Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 30

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly sunny. Not as cold. Highs around 40.  South winds 20 to 25 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Lows 15 to 20. West winds 15 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

.WEDNESDAY…Partly sunny. Colder. Highs in the lower 20s.

Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Much colder. Lows around

5 below. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs zero to 5 above.

Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows around 5 below.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs 15 to 20.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.

Lows around 5 below.

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

morning. Highs near zero.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 15 below.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs 10 to 15.

Westerly wind gusts to 40 mph are expected this afternoon into

the early evening.

 

Periods of dangerous wind chills to 35 below zero are expected

across generally northern and central North Dakota Wednesday

night through Sunday night.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSI-Dr. Tim Bratton)  If the sky is clear early Wednesday morning, residents will be able to view a total lunar (moon) eclipse.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Tim Bratton said, this will be the second full moon of the month, a “Super Moon,” with the moon at its closest to the earth in terms of miles.

H pointed out that the color of the moon may range from reddish brick-red, or grey, affected by volcanic ash, or any lingering smoke from the recent California, and Canadian wild fires.

The next total lunar eclipse in North America will be a year from now, with a lunar eclipse visible primarily from central Africa and central Asia.

Wednesday’s time line is:

4:50 a.m.: The eastern rim of the Moon, which will be then 99.98% sunlit and 30.6 degrees above the WSW-W skyline, makes contact with the penumbra (the Earth’s fainter outer shadow).  The penumbra is so faint that it will not become noticeable for a half-hour or so, when the eastern part of the Moon might display a darker grayish tint.   Wearing sunglasses (of all things!) often heightens the contrast between the penumbra and the rest of the Moon.  Meteorologist and astronomer Joe Rao also recommends projecting the lunar image through a telescope eyepiece on to a sheet of paper; this too increases the contrast, and has enabled him to detect the penumbra within 33 minutes after the start of lunar eclipses.

5:48 a.m.: The partial stage of the eclipse begins when the Moon’s eastern rim makes contact with the Earth’s umbra, or darker inner shadow.  At this time Luna will be almost 21 degrees over the western horizon and 99.99% lit.

6:51 a.m.: Total eclipse begins as the Moon, now 16 1/3 degrees above the W-WNW skyline, moves fully into the Earth’s umbra.  Because some sunlight is refracted through the Earth’s atmosphere and reaches the lunar surface, the Moon is not darkened completely; it probably will be colored orange.  The “wild card” this year might be the smoke from the California forest fires; if enough soot is thrown into the atmosphere, the light reaching the Moon will be reduced, so that it appears reddish, brick-red, or grey.  I saw a total lunar eclipse near Cleveland, Ohio, in 1963 where the Indonesian volcano Mt. Pinatubo had thrown so much ash into the sky that the Moon disappeared entirely at mid-eclipse; except for a circular gap in the star field, nobody would have realized that the Moon was there!  What will pan out during this month’s eclipse?

7:27 a.m.: Full Moon occurs technically with the Moon directly opposite the Sun (which from a lunar perspective would be a total eclipse of the Sun, with the darkened Earth surrounded by a halo of fiery light).  At this moment the Moon will be just less than 5 degrees over the WNW horizon, 33.228 arc-minutes across, and 223,816 miles away.

8:04 a.m.: The Moon sets on Jamestown’s WNW horizon, mere minutes before its eastern limb exits from the Earth’s umbra.

8:08 a.m.: The Moon begins moving out of the umbra, returning to a partial eclipse stage.

9:12 a.m.: The Moon departs entirely from the Earth’s umbra, returning to the penumbral eclipse stage.

10:10 a.m.: The eclipse ends entirely as the Moon exits the Earth’s penumbra.

On July 27 there will be another lunar eclipse, but it will be visible primarily from central Africa and central Asia.

Celebrate the New Year with this spectacular heavenly event (and pray that the weather will cooperate!).

