Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 27

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS

15 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS

15 TO 25 MPH.

.SATURDAY…CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF

FLURRIES IN THE MORNING, THEN A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW IN THE

AFTERNOON. HIGHS 30 TO 35. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE

OF SNOW 30 PERCENT.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW  IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. LOWS

IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

MORNING IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, 40 PERCENT IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA.  HIGHS AROUND 30. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S.

.MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.

.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE

AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

HIGHS 17 TO 24.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO

5 ABOVE. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown city crews will begin attempting to remove/scrape ice from residential streets and avenues beginning this (Friday) morning, January 27, 2017 during normal working hours – 7:00 am – 3:30 pm.

One motor grader will be working in each quadrant of the City.

Please be aware of large ice chunks and equipment in the roadways during this time.

PLEASE NOTE:

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Tourism Grant/Executive Advisory Board met Thursday at The CSi Tech Center, at Historic Franklin School.

 

On the agenda for grants requests were: Fort Seward for staffing, National Buffalo Museum for: Staffing, White Cloud Days, and the Video Orientation Project.  Frontier Village requested grant dollars for Staffing, and a Horse Grant, and Dakota Anglers.

 

Fort Seward, represented by Dale Marks requested, up to $10,000 for staffing of the Interpretive Center.

The Board granted $9,350, to staff two individuals, Tom Norman and Jane Norman.

 

The National Buffalo Museum represented by Manager, Ilano Xinos, requested $3,000 to advertise the 2017 White Cloud Days activities to be held July 8, 2017.

The event includes, the parade, Classic Car Show, Mini Art Hunt, Crafts, Food and other vendors.

The Board granted the full amount.

 

It requested $5,609 for staff funding, for seasonal staff wages and Gift Shop Assistant.

The Board granted $6,038 which includes taxes.

 

$10,000 in a request, for continued construction of the museum theater, consisting of the film and Theater Project, production of a theater-quality museum orientation film, and construction of a 300 square foot museum theater for visitors to view the film, along with renovations to the first room of the museum was fully granted by the Board.

 

Frontier Village represented by Tina Busche, requested, $37,970.23 for overall budgeted operations.

After a lengthy discussion concerning maintenance, and overall accountability of how and where the dollars are spent, the Board voted to approve $25,778 dollars with the stipulation of monthly documentation of expenditures, and from what areas of the budget.

 

Also requested was $11,700 for a Horse Grant, for Stagecoach and Pony rides, from Memorial Day to Labor Day which was approved with the stipulation of accountability of the number of rides provided and the cost of each ride.

 

 

Dakota Anglers represented by Lynn Lambrecht requested $1,000 to bring a fishing personality to the Sport & Recreation Show to be held February 3 and 4, 2017 at the Jamestown Civic Center, for a fishing personality, Josh Klein.  He will host three seminars to be held during the show dates.

The Board granted, granted the full amount, with the stipulation that there is an accountability of the attendance numbers.

 

 

In other business, the Board discussed the County Mill Levy Expenditures for tourism entities.

Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund pointed out the necessity of verifying to the county, the entities of the Jamestown Arts Center, and the Stutsman County Museum.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Police & Fire, and Public Works Committees met Thursday evening at City Hall.  Council Member Brubakken was not present.

 

POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

 

The committee recommends  entering into a Mutual Aid Agreement Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Bismarck Fire Department and the City of Jamestown Fire Department.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther said he was contacted by the Bismarck Fire Chief for assistance in the time of need.

He said the fire departments assist in such areas as haz-mat assistance.

 

Informational: The Second Reading of an Ordinance to amend and re-enact Articles of the City Code pertaining to the Fire Protection Code is scheduled for the February 6, 2017 City Council meeting.

 

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE BUSINESS:

 

The committee recommends adopting Resolutions pertaining to establisning theSeal Coat, Construction and Reconstruction District 17-41 as follow:

1. To direct the City Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the construction of the district
2. To accept and approve the plans and specifications, as prepared by the City Engineer, for the construction of the District.
3. To declare it necessary to construct the district and to direct the City Administrator to publish notice of a public hearing concerning the district.
4. To direct the City Administrator to advertise for bids for the construction of the district.

 

The committee recommends entering into an engineering services agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc. for design and construction of the 2017 Water Main Replacement Project District 17-61,a residential area near Nickeus Park.

 

The committee recommends adopting an amendment to the Land Use and Transportation Plan for the area south of I-94 and West of US 281 South, the area includes modifiying the area with the proposed road between Menards and JRMC.

