Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Mar 20

CSi Weather…

TODAY…Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain and snow in

the morning. Colder. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds around

10 mph.

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. North winds 10 to

15 mph.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds

around 10 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 15 to 20. East winds

around 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of snow in the morning,

then chance of rain possibly mixed with snow in the afternoon.

Highs in the upper 30s. Southeast winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of

precipitation 30 percent.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of rain in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain in

the evening. Lows in the lower 30s.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.

Highs in the lower 40s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Highs

in the mid 40s.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The 39^th Annual Runnin O The Green was held in Jamestown on Saturday.

Larry Knoblich said the number of people registered was down from last year, at 1,725 registered participants took part. The Run raises money for Elks Club Camp Grassick and for people affected by cancer.

The Run sold about 250 shirts, the highest amount over the years.

Knoblich said there were around 30 volunteers who supported the run.

Jamestown Police Department’s Sgt. Tyler Loven says  the Run was uneventful, with no major incidents.

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The event was also recorded by CSi 10 The Replay Channel.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Choralaires in February with community support, traveled to New York City to perform with other choruses in concert.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Choralaires Director Pam Burkhardt was joined by Choralaires member Mark Sherfy.

Mark said 29 singers and 27 guests, including two raffle winners went on the trip.

Pam thanked the community for its support and added that over $20,000 was raised from a fundraiser, and 900 raffle tickets were sold, at a cost of $20 each.

She said Paul and Claudia Sharpe of Jamestown won the raffles’s Grand prize, and elected to go on the trip in lieu of the $1,000 in cash.  Other prizes were also awarded.

She added that while in New York City some of the Choralaires members were joined by those from other choruses that performed at Carnegie Hall, in an impromptu  sing on risers that were located in Times Square, to an appreciative crowd that gathered on the street, asking for another sing of the Star Spangled Banner.

Mark pointed out that the upper Midwest, Big Sign this year will be in Staples, Minnesota, with Choralaires members involved.

Marked added that the Jamestown Choralaires will present a dinner concert:  Songs of the Carnegie Cowboys, Friday March 31, 2017 and Saturday April 1^st, at 7-p.m., both evenings, at the St. John Academy’s Zebedee Center.

They will be singing western music, old and new, dressed in cowboy attire.

Doors open at 6-p.m.

Tickets are $35, available at Looysen I Care on First Avenue South in Jamestown, Monday through Wednesday 8-a.m., to 5-p.m., Thursday 8-a.m., to 7-p.m., and Friday 8-a.m., to 2-p.m.

The menu is Smoked Beef Brisket, with all the fixins.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, City Beautification Committee will hold public educational sessions, explaining the Jamestown residential recycling program, that anticipated to start in July this year.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 , the Chamber’s Executive Director, Becky Thatcher-Keller said on Thursday April 20, 2017 a presentation will be made at 7-p.m., at the University of Jamestown’s Sheldon-Unruh building in room 234.

She added that two informational classes will be held during the Home & Garden Show at the Jamestown Civic Center, and will include examples of the sizes of containers available.

 

Jamestown  (CSi) The Board of the Jamestown Fine Arts Association, also known as the Arts Center, has accepted the resignation of Executive Director Cyndi Wish, effective June 30, 2017.  The resignation was accepted at their March 15th Board meeting.

The news release from The Arts Center’s  Angela Martini says, Wish has served as Executive Director of the center since 2014, following the long-term leadership of former director Taylor Barnes.

It says Wish’s tenure has brought around numerous projects such as the ground breaking and major developments of the Hansen Art’s Park.

Wish  says, “The Arts Center is a truly wonderful. It has been an honor to serve the organization and the community in this capacity. The decision to step down has not been an easy one.”

Wish originally moved to Jamestown from Massachusetts in 2014. She leaves the position on good terms with the center, citing family reasons for her resignation. The board will now begin searching for their next director.

Board President Laurel Haroldson, adds, “We are sorry to see Cyndi go, but look forward to The Arts Center’s continued momentum with the skills and ideas that the next director will bring to the position.”

Wish’s last day will be June 30, 2017. Individuals interested in the opening position can contact the Jamestown Arts Center for a job description and application process.

 

 

Update…

WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police in West Fargo say they’ve arrested a suspect in a shooting in a parking lot.

Authorities say officers responded to a report of disturbance about 12:20 a.m. Sunday and found a female in a parking lot with a gunshot wound. She was rushed to the hospital. Her condition is not known.

Police found the suspect, a 26-year-old, David White Jr. on the second floor of a nearby building  and he was arrested for attempted murder.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican House majority leader is not giving up on his effort to establish more casinos in the state, even after members of his own party folded on the idea.

Fargo Rep. Al Carlson says his proposal to allow up to six state-owned casinos will be reconsidered by the House Judiciary Committee this week.

The North Dakota Senate also is set to vote on a bill that would allow people to carry a concealed weapon without a permit.

The bill already passed the North Dakota House. It would allow people 21 or older to forgo background checks and classes that are now required.

