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Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall. Mayor Werkhoven was not present. Commission Vice President Matt Pedersen conducted the meeting.
Mayor Werkhoven’s Declaration was read, that May 18, 2016 is Arbor Day in Valley City.
Also that National Public Works Week is MAY 15 – 21, 2016. Eric Gilbertson from KLJ addressed the Commission, with information from a national organization.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED.
Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.
Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $3,761,839.97.
An application to Block off the Street for the Memorial Day Concert on May 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The area includes Central to Second.
A Game of Chance Raffle Permit for Valley City Lodge #7 AF & AM, Ashtabula Fireworks Association and Sheyenne Care Center.
Blocking Off the Street for the Soapbox Derby on June 4 and June 5.
A Special Event Beverage Permit for City Lights for the VCSU Employee Recognition Dinner on May 12.
PUBLIC FORUM No one spoke
ORDINANCES
As explained by City Attorney Russell Myhre..
Approved the second and final reading of Ordinance No. 1007, an ordinance repealing, amending and reenacting Title 2, Administration, of the revised ordinances of the City of Valley City, North Dakota. Part of the ongoing re-codification process. Attorney Myhre said Ordinances will include “gender-neutral,”references. The motion passed with Commissioner Luke voting in opposition.
Approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1009, an ordinance repealing, amending and reenacting Title 13, Mobile Homes, of the revised ordinances of the City of Valley City, North Dakota. Changes include:A new mobile home court in the city will have to be placed on larger lots.
Approved the first reading of Ordinance No. 1010, an ordinance repealing, amending and reenacting Title 15, Public Works, of the revised ordinances of the City of Valley City, North Dakota. Myhre said there will no longer be a Director of Public Works, with a change in the city’s governmental structure.
NEW BUSINESS
The City Commission approved a contract with AE2S to design and install a High Service Pump to the Valley City Water Treatment Plant, in the amount not to exceed $10,000.
City Administrator Schelkoph said the fee is for time and materials, and came $1,000 less than projected.
Commissioners approved a Gaming Site Authorization for the North Dakota Wildlife Federation at the Eagles Club.
CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT
Next week is cleanup week in Valley City, with information posted on the city’s website (Also posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com)
Alleys are being graded, with more complete work to be continued in the near future.
Security at City Hall will be addressed, and an “emergency button,” is being proposed, a five desks, at offices, and at municipal court.
The button activation will go through 9-1-1 and law enforcement will be alerted.
City Attorney Myhre agrees with the increased security.
CITY UPDATE & COMMISSION REPORTS
City Assessor Hanson will begin the annual inspection process for assessments, next week, with letters going out last week to property owners on the initial inspections.
Building Inspector Andersen said he has issued over $10million in building permits so far this year.
He reminds residents not to walk on wet concrete that has been taped off.
He says lawns need to be mowed on a regular basis, and to remove tree stumps.
City Fire Chief Retterath reported that 112 smoke alarms were installed last weekend.
City Police Chief Thompson said the department has been working Barnes County Emergency Management, on training.
KLJ Viking Drive will temporarily open for VCSU graduation.
The permanent flood protection project will include the closure of the East City Park Bridge, starting Wednesday May 4, 2016.
Pedestrian traffic will not be able to cross the East City Park Bridge.
The Viking Drive Bridge will remain closed to vehicles but remain open to pedestrian traffic.
Work is currently going on east of the Viking Drive Bridge and on College Street in Valley City.
Anyone with questions regarding the project should call the KLJ office at 845-4980.
Commissioner Nielson said at a meeting of the Devils Lake outlet committee, it was agreed to reduce the lake level to 1,448 feet, which will increase the Sheyenne River level.
The meeting was shown live on CSi 68 followed by replays.
Valley City (CSi) A ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house will be held for the Vangstad building from 3–5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 4, 2016.
The ceremony will include remarks from VCSU President Tisa Mason and Richard Rothaus, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs for the North Dakota University System, along with VCSU student leader Madelyn Zane.
The open house will include tours of the offices, classrooms and study spaces used by the VCSU Department of Business, the Learning Center, and Student Academic Services, along with the building’s signature auditorium.
Refreshments will be served, and the event is open to the public free of charge.
The university’s Quantum Brass ensemble will perform at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and at 4 p.m., VCSU actors will present a staged reading of a scene from “The Twins”—a play about the building’s namesakes, twins Lena and Thilda Vangstad—written by playwright Tom Dunn, great-nephew of the twins.
Jamestown (CSi) Plans are well underway to develop a 12-15 minute video on the American Bison, which will be shown in conjunction with a theater to become part of the National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown.
On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, museum director, Ilana Xinos said the project will entail a section of the museum to be converted into a theater to show the video.
She said, when the project is completed the museum will have a split entrance with one side going into the theater, and the other into the museum proper.
