– Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Feb 20

CSi Weather…

WIND CHILL ADVISORY 10 AM WEDNESDAY INCLUDES JAMESTOWN AND VALLEY CITY…

Very cold wind chills expected. Expect wind chills as low as 35 below zero.

* WHERE…All of western and central North Dakota.

* WHEN..To 10 AM CST Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…The cold wind chills will cause frostbite
on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and the wind will
combine to create low wind chills. Frostbite and hypothermia can
occur if precautions are not taken. Make sure to dress in layers
and cover exposed skin if outdoors. If traveling, carry a winter
survival kit.

Forecast…

TONIGHT…Clear. Lows around 10 below. West winds around 10 mph.

Wind chills around 35 below.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs around 15. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Lowest wind chills around 35 below in the morning.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 5 below. South

winds around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s. South winds

5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.FRIDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 20s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows 5 to 10 above.

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.

Very cold wind chills to 35 below zero are possible tonight into
Wednesday morning.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown Public Works informs residents that city crews will begin snow removal in the DOWNTOWN area beginning approximately at 11:00 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, February 20th and continue during the night.

Downtown merchants and all public/private schools are asked to have their sidewalks shoveled by 9 p.m., Tuesday, February 20th

PLEASE NOTE:

The above schedule is contingent upon changing weather conditions and snow accumulation totals.

Jamestown (CSi) The Jamestown City Council’s Committees met in joint session, Tuesday afternoon at City Hall. All members were present.

PUBLIC WORKS

Recycler, Ralph Friebel said the recycling carts will be delivered and assembled on March 5th this year, and distributed shortly after by March 12th.

The recycling trucks are scheduled to be delivered in mid-March.

He said residential recycling pick up is to start on April 2nd this year.

Consideration was given to entering into an engineering services agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., for the River Cleaning Project. The committee moves the item to the City Council without recommendation.

The committee recommends entering into an engineering services agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., for the Inert Landfill Project.

The committee recommended approval of the 2018 Jamestown Standard Specifications as prepared by the City Engineer.

Recommended approval of plans, specifications and estimates for Seal Coat, Patching, Construction & Reconstruction District 18-41 in Southwest Jamestown in the area of Victory Lutheran Church and Louis L’Amour School.

Recommended directing the City Administrator to advertise for bids for the construction of Seal Coat, Patching, Construction & Reconstruction District 18-41.

Recommended authorizing the City Engineer to develop detailed plans, specifications and estimates for 2018 Safe Routes to School Sidewalk District #18-21.

Informational: A public hearing concerning 2018 Safe Routes to School Sidewalk District #18-21 will be held at the March 5, 2018, City Council meeting.

Informational: A public hearing concerning 2017 Sidewalk, Curb & Gutter District #17-11 will be held at the March 5, 2018 city council meeting.

FINANCE & LEGAL COMMITTEE

The committee recommends the request from the JSDC for $5,436.32 from the Economic Development Fund to reimburse CED building loss for 2017 with the City Share to be $5,436.32, and paid from the City Sales Tax Fund.

JSDC CEO Connie Ova said the short fall was due to part of the building not be leased that year.

The committee recommends the sale of Lot 5, Block 4, I-94 Business Park to Buffalo City Diesel in the amount of $68,389.20. Two lots remain available for sale.

The committee recommends approving de-obligating the Flex PACE interest buydown for D & B Portables in the amount of $43,000.

The committee recommends entering into an agreement with Jamestown Community Correction Program.

The committee recommends allowing the City to maintain its own sales ratio study for assessment purposes, in line with state law.

The committee recommends approving the request from Jonny B’s to be allowed to install an electrical outlet in the public parking lot in the 200 Block of 2nd Ave SE, adjacent to their back door.

The approval is pending a license agreement to have access to the space and have power installed and the location of the power pole.

Owner Jon Beyer said the establishment needs the power outlet in a loading zone for a refrigerated box truck, as the business will start selling frozen pizza.

City Administrator Jeff Fuchs said licensing certain parking lot spots would set a precedence.

Informational: Application for appointments to the James River Library Board have been received as follows:

Michelle Watne and Darlene Jung for one open seat
Charlotte Freeberg for a seat to be jointly appointed by the City and County

Informational: Departmental and financial reports were presented.

