Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Aug 16

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Sunny. High around 80. West winds 5 to 15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with rain showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 50.

Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds

5 to 10 mph.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

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

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

 

On Saturday,  few showers and an isolated

thunderstorm will be possible, though the severe weather threat

will be low. Any activity to die off with sunset.

For Sunday, quiet weather.

A warming trend continues Monday with

widespread 80s forecast along with a chance for late day/evening

showers and storms.

 

 

This Day In History – August 16, 1887 – Phillip Bauer has decided to rebuild his brewery thay burned down last spring***

From the 125th Anniversary Calendar of Jamestown History & North Dakota Beer: A Heady Story by Alicia Underlee Nelson in this story at CSiNewsNow.com

 

Valley City  (CSi)  The Barnes County Sheriff reports, 35 year old Anthony Allen Rolland, was arrested by a Barnes County Deputy, and taken into custody in Wimbledon,  on an outstanding Cass County warrant by a Barnes County Deputy.

It was determined that Rolland was residing in the City of Wimbledon for several weeks.

Rolland was wanted by the Cass County Sheriff’s Office for Failure to Register as a Sex Offender, a class C Felony.

Rolland is also facing a charge in Barnes County of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender; a class C Felony, and with Driving Under Suspension, a class B Misdemeanor.

Rolland is currently in custody at Barnes County Corrections Center. The incident remains under investigation by the Barnes County Sheriff’s Office.

Jamestown (CSi) Thursday morning the Anne Carlsen Center received a major gift of $250,000, presented by Robert Irving, President of Cavendish Farms.   The gift will go towards the construction of a new facility.

In a statement The Anne Carlsen Center says, “Because of our tremendous growth in the last decade, as well as the increased medically complex needs of those we serve, a new facility is needed in Jamestown.  One that provides our children with a family-freiendly and technologically advanced space.

Ten years ago, we made a step toward the dream of a brighter future.  Today, we are another step closer to having that dream come to fruition, due to the generosity of Mr. Rober Irving, President of Cavendish Farms. ”

The Anne Carlsen Center’s Chief Development Officer, Eric Wilkie, adds,ACC hopes to break ground on the $41 million project in 2020,  east of Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

 

Buchanan  (JRFD)   The Jamestown Rural Fire Department responded to two fires in Buchanan on Thursday morning.

Fire Chief Brian Paulson says, the first call was  at about 7:15 a.m. at a house at 2837 74th Avenue, Southeast,  in rural Buchanan.  Major damage was reported at that location.

The second call was about 8:20-a.m., at 8015 27th Street. Southeast.  Where two dogs died in the blaze.   A go fund me page has been set up for the family.

No injuries were reported in either fire.

Seven rural fire units and 24 firefighters responded to both fires, the causes of the fires are under investigation.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Arts Center’s Director,  Mindi Schmitz, on Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, reminded viewers of programs and events.

Arts After School registration is now open for the fall. Classes begin Sept. 9 and are open to children in grades 3-6. An after school snack and busing in the city are included. Scholarships are available. Learn more about the full schedule, artist information and register online at jamestownarts.com.
Upcoming classes include:”Intro to Photography” with Troy Gunderson will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24, at Teen City.

Learn the basics of digital photography, what the terms mean, plus techniques that will improve compositions. Participants will learn how to use their camera in manual mode and how to adjust the aperture, shutter speed and ISO to achieve photos not obtainable in automatic modes. The main focus of the instruction will be on using your DSLR camera. Informational handouts will be provided. To aid in learning, participants should become familiar with their camera’s controls and features. Digital cameras are OK to use but cameras with adjustable controls are preferred. The cost is $90, $80 for Arts Center members.

All classes take place at The Arts Center in Downtown Jamestown.

This year’s program begins Sept. 9 with “Medieval Fine Arts” that runs through Sept. 27 with Dina Laskowski. The program runs from 3:15 to 5 p.m. each session and will explore medieval times to experience the fine arts. The group will create a variety of projects such as storytelling, writing, acting, calligraphy, creating gargoyles and dragons, catapults, castles, family crests and more. The cost is $120.

Mindi also said that Auditions for two upcoming Community Theater productions,  “Sweeny Todd,” and “Conflict,”  will be held at the Arts Center, September 4 from 6-p.m., to 8-p.m., and September 7 from 1-p.m., to 3-p.m.  Contact the Jamestown Arts Center for more information.

Coming up is the Annual Oktoberfest celebration on September 14.

The current exhibit is the Jamestown Fine Arts Association Arts Show, showing through September 21.

Contact the Jamestown Art Center, at 701-251-2496, on line to jamestownarts.com

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Bismarck man is accused of assaulting two guards at the Burleigh Morton Detention Center.

Authorities say 27-year-old Efrain Knowles was being escorted by the guards Aug. 7 when he began resisting, was taken to the ground and kicked them in the abdomen. The guards sought medical treatment.

The Bismarck Tribune says Knowles was in jail on two misdemeanor charges of criminal trespass and giving false information to law enforcement. He now faces two felony assault charges. Court documents do not list a defense attorney.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators say drillers set a record for oil production in June.

