Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 15

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF

THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER

MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF

PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

.FRIDAY…CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN

CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS

IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF

PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 50 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.

LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.

.SUNDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.

.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.

HIGHS IN THE 70S.

.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE

OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGHS

AROUND 70.

 

.FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA

FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LOW.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN TO THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND

WEDNESDAY NEXT WEEK.

 

New….

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City voters have decisively elected a new mayor to serve the two year unexpired term of former Mayor Robert Werkhoven, who resigned in May this year.

On Thursday voters in the Special Election chose a new Mayor.

• DAVE CARLSRUD:……..1044
• JANICE CLARK KLEIN:….181
• SCOTT SANDVIK:…………150

Valley City Auditor Avis Richter reported 1,384 ballots were cast with over  300  absentee ballots.

The vote will be canvassed on Monday September 19, 2016.

Following the certified results, Carlsrud will  take the oath of office.

Valley City new Mayor – Dave Carlsrud with 1044 votes.

 

Jamestown (CSi)   Jamestown Tourism’s  Grant/ Executive Board met Thursday at the CSi Technology Center at Historic Franklin School.

The Rough Rider Rodeo Association, and Jamestown Civic Center requested $10,000  toward funding the Rough Rider Finals, in Jamestown scheduled for October 28-30 at the Jamestown Civic Center.

At the meeting Deb Carlson said the rodeo’s economic impact to the Jamestown Community is $948,000.

Participants are from five states and three Canadian provinces.

In 2015 the rodeo performances drew an attendance of 2,000.

The board voted unanimously with voting members Matt Woods, Beth Dewald, and Mitzi Hager to fund the rodeo at $7,500, indicating the rodeo needs bigger support. That’s the same amount approved in 2012.  Civic Center Manager Pan Fosse has said that the event draws a mostly local crowd.

The Jamestown City Council has approved terminating the agreement between the Civic Center and the Rodeo Association, in year five of the seven year agreement, following this year’s event.

Civic Center Manager Pam Fosse said the Civic Center and city are taking a loss in hosting the event the past few years, with last year’s shortfall at $17,000.

The Board voted unanimously to approve the 2017 budget request of $434,550, and return to a percentage model, a budget cut of $70,000.

Board Member Beth Dewald wanted to make it clear that the budget dollars are generated from the Restaurant and Lodging Taxes, and does NOT stem from city property taxes.

In other business, the Board noted that October 13, 2016 at 4-p.m., will be the ribbon cutting to officially launch the Talking Trail program, to be held at Jack Brown Stadium.

The first few signs have been installed at some of the sites, with accompanying recordings.

Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said  the Tourism web site indicated that  43 inquiries have been made to listen to the recordings  in the first five days of availability.

He added that the World’s Largest Buffalo Monument, continues to receive preparations for repainting.

He said the board will be asked to give input on the shades of paint to be used, noting that a clear coat will be applied to extend  the paint life by five years.

In other business, the Board discussed and amended the Capital Construction process including applications.

Grant guidelines have also been established.

The first round of application must be received by the Tourism Office no later that October 1st this year.  The next round application deadline in March 1, 2017.

Thereafter the application deadlines will be October 1 and March 1.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)   The Jamestown Arts Center will host the 52^nd  Annual Art Show featuring  several artists work. Paintings, sketches, glass work and several other art mediums will be on display.

Over 50 artists and their works are to be on display. The gallery opens to the public on Saturday, September 17, 2016,  at the Jamestown Arts Center.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable2 Arts Center Executive Director Cyndi Wish said the gallery will consist of everything from an 8 year-old’s mosaics to more established artists in the area.

Also on our show Cyndi reminds residents that, The Jamestown Arts Center’s sixth annual OKTOBERFEST is Saturday, September 17th, 2016. Fun starts at 5:30 pm  and runs to 9:30-p.m., at the  Stutsman County Fairgrounds Beer Garden.

Standard tickets are $30. OR get a $75 Oktoberfest Raffle ticket for entry into the event and a chance to win $4,000!
Tickets available at Cork & Barrel, The Arts Center, an Arts Center Board member and at the gate.