BUILDING, PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE

The committee recommends approval of the plat of WBI Energy Jamestown Border Station Plat, located in the SE ¼/ NW ¼ of Section 32, Township 140N, Range 63W, of the fifth principal meridian, Stutsman County, North Dakota. The property is located south of 8546 35th St SE, Jamestown, ND, for a metering station for a gas line.

Informational: A Public Hearing and Second Reading of an ordinance to amend and re-enact Ordinance No. 329 of the City Code by amending the District Map to change the zoning of All Except the S90’ of Lot 1 Replat & Except Parcel A, Block 1. Residence Park 2nd Addition from R-1 (One Family Residential District) to R-2 (One to Six Families Residential District) is scheduled for the March 5, 2018, City Council meeting.

CIVIC CENTER AND PROMOTION COMMITTEE

No agenda items at this time.

POLICE AND FIRE COMMITTEE

The committee considered adjusting security fees for police officers.

Police Chief Edinger said a survey of officers working off duty security, showed the officers requesting between $35 and $50 per hour. He said the officers are on duty while working security.

The rate is in conjunction with the officer’s overtime pay.

City Adiministrator Fuchs noted that if charged to overtime, the rate would have to be high enough to cover the highest paid officer.

Following discussion, Mayor Andersen recommended approving a rate of $35 per hour, with the officer collecting $32 per hour for compensation, for the balance of 2018, and made a motion to that effect, which was recommended for approval.

The current fee to officers on security duty is $25.

The committee recommends entering into a memorandum of understanding between the City of Jamestown and the ND Information Technology Department relating to radio frequencies and communications.

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

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Commission met in Regular Session Tuesday evening at City Hall.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS INCLUDED:

A raffle permit for Valley City Lions, Valley Quilters.

A Mechanical Contrators license for Dakota Plains Mechanical Corporation.

A Parade application for the ND State Firefighters Convention, June 1 on Centeral Avenue.

PUBLIC COMMENTS …No One Spoke

RESOLUTION

City Commissioners approved a Resolution to Create Sanitary Sewer Improvement District No. 62.

Approved a Resolution Approving Engineer’s Report and Directing Preparation of Detailed Plans, Specifications, and Estimates of Probable Costs for Sanitary Sewer Improvement District No. 62

Approved a Resolution to Create Storm Sewer Improvement District No. 51

Approved a Resolution approving the Engineer’s Report and Directing Preparation of Detailed Plans, Specifications, and Estimates of Probable Costs for Storm Sewer Improvement District No. 51

Approved a Resolution No. 2132, a resolution Establishing Rates and Fees for Solid Waste Services.

City Administrator Schelkoph said the proposal is to reduce rate from $14 per month to $13 per month.

He said the stream of garbage into the landfill has been reduced.

An increase in the commercial garbage rate is now at $20 per month.

Approved a Special Alcohol Event Permit for Eagles at North Dakota Winter Show March 3 – 10, 2018

City Commissioners considered engineering contract to hire AE2S to design and provide oversight to install pretreatment and RO soak facilities at the Water Treatment Plant. City Administrator Schelkoph said the treatment will improve Devils Lake water coming into the system.

He said the total improvement costs amount to $588,000 with the city’s share of a 90-10 split with the State Water Commission at Just over $58,000, taken from the Public Works Capital Improvement budget..

City Commissioners voted to approve.

CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT

David Schelkoph and Mayor Carlsrud will attend the American Public Power Association meeting, next week.

He said a proposed change in federal regulations will not be in the best interests of Valley City and will create an electric rate increase for Valley City consumers.

Schelkoph noted a major street construction project on Main Street for permanent flood control, saying this summer Main Street will be closed more that open.

He pointed out sewer and water, and street replacement projects will also be going on this summer.

He looks for patience from the public.

CITY UPDATES & COMMISSION REPORTS

City Attorney Mertins pointed out that Robert Drake has brought a lawsuit against the City of Valley City asking the court to bring a Temporary Restraining Order, concerning implementing the Streetscape project.

She said the city has retained an attorney to defend the lawsuit.

Schelkoph said the lion’s share of the costs for the Streetscape project is to replace aged traffic signals, and sited significant cost sharing the city has with the costs

He said if the cost sharing is lost Valley City residents will be paying for project costs.

