Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 1

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 5 TO 10. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST WINDS

10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS ZERO TO 5 BELOW.

.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.

LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.SATURDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10.

.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS

15 TO 20.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.MONDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS

15 TO 20.

.MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LIGHT SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 5 TO 10.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW. HIGHS 10 TO 15.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Valley City Public Schools had counselors available Tuesday and in the future for students and staff as they and the community continue to grieve the loss of ninth grade student, David Lynch, who passed away on Monday.

Superintendent Josh Johnson issued another statement Tuesday, saying out of respect to the Lynch family, Valley City Public Schools will not make further statements, and that additional information concerning the cause of death, or other aspects of this matter, should be directed to authorized agencies.  He added, “Thank you in advance for respecting the grieving process occurring at Valley City Public Schools.”

Superintendent Johnson’s statement added that, “Our students and staff are pulling together to support one another this week. We are grateful for the flood of support we have received from West Fargo Public Schools, Valley City State University, and our community partners. Counselors will be available today and in the coming days as our students and staff mourn the loss of David Lynch and remember all of the good memories we have that include him.”

Yesterday, Valley City Police Chief Phil Hatcher said his department was called to the school during the noon lunch hour Monday to a report of  a medical situation.

When police arrived at the school an officer found a member of the school staff performing the Heimlich maneuver on an individual in the school cafeteria.

Hatcher said the individual who was apparently choking was taken to Mercy Hospital in Valley City.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Strides for Change in Jamestown is in its Spring Session through April.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, University of Jamestown Instructor and Clinical Exercise Physiologist, and Foss Program Director Madey Ranum who oversees the program, was joined by University of Jamestown, Senior, McKaela Larson.  Madey said Strides for Change’s goal is to take and individual’s special needs, abilities and goals, and create a program that works for you, no matter the fitness level.

Marla Walter who is a Professor in the UJ Kinesiology Department, is a visionary for the program.

The program is held at the University of Jamestown, Larson Center, and is supervised by UJ faculty, and exercise interns.

Members can choose from a variety of programs, including: Chair Yoga, Chair Pilates, Chair Weights, Balance, and Flexibility.

McKaela said, members also have access to the 16-m walking track, treadmills, Nu Steps, rowing machines, ellipticals, Schwinn Airdynes, recumbent bikes, and  resistance training equipment.

The program is available Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8-a.m., to 9:45-a.m.

Sign ups are available year ‘round.

The cost to join is $25 per session (fall or spring)

The Cost is reduced to $15 when you bring a new member ($15 for you and $15 for them.)

If you pay for two semesters at once, the cost is reduced to $20 per semester, or $40 total, savings of $10.

For more information or to sign up contact Madey Ranum, at 701-253-4106.

 

 

Valley City (CSi)  Concert  tickets are now on sales for the North Dakota Winter Show concert.

The concert March 4, 2017, features the music of Eric Paslay, along with Blackhawk and 32 below.

NDWS manager Dawn Riley says  seats  may be purchased online at www.northdakotawintershow.com

Tickets for the PRCA Rodeo are available on line at www.northdakotawintershow.com

The 80th annual show runs March 4-11, 2017 in Valley City.

 

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Results from a monthly survey of business supply managers suggest economic conditions continue to improve in nine Midwest and Plains states.

The Mid-America Business Conditions Index report released Wednesday says the overall economic index for the region rose to 54.7 in January from 53.1 in December. It’s the highest figure since February 2015 and the third monthly increase in a row.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says the increases point to an improving regional manufacturing economy.

The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Survey organizers say any score above 50 suggests growth in that factor. A score below that suggests decline.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says the Acting Secretary of the Army has directed the Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with an easement necessary to complete the Dakota Access pipeline.

Hoeven issued a statement Tuesday after he says Acting Army Secretary Robert Speer informed him of the decision. Hoeven spokesman Don Canton added the easement “isn’t quite issued yet, but they plan to approve it” within days.

Construction of the $3.8 billion project is finished except for a section under the Missouri River at Lake Oahe in North Dakota. The pipeline has been the target of protests for months.

After Hoeven’s statement, Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault renewed the tribe’s vow to go to court if the easement is granted.

A spokesman for the U.S. Army did not immediately respond to requests for comment Tuesday night.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s House has changed its mind about killing a bill that repeals the state’s longstanding Sunday business restrictions.

The bipartisan measure aimed at lifting the state’s so-called blue laws was narrowly defeated 50-44 on Monday. Lawmakers looked at it again Tuesday and it passed 48-46.

The National Conference of State Legislatures says about a dozen states have some form of Sunday sales laws. Only North Dakota prohibits shopping on Sunday morning.

North Dakota residents can order alcohol at a restaurant or bar late Sunday morning but must wait until afternoon to go shopping because of the ban that’s rooted in religious tradition.

The bill’s sponsor, Democratic Rep. Pamela Anderson of Fargo, says reconsidering the idea was the “right thing to do.”

The measure shifts to the Senate for consideration.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — One of the oldest manufacturing companies in North Dakota has been turned over to its employees.

Fargo-based Hebron Brick Co. was recently sold to the workers through a process known as an employee stock ownership program.

Hebron Brick president Jeff Laliberte says former owner Rodney Paseka wanted to make sure the company remains in North Dakota.

Laliberte says Hebron employees didn’t know they bought the company until they were told in January. He says the employees don’t have to worry about financial responsibilities because the company’s earnings go toward purchasing shares for the employees.

Hebron Brick has 171 employees at seven store locations in North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota. The company owns manufacturing plants in Hebron and Mandan, North Dakota.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state legislator from Minot is proposing a tax on wind power.

Rep. Roscoe Streyle says he wants to level the playing field for coal in North Dakota. Streyle says the tax breaks going to wind generation are affecting the coal industry, which is producing less every year.

