Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jun 21

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds

5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 25 mph shifting to the west

after midnight.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 15 mph

shifting to the northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows in the lower 50s.

Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph after

midnight.

.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Lows near 50. Northwest winds 5 to 25 mph.

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

the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper

40s. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the

lower 50s. Highs in the 60s to upper 70s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Partly cloudy with a 20 percent

chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s.

Lows in the mid 50s.

 

 

Jamestown (CSi)  A large turnout on Wednesday for the free Gator Feed at Home of Ecomony at the Buffalo Mall, in Jamestown.

They started cooking the gator at 4-p.m., on Tuesday.

Home of Economy served a six-foot whole gator and another 30 pounds of gator tail, 30 pounds of live crawfish for a Louisiana crawfish boil (complete with all the fixins’ – corn, potatoes, mushrooms, spices, onions). Also 200 pounds of pork loin, 200 pounds of bratwursts & polish sausage, pizza, cookies, cornbread, cajun stuffing, and more!

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Tourism Grant/Executive Board met Wednesday at the CSi Technolgy Center at Historic Franklin School.

Members present were:  Board President Matt Woods, and board members Taylor Barnes, Mitzi Hager, Jenna Bergstedt,  and Tena Lawrence.  Also present was City Council Member, Pam Phillips representing the City Council.

Grant requests were made by:

Cyndi Wish, who appeared concerning summer staffing, funding with two staff, at the Jamestown Arts Center, requesting the amount of $1,600.

Another source of funding is $720, in-kind.

The board approved  $1,200 and $400 with the $400 part of the request made in 2016 …the completion of the Hansen Arts Park was delayed and  the funds will assist with upcoming summer programming, with an anticipated 4-6 staff members.

A Light Pole Banner funding  request in the amount of $1,750 was made by the Jamestown Downtown Association represented by Lynn Lambrecht, to replace Welcome Banners, and hardware for historic light poles on First Avenue in Downtown Jamestown.  The JDA will supply  $1,750 dollars of the funds. The total budget for the project is $3,500.

The Tourism Grant/Executive Board approved the full amount requested.  Matt Woods declared a conflict of interest being affiliated with the JDA and did not vote.

With Trail Kiosks, a  request was made for $7,000 presented by Bill Steinmetz of the Stutsman County Park Board, Trail Builders Group.

The Board approved funding at $6,550, noting that the kiosks will provide a visible trailhead landmark for two of Jamestown’s signature  trails, Pipestem and Overlook.  The kiosks will direct visitors to other trails, attractions and upcoming events.

The Board  approved funding the full $1,500 requested for the installation of a bike fix it station at the trailhead of Overlook Bike Path, similar to the station at Pipestem.  The total cost for labor and materials installed is $3,280.

In other business:

Executive Director, Searle Swedlund’s requested and was approved unanimously by the board, $4,000 in funding to allow him to participate in the North Dakota Extension Service  Rural North Dakota Leadership educational program.  The program runs for two years.

Old Business:

The Jamestown Regional Airport’s previous Grant of $1,000 for the airport’s advertising kiosk, was approved for re-allocation.  The dollars will go to filling in the blank advertising squares with tourism related messages.

The Grant/Executive Advisory Board addressed an item at Tuesday’s  Jamestown City Council’s Finance and Legal Committee meeting, when Frontier Village Association, President Nellie Degen appeared at the meeting, handing out material  in a seven-page document, including a copy of a letter of appeal concerning a decision by the Jamestown Tourism Board of Directors to not fund some projects at the village.

The Finance and Legal Committee did not discuss the document and tabled the item until an upcoming city committee meeting, possibly next month.

The Tourism Grant/Executive Board on Wednesday discussed appearing at the city committee meeting, to answer any questions about Tourism’s position on the denial, and the appeal of the funding denial.

The Board on Wednesday again talked about the FVA’s policies as they relate to Tourism funding, and the Association’s accountability of grant dollars, along with general operational issues at Frontier Village.

No action was taken by the board at Wednesday’s meeting.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Stutsman County 4-Hers are set for activities before during and after the Stutsman County Fair.  The 120th Annual Stutsman County fair runs June 28 though July 1, 2017.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2,  NDSU Extension Service, Stutsman County 4-H Progam Coordinator, Robin Barnes highlighted some of the work the 4-Hers do before they open it up to the public.

They include booth cleanup, and then judging awards, plus demonstrations, showmanship, interviews and more.

