Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 26

CSi Weather…

Update…

From the National Weather Service…

…The flood warning continues for the following rivers in North

Dakota…

Pipestem Creek near Pingree affecting Stutsman County

For the James River Basin including Pingree…Minor flooding is

occurring and is expected to continue.

.The Pipestem creek river level is 11.5 feet as of Thursday morning.

It will continue to fall and forecasts suggest the Pipestem Creek

will fall below flood stage late Friday morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Safety message…Do not drive into areas where water tops the

roadway. Turn around…Don’t drown. Avoid driving on flooded roads.

The Flood Warning continues for

The Pipestem Creek near Pingree.

* until Friday evening.

* At 9:15 AM Thursday the stage was 11.5 feet.

* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast…The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by

late Friday morning.

* Impact…At 10.0 feet…Flooding at this level affects farmland, but

no major cities or roads. Water is out of the banks. Little known

about damage.

FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7AM)

LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue

James River Basin

Pingree 11 11.5 Thu 9 AM 11.0 10.4 10.0 8.9 6.6

(Flood updates and Water Level Updates)

 

Forecast..

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers in the evening, in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s.

Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west 15 to 20 mph after midnight.

.FRIDAY…Decreasing clouds. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest

winds 10 to 20 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy frost after midnight. Lows

in the upper 30s. North winds around 5 mph shifting to the

southeast after midnight.

.SATURDAY…Patchy frost in the morning. Mostly cloudy with a

40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s.

Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Rain showers. Lows in the mid 40s.

.SUNDAY…Rain showers. Highs in the mid 50s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Rain showers likely in the evening, then

chance of rain showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s.

Chance of showers 60 percent.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain showers.

Highs in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the upper 30s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in

the morning. Highs in the upper 40s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers. Highs in the upper 40s.

 

Friday should be mainly dry but cooler, with highs in the 50s

Rainfall is expected to develop over southwestern North Dakota late Friday night, then spread north and east across all of western and central North Dakota on Saturday.

Widespread precipitation is expected to continue Sunday, and possibly through at least the first half of Monday.

Widespread rainfall amounts of 1-2 inches are possible across western and central North Dakota with this system, with high temperatures each day in the 40s and 50s.

Chances of rain with some late night and early morning snow showers in the

forecast Monday through Wednesday, but precipitation amounts are

expected to be much less than what is forecast for this weekend.

 

Update…

Katheryn  (CSi) The Barnes County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday afternoon that at about 9-am on September 26 a vehicle was located one mile north of Kathryn in the Sheyenne River. It appears the vehicle was traveling south on County Road 21. The vehicle left the roadway and entered the Sheyenne River. The vehicle that was recovered was registered to Mark Davies. His  body was located inside his vehicle.   His  body and vehicle were recovered in the river near a bridge about a mile north of Kathryn, North Dakota.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

If anyone has any additional information about this incident please call the Barnes County Sheriff’s office and the Valley City Police Department.

Davies was reported missing five weeks ago. The last contact he had with family and friends was on August 23.

Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin this week asked the US Army Corps of Engineers to lower the Sheyenne River level, by decreasing releases from Bald Hill Dam to enable crews to  recover the submerged vehicle.

The news release says, The Barnes County Sheriff’s office and the Valley City Police Department would like to thank all citizens, Valley City Barnes County Search and Rescue, Stutsman County Search and Rescue, Barnes County Ambulance, North Dakota Highway Patrol, North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Jamestown Police Department, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, U.S Army Corps of Engineers at Baldhill Dam and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Department for their assistance.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Council’s Police & Fire Committee, and Public Works Committee met Thursday evening at City Hall.  All members were present.

POLICE & FIRE COMMITTEE

INFORMATIONAL: Fire department vehicle update.

City Fire Chief Jim Reuther explained that over the last several months the Aerial Ladder truck’s recent extensive repairs have failed.  The company said the damage will exceed the value of the vehicle.  The company has been instructed to cease repairs, and await further instructions.   The timeline on the status has been issued.

He said two grant requests written to the Assistance to Fire Fighters, was denied, as older trucks are getting the grant dollars.

He has been in touch with local State Senators and they are on board.

He added a new truck’s cost is $1-million.  Lower quotes for platform vehicles were less.

Mayor Heinrich said the city needs to contact the State of North Dakota which owns the vehicle and determine further action that needs to be taken.

 

Police Chief Scott Edinger said, due to a shortage of officers, the police department is not able to provide security.

On duty officers will walk-through the event, based on the calls coming in at that time.

 

PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE

Considered was  the AE2S Stormwater Utility Amendment No. 2, in the amount of $28,000, a nearly 25 percent increase, to the contract dated July 29, 2016. Mayor Heinrich said the city was not approached as to the work performed, ahead of time, and then charged. Council Member Buchanan said a flat fee contract was originally issued, and an initial amendment was approved.  City Administrator, Sarah Hellekson said AE2S was working with the city’s software system.  Mayor Heinrich said he won’t vote in favor the amended increase.

