Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Jan 20

CSi Weather…

.REST OF TODAY…Sunny. Highs 5 to 10 above. South winds around 1o.

.TONIGHT…Mostly clear. Not as cold. Lows near zero. South winds

10 to 15 mph.  TUESDAY…Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Highs in the upper 20s. South winds 10 to 20 mph.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows around 20. West

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Increasing clouds. Highs in the upper 20s. Northwest

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow

after midnight. Lows 15 to 20.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.

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

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

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 10 to 15.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

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

.SUNDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.

 

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police is warning the public of a convicted sex offender who has moved to Jamestown.

Patrick Wayne Schmitz lives at  117  ½  First Street West, Jamestown, ND

His vehicle is a Green/Blue 1995 Saturn SW 2, with ND license plate, KOU 872

Schmitz is a  33 year old white male, six feet tall, weighing  210 pounds with Blue Eyes and Brown Hair.

He’s 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 involving a  14 year old female, in met when he was 23 in an online chat room.  He also fondled a 14 year old female friend of the first victim.

Conviction Date: July 2010 in Cass County District Court.

Disposition:  Count 1 & 2 10 years,7 years 3 months suspended, 5 years supervised probation, county 1 & 2 concurent.

Offense,  Luring a minor by computer, when he was 23.

Conviction Date:  July 2010 Cass County District Court.

Disposition: 10 years, 7 years and 3 months supended, 5 years supervised probation.

Schmitz is currently on probation with North Dakota Parole and Probation.

Schmitz is not wanted by police at this time and has served  the sentence 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 Schmitz 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

 

Jamestown  (Chamber)   Members of the Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and the Young Professionals of Jamestown held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Panache Vintage Rental, a new business in Jamestown.  This business is located at 1001 17^th St. SW in Jamestown.

Businesses qualify for a ribbon-cutting ceremony if they open, move, remodel, are under new ownership or change their name.  For more information, contact Emily Bivens by emailing: director@jamestownchamber.com or call the chamber at 701-252-4830.

Jamestown (CSi)  The Jamestown Arts Center Gala is set of  Saturday Feb 8, at 5:30-p.m. at Harold Newman Arena, on the University of Jamestown campus.

Arts Center Director, Mindi Schmitz says, the attending may dress in Prohibition Era style.

There will be live and silent auctions

Tickets are $100 each, and Pre-Registration is required.

Jamestown  (JRMC)   — When Ralph Danuser needed care for his two shoulders and one knee, he asked for Jamestown Regional Medical Center. JRMC Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Michael T. Dean, repaired Danuser’s joints so Danuser could repair his farm equipment – just in time for spring.

Danuser says, “I call it the Jamestown Regional Medical Resort,” because that’s how the people there made me feel.”

Now lovingly referred to as the bionic man, Danuser is sharing his story.

Danuser serves as a supervisor on the Saratoga Township, a member of Future Pheasants Inc., and he’s taught hunter education for more than 30 years. When he isn’t serving the community, Danuser enjoys hunting, fishing and watching Bison football.

His hobbies and civic involvement usually bring him joy. However, 50 years of pain interfered with his life. He scheduled his first surgery on his left shoulder when he couldn’t drive the tractor without pain. He scheduled his knee surgery when it felt like “torture” to shift the trucks. He scheduled his most recent surgery at the suggestion of his wife, Carol. Danuser was in so much pain, he couldn’t sleep at night.

Danuser adds, “I knew it had to be done. And I knew exactly what Dr. Dean would say, ‘why’d you wait so long.”

The public is invited to join Danuser and Dr. Dean for breakfast at the Farmers Cafe in Dickey, N.D. at 8 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 31. Danuser will share his story and Dr. Dean will be available for questions. The event is free and open to the public.

Learn more at www.jrmcnd.com/ralph-danuser or by calling (701) 952-4795.

