Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 6

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.

.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Highs in the mid 70s.

Lows in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…Clear. Highs in the lower 80s.

Lows in the 50s.

.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Highs in the lower 80s.

Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs around 80.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.

.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY…Mostly clear. Highs in the upper

70s. Lows in the mid 50s.

 

A general warming through the rest of the week into weekend then

cooler, but not cold into next week. Very spotty showers or an

isolated thunderstorm is possible over the weekend, however a dry

weather pattern is favored.

Jamestown  (CSi 7-14-17)  Jamestown Police is warning residents of a convicted sex offender who has again  changed his  Jamestown address.

Jordan Aaron Smith now resides at 403 1st Avenue, North, Aprt 11, Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

He is a 21 year old, white male 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 187 pounds with blue eyes and brown hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the  North Dakota risk level of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition involving a 14 year old girl.

Conviction: July, 2014 in Stutsman County District Court, ND

Disposition: 1 year, 1 day, 239 days suspended, credit for time served 127 days, 5 years supervised probation.

Smith is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation.

He is on GPS Monitoring.

Smith is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentence imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Jordan Aaron Smith are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund has been appointed by Governor Doug Burgum to the North Dakota Council for the Arts.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Swedlund said he’s excited to give his input to the Council, from a tourism perspective, and share ideas.

The North Dakota Council for the Arts has representatives from each of the state’s nine regions, and one at-large member.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Jamestown Tourism plans to act as an advocate, as tourism works with the community in bringing more athletic events to Jamestown, along with more conventions and bigger attractions to the Jamestown Civic Center.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Swedlund says he wants to work with the Civic Center, and officials with Jamestown’s Two Rivers Activity Center (TRAC), and Newman Arena on the University of Jamestown campus, opening soon, to promote Jamestown as a venue for athletic events.

Swedlund adds, with Newman Arena and TRAC available for athletic events, tourism can benefit from the Jamestown Civic Center hosting more conventions, and other attractions not previously held in Jamestown.

He pointed out that over the past few years, Jamestown has added significantly more motel rooms to accommodate those involved in sports, and other activities held in Jamestown.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The now preserved White Cloud, the albino buffalo that roamed the National Buffalo Museum’s pasture for 19 years, is now in a clear case, in the Museum.

Jamestown Tourism Director Searle Swedlund says White Cloud, now preserved, returned to Jamestown in May this year, and has been on display at the Museum, behind a roped off area.

He points out that now, visitors can view White Cloud all around instead of just a front view, and is out of reach.

White Cloud died November 14 2016, of old age, at the Shirek Buffalo Ranch near Michigan, North Dakota where she was born.

Born in 1996, White Cloud came to live with the herd at the National Buffalo Museum in 1997.  She gave birth to 11 calves during her time in Jamestown, including Dakota Miracle, a rare white bull.  She returned home to the Shirek Buffalo Ranch in May of 2016.

She attracted an estimated 3 million visitors to Jamestown. White bison are exceedingly rare and are considered sacred to indigenous peoples of North America.

At the time of her death, President of the National Buffalo Museum, Board, Don Williams of Jamestown said, “To me, White Cloud was more than a tourist attraction. She drew many, many people to the community, but more than that, she brought the community together with White Cloud Days, parades, and special Native American events.  She will be missed by the Museum, our city, and by all the travelers that could look to the North and view her as they drove along the I-94 interstate pasture.”

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Area Grief Support Team is offering a grief support group for anyone who is grieving the loss of someone important to them, whether the loss is recent or from years past.  The group will meet once a week at 7:00 p.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 424 1^st Ave South in Jamestown beginning on Thursday, September 14, 2017 and will run for 6 weeks.

