CSi Weather…
REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH.
.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.
.TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
A SLOW WARMING TREND THIS WEEK, WITH SCATTERED TO
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NEXT WEEKEND PERIOD.
Valley City (CSi) The public is invited to learn more about, and look over, flood wall options for Phase One of the permanent flood protection project, on Tuesday July 29, 2014 at 7-p.m., at the VCSU, Skoal Room.
On hand will be Valley City and KLJ representatives, to answer questions and address concerns
Valley City (CSi) Authorities report the operator of a vehicle was injured in a rollover just before 10 o’clock Saturday morning on I-94 near Valley City Exit 294.
Valley City. Fire Chief Gary Retterath says the woman received non-life threatening injuries. The cause of the rollover was not immediately available.
Valley City (CSi) Saturday evening strong wind started a grass fire, spreading into a shelter belt west of theValley City airport.
The fire near a farmstead threatened buildings.
The fire was extinguished. No buildings were damaged.
Jamestown (CSi) The 2014 Community Block Party “Rock the Block” will be
Thursday, August 28, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Downtown Jamestown.
At the annual event, booths from businesses, organizations and University groups help welcome to the community, new and returning University of Jamestown students. Over 250 freshmen are required to participate, but many upper-class students will join as well.
On Friday’s Show Jamestown Chamber of Commerce, Executive Lisa Hicks pointed out, the Chamber and University of Jamestown is accepting registration for booth space.
In addition to a few blocks of First Avenue being closed north to the railroad tracks, this year entire block First Street South, between Second Avenue West and Second Avenue East will be closed as well.
Closing some of the streets in the downtown area allows booths to be set up by local businesses, charities, churches and other organizations.
Booths are free, and about 11 feet wide.
The event features free food, job postings, coupons and activities for adults and children.
As of July 24, 2014, 40 groups have signed up for the Block Party.
Another event organizer, Gary Van Zinderen at the University of Jamestown says, all booth availability will be taken over the next few weeks.
Local sponsors support the event costs at about $4,000 that helps pay for name badges, printing, postage, permits for closing the streets and more.
Generally only businesses with a local presence can participate.
Ms. Hicks added that Cavendish Farms gives out free, freshly-made french fries at its booth, and R.M. Stoudt gives away hot dogs.
Some new businesses have also signed up for the party.
Those attending will also be able to purchase food from vendors, when the free offerings run out, offering brats, ice cream and similar fairlike fare.
There will also be a dunk tank, inflatable games, a barrel train and other activities are also planned.
Businesses and clubs use the fair for a variety of purposes, including giving away samples and promoting services but also recruiting new employees and inviting students to join them.
To sign up for a booth or help sponsor the event, visit contact the University of Jamestown www.uj.edu http://www.uj.edu and click “Community.” Anyone with questions may call 252-3467, ext. 5563, or 252-4830.
Also to sign up for a booth or for more information, contact Lisa Hicks at the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce at 701-252-4830.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – New faculty and administrators at the
University of North Dakota are going on a three-day tour of the state next month.
The event is meant to give the new staff a look at the state and introduce them to alumni and others.
This year’s event starts on Aug. 18.
Planned stops include Hillsboro, Jamestown, Edgeley, Bismarck, Medora, Washburn, Cooperstown and Mayville.
Former UND President Tom Clifford started the bus tour 24 years ago.
Each year, the tour alternates between northern and southern routes across the state.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A part-time employee at the Tappen post office says she will plead guilty to theft.
Samantha Mittleider is charged in federal court with misappropriation of postal funds and false statements. Authorities say Mittleider stole money orders worth more than $1,100 between February and April 2013.
The plea agreement says Mittleider also failed to disclose she was fired from a previous job for theft.
A plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled Oct. 10 in Bismarck. The charge carries a maximum penalty of one year in prison.
U.S. Attorney Timothy Purdon says reports of postal thefts are increasing in North Dakota and it’s important to prosecute cases even though the dollar amount may seem small.
A spokesman with the federal public defender’s office could not be reached for comment.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A judge has rejected a motion to throw out a lawsuit filed in December by two-dozen sex offenders who are civilly committed to the North Dakota state hospital.
