Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 27

CSi Weather…

 

.TODAY…Cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s. Southeast winds 10 to

15 mph.

.TONIGHT…Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light freezing

drizzle and snow. Lows in the mid 20s. Southeast winds around

15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Cloudy. Chance of light freezing drizzle in the

morning, then chance of light freezing drizzle and snow in the

afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow after

midnight. Moderate snow accumulations. Lows in the mid 20s. East

winds around 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after midnight.

.SATURDAY…Snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Snow may be

heavy at times. Windy. Heavy snow accumulations. Highs in the

lower 30s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Snow. Areas of blowing and drifting snow. Lows

in the lower 20s.

.SUNDAY…Cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the morning.

Patchy blowing and drifting snow through the day. Windy. Highs in

the mid 20s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing and drifting snow

in the evening. Lows around 10.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 20.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

Jamestown (CSi) The Community is invited to the annual Thanksgiving Day meal at Concordia Lutheran Church at 502 First Avenue North in Jamestown.

On Monday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Pastor Tom Eckstein said the meal will be served from 11-a.m., to 1-p.m., with home delivery available. There is no charge.

The entire Jamestown community is invited, to the dinner and to the 10-a.m., church service, as well. Anyone who will be alone on Thanksgiving or unable to cook a meal is invited.

Those wishing a home delivered meal is asked to call the church by no later than Wednesday November 27 at 701-252-2819, and indicate your name, how many meals, and the address.

Volunteer drivers are also asked to call 252-2819 to indicate there willingness to drive.

Pastor Eckstein said the Thanksgiving Day meal was first served in 1971 at The Pantry Café in Jamestown when church member the late, Fritz Buegle saw a need to provide the community a Thanksgiving meal. About 40 meals were served that first year, and as the dinner participants grew the meal was move to larger accommodations at Concordia Lutheran Church.

Last year 300 meals were served at the church and another 300 were home delivered, and more is expected this year.

He pointed out that over 25 turkeys will be baked at the University of Jamestown kitchen and delivered to the church, where more volunteers will prepare the turkeys on Wednesday.

Also served will be mashed potatoes, stuffing, corn, pies and beverages.

Some of the food was donated, while others were purchased from charitable monetary donations.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning the public of a new convicted high risk sex offender living in Jamestown.

Keith Alrando Lundy resides at 403 First Avenue, North, Apt No. 12, Jamestown, ND

He presently has no vehicle.

Lundy is a 32 year old black male, six feet tall, weighing 260 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.

He has been assigned a high risk assessment by the North Dakota risk level committee of the North Dakota Attorney General’s Office.

Offense: Gross Sexual Imposition, having had sexual contact with a 12 to 13 year old female on several occasions.

Conviction Date:  August, 2016, in Mercer County, ND, District Court.

Disposition:  15 years, 10 years suspended, 379 days credit, five years supervised probation.

Lundy is currently on GPS Monitoring.

Lundy is not wanted by police at this time and has served the sentenced imposed by the court.

This notification is meant for public safety and not to increase fear in the community, nor should this information be used to threaten, assault, or intimidate the offender.

Any attempts to harass, intimidate or threaten these offenders, their families, landlords, or employers will be turned over for prosecution.

Printed handouts of the demographics of Lundy are available at the Jamestown Police Department.

More information on registered sex offenders is available at the North Dakota Attorney General’s web site: www.sexoffender.nd.gov

 

Valley City  (CSi)   The Valley City Barnes County Public Library is conducting a survey, as it looks to make future changes in the strategic plan, and improve services.

VCSU students in the Research Methods class will conduct the survey.

The deadline to take part in the survey is December 8.

Board President Hilde Van Gijssel says the library has a number of new services that people may not be aware of.

Click on the link to take the survey.

https://vcsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MtBDigSSJZEwAJ

Devils Lake  (FUI)   – Lake Region State College (LRSC) in Devils Lake announced Wednesday its receipt of a lead gift from Farmers Union Insurance (FUI) for construction of a new Precision Ag Center that will house the college’s precision agriculture program.

LRSC President, Doug Darling says, “The opportunity to build a state-of-the-art center for ag education is beyond exciting. We appreciate Farmers Union Insurance’s commitment and investment in our program, in our students, and in the future of farming.”

The new ag education building will provide enhanced space and a shop more suited for working with today’s precision ag components and large equipment. With LRSC’s own test field right outside the new building location, students will gain real world experiences and graduate with knowledge from both the classroom and field, said Darling.

Construction of the $3 million facility on campus grounds was authorized by the 2019 state legislature, but requires LRSC to raise half the amount before appropriated dollars and matching funds can be accessed.

Farmers Union Insurance Chief Executive Officcer, Mark Anderson says, “LRSC was recognized by PrecisionAg magazine as one of the Top 10 Best Colleges in the country for precision ag education. That level of excellence and contribution to our state’s bread and butter industry is something we’re very proud to support.”