 

The committee recommends adopting a Resolution authorizing the submission of a loan application for a Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund, for construction of Sanitary Landfill Cell 4A, from the North Dakota Department of Health and the North Dakota Public Finance Authority.  This is the first cell in the expansion, including infrastructure.

 

 

An update was given the status of the JRMC / Menards Road Project.  Mayor Andersen said legal services are moving forward with landowners, including John Correll and the Anne Carlsen Center, and Liechty Associates, including where appropriate, plats, annexation, along with progress on designs allowing construction to start the end of June beginning of July this year.

 

Another update was from Interstate Engineering, Inc., on the Preliminary Engineering and Construction Alternatives for the Wastewater Raker Building and Equipment.  Darrell Hournbuckle said the project is behind schedule due to issues with the land and additional wastes coming in from other sources.  He said a decision should be made by next month.

 

The committee considered entering into a Services Enterprise Agreement for Recycling Collection with Renaissance Recycling, LLC.  Mayor Andersen said a name change from Renaissance Recycling is coming.

Other changes in the original contract concern the term of the agreement, and renewal options were noted.

The committee discussed the original term of contract with a five year agreement with a five year renewal, and an amended 10 year agreement and 10 year renewal, or a five year renewal. The ten year option allows for financing options by the recycler.

Council Member Buchanan pointed out icy conditions at the current drop site location on First Street West, and that the future drop site be better maintained, whether there or elsewhere.

The committee moved the options to the February 6, 2017 City Council meeting without recommendation.

Joan Morris said the City Beautification Committee will establish a committee to educate the public on recycling and asked for a city representative to be on the committee, possibly Council Member Brubakken.

Citizen K.C.  DeBoer indicated a steep learning concerning recycling, and suggested that the recycler not be penalized the first year of operation due to inappropriate items placed in the curb side recycling bins.

 

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

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce held its Annual, Banquet Thursday evening at the Quality Inn & Suites in Jamestown.

 

Chamber Executive Becky Thatcher-Keller reports on the Awards that were handed out.

 

They included:

 

Business of the Year – Two Rivers Printing

Young Professional of the Year – Emily Bivens (she works at Jamestown Tourism)

Above and Beyond – LeRoy Wegenast

Citizen of the Year – David Smette

 

City Beautification Awards

Spot of Beauty – Jamestown Parks and Rec

Landscaping of the City – Dacotah Bank

Beautification of the City – CenterPoint Condominiums (Barb Lang lives here)

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  – From the bottom of its beard, Jamestown Regional Medical Center is thanking the community.

JRMC’s #GROWvember ‘Stache Bash is set for Tues., Jan. 31, 2017, at  5:30-p.m., at Jonny B’s Brickhouse on First Avenue South in Jamestown. At the event, JRMC will announce awards from the #GROWvember contest.

A dozen teams grew out their facial hair as part of the month-long #GROWvember event. #GROWvember raised awareness to men’s health below the belt and raised money to benefit JRMC’s upcoming cancer center.

Men’s health issues and their treatments vary. But raising awareness to issues in the bathroom, bedroom and overall manliness are key to improving community health.

Urologist Dr. Robert Bates says,“Men’s health can be a tough subject, but it shouldn’t be. “Knowledge is your best weapon for early detection.”

The public should know that they don’t have to travel for care related to bladder and bedroom issues, he said. And patients can self-refer too, he said, which reduces the amount of times someone has to share an embarrassing experience.

JRMC clinic manager Annette Hazelton says, “#GROWvember helped us get the word out about men’s health and early detection

In addition to raising awareness of men’s health issues, #GROWvember also helped raise money. Teams raised more than $3,500 for JRMC’s upcoming cancer center.

JRMC Foundation Director Lisa Jackson, adds,“We thank everyone for their ‘stache-tastic help. Because of our teams, more than 10,000 people now know the importance of making men’s health a priority.  Plus, we got to help the community build its cancer treatment center too.”

The #GROWvember ‘Stache Bash is free and open to the public. Appetizers are provided. Meals and beverages are available for purchase.

To schedule an appointment with Dr. Bates call JRMC Urology at 952-4878. To learn more about men’s health or JRMC’s upcoming cancer center, visit JRMCND.com.

Break out box
When: Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Jonny B’s Brickhouse
Free and open to the public.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Democratic lawmakers are attempting once again to form a panel to investigate alleged acts of wrongdoing by politicians.

Democratic House Minority Leader Corey Mock, of Grand Forks, has been unsuccessfully pushing for years to establish an ethics commission in North Dakota, one of only a handful of states without such a panel.

