Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 9

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 15 to 20. Southwest winds

around 5 mph increasing to south around 15 mph in the afternoon.

Lowest wind chill readings 22 below to 27 below zero late in the

morning.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. South winds 10 to

20 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 45. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 20 to 25.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 30 to 35.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Public Works informs residents  that due to a Water Main Break, WATER SERVICE WILL BE TEMPORARILY SHUT OFF THURSDAY in the following areas:

13^th St SW between and including 9^th Ave SW & 11^th Ave SW

Water outages will be temporary  – water service will be resumed as soon as is possible.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 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 1^st this year, pending equipment purchase and any unforeseen circumstances.

 

 

Bismarck  (CSi)   Giving Hearts Day 2017 will be Thursday, February 9, 2017. It is co-hosted by Dakota Medical Foundation, Impact Foundation and Alex Stern Family Foundation.

It’s easy! And fun! Here’s how:

1. Ask a friend to match your commitment to donate to a charity on Giving Hearts Day. You can each pick your own charity and dollar amount or you can #GoMatchyMatchy all the way!
2. Post a fun matchy-matchy photo with your friend using hashtag #GoMatchyMatchy anytime from now until February 9 to show your support and help raise awareness for Giving Hearts Day.
3. Join the event on Facebook to be a part of the excitement leading up to Giving Hearts Day on February 9. Go to givingheartsday.org on February 9 to make your donations.

Giving Hearts Day is the most generous day of the year. When first launched the online drive in 2008, the region’s generous donors offered up $325,000. The day makes space for charities to share their stories, connect with new givers and become skillful in a proven ‘friend raising’ system. It has become a gateway for people to connect to causes doing good work in areas they passionately care about.

Area organizations participating in Giving Hearts Day include:

Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living in Jamestown.

Beth DeWald says their goal is to raise $19,000

The University of Jamestown is also a participant, and reports that the University also has an anonymous donor pledging a $5,000 match if they reach $5,000 or more.

Other area organizations participating in Giving Hearts Day include:  Service Dogs for America, the Jamestown Salvation Army, Jamestown Regional Medical Center Foundation, St. John’s Academy, Jamestown Art’s Center, the Anne Carlsen Center, Farm Rescue, American Heart Association and The American Red Cross Dakota region.

The Arts Center says an anonymous donor will match up to $4,000 in donations.

All donations will be matched to a certain point. Donations will only be matched if donated online at impactgiveback.org during the day.

CHI Mercy Health Foundation in Valley City announces that contributions of $10 or more (given online) will be matched by DMF or other generous donors (up to the first $4000).  To support CHI Mercy Health Foundation and have your donation matched, simply go to impactgiveback.org anytime on February 9.

Event coordinator Stephanie Mayfield says this year, thier goal is to raise $14,000 during Giving Hearts Day.Looking to raise $4000 for a new EKG machine for the in-patient rooms.

They are looking to raise the remaining $10,000 needed to purchase a new Pulmonary Function CHI Mercy Health does about 100 of those tests per year.

Mayfield is asking the public to join them for an “Open House” from 10am-2pm on Thursday, February 9 to celebrate Giving Hearts Day. There will be Valentine treats available as well as laptops set up for assistance with online giving. After the event join the Foundation Board and Hospital Staff at the Valley City Eagles Club from 5pm-7:00pm that evening for a Free-Will Spaghetti Supper.

CHI Home Health and Hospice and will have laptops available for online giving, photo booths, and valentine gifts and balloons for the kids. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Mayfield in the CHI Mercy Health Foundation office (direct at 845-6557 or stephaniemayfield@catholichealth.net.)

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Attorney General’s Offices announces that the Jamestown High School team Number One, won the state LifeSmarts championship Wednesday afternoon, in Bismarck.

The team will represent North Dakota in the LifeSmarts National Championship April 21-24, 2017 in Pittsburgh. This is the eighth consecutive year that Jamestown High School is representing North Dakota in the LifeSmarts National Championship. Kindred High School was second, and JHS Team No. 2 was third in the state competition.

State champion team members are Ligia Schulz, Cris Dupre, Julia Shirley, Courtnay Kiecker and Kalen Christensen. Team Captain, Ligia Schulz, says the team worked very hard to win the state championship and look forward to competing in the national championship.

Jamestown’s Coach Marchel Kreiger says, “Every year it’s fun to have a different group of kids and see their hard work pay off. They feel fortunate to be representing North Dakota at nationals again this year.”

Parrell Grossman, the director of the Consumer Protection Divison of the Office of Attorney General and LifeSmarts question master, said all the North Dakota students did well in the competition.

 

 

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 3^rd 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 7^th 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.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Notorious drug trafficker Juan “El Chapo” Guzman is behind bars in New York after extradition from Mexico last month. Now federal prosecutors in North Dakota have their sights set on bringing one of his organization’s onetime rivals to the United States to face charges.