The committee, recommends, tabling to the October committee meeting.

Considered was the proposal for full electrical engineering services to install an engine-generator and service rated automatic transfer switch at the Main Sanitary Lift Station under the NDDES grant project, the cost for electrical engineering services to be funded through the Sewer Fund. The low bid received was $14,500. The city’s sewer fund will pay the city’s share of the cost at $63,000, with federal funds picking up a share of the cost. The committee recommends accepting the proposal.

An update was given on Sewer Lift Station 20, and Master Lift Station Improvements by Darrell Hournbuckle of Interstate Engineering indicated deteriorations of pumps and pipeings, at the wet wells.  He listed alternatives to the improvements. He recommended an option with a more reliable solution at a slightly higher cost.  Public input meetings including one at Thursday’s meeting will be considered for the City Council’s determination. Funding options were also pointed out.  No action was taken.

A Resolution of Governing Body of Applicant for Lift Station Improvement Project (Lift Station 20 and Master Lift Station), was  approved, to reauthorize and complete paperwork.

 

Considered was  entering into an Engineering Agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., for the water line to ND State Hospital. Funding comes from The State of North Dakota through a Special Assessment to the State Hospital.

The committee recommends entering into the agreement.

 

The committee recommends entering into an Engineering Agreement with Interstate Engineering, Inc., for the 2020 Water Main Improvement Project.

 

No action was taken on  the time extension request for Scherbenske Inc. for the 2019 Water Main Improvements.

 

The committee recommends authorizing the request for bids for Tier 2 Gas Sampling at the Jamestown Sanitary (MSW) Landfill.

 

INFORMATIONAL: A public input meeting on the Downtown Road Diet Project is scheduled November 5, 2019, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at City Hall, hosted by the NDDDOT.

INFORMATIONAL: City Engineer project updates were given.

INFORMATIONAL: Recycling collection update.  Council Member Brubakken said residents have noted that recycling collections had not been done on a timely basis, due to a shortage of drivers.  City Administrator Hellekson said residents need to call Recycle North Dakota with questions or concerns.

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

 

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown City Fire Department has updated the status of the need for a replacement aerial ladder truck.

The truck is owned by the State of North Dakota, and funds repairs, over $500.  The City of Jamestown operates, maintains and insures the truck.

(Photo above similar to Jamestown Truck)

The current estimated repair cost is $170,000 and up.

The current estimated replacement cost is $900,000.

The report says, in August this year there was a cylinder fluid leak related to the ladder and platform basket.  The repairs were incomplete, due to damage caused during ladder testing.

In September this year, Grummen transported to Emergency Apparatus Maintenance in Lino Lakes, with estimated cost of parts, not labor or additional transportation costs, to repair the damage is $170,000.

Remaining repairs and basket, means the truck is out of commission for six months or more…after repairs begin.  The companies are waiting for instructions.

The State of North Dakota purchased the Aerial Catt Fire Truck in 1984, to be used by the Jamestown Fire Department, because it was needed at the state hospital compound.

In 2009 repairs to the Grummen totaled over $50,000, primarily because the vehicle was not used regularly and the seals were cracking from non-use.

In 2014 JFD began responding to calls other than the state hospital.  Structure fire calls require the Grummen.

Minor repairs on the cylinders have been performed annually, from 2015 to 2019.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Arts Center, has established a funding opportunity, for financial support for next year’s Downtown Arts Market, at Hansen Arts Park.  The appeal will be extended to businesses.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Arts Center, Director, Mindi Schmitz said, the Arts Center is determining  support, while working on programs at the weekly summer event.  She pointed out that businesses have stepped up in the past with support of the Arts Market.

She pointed out that it costs between $1,000 and $2,000 for each Downtown Arts Market, running on Thursday evenings during, June, July and August.  The Downtown Arts Market offers music, cultural activities and artisan and food vendors.

She said no major changes are planned for next summer, although more vendors would be nice.  Anyone with ideas, or suggestions is welcome to contact the Jamestown Arts Center, at 701-251-2496.

Last summer when no food vendors were on hand, Jonny’s B’s Brickhouse, downtown supplied frozen pizzas, baked by Arts Center volunteers.

Also on our show, Mindi said, the Arts Center is again hosting the Manhattan Short Film Festival, October 3 and 4, starting a 7-p.m., each evening running for about two and half hours.  The showing on the 4^th is the same as the 3^rd.

The ten finalists are from five countries, with the final ten short films, among the 1250 submission from 70 countries.  Admission is $10 for Arts Center members, $15 for non-members. Viewers can vote on the films, with awards to be given out in the future.

