Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 2

CSi Weather…

TONIGHT…CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.

WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW.

.FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 15. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. LOWEST

WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW IN THE MORNING.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…INCREASING CLOUDS. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. SOUTH

WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.SATURDAY…CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH

SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE. NORTHWEST

WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

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

AFTERNOON. HIGHS 10 TO 15.

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

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

AFTERNOON. HIGHS 15 TO 20.

.MONDAY NIGHT…SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE. CHANCE OF SNOW

70 PERCENT.

.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS

10 TO 15.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 5 BELOW.

.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS ZERO TO 5 ABOVE.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND

10 BELOW. HIGHS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.

 

 

Valley City  (CSi)  A Memorial Service for David Lynch, who passed away January 30, 2017,  will be held Thursday February 2, 2017 at Valley City High School’s theater, at 7-p.m. (Use door number 7 at the northwest entrance).

The Memorial Service is a celebration of life in conjunction with Valley City Public Schools, The Open Door Center, and the Sheyenee Valley Special Education Unit.

The funeral for David Lynch will be held on Monday February 6 at 11:00 a.m. at the Cavalier Baptist Church located at 201 Division Ave South in Cavalier, North Dakota.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning Jamestown Residents of a convicted sex offender living in Jamestown.

Darren Michael Weber resides at 2605 Circle Drive (ND State Hospital Transitional Home.) Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

Weber is a 42 year old white male, 6 feet 1 inches tall weighing 277 pounds with hazel eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a High Risk Assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense:  Gross Sexual Imposition.  Weber had intercourse with a 14 year old girl.

He was convicted in January 1999 in Burleigh County District Court.

Disposition:  7 years with 4 years suspended for 3 years.

Weber is currently on GPS Monitoring.

Weber is not currently wanted by police and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Weber are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Polar Pig, “Walk The Plank,” activities to support the JRMC Hospice program will be on Saturday February 4, 2017, at Stutsman Harley Davidson in Jamestown.

This is the 11^th year that Walk The Plank has supported the area hospice program, and is sponsored by the Jamestown Harley Owners Group (HOG) Chapter.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Don Wegner said, the day begins with a Silent and Live Auction at 10-a.m., till 1-p.m.

Registration and the ABATE Chili Cookoff is at 10:30-a.m., and Walk the Plank begins at 12-noon.

Those donating $100 receive a free Hero Cape.

For more information contact Don Wegner at 701-320-7866.

Wegner said the goal is to raise at least $20,000 for Jamestown Regional Medical Center’s Home Health & Hospice. Last year, $30,000 was raised in total.

He said on  Saturday, teams  families and co-workers who raise at least $100 each will jump off the deck into a heated pool of water outside of Stutsman Harley-Davidson.

The funds raised go to support providers of hospice and palliative care, bereavement and family support, family planning and preparation education and financial support for families and patients.

The funds also help stock a “comfort cart” of grief support materials and stuffed animals for kids.

In 2016, the silent auction raised $1,600 while the live auction brought in $3,090 with auctioneer and H.O.G. member Roger Nenow. This year’s auction includes a 1995 Pontiac Grand Am donated by Wilhelm Chevrolet Buick GMC.

Auction items can be dropped off at Stutsman Harley-Davidson.

George Quigley and Laurie Hayes are with the District 8, ABATE Chili Cook Off that is organized by District 8 American Bikers Aiming Toward Education.,  and say in 2016 it raised $750.

More information on the Chili Cookoff by  Laurie Hayes at 701-320-2378.

Guests rank the entries by number and the top three winners get plaques and bragging rights.

The $5 fee to taste and vote for your favorite chili will go to JRMC Hospice.

JRMC Foundation, Director  Lisa Jackson has said the 10 Polar Pig events over 10 years have raised $159,526 for JRMC Hospice.

In 2016, hospice served 102 patients and their families for a duration of care that ranged from one to 266 days.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The annual Sports & Recreation Show is this weekend starting  February 3, 2017 running  through the 5th at the Jamestown Civic Center.  Show hours are Friday from 4-p.m. to 8-p.m., Saturday 9-a.m. to 4-p.m., and Sunday from noon 4-p.m.

Admission is free, and features several vendors and speakers.