Juan Sillas-Rocha has been fighting extradition to North Dakota, where federal officials more than a decade ago began gathering evidence on him. He was a top lieutenant for the Arellano Felix cartel, a competitor of Guzman’s Sinaloa cartel.

The case wound up in North Dakota after Jorge “Sneaky” Arandas, a member of the Arellano Felix gang, set up shop in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota. Investigators say Arandas ordered the killing of Lee Avila in June 2005.

Sillas-Rocha’s case was unsealed Tuesday.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota man accused of enticing a 14-year-old girl from the Philippines to produce sexually explicit images has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

A jury in October found 54-year-old Calvin Bernhardt, of Tuttle, guilty on five counts, including attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and tampering with a witness or evidence.

Authorities say Bernhardt pursued the victim for about seven months and at one point tried to arrange a meeting with the victim in a Philippines hotel with the intent of having sex with her.

After he found out about the investigation, Bernhardt allegedly contacted the mother of the victim and told her to delete images on the girl’s cellphone and instructed her not to talk to federal authorities.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A broken water line has flooded a large portion of an indoor shopping mall in Bismarck.

The leak started in the eastern side of Kirkwood Mall on Wednesday but quickly spread across the carpeted floor as shop owners and workers watched and others sandbagged and mopped entrances.

Mall officials say the leak was detected quickly but the valves to shut off the water were frozen and closing them took two hours.

The Scheels sporting goods store was unaffected but supplied pumps from their store. Local carpet cleaners were also called in to help pump out water.

The south end of the mall will be closed while the carpet is removed and the affected areas are re-floored. Stores with outdoor entrances will stay open.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — After a federal judge temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s refugee ban, a man who arrived in the U.S. as a refugee from Iraq was reunited with his parents in Bismarck.

Trump signed an executive order Jan. 27 that places a 90-day ban on refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries. The order also suspends the refugee program for 120 days and Syrian refugees indefinitely.

District Judge James Robart issued a restraining order to halt the ban nationwide on Friday.

Zaid Alazzawi, who arrived from Iraq in 2014, was reunited with his parents Saniya and Hasam Alazzawi on Tuesday after four years. The family’s plans to reunite were previously canceled when Trump’s order went into effect.

 

In sports…

BISMARCK (AP) The Bismarck Century girls and Dickinson boys are in the top spots of this week’s Class A Basketball polls, as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportcasters and Sportswriters Association.

First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team’s record, and the number of total points received.

Girls

1. Bismarck Century (11) 14-1 55

2. Grand Forks Red River 14-3 41

3. Fargo Shanley 13-4 26

4. Fargo Davies 12-4 25

5. Wahpeton 13-3 10

Others receiving votes: West Fargo (12-4), Bismarck Legacy (12-5), Mandan (11-6)

Boys

1. Dickinson (8) 16-1 51

2. Minot 17-1 41

3. Fargo Davies (3) 16-0 40

4. West Fargo 13-3 21

5. Bismarck Century 11-4 7

Others receiving votes: West Fargo Sheyenne (12-5), Devils Lake (10-6)

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points against his hometown team, Tyus Jones hit a 3-pointer with 19.5 seconds left and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Toronto Raptors 112-109 Wednesday night.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 29 points and 14 rebounds and Wiggins hit 11 of 19 shots to help the Timberwolves snap a four-game losing streak. Minnesota committed just eight turnovers, and Shabazz Muhammad scored 22 points off the bench.

DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points and DeMarre Carroll hit all five of his 3s and finished with 19 points and nine boards for the Raptors, who led by 13 points in the first half. Kyle Lowry added 20 points and Toronto shot 53 percent from the field, but Lowry missed a potential tying 3 at the buzzer.

 

Final San Antonio 111 Philadelphia 103

Final Cleveland 132 Indiana 117

Final Detroit 121 L.A. Lakers 102

Final Atlanta 117 Denver 106

Final OT Washington 114 Brooklyn 110

Final Miami 106 Milwaukee 88

Final Memphis 110 Phoenix 91

Final Utah 127 New Orleans 94

Final L.A. Clippers 119 N-Y Knicks 115

Final Sacramento 108 Boston 92

Final Golden State 123 Chicago 92

 

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have inched a little closer to the NHL’s Western Conference lead by beating the first-place team in overtime.

Jonathan Toews (tayz) scored a power-play goal 3:09 into the extra session to complete the Hawks’ 4-3 win over the Wild at Minnesota. Toews also set up goals by Nick Schmaltz and Richard Panik before ending Chicago’s eight-game regular-season losing streak against the Wild.

Ryan Hartman also tallied to support Corey Crawford’s 35-save effort.

Minnesota escaped with a point following Erik Haula’s goal with 3:03 left in regulation, but the Blackhawks climbed within five points of the Wild.