 

The Arts Center Exhibit runs September 26 – November 2 with paintings by Melissa Post van der Burg from Maine, with the exhibit entitled,  “Home in Maine: A Painters perspective.
An artist luncheon is on Wednesday October 2 at noon at the Arts Center.  The lunch costs $5, and RSVPs are needed.

While in Jamestown, Melissa Post van der Burg will conduct Introductory Drawing/Watercolor classes on Saturday’s October 12 and 19, from 9-a.m., to noon.  Details and registration at www.jamestownarts.com

 

On another note, Mindi said a few openings remain for Arts After School, with registration required.  She added this school year the program features new teaching artist, topic and programming.  Space is limited, with the next session starting on September 30.

 

Jamestown  (JRMC) – Tuesday was a bittersweet day for one breast cancer survivor at Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

Photos from JRMC

Kari Smith, of Carrington was the first graduate and the first to ring the bell at the JRMC Cancer Center.

She thinks of the people who did not have the same chance.

Kari says, “It’s kind of joyous, but the fact is, this is a serious condition.”

Smith has had an overwhelming six months. Diagnosed with Triple Negative breast cancer in April, doctors performed a mastectomy in May. Chemotherapy treatments began in June.

Hearing the news was “pretty shocking,” she said, even though she thought she had prepared for it.

Her husband, Kerry, attended several of her eight chemotherapy appointments, including her last on Sept. 17. He said he tried to stay strong for her.

Kerry says, “I didn’t handle the news very well.  But I didn’t let her know that.”

One in eight women will receive a breast cancer diagnosis in her lifetime, according to the American Cancer Society. Catching it early can mean the difference between keeping the breast or needing surgery to remove it.

Triple-negative breast cancer is cancer that tests negative for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and excess HER2 protein.

These results mean the hormones estrogen and progesterone or by the HER2 protein do not fuel cancer. So, triple-negative breast cancer does not respond to hormonal therapy medicines or medicines that target HER2 protein receptors. Still, other medicines are used to successfully treat triple-negative breast cancer.

In Smith’s case, her Oncologist Dr. Shelby Terstriep, ordered eight four-hour rounds of Adriamycin/Cytoxan followed by taxol. Once the JRMC Cancer Center opened this summer, Smith could have her treatments here. Previously, she’d received them at the Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo.

Smith says, “This cancer center is a huge benefit for the area. It reduced our drive time from four hours a day to less than two.”

About 10 percent to 20 percent of breast cancers are triple-negative breast cancers.

Now that her treatments are over, her husband wants to celebrate with dinner, whereas Smith joked that she may do laundry instead. She can also return to her normal routine of working at Farm Credit Services.

The couple said they are grateful for their support team, including family, friends, coworkers and Smith’s bowling team. More than a dozen of them surprised Smith at her bell ringing.
She said in surprise, “You all came here from Carrington?”

Smith’s friend supported her in many ways – meals, rides to treatment, listening ears.

She celebrated with family and friends on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
“You find out you have a lot of friends.  You see how much they support you.”
Support is important when it comes to cancer care.

As October approaches, Kerry Smith says he plans to update his wardrobe. He plans to introduce pink to his closet, in support of others like his wife.

He adds, “She’s a tough cookie. She handled it better than I would.”

Kari says she will continue to support her others and encourage them to receive their preventative services like mammograms and cervical screenings.

Based on national utilization data, 1,346 Stutsman County women over age 40 have not had their mammograms in two years. About 3,000 of them are behind on their cervical screenings.

She says, “It’s better to know than to wonder.  Catching it early is better than catching it late.”

Jamestown Regional Medical Center, in partnership with Sanford Health, opened the JRMC Cancer Center in 2019. The JRMC Cancer Center serves 100 people from Sanford and other healthcare organizations in the Jamestown area each month, saving more than 160,000 miles of travel each year.

 

Valley City  (VCPS)  Hi-Liner Spirit will be on displays during Homecoming Week, Monday September 30^th through October 5

Each day will highlight events and activities.

Monday 9/30-Athlete vs Mathlete Day

Tuesday 10/1 Color Day… 12^th in Black, 11^th in Grey, 10^th in Red, 9^th in Green, 8^th in Orange, 7^th in Yellow , Wednesday 10/2 Pattern day,

Thursday 10/3 Decade Day 12th-1920, 11th-1960, 10th-1970, 9th-1980, JRHI-1990 (Elementary –superhero Day),

The annual Powder puff Football Junior Class fundraiser is on Monday Sept. 30 at  7-pm at Hanna field. Come out and cheer on your favorite Junior or Senior girl, cost is $5.00 per person.

MUSIC BOOSTER GRILL OUT at 6:00pm before the game. Come have supper and watch the game.