 

Jamestown  (CSi-JPS)  The Jamestown Public  School Board will be holding their February 5th meeting in the Media Center (Library) at the High School.

Students will be presenting a report on the Maker Space, 21st Learning.

After the meeting is adjourned, there will be demonstration of the Maker Space for all who join the board members.

The public is invited  to this new exciting 21st Century learning we provide at Jamestown Public Schools.

 

Jamestown   (CSi)  The City of Jamestown is currently accepting applications for the following:

One opening on the James River Valley Library System Board—3 year term to March 2021

Anyone interested in serving on the above committees/boards should complete an “Application for Appointment”. The application may be obtained in person at City Hall, 102 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, by calling 701-252-5900 or online at jamestownnd.org and select government tab/city committees to download the form.

The application should be returned by February 20, 2018, to:

City of Jamestown

Attn: Appointments

102 3rd Avenue SE Jamestown, ND 58401

 

Jamestown  (Cassie DuBray)  The North Dakota Region VI Homeless Coalition is partnering alongside of the Jamestown Ministerial Association, Triumph Inc, and Edgewood Senior Living to provide bags of essential care items to people experiencing homelessness and or other hardships. The movement provides “mercy boxes” where people can donate new and unopened travel sized personal care items, small pre-packaged non-perishable snacks, socks, and small first aid supplies. Drop off sites will be located at: Stutsman County Housing Authority, Triumph Inc., Trinity Lutheran, and Edgewood Senior Living. The Jamestown Ministerial Association will also have a traveling box at each of the midday Lenten services.

The mercy boxes will be available as collection locations beginning February 14, 2018 and lasting through April 2, 2018.  On Wednesday April 11, 2018, 1:00 p.m. at Edgewood Senior Living, Jamestown, ND the donated items will be assembled into Blessing Bags. Community members are welcome to attend this event.

In 2017, the Coalition packaged nearly 300 blessing bags, and these were distributed regionally to various organizations in nine counties.

What items can be donated? Please note that all items must be new and unused. Travel sized personal care items such as facial tissue, wet wipes, nail clippers, lip balm, Listerine, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, comb, etc., nonperishable snacks such as granola bars, crackers, gum, mints, etc . athletic socks, mittens, Small first aid kits, and feminine hygiene products

The need to actively care for people experiencing homelessness is growing. Per the annual Point in Time Survey in January 2017, there were 1,089 persons documented as experiencing homelessness with 178 being under the age of 18.  There were 331 out of that total which were considered unsheltered. This number is up from the 216 unsheltered on the 2016 survey.

(CSi)The Great Plains Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will visit Edgeley, Oakes and Gwinner on Thursday February 8.

The truck supplies, fresh vegetables, meat, bakery items and boxed goods.

Anyone in need of food assistance in each town or neighboring communities are welcome to attend and receive food at no cost.

Stop will include:

Edgeley in the Armory parking lot (508 1st Ave.) from 9:15 to 10 a.m.

Oakes in the lot behind the Travel Inn (401 Main Ave.) from noon to 12:45 p.m.

Gwinner at Gustaf Adolf Lutheran Church (207 1st St. SE) from 2 to 2:30 p.m

Great Plains Food Bank Regional Services Manager Andrea Block, who services Mobile Food Pantries in eastern North Dakota, says, “The Mobile Food Pantry program fills a strong need and puts food directly into the hands of those that need it most.  This is all about convenience for the consumer. They know exactly when and where there will be fresh and nutritious food available. We want to make it as easy as we can for those who need help to be able to get it.”

Individuals attending any of the distributions are asked to bring with any plastic bags or boxes to take food home with them.

For more information on mobile and perishable food pantries in western North Dakota, contact Rachel Monge at 701-390-2513 or rmonge@greatplainsfoodbank.org

For more information on mobile and perishable food pantries in eastern North Dakota, contact Andrea Block at 701-476-9128 or ablock@greatplainsfoodbank.org.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Five workers at North Dakota’s Youth Correctional Center outside of Mandan were treated at a medical center for undisclosed injuries and released after being assaulted by a number of juveniles over the weekend.