On Friday June 30^th it’s the Old Time Showmanship Contest, for those 19 years of age or older.  Registration proceed will go to the Stutsman County 4-H Livestock Committee.

Robin pointed out that the 3^rd Annual Wiener Dog Races will be held at the fairgrounds Livestock Arena.

Registration is at 12:30-p.m.,  with the $5 entry fee going to the 4-H Dog Program.

The races start at 1:30-p.m.

She added that dogs may not be a purebred Dachshund to participate.

Dogs must be leashed, and owners must show proof of rabies inoculation to participate.

Contact Megan Karlowsky at 701-269-4948 for more information.

 

4-H Events/Activities, including the 2017 Stutsman County Fair

SUNDAY, JUNE 25
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM Clean-up & Booth Set-up in the Russ Melland building and Old Merchant building
MONDAY, JUNE 26
All events are in the Old Merchant Building today unless otherwise stated
8:00 AM Static & Interview Judges training—meet in Russ Melland Building (static exhibit building)
8:30 AM—12:30 PM Written tests & Interviews for Outstanding Project Awards—Oasis Building (red & white) 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Static Registration & Wristband/Vehicle Pass Pickup – Table will be at south end of building
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM Static Pet Project live animals – interviewed/judged outside at north end or in the livestock barn
DO NOT BRING LIVE ANIMALS INTO THE OLD MERCHANT BUILDING
8:30 AM Interview Judging – Busy Butterflies/Country Critters; Country Siders 9:15 AM Interview Judging – Bustling Beavers; Prairie Pals 10:00 AM Interview Judging – Montpelier Pioneers; Woodworth Golden Eagles 10:45 AM Interview Judging – Fort Seward; Seedlings; Country Kids 11:30 AM Interview Judging – Horsin’ Around; Bows, Bullets & Bullseyes 11: 30 AM Exhibitors who have not yet been interviewed – MUST BE IN THE BUILDING BY THIS TIME!
12:30 PM Interview Judging Completed (hopefully)
1:30 PM Presentation of Best of Show Project Area Award Ribbons – Russ Melland Building
Premiums presented at the Parade of Champions
1:45 PM approx Award of Excellence Event – Russ Melland Building—10 minutes after presentation of Best of Show
Ribbons presented afterwards, awards/premiums presented at the Parade of Champions
3:00 PM Rabbits & poultry table set up (after static judging) – cages will be set up when animals brought in 4:00 PM HORSES ONLY will be allowed to come in and stall
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Registration – Any Animal can be checked in even if you don’t have them here
Table in the Russ Melland Building – Stall assignments, verify entries, back numbers
NO OTHER ANIMALS ALLOWED ON THE GROUNDS UNTIL TUESDAY AFTER 10 AM—JUNE 27
(WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION)
TUESDAY, JUNE 27
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Registration for Horses only – Luck Arena Office
If not checked in by 9:30 am, you will not be able to show
9:30 AM Horse Show (see class list for order of go) – Horse Arena
10:00 AM Other animals may be brought in and stalled/caged
Cage set up is responsibility of exhibitor, location assignment will be posted
30 Minute Break—not to start before 4:30 pm
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM Registration for Dogs only – Livestock Arena
5:00 PM Dog Show (after all are checked in) – Livestock Arena
8:00 PM approx. Tie Out Time – or after completion of dog show – NOT BEFORE
ALL ANIMALS WITH STALLS /CAGES MUST BE ON THE GROUNDS BY 11:00 AM WEDNESDAY—JUNE 28
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Register – All Animals – YOU MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE YOU CAN EXHIBIT
Table in the Livestock Barn – stall assignments, verify entries, back numbers
ALL ANIMALS THAT ARE BEING EXHIBITED AT THE FAIR MUST BE REGISTERED BY 11:00 AM
9:45-10:00 AM Pictures of Market rabbit & poultry—let Robin know you will be in the sale!!
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Weigh-in and pictures of market beef, goat, sheep, & swine – Livestock Barn
Remember to wear your 4-H attire and SMILE!!
Order of weigh in/pictures on page 11—it will also be announced and posted
1:00 PM Poultry Show (see class list for order of go) – Old Merchants Building
15 Minute Break—not to start before 3 pm
3:00 PM Rabbit Show (see class list for order of go) – Old Merchants Building
30 Minute Break—not to start before 6 pm
6:00 PM Llama Show (see class list for order of go) – Livestock Arena
8:00 PM approx. Tie Out Time – or after completion of llama show – NOT BEFORE 3
THURSDAY, JUNE 29
9:00 AM Swine Show (see class list for order of go) – Livestock Arena
30 Minute Break—not to start before 1 pm
1:00 PM Sheep & Goat Shows (see class list for order of go) – Livestock Arena
7:00 PM Tie Out Time
FRIDAY, JUNE 30
8:00 AM Beef / Dairy Show (see class list for order of go) – Livestock Arena
Livestock committee meeting ½ hour after the dairy show – location TBD—check with Ryan or Meredith
4:15 PM Round Robin judges meeting – Livestock Arena
4:30 PM Round Robin Showmanship Championship Competition—Livestock Arena
**Champions will be announced after the competition – please return for Parade of Champions **
5:45 PM Presentation of all Exhibited Beef Breeding Animals – Sponsored Presentation—not before 5:45 PM
6:00 PM Market Livestock Premium Sale – not before 6:00 PM
After Sale Old Timer’s Showmanship Contest Fundraiser- come join the fun for a good cause!! 8:00 PM approx. Tie Out Time—AFTER Old Timer’s Showmanship contest is concluded
SATURDAY, JULY 1
10:00 AM Beef Fitting Contest sign up—contest starts at 10:30 am
Gather in the Livestock barn to set up teams—$100 to winning team!!
1:30 PM WIENER DOG RACES – Entertainment for EVERYONE – Livestock Arena
$5 Entry Fee—goes toward the Stutsman County 4-H Dog project
Anyone with a dachshund/cross – enter at the livestock arena
ALL DOGS MUST BE ON A LEASH & Must have up to date rabies certificate/tags
4:00 PM Parade of Champions –Livestock Arena
Grand & Reserve Champions in all events introduced
Award of Excellence & Best of Show Awards Presented
Grand & Reserve High Point & Overall High Point Equestrians Announced
Round Robin Showmanship Champions Announced
Don Wilhelm Drawings
Club Booth Cash Awards Presented—please have a representative present
6:00 PM POT LUCK 4-H FAMILY GET TOGETHER!!
8:00 PM Release of all Animals – State Fair entries can be done online – due July 5th
8:30 – 9:30 PM Release of all Static Exhibits – place state fair entries in the state fair booth – turn in entry
Begin Booth Take Down per club decision
Static Entries – State Fair entry forms must be turned in before you leave
SUNDAY, JULY 2
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Static Items final check out – finish take down of booths – make sure state fair projects entry forms are in and projects in the state fair booth that will be going there
ALL BOOTHS MUST BE CLEANED UP AND GONE BY 11:00 AM