South Dakota legislators passed just such a measure, but Gov. Dennis Daugaard (DOO’-gard) vetoed it.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An appeals court has refused to stop the imminent flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Saturday denied a request from the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes for an emergency order. That means the pipeline to move North Dakota oil to Illinois could be operating as early as Monday.

The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes have been trying to stop that from happening while their legal challenge against the pipeline proceeds.

The $3.8 billion pipeline will move North Dakota oil to Illinois. The tribes fear it could harm their water supply. Dallas-based pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners disputes that.

 

 

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — Minot’s Downtown Business and Professional Association is looking to bring back street music to downtown.

The  association is looking to enhances people’s shopping experiences. The group is trying to replace an older speaker system that used to be tied into light poles.

Minot replaced the old light poles as part of an improvement project, and the new ones aren’t compatible with the speaker system.

The association has launched a campaign to raise money through sponsorships to install 25 new high-quality speakers. Sponsorships per speaker are $400.

Debbie Harris, project coordinator, says the association plans to invest in installing some of the speakers. But she says the goal is to get others to help with the effort.

 

In sports…

 

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Time is running out for hunters to apply for North Dakota elk, moose and bighorn sheep licenses.

The Game and Fish Department says the deadline is Wednesday.

A total of 389 elk licenses are available for the fall hunt, along with 247 moose licenses.

A bighorn sheep season is tentatively scheduled for the fall, but it won’t be finalized until after a summer population study. From two to eight licenses are usually issued in years when hunting is allowed.

Because the bighorn sheep application fee is not refundable by law, if a bighorn season isn’t held this year, applicants won’t receive a refund.

Elk, moose and bighorn sheep lottery licenses are issued as once-in-a-lifetime licenses in North Dakota. Hunters who have received a license in the past aren’t eligible to apply for that species again.

 

COLLEGE HOCKEY…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joey Anderson scored with 51 seconds left to lift Minnesota Duluth to a 4-3 win over North Dakota Saturday in the championship game of the National Collegiate Hockey Conference Frozen Faceoff.

Anderson’s power-play goal from the left corner deflected off the skate of UND’s Hayden Shaw and through the pads of goalie Cam Johnson.

The game included 27 penalties and five power-play goals. The Fighting Hawks (21-15-3) were 3-for-10 on the power play and skated four times 5-on-3. The Bulldogs (25-6-7) were 2-for-7. Anderson’s goal came moments after a 5-on-3 expired.

Dominic Toninato, Riley Tufte and Adam Johnson scored in a span of 58 seconds of the second period as the Bulldogs came back from a 1-0 deficit after one period.

Trevor Olson, Brock Boeser and Tyson Jost scored for UND, which got 19 saves from Johnson.

Hunter Miska had 32 saves for UMD.

 

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Cayley Mercer scored two goals and Shea Tiley recorded a shutout as Clarkson captured the NCAA women’s hockey National Championship with a 3-0 win over Wisconsin Sunday.

Mercer, one of five seniors, played on Clarkson’s first national championship team in 2014.

Tiley was brilliant in net for the Knights, making 41 saves and limiting second-chance opportunities by the Badgers.

Wisconsin (33-3-4) lost in the semifinals in each of the last three seasons and was ranked No.1 in the nation all season. The Badgers beat Clarkson twice this season at Potsdam, N.Y.

Clarkson (32-4-5) opened the second period on the power play and Savannah Harmon made the Badgers pay 27 seconds in. Wisconsin goalkeeper Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped shots by Ella Shelton and Genevieve Bannon. After clearing the puck from behind the Wisconsin net, Bannon flicked a pass in front of the goal and Harmon deflected it past Desbiens.

Mercer scored in the third period on a breakaway and added an empty-net goal in the final minute.

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves 123-109 on Sunday.

DeMarcus Cousins added 15 points and 11 rebounds in his return from a one-game absence because of left knee and rib soreness. Reserve guard Jordan Crawford scored 22 points in 21 minutes for the Pelicans, who have won four of five. Jrue Holiday had 21 points, shooting 4 of 5 from 3-point range.

Karl-Anthony Towns scored 33 for the Timberwolves, who lost their third straight. Andrew Wiggins added 25 points and reserve Shabazz Muhammad had 20 for the Minnesota. Ricky Rubio chipped in with 10 points and 14 assists for the Wolves, who built a 13-point lead in the second quarter only to fade late as New Orleans closed the game on a 21-10 run.

 

Final Dallas 111 Brooklyn 104

Final Philadelphia 105 Boston 99

Final Detroit 112 Phoenix 95

Final Portland 115 Miami 104

Final Toronto 116 Indiana 91

Final San Antonio 118 Sacramento 102

Final Cleveland 125 L.A. Lakers 120

 

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Josh Morrissey one-timed in a goal with 7:17 left to end Minnesota’s rally from four goals down and give the Winnipeg Jets a chaotic 5-4 victory over the Wild on Sunday.

It was Minnesota’s fifth straight loss. The last time the Wild lost five in a row was the final five regular season games last spring. They only have two wins in their last 10 games.

Winnipeg led 4-0 early in the second period after scoring on four of its first eight shots, but the Wild rallied with four straight goals in the second period.