5:30 pm                       Gate opens

5:30 – 9:30 pm            Food, Beer, Music & Dancing

5:30 – 7:00 pm            Hammerschlagen Practice      5:30 – 7:00 pm

6:30 pm                       Wiener Dog Races

7:30 pm                       Hammerschlagen Tournament

www.jamestownarts.com/oktoberfest

The Arts Center Oktoberfest celebration is a fundraising event organized by The Arts Center’s Board of Directors. All proceeds from this event go to support programming at The Arts Center.

At the Hansen Arts Park, in downtown Jamestown, a public demonstrations will be held Monday, September 19th at 12:00 pm and 5:30 pm. The community is invited to to stop by, watch sculptor, Owen Fritts, work on the “Prairie Grass Ballet,” and ask questions, and learn about the process that goes into creating a sculpture.

The “Prairie Grass Ballet” sculpture now has its own Facebook page. Check it out for updates and behind the scenes footage: http://bit.ly/2cxFeWh

On September 23, 30, and October 1 at 7:30-p.m. the Arts Center presents Manhattan Short, the only film festival that unfolds simultaneously in cinemas around the world, bringing over 100,000 film-lovers across six continents together for one week, to view the work of 10 fantastic filmmakers.

Which of these 10 short films is the best? That’s up to a worldwide audience to decide. Cinema-goers across the United States and around the globe will become instant film critics as they are handed a ballot upon entry that allows them to vote for the Best Short Film and Best Actor. The world’s directors and actors anxiously await your decision!

Seating is limited, so get your tickets early at The Arts Center or by calling 701-251-2496. $10 Arts Center Members/$15 General Public.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Zombie Crawl on Saturday September 17, 2016, starts at 9 p.m. at Shady’s Restaurant & Lounge, at  Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown.

From there people dressed as zombies walk to other bars and restaurants, including Fred’s Den and the Corner Bar.

From 10 to 11 p.m. there will be a prize drawing and zombie costume contest at the Corner Bar.

The Jamestown Zombie Crawl, fundraiser founded by Johnny and Alaina Jerome, is a fundraiser for the James River Humane Society and Prairie Paws Rescue.

There is no registration fee, but freewill donations will be accepted. Donation jars set up at Fred’s Den and the Corner Bar.

No one under 21 will be able to participate in the Zombie Crawl as the route consists of stops at alcohol establishments.

For more information about the Jamestown Zombie Crawl, call Johnny Jerome at 269-7937.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Police in Minot say they are taking some steps to be ready in case groups opposing the Dakota Access pipeline decide to protest during an oil industry conference planned for next week.

The annual meeting of the North Dakota Petroleum Conference is scheduled to begin Monday in Minot.

Police Chief Jason Olson says his department is aware that the three-day gathering could see protests. He would not describe specific security measures that are being put in place, but he said his department is preparing for the potential protests.

The conference will feature a variety of speakers including gubernatorial candidates.

A federal judge declined to block the four-state pipeline Friday, but federal agencies stopped work near Lake Oahe. Federal agencies also asked pipeline operator Energy Transfer Partners to voluntarily stop work on a 40-mile stretch.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot man accused of ramming a Highway Patrol vehicle and leading officers on a chase earlier this year will serve about two years in prison.

34-year-old Trenton Kary was sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to reckless endangerment, unauthorized use of a vehicle and fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer.

Authorities say Kary was driving a stolen car recklessly when a trooper stopped him near Minot on June 2. They say Kary then rammed the trooper’s vehicle, disabling it, and fled, leading officers with multiple agencies on an hour-long chase. He drove through a parking lot, a residential area near Velva, someone’s backyard and over a drain pipe.

Kary was ordered to follow his prison term with three years of supervised probation.

 

WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — Officials with Wahpeton Public Schools would like the district to have a school resource officer who could help handle student safety, facilitate healthy behavior and participate in student education.

Wahpeton’s 2017 budget does not include money for the resource officer. But Superintendent Rick Jacobson says the district is still searching for cost-sharing options to pay for the officer’s salary.

Wahpeton High School principal Ned Clooten says he is seeing more students abusing tobacco and marijuana and believes the officer could help assist addressing the issue.

Clooten currently has to search locker or backpacks, and when he has to pat down a student for suspicion of drugs or tobacco, the school counselor has to assist. That means the counselor has to interrupt her regular duties.

 

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