liverpool for this year’s Open, provided he’s among the top five and ties.
ABERDEEN, Scotland (AP) – Rory McIlroy rolled in six birdies in seven holes around the turn and shot a 7-under 64 for a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Scottish Open. Phil Mickelson missed a 3-foot par putt at the final hole for his only bogey in a 68, a solid start to the defense of his title. The tournament is a tune-up event for next week’s British Open.
EDMOND, Okla. (AP) – Senior PGA winner Colin (KAH’-lihn) Montgomerie has a one-shot lead after the first round of the U.S. Senior Open in Edmond, Oklahoma. Monty opened with a 6-under-65 to lead Marco Dawson of the U.S. by one shot.
Bernhard Langer is four shots off the lead.
LPGA-WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN…
SOUTHPORT, Eng. (AP) – Recently crowned Women’s U.S. Open champ Michelle Wie (wee) didn’t have the kind of first round she was hoping for in the Women’s British Open. Wie completed play at 3-over-75, seven strokes off the pace set by Japanese leader Ayako Uehara.
American Mo Martin is alone is second place at 3-under while Stacy Lewis is 1-under and Inbee Park even.
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) – As they work on trying to entice LeBron James back to Cleveland, the Cavaliers have wrapped up the services of All-Star guard Kyrie (KY’-ree) Irving for another five years. The deal is worth $90 million. Irving averaged 20.8 points, 6.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds a game in 71 games last season. The former No. 1 overall pick was also voted MVP of the NBA’s All-Star game.
Staying home was important to Jordan Farmar, so he moved from the Lakers to the Clippers as the backup to Chris Paul. He officially signed a two-year contract worth a reported $4.2 million.
In world and national news…
JERUSALEM (AP) – Rocket fire from Gaza has struck a gas station in southern Israel today, wounding three people including one seriously. Meanwhile, Lebanon’s military says it’s found and dismantled a pair of rocket launchers on its territory after three rockets were fired across the border into northern Israel today. Israel returned fire while continuing to bombard Gaza. Israel has carried out more than 1,000 strikes on Gaza in a four-day offensive that’s killed at least 98 people.
BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s beef with the U.S. over espionage allegations is expected to get an airing this weekend. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says he’ll tell Secretary of State John Kerry that Berlin wants to reinvigorate the two countries’ friendship “on an honest basis.” Germany has asked Washington’s top spy to leave Berlin following recent reports that U.S. intelligence recruited two Germans, one a German foreign intelligence agency employee and the other, with the defense ministry.
VIENNA (AP) – Britain, France, Germany and the U.S. have confirmed that their top diplomats will join nuclear talks with Iran this weekend in an effort to advance the stalled negotiations. But the Itar-Tass news agency reports that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov won’t be there. Moscow has acted as a bridge between Washington and Tehran at past sessions. Negotiators are trying to reach a deal by July 20 that would put long-term limits on Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for ending sanctions.
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – There’s a cholera outbreak in South Sudan. Save the Children says more than 2,600 people have been infected and at least 60 have died since the first cases were reported in the capital in May. Cholera outbreaks or alerts have been reported in nine of South Sudan’s 10 states, adding to a humanitarian crisis caused by ongoing political and ethnic violence.
ATLANTA (AP) – PayPal says it will give refunds to people who donated to an online fundraising campaign for a Georgia family whose toddler died in a hot car. Justin Ross Harris faces murder and child cruelty charges in the death last month of his 22-month-old son. Harris told Cobb County police he left the boy in the SUV for about seven hours after forgetting to drop him off at day care. The online campaign raised more than $22,000.