Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 1

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS IN

THE UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. SOUTHWEST

WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.

.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. WEST WINDS 5 TO

10 MPH.

.FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGHS IN THE LOWER

60S. LOWS AROUND 40.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN

THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN

SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.

.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.

HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.

.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.

 

Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.  Commissioner Ross was not present.

 

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:

 

Approval of  Monthly Reports from the Fire Chief, Building Inspector, Auditor, Municipal Judge and Public Works Accountant.

Approval of Monthly Bills for the City and Public Works in the Amount of $3,332,618.67.

Approval of a Raffle Permit for the Student Nurse Organization, Art Club – Valley City High School

Approval Electricians License for Alpha Electric, Inc.

 

PUBLIC FORUM:  No one spoke

 

ORDINANCES

 

An Ordinance was approved, amending Title 9, Zoning for the City of Valley City, North Dakota.

Changes included set backs, under zoning.

 

NEW BUSINESS:

City Commissioners accepted the 2015 Water Fluoridation Quality Award from ND Department of Health     City Administrator Schelkoph read the award, including how fluoridation saves dollars in terms of costs of dental treatment.

He recognized the Valley City Water Treatment Department Staff, and presented Wade Hesch with a plaque.

 

The City Commission approved appointing Mayor Carlsrud to replace Commission Ross on the Planning & Zoning Board.

 

Consideration was given to the purchase of 460 3rd St. SE for the appraised value of $53,000, in the Phase Three Permanent Flood Control area .

The City Commission unanimously approved.

 

The city Commission approved  a Master Lift Valve Installation Contract with Swanberg Construction for $161,300.  The City Commission previously approved funding under an Emergency Declaration.

Swanberg Construction will start work next week, to take about two weeks to complete.

 

Commissioners approved  funding the replacement costs for Paving 111, with the option selected of $107,000 to be paid for out of the R&R Fund.

The Mill and Overlay includes 6^th Avenue Northeast, and 2^nd Avenue Northwest.

Mayor Carlsrud declared a conflict of interest.

The Commissioner voted to not allow him to vote.

The Commission then voted to approve the funding.

 

Approved was the purchase of Street Roller in the amount of $31,203.

Adminisrator Schelkoph explained that the roller in the present machine malfunctioned.

The city leased a street roller last summer.

The cost of the new Street Roller was reduced by 25 percent, with the leased machine going toward the new purchase as a trade in, as supplied by the lessee.

 

CITY ADMINISTRATORS REPORT

David Schelkoph reported that the city’s Public Works 2017 preliminary budget has been established, with meetings set, and the mid-December City Commission meeting, to address the Final Approval.

Plans are still on hold for a storage building to keep flood control items.

 

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS

City Attorney Myhre reported on updates to the City Code, one item includes residents parking vehicles in their yards.

 

Dave Andersen reported that trees earmarked for removal have been removed, and sidewalk cuttings are concluding.

 

City Assessor Hansen gave a report on reassessments of  residential property valuations.

 

City Fire Chief Retterath reminds residents to check their carbon monoxide detectors.

His office has more information.

 

Mayor  Carlsrud thanked fire fighters for volunteering with trick or treaters on Halloween night, and encouraged consideration of volunteering for the fire department.

He added that Coffee with the Mayor will be next Wednesday at 5-p.m. at City Hall, with the public invited.

The Meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68, followed by replays.

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Latest on protesters trying to halt construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota (all times local):

12:10 p.m.

Someone has splashed oil on North Dakota’s Capitol in Bismarck.

The North Dakota Highway Patrol, which provides security at the building, says security footage caught two people dressed in black carrying the oil at the west entrance about 9:30 p.m. Monday. A small amount of oil was splashed on a wall and nearby sidewalk.

A sign placed at the entrance said, “You can’t drink oil.”

Troopers say no arrests have been made. The entrance was reopened Tuesday morning after it had been cleaned.

Protesters have been demonstrating for months against the Dakota Access oil pipeline being built in the southern part of the state. Patrol Lt. Tom Iverson says the sign suggests the vandalism is related to the protest.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)   The North Dakota Department of Human Services’ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) announced that Bethel Lutheran Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Williston has been named the 2016 North Dakota State DVR Employer of the Year.

The State Rehabilitation Council and the division selected the nursing facility from among eight regional employer award recipients. Bethel representatives accepted the award during a recognition luncheon at the DVR annual training last week in Bismarck.

