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Jamestown (CSi) The Read Local, Authors Group has formed in Jamestown, that focuses attention to local authors on their books and literacy in the community.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, local authors Bruce Berg, Keith Norman, and Bill Kennedy were on hand to discuss the formation of the group and the inaugural reading and book signing, open to the public.
Kennedy said the All Vets Club in Jamestown will host the event on Saturday December 6, 2014 at 4-p.m., followed by dinner.
Kennedy, Berg and Norman will read from their books, and other local authors are invited by E-Mailing jamestownauthorgroup@gmail.com
20% of the proceeds from the book readings will be donated to the James River Valley Library.
The author’s books are currently available at the Jamestown Arts Center, and from the authors.
On a related note, the Jamestown Arts Center will host author Nancy Kuykendall for a signing of copies of her book, Mornings on the Porch, on Saturday November 1, 2014,at 2-p.m.
Ms. Kuykendall, of Jamestown, announces that her first book was released nationally on October 15, 2014.
Ms. Kuykendall studied music and taught for thirty years and has played piano for churches and a variety of events.
On line, www.nancykuykendall.tateauthor.com
Valley City (CSi) Lyman and Cory Keim, operators of the Bison 6 Cinema in Jamestown have purchased the Valley City movie theater.
The Keim’s have been in the movie business in Jamestown for over 28 years. The Keims will be meeting with all existing employees and are happy to have them become part of the Valley Twin Cinema team. The Keim’s say they have always had a great relationship with Jeremy and Wendy Zako and wish them the best.
The Zako’s say, due to health issues, they have decided to focus their attention on their family and the Hazen Theater saying, “We wish Valley City the best and want to extend our sincerest “thank you” to the community and all of the support we received.”
Valley City/Barnes County Economic Development Director, Jennifer Feist says the theater will be renamed Valley Twin Cinema.
The Valley City theater will be closed for one week starting October 31st and will reopen November 7, 2014.
The newly renovated theater will be open daily with new releases. They will also honor all gift certificates and the 2014 refillable buckets from the previous owners Jeremy and Wendy Zako.
Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown Forestry Department is searching for this years’ Christmas tree to be placed at the Jamestown Civic Center.
The preferred tree should be a ‘Spruce’ tree suitable for removal. There will be no charge for tree removal and stump grinding. The chosen tree will be removed by November 21, 2014.
Please call City Forester, Doug Wiles, at 701-252-5900 for more information.
Jamestown Downtown Association, Ambassador, Charlie Kourajian says this year the tree will be decked out in 1,200 new LED bulbs for a brighter more colorful appearance. Also new wiring will be installed on the tree.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Two men were killed when their vehicle apparently vaulted from Highway 20 into Devils Lake.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol says the bodies of the 19-year-old from Devils Lake and 20-year-old from Saint Michael were found Wednesday. They were inside a Ford Escape SUV in about 15 feet of water on the west side of the lake.
The patrol says that based on damage to the vehicle and items at the scene, it’s being investigated as a one-vehicle accident that happened sometime before Wednesday.
Names of the men will be released Thursday.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – Deputies in Barnes County have arrested a man out on parole for murder who’s wanted in Kansas on a felony warrant.
56-year-old Robert Synoracki (sin-oh-RAK’-ee) was driving a stolen vehicle from Kansas with seven guns when he was arrested Tuesday.
Authorities say the man was also arrested for driving under the influence. The station reports the original call in connection with the arrest reported drive-off from a gas station in Casselton.
Synoracki is at the Barnes County Correctional Center pending extradition back to Kansas.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – A man accused in the beating death of another man outside a Williston strip club in August now faces a murder charge.
Twenty-nine-year-old Kyle Siler initially faced an aggravated assault charge in the death of Dean Niederklopfer, who died about four days after the alleged beating. Prosecutors on Wednesday upgraded the charge to murder, which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
Siler’s attorney didn’t immediately respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
Siler is from McKinleyville, California. He was working as a bouncer at the strip club in the oil patch city.
