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CSi Weather…
TONIGHT…Clear. Lows 5 to 10 below. West winds 10 to 20 mph, with patchy blowing and drifting snow.
Wind chill readings 25 below to 30 below zero.
.THURSDAY…Sunny in the morning then partly sunny. Highs 10 to
15. Southwest winds around 10 mph shifting to the south in the
afternoon. Lowest wind chill readings 26 below to 31 below zero
in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 45.
.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25.
.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 30 to 35.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25.
.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 30 to 35.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 20 to 25.
.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25.
.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 30 to 35.
Dangerous wind chills return Wednesday night.
Dangerous wind chills are expected Thursday morning.
A wintry mix of precipitation is possible Thursday afternoon through
Thursday night.
Any lingering precipitation associated should end by mid to late Friday morning.
Jamestown City Council met in Special Session Wednesday evening at City Hall.
Council Member Gumke was not present.
The Council discussed the Services Enterprise Agreement for residential recycling with Renaissance Recycling, LLC.
Mayor Katie Andersen reviewed the basics of the updated agreement which included:
A five year contract, with a renewal after five years, and reviewed annually.
A description of the drop off site includes that it be maintained and operated in a safe manor for the public.
Be open five days a week for four hours, and include openings on Saturdays.
The holiday schedule will be the same as the city’s garbage collection schedule.
During the first six months of the recycling the city and Renaissance Recycling will split the costs of residuals that are not collected.
There will be written permission with the city to transfer to another recycler, except to a one time transfer to a company owned by Renaissance Recycling.
With the Rates $5.55 per month, per household, for the first year….year two rates increased by a predetermined multiplier.
Years 6-10 the rate will be negotiated within the five year renewal.
An Act of God provision is included in the event of a natural disaster and the recycler not able to meet obligations.
Council Member Buchanan said the public has informed him of wanting an opt-out clause.
It was explained, that those not wanting to recycle can select the smallest recycling bin, and see little changes in the present rate.
City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said the $5.55 is the cost of the city to recycle, and not necessarily the rate charge to the residential customer.
He added the present rate to the consumer, could be the same or less as they are paying now.
Recycling rates are based on the volume of recycled items, versus items disposed of in the garbage bins, and determined by the size of the bins.
Recycling of glass materials will continue at the recycling center, only.
Renaissance Recycling’s Ralph Friebel said glass recycling is only profitable if its sorted at the center, and shipped off from there.
The public will be further educated about rates, containers and other issues before implementation
The City Council voted unanimously to approve entering into the agreement.
Mayor Andersen and City Administrator Jeff Fuchs will sign the agreement. Any minor changes such as language can be made without their approval.
Residential recycling in Jamestown is anticipated to start on July 1st this year, pending equipment purchase and any unforeseen circumstances.
Jamestown (CSi) The AAUW – Jamestown Branch is one of 23 sites across the country to host a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) event for Middle School girls titled Tech Savvy.
Regional Campaign Manager – Team Lead,of the ANCHOR Partnership Program, Joan Enderle says,this is the 3rd year for the the girls event, Tech Savvy, to be held on the campus of the University of Jamestown. All Stutsman County schools have been invited to attend. A similar event for middle school boys will be held at the middle school and led by STEM center at VCSU, STEMtastic. In conjunction with the event there will be a parent session.
The event is March 7, 2017. Volunteers are needed to help that day, and parents are encouraged to sign up, along with funding support.
About 300-320 boys and 300-320 girls are anticipated to participate.
The parents program, part of the girls event is open to all parents and interested adults, to be held at the University of Jamestown’s Reiland Fine Arts Center form 8:30 a.m., to 2:40-p.m. The cost is $10 and includes lunch the day of registration.
Their program includes attending the opening, lunch and the keynote speakers who will be speaking the students, on cultivating students achievement and interest in science and engineering, college savvy- what every parent needs to know, such as saving for college, and other topics.
On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable, were AAUW Tech Savvy Co-Chair Erica Althoff, and Jamestown Middle School, Principal, Ryan Harty.
Erica said, according to AAUW research, while women make up over 50-percent of college graduates, women are under represented in many science and engineering occupations. Although women make up more than half of working biological scientists, they make up less than 7-percen of mechanical engineers.
The day will consist of speakers, and hands-on workshops in various math, science and technology fields.
Ryan added STEMtastic for middle school boys was created as a STEM focused career event for them in Stutsman County in collaboration with Great Plains STEM Education at VCSU, and Dr. Jamie Wirth.
STEMtastic at Jamestown Middle School on March 7th will also have hands-on workshops in various math, science and technology fields, and a guest speaker.
Ryan pointed out that of the $11,000 needed, all but $700 has been raised, with more funding requests, out, along with educating the community about the program and how to encourage kids in STEM fields.