 

Other 4-H Reminers…
WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
4:30 PM All State Fair 4-H livestock and static entries must be submitted to the Extension
Office or online by this time
TUESDAY, JULY 18
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM Food items or any that were not left at the fairgrounds must be delivered to the EXTENSION
OFFICE for transportation to the State Fair at this time – we leave at 9 am sharp
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 – hours are 8:30 am to 4:30 pm—open over the noon hour
8:00 AM—4:30 PM State Fair exhibits may be picked up at the EXTENSION OFFICE
Please pick up your projects promptly

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi) Stutsman County’s 4-H is joining with other community members to  pack a semi with donated items and needed materials for the Kansas farmers to get ahead start on rebuilding their lives, in support of Wildfire Relief.

The Kansas Farm Bureau, has reported that in March 2017 wildfires burned over 700,000 acres in 21 counties, thousands of cattle, homes and ranches were lost to the blazes in Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas .

NDSU Extension Service, Stutsman County 4-H Progam Coordinator, Robin Barnes says, several projects will be donated by Stutsman County 4-Hers along many others providing assistance.

She adds that the  Stutsman County Farm Bureau will send purchased fencing supplies, Glinz Transfer is providing a semi, fuel and driver to deliver the donations, JP Wiest is providing a 53′ van trailer, UPS Jamestown  Store is giving packaging materials for donations and Stutsman County Fair is allowing temporary donation storage.

Other donated newly purchased, homemade items, or 4-H projects, may be dropped off at in the Russ Melland Building at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds.

The community is invited to write encouraging notes to donation recipients at the booth.

Monetary donations can be made out to:

Stutsman County Farm Bureau
P.O. Box 1490
Jamestown, ND 58401
Put “Wildfire Relief” in the check memo.

The donations will then be hauled by truck to Kansas in July, through donated time, and resources.

For more information or with any questions, contact Stutsman County Farm Bureua Board Member,  Sarah Wilson at 701-269-4438 or email wilsonfarmnd@gmail.com.