Darling adds, LRSC’s program is delivered with a “hands on” approach. Students learn about concepts in the classroom, see and experience it in the lab, and then apply what they have learned on the test field.

He says, “Graduates of our program are successfully operating family farms and excelling in agribusiness positions now. They are emerging in the top of their field as a generation of new leaders.”  He notes that employees of implement dealerships, agronomy centers, and other agribusinesses will benefit from training and resources the new facility will provide.

For more information about LRSC’s precision ag program, go to lrsc.edu.
Jamestown   (CSi)  The Jamestown Lions Club, with Vitalant and North Dakota Farmers Union is hosting a public blood drive on Tuesday December 3 from 12:15-p.m., to 6-p.m., and Wednesday December 4 from 8-a.m., to 1-p.m., at the North Dakota Farmers Union State Office, in the conference room.

For an appointment contact Vitalant at 877-258-4825, the sponsor code is: Jamestown.

On line visit vitalant.org

Jamestown Regional Medical Center (JRMC) is hosting a blood drive on Thursday, Dec. 5 to help save lives.
The blood drive is open to the community from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. in JRMC Conference Room ABC, located in the lower level.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Board of Adjustment will meet on Wednesday December 4, at 8-a.m., at City Hall.

The board will discuss  Building Code Variance Request(s) for 1515 9^th Avenue, Southeast.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Planning Commission meeting that was scheduled for December, 9 has been cancelled, as there are no items of business.

The next regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting will be held January 13, 2020 at 8:00 am.

 

Jamestown  (NDFU)  – North Dakota Farmers Union (NDFU), the state’s largest farm organization, will kick off its 93rd annual state convention in Bismarck on Friday, Dec. 13, at the Bismarck Event Center. Highlighting the mix of educational speakers, entertainment and policy debate will be the giveaway of a Cub Cadet Challenger utility vehicle to one lucky convention-goer.

NDFU President Mark Watne, says, “We’re hoping field work will finally be done and folks can get to convention for some fun and relaxation.  It’s been a really stressful year.”

Farmers Union members will hear from Jay Debertin, president/CEO of CHS Inc., on Friday afternoon, while Tom Halverson, president/CEO of CoBank, will speak on Saturday morning. Watne adds, “Cooperatives play an important role in the financial success of our farms, ranches and rural communities. To have the leaders of these two co-op powerhouses address our membership is very significant.”

Other speakers include Dr. Frayne Olson, NDSU crop economist/marketing specialist, National Farmers Union President Roger Johnson, and Josh Kramer, executive director of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, who will address 16 youths in the graduating class of Torchbearers.

Policy debate, election of officers, Farmers Union Insurance’s annual meeting, live and silent auctions, a youth convention, entertainment by Too Old To Stand and a Beatles tribute band round out the two-day celebration.

The convention is open to the public. A $70 registration fee is required ($50 early bird rate available before Dec. 5). To see a complete agenda and to register, go to ndfu.org or call 1-800-366-8331.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo police are investigating after a woman was struck by a stray bullet while she was inside her house.

Authorities say officers were called to her home about 8 p.m. Tuesday. The woman was on the second floor of her house, felt pain in her arm and realized she had been grazed by a bullet. She was treated at the scene for her injury.

KFGO reports investigators don’t believe her house was targeted.

 

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Two Democratic senators plan to introduce a companion bill to a U.S. House measure to revoke Medals of Honor for soldiers who participated in the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Medals of Honor were given to 20 soldiers for participating in the massacre that killed an estimated 250 Native Americans, many of whom were women and children.

Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced Wednesday they will sponsor the Remove the Stain Act. It was first introduced in the House by Democrats Denny Heck of Washington and Deb Haaland of New Mexico and Republican Paul Cook of California.

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has said he does not support the effort because “we’re now guessing” about the roles of individual soldiers.

In sports…

Arlington, TX  (CSi)  The Texas Rangers bolstered their rotation by agreeing to a three-year deal with veteran right-hander Kyle Gibson, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

The team has not confirmed the deal, which is reportedly worth $30 million and is contingent on Gibson passing a physical.

Gibson, 32, has spent his entire seven-year career with the Minnesota Twins, racking up a 67-68 record with a 4.52 ERA in 193 games (188 starts).

He went 13-7 last season, posting a 4.84 ERA and striking out 160 batters in 160 innings.

Gibson would join a rotation that features fellow veterans LHP Mike Minor and RHP Lance Lynn.

The Rangers, who finished 78-84 last season, are expected to add at least one more starter in the offseason.

 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pirates’ leadership overhaul is complete.

Pittsburgh hired longtime major league coach Derek Shelton as manager on Wednesday, the final piece of a new-look leadership following a last-place finish in the NL Central. Shelton replaces Clint Hurdle, who was fired on the final day of the regular season.

“We are confident Derek will help lead an elite playing and coaching environment at the major league level and be a true partner to all of baseball operations as we challenge each other to get better every day,” Pittsburgh general manager Ben Cherington said in a statement.

