– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jan 24

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CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 15 TO

20. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY…CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS

AROUND 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO

15 MPH.

.THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO

15 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10. HIGHS

18 TO 24.

.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO

20. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. CHANCE OF

PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to the Deer Ridge Apartments in Northeast Jamestown about 4:15-p.m., Tuesday to a call of smoke coming from a dryer vent.

The units did not detect a fire from within the building, and the smoke was coming from a smoker unit outdoors, on a patio.

Five city fire units and 26 fire fighters were on the scene about 20 minutes.

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Special Session Tuesday morning at 7-O’Clock at City Hall, to discuss a Resolution creating 2017 City Owned Parking Lot Improvement District.

All members were present.

City Administrator David Schelkoph says this is a multi-year project, with a Special Assessment District created, within the district, based on a percentage and includes square footage. The cost with this project in the downtown area is $60,000, which is 10 percent of the project’s $600,000 to be shared in the Special Assessment District.

KLJ presented an over view of the project, and lots involved and the boundaries.

Parking lots will be in ADA compliance, and some will include a green space, and one will be in concrete.

A protest procedure will be in place for those affected, with letters sent out, and will include a public meeting, on February 7th, at 7-p.m., at City Hall.

Following the presentation, the City Commission then approved a Resolution approving preliminary engineering report and directing preparation of detailed plans, specifications and estimates of probable cost for 2017 City Owned Parking Lot Improvement District

The City commission then approved a Resolution Declaring the Necessity for 2017 City Owned Parking Lot Improvement District

The recorded meeting is now showing on CSi Cable 68.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, Building, Planning & Zoning Committee, and Civic Center & Promotion Committees met Tuesday evening at City Hall. Council Member Brubakken was not present.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

The committee recommends approving the request from JSDC for an additional $166,813 from Economic Development Funds to be used for Flex PACE funding with the City Share to be $133,450.40, and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

The committee recommends approving the request from JSDC for $25,000 in Economic Development Funds to be used for Capital improvements for the Center for Economic Development with the City Share to be $22,500, and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund. The balance of the costs will be shared by the building’s tenants. The basement conference room and the main boardroom will be undergoing improvements.

The committee recommends approval of the sales price for City owned property listed for sale for 2017. Many of the lots are unbuildable, and do not have infrastructure.

Informational: Departmental and financial reports were presented.

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE:

The committee recommends approving the First Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact a of the City Code pertaining to Flood Damage Prevention.

The committee recommends entering into an agreement with SRF Consulting Group to provide Planning & Zoning Technical Services to the City for 2017, in the amount not to exceed $60,000.

Informational: Applications to serve on the Board of Adjustments have been received from Brian D. Kilzer and James R. Weight.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE:

No items at this time.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said a roof leakage issue at the Civic Center has occurred with water coming in between the lobby and the arena.

He says the leakage is happening stemming from ice build up on the roof, and melting forming ice dams.

He added that a contractor is working on the fixing the leak.

The meeting was shown on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.

Jamestown (CSi) Prairie Paws Rescue announces that the Paw-Sta Paw-Looza, and Ventriloquist Show is set for Saturday February 4, 2017, from 5-p.m., to 10-p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, in Downtown Jamestown.

All proceeds will benefit animals in the care of Prairie Paws Rescue.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Prairie Paws Rescue Founder and President, Kaye John said only a few tickets were remaining, and are sold in advance only.

A spaghetti dinner with a choice of three varieties of sauces will be served from 5-p.m., to 6:30-p.m.

Quick Raffles from 6:30-p.m. to 7:30-p.m., including trips and more.

The Ventriloquist Show at 7:30-p.m.

Raffle Drawings and Silent Auction after the show.

Ventriloquist, James Wedgwood performs an interactive show with the audience.

Advance tickets ONLY: Adults $25, Youth (5-16) $15, Preschool Free.

Adult tickets include 21+ includes a bottle of Third Edition Private Label Prairie Paws Wine to take home. Adults under 21 will receive an alternate gift.

Tickets available at Big Dog Radio, Dr. Dawn’s Pet Stop, Country Acres Vets Clinic, Southwood Vet Clinic, or any Prairie Paws Volunteer. Only 200 tickets were printed and are selling fast.

Event Sponsors: Prairie Paws Rescue, Maple River Distillery Casselton, Big Dog, Wells Fargo Bank Jamestown, H and H Holdings, Southwood Vet Clinic, Gate City Bank Jamestown, Better Homes Property Management, Buchanan Ag, Otter Tail Power Company, Dardis Realty, Lifestyle Appliance, Jolene and Marv Schulz, Pampered Paws LLC., Doris Hill-Agent at Midstate Realty.

Kaye points out the Prairie Paws Rescue, Meet and Greet is the second Saturday of each month, at the Jamestown TSC Store.

She added that Prairie Paws Rescue was founded in 2003, and is a 501-C3 organization, for tax deductible contributions that can be sent to post office box 1114, Jamestown ND 58402.

She said more animal foster homes are needed to care for them before adoption.

For more information on line go to http://www.prairiepawsrescue.com/ E-Mail PrairePawsRescue@hotmail.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed executive actions to advance the construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.

