Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 27

CSi Weather…

Forecast…

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny in the morning, then cloudy with a

40 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 30 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 50s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Rain showers likely in the evening, then rain

showers and slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows

in the mid 40s. East winds 15 to 20 mph.  Chance of rain 90 percent.

.SUNDAY…Rain showers in the morning, then rain showers and

slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the

upper 50s. East winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Rain showers and chance of thunderstorms. Lows in

the lower 50s.

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

and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 60s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain

showers. Lows in the lower 40s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the

morning. Highs in the upper 40s.

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

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers

in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Areas of frost through the

night. Lows in the mid 30s.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in

the lower 50s.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown Rescue Squad was called to a crash at 4:40-p.m., at 12th Street Southeast and 9th Avenue, Southeast.

Assistance was needed in an extrication at the scene.

Jamestown Ambulance Service was also called to the scene.

More information as it becomes available.

 

 

Frost is likely late late Friday night into early Saturday morning
across the northern tier of counties in northwest and north
central North Dakota. Some locales may see freezing temperatures.

Freezing low temperatures are becoming increasingly likely Monday
night into Tuesday morning, and again Tuesday night into Wednesday
morning across western and northern North Dakota. Please check
back for updates if you are concerned about a hard freeze.

Widespread rainfall amounts of one to two inches will fall
Saturday through Monday. Isolated amounts as high as 3 inches will
be possible across northwest North Dakota. Some increased run off
may cause localized flooding.

 

Bismarck  (CSi) On Friday, eighteen of North Dakota’s 53 counties and four tribal governments joined the conference call, with – Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, director of the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (NDDES), and Cody Schulz, North Dakota Homeland Security director, with emergency managers from across the state to determine if additional resources or capabilities are needed to respond to last weekend’s severe storms and heavy rainfall.

The conversation also focused on determining the extent of damages experienced by the affected jurisdictions and the upcoming recovery process.

Eight of those counties reporting impacts from recent weather events. The following counties participated in Friday’s call: Barnes, Cass, Foster, Grand Forks, Grant, Kidder, LaMoure, Mercer, Mountrail, Nelson, Oliver, Pembina, Sheridan, Steele, Stutsman, Traill, Walsh and Ward.

While local emergency managers have been working to contend with issues produced by oversaturation, no state resources have been requested at this time.

Recent heavy rains have inundated roads and left numerous residences with water in their basements in many areas. On Saturday, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) and North Dakota Highway Patrol closed sections of highways in central North Dakota and on Interstate 29 near Grand Forks because of flooding. NDDOT also inspected and repaired a section of State Highway 200 in Wells County between Sykeston and Hurdsfield where a culvert had washed out. All of the affected roads are now open.

This weekend, with more rain being forecasted statewide, the NDDES will continue to monitor and coordinate with emergency managers regarding impacts and potential resource needs.

 

Valley City (VCSU)  As part of the Inauguration events for VCSU President, Dr. Alan LaFave on Friday evening, the Chicago tribute band Transit Authority will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, on the McFarland Lawn on campus, with an inclement weather location in Osmon Fieldhouse.

Early Fridday, Dr. LaFave was inauguration the 14th president of VCSU, will at the Osmon Fieldhouse on the VCSU campus.

At the inauguration ceremony, Dr. LaFave will received the formal investiture of office from Nick Hacker, chair of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education, and Mark Hagerott, Ph.D., chancellor of the North Dakota University System.

A reception at Epworth United Methodist Church, adjacent to Osmon Fieldhouse, followed  the ceremony.

 

Valley City  (VCSU Newsletter) Several Valley City State University alumni will be honored during the VCSU Alumni Association 2019 Homecoming celebration to be held Friday-Saturday, Sept. 27- 28.

On Saturday morning, the Alumni Honors Breakfast will be held at the VCSU Student Center cafeteria beginning at 8:30 a.m. The Honors Breakfast provides the VCSU Alumni Association with an opportunity to present fellow alumni with Certificate of Merit, Alumni Service, and Distinguished Alumni awards.

Six alumni will be honored with the Certificate of Merit Award, adopted by the VCSU Alumni Association to recognize alumni for accomplishments, service or other noteworthy honors. This year’s recipients include Galen Brantley, Soldotna, Alaska; Kevin Bratland, Enderlin, N.D.; David Griffin, Bismarck, N.D.; Scott King, Malta, Montana; Rhonda (Schneekloth) Nudell, Buffalo, N.D.; and Wayne Steiner, Wahpeton, N.D..

Alumni Service Award recipients include George Berger, Binford, N.D., and Teresa (Pritchard) and Todd Christiansen, Valley City. The Alumni Service Award was adopted by the VCSU Alumni Association to recognize alumni or university friends who have attained exceptional achievement in their careers and have made significant contributions to the university through dedicated service, promotion, financial support or other efforts.