Mock says his bill was not prompted by any ethics problems he has observed. But he believes a law now is better than one enacted later in response to an ethics scandal in the Legislature.

Opponents have argued that an ethics commission isn’t required in North Dakota because the Legislature already follows high standards of conduct.

House Majority Leader Al Carlson, of Fargo, calls Mock’s bill “a solution in search of a problem.”

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Jamaican man accused of being the kingpin of a multimillion-dollar lottery scam that victimized dozens of people across the U.S. has pleaded not guilty.

Lavrick Willocks entered not-guilty pleas to charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering in federal court in North Dakota on Thursday.

Willocks also waived his right to a detention hearing. U.S. Magistrate Judge Charles Miller said Willocks would remain jailed pending trial, scheduled for late March.

Authorities allege the sophisticated schemes that Willocks masterminded bilked more than 70 mostly elderly Americans out of more than $5.6 million.

The case began in North Dakota in 2011 when prosecutors say a Harvey woman was defrauded out of $300,000. More than a dozen people have been charged.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The leader of the Standing Rock Sioux is urging President Donald Trump to reconsider his push for completion of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access pipeline.

Tribal spokeswoman Sue Evans says Chairman Dave Archambault requested a meeting with Trump in a letter sent Wednesday, warning that relations between the new administration and the Native American community have “gotten off on the wrong foot.” It’s not clear if Trump has received the letter.

Trump signed an executive action Tuesday ordering the Army Corps of Engineers to quickly reconsider its Dec. 4 decision to stop pipeline construction to allow for a study to determine the environmental impact of routing the pipeline under a North Dakota reservoir.

The tribe gets its drinking water from Lake Oahe and worries about a pipeline spill.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Standing Rock Sioux leaders have briefed North Dakota officials including Gov. Doug Burgum on efforts to clear out a camp near the reservation that for months has housed hundreds and sometimes thousands of Dakota Access pipeline opponents.

Burgum spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the governor didn’t offer any state aid during the five-hour meeting Wednesday night at the tribe’s casino, but “we’re exploring all of our options.” He declined to elaborate.

The protest camp has dwindled to fewer than 300 people due to harsh winter weather, pipeline work being stalled and the tribe’s call for people to leave before spring flooding season. But some people have vowed to stay.

Some camp occupants attended the meeting. The camp in a Facebook post expressed appreciation for Burgum’s appearance but didn’t provide meeting details.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Senate has killed a bill that would have exempted feminine hygiene products from sales taxes.

The  bill had minimal support by the Senate Wednesday with only three votes in favor.

The bill sponsored by Republican Sen. Larry Luick would have exempted tampons and sanitary napkins from sales and use tax. If approved, the bill would have been put into effect in June.

The topic has received national attention in the past year or so, with several states introducing legislation for an exemption.

About 11 states currently have an exemption for feminine hygiene products.

 

In sports…

Boys Hockey…

West Fargo 6 Jamestown 1

 

Boys Basketball…

 

 

COLLEGE MENS HOCKEY…

Jamestown 3 Arizona St 2 ACHA Division I Team

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George scored 32 points after being picked for his fourth All-Star game to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 109-103 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night.

Myles Turner added 23 points, and Jeff Teague had 20 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds to help the Pacers snap a three-game losing streak. Indiana outrebounded Minnesota 44-34 and shot 52 percent.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 33 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves after getting passed over for the Western Conference reserves. Zach LaVine scored 23 points, and Andrew Wiggins had 21, but the Timberwolves missed a chance for their first four-game winning streak since 2012.

 

Final Oklahoma City 109 Dallas 98

Final Denver 127 Phoenix 120

Final Utah 96 L.A. Lakers 88

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Nino Niederreiter had a goal and two assists, Devan Dubnyk made 25 saves and the Minnesota Wild defeated the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Thursday night.

Mikael Granlund added a goal and an assist, and Erik Haula, Tyler Graovac and Mikko Koivu also scored for the Wild, who are 21-3-2 in their last 26 games. Heading into the NHL All-Star break with 69 points, Minnesota trails Washington by three in the race for the league’s best record.

Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 21st goal for the Blues, who lost for the fourth time in five games. Carter Hutton stopped 25 of 30 shots before being pulled early in the third period.