The complaint accuses the state of favoring unnecessary punishment over treatment and violating the rights of the plaintiffs by depriving them of a realistic opportunity to be released.
The suit seeks class-action status for all people who have been civilly committed to the state hospital as sexually dangerous individuals.
The state had argued that the suit should be dismissed because the federal government should not be allowed to review the decisions of state district courts.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Attendance at this year’s North Dakota State Fair fell short of last year’s record.
The fair wrapped up its nine-day run on Saturday. Manager Renae Korslien (KORZ’-leen) says 314,446 people attended – the second-highest attendance on record. Last year, 320,485 people passed through the gates.
Korslien says that she’s pleased with this year’s attendance, given that rain fell on a couple of the fair days.
Next year, the fair will celebrate its 50th anniversary. Marketing Director Jennifer Hubrig says staff is already working on some special activities.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A company exploring for natural gas outside of western North Dakota’s oil patch says it has found the resource.
Strata-X Energy received four drilling permits from the state last year for Emmons and McIntosh counties, in the southeastern part of the state. The Denver-based company drilled a well about 10 miles east of Linton in June and says it hit gas.
The company plans to drill three more wells later this year, as it works to determine whether future drillings in the two counties would be economical.
Strata-X has leases on about 187 square miles for its Sleeping Giant Gas Project.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Milk production in North Dakota during April, May and June was down 7 percent from the second quarter of 2013.
The Agriculture Department says production during the three-month period this year totaled 83 million pounds, down from 89 million pounds the previous year. The average number of milk cows during the quarter was 16,500.
Milk production nationally during the second quarter totaled 52.8 billion pounds, up 1.6 percent over the year.
WASHINGTON (AP) – David Fiebiger watched the collapse of trading company MF Global, but didn’t think the misdeeds of a big firm would have much effect on him or his Finley, North Dakota-based operation.
Fiebiger is the general manager of Finley Farmers Grain and Elevator. He says that new regulations from the Commodities Futures Trading Commission would eventually make it nearly impossible for him to use commodities markets to manage his risks.
Fiebiger – and many members of Congress – say regulations the CFTC put in place would eventually require much higher initial payments for trades, pricing smaller operations out of futures markets they use regularly to hedge their risks.
Congress is considering legislation that would undo the requirement. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., introduced legislation earlier this month that would do just that.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Supporters of two ballot initiatives spent the last week gathering signatures at the North Dakota State Fair.
Petitions were circulated for one measure requiring North Dakota schools to start after labor day and another measure that would establish a trust fund for water, wildlife and parks projects.
The deadline to get an issue on the November ballot is Aug. 6.
Charles Tuttle, of Minot, who manned a table outside the fair gate to solicit names for the school measure, says he collected about 2,000 signatures at the fair. He says bad weather on Saturday hampered efforts, but believes supporters are close to wrapping up the campaign.
The school initiative needs 13,452 signatures to qualify for the ballot.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) On Saturday and Sunday the 14th annual Jamestown Drag Races were held at Jamestown Regional Airport.
A record number of participants, were on hand with 159 cars Saturday and 144 cars on Sunday.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota has a full-time national anthem singer for its men’s hockey games at the Ralph Engelstad Arena.
The school says entertainer and motivational speaker Mark J. Lindquist will perform at all UND home games.
The Ortonville, Minnesota, native travels the country performing the anthem for collegiate and professional sports teams. He sang at the College World Series earlier this summer and will be performing for the Los Angeles Dodgers in August.
Lindquist is an actor who has appeared in ABC’s “Lost,” CBS’ “Hawaii Five-O” and the Universal Studios movie “Battleship.” He currently lives in Fargo, where he co-founded the company Breath Is Limited Motivational Speaking.
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota-based snack food company has inked a deal with a third Major League Baseball team.
Giants Snacks Inc. is now the official provider of sunflower seeds to the Texas Rangers. The Wahpeton company partnered with the Minnesota Twins in 2004 and with the Colorado Rockies in 2007.
Vice President of Marketing Robert Schulersays the deal with the Rangers will boost name recognition for the brand in Texas and help grow sales.