The  bill would assess a tax on wind plants of $1.50 per megawatt-hour of electricity generated and a tax equal to 10 percent of the production tax credit granted to the wind facility.

The majority of the revenue would be directed to the state’s general fund. Forty percent of the $1.50 per megawatt-hour would go back to the county or counties in which the wind farm is located.

 

 

HALLIDAY, N.D. (AP) — A western North Dakota town of 230 residents is getting its U.S. post office back after it closed last year.

Service was moved to Golden Valley, nearly 20 miles away, until mail started being delivered to the back room of the town’s City Hall, but hours were limited and inconvenient for full-time workers.

News of their troubles reached U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, who says she and her staff worked on the issue, including bringing Postmaster General Megan Brennan to see North Dakota’s rural mail delivery problems firsthand.

Halliday’s post office reopens Wednesday morning.

The president of the town’s city commission, David Walth, told The Bismarck Tribune he’ll come up with an appropriate way to commemorate the post office being restored to the same historic corner building as before.

 

In sports…

 

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The president of the University of North Dakota says the school may be forced to cut more sports programs.

Mark Kennedy says in a joint statement with his executive council that the school will “regrettably” consider dropping programs in order to make sure other teams can remain competitive.

The Grand Forks university cut its baseball and men’s golf programs last April and then reinstated men’s golf after a private fundraising effort.

The statement issued Tuesday says the athletics program will be given a target budget goal on Feb. 10 and will be asked to submit its budget plan by March 15.

The Kennedy administration says it is looking at other ways to meet a proposal by Gov. Doug Burgum to cut UND’s state funding by 20 percent.

 

High School Boys Hockey…

Devils Lake 7 Jamestown 2

Grand Forks Central 7, Grand Forks Red River 2

 

GIRLS HOCKEY

Bismarck High 6, Minot 2

West Fargo 3, Fargo Davies 0

 

High School Boys Basketball…

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final OT Toronto 108 New Orleans 106

Final Washington 117 N-Y Knicks 101

Final Houston 105 Sacramento 83

Final San Antonio 108 Oklahoma City 94

Final Portland 115 Charlotte 98

Final L.A. Lakers 120 Denver 116

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Tyler Graovac scored twice and the Minnesota Wild defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Tuesday night in a matchup of teams on a tear when the NHL All-Star break arrived.

Jason Zucker, Zach Parise and Chris Stewart also scored for the Wild (33-11-5), who picked up right where they left off coming out of the break. Minnesota won its third game in a row and improved to 22-3-2 since the beginning of December.

Adam Larsson and Leon Draisaitl each had a goal for the Oilers (28-16-8), who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Edmonton was 7-0-1 in its previous eight games, with the only loss during that stretch coming to Nashville in a shootout.

There was plenty of pressure applied by both teams in the early going, but Minnesota struck first with seven minutes left in the first period as a clearing attempt hit Graovac in the leg and he maneuvered the puck past Oilers goalie Cam Talbot in tight.

 

Final Columbus 6 N-Y Rangers 4

Final Carolina 5 Philadelphia 1

Final Pittsburgh 4 Nashville 2

Final N-Y Islanders 3 Washington 2

Final New Jersey 4 Detroit 3

Final Boston 4 Tampa Bay 3

Final Montreal 5 Buffalo 2

Final Florida 6 Ottawa 5

Final Winnipeg 5 St. Louis 3

Final Dallas 6 Toronto 3

Final L.A. Kings 3 Arizona 2

Final Anaheim 5 Colorado 1

Final San Jose 3 Chicago 1

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Ethan Happ scored 14 points and led the way in No. 10 Wisconsin’s 57-43 rout over Illinois on Tuesday night.

Wisconsin (19-3, 8-1 Big Ten) started the game with a 16-2 run and never trailed.

Much of the hot start came from the open 3-pointers Illinois allowed Wisconsin’s players to take — the Badgers shot 7 of 23 from 3-point range in the game.

The Badgers big men dominated the game in the post, out-rebounding Illinois 45-36, including 19-6 on the offensive boards.

Nigel Hayes scored 11 points and added eight rebounds for Wisconsin.

Malcolm Hill and Maverick Morgan both had 10 points for Illinois (13-10, 3-7).

 

Final (7) West Virginia 85 Iowa St. 72

Final OT (8) Kentucky 90 Georgia 81

Final (12) North Carolina 80 Pittsburgh 78

Final (22) Creighton 76 (16) Butler 67

Final (17) Maryland 77 Ohio St. 71

 

TWINS-MINOR LEAGUE STAFF…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins have made some managerial changes in their minor league system for 2017, promoting Jake Mauer to Double-A Chattanooga and returning Doug Mientkiewicz to Class A Fort Myers.

The Twins finalized the farm team staff Tuesday. Mauer, the older brother of Twins first baseman Joe Mauer, is in his 10th year as a manager in the organization. Mientkiewicz ran the Double-A club the last two seasons after two years in charge with Fort Myers.

The new manager at Class A Cedar Rapids is Tommy Watkins, who was the hitting coach for Chattanooga last season.

The Twins also hired Toby Gardenhire, the son of former manager Ron Gardenhire, as hitting coach for the Gulf Coast League rookie club in Fort Myers. He played seven seasons in the Twins system.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals had added depth to their bullpen by signing  former Twin, Joe Nathan and Matt Albers to minor league contracts. The 42-year-old Nathan could assume closer duties after the Nats lost Mark Melancon (meh-LAN’-suhn) to free agency. The six-time All-Star appeared in just 10 major league games last season, while Albers went 2-6 with a hefty 6.31 ERA in 58 appearances for the White Sox in 2016.

 

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