State Corrections Department spokeswoman Michelle Linster tells The Bismarck Tribune that “several” juveniles were involved in the attack at the facility Sunday night. She declined to comment on the nature of the assault.

The incident is still under investigation.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The longest-serving Republican official in the North Dakota Capitol has announced he’s running for another term.

Al Jaeger announced Monday he will seek the GOP’s endorsement for secretary of state.

The 74-year-old Jaeger has served more than two decades in the office that is best known for supervising elections. The former Fargo real estate salesman was first elected in 1992.

Fargo Rep. Josh Boschee says he will announce Tuesday that he will seek the Democratic endorsement for the seat.

Jaeger also faces an intraparty challenge from 41-year-old Mandan businessman Will Gardner.

The state GOP convention is scheduled April 6-8 in Grand Forks.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Bismarck businessman and former North Dakota Republican Party chairman Gary Emineth says he’s considering a run for U.S. Senate.

Emineth tells The Associated Press that he’s “90 percent sure” he will run for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. He plans to make a decision next month.

Emineth says he began thinking about the idea after North Dakota U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer said this month he won’t run for U.S. Senate.

Republican state Sen. Tom Campbell is running and has spent about $425,000 of his own money on advertising to raise his profile since August. Heitkamp has already raised about $6 million.

Emineth says he already has name recognition in the state. He says he will be competitive with campaign cash if he gets into the race.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A judge has scheduled a May 31 sentencing for a Denver woman who pleaded guilty in a shooting during protests in North Dakota against the Dakota Access oil pipeline.

Thirty-eight-year-old Red Fawn Fallis could face up to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors have agreed to recommend no more than seven years.

Fallis was accused of firing a handgun at officers during her October 2016 arrest. No one was hurt. She pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to civil disorder and gun possession by a convicted felon. Prosecutors agreed to drop a more serious charge.

Fallis is jailed after violating terms of her release to a Fargo halfway house earlier this month. Her attorneys have asked that she be allowed to return there pending sentencing. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland hasn’t ruled yet.

 

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The National Park Service wants further review of a refinery proposed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park to see how emergency flaring could affect air quality.

The Park Service’s request is among about 11,000 emails received by the North Dakota Department of Public Health during a comment period that recently ended.

Meridian Energy Group wants to build the Davis Refinery near Belfield, which is about three miles from the park. The Bismarck Tribune says an analysis by the National Park Service’s Air Resources Division shows the refinery would not significantly impact the park under normal operations. But, the Park Service says more evaluation is needed on the impact of flaring which could significantly increase emissions.

Meridian Energy Group has said it would be the “cleanest refinery on the planet.”

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp has invited Fargo UPS driver Dennis Kooren to be her guest for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Heitkamp says Kooren has been a leader of the effort to protect the pensions of North Dakota workers and retirees.

The other two members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation announced their picks last week. U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer invited CEO Tommy Fisher of Dickinson-based Fisher Industries, and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven invited Miss America Cara Mund, a Bismarck native.

 

DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — The National Park Service wants further review of a refinery proposed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park to see how emergency flaring could affect air quality.

The Park Service’s request is among about 11,000 emails received by the North Dakota Department of Public Health during a comment period that recently ended.

Meridian Energy Group wants to build the Davis Refinery near Belfield, which is about three miles from the park. The Bismarck Tribune says an analysis by the National Park Service’s Air Resources Division shows the refinery would not significantly impact the park under normal operations. But, the Park Service says more evaluation is needed on the impact of flaring which could significantly increase emissions.

Meridian Energy Group has said it would be the “cleanest refinery on the planet.”

 

In sports….

Madison, SD  (PlayNorthStar.com)- Valley City State University senior guard Lexi Lennon has been named the North Star Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Week for the third time this season, the conference office announced Monday.