Schuler says baseball and sunflower seeds go together – and the company’s association with pro baseball teams is a natural fit. He says Giants Snacks is eyeing California as a possible next target.
AA…
Fargo-Moorhead 13, St. Paul 5
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final Miami 4 Houston 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Sam Fuld hit a tiebreaking, two-run single off Javy Guerra in a three-run seventh inning as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3 yesterday. Danny Santana had two RBIs for the last-place Twins. All-Star Glen Perkins retired Gordon Beckham on a bases-loaded flyout for his 25th save in 28 chances.
Final Toronto 5 N-Y Yankees 4
Final Boston 3 Tampa Bay 2
Final Cleveland 10 Kansas City 3
Final L.A. Angels 2 Detroit 1
Final Baltimore 3 Seattle 2, 10 Innings
Final Oakland 9 Texas 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 4 Cincinnati 2
Final Philadelphia 4 Arizona 2
Final N-Y Mets 2 Milwaukee 0
Final St. Louis 1 Chi Cubs 0
Final Pittsburgh 7 Colorado 5
Final Atlanta 8 San Diego 3
Final L.A. Dodgers 4 San Francisco 3
WNBA BASKETBALL
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) – Maya Moore had 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 76-65 yesterday. Rebekkah Brunson had nine points and 10 rebounds for the Lynx. Janel McCarville had 11 points and seven rebounds. Seimone Augustus also scored 13.
Final Washington 77 Atlanta 67
Final Tulsa 79 Chicago 69
BASEBALL-HALL OF FAME
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) – The Baseball Hall of Fame has added six new members who have taken their place among the greats of the game.
It was a big day for the Atlanta Braves, who saw former pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine enshrined along with longtime manager Bobby Cox. Those three were part of a dominating Braves era that saw the team win 14 straight division titles. Maddux and Glavine are 300-game winners and Cox is fourth on the all-time victory list.
No. 3 on that list is Tony LaRussa, who has also been inducted along with fellow managing great Joe Torre. LaRussa is a four-time manager of the year who won 12 division titles, six pennants and three World Series. Torre is fifth on the managerial wins list and captured 10 division titles, six AL pennants and four World Series with the Yankees.
Slugger Frank Thomas rounds out the class of 2014. He hit .301 with 521 homers and 1,704 RBIs in his 19-year career mostly with the White Sox.
NASCAR…
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Capturing his fifth Brickyard 400 victory title yesterday, Jeff Gordon looked like the driver he was 20 years ago when he captured his first. The win moved Gordon into a tie with Michael Schumacher (SHOO’-mah-kur), who has five Formula One victories over the famed Indianapolis oval.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Carl Edwards’ 11-year run with Roush-Fenway Racing will end after this NASCAR season.
Roush officials confirm that Edwards will not be back in the No. 99 Ford, which had long been rumored but not substantiated because Edwards refuses to publicly discuss contract negotiations. He’s believed to be headed to Joe Gibbs Racing in a new fourth car, but his contract with Roush doesn’t permit him to announce his plans until September.
CYCLING-TOUR DE FRANCE
Nibali wins
PARIS (AP) – Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali has won the Tour de France, becoming the first Italian to win cycling’s greatest race in 16 years.
The 29-year old entered the final stage with a lead of well over seven minutes and took what amounted to a leisurely ride through the countryside into Paris to claim his victory.
Nibali is only the sixth rider to win all three Grand Tours – France, Italy and Spain- and is the first Italian to win the Tour de France since Marco Pantani in 1998.
GOLF-SENIOR BRITISH OPEN
Langer rolls to record win
BRIDGEND, Wales (AP) – With a commanding eight-shot lead heading into the final round, Bernhard Langer (LAHN’-gur) didn’t let up at the Senior British Open. The German is celebrating a record-shattering 13-shot win after posing a final round 4-under 67. Langer adds the title to the one he won in 2010.
Colin (KAH’-lihn) Montgomerie, who has already claimed two senior majors this year, had to be content with second this time. He shot a final-round 2-under 69.
