Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Mar 8

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Windy. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest

winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph decreasing to

10 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow after midnight.

Lows around 10. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the

northeast after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

morning. Highs 15 to 20. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Colder. Lows around 5 below.

North winds 10 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15. Northeast winds around

10 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of

snow. Lows zero to 5 above. Highs around 15.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow

after midnight. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.SUNDAY…Snow. Highs in the lower 20s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the evening, then

chance of snow after midnight. Lows 5 to 10 above. Chance of snow

60 percent.

.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Highs around 20. Lows

5 to 10 above.

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

morning. Highs in the upper 20s.

 

Expect periods of light snow Friday night through Sunday night.

Total snowfall accumulations through Sunday night could range between

3 and 6 inches.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The North Dakota Highway Patrol reports strong winds caused high profile vehicles to leave the roadway, on Tuesday.

Sgt. Tom Herzig reports indicated three incidents in a short period of time.

At 2:30 p.m.,  North of Woodworth a 2010 Volvo semi driven by Ron Hintz was blown into the east ditch, rolling the truck and trailer. Hintz was not injured.

At 4:30 p.m., a rig driven by Farah Hassan was exiting I-94 onto Highway 1, when the wind that forced  his 2004 Freightliner onto its side in the east ditch.

He was taken to  CHI Mercy Hospital in Valley City..

On Highway 52 north of Jamestown. A semi operated by  Dario Vavala of Illinois was southbound  when his 2000 Freightliner was blown onto its side blocking  north and southbound lanes. The highway was shut down for two hours.

The Highway Patrol was assisted by the Stutsman County Sheeriff’s Office in diverting traffic Vavala was treated for his injuries and released.

The Highway Patrol indicates that during inclement weather, high-profile, long-load type, and permitted overdimensional vehicles have restricted travel. North Dakota law restricts movement for these vehicles when wind or other conditions may cause the vehicle or attachment to swerve, whip, sway, or fail to follow in the path of the towing vehicle.

For more information, visit nd.gov/ndhp or contact the NDHP motor carrier division at 701-328-5128.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown  Sears store  District Sales Manager, Bob Vogel, says the location at the Buffalo Mall  is temporarily closed.

The Sears store has been displaced by construction for the new Dunham’s Sports store which will  open this summer in the mall.

 

Valley City (CSi)  The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.

All members were present.

 

 

PUBLIC COMMENTS No one spoke…

Attorney General’s “A Citizen’s Guide to North Dakota Open Records & Open Meetings Laws” *A member of the public does not have the right to speak to the governing body at an open meeting. The public is only entitled to see and hear what happens at a meeting, and to record or broadcast those observations.

No personal attacks to persons present or not

No inflammatory language used during time that you have the platform

5 minute maximum or as directed by the chair

Thank you for participating in City Government.

 

ORDINANCE

The City Commission   approved the second and final reading of an Ordinance to create a perpetual restrictive covenant for structures to be removed for Permanent Flood Protection Phase III, in accordance with the State Water Commission

 

RESOLUTION

Commissioners  approved a Resolution Determining Sufficiency of Protests for 2017 City Parking Lots Improvement District.  City Auditor Richter said one property owner protested, not enough percentage to protest the Improvement District.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Approved employee contracts.   The employment contracts between the City and Police Chief Phil Hatcher and City Administrator David Schelkoph were approved.

 

The City Commission, approved Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement with the NDDOT for a Project I-94 Kathryn/8th Ave SW Interchange Valley City, High Mast Lighting Maintenance,   KLJ reported the lighting will save the city about 50 percent in costs.

 

Approved the Cost Participation and Maintenance Agreement with the NDDOT for a Project, I-94 Business Loop, Retroreflectivity Signing Improvements.

 

Considered a recommendation to accept the bid for a 2017 Dodge 2500 Crew 4×4 pickup from Miller Motors in the amount of $30,460.00  City Administrator Schelkoph, it was not the low bid because the Dodge provided tool boxes on the side of the vehicle.

The difference was $34.

 

Accepted the bid for the 2017 Sidewalk Replacement Contract for the Northeast part of town.

 

Approved an Application for Property Tax Exemption for Improvements to Residential Building for Tiffany Haas, 728 3rd St. NW   City Assessor Hansen all required permits have been approved for $30,000 in improvements.

 

 

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

David Schekoph noted in the electrical department, Dan Burhhardt has upgraded the electrical grid, now with technical information available to workers on their phones.

 

He gave a legislative update on bills, concerning the State Water Commission, along with a bill to limits tax increases to not more than three percent, over three percent would require a vote of the people.

A group from Valley City will support VCSU President Tisa Mason, in asking for funding for Valley City State, projects from the legislature, in Bismarck on Thursday.