He and his girlfriend were arrested in northwestern South Dakota several days after Niederklopfer was taken off life support. Thirty-year-old Jessica Gibson is charged with hindering law enforcement and attacking a correctional officer.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A U.S. Marines Corps recruiter accused of setting small fires at his workplace in Bismarck is charged in federal court.
Anthony DeGroot is with arson. Authorities say he started the fires at the armed forces recruiting station on the day after Christmas.
DeGroot pleaded not guilty at Wednesday’s arraignment in Bismarck. He was released on a promise to appear in court.
Trial is set for Jan. 6 in Bismarck.
A defense attorney could not be reached for comment.
DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) – A Minot man faces four felony charges after allegedly trying to steal $26,000 worth of copper from a Dickinson business. Authorities tell KXMB-TV 34-year-old Philip Poppell broke into Border States Electric over the weekend and tried to take two spools of copper electrical wire.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Farm Rescue nonprofit in the Midwest is helping its 300th family this week, just eight years after former North Dakota farm boy and UPS pilot Bill Gross launched the unique organization.
A handful of volunteers are helping harvest corn for western Minnesota farmer John Dubbels (DUH’-buhls), who’s being treated for blood cancer.
Dubbels says he’s grateful for the help. He says getting his corn in the bin would have been a struggle without it.
Farm Rescue plants and harvests crops for farmers in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and eastern Montana who have experienced an illness, injury or natural disaster. It’s been operating since 2006, supported by donations, business sponsors and about 1,000 volunteers.
Gross says Farm Rescue wouldn’t have achieved the milestone without all of that help.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A national credit ratings agency says the state-owned Bank of North Dakota is in good shape.
Standard & Poor’s says the bank’s capital reserves and earnings are strong. Standard & Poor’s says the ratings could decline if the state’s economy weakens, but it says North Dakota’s economic prospects are good right now.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple is chairman of the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The commission is the bank’s board of directors.
Dalrymple says the report “reinforces the bank’s success and strength.”
The bank has had 10 consecutive years of record earnings.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer has been recognized by the North Dakota Farm Bureau.
The group awarded Cramer its “Friend of Farm Bureau” honor.
Pete Hanebutt is the group’s public policy director. He says Cramer has “worked tirelessly on behalf of agriculture” since he was elected.
The award is given to members of Congress who have a record of voting in support of Farm Bureau issues.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi) There will be a Jamestown High School winter sports player/parent meeting on Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 6:00 PM.
The meeting will take place in the JERRY MEYER ARENA and is for all students & parents that did not attend the fall meeting. Any questions can be directed to the JHS Activities office @ 952-4006.
There will be a meeting for all boys in grades 9-12 interested in playing high school basketball on Thursday, Nov. 6 immediately following the winter sports parent meetings.
The meeting will take place in the JHS gym.
The Blue Jay wrestling player/parent meeting will be held Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held in the JHS commons area.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department says all of the 48,000 deer gun licenses made available for this year’s hunting season have been issued.
Licensing Manager Randy Meissner says it’s the first time in more than a decade that all of the licenses authorized by the governor’s proclamation have been issued before opening day.
The deer gun season opens Friday, Nov. 7, at noon Central time, and runs through Nov. 23.
Archery licenses can still be purchased through the end of the bow season on Jan. 4.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Authorities are investigating another deer poaching case in southeastern North Dakota.
A dead buck was found southwest of Streeter on Tuesday night. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department last week said four deer were found dead in a field east of Strasburg – two bucks, a doe and a fawn.
Deer gun season in North Dakota does not open until Nov. 7.
District Game Warden Jackie Lundstrom says deer poaching is a big issue, especially given the fact that the deer population is down.
There are no suspects in either of the poaching cases. Anyone with information is asked to call the Report All Poachers telephone number at 800-472-2121.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State senior Adam Keller will end his college football career with a handful of records despite spending the first three years in pain from numerous injuries related to a bad hip. Keller gambled with his senior season by having surgery in January after NDSU’s third straight national title- and it paid off. He has kicked 17 field goals this season and needs just two more to break his own school record.