GOLF-CANADIAN OPEN
Clark passes Furyk for win
MONTREAL (AP) – Tim Clark rallied to win the Canadian Open, birdieing five of the last eight holes for a one-stroke victory over Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk).
Clark closed with a 5-under 65 to overtake Furyk who entered the final round with a three-shot lead in an attempt to claim his third win in the tournament.
But Clark started his charge on the 11th hole and when Furyk failed to birdie the No. 18, the victory was his. Furyk closed with a 69.
LPGA-INTERNATIONAL CROWN
Americans not in the finals
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) – The top-seeded Americans aren’t on hand today for the singles matches in the inaugural LPGA International Crown team event. They were eliminated in a playoff by South Korea, which advanced with a wildcard berth.
Joining them will be Thailand, Spain, Japan and Sweden.
BASKETBALL-NEWS
Scott’s “dream come true”…Hawks’ Millsap added to roster
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Byron Scott says “it’s a dream come true” to come back and be the new coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Scott, who won three NBA titles as a shooting guard for the Lakers,says he will take over the club, which hasn’t had a coach since Mike D’Antoni (dan-TOH’-nee) resigned April 30.
ESPN.com first reported Scott would take over the Lakers with a four-year, $17 million contract.
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap was added to Team USA’s roster for the training camp that opens Monday in Las Vegas. Millsap averaged 17.9 points last season for Atlanta and was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star team.
USA Basketball also announced that Jimmy Butler will be unable to participate in the training camp because of a groin injury.
Kevin Love, Blake Griffin, LaMarcus Aldridge and NBA Finals MVP Kawhi (kuh-WY’) Leonard recently withdrew from the roster that will be cut to 12 for the FIBA World Cup in Spain.
NBA-LEBRON-NUMBER
LeBron is 23 again
UNDATED (AP) – LeBron James is returning to the No. 23 that he wore in his first go-around with the Cleveland Cavaliers and during his playing days dating back to high school.
James tweeted that he would wear 23 again after heading back to the Cavaliers from Miami, where he wore No. 6.
About 10 days ago, James turned to social media to help him choose which number he’ll wear next season with the Cavaliers.
TENNIS-ATLANTA
Isner goes back-to-back
ATLANTA (AP) – Top-seeded John Isner (IHZ’-nur) overpowered Dudi Sela to successful defend his Atlanta Open title, blowing serve after serve past the 5-foot-9 Israeli player in a 6-3, 6-4. Isner is 6 feet 10.
In world and national news…
UNDATED (AP) – A Ukrainian security spokesman says data from the recovered flight data recorders shows the Malaysian plane downed over eastern Ukraine suffered “massive explosive decompression” after it was hit by fragments from a missile. The data recorders were sent to experts in Britain for examination. Meanwhile, an international police team failed to reach the crash site again today after clashes raged in a town on the road to the area. Some of the 298 bodies from the downing of the plane have not yet been recovered.
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) – Liberia’s president is closing some border crossings and ordering strict quarantines of communities affected by the Ebola outbreak. The disease has killed 129 people in the country and more than 670 across the region. A top Liberian doctor died of Ebola over the weekend, and two American aid workers have fallen ill.
NEW YORK (AP) – Dollar Tree is buying rival discount store Family Dollar in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $8.5 billion. The boards of both companies have unanimously approved the deal, which is expected to close by early next year.
VENICE, Fla. (AP) – A Georgia man is dead and his 9-year-old daughter has critical injuries after they were hit by a small plane that made an emergency landing on a Florida Gulf Coast beach. The Piper Cherokee crash-landed Sunday afternoon, losing a wheel and smashing a propeller. Officials tell the Sarasota Herald-Tribune that 36-year-old Ommy Irizarry and his daughter Oceana were either hit by the plane or its debris.
DETROIT (AP) – The father and stepmother of a 12-year-old Detroit boy who was found in his basement following a police search are due back in court today for a pretrial hearing. The state wants to terminate the couple’s rights to two other children and the father’s rights to Charlie Bothuell V. Right now Charlie is living with his biological mother, and the younger children have been placed with relatives. Police found the 12-year-old in the basement of his father’s condo June 25 after being missing for 11 days. The state says the boy was abused, but no criminal charges have been filed.