Sarah’s daughter, Charlotte spearheaded the effort which continues to grow.

 

Jamestown  (CSi-NDFU)  – North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) is urging U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to open Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) acres for emergency haying and grazing due to widespread drought.

NDFU President Mark Watne, says,  “Livestock producers need help now. Feed supplies are deteriorating fast, hay is in short supply due to last year’s harsh winter, and ranchers are facing the difficult decision of whether to downsize their herd. It is an emergency situation.”

The National Drought Mitigation Center currently lists severe drought conditions in and around the Missouri River Basin in North Dakota. Similar conditions exist in Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota.

Watne says spotty rainfall across the region has helped alleviate the drought somewhat, but it isn’t significant enough to reverse long term impacts. He adds, “Producers and their livestock need relief now,” he emphasized. “Delaying the opening of CRP until August, as typically is the case, will be too late. The grass will have very little nutritional value, if any.”

NDFU was one of four Farmers Union states that signed on to a letter by National Farmers Union, urging the Secretary to address the significant drought situation in the Upper Great Plains.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) —  North Dakota legislative leaders have signaled that they will pursue litigation against some vetoes issued by Gov. Doug Burgum.

The Legislature’s Legislative Management Committee voted unanimously Wednesday to pursue the litigation instead of calling the full Legislature back into session. Republican majority leaders question whether the governor may veto parts of spending bills in ways that change the legislative intent, such as deleting a word or phrases.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued an opinion on Monday that says the first-term Republican governor overstepped his authority on some vetoes he issued after the Legislature adjourned.

GOP Sen. Ray Holmberg heads the Legislative Management Committee. He says the 17-member panel will meet again to determine the specifics of a lawsuit before filing.

Burgum’s office did not immediately return telephone calls for comment.

 

 

 

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — The Ramsey County Medical Examiner has confirmed the body recovered from a river in Fargo, North Dakota is that of a missing swimmer.

Twenty-nine-year-old David Tikayne disappeared while swimming with friends June 5 near a pedestrian bridge that connects Memorial Park in Moorhead with Oak Grove Park in Fargo.

Tikayne’s body was found in the Red River last week.

The Moorhead and Fargo fire departments and the Red River Valley dive and rescue team searched for the missing swimmer.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has joined the call for emergency haying and grazing of grassland enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program.

Goerhing has sent a request to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue as farmers and ranchers in the state deal with drought. North Dakota’s congressional delegation made the same request earlier this week.

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows all of North Dakota being either abnormally dry or in some stage of drought, with more than one-fourth of the state in severe drought.

The weekly crop report from the Agriculture Department says more than half of the state’s pasture land and more than half of the alfalfa hay crop are considered in poor or very poor shape.

 

 

DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — A Devils Lake man convicted of burglarizing a fast-food restaurant that authorities say was destroyed by arson has been given a suspended three-year prison sentence and put on probation.

Michael Ott was found guilty in March of burglarizing the local Hardee’s in October 2015 but found not guilty of torching the building. No one was hurt in the fire.

The Devils Lake Journal reports that Ott was sentenced this week to two years of supervised probation, after spending a year and eight months behind bars. Ott also was ordered to pay $1,500 in restitution.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man shot by Bismarck police last year for the second time in five years has pleaded guilty to terrorizing and been sentenced to serve five years in prison.

Forty-nine-year-old Glenn Lovgren was accused of calling 911 to report he was holding hostages last August. Officers believed Lovgren was ambushing them at a softball complex as he started running toward them and motioning as if he had a gun.

Three officers who shot Lovgren were cleared of wrongdoing.

Lovgren also was shot by police during a similar incident in 2011 in which authorities said he confronted officers after calling 911 and reporting that he held hostages.

Lovgren was on parole for that crime and had absconded from a halfway house when the 2016 incident occurred.

 

In sports…

Jamestown  (CSi)  The University of Jamestown’s Dean Stork has resigned as hockey coach, and has accepted an assistant coach at NCAA D-1 Miami (Ohio), in the NCHC, with UND.

Stork led the inaugural year Jimmie hockey team to a 20-10-3 record and a Number 18 ranking in the final ACHA Division top 25 poll.

Stork says in his 12 years of coaching this was hits toughest decision to make.

Stork’s wife and two daughters were living in Ohio, not having moved to Jamestown.

He said he’ll miss UJ and  Jamestown , calling the city  “A hockey town.”

 

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