The Department of Mineral Resources says the state produced an average of 1.42 million barrels of oil daily in June. That was up from 1.39 million barrels a day in May and the previous record of 1.4 million barrels daily set in January.

North Dakota also produced a record 2.87 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day in June, up from 2.81 billion cubic feet in May.

Statewide, companies flared 24 percent of all gas produced, or double the 12 percent target.

There were a record 15,741 wells producing in June. The June tallies are the latest figures available.

There were 61 drill rigs operating Thursday, down two from the June average.

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A legislative panel has begun its work to study potential uses of earnings from North Dakota’s Legacy Fund, the voter-approved oil tax savings account.

The 11-member committee that includes Senate and House majority and minority leaders held its first meeting Thursday. Four additional meetings are to be held before the Legislature meets again in 2021.

Voters in 2010 endorsed a constitutional amendment that requires setting aside 30 percent of state tax revenues on oil and natural gas production in the fund.

The fund holds more than $6 billion. And earnings increasingly have been targeted for spending, or to balance the state budget.

Some lawmakers fear without a good plan moving forward, voters may attempt to drain the fund.

 

Update…

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A man accused of using a needle nose pliers to stab a person outside a Walmart store in Mandan is facing felony charges.

Twenty-four-year-old Hilario Flores is charged with aggravated assault with a weapon and terrorizing. Flores is accused of stabbing a vendor inside the store last Friday causing a puncture wound in the back of his head and a cut behind his left ear that required eight stitches. About 100 people were evacuated from the store after the stabbing.

Police say Flores told them he thought the vendor was a store employee who may have seen him attempting to steal and he was trying to scare him.

The Bismarck Tribune says a judge set Flores’ bail at $100,000 cash Wednesday afternoon. Court documents do not list an attorney for him.

 

 

Update…

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The latest monthly survey of bankers in parts of 10 Plains and Western states indicates a shrinking rural economy, and three-quarters of bankers said President Donald Trump’s trade policies are having a negative effect on their local economies.

The Rural Mainstreet survey released Thursday shows the its overall index falling from an already anemic 50.2 in July to 46.5 this month. Any score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss, who oversees the survey, says trade tensions “are driving growth lower for areas of the region with close ties to agriculture.” Goss also noted that despite negative consequences from tariffs, nearly 7 of 10 bank CEOS surveyed support either raising or continuing the Trump administration’s current tariffs.

Bankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.

 

In sports…

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION…

Fargo-Moorhead 4, Sioux Falls 2

 

 

In world and national news…

 

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s interior minister says he has received and granted a request by Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib to enter the Israeli-occupied West Bank on humanitarian grounds.

Minister Aryeh Deri said in a statement on Friday that Tlaib asked to visit her 90-year-old grandmother in the West Band.

In a letter published by Deri’s office, Tlaib said she would respect any restrictions and would “not promote boycotts” during her visit.

On Thursday, Israel had decided to ban Tlaib and Rep. Ilhan Omar from visiting the West Bank, arguing that they would promote a boycott campaign against Israel during the trip. Israel’s decision had sparked widespread criticism, including from Israeli and Jewish organization who said it was an affront to U.S. institutions to bar the entry of members of Congress.

 

 

HONG KONG (AP) — Members of China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police have been seen marching and practicing crowd-control tactics at a sports complex across from Hong Kong, in what some have interpreted as a threat against pro-democracy protesters.

Hong Kong’s government has refused to talk with demonstrators who have protested since early June to demand expanded political rights and the scrapping of legislation that could have seen criminal suspects sent to China.

Vehicles belonging to the paramilitary People’s Armed Police were arrayed Friday in Shenzhen, a city just across from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong police officers said Thursday they weren’t aware of plans for Chinese forces to join efforts to quell the demonstrations.

The protests have been marked by increasing violence and shut down the Hong Kong airport earlier this week.

 

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — President Donald Trump says that in the wake of two mass shootings in Ohio and Texas this month that he wants to focus on mental illness to prevent mass gun violence, not gun control.

Trump told supporters at a rally in New Hampshire that he wants to reopen mental institutions across the country, but did not provide details on his proposal.

He said: “We will be taking mentally deranged and dangerous people off of the streets so we won’t have to worry so much about them. A big problem.” He added, “There are seriously ill people and they’re on the streets.”

Trump said that what he won’t allow after those shootings are any measures to make it harder for “law-abiding” people to “protect themselves.”

 

 

(AP)  When 63-year-old Margie Reckard was killed by a gunman who opened fire at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, earlier this month, Antonio Basco lost his entire world. So, as the man who felt so alone planned her funeral, he invited the world to join him in remembering his companion of 22 years.

Since then, condolences and orders for flowers have poured in. When her funeral is held Friday evening in El Paso, an overflow crowd is expected.

Perches Funeral Homes director Harrison Johnson says, “He felt like he was going to kind of just be by himself with this whole thing but it’s not so — it’s going to be amazing.”

The funeral has been moved from one of Perches’ funeral homes to a larger venue, and the public is also welcome at Reckard’s burial Saturday morning.