Lennon – who leads the conference in scoring at 18.5 points per game – averaged 21.5 points per game this weekend in helping the No. 17-ranked Vikings to a pair of victories. Lennon also was named NSAA Player of the Week on Jan. 1 and Dec. 11.

 

Grand Forks  (VCSUVikings.com) – Megan Johnson qualified for nationals in long jump, and the Valley City State track & field team broke eight school records Saturday at the UND Open.

Valley City State University athletes won one event and had seven Top 4 finishes and 26 Top 8 finishes at the meet that featured NCAA Division I University of North Dakota and a mix of NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA schools.

 

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Fargodome is upgrading its security with walk-through metal detectors.

KFGO radio reports the equipment has been installed and staff members are undergoing training.

General Manager Rob Sobolik says dome officials are finalizing guidelines and protocol on what is and isn’t allowed to be brought in to the venue.

Sobolik says the detectors might get a test run during Monster Jam this coming weekend and the Avenged Sevenfold concert the following weekend.?

The $150,000 cost is being paid through the Fargodome’s surplus fund that’s used for capital improvements.

 

 

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Officials from Minnesota, the NFL, the Vikings and the Super Bowl host committee are opening their arms to fans as they kick off a week of events before Sunday’s championship game.

Gov. Mark Dayton proclaimed it Super Bowl Week in the state, and Minnesota Host Committee co-chairman Doug Baker is promising fans a week they won’t forget.

Many events have a local flair and outdoor activities that seek to turn the state’s snow and ice into a strength — what promoters are calling the “Bold North.”

Officials say the Super Bowl wouldn’t have come to Minnesota without the new U.S. Bank Stadium. Taxpayers paid nearly half the cost of the $1.1 billion stadium.

Dayton says the state will set aside its disappointment that the Vikings aren’t in the Super Bowl after losing the NFC championship game to the Philadelphia Eagles and will welcome all visitors.

 

The Eagles and Patriots participated in the annual Super Bowl media night before continuing their preparations for Sunday’s game at Minneapolis.

The Patriots were first on the stage at Xcel Energy Center, home of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild. Tom Brady led his team out of the tunnel made out of the set designed to resemble a giant glacier in honor of the host state’s wintry climate.

Eagles center Jason Kelce sported an Elmer Fudd-style wool cap with earflaps that the entire team was given as host-community gifts upon landing.

Former Olympic silver medal-winning skater Nancy Kerrigan was among the media, serving as a special correspondent for “Inside Edition.”

Brady said during the media scrum that he doesn’t want to cause the firing of a Boston radio host who made a disparaging remark about the quarterback’s five-year-old daughter.

Brady said early Monday he’s reconsidering whether to continue a long-running weekly radio appearance with radio station WEEI after host Alex Reimer said last Thursday that Brady’s daughter was “an annoying little pissant.” Brady cut short his weekly appearance on the station Monday morning and said, “I’ll obviously evaluate whether I want to come on this show again.”

But by media night, Brady said he hoped Reimer wouldn’t lose his job, explaining that he doesn’t mind criticism of himself but that children don’t deserve that.

The station says Reimer has been suspended indefinitely.

 

 

Boy’s Basketball…

 

 

 

High School basketball polls…

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP)- The Bismarck Shiloh Christian girls and Stanley High boys basketball teams remain in the top spots of the latest Class B polls, as voted on by members of the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

First place votes are in parenthesis, followed by the team’s record, and the number of total points received.

Girls

1. Bismarck Shiloh Christian (13) 16-0 147
2. Medina-Pingree-Buchanan (2) 15-2 132
3. LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 16-1 126
4. Edgeley-Kulm-Montpelier 15-2 104
5. Langdon-Edmore-Munich 14-2 83
6. Rugby 15-2 78
7. Carrington 12-4 46
8. Thompson 13-3 41
9. Kindred 11-3 18
10. Four Winds-Minnewaukan 13-4 17

Others receiving votes: Des Lacs-Burlington (15-2), Killdeer (13-4), Grafton (12-4), Trenton (12-3), Grant County (13-4).