The annual award honors North Dakota business owners and employers for their efforts to support, develop, and inspire individuals with disabilities to achieve employment goals and to reach their full potential in their community.

Regional award recipients included: Auto Therapy, Bismarck; Drayton Foods, LLC, Fargo; Big Sioux Cafe, Grand Forks; Valley City Barnes County Public Library, Valley City; K-Mart, Devils Lake; Taco John’s, Dickinson; and Somerset Court, Minot. Award nominees and recipients have established ongoing partnerships with the division and its eight regional offices.

DVR Division Director Russ Cusack. “Award recipients include a variety of businesses who each have demonstrated a commitment to recruiting and retaining individuals with disabilities to meet their workforce needs.  Their inclusive recruitment strategies have created outstanding opportunities for individuals with disabilities to become employed and engaged within their communities.”

Paradiso of Fargo received a new award recognizing youth employment. DVR officials presented the “You Make a Difference” award to Paradiso for providing work experience opportunities for students with disabilities and for consistently recognizing ‘ability’ in disability.

Cusack says, “Employers can make a huge difference in the path students will follow as they transition out of school and into the adult world.”.

Vocational rehabilitation services help people with disabilities find meaningful work and also help employers connect with a valuable, often untapped workforce, as well as retain trained workers whose abilities have changed. Rehabilitation counseling and consultation is available at no cost to qualifying individuals and businesses, non-profits, and government agencies.

For information, visit www.nd.gov/dhs/dvr/index.html, or contact the division at 701-328-8950, toll-free 800-755-2745, TTY 701-328-8968 or ND Relay TTY 800-366-6888, or via email at dhsvr@nd.gov.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The farm group challenging the constitutionality of North Dakota’s ban on corporate farming and the state official charged with defending the law both are objecting to an environmental group’s request to join in.

The Dakota Resource Council wants to help defend the law that aims to protect the state’s family farming heritage. The nonprofit group works to protect rural areas and the land and says it has an interest in the case.

The North Dakota Farm Bureau sued in June to have the law declared unconstitutional. It classifies DRC’s stance as irrelevant and wants the court to reject the group’s request.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem also has objected to DRC involvement.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Another of the suspects in a fatal beating outside of a Fargo bar last year has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Jessy Olson pleaded guilty in March to being an accomplice to murder and to aggravated assault. He was sentenced Monday.

Olson was one of four people charged in the May 2015 death of 35-year-old Joey Gaarsland. All have pleaded guilty, and Olson is the second to be sentenced.

 

WATFORD CITY, N.D. (AP) — A Montana woman faces sentencing early next year after pleading guilty to exploiting her mentally impaired uncle in North Dakota.

69-year-old Sandra Potter of Worden, Montana, entered Alford pleas last week to two charges of endangering a vulnerable adult. That means she doesn’t admit guilt but acknowledges there’s enough evidence to convict her. The court treats it like a guilty plea.

Authorities accused Potter of bilking her elderly uncle with dementia out of everything he owned. She reached a plea deal with prosecutors and faces up to 20 years in prison when she’s sentenced Jan. 10.

A judge a year ago restored the 87-year-old uncle’s assets by reversing transactions that authorities say he was forced into by Potter.

 

In sports…

Valley City (CSi)  Valley City State’s Nicholas McBeain has been named the North Star Athletic Association Defensive football Player of the week.

Nathan Jones of Presentation (S.D.) was selected as Offensive Player-of-the-Week, while his teammate Dylan Paulson was named as Special Teams Player-of-the-Week.  Nicholas McBeain of Valley City State (N.D.) was chosen as Defensive Player-of-the-Week.

McBeain  is a 6’1″ – 240 lbs., Senior – linebacker from  Shakopee, Minnesota. – McBeain had 21 tackles (5 solo) and a tackle-for-loss in Valley City State’s (N.D.) 27-21 North Star road loss at Jamestown (N.D.).  He tied VCSU’s school record with his 122nd assisted tackle this season and just three tackles shy of the school record of 167 tackles.  It was the third time this season that McBeain has recorded at least 20 tackles in a game.  He is the first Viking ever to top 400 career tackles.

 

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs will enjoy warm weather tonight as they face off at Progressive field for game 6 of the World Series. The temperature is expected to be in the 70s when the first pitch goes out in Cleveland. The Indians lead the Cubs 3-2 in the series, but Cubs fans are confident their team can become just the sixth in Major League history to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit.

 

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