Trump tells reporters in the Oval Office that the construction of the pipelines will be subject to the terms and conditions being renegotiated by the U.S.

Former President Barack Obama killed the proposed Keystone XL pipeline in late 2015, saying it would hurt American efforts to reach a global climate change deal.

The pipeline would run from Canada to U.S. refineries in the Gulf Coast. The U.S. government needs to approve the pipeline because it crossed the border.

The Army decided last year to explore alternate routes for the Dakota pipeline after the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and its supporters said the pipeline threatened drinking water and Native American cultural sites.

WASHINGTON (AP) Law enforcement officers are gearing up in southern North Dakota for any protest activity in the wake of President Donald Trump signing executive actions advancing construction of the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Morton County sheriff’s spokeswoman Maxine Herr said Tuesday that plans are in place to deal with “illegal potential protest activities” along the pipeline route near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s reservation. She didn’t release details.

There was no immediate protest action in the area, where less than 300 people remain. Protest encampments swelled to thousands of people over the summer near the site, and nearly 625 arrests have been made since August.

The tribe and its supporters believe the pipeline threatens drinking water and cultural sites. Pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners disputes the claims.

Pipeline construction has stalled amid a court fight between ETP and the Army Corps of Engineers over permission for the pipeline to cross under a reservoir near the reservation.

Groups representing manufacturers and laborers are praising President Donald Trump’s executive actions to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.

Groups including the MAIN Coalition, National Manufacturers Association, The Building Trades and the Laborers’ International Union of North America are calling Tuesday’s orders a victory for workers and consumers.

National Manufacturers Association CEO Jay Timmons says it’s decisive leadership by Trump “to get American energy infrastructure moving forward.” Building Trades President James Callahan says it helps fulfill a Trump campaign promise to create middle-class jobs.

Association of Oil Pipe Lines CEO Andrew Black says the two pipelines also will help the goal of “plentiful, affordable energy” for consumers.

North Dakota Petroleum Council President Ron Ness also touts “energy and economic security.”

Trump signed the executive orders on Tuesday, drawing strong backlash from environmentalists and other opponents.

Environmental groups are promising to fight executive actions by President Donald Trump to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines.

The groups speaking out include the Sierra Club, Indigenous Environmental Network, Bold Alliance, Environmental Defense Canada and Natural Resources Defense Council.

Dallas Goldtooth is an organizer with Indigenous Environmental Network. He calls Trump’s actions “nothing short of attacks on our ancestral homelands.” He says it could again ignite protests against the Dakota Access pipeline, though he says to what degree isn’t known.

Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune says Trump’s actions will create “a wall of resistance and defiance the likes of which the president has never imagined.”

Bill McKibben with the group 350.org calls Trump “a con man” and says his actions will be fought “in the courts and in the streets.”

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former deputy U.S. marshal who is accused of peeping at women in dressing rooms plans to plead guilty to a federal child porn charge.

According to a plea agreement signed last week, Michael Rivera admitted to downloading pictures and videos of young girls from the internet. He admitted to having at least 36 sexually explicit pictures and 52 videos of girls from ages 6 to 11.

The images were found on Rivera’s computer as police were investigating state allegations that he had recorded 19 women in store dressing rooms around Bismarck.

A plea hearing on the federal count is scheduled for Thursday. Rivera faces trial on the state charges Jan. 30.

A message left Tuesday with his attorney wasn’t immediately returned.

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A spokesman says President Donald Trump’s belief that there were millions of illegal votes cast in the November election is based on “studies and evidence.” But spokesman Sean Spicer did not provide examples of that evidence. Trump first made the false claim during the transition. He reiterated the statement in a meeting last night with lawmakers, blaming illegal ballots for his loss of the popular vote. Spicer says Trump “continues to maintain that belief.” There has been no evidence to support the claims that there was widespread voter fraud in the election.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Donald Trump has accepted House Speaker Paul Ryan’s invitation to address a joint session of Congress on Feb. 28. Ryan announced the invitation Tuesday after a meeting with House Republicans. Ryan had met with Trump last night at the White House.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown is promising in his annual State of the State address to defend California’s laws on immigration, health care and the environment in the face of the Trump administration. In his remarks, Brown said “California is not turning back. Not now, not ever.” He says California has embraced the federal health care law more than any other state. Brown also intends to fight any moves to roll back the fight against climate change, saying Washington can’t change the facts of that issue.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — It’s a sign of progress toward restoring the water quality in Flint, Michigan. State environmental officials say the water system no longer has levels of lead that exceed the federal limit. But residents are being told to continue to use faucet filters or bottled water — because the mass replacement of pipes could cause lead levels in individual homes to spike. The replacement of the lines is expected to take years.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas oddsmakers are making “La La Land” the favorite for Best Picture honors — and its director, Damien Chazelle is also said to be the front-runner. The odds are posted for fun, since Nevada doesn’t allow wagering on the Oscars. The musical is nominated for 14 Oscars — tying a record. And after two years of all-white acting nominees, seven actors of color are among the 20 performers nominated. They include two of the stars of “Fences” and two from “Moonlight.”