Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Feb 15

CSi Weather…

TODAY…Sunny.  High 40 to 45.

South winds 10  to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. West winds up to

10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds

5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 25 to 30.

.FRIDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 30 to 35.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 50 to 55.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

.WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY…Mostly cloudy.  Chance of rain and snow in

the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs in the

lower 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow in the

evening, then slight chance of snow after midnight. Lows around

30. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs in the upper 30s.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Police is asking for the public’s assistance to  identify a male subject who robbed a motel in Jamestown on February  2, 2017.

Lt. Leroy Gross said  a man wearing a black hoodie robbed the motel located in Southwest Jamestown.  The name of the motel was being withheld as the motel’s owner invoked his or her rights as victims under the state’s Marsy’s Law.

Gross said the man told the motel clerk he had a gun, but no weapon was displayed , and he left the scene in a car, described as a small black four door.

The man is described about 6 feet tall with a slender build, age 20 to 28, with dark skin, no facial hair or glasses.

He wore curly hair that goes down his forehead to his eyebrows and spoke with a foreign accent.

Anyone with information is asked to call 252-1000. Tips will remain anonymous.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The District 12 and 29 Republicans announce that the Annual Lincoln Day Dinner will be held on Friday February 17, 2017,  at the Gladstone Inn & Suites in Jamestown.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 District 12 Chairperson, Delores Rath said the Social starts at 6-p.m., with dinner at 6:30-p.m.

The invited Guest Speaker will be North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.

Also invited is former North Dakota First Lady Mikey Hoeven.

Then, it will be the pie and wine auction.

Also to be auction is an autographed Carson Wentz Philadelphia Eagles jersey.

Tickets are $18 for a single, $35 per couple…pay at the door.

Reservations need to be called into Delores Rath at 701-952-7170 by February 15^th.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The $28-million, Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC) is scheduled to open in September 2017, and construction and plans for paving of the street to TRAC facility are moving forward.

The street project is to pave the street from 12^th Avenue to 27^th Avenue, Northeast.

The project includes with curb and gutters, and sidewalks, with a cost of $2.3 million dollars to be paid by Jamestown Parks and Recreation, owners of the building, and property owners, on 5th Street Northeast,  both to be specially assessed.

The City of Jamestown will pay $763,859, of the estimated total of $3 million dollar total.

Due to the high volume of pedestrian and vehicle traffic,  three speed tables will be part of the street.

Two water detention ponds will be installed to drain water in two areas.

Information collected from residents at the February public meeting, by Interstate will be discussed and addressed.

Additional public comments are being received by Interstate Engineering in Jamestown through February 17, 2017, by call 701-252-0234.

Or E-Mail:  ben.aaseth@interstateeng.com

TRAC Facility Manager, Amy Walter says, equipment bids are being received, and job descriptions are being approved, as construction remains on schedule including the budget.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The North Dakota Region VI Homeless Coalition is partnering with Jamestown Ministerial Association, Triumph Inc, and Edgewood Senior Living to assemble “Blessing Bags” of donated essential care items for people experiencing homelessness and or other hardships. This second annual event establishes “Mercy Box” locations where people can donate new travel sized personal care items, small pre-packaged non-perishable snacks, socks, and small first aid supplies.

The need to actively care for people experiencing homelessness in North Dakota is growing.  In 2016 it was estimated that over 10,000 people across the State experienced some form of homelessness. In January 2016 alone, 923 persons state-wide were documented as experiencing homelessness with 154 of those individuals being under the age of 18.

In 2016, the South Central Homeless Coalition collected enough items from donations to fill 73 one-gallon size zip-top Blessing Bags. These bags were distributed and disbursed to individuals through area organizations such as South Central Human Service Center, Community Action, Freedom Resources, James River Correctional Center, local churches, and Jamestown Public Schools.

Items for the Mercy Boxes will be collected beginning March 1, 2017 and will continue through April 17, 2017.  Mercy Box collection sites will be located at: Stutsman County Housing Authority, Triumph Inc., and Edgewood Senior Living March 1- April 17, and the following churches on the specific dates indicated:

• Trinity Lutheran Church – March 8
• Paul’s Methodist Church – March 15
• Church of the Nazarene – March 22
• First Congregational United Church of Christ — March 29
• James Basilica – April 5
• United Presbyterian Church – April 14

Items donated must be new and unused and can include:

• Travel sized personal care items such as facial tissues, wet wipes, nail clippers, lip balm, mouthwash, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, combs, etc.
• Nonperishable snacks such as granola bars, crackers, gum, mints, etc
• Socks
• Small first aid kits
• Feminine hygiene products
• Gallon sized zip-top bags

 

On Thursday April 20, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at Edgewood Senior Living, Jamestown, all donated items will be assembled into Blessing Bags. Community members are welcome to attend this event.

 

Jamestown   (CSi)  The 21st Annual Stutsman County Relay for Life kick-off is set for February 21, 2017.

The kick-off is the first of four team meetings for Stutsman County.

Planning Committee member, Josh Knutson says, there is no cost to registering  a team. To get a t-shirt, teams must raise at least $100.

This year’s  Relay for Life is  June 9th at the University of Jamestown track, with thetheme “Disney.”

 

 

CROSBY, N.D. (AP) — A long standoff between law enforcement and a man accused of firing shots inside his house ended peacefully in Crosby.

The 33-year-old man surrendered to police Tuesday after holding them at bay for nearly eight hours.

The standoff began when neighbors called police after hearing gunshots. They were told to stay in their homes until the incident was resolved.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Students at North Dakota State University are writing memorials to two classmates killed in a weekend car accident near Moorhead.

The Biological Sciences Department has provided journals in Stevens Hall so students can express their grief, share memories and offer condolences over the loss of Danie Thomssen and Carson Roney.