 

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS

Avis Richter reminded that March 14, 2017 is the deadline to file petitions for the City Commission seat up for election.

 

Building Inspector/Fire Inspector Dave Andersen reported that a public information meeting will be held in Valley City next week, regarding flood insurance.

He noted that dog owners need to clean up after their animals.

 

Fire Chief Gary Retterath, starting next month the emergency sirens will begin being tested.

 

Mayor Carlsrud reported that city crews will be making trial runs in installing flood walls in the event they are needed this spring.

 

The meeting was shown live on CSi 68 followed by replays

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Tourism will consider two requests under the Capital Construction Fund.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Director Searle Swedlund said, currently there is $27,000 remaining in the fund to distribute in this round.

He says annually about $80,000 is available in the fund, coming from the Jamestown Restaurant tax.

The applications are considered twice a year, with the application deadlines March 1^st, and October 1^st each year.

Those applying under the latest round are Frontier Village and Jeff Gould, for additional funding for reconstruction of the Jack Brown Stadium dugouts.

He said the demolition has started on the old dugouts, with footings in place for the new dugouts to be constructed.

He added the Gould will request an additional $15,000 for the project estimated to cost about $250,000 with about $200,000 raised so far.

He pointed out the former dugouts were antiquated in terms of what is needed to accommodate baseball teams of today.

Swedlund said Jack Brown Stadium is considered by many as the premiere baseball stadium in North Dakota and continues to draw teams and fans from around the region to play in Jamestown, plus local teams using the facility.

He added that Frontier Village is applying for funds to continue with building improvements, and maintenance.

The board will meet Thursday March 16, 2017 at 11:30 a.m., at the CSi Technology Center at Historic Franklin School in Downtown Jamestown.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)   The Democratic NPL Caucus, Communications Director, Daniel Tick issued a news release Tuesday, on behalf of District 29 Democratic State Senator, John Granbinger of Jamestown, on the narrow defeat of Senate Bill SB 2282  in the state house.

Grabinger’s statement read:

“SB 2282 is a commonsense measure that would offer older citizens an opportunity to continue participating in the sport they love, and a better chance of getting a good, clean shot, rather than a glancing or wounding shot, when hunting deer. Some folks in the great state of North Dakota still enjoy hunting with muzzleloaders and are willing to put in the time, effort and skill necessary to hunt using an antique-style firearm. These folks enjoy the sport enough to continue doing it into their golden years when, for some, the use of a scope could make a difference in helping them secure a clean shot.

“As a young man of 53-years-old myself, who nonetheless wears bifocals, I know that allowing seniors to use scopes on muzzleloading firearms would benefit many seasoned sportsmen in North Dakota. It was encouraging to see such strong bipartisan support for this bill in the Senate, where it passed overwhelmingly, and I’m looking forward to continuing to work on this legislation, and perhaps getting it reconsidered in the House.” 

The news release goes on to say, Senator Grabinger’s bipartisan bill would allow hunters over the age of 65 to use scopes with up to 4-power magnification on muzzleloading firearms. SB 2282 passed the Senate on a strong bipartisan vote of 44 “yeas,” 2 “nays.” It was narrowly defeated in the House on a vote of 44 “yeas” and 47 “nays.”

North Dakota already allows senior sportsmen the option of using scopes on their firearms during the muzzleloading season, but only with 1-power magnification. Minnesota, on the other hand, allows individuals older than 60 to use scopes with magnification on muzzleloading firearms. Minnesota’s law does not specify a limit on the magnification power of these scopes.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck residents have approved a $57.5 million bond issue to expand and renovate three middle schools and two high schools in the city.

The  bond was approved Tuesday, with 85 percent of voters in favor.

The vote comes five years after voters approved spending $86.5 million to build two new elementary schools and Legacy High School.

The bond will be used to expand Wachter Middle School, Simle Middle School and Horizon Middle School. It will also be used to create a 650-seat auditorium and third gym court at Bismarck High School, and to construct more classrooms at Century High School.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum calls the health care overhaul plan released by House Republicans “a work in progress.”

Burgum reacted Tuesday to the new Republican health care bill. In a statement, the new Republican governor says there are “many competing interests, particularly between states with and without expanded Medicaid,” which covers low-income people.

Burgum also says he does not believe there is a national solution to the problem. Instead, he says states must be empowered with the control and flexibility needed to come up with new solutions for lowering the actual costs of health care.

President Donald Trump has endorsed the plan. GOP leaders hope the legislation will fulfill campaign promises to repeal and replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An industry group that supports the $3.8 billion Dakota Access oil pipeline is praising a federal judge’s decision to allow the project to be completed.

The MAIN Coalition is made up of agriculture, business and labor entities that benefit from Midwest infrastructure projects. Spokesman Craig Stevens says the decision by U.S. District Judge James Boasberg bolsters arguments that the pipeline developer and government have properly followed laws and regulations.