WORLD SERIES
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) – Madison Bumgarner capped his World Series MVP performance by allowing two hits over five shutout innings of relief to help the Giants complete a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals in Game 7. Bumgarner was 2-0 with one save, a 0.43 and nine hits allowed in 21 innings in three games. Pablo Sandoval was 3-for-3 with two runs scored last night’s victory, and Michael Morse singled home the tiebreaking run to finish with two RBIs.
Both starting pitchers were lifted early. Giants starter Tim Hudson was yanked in the second, charged with two runs and three hits. The 39-year-old Hudson became the oldest pitcher to start a Game 7 of a World Series. Losing pitcher Jeremy Guthrie came out in the fourth, surrendering three runs and four hits in 3 1/3 innings.
It marks the first time the road team has won Game 7 of a World Series since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. The Giants had been 0-4 in deciding seventh games of Fall Classics, losing in 2002, 1962, 1924 and 1912.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 105-101 last night for the franchise’s first victory in a season opener since 2000. Zach Randolph added 25 points and 13 rebounds for Memphis. Thaddeus Young had 26 points in his first game with the Timberwolves.
Final OT Charlotte 108 Milwaukee 106
Final Indiana 103 Philadelphia 91
Final Toronto 109 Atlanta 102
Final Boston 121 Brooklyn 105
Final Miami 107 Washington 95
Final Chicago 104 New York 80
Final Denver 89 Detroit 79
Final Houston 104 Utah 93
Final Golden State 95 Sacramento 77
Final Phoenix 119 L-A Lakers 99
Final Portland 106 Oklahoma City 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Los Angeles Lakers rookie forward Julius Randle is expected to miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on his broken right leg. The seventh overall pick in this year’s draft was injured midway through the fourth quarter of his NBA season debut Tuesday night against Houston. He is expected to make a full recovery, but the Lakers anticipate he won’t play this season.
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final Detroit 4 Washington 2
Final Nashville 4 Edmonton 1
NEW YORK (AP) – The NHL has hit New York Rangers defenseman John Moore with a five-game suspension without pay for an illegal hit to the head of Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula. Moore was assessed a match penalty in Monday’s game when he delivered a shoulder to Haula’s head in the New York zone after Haula shot the puck. Moore will begin serving the suspension Saturday and will be eligible to return on Nov. 11 at home against Pittsburgh
In world and national news…
SURUC, Turkey (AP) – Kurdish peshmerga fighters have begun entering the embattled Syrian border town of Kobani to help fight off the Islamic State group militants. One Kobani-based activist says the peshmerga are trickling in from Turkey because the border crossing has been targeted by the Islamic State group. He says 10 peshmerga fighters have entered Kobani and another 140 should follow gradually today.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Economists are expecting good news this morning when the federal government releases numbers on U.S. economic growth for the third quarter this year. Experts surveyed by the data firm FactSet believe that GDP growth for July through September was a healthy annual rate of 3 percent. That would be the fourth quarter in the past five quarters in which the economy has reached at least a 3 percent growth rate.
STOCKHOLM (AP) – Sweden’s foreign minister says her country is recognizing a Palestinian state because the Palestinians have fulfilled the criteria of international law. Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom says, “There is a territory, a people and government.” Sweden is only the third Western European country to officially recognize Palestine. Wallstrom says she hopes Sweden’s “excellent cooperation” with Israel would continue nevertheless and that Sweden’s decision would be met in Jerusalem “in a constructive way.”
PAHOA, Hawaii (AP) – Civil defense officials on Hawaii’s Big Island say lava from the Kilauea volcano is moving at only about 15 to 30 feet an hour, but it’s persistent, and it’s getting closer to the small town of Pahoa. The slow pace has given residents time to pack their valuables and get out of the way. But it’s been agonizing for those wondering whether the lava might change directions. Scientists say the lava near Pahoa’s main road, so far, has remained on course.
CLEVELAND (AP) – Relatives of the 11 victims of a convicted Cleveland serial killer have broken ground on a memorial at the site where those victims’ remains were found and the man’s home was later demolished. About 100 people watched Wednesday as friends and family of the 11 women murdered by Anthony Sowell (SOH’-wehl) dug shovels into the ground at the “Garden of 11 Angels” memorial in Cleveland. The ceremony marked the fifth anniversary of the discovery of two bodies inside Sowell’s home.