She said the video shows the history of the American Bison, as the animal will soon become the National Mammal when sign into law by the President, and the connection as to why the National Buffalo Museum is located in Jamestown.
She said the cost of the video production is estimated at $40,000 to $50,000 and price tag of the remodeling is projected at $60,000 to $80,000.
Jamestown Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund, also on our show, said the video is being produce by Darrell Dorgan of Bismarck, and Dave Gack who is a Bison Historian.
Also presently at the museum is the traveling exhibit that traces and tells the story and history of the American Bison.
She pointed out the annual Bison Dinner and Auction will be at the Jamestown Civic Center on June 8, 2016. Tickets and ticket information available at the National Buffalo Museum in Jamestown, plus how to donate auction items for the fundraiser.
Swedlund also pointed out the added significance of the Museum’s video, and theater on attracting more visitors to Jamestown.
On another topic, Swedlund reminds the community that the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Open House is set for Saturday May 14, 2016, from 1-4-p.m., as visitors will see the recent interior updates.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County State’s Attorney’s Office says formal charges have been lodge against 23 year old Levi Guthmiller of Jamestown.
The charges stem from a Jamestown Police traffic stop on March 28, 2016, this year near Lincoln School that allegedly uncovered drugs and weapons after a search of the vehicle.
Assistant State’s Attorney Katherine Naumann says Guthmiller appeared in court on the initial charges on Monday.
Guthmiller was charged with:
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor.
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class B misdemeanor.
Possession of Controlled Substance, one ounce or less of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor.
Guthmiller requested a court appointed attorney.
No further court dates have been set at this time.
Valley City (CSi) The Valley City permanent flood protection project will include the closure of the East City Park Bridge, starting Wednesday May 4, 2016.
Pedestrian traffic will not be able to cross the East City Park Bridge.
The Viking Drive Bridge will remain closed to vehicles but remain open to pedestrian traffic.
Work is currently going on east of the Viking Drive Bridge and on College Street in Valley City.
Anyone with questions regarding the project should call the KLJ office at 845-4980.
Jamestown (CSi) The Stutsman County Commission will provide support for a SAFE Shelter project.
Director Lynne Tally requested support as a sponsoring agent in building a new office.
She said the building would be procured by the Anne Carlsen Center in Jamestown and Tally mentioned that an anonymous donor would be giving $500,000 towards the project.
In other business….
County Commissioners approved setting up a separate account of the future disbursement of camping funds.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Gov. Jack Dalrymple is scheduled to issue his budget guidelines, and agency heads are bracing for potential reductions.
Dalrymple is slated to address agency directors on Wednesday at the state Capitol.
North Dakota Budget Director Pam Sharp says she expects the governor to ask state agencies to identify potential reductions when drafting spending plans for the next two-year spending cycle. She cites depressed oil prices and a downturn in drilling activity.
The governor will use the blueprints to draft his own spending plan for the Legislature, which lawmakers will get during the Legislature’s organizational session in December.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says North Dakota teachers will rewrite and improve math and English standards that are not based on the federally backed Common Core.
Baesler says the standards will be written “by North Dakotans, for North Dakotans.”
Baesler says the rewrite will begin this summer with two committees of educators. Additional committees of parents, citizens, elected officials and business leaders will review the work.
A draft of the rewrite is slated for public comment this fall. Baesler says the standards will be in place for the 2017-18 school year.
Common Core replaced standards that varied from state to state. North Dakota adopted them in 2008.
But Common Core has drawn criticism from conservatives who say the federal standards take away state control over what students learn.
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – An early morning freight train derailment tore up track in West Fargo.
Police say two locomotives and five railcars full of rock jumped the tracks about 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. The cars and engines stayed upright and didn’t block any crossings or disrupt traffic.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the derailment was not immediately determined.
PEMBINA, N.D. (AP) – A semitrailer crash near the North Dakota-Canada border killed seven cattle.
The Highway Patrol says the semitrailer went off the side of an Interstate 29 exit ramp at Pembina shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and tipped on its side.
The trailer had to be cut open to free the 38 cattle inside, and seven of the animals died or had to be euthanized. Area residents helped corral the surviving cattle.
The driver was treated at the scene for minor injuries and cited for care required. The exit ramp was shut down for about four hours but traffic on the interstate wasn’t affected.
MINOT, N.D. (AP) – Minot police are investigating two armed robbery attempts in about two hours, by a suspect with the same description and weapon.
Authorities say a male wearing a black coat and red scarf entered The Vegas Motel about 12:05 a.m. Tuesday, brandished a knife and demanded money. The employee was able to get safely into an office, and the suspect fled with nothing.
Shortly before 2 a.m., a male with the same garb entered the Racers convenience store, brandished a knife and demanded money. He fled that business with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No injuries were reported in either incident.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A man accused of killing another man on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and hiding the body in the trunk of a car while he recruited others to help dispose of it has reached a deal with prosecutors.