The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes dispute that. Their attorneys say they’ll continue their legal battle against the pipeline to move North Dakota oil through South Dakota and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois.

Texas-based Developer Energy Transfer Partners says the pipeline could be moving oil as early as next week.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court says Dunn County cannot veto the location of an oil and gas waste treating plant approved by the state Industrial Commission.

The opinion upholds a ruling last year by Southwest District Judge Dan Greenwood, who said the sole authority for zoning rests with the commission, which regulates energy development in the state.

Environmental Driven Solutions sued Dunn County in 2013 for denying zoning for storage tanks on property adjacent to the treatment facility, sparking the dispute. Three other oil-producing counties filed documents supporting of Dunn County.

Dunn County officials said the site in question was zoned as “rural preservation,” which does not allow for salt water storage tanks.

The justices said in an opinion released Tuesday that state law clearly trumps the county’s zoning requirements.

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — B-52 bombers from Minot Air Force Base will deploy to the Middle East for combat operations for the first time in 12 years.

The Minot Daily News reports Minot’s bombers are replacing Barksdale, Louisiana bombers.

Last year, the Air Force announced it would be sending B-52 Stratofortresses into the battle against the Islamic State group. According to Air Force information, the Barksdale Air Force Base bombers were the first ones sent.

The B-52 is a long-range bomber, capable of flying high subsonic speeds at altitudes up to 50,000 feet. It can perform an assortment of missions and is capable of dropping or launching the widest range of weapons in the U.S. inventory.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — When a farmer was ticketed for not feeding a parking meter, he launched a one-man crusade that made North Dakota the nation’s only state that bans the meters on all public streets.

Now the governor is quietly trying to end the nearly 70-year ban, and the farmer’s granddaughter is fighting to uphold her family’s legacy.

Howard Henry received the fateful ticket in the 1940s in Minot. He said parking meters were unneeded in a wide-open state.

By reintroducing meters, Gov. Doug Burgum hopes to encourage more parking turnover, leading to more retail sales for businesses and more tax revenue for communities and the state.

Former state Sen. JoNell Bakke of Grand Forks is Henry’s granddaughter. She says if the ban is repealed, she will lead another effort to prohibit meters.

 

In sports…

 

Valley City  (CSi)   The North Dakota High School Activities Association has announced that the Class B, Region 4 and 6 boys basketball tournaments have been postponed again because of weather conditions.

The tournaments will start Thursday, March 9, 2017  the second time this week the tournaments have been rescheduled.

The Region 4 Tournament:

Quarterfinals Thursday at the Devils Lake Sports Center, followed by the semifinals on Friday and third-place and championship on Saturday.

Region 6 Tournament:

Quarterfinals at the Minot State Dome, followed by Friday’s semifinals and Saturday’s third-place and championship games at Minot Auditorium.

Both regions’ third-place games begin at 1 p.m. with the title game following.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  NDHSAA State Super A Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, March 9-11, Bismarck Event Center.
Thursday, March 9

First Round: Quarterfinals
Main Court 
Game 1: E1-Fargo Davies vs. W4-Bismarck High-2:00 p.m.
Game 2: W2-Minot High vs. E3-West Fargo-4:00 p.m.
Game 3: W1-Bismarck Century vs. E4-Shanley-6:00 p.m.
Game 4: E2-WF Sheyenne vs. W3-Dickinson High-8:00 p.m.

The Shanley Girls’ won their 5th straight EDC Title after beating Davies 60-47. Devils Lake earned a spot in the tournament after getting a GF Central 62-46. Wahpeton topped Sheyenne 55-41 to earn the conference’s final spot.

 

Tournament Schedule:

Thursday, March 9th
Exhibit Hall
Girls Quarterfinal #1:  #1E Shanley vs #4W Bismarck High – 1:00 p.m.
Girls Quarterfinal #2:  #2W Bismarck Century vs #3E Wahpeton – 20 min. after #1
Girls Quarterfinal #3:  #1W Mandan vs #4 E Devils Lake – 5:00 p.m.
Girls Quarterfinal #4:  #2E Fargo Davies vs #3W Bismarck Legacy – 20 min. after #3

 

 

Boys Basketball

Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran 78, Milnor-North Sargent 56

Richland 76, Hankinson 67

 

Tournaments

Class B Region 2 Tournament

Semifinal

Hillsboro/Central Valley 62, Grafton/St. Thomas 49

Thompson 55, May Port CG 39

 

Class B Region 3 Tournament

Semifinal

Carrington 53, Linton-HMB 52

Ellendale 61, Napoleon 49

Thursday night at 6-p.m.