In his book, Understanding Your Grief, internationally recognized expert in the field of loss and grief, Dr. Alan Wolfelt states, “You can benefit from a connectedness that comes from people who have also had a death in their lives.  Support groups, where people come together and share the common bond of experience, can be invaluable in helping you and your grief and supporting your need to mourn long after the event of the death”

In our fast paced society, people who have had a significant loss are often expected to be ‘over it’ in a matter of a few weeks.  They may even expect this of themselves.  In reality, it may take years for someone to work through his or her grief.  The support group experience allows individuals to express grief in their own unique way and on their own unique timetable.

The group is free of charge, however, participants are asked to register to ensure that enough materials are available.  Participants should plan to attend all six sessions. For more information, or to register, please call Charlotte at 701-952-9358 or 701-320-3297 or Kathy at 701-952-8001 or 701-659-8001.

 

WASHINGTON (AP)  President Donald Trump is calling for the end of what he’s dubbed the “death tax,” calling it a “tremendous burden” for family farmers and other businesses.

Trump says during a tax speech in North Dakota that he will not allow the death tax to “crush the American dream.”

He’s pointing to Julie Ellingson, a fourth-generation rancher who owns a cattle ranch with her husband. The White House says she’s concerned about how the estate tax may affect her children when they inherit the operation.

The White House tax goals released in April include repealing the estate tax, which applies to people with estates worth more than $5.49 million.

The New York Times recently reported that Trump’s chief economic adviser Gary Cohn told a gathering of Senate Democrats that “only morons” pay the estate tax.

 

President Donald Trump is highlighting the presence of North Dakota’s Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp at a tax speech he’s giving in her state, and calling on Democrats to support his plan.

Trump brought the state’s congressional delegation along with him on Air Force One and at one point invited them up on stage.

Trump turned to Heitkamp and told her, “Everybody’s saying, what’s she doing up here?”

Trump says he hopes to get her support on the plan he’s pushing to cut business and personal income taxes and simplify the tax code.

Trump says he wants and needs the lawmakers’ support, and is heaping them with praise.

He says, “They’re all in good company together.”

Jamestown  (CSi)  Nearly 50 North Dakotans will be on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., next week to focus attention on the 2018 farm bill. They will join family farmers and ranchers from across the country as participants in National Farmers Union’s Legislative Fly-in, Sept. 10-13.

North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU) President Mark Watne said the poor farm economy, drought and need for a stronger safety net will be emphasized, as well as rising health care costs and the need to expand ethanol production.

Watne says,  “We’re struggling in farm country. Low commodity prices and rising input costs continue to impact our bottom lines. There are a lot of economic factors out of our control, too, everything from currency fluctuations to global trade uncertainty to corporate ag consolidations.”

Watne says he will be hand-delivering comments to North Dakota’s congressional delegation that were gathered at farm bill listening sessions held across the state in July. He adds, “We felt it important to capture the thoughts of people most affected by the farm bill – family farmers, ranchers and rural citizens. Producers want a safety net without holes. They want the federal crop insurance program strengthened and farm programs that work, especially during low commodity price cycles.”

He emphasizes, support levels need to be reevaluated in a new farm bill, he emphasized, so farm programs serve their purpose of stabilizing farm income.

Farmers Union members will also be meeting with USDA officials and members of the House and Senate Ag Committees in their three-day lobbying effort.

 

Bismarck  (CSi)  The NDDOT informs motorists that Westbound I-94 is temporarily reduced to one lane near exit 290 just west of Valley City. The driving lane is closed until further notice as work takes place on the roadway. Motorists should reduce speeds in the area.

For more information about construction projects and road conditions throughout North Dakota, call 511 from any type of phone or visit the Travel Information Map on the NDDOT website at http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info-v2/

 

 

 

WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) — The city of Williston has officially dedicated its $105 million wastewater treatment plant.

The facility replaces city’s old lagoon system that struggled to keep up with demand as Williston’s population rose with the oil boom.

Project manager Jason Benson says the plant can handle a population of up to 60,000 people, with the ability to expand even more if necessary.

Construction began in 2014 and the plant became fully operational earlier this summer. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held late last week.

 

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