The Distinguished Alumni Award was adopted by the VCSU Alumni Association to recognize alumni/alumnae who have achieved prominence in their chosen field of endeavor. The nominee must have received national or international recognition and must have been identified as an expert in the individual’s chosen field. This year Mel McNea, North Platte, Nebraska, will be recognized as the 61st recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award.

The public is invited to attend the all Alumni Honors Breakfast on Saturday, Sept 28. Tickets are $10 each and may be reserved by calling the VCSU Alumni Office at 701-845-7403 or by emailing kim.hesch@vcsu.edu.

The Valley City State University Alumni Association is sponsoring a number of additional events to celebrate Homecoming 2019.

 

Jamestown (Cassie DuBray)  Washington Elementary PTO is hosting a Chili & Soup Cook off and silent auction Sept 27 from 5:30 to 7: 00 pm.

The PTO is raising money to support the students, teachers and staff at Washington Elementary 2019-2020 school year.

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — As they begin an investigation into President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine, members of the House intelligence committee may be working through a two-week congressional recess that starts Friday.

Illinois Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat on the panel, said committee members are prepared to return. California Rep. Jackie Speier, also on the committee, said she’s already canceled some of her previous commitments.

The Democrats are seeking to keep momentum as the committee is suddenly at the center of an investigation that their caucus will use to inform impeachment proceedings. Members of the committee said they expect to eventually interview White House aides and others linked to a whistleblower complaint made public Thursday.

The complaint showed Trump repeatedly urging the Ukrainian president to investigate political rival Joe Biden and his family.

 

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has voiced hope that the U.S. administration wouldn’t publish private conversations between the two nations’ presidents, like it did with Ukraine.

The rough transcript of Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy released by the White House Wednesday shows that Trump urged Ukraine to “look into” his Democratic political rival Joe Biden. The July 25 call is now the focus of a U.S. impeachment probe.

Asked Friday if Moscow is worried that the White House could similarly publish transcripts of Trump’s calls with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “we would like to hope that it wouldn’t come to that in our relations, which are already troubled by a lot of problems.”

He noted that the publication of the Trump-Zelenskiy call was “quite unusual.”

 

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Tens of thousands of people in New Zealand marched as part of a second wave of worldwide protests demanding swift action on climate change.

The protests were inspired by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, who spoke to world leaders this week at a United Nations summit in New York.

A march on Friday to the Parliament in New Zealand’s capital Wellington was one of the largest protests ever held there and organizers needed to change their security plans to accommodate the crowd.

Millions of people took part in the so-called global climate strike last Friday, which was timed to coincide with the U.N. meeting. New Zealand and a number of other countries focused their protest efforts on the second wave.

Thunberg planned to attend a protest in Montreal.

 

 

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials say their investigation into a recent outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses is increasingly focused on products that contain THC.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday most people who got sick vaped THC, the ingredient that produces a high in marijuana.

A new study published by CDC found two-thirds who got sick in Illinois and Wisconsin said they vaped prefilled THC cartridges from one brand.

The investigation is ongoing. No single device, ingredient or additive has been identified.

The ailment has sickened at least 805 people, from 46 states and one U.S. territory. Thirteen deaths have been reported, from 10 states.

 

WEST BEND, Wis. (AP) — Greg Manteufel lost parts of his arms and legs due to a germ that rarely affects people.

Capnocytophaga (cap-noh-seye-TOE’-fah-gah) is found in the saliva of cats and dogs and almost never leads to people getting sick, unless the person has a compromised immune system. But Manteufel was perfectly healthy.

Doctors at his hospital, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin, had no explanation of why this happened.

But over the last 10 years there have been at least five other healthy people who have had severe reactions to the germ. A team of researchers connected with Harvard Medical School has developed a theory on why — a gene change in all the victims.

And their finding means doctors can’t rule out the bacteria could strike Manteufel and other victims again.

 

 

(AP)  There will be some differences and some constants over the coming days as a Jewish congregation in Pittsburgh observes Rosh Hashana for the first time since three members were among 11 people killed by a gunman nearly a year ago.

The man who last year blew the New Light congregation’s shofar for the Jewish New Year was among those killed. In the place of Richard Gottfried will be Rabbi Jonathan Perlman.

Perlman’s wife says the congregation plans no changes in the substance of its services over the two-day holiday that starts Sunday evening.

Leaders of the Tree of Life synagogue’s three congregations have been planning for commemorations Oct. 27 to mark the year since the massacre.

The leaders say they plan to return eventually to the Tree of Life synagogue to worship there regularly. No date has been set.