3rd place – Linton/HMB vs. Napoleon/GS

20 minutes after this game it’s

Championship – Carrington vs. Ellendale

The winner of the championship game will advance to the State Class B Boys basketball tourney in Minot starting Thursday, March 16th.

 

Class B Region 5 Tournament

Semifinal

Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 48, Solen 43

Washburn 55, Shiloh Christian 53

Class B Region 7 Tournament

Semifinal

Beulah 63, Heart River 60

Dickinson Trinity 61, Mott-Regent 52

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Class B Region 4 Tournament

Quarterfinal

Rolla vs. Harvey-Wells County, ppd. to Mar 9.

New Rockford-Sheyenne vs. North Star, ppd. to Mar 9.

Dakota Prairie vs. St. John, ppd. to Mar 9.

Langdon-Edmore-Munich vs. Four Winds/Minnewauken, ppd. to Mar 9.

Class B Region 6 Tournament

Quarterfinal

Lewis and Clark-Berthold vs. Rugby, ppd. to Mar 9.

Des Lacs-Burlington vs. Westhope-Newburg, ppd. to Mar 9.

Bottineau vs. Minot Our Redeemer’s, ppd. to Mar 9.

Drake/Anamoose vs. Minot Bishop Ryan, ppd. to Mar 9.

Class B Region 8 Tournament

Quarterfinal

New Town vs. Kenmare, ppd. to Mar 9.

Burke County vs. Parshall, ppd. to Mar 9.

Watford City vs. Stanley, ppd. to Mar 9.

Powers Lake vs. Trinity Christian, ppd. to Mar 9.

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Final Portland 126 Oklahoma City 121

Final Dallas 122 L.A. Lakers 111

Final Washington 131 Phoenix 127

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko and David Perron scored and Jake Allen made 32 saves and the St. Louis Blues edged the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Allen was 10.5 seconds away from a second straight shutout before Wild center Mikko Koivu threw a puck on net from near the blue line which bounced past Allen.

Allen’s scoreless streak had reached 159 minutes, 8.5 seconds as St. Louis won back-to-back games after losing five in a row.

Perron scored his 13th goal of the season and Tarasenko added his 29th of the season to help new Blues coach Mike Yeo to his first win against his former team.

Devan Dubnyk made 18 saves for Minnesota, which has lost two of its past three games.

Final Columbus 2 New Jersey 0

Final N-Y Rangers 5 Florida 2

Final Toronto 3 Detroit 2

Final Philadelphia 6 Buffalo 3

Final Colorado 3 Carolina 1

Final N-Y Islanders 4 Edmonton 1

Final SO Anaheim 4 Nashville 3

Final OT Montreal 2 Vancouver 1

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Top-seeded Gonzaga’s Bulldogs have beaten the No. 2 seed St. Mary’s, 74-56, to win the title in West Coast Conference tournament.

Gonzaga, ranked No. 4 in the nation, led St. Mary’s 62-48 with less than four minutes left.

The last time Gonzaga failed to make the conference title game, Nigel Williams-Goss was 2 years old. The WCC Player of the Year helped the fourth-ranked Bulldogs continue what coach Mark Few calls “an amazing run” last night, pouring in 25 points and pulling down eight rebounds in a 77-68 semifinal victory over Santa Clara.

 

 

SUMMIT-S DAKOTA ST-OMAHA

 

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota State got 37 points from Summit League Player of the Year, Mike Daum, and the Jackrabbits defeated Omaha 79-77 to win the Summit League championship, sending SDSU to its fourth NCAA tournament in school history. Daum scored 24 points in the second half as SDSU (18-16) held off a furious rally down the stretch.

SDSU used a 9-5 run in the final five minutes to pull away. The biggest lead for either team in the second half was five points.

Daum went 14-for-24 from the floor and continued his torrid scoring pace, averaging 29.3 points per game in SDSU’s three conference tournament wins. The Jackrabbits, who’ve now won six straight, also got 12 points from Chris Howell and 11 from Reed Tellinghuisen.

Omaha, in its first conference championship game in school history, had four players in double figures with Tre’Shawn Thurman leading the way with 21 points.

 

NBA-NOWITZKI-30K CLUB

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki has become the sixth NBA player and first international player to score 30,000 points.

The Dallas superstar got 18 of the 20 points he needed in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night, and hit the milestone on a fadeaway jumper with 10:58 left in the second quarter. He added a 3-pointer for 23 points in the first 14 minutes before the game was stopped.

The 7-foot German, in his 19th season, is the third to score at least 30,000 points with one team. The others are Karl Malone (Utah) and Kobe Bryant (Lakers).

The 30,000 list includes four Hall of Famers in career leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points), Malone, Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain, and a future one in Bryant, who is third. Julius Erving also reached the milestone with his ABA career included.

 

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