Commissioner Magnuson said the impact of the Streetscape project is to improve Valley City’s downtown, and attract tourists, and attract future residents.

Mayor Carslsrud said the Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce is working with the city in the challenges with the downtown improvement projects.

The meeting was shown live on CSi Cable 68, followed by replays.

Valley City (VCSU) – In celebration of Black History Month, Valley City State University will present Stephon Ferguson in a tribute performance recognizing the work and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, February 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Vangstad Auditorium on the VCSU campus.

A minister, inspirational speaker and performing artist based in Atlanta, Ferguson will portray Martin Luther King, Jr., and share King’s own words; speak on racial equality in the United States; and participate in a discussion with audience members.

VCSU diversity and inclusion coordinator, Joey Marini says, “We encourage all to attend this important event. Our goals include initiating dialogue, sharing perspectives, and helping each of us find our own voice in confronting and dealing with the challenging realities we face in our communities and our country. Mr. Ferguson’s inspiring message and commanding presence will help facilitate the greater understanding we strive for in dealing with issues of diversity and inclusion every day.”

Sponsored by VCSU Diversity and Inclusion, Student Senate, Residence Life and the Office of Student Affairs, the event is open to the public free of charge.

Learn more about Stephen Ferguson at www.thedreamlives.com. Contact Joey Marini at joseph.marini@vcsu.edu

Valley City (CSi) The Valley City Area Chamber of Commerce announces the annual Chili Cook-off and Community Olympics will be held on Monday March 5^th and the North Dakota Winter Show, Main Arena.

Olympic contests will include…Egg Toss, Smooth Race, Dizzy Cowboy, Outhouse Horseshoes, Fly Flicker, and the Modified Chuckwagon Race. 7:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M.

The chili cook-off is $10 per team, the Community Olympics $20 per team, or both events for $25.

CHILI COOK-OFF: Participants are required to prepare at least 2 roasters of chili. Setup will start at 4:00 p.m. in the ND Winter Show Event Center Main Arena. The west doors will open promptly at 4:00 p.m. to let vehicles in for setup. All vehicles must leave the arena at 4:45 p.m. All vehicles must enter and exit at the same time due to a new heating system in the building. Teams must be ready to serve for judging at 5:00 p.m.

PARTICIPATION FEES: Fees are $10 per team for the Chili Cook-off and $20 for the Community Olympics. If your business or organization participates in both, the fee is $25. Please include payment with your registration form.
More information will be sent upon receipt of your registration.

Pre-Register by February 26th.

General Admission for the Chili Cook-off is $2, the Community Olympics is free.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s largest business organization has a new president and chief executive.

The North Dakota Chamber of Commerce announced Tuesday that Arik Spencer will take over the organization April 1. He succeeds Andy Peterson, who resigned last year.

Spencer currently is the executive vice president of the North Dakota Motor Carriers Association.

The chamber has more than 1,000 members and offers programs and services to help businesses in the state.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A citizen-led effort to rework North Dakota’s oil tax structure has fizzled.

Former Democratic Rep. Ed Gruchalla of Fargo says the idea to reverse legislation that lowered oil taxes for drillers “just couldn’t get any traction.” He says backers won’t be pushing to get it on the ballot this year.

The Legislature passed a measure in 2015 that abolishes some price-based incentives in exchange for lowering the overall tax rate from 11.5 percent to 10 percent.

Democrats have called it a giveaway to the oil industry. Republicans say it provides stability and predictability for the industry and the state’s oil tax structure.

North Dakota’s oil industry wanted a flat 9 percent tax rate in exchange for giving up the price triggers.

BURLINGTON, N.D. (AP) — A Burlington man likely won’t spend any more time in jail for punching and kicking a woman outside a bar.

Sixty-year-old Jerry Baldwin pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault in an agreement with prosecutors. He had been charged with felony aggravated assault for an attack on the woman that left her unconscious last July.

The Minot Daily News says Judge Todd Cresap gave Baldwin a suspended sentence of nearly a year in jail, except for nine days that he’s already served. He was also sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $325 in court costs.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An herbal supplement known as kratom is becoming popular in some North Dakota communities despite concerns from the Federal Drug Administration.

The Bismarck Tribune reports that kratom has been marketed to help relieve pain, depression and anxiety. Proponents say it can also be used to treat opioid withdrawal, but the FDA says there’s no evidence to support that claim.