Marcel Chase is scheduled to appear in federal court Friday and plead guilty to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.
Chase currently faces a murder charge that carries a potential life prison term.
Authorities allege Chase killed Toby Young Bear with his bare hands during a drug-fueled fight in December 2014. He’s pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to stand trial later this month. A federal judge last month refused to throw out what could be crucial evidence in the case.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A nominating committee has named three finalists for one spot on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education, including current board member Don Morton of Fargo.
The group also selected Thomas Atkinson, a Bismarck environmental engineer, and Wayne Trottier Jr., who works part-time as the school superintendent in Sawyer.
Morton, the board’s vice chairman, is an executive with Microsoft Corp. He is seeking a second four-year term on the board.
Gov. Jack Dalrymple will decide on the appointment.
The higher education board oversees the North Dakota University System, which includes 11 public institutions.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Officials are set to start construction on a new visitor center at Grahams Island State Park near Devils Lake.
A ground-breaking ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon for the $1.2 million facility.
The 3,500-square-foot building was funded by state lawmakers during the 2015 Legislature. It will include offices and a bait shop/convenience store, will comply with federal standards for people with disabilities and will have energy conservation measures including a geothermal system for lighting, heating and cooling.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University is receiving nearly $2.2 million in federal money to help fund research into crop productivity and protect wheat from pests and disease.
Members of North Dakota’s U.S. Senate delegation announced the funding on Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture funds comes from the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp says the research and development will make sure North Dakota’s farms and ranches are productive and sustainable well into the future.
Sen. John Hoeven says the grant will help its researchers unlock solutions to problems in food and agriculture.
In sports…
Jamestown (CSi UJ) University of Jamestown head coach Dean Stork announces the signing of Jeremy McNeil of Calgary, Alberta, who will join the Jimmies in the 2016-17 season.
McNeil played last season with the Cochrane Crunch of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League. A 5′ 8″, 175 pound forward, McNeil scored 16 goals and 32 assists in 53 games for the Crunch. He added 2 goals and 8 assists in nine playoff games.
Stork says, “Jeremy is a big-time signing for a first year ACHA hockey program,” said Stork. ”He has a great combination of character and skills. Jeremy played high-caliber Junior A hockey and has loads of potential in becoming a top notch college hockey player. He will most definitely help us achieve our goal in capturing an ACHA Division 1 championship. Jeremy is a highly skilled and talented player and will help take our hockey program over the top.”
Valley City (VCSU CSi) The athletic training program at Valley City State University has been granted a five-year initial accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE).
The program accreditation is the capstone of a multiyear process which began at VCSU in the 2011–12 academic year with the application for an athletic training major with the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education. That application was approved in 2012, and VCSU began admitting students for the program for the 2012–13 academic year.
Preparation for accreditation required a Comprehensive Self-Study, which took place from 2012 to 2015. VCSU submitted its self-study report to the CAATE on June 30, 2015.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University head men’s basketball coach David Richman has hired a new assistant.
Kyan Brown has spent the past eight seasons at Oral Roberts University, starting as a recruiting coordinator and being promoted to assistant coach before the 2012-13 season. He also played three seasons at the school, from 1998-2001.
Brown also has been an assistant coach at Missouri State and Arkansas-Fort Smith.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota’s Game and Fish Department is making 49,000 deer licenses available for the fall hunting season, 13 percent more than last year. The state’s deer population has declined in recent years, and the number of licenses issued last year was the lowest in 40 years. However, state Wildlife Chief Jeb Williams says the deer population is “stable to increasing” after several years of reduced licenses and mild winters.
High School Baseball..
Jamestown 5 Mandan 0
Mandan 12 Jamestown 1
MLB…
INTERLEAGUE
Final L.A. Dodgers 10 Tampa Bay 5
Final Milwaukee 5 L.A. Angels 4
Final Kansas City 7 Washington 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
HOUSTON (AP) – Jason Castro and George Springer hit homers and the Houston Astros held on for a 6-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.
Castro hit his first homer of the year to lead off the three-run third inning, and Springer hit a shot that bounced off the railroad tracks in left field and out of the stadium to cap the three-run fourth.
Castro’s home run was knocked down by a fan and never made it over the wall into the Crawford Boxes, but it was called a homer, and after a lengthy review, it was confirmed.
Jose Altuve and Springer walked after Castro’s blast before Carlos Correa knocked an RBI double and Alex Meyer (0-1) uncorked a wild pitch to score Springer and give the Astros a 3-2 lead.