Pep Rally & Coronation will be held at 2pm on Friday October. 4 in the Hi-Liner Activity Center featuring the high school pep band, cheerleaders, dance team, skits, games, crowning of the Staff Homecoming King & Queen and crowning of the 2019 Student Homecoming King and Queen. The community is welcome to attend.

2019 Homecoming Parade is Friday October 4th and the parade starts at 4pm.

The Tailgate Party at Hanna Field (sponsored by the Valley City Education Association) starts at 5:30-pm, and announcing of the 2019 Homecoming Royalty followed by the 7- pm Homecoming Football Game versus the Wahpeton Huskies. Come out to Hanna Field to support the Hi-Liners!

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A bipartisan proposal making it a felony to trespass or damage oil or gas pipelines in Wisconsin is moving through the state Legislature, despite complaints Thursday from opponents that it would violate free speech rights.

The bill heard by a state Assembly committee builds upon a 2015 state law that made it a felony to intentionally trespass or cause damage to the property of an energy provider. The latest proposal expands the definition of energy provider to include oil and gas pipelines, renewable fuel, and chemical and water infrastructure.

Those found guilty could face up to $10,000 in fines and six years in prison.

The Wisconsin measure has broad support from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers, organized labor unions, utilities, the state chamber of commerce and a variety of trade groups representing farmers, restaurants, the paper industry and others.

Supporters downplayed its intent, calling it the fix to an oversight from the earlier law.

Democratic state Rep. Jason Fields, of Milwaukee, is a co-sponsor of the bill and gave a passionate defense of the measure against critics who say it stifles free speech rights and will make it more difficult to combat climate change.

Fields, who is black, said to be effective protesters need to follow the non-violent model set by Martin Luther King, Jr., Mother Theresa, Ghandi and others.

“What I find appalling is somehow we’ve gotten to the point of making excuses for destruction of property,” Fields testified. “I don’t like the Ku Klux Klan but I don’t have the right or option to go destroy their property. … I don’t care who you are. Destruction of property is a no-no.”

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the State Department has not engaged in any improper activity regarding Ukraine and is focused squarely on trying to help Kyiv combat corruption.

Pompeo told reporters on Thursday in New York that to the best of his knowledge all actions taken by State Department officials were “entirely appropriate.” He did not address claims from President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, that the State Department instructed him to reach out to Ukrainian officials.

Giuliani’s efforts are part of an intelligence community whistleblower’s complaint alleging that Trump abused the power of his office and harmed national security by pressing Ukraine’s president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son.

 

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon says it will send one Patriot missile battery and four radar systems to Saudi Arabia, in what officials have said are the first steps to help the kingdom protect itself against Iranian attacks.

Two more Patriot batteries and a THAAD missile defense system will be prepared to go later if needed. The deployment will involve about 200 troops.

Military leaders have been working since last week to decide how to respond to what U.S. officials call an unprecedented Iranian attack on Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14.

The four Sentinel radar systems and the Patriot battery are designed to provide better surveillance across northern Saudi Arabia. The kingdom’s defenses are focused on the south to protect the country from attacks by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen.

 

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The gap between the haves and have-nots in the United States grew last year.

The U.S. Census Bureau said Thursday that an index that measures income inequality in the U.S. increased from 2017 to 2018.

The increase in income inequality comes as two Democratic presidential candidates, U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, are pitching a “wealth tax” on the nation’s richest citizens as a way to reduce wealth disparities.

States that had statistically significant gains in inequality last year were Alabama, Arkansas, California, Kansas, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia.

The data released Thursday comes from the bureau’s American Community Survey program.

 

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors now says striking workers will get company-paid health insurance, nine days after saying coverage would be cut off.

The company says in an email to the United Auto Workers union that it will keep benefits in place due to significant confusion among members. The letter says employee health and well-being are GM’s top priorities.

Workers howled and politicians criticized GM after the company said it would end benefits the day after the strike began Sept. 16.

It’s standard procedure for health care costs to shift to the union in a strike. The United Auto Workers’ website says the union would pick up the cost of premiums.

The strike by about 49,000 factory workers has shut down production at more than 30 GM factories. Talks continued Thursday.

 

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Jewish civil rights group has added dozens of new entries to its online database of hateful symbols, slogans and memes that white supremacists have adopted and spread.

The “OK” hand gesture is one of the images that the Anti-Defamation League has added to its hate symbols database. Online trolls have used the gesture to dupe viewers into perceiving it as a “white power” symbol, but the ADL says far-right extremists also are using it as a sincere expression of white supremacy.

The database additions also include “Happy Merchant,” an anti-Semitic meme that depicts a stereotypical image of a Jewish man rubbing his hands together.

ADL launched the database in 2000 to help law enforcement officers and others recognize signs of extremist activity. It has grown to nearly 200 entries.