Wayne Byers Show – Evening – May 23

CSi Weather…

…FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ TO
9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY…

Includes the Jamestown area

* TEMPERATURE…Overnight lows in the lower to mid 30s will
result in areas of frost.

* IMPACTS…Sensitive vegetation may be killed if not protected.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Frost Advisory means that widespread frost is expected.
Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered

Forecast…

 

TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s  in the Jamestown area, 45 in the Valley City area. Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight.

WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to

10 mph increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight in the Jamestown area.

Lows in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in

the morning. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the

upper 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and

thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then mostly cloudy

after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.

.MEMORIAL DAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

in the afternoon. Highs around 70.

 

There will be lingering showers across the north and east Thursday.

Friday through Memorial Day  spotty showers.

High through the weekend into Memorial  Day period mostly in the 60s to lower 70s.

 

Valley City  (CSi)  Voter turnout in Valley City as of 2:45-p.m., on Tuesday was described as light to medium.

Deputy Auditor, Brenda Kline said, there were no long lines through the day at that point.

She added that there have been 78 absentee ballots that will be counted, on Tuesday.

Any absentee ballot with a postmark of Monday May 22, 2017 that arrive after that date will be counted.

Valley City residents are voting in the Special election for City Commissioner.

CSiNewsNow.com will have the unofficial vote totals Tuesday evening.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Finance & Legal, and Building Planning & Zoning Committees met Tuesday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.

 

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

The committee recommends approval of the request from JSDC for PACE Economic Development Funds for JK Holdings, LLC, in the amount of up to $215,000, with the City Share to be $172,000 and paid for from the City Sales Tax Fund.

 

The committee also approved of the request from JSDC for Flex PACE Economic Development Funds for JK Holdings, LLC, in the amount of up to $86,000, with the City Share to be $68,800 and paid for from the City Sales Tax Fund.

 

The committee recommends  approval of the request from the JSDC for a loan extension to Dunwoodie Developments extending the loan of $121,305.76 at the original interest rate of 5%, with the first payment due February 1, 2017, which has already been paid.

 

The committee recommends  approval of the request from JSDC to lease office space to the MN Soy Processors in the Economic Development building in Downtown Jamestown at $500 per month for eighteen months, with a month to month lease of $575 at the conclusion of the original term.  This is the final space available in the building

 

The committee recommends  approval of the request from the JSDC for reimbursement for 2016 JSDC Real Estate & Special Assessment costs from Economic Development Funds, in the amount of $7,261.42, with the City Share to be $6,584.30 and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

 

The committee recommends approval of the request from Accessible Space Jamestown, Inc., for the City of Jamestown to act as the sponsoring unit of government for a Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $94,000.

The dollars are earmarked for improvement to doors, windows and the roof at the Dewey Apartments.

 

The committee recommends approval of the request from James and Debra Schumacher for a deferred special assessment, pending

development, on their property located in Section 30-140-63, Auditors Lot 30-02, for the costs for the roadway construction of 5th Street NE from 12th Avenue NE to 27th Avenue NE.  A time limit of not to exceed five years or if a development occurs first, was recommended in the approval.

 

The committee recommends accepting the offer of Monte and Connie Morast to purchase Lot 6, Block 1, Homestead Addition, in the

amount of $6,100.

 

The committee recommends  recognizing the Jennifer Lindsey Benefit as an other public spirited organization and to authorize the issuance of a raffle permit with the drawing to be held July 11, 2017.

 

The committee recommends authorizing the issuance of a $2,500,000 Definitive Improvement Warrant with an interest rate of 2.5% and a term of 30   years to finance the construction and engineering costs on 5th St NE between 12th Avenue NE and 27th Ave. NE. (Paving District #16-42).

 

The committee recommends  authorizing the issuance of a $3,347,000 Definitive Improvement Warrant with an interest rate of 2.5% and a term of 30 years to finance the construction and engineering costs on 20th Ave SW from Menards to the JRMC (Paving District #16-43).

 

Informational: Credit Opinion issued by Moody’s Investor service on May 17, 2017, regarding the City of Jamestown $4,090,000 Refunding Improvement Bonds of 2017, Series AA, to be authorized for sale at the June 5, 2017, City Council meeting.

 

Informational: Departmental and financial reports.

 

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

Introduced for  the First Reading  an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code to change the zoning of approximately 5.3 acres, including Blocks 3, 4, and 5 of Mall Woods Addition, all being within the City of Jamestown, Stutsman County, North Dakota, from P-O-C (Public, Open Development and Conservation District) to C-2 (General Commercial District). The property is located at: 900 23rd St SW, 912 23rd St SW and 1024 23rd St SW.

 

Informational: A Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance No 1494, introduced by Council Member Gumke, to amend Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of a portion of Lot 1 within the NE ¼ of Section 26, Township 140N, Range 64W, lying and being north of a line extended from the intersection of the south boundary line of 9th Street with the east boundary line of said lot westward to the middle of the James River at right angles with the east boundary line of said lot, Lands in Jamestown, consisting of 8.4 acres, from P-O-C (Park/Open Space/Recreation District) to R-1A (Single Family or Duplex Residential District) The property is located at 901 4th Ave NW.

 

 

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

 

Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund request was recommended for approval for  dollars from the Capital Improvement Fund. The  committee recommends approving funds for construction of a donation receptacle, for the “Feed The Buffalo,” project, in the amount up to $8,000 from the fund. The “Feed the Buffalo,” donations will go toward future monument projects for the World’s Large Buffalo at Frontier Village in Jamestown.  An account will be set up to show the dedicated funds.