Shelton was the third high-profile hire by the Pirates since the end of a 69-93 season marred by issues both on and off the field. Travis Williams replaced Frank Coonelly as president in October. The team brought in Cherington this month after Neal Huntington was let go after 12 years on the job.

Shelton filled the eighth and final manager vacancy, joining Joe Maddon (Los Angeles Angels), Joe Girardi (Philadelphia), David Ross (Chicago Cubs), Jayce Tingler (San Diego), Mike Matheny (Kansas City), Carlos Beltrán (New York Mets) and Gabe Kapler (San Francisco). Beltrán was the only minority hired for a manager opening.

The 49-year-old Shelton spent the last two seasons as the bench coach for the Minnesota Twins.

Arlington, TX  (CSi)  The Texas Rangers bolstered their rotation by agreeing to a three-year deal with veteran right-hander Kyle Gibson, according to multiple reports on Wednesday.

The team has not confirmed the deal, which is reportedly worth $30 million and is contingent on Gibson passing a physical.

Gibson, 32, has spent his entire seven-year career with the Minnesota Twins, racking up a 67-68 record with a 4.52 ERA in 193 games (188 starts).

He went 13-7 last season, posting a 4.84 ERA and striking out 160 batters in 160 innings.

Gibson would join a rotation that features fellow veterans LHP Mike Minor and RHP Lance Lynn.

The Rangers, who finished 78-84 last season, are expected to add at least one more starter in the offseason.

In world and national news..

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee intends to bring in legal experts to examine the constitutional grounds for President Donald Trump’s impeachment when they meet next week.

The Judiciary panel on Tuesday scheduled its first hearing for Dec. 4 as it decides whether to write articles of impeachment against Trump.

That committee take over the process handled so far by the Intelligence Committee, which has been investigating Trump’s efforts to push Ukraine to take action against his political rivals.

Lawmakers on Tuesday released the last two transcripts from its depositions, including from a White House budget official who detailed concerns among colleagues as Trump ordered them, through intermediaries, to put a hold on military aid to Ukraine. He said he knew of two people who left the agency over the issue.

 

BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iraqi police official says anti-government protesters have burned down the Iranian consulate in southern Iraq.

Protesters torched the Iranian consulate building in the holy city of Najaf, the seat of the country’s Shiite religious authority. Iranian staff working in the consulate escaped through the back door and were not harmed.

Protesters took to the streets on Oct. 1 to decry rampant government corruption, poor services and rising Iranian influence in Iraqi state affairs. At least 350 people have died since the unrest started.

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A wooden sign flew off scaffolding at Willis Tower as high winds gusted in Chicago, slamming into two vehicles and injuring a cab driver whose windshield was smashed.

Chicago police say the driver was taken to a hospital with an arm injury but in good condition following the accident about 7:40 a.m. Wednesday.

Willis Tower issued a statement saying it is “continuing to work with safety officials and ensure that the construction site is secure during periods of high wind.”

The National Weather Service says a 61mph wind gust was measured at O’Hare International Airport.

 

 

BOSTON (AP) — An industry group is criticizing Massachusetts’ new statewide ban on flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, as intrusive and costly.

The New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association says in a statement that the legislation Republican Gov. Charlie Baker signed Wednesday will fuel the black market and cost the state millions in tax revenue.

The group says it’s considering its options to ensure that adult customers have a right to buy legal smoking products.

Baker in September declared a public health emergency and ordered a temporary ban on the sale of all vaping products.

He says he’ll keep that ban in place until Dec. 11 while his administration drafts additional regulations.

 

HONOLULU (AP) — U.S. prosecutors say a Hawaii man tormented a Utah family for over a year by sending more than 500 people to their house for unwanted services, including plumbers and prostitutes.

Loren Okamura is scheduled for a detention hearing Wednesday in Honolulu, where he was arrested.

Authorities say Okamura targeted a father and her adult daughter, sending the woman threatening messages and posting her picture and address online. One posting said the homeowner wanted drugs and prostitutes at the house in a quiet, middle-class neighborhood in a Salt Lake City suburb.

Okamura’s federal public defender, Sharron Rancourt, didn’t immediately return a phone message and emails seeking comment.

Authorities won’t disclose the relationship between the victims and Okamura, but say it was not random.

 

LONDON (AP) — Trade policy experts are warning U.K. politicians campaigning in next month’s election that they are promising unattainable trade benefits and setting “arbitrary deadlines’’ for sealing a deal with the European Union after Brexit.

A dozen signatories to a letter published in the Daily Telegraph Wednesday urged leaders to supplant rhetoric with fact-based discussions about Britain’s future outside the EU trading bloc – or risk deals the public won’t support.

The letter says, “engines are being revved towards striking new (free trade agreements) by arbitrary deadlines with little sense of what we actually want to achieve.’’

The bipartisan letter, whose signatories include Alan Winters of the U.K. Trade Observatory and David Tinline, a former senior adviser to the World Trade Organization’s director-general, criticizes politicians on both sides of the Brexit issue.