 

 

IOWA-MINNESOTA

Murphy-led Minnesota outlasts Iowa 101-89 in 2OT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Murphy scored a career-high 25 points with 19 rebounds, Nate Mason had 25 points and seven assists and Minnesota outlasted Iowa 101-89 in double overtime on Wednesday night.

Playing an extra period for the fourth time in Big Ten play this season, the Gophers (17-7, 5-6) stopped a three-game winning streak for the Hawkeyes (14-11, 6-6) with a season-high 14 blocked shots and a tireless effort down the stretch.

Peter Jok had 26 of his 28 points after halftime for Iowa, which stormed back from a 14-point deficit early in the second half. Isaiah Moss added 19 points.

Akeem Springs scored 17 points for Minnesota, which hit the 100-point mark for the first time since Dec. 27, 2014, against UNC Wilmington.

 

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (6) Baylor 72 Oklahoma St. 69

Final (9) Arizona 74 Stanford 67

Final (11) Cincinnati 60 UCF 50

Final (13) West Virginia 61 Oklahoma 50

Final (14) Florida St. 95 NC State 71

Final (24) Xavier 72 DePaul 61

 

TWINS MOVES

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Twins have agreed to minor league deals with left-hander Craig Breslow and outfielder Drew Stubbs.

Minnesota announced on Wednesday that both players will report to big league spring training.

The 36-year-old Breslow is a lefty specialist out of the bullpen. He is 22-29 with a 3.35 ERA in 539 career appearances. He won a World Series with Boston in 2013 and made 15 appearances for the Miami Marlins last season.

Stubbs was the eighth overall pick by Cincinnati in the 2006 amateur draft. He hit a career-high 22 home runs for the Reds in 2010, but he led the majors with 205 strikeouts the following year. The 32-year-old has bounced among Colorado, Texas, Atlanta and Baltimore over the last two seasons. In 901 major league games, Stubbs has a .244 batting average and a .707 on-base-plus-slugging percentage

 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have announced their two-year, $16 million contract with Jason Hammel. The move is designed to shore up the starting rotation after the death of Yordano Ventura in a car accident last month.

Hammel was 15-10 with a 3.83 ERA for the World Series-champion Chicago Cubs last season and has proven to be a workhorse with at least 30 appearances in each of the past three seasons.

 

FENCING…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings want to build permanent fencing around U.S. Bank Stadium to provide better security. But, the plan may not win approval from the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority.

Temporary security fences were already placed around the stadium last season. Vikings executive Lester Bagley says permanent fencing won’t change access to the stadium.

Sports Facilities Authority chairwoman Michele Kelm-Helgen saysthe stadium needs to be connected to the neighborhoods, both visually and practically.

Bagley says fundamentally it’s a stadium security issue, especially given what happened at the last Vikings game. Bagley is referring to the Dakota Access pipeline protesters who eluded security and hung a massive banner from the top of the stadium.

 

 

NBA…

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks have added yet another wrinkle to their dysfunction.

Former Knicks forward Charles Oakley was arrested during Wednesday’s game against the Clippers following an altercation with team owner James Dolan. Oakley shouted at Dolan and shoved security guards before he was pulled away from his seat behind the baseline.

The Knicks issued a statement on Twitter saying Oakley behaved in a highly inappropriate and completely abusive manner. The altercation took place just a few rows behind the court during a stoppage in play.

Oakley was one of the Knicks’ top players during their run to the 1994 NBA Finals, but he has a poor relationship with the team because of his criticisms of Dolan.

 

NASCAR-RULE CHANGES

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR continues to tweak its rules ahead of the start of its season-opening week at Daytona later this month.

Teams will no longer be permitted to return damaged racing cars to the track unless they can be repaired on pit road during a five-minute cumulative time limit. Cars that return to the garage cannot resume racing.

NASCAR said the new rule prevents severely damaged race cars from returning to the track and creating a safety hazard for other teams.

NASCAR also announced that it will have a traveling safety crew starting this season, creating a consistent medical staff that drivers have been requesting for the last several years.

 

GOLF-RYDER CUP-POINTS

PEBBLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk (FYOOR’-ihk) is altering the U.S. points system used to determine automatic selections to the 2018 team.

Points will double only for the winner of the 2018 majors, with everyone else receiving 1 ½ points for every $1,000 earned in those tournaments. One point will continue to be awarded for every $1,000 earned at the 2017 majors and World Golf Championships, and all 2018 PGA Tour and WGCs except opposite-field events.

 

MEMORBILIA-THEFT

ARDMORE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in suburban Philadelphia are asking for help from the public in identifying two people who stole Kobe Bryant memorabilia from his high school. Lower Merion Township police released surveillance video of the theft of items from a display case outside the Bryant Gymnasium at Lower Merion High School.

 

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