Dan Poland Machine Inc. and Bohl Iron Works submitted designs of a bison silhouette cutout of steel with an opening at the bison’s mouth where people can place money for a donation. The bison cutout would be interactive and “speak,” whenever money is put  into the receptacle’s mouth.

The committee also recommends approving placing the receptacle in the area of the buffalo monument.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 67, followed by replays.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Stutsman/Development Corporation (JSDC) board has approved the plan for two additional industrial parks in the city and county.

The board has approved the strategic plans for 2017-2020

The strategic plan, recently approved by the JSDC Board of Directors involves  a new industrial park near Jamestown Regional Airport, south of UTC.

The new strategic plan calls for JSDC to identify another location for a manufacturing industrial park by January 8, 2018

Those are in addition to The I-94 Business Park and the Spiritwood Energy Park

The JSDC currently owns two other business parks.

 

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Master Gardeners presents The First Annual “Garden Morning,” a free event for the public on Saturday June 3, 2017.

The event runs from 9-a.m. to 1-p.m., at the Stutsman County Extension Service Office, at 502 10^th Avenue, Southeast.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Amy Leonard said, presenters will be  Theresa Podoll, Kara Kramin and Jerry D’Amour talking about Garlic, Hostas, and Pollinator Gardens.

Vendors include: Riverside Greenhouse,of Valley City, Country Gardens, Garden District, Prairie Road Organic Seed, Bees at Work Honey, with Gerry D’Amour, plus Caroline Zacher,  Jennifer Moldenhauer, and Tom Geffre.

Door Prizes by vendors and The Dakota Store.

There will be kids crafts, and food served all day by the Stutsman County Prairie Pals  4-Hers, and Sew and Sow from LaMoure.

A free will donation will be accepted to the Wildfire Relief Fund.

The Seed Library is located at the Alfred Dickey Public Library in Downtown Jamestown.

Also on our show Robert Ness said that the Stutsman County Master Gardeners are organized through the North Dakota Extension Service.  Those joining pay a $150 tuition fee, and study and listen to speakers areas of flowers and landscaping,

And during internships perform 48 hours of community service assisting in gardening in the community.

He added that nationwide five million hours of community service is donated.

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota commission’s decision to ultimately fire a police chief and suspend his captain was made before a public vote was taken, which Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem found to be in violation of the state’s open meetings law.

An operations assessment revealed that some Devils Lake Police Department officers had lost faith in Chief Keith Schroeder and Capt. Jon Barnett to run the department.

The Devils Lake City Commission responded to the assessment by discussing a course of action in private and deciding to place both officers on paid leave before a public vote.

It’s unclear what the violation means for Devils Lake since Schroeder and Barnett have accepted separation agreements.

The city isn’t expected to replace Capt. Barnett.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A Minot woman is accused of helping her husband plan the murder of his ex-wife.

Twenty-six-year-old Cynthia Louise Wilder is charged with criminal conspiracy to committee murder and accomplice to escape. She faces life in prison without parole.

Richie Wilder Jr., was sentenced this month to life without parole for stabbing his ex-wife, Angila Wilder, 44 times in her bedroom on Nov. 13, 2015. The 30-year-old Angila Wilder was pregnant when she was murdered.

Cynthia Wilder told Judge Gary Lee Monday that she did not understand the basis of the charges against her. Defense attorney Andrew Schultz told Lee the charges seemed based on the word of a single confidential informant.

Cynthia Wilder has been an elementary teacher for the Minot Public Schools for the past two years.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The Benedictine Health System is officially opening the doors to its $25 million expansion of its assisted living campus in Bismarck.

Benedictine says the St. Gabriel’s expansion is its largest building investment in the state. The expansion triples the size of its current campus in Bismarck. Construction led by Olaf Anderson of Fargo began in March 2016. The expanded chapel includes corpus handmade by the renowned Demetz Art Studio in Ortisei, Italy.

Benedictine is a faith-based, nonprofit senior care system that operates facilities in Bismarck, Dickinson, Garrison, Ellendale, Wahpeton and La Moure in North Dakota.

Bishop David Kagan is among those attending Wednesday’s ribbon cutting.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The wife of a Standing Rock Sioux tribal leader convicted of sexually abusing a girl faces charges in the case.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that Rhonda Krein Fool Bear has been charged with failing to report child sexual abuse and making false statements in court.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Gary Delorme and Krein Fool Bear’s attorney, Jackie Stebbins, did not respond to requests for comment.

Krein Fool Bear is a teacher at Solen High School but has been suspended. An indictment accuses her of failing to notify authorities, once the victim told her about the abuse in 2015.

Krein Fool Bear’s next court appearance is scheduled on May 31.

Robert Fool Bear faces a minimum of 30 years in prison when he’s sentenced Aug. 23.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The number of homeless people in North Dakota increased in the past year with people in search of work accounting for the greatest number of those without housing.

April Fairfield, executive director of the North Dakota Coalition for Homeless People, says volunteers counted 331 “unsheltered” homeless people during a one-day survey on Jan. 26. That’s up from 216 unsheltered homeless last year but down from a record 1,395 in 2013.

This year’s higher count comes as the state has slashed funding to combat the problem due to budget problems brought on by depressed oil and crop prices.

The Legislature included $2 million for homeless programs in the two-year budget that ended in 2015. Legislators have set aside only $300,000 in the budget that starts July 1.

 

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