 

Final N-Y Islanders 3 Montreal 1

Final Boston 4 Pittsburgh 3

Final Philadelphia 2 Toronto 1

Final L.A. Kings 3 Carolina 0

Final Washington 5 New Jersey 2

Final OT Florida 2 Tampa Bay 1

Final OT Calgary 3 Ottawa 2

Final Nashville 4 Columbus 3

Final Dallas 4 Buffalo 3

Final Winnipeg 5 Chicago 3

Final Arizona 3 Vancouver 0

Final Edmonton 4 San Jose 1

 

Womens Basketball…

North Dakota 75, S. Utah 70

South Dakota 80, N. Dakota St. 48

Ohio St. 88, Minnesota 76

 

Mens Basketball…

NORTH DAKOTA-S UTAH

 

CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Geno Crandall scored a career-high 31 points, Quinton Hooker drilled the game-winning jumper with 1.1 seconds left, and North Dakota came back to beat Southern Utah 91-89 on Thursday night.

Southern Utah led 41-32 at the half, but the Fighting Hawks battled back to tie it at 53 on a Crandall dunk with 13:49 left. The teams traded runs to the finish, when two Hooker free throws gave North Dakota an 89-87 lead with 32 seconds left.

After a timeout, Drick Bernstine fouled Southern Utah’s Christian Musoko, who promptly hit both at the line to even the score and set up Hooker’s final dagger to win it. The Thunderbirds had a final possession, but Crandall stole the ball from Jacob Calloway.

Hooker finished with 23 points for North Dakota (12-7, 7-2 Big Sky), which has won three straight and 7 of 8.

Randy Onwuasor scored 26 and James McGee added 20 for Southern Utah (4-17, 2-6).

 

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (3) Gonzaga 79 San Diego 43

Final (7) Arizona 79 Washington St. 62

Final (9) North Carolina 91 Virginia Tech 72

Final (10) Oregon 73 Utah 67

Final (19) Cincinnati 86 (24) Xavier 78

Final (21) Saint Mary’s (Cal) 66 San Francisco 46

 

 

NBA…

DUNK CONTEST-LAVINE

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — What was perhaps the best dunk contest in All-Star weekend history will not get a rematch.

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine says he will not return to the event to try to win it for a third straight year. LaVine defended his title in Toronto last season, winning a thrilling duel with Orlando’s Aaron Gordon.

LaVine says he has nothing left to prove and he is more focused on trying to help the Timberwolves make the playoffs.

Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau says he approves of LaVine’s choice and sees the 21-year-old as much more than just a dunker.

 

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal has beaten Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 6-4 to advance to the final of the Australian Open and set up a title match with his old rival, Roger Federer.

The ninth-seeded Spaniard fought off two break points in the eighth game of the fifth set, then hit a backhand winner down the line to break Dimitrov in the next game and take a 5-4 lead. He served it out in the next game to win in 4 hours, 56 minutes.

Nadal improved his record in Grand Slam semifinals to an impressive 21-3 and advanced to his fourth Australian Open final. He’s only won the title at Melbourne Park once in 2009.

Nadal has a 23-11 head-to-head match record against Federer and a 6-2 advantage in Grand Slam finals. Federer hasn’t beaten Nadal in a major final since Wimbledon in 2007.

 

PGA-FARMERS INSURANCE OPEN

 

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Tiger Woods is back in action on the PGA Tour for the first time in 17 months — and is showing some rust.

Woods is playing in the Farmers Insurance Open in his return to Tour play after two back surgeries. Woods has won eight times in his career at Torrey Pines which is hosting the tournament.

Woods stumbled to the finish. Coming off back-to-back birdies to reach 1-under par, Woods followed with three straight bogeys, and then a double bogey when he hooked his tee shot into a ravine. A birdie on his final hole gave him a 4-over 76 in his first PGA Tour competition in 17 months.

Woods was 11 shots behind Justin Rose, who shot 65 on the easier North Course. The Olympic gold medalist fired a 7-under 65 to hold a one-shot lead over Canada’s Adam Hadwin.

 

LPGA-BAHAMAS

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Brittany Lincicome (LIHN’-sih-kohm) shot a tournament-record 9-under 64 to take the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Pure Silk Bahamas Classic.

U.S. Solheim Cup teammate Stacy Lewis was two strokes back along with Megan Khang and P.K. Kongkraphan.

 

NASCAR-WALTRIP

 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Michael Waltrip says next month’s Daytona 500 will be his last NASCAR race.

Waltrip is a two-time Daytona 500 winner, and the Feb. 26 race will mark his 30th career start in “The Great American Race.”

The 53-year-old Waltrip retired from full-time racing after the 2009 season. He has continued running in restrictor-plate races since, including Daytona and the first Talladega race last year.

 

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