Boys

1. Stanley (11) 13-0 140
2. St. John (4) 13-0 139
3. Hillsboro-Central Valley 12-1 118
4. Fargo Oak Grove 11-1 102
5. Grafton 12-1 70
6. Thompson 12-2 68
7. Minot Bishop Ryan 12-2 52
8. Maple Valley 12-0 43
9. New Town 13-1 31
10. Bismarck Shiloh Christian 9-3 20

Others receiving votes: Four Winds-Minnewaukan (9-3), Solen (12-1), Bottineau (12-2), Dunseith (10-4), Richland (11-1), Carrington (12-2)

 

 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

ATLANTA (AP) — Kent Bazemore scored 22 points, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 2:09 remaining, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied after trailing by 11 in the third quarter to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 105-100. Bazemore’s clutch 3 gave the Hawks a 99-96 lead they did not relinquish.

 

Final Indiana 105 Charlotte 96

Final Atlanta 105 Minnesota 100

Final Memphis 120 Phoenix 109

Final Milwaukee 107 Philadelphia 95

Final Miami 95 Dallas 88

Final Boston 111 Denver 110

 

TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Final (4) Duke 88 Notre Dame 66

Final (7) Kansas 70 Kansas St. 56

Final (24) Michigan 58 Northwestern 47

 

 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — James Palmer Jr. scored 28 points and keyed a second-half comeback, as Nebraska rallied for a 74-63 victory over Wisconsin. The Cornhuskers trailed by double digits midway through the second half but held the Badgers to just eight points over the final nine minutes to extend their winning streak to three games.

 

College Basketball Polls…

No. 2 Virginia has pulled closer to its first No. 1 ranking in 35 years.

The Cavaliers received 17 of 65 first-place votes from a media panel in the AP Top 25 released on Monday. Villanova remained No. 1 for the fourth straight week, receiving 47 first-place votes.

Virginia (20-1, 9-0 ACC) shut down one of the nation’s top offenses in a 65-63 win over Duke last week and held No. 18 Clemson to 36 points.

Purdue remained at No. 3 and No. 4 Duke held its spot despite the loss to Virginia. Michigan State moved up a spot to round out the top 10.

Kentucky returned to the poll at No. 21 after dropping out for the first time in four years.

UConn continues to lead the way in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll. The Huskies (20-0) are once again the unanimous No. 1 team receiving all 32 votes from the national media panel. The top five remained unchanged this week with Mississippi State, Baylor, Louisville and Notre Dame following UConn.

 

NBA…

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons have picked up a five-time All-Star in a multiplayer swap.

The Pistons have acquired forward Blake Griffin from the Los Angeles Clippers, along with Bruce Johnson and center Willie Reed. The Clippers receive forward Tobias Harris, guard Avery Bradley, center Boban Marjanovic and draft picks.

Griffin is averaging 22.6 points, 7.9 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 33 games this season, but the Clippers have been plagued by injuries and were ninth in the West standings as of Monday night.

The Pistons made the deal amid an eight-game losing streak.

 

 

 

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bucks forward Jabari Parker will make his season debut Friday against the Knicks, nearly one year after tearing his left ACL in a game against Miami. Parker was averaging a career-high 20.1 points and 6.2 rebounds before the injury.

Parker tore the same ACL in December 2014, ending his rookie season after 25 games.

Police officials say they will not seek charges against Milwaukee Bucks rookie Sterling Brown, who was arrested last week during a confrontation in a Walgreens parking lot.

Officers used a stun gun on Brown in an incident that happened about 2 a.m. Friday. Milwaukee police said Monday that a review of reports and body camera footage shows Brown’s “actions and behavior” do not warrant a criminal charge.

Police have not released further details.

 

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