Andrew Copp and Adam Lowry scored on Winnipeg’s first and third shots, respectively, and Ben Chiarot and Dustin Byfuglien also found the back of the net. Mathieu Perreault and Blake Wheeler each had a pair of assists, with Wheeler getting to 500 career points.

Chris Stewart scored twice and Charlie Coyle and Mikael Granlund also had goals for the Wild.

 

Final Columbus 4 New Jersey 1

Final Pittsburgh 4 Florida 0

Final Chicago 6 Colorado 3

Final OT Philadelphia 4 Carolina 3

Final Montreal 4 Ottawa 1

Final Calgary 5 L.A. Kings 2

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT…

UNDATED (AP) — Seventh seeds South Carolina and Michigan provided the biggest surprises in yesterday’s NCAA Tournament action. Sindarius Thornwell pumped in 24 points and the Gamecocks erased a double-digit deficit in the second half to knock out Duke, 88-81. Moe Wagner (VAHG’-nur) scored a career-high 26 points and helped the Wolverines turn a 45-36 deficit into a 73-69 win over Louisville.

UNDATED (AP) — Top seeds North Carolina and Kansas have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. Josh Jackson contributed 14 of his 23 points in the second half as the Jayhawks rolled to a 90-70 romp over Michigan State. Kennedy Meeks finished with 16 points to help the Tar Heels dispose of Arkansas, 72-65.

 

No. 3 Kentucky moved into the Sweet 16 for the seventh time in nine years by escaping with a 65-62 victory over Wichita State.

The third-seeded UCLA  Bruins rode Lonzo Ball’s 19 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to a 79-67 win against Cincinnati. Bryce Alford had 16 points and hit four of UCLA’s 11 3-pointers.

Johnathan Motley had 19 points and 10 rebounds as No. 3 Baylor topped Southern California, 82-78 to advance to the East Regional semifinals in New York.

Final (9) Oregon 75 Rhode Island 72

 

 

 

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that the Minnesota Timberwolves have agreed to terms on a deal with free agent forward Omri Casspi.

The two sides came to agreement on Sunday in New Orleans. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Timberwolves have not announced the deal.

Casspi was traded from Sacramento to New Orleans in the deal that brought DeMarcus Cousins to the Pelicans. But he suffered a broken thumb in his first game with New Orleans and had to be waived. The injury has healed enough for Casspi to garner interest from teams again, and he met with Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau in New Orleans on Sunday to finish the deal.

 

NASCAR….

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ryan Newman’s late gamble allowed him to win the Monster Energy Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Newman skipped a tire-changing pit stop to take the lead from deep of the pack. He held on for the final two laps to break a 127-race winless streak. Newman also halted a 112-race losing skid for Richard Childress Racing.

Kyle Larson finished second for the third straight race. Kyle Busch was the leader for almost all of the final stage before taking third.

Larson and Busch went to the pits on the late caution caused when Joey Logano’s car blew a right tire and slammed into the wall six laps from the finish.

Ricky Stenhouse was fourth, followed by Brad Keselowski (kehs-LOW’-skee)

 

 

 

 

NAISMITH TROPHY FINALISTS…

ATLANTA (AP) — Villanova’s Josh Hart, Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan, UCLA’s Lonzo Ball and Frank Mason III of Kansas, are the finalists for the Naismith Trophy as the top player in men’s college basketball.

They were chosen by a national voting panel made up of journalists, current and former head coaches, former Naismith winners and conference commissioners.

The winner will be announced April 2.

 

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — There are a pair of high profile hearings on Capitol Hill today. FBI Director James Comey headlines at the House Intelligence Committee which is looking into alleged Russian meddling in the election. On the Senate side, the Judiciary Committee holds a Supreme Court confirmation hearing for Judge Neil Gorsuch, 13 months after Antonin Scalia’s death created a vacancy.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is countering with the familiar refrain of “fake news” when it comes to alleged Russian meddling in the election. His latest tweet accuses Democrats of fabricating the allegations. He’s also trying to paint the allegations as sour grapes over a lost election.

BERLIN (AP) — The International Energy Agency and the International Renewable Energy Agency are out today with separate reports that each conclude that its vital for the world to swiftly shift energy production away from fossil fuels if it is to prevent a dangerous increase in global temperatures. Both reports conclude that considerable investment will be needed though there would also be savings due to improvements in energy efficiency.

ROME (AP) — Travel in Italy is getting a bit chaotic today. Tourists and travelers at airports are facing delays and canceled flights because of strikes by air traffic controllers and air transport workers. Alitalia said it was cancelling some 40 percent of its domestic and international flights today. Other airlines also canceled flights. Another taxi strike is planned for Thursday and traffic chaos is expected Saturday in Rome when the city hosts EU leaders for a summit.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s trading partners are trying to head off Beijing before the start of intensive inspections of food imports — including such low-risk items as wine and chocolate. They’ll bring the top U.N. food standards official to Beijing next month in a last-ditch attempt to persuade regulators to scale back their plans. Washington and Europe say China’s plans could disrupt billions of dollars in commerce and inflame tensions with the Trump administration.