About Jamestown Regional Medical Center

Jamestown Regional Medical Center is located at 2422 20^th St. SW, Jamestown, N.D. and serves approximately 55,000 people in nine counties. In 2019, it was named a “Top 100 Critical Access Hospital” for the sixth consecutive year. Modern Healthcare named JRMC a “Best Places to Work in Healthcare.

(CSi)  Because of the generosity of donors in Jamestown and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.9 million shoebox gifts in 2019. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2019, the ministry is now sending 10,569,405 shoebox gifts to children worldwide.

Through shoeboxes—packed with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items—Jamestown volunteers brought joy to children in need around the world. Each gift-filled shoebox is a tangible expression of God’s love, and it is often the first gift these children have ever received. Thanks to the generosity of donors, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 178 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories since 1993.

It’s not too late for people to make a difference. Though drop-off locations serving Jamestown are closed until November 16 – 23, 2020, information about year-round volunteer opportunities can also be found at samaritanspurse.org/occ or by calling 630-474-9478.

(AP)  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he has pardoned 16 people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes. It’s the first wave in what could be thousands of pardons under a new policy the first-term Republican said allows former offenders to get a second chance. The policy adopted last year allows people with low-level marijuana convictions petition to have their records wiped clean if they avoid unlawful behavior for five years. Burgum and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem both supported the change. Burgum says it could address North Dakota’s workforce shortage and grow its economy, while removing the stigma for what are minor cases from years ago.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota attorney general’s office is warning about a scam involving bogus contractors who have been taking advantage of unsuspecting rural homeowners in the oil patch. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued a cease and desist order against Gorman General Contracting and 11 individuals accused of violating the state’s consumer fraud, transient merchant and contractor laws. Investigators say the group is part of a large out-of-state crime ring known as “Travelers” or Irish Travelers” and has used deceptive means to get money from customers. The suspects have performed work without permission and used intimidation to make the victim pay for shoddy work, among other things.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum says he has pardoned 16 people convicted of low-level marijuana crimes. It’s the first wave in what could be thousands of pardons under a new policy the first-term Republican said allows former offenders to get a second chance. The policy adopted last year allows people with low-level marijuana convictions petition to have their records wiped clean if they avoid unlawful behavior for five years. Burgum and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem both supported the change. Burgum says it could address North Dakota’s workforce shortage and grow its economy, while removing the stigma for what are minor cases from years ago.

GARRISON, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota city of about 1,500 residents is starting its own police department after officials rejected a proposal to continue to contract services from the McLean County Sheriff’s Office. The new police chief for the city of Garrison starts Monday. The city had been contracting services from the sheriff’s department since 1969, but council members rejected renewing the contract for 2020. That decision has meant the town has been virtually without law enforcement presence since Jan. 1. The Bismarck Tribune reports that Garrison officials were unhappy about increasing costs from the contract and felt that the sheriff’s department wasn’t enforcing city ordinances diligently.

(AP) A new agreement between the state and Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation means bighorn sheep could be roaming the reservation in the next couple weeks. North Dakota Game and Fish director Terry Steinwand says 30 to 40 bighorns will be brought to North Dakota once they are captured on a Montana reservation. They’ll be released in the Mandaree and Twin Buttes areas. The Bismarck Tribune says the state-tribal agreement includes a provision for a ram hunting season. Williams says that will depend on how well the animals to in their new habitat.

 

In sports.

UPDATE..  VALLEY CITY – The final day of the Barnes County Boys Basketball Tournament has been postponed until Monday due to the winter storm affecting the region Friday. 

The tournament will now conclude Monday starting at 12 p.m. on the campus of Valley City State University. The championship game is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m. See below for the updated schedule. 

Monday, Jan. 20

12 p.m. – 7th place – Sargent Central vs. Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page

1:30 p.m. – 5th place – Barnes County North vs. Milnor/North Sargent

3 p.m. – 3rd place – Griggs County Central vs. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion

4:30 p.m. – Championship – Maple Valley vs. Enderlin