The  journals will then be given to the families of Thomssen and Roney.

The two students died late Saturday night in a one-car accident on Interstate 94. Services for Thomssen will be held Friday in Bismarck. Roney’s funeral will take place Saturday in Oakes.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Legislation aimed squarely at protesters who blocked roads in North Dakota during the Dakota Access pipeline demonstrations has failed in the state House.

The bill said a driver who “unintentionally” caused an injury or death to a person blocking a road would not be charged.

The legislation’s primary sponsor, Republican Rep. Keith Kempenich, told The Washington Post recently the idea came from an interaction his mother-in-law had with protesters. Kempenich says she found herself swarmed by protesters who jumped in front of her car while driving on Highway 1806. The bill failed on a 50-41 vote Monday.

 

 

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says construction activities will begin this week on the first phase of the $2.1 billion Red River flood diversion project in the Fargo-Moorhead area.

The Corps said Tuesday that Ames Construction of Burnsville, Minnesota, is sending equipment to the site near Horace, North Dakota, to conduct pre-construction studies for the diversion inlet. The inlet will include a control structure with three gates to regulate flows into the diversion channel around Fargo on the North Dakota side of the river.

Minnesota and upstream opponents are fighting the project in court. The project would redirect floodwaters on the north-flowing river around Fargo, but would inundate farmland south of the cities during times of serious flooding. Minnesota has refused to issue permits for work on its side.

 

In sports..

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Gymnastics Club presents, The Optimist Winter Escape, USA Gymnastics Meet, on Saturday February 18, 2017, and Sunday February 19, at the Jamestown Middle School gymnasium.

Admission is  $6 for adults, $4 for students.

Schedule:

Saturday:

Session #1  Level 6  9:30-a.m.

Session #2  Level 3  1;15-p.m.

Session #3  Level 4  3:15-p.m.

Session #4  Xcel Silver  5:40-p.m.

Session #5  Level 5/7/8  7:30-p.m.

 

Sunday:

Session #6  Xcel Gold

Platinum, Diamond      8:40-a.m.

Session #7  Xcel Bronze  11:10-a.m.

Session #8  Mini Meet  12:15-p.m.

 

Boys Hockey…

 

Boys Basketball…

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James had 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to turn back a charge from Andrew Wiggins and help the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 116-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Channing Frye had 21 points and 10 rebounds while starting for All-Star Kevin Love, who will miss at least the next six weeks after having surgery on his left knee. Kyre Irving scored 25 points for the Cavs and James sealed the victory with a stepback 3-pointer with two minutes to play.

Wiggins scored 41 points against the team that drafted him and Karl-Anthony Towns scored 26 for the Wolves, who finished a six-game homestand at 2-4. The Wolves allowed Cleveland to shoot 51 percent and hit 13 3s

Final Chicago 105 Toronto 94

Final Sacramento 97 L.A. Lakers 96

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — John Gibson made 37 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, rookie Joseph Cramarossa scored his fourth goal and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Minnesota Wild 1-0 on Tuesday night.

Gibson stalled the league’s fourth-highest scoring team, beating Minnesota and former coach Bruce Boudreau for the first time in three meetings.

The Wild were 0 for 5 on the power play and lost in regulation for the first time in six games and the fifth time since the start of December, a span of 34 games. Devan Dubnyk made 22 saves.

Cramarossa scored for the first time in 16 games 4:38 into the first period. Corey Perry’s shot from Dubnyk’s left side was stopped, but the puck dropped near Dubnyk’s feet and Cramarossa alertly tapped it in.

Following the goal, Anaheim went nearly 10 minutes without a shot. Gibson had the cushion he needed, though.

Final Pittsburgh 4 Vancouver 0

Final New Jersey 3 Colorado 2

Final Toronto 7 N-Y Islanders 1

Final Buffalo 3 Ottawa 2

Final Winnipeg 5 Dallas 2

Final Edmonton 5 Arizona 2

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (13) Kentucky 83 Tennessee 58

Final (15) Florida 114 Auburn 95

Final (16) Purdue 74 Rutgers 55

Final (25) Notre Dame 84 Boston College 76

 

Gardy…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — New Arizona Diamondbacks bench coach and former longtime Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire has prostate cancer.

The 59-year-old Gardenhire revealed the diagnosis in a meeting with reporters on Tuesday, saying it was the only time he would talk publicly about the subject this spring.

Gardenhire says he received the diagnosis about a week ago after tests in Minnesota and would undergo surgery to remove the prostate gland, probably the second week in April.

He says doctors believe they caught the cancer early and that the surgery would leave him cancer-free.

Gardenhire managed the Twins for 13 seasons before being fired after the 2014 season.

He was special assistant to Twins general manager Terry Ryan last year before being hired as the top assistant to new Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo.

 

IOWA-ASSISTANT COACHES

 

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has hired North Dakota State offensive coordinator Tim Polasek as its line coach and Kelton Copeland as its wide receivers coach.

Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz announced the additions to his staff on Tuesday.

Polasek had spent the past three seasons at North Dakota State, an FCS powerhouse that beat Iowa in Iowa City in 2016.

Copeland had been with Northern Illinois the past four years, coaching the wide receivers. He spent the previous two seasons at South Dakota.

Polasek replaces Brian Ferentz, who was promoted to offensive coordinator last month. Copeland will take over for Bobby Kennedy, who left the program after the receiving corps struggled mightily last season.

 

KNICKS-OAKLEY…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Knick Charles Oakley is welcome back to Madison Square Garden. He was arrested at a game last week and banned by Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan during a scuffle with security guards. The sides reconciled during a meeting orchestrated by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. Oak says he’s not coming back until he gets an apology.

 

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