The FDA has linked the supplement to 44 deaths since 2011. Kratom side effects include seizures and depression.

The American Kratom Association has disputed the FDA’s findings, saying kratom is an herbal substance similar to tea and coffee and isn’t a drug. The association estimates that 3 million to 5 million people in the U.S. use kratom.

In world and national news…

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A group of students who survived the Florida school shooting have started their 400-mile trip to the state capital to pressure lawmakers to act on a sweeping package of gun control laws.

The students left Coral Springs on Tuesday afternoon and expect to arrive in Tallahassee in the evening. They plan to hold a rally Wednesday at the Capitol in hopes that it will put pressure on the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature.

The fate of the new restrictions is unclear. Lawmakers have rebuffed gun restrictions since Republicans took control of the governor’s office and the Legislature in 1999. But some in the GOP say they will consider the bills.

Wednesday will mark one week since authorities say a former student killed 17 students and faculty at Stoneman Douglas High School.

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Survivors of a Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead are channeling their anger and sadness into action.

More than 100 students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are heading to Florida’s capital to push state lawmakers to do something about gun violence. They also plan to attend what they hope will be a massive march on Washington next month.

Their newfound activist roles don’t leave a lot of time for studying, but the students say this cause is more important than academics — at least for now.

Former student Nikolas Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of murder in the Wednesday afternoon shooting.

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — When two teenagers slaughtered 12 students and a teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado 19 years ago, young people across the country discovered the news the old-fashioned way: largely on television and in newspapers. It took days, if not weeks, to process the information and learn the full, horrific story.

When a gunman killed 17 people at a Florida high school last week, youngsters around the globe watched the terrifying video and accounts unfold almost in real time, via social media.

Experts say the imagery could scar young people psychologically. But it could also galvanize them. Already, students are demanding politicians act to prevent a repeat of such bloodshed.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The law firm where a lawyer charged by special counsel Robert Mueller used to work says it fired him last year and has been cooperating with authorities.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP issued a statement Tuesday after news broke that Alex van der Zwaan had been charged with lying to investigators.

A charging document filed in federal court in Washington accuses van der Zwaan of lying to investigators about his interactions with Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign official.

Gates was indicted last year along with Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, on charges of conspiracy to launder money and acting as an unregistered foreign agent.

MOSCOW (AP) — A Clinton-Obama sex tape using body doubles. A Facebook page promoting Texas independence riddled with grammatical mistakes.

The U.S. indictment centered on a Russian troll farm only scratches the surface of the agency that allegedly produced content to sway the presidential election — and glosses over how unconvincing some of its stunts could be.

Many of the more eye-popping accounts of the Internet Research Agency’s activities have come from former employees.

One, Alan Baskaev, told Russian television channel Rain that the agency made a video that looked like a U.S. soldier shooting a Quran and hired actors in an abortive bid to fake a sex tape of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The AP couldn’t confirm Baskaev’s sex tape story. A video of a purported soldier firing at a Quran was posted to an American gun forum in 2015.

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has made her first visit to London Fashion Week to present an award recognizing British design excellence.

The 91-year-old monarch gave out the first Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design on Tuesday to London-born Richard Quinn.

She sat next to American Vogue chief editor Anna Wintour in the front row.

The queen wore an Angela Kelly duck egg blue tweed dress and jacket detailed with tiny Swarovski crystals.

She also toured showrooms before presenting the award on the final day of fashion week.

Quinn established his label in 2016 after studying fashion at Central Saint Martins and has been widely recognized as one of Britain’s talented young designers

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli police have named the two close associates of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrested for their suspected role in a wide-ranging corruption probe.

With a gag order lifted Tuesday, police identified them as Nir Hefetz, a former Netanyahu spokesman, and Shlomo Filber, the former director of the communications ministry under Netanyahu.

The two are suspected of promoting regulation worth hundreds of millions of dollars to Israel’s Bezeq telecom company in return for favorable coverage of Netanyahu in a highly popular subsidiary news site. Netanyahu has not yet been named as a suspect in the case.

Bezeq Chairman Shaul Elovitch is also in custody, along with his wife, son and other Bezeq executives. Former journalists at the site have attested to being pressured to refrain from negative reporting of Netanyahu.