To learn more about the programs visit the Jamestown Middle School web site, or the AAUW web site: www.jamestown-nd.aauw.net
Update with Participating Plungers
Jamestown (CSi) The 2017 Polar Pig “Walk the Plank” to raise funds for JRMC Hospice on Saturday afternoon, hosted by Stutsman Harley Davidson’s and the Harley Owners Group (HOG) Chapter, had 16 entries, with individuals plunging into the heated pool of water.
Update…
Organizer, Don Wegner says a total of $14,500 was raised including 16 jumpers contributions, and dollars raised from the ABATE Chili Cookoff.
More donations are yet to come in and added to the total.
Jumpers in 2017 included:
Rosie The Riveters Team:
Shar Trevithick- RN, Home Health & Hospice, Mnager
Amber Horejsi, RN, Home Heath & Hospice
Amber Docktor- RN, Home Health & Hospice
Peter Pan & Captain Hook
Annette Hazelton – RN, JRMC Clinic Manager
Melisa Roaldson – RN, JRMC Clinic Nurse, Dr. Bates
Amelia Earhart
Deb Falk, RN, JRMC PCU Manager
Pregnant Mom (For Real, 38 Weeks) & Delivering Dr.
Lisa Jackson- JRMC Foundation Manager
Katie Ryan-Anderson, JRMC Marketing Manager
Pink Carebear
Devony Carlson – IDK Employee
Jamestown Individuals Motorcycle Club
Cody Waliser
Joey Oster
Lance Nelson- (Biggest Splash Award)
Jamestown Crusaders Motorcycle Club
Randy McGough
Jamestown Shriners-Clown Name-Diesel (Spirit Award)
Kevin Thoele- Shriner’s Club President
Jumper in Swimtrunks
Craig Thierer – Software Quality Assurance Empoyee
Pirate (ARRR) (Best Costume Award)
Pat Wegner, 2nd Generation Pirate (Don Wegner’s Son) – Biomed Department Manager, Sanford Hospital, Fargo
The plunge, created by Don Wegner 11 years ago, has raised over $150,000 .
More 2017 Photos by Matt at Facebook – Like, Tag, Share
The outside air temp at “walk time” was 12 degrees, followed by jumping into the 82 degree water, and then the long walk-run back to the warmth of indoors. As usual the participants were dressed in various themed costumes.
The Replay Channel crew was on hand to record the “Walk” for later playback.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A group that has helped lead protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline says it’s expecting hundreds of people to turn out across the country to protest the Army’s approval of the project.
The Army said Tuesday it will allow the pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota, the last big chunk of construction for the $3.8 billion project to move North Dakota oil to Illinois.
Members of the Indigenous Environmental Network and Standing Rock Sioux are calling for protests nationwide. Events are scheduled in many cities, including New York, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Denver and San Francisco.
The Indigenous Environmental Network says opponents are ready to challenge the pipeline “in the courts and in the streets.”
Pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners says it will be safe.
In world and national news…
WASHINGTON (AP) — His spokesman says President Donald Trump was standing up for his daughter when he posted a tweet Wednesday criticizing Nordstrom. Trump tweeted that Ivanka Trump was treated “so unfairly” by the department store, which decided to stop selling her clothing and accessory line. Shares in Nordstrom fell in a flurry of trading after the tweet, but by early afternoon they had recovered and were trading higher. White House spokesman Sean Spicer says Trump was responding to an “attack on his daughter.”
WASHINGTON (AP) — A push by a group of senior Republican statesmen for a tax on carbon to help combat the effects of climate change is already meeting entrenched opposition from within their own party. Former Secretary of State Jim Baker went to the White House Wednesday, looking for Trump administration support for the plan. It would place a new tax on oil, natural gas and coal and then use the proceeds to pay quarterly dividends to American taxpayers. White House spokesman Sean Spicer isn’t commenting on the meeting. Congressional Republicans have repeatedly beaten back proposals for instituting a carbon tax, which would raise the cost of fossil fuels to discourage consumption.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators wants President Donald Trump to get approval from Congress before easing U.S. sanctions against Russia. The Russia Sanctions Review Act is the latest salvo in an increasingly heated debate over Trump’s desire to improve relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The bill’s backers are concerned Trump may lift the sanctions without a commitment from Moscow to reverse its pattern of aggression around the world. They include Republicans John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio.
PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison on charges that he provided support to Islamic State by masterminding a failed attack on an anti-Islam event in 2015 in Texas. Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem told the judge he “had nothing to do with this crime.” But authorities say he provided the guns that two friends used to open fire outside the Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in suburban Dallas. And they say he hosted the two Islamic State followers at his home to discuss the upcoming attack. His friends were killed in a police shootout outside the event.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A $227 million settlement has been reached in a civil case over a deadly Philadelphia building collapse. Six people were killed and 13 injured when a towering brick wall from a demolition project crushed an adjacent Salvation Army store in 2013. Two unqualified demolition contractors are serving long prison terms. But the building owner and his architect were never charged. The victims had been seeking damages from both men, along with the Salvation Army. Lawyers for a number of victims and their families say it’s the largest negotiated settlement in a personal injury case in state court history.
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