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2nd ACT play a farce

The third production staged by the Arts Center’s community theater program 2nd ACT is described not as a comedy, but as a farce. The play is called “Drinking Habits” and it’s set to amuse dinner theater audiences Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 23-25, at the Arts Center. “This is a farce which takes place in a convent,” said Lori Dorr, its director.

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Council seeks lean budget

Two years of flood events and bad winters permeated the City Council’s 2011 budget planning and discussion meeting Monday. City Administrator Jeff Fuchs presented the council with a no-frills General Fund budget that still needed hefty transfers to make it balance.

Pingree fixing up caboose

PINGREE, N.D. — In its heyday Pingree boasted a population of nearly 1,000 with two banks and three elevators. Despite its shrunken population of just over 50 today, the townspeople and surrounding farm families celebrated the town and its past Sunday.

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Past presidents of chamber form group

Rather than waste the expertise and knowledge gained chairing the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, past chair Joan Morris decided the chamber needed a Past Presidents Group.

Churches’ third Fun Fest set for Saturday

The third annual Third Street Fun Fest, co-hosted by United Presbyterian and First United Methodist churches, promises youngsters a chance to bounce, play and dunk on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Business Loop East going forward

The City Council’s Public Works Committee Thursday took the next step in the Business Loop East road project. The committee voted unanimously to enter a cost participation and maintenance agreement on the reconstruction project with the North Dakota Department of Transportation. The project, which is slated for the 2011 construction season, will turn Business Loop East from a rural road into an urban street.

Downtown block party set to ‘Rock’ Thursday

The third annual College Community Connection Block Party will “Rock the Block” from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in downtown Jamestown. The block party brings together residents and Jamestown College students in a street-fair-type event. Last year organizers believe about 3,000 community members and college students attended.

Curbside recycling desired; Recycling Task Force will recommend the city offer it

The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce Recycling Task Force will recommend to the City Council that the city offer curbside recycling. It will be up to the City Council to decide if the idea of curbside pick up of recyclables is feasible and what form it will take if it is. The council will discuss the various options and the price tag at its committee meetings later this month.

Students create in Arts Center’s zoofari

Zoofari? What is that? It’s a combination of the words zoo and safari and it’s happening this week at the Arts Center and Ave Maria Village. Zoofari is one of the day camps offered this summer by the Arts Center. Twenty-three students in grades 1-5 are spending the week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. learning to draw, paint and sculpt. Using cardboard they’re creating a zoo of animals.

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Construction of new hospital moving quickly

Construction on the 100,000 square-foot, $52 million Jamestown Regional Medical Center is going well and moving ahead quickly. Jamestown Hospital CEO Marty Richman said, assuming the work continues to go well, the new facility will be ready two weeks earlier than originally planned. Between 75 and 100 construction workers and subcontractor crews are on the site on any given day.

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City approves Heritage Center request

The City Council approved in a 3-1 vote Monday a five-year tax exemption and five years of payment in lieu of taxes for the Heritage Centre’s construction project. Councilman John Grabinger dissented and Councilwoman Kelani Parisien was absent.

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