The free seminars will include the Raptor Show from the Black Hills Raptor Center in South Dakota, along with local pro-fisherman Josh Klein with fishing tactics and many other topics.

The Jamestown Optimist Club will also have annual Spaghetti Feed Friday in the Exchequer Room, from 5-p.m., to 7:30-p.m.

Admission:  Adults $8, Students $5, under five are free.

 

CANNON BALL, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum visited the community of Cannon Ball on Wednesday night to meet with and listen to local residents as they shared their concerns and discussed how the state and Standing Rock Sioux Tribe can work together on important issues to create hope for the future

The governor met for more than three hours with about 70 residents, Cannon Ball District representatives, Standing Rock Tribal Council members and Chairman Dave Archambault II at the Cannon Ball Community Center.

 

Residents shared their concerns about the impacts of the ongoing Dakota Access Pipeline protests, explaining how they hosted people from all over the world but now their resources are stretched thin, they feel less safe and relationships with neighbors have become frayed. They also stressed the inconvenience, health concerns and economic hardship related to the closure of Highway 1806 between Cannon Ball and Bismarck-Mandan and their strong desire to see the Backwater Bridge reopened.

 

Gov. Burgum acknowledged the impacts and was pleased to hear residents reaffirm their desire to vacate and clean up the main protest camp before spring flooding in order to maintain public safety, avoid river contamination and ensure a safe environment, which is key to a phased reopening of the bridge. The governor also said he looks forward to working with the tribe on issues such as education and health care after the pipeline matter is resolved.

 

“We can’t change the past,” Burgum said, “but we can change the future by how we work together.”

 

Tribal elders said it was the first time they could recall a sitting North Dakota governor coming to meet with residents in Cannon Ball.

“Just listening and understanding shows that he is willing to work for all North Dakota citizens,” Archambault said. “I commend the governor and look forward to finding solutions with him.”

 

On Thursday…

The developer of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline is asking a federal judge to keep some information shielded from the public while a court case over the project continues.

Attorneys for Dallas-based Energy Transfer Partners say some details such as spill response plans outline pipeline features that could be targeted by anti-pipeline activists.

ETP is battling with the Army Corps of Engineers over permission to finish the disputed pipeline. The court fight also includes the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux. The tribes believe the project threatens drinking water and sacred sites, which ETP denies.

The Corps and tribes didn’t immediately file formal responses to ETP’s request. But their attorneys in email exchanges questioned the need for a protective order.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault is criticizing Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents who set up a camp on private land.

Archambault says the move undermines the tribe’s efforts to make a legitimate case against the pipeline, which the tribe says threatens its drinking water.

Authorities arrested 74 protesters after they set up teepees Wednesday on land owned by the pipeline developer. Protesters said they were peacefully assembling on land they believe rightfully belongs to American Indians.

The site is near the main protest camp that has existed for months on federal land, and still is home to several hundred protesters. Archambault has called on that camp to disband in recent weeks, saying “the fight is no longer here, but in the halls and courts of the federal government.”

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A former deputy U.S. marshal has been convicted of spying on Bismarck women as they undressed in store dressing rooms.

Michael Rivera was found guilty of misdemeanors including surreptitious intrusion and creating and attempting to create sexually expressive images, but found not guilty of more serious felony charges. The 29-year-old was cleared of 11 charges related to minors in the case.

Parents of the victims say that while they are disappointed with the verdict, the jury did the best it could with the laws that are in place.

Assistant State’s Attorney Julie Lawyer says the jury seemed to struggle with the definition of sexual conduct. She says the case could possibly lead to changes to the law in the future.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Senior citizens are intervening in the Montana-Dakota Utilities proposed rate increase.

The American Association of Retired Persons says of the 80,000 residential customers served by the utility company in North Dakota, 61 percent are seniors who rely on Social Security for half or more of their income. AARP says a third live only on Social Security.

The Williston Herald reports Montana-Dakota is proposing a 6.6 percent overall rate increase, but residential customers face a 9.9 percent hike. The proposal would raise fixed costs to nearly $20.

The AARP’s filing to intervene gives it elevated status so members will be able to question the company directly during hearings and will receive filings along with Public Service Commission.

 

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