Final Cleveland 7 Detroit 3
Final Baltimore 4 N-Y Yankees 1
Final Toronto 3 Texas 1, 10 Innings
Final Chi White Sox 4 Boston 1
Final Seattle 8 Oakland 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Chi Cubs 7 Pittsburgh 1
Final Miami 7 Arizona 4
Final San Francisco 3 Cincinnati 1
Final Atlanta 3 N-Y Mets 0
Final Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 0
Final San Diego 6 Colorado 3
NBA…
UNDATED (AP) – The Golden State Warriors have taken a 2-0 lead in the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals, and the Miami Heat grabbed Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series with Toronto. Klay Thompson scored 27 points and the Warriors trailed by as many as 17 before beating Portland 110-99. Dwyane (dwayn) Wade scored seven of his 24 points in overtime to help the Heat beat the Raptors 102-96.
NHL…
UNDATED (AP) – Brian Boyle scored 2:48 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 5-4 victory and a two-games-to-one lead over the New York Islanders in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. David Backes (BAK’-ehs) and Alex Steen scored two goals apiece as St. Louis ripped Dallas 6-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. And Shea Weber’s goal and assist helped Nashville beat San Jose 4-1, cutting the Sharks’ series lead to 2-1.
NHL-FLAMES…
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) – Bob Hartley has been fired as coach of the Calgary Flames, just a year after being named the NHL’s coach of the year. The Flames finished this season 35-40-7, with only Vancouver and Edmonton posting fewer wins in the Western Conference.
Hartley led the Flames to a 45-30-7 record and third place in the Pacific Division a year ago.
He coached Colorado to the Stanley Cup championship in 2001.
NHL-PENGUINS-LETANG…
The NHL has suspended Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (leh-TANG’) for Game 4 of the second-round series against Washington.
Letang was punished for making head contact while interfering with Capitals forward Marcus Johansson early in Pittsburgh’s 3-2 win over the Capitals last night.
College Basketball…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – The Minnesota men’s basketball team is beefing up its nonconference schedule by adding St. John’s for a home game in November.
The Gophers announced the addition on Tuesday. It is part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games that features matchups between the Big Ten and Big East.
Minnesota will host St. John’s on Nov. 18. The Red Storm went 8-24, including 1-17 in conference in Chris Mullin’s first season as coach last year. But it does give the Gophers an opponent from a school with name recognition for the nonconference.
MLB…
CHICAGO (AP) – Pablo Sandoval is done for the season after the Boston Red Sox third baseman underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum. Sandoval helped the Giants to World Series titles in 2010, ’12 and ’14, but the third baseman has struggled since joining the Red Sox. He lost his starting job during spring training after hitting a career-low .245 for Boston last season.
PGA-CINK…
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) – Former British Open champion Stewart Cink (sihnk) says he is taking a break from golf after learning his wife has breast cancer.
Cink posted the news on Twitter, saying the family is still in the process of figuring things out. He points out that she has been his biggest supporter since he was 15 and “it’s now time for me to return the favor.”
OLYMPICS-HOCKEY…
SOCHI, Russia (AP) – There appears to be a real chance that the best players in the world will not be taking part in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The head of ice hockey’s international body says there is a 60 percent chance that the NHL will decline to go to the Olympics because of a lack of money to cover player insurance and travel.
The International Olympic Committee has canceled its contribution to player travel and insurance costs, leaving a $10 million shortfall. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman says the league cannot cover the costs.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says President Barack Obama’s visit to Flint, Michigan today is focused not on accountability but support and making sure the response to the lead-contaminated water crisis continues. Obama plans to meet with Michigan’s governor, get a briefing on the federal response, hear from residents and speak at a local high school.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A government report on school crime presents progress in the fight against violence, bullying and harassment because of sexual orientation. But the National Center for Education Statistics and the Justice Department report finds about 3 percent of students aged 12 to 18 said they were victims in 2014. About 1.3 million students were suspended at least a day for violations. And on college campuses, the number of sexual attacks more than doubled from 2001 to 2013, but it’s not certain if that simply reflects more reporting of crime.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton showdown in the November presidential election is looking more and more like a lock. Trump won the Indiana Republican primary and chief opponent Ted Cruz quit the race, giving the billionaire businessman a clear path. Bernie Sanders beat Clinton in the Democratic primary but she has a large delegate lead.
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -Defense Secretary Ash Carter says Islamic State group extremists continue to be a tough out and the combat death of an American Navy SEAL in Iraq underscores the point despite recent gains. Carter spoke before a closed-door meeting in Germany with his counterparts from 11 countries contributing to the military campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
LONDON (AP) – David Bennett, chairman of Sotheby’s jewelry division, calls it “the find of a lifetime” and the auctioneer will try to get the bid of lifetime next month for a rock — but no ordinary one. It’s a 3-billion-year-old uncut diamond the size of a tennis ball – the largest discovered in more than a century and the second-largest gem-quality rough diamond ever discovered. It could fetch more than $70 million.
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