Wayne Byers Show -Morning – Jun 1

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. A 30 percent chance of rain and

thunderstorms in the morning. Highs around 80. North winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 5 to

10 mph.

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

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of rain showers

and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear with a 20 percent chance of rain

showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s.

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

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and

thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly cloudy with rain likely and slight chance of

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation

60 percent.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain likely and slight chance of

thunderstorms in the evening, then chance of rain and slight

chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s.

Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain and

thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.

 

Saturday widespread showers and thunderstorms will develop across the west

early in the day and spread across the rest of western and central

North Dakota the rest of the afternoon and evening.

A heavy rain threat may develop somewhere on Saturday/Saturday

Night.

Specific details should begin to become more clear as we move closer.

 

 

North Dakota health officials report one new COVID-19 death, raising the state’s toll to 61 since the pandemic began.

 

Bismarck (NDDoH)  The latest COVID-19 stats posted Sun. am.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The City of Jamestown and the ND Dept of Transportation announced the “evaluation”  removal process for five traffic signals on 1st Av will begin on Monday, June 1.  Video explaining Road Diet below.

The 5 traffic signals on 1st Avenue were identified for removal as part of an upcoming project “Road Diet” on US Highway 52 which is to narrow 1st Ave to 1 lane north and 1 lane south, with a center turn lane.

A “Stop” sign will be posted on the stopped approach. Additional “No Parking” signs will be installed for sight distance requirements. The signals will be covered or bagged or set to flashing for 90 days, during which time the intersections will be evaluated.

After the 90-day evaluation period, the data will be analyzed and then the signals will be removed with the project unless the data contradicts that removal.

The traffic signals identified are:

• 1st Ave S and 5th St S (5th St S will become the stopped approach)  – Ambulance – Verizon
• 1st Ave S and 2nd St S (2nd St S will become the stopped approach) – Arts Park-US Bank
• 1st Ave S and 1st St S (1st St S will become the stopped approach) – Sabir’s Buffalo Grill – Babb’s
• 1st Ave N and 3rd St N (3rd St N will become the stopped approach) – Press Room- Gladstone
• 1st Ave N and 4th St N (4th St N will become the stopped approach) – Salvation Army

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CSiNewsNow Note:   Motorists are urged to use extreme caution as there will not be any pedestrian signals at these 5 locations during the evaluation time period.  Photo is on 2nd St SW looking towards Jerry’s Furniture/US Bank.   Sign is photo-shopped for illustration purpose only.

Jamestown  (Arts Center)   A big thanks to those who responded to our survey last week. It was helpful to add your voices to that of CDC, Central Valley Public Health, City Leadership and North Dakota Department of Public Health. With that in mind, our plan is to open June 1 with restrictions and safety protocols in mind. Including, but not limited to:•. Limited number of people inside the building at once •  Routine sanitization throughout the day •. Social distancing measures •  Strong encouragement to wear masks •  Staggered shifts for employees •  Reduced public hoursAgain, our primary concern is for the public’s safety and for our employees and their families. We want to make sure we open our doors to the community as safely as possible.For the reopening, the Arts Center has put together a new exhibit for the gallery with art from Frank Sampson. The Arts Center staff also utilized the time during the pandemic to renovate the gallery. The walls have been repaired, painted and carpets have been professionally cleaned.While visitors will have the opportunities to admire the new art exhibit and the newly updated gallery, The Arts Center is offering spaces for community members to create their own art.The center’s summer camps, designed specifically for grades 3-6 are scheduled to run June 15 through Aug. 15. Each camp is slated to run Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center’s first class of the summer is entitled “Stop Motion Animation.” Students will write, film and produce a short film under the direction of Linda Roesch. A complete list of upcoming classes can be found at https://jamestownarts.com/event/summer-kids-camps/.

JULY 9 DOWNTOWN ARTS MARKET OPENS

The Arts Center is also excited to bring the Downtown Arts Market back to Jamestown this summer beginning July 9 at 5:30 pm in the Hansen Arts Park. We are planning an event for each Thursday evening through August.Again we want this to be as safe as it is enjoyable. So, things will be different this year. For instance, there will not be vendors or artisans. This prevents the hand-to-contact and allows the street to be opened up for additional seating area (bring your lawn chair). Social distancing will be observed. Masks will be strongly encouraged. We will also Facebook live the performances for those that still prefer / need to stay isolated. Keep a watch out for more information! And please remember these plans are all subject to change or cancellation is things go awry or Arts Center measures are not respected. The communities efforts to be as safe and responsible as possible when attending is greatly appreciated and will allow this loved summer event to continue. Thank you!

Valley City  (VCBC Library)  The Valley City Barnes County Public Library will be moving to Level 2 of their pandemic plan starting June 1st, starting to provide limited circulation of library materials utilizing a drive up/curbside service model.

The news release goes on to say:  “At the May 21st monthly board meeting, the executive committee, comprised of the board president, director, and assistant director, recommended and the board approved starting curbside service June 1st. We feel, based on current data, that the library can safely restart limited circulation of library materials via curbside pickup.

 

Library hours during curbside pick will be as follows:

Staff will be available for phone assistance 10-5 MWF and 10-7 TR. Curbside service will run from 12-5 MWF and 12-7 TR. Please do not come before noon, staff will need that time to clean and process returns. The library will be closed Saturday and Sunday.

 

We would prefer patrons reserve items themselves utilizing our online catalog. Go to our website vcbclibrary.org and click on the catalog. You will need your library card number, enter all 14 digits and your password is the phone number we have on record. For patrons new to online reserves, there is a link to a short demonstration video explaining the online reserve process on our webpage in the scrolling window and on the catalog page, click the yellow ?help next to the main search bar. If you have questions or problems, please don’t hesitate to call, you won’t be the first person we have walked through the process.

 

For our non-techy patrons, please give us a call, 845-3821, and a staff member will be happy to assist you from start to finish. You will need to give them your card number so we can verify your identity.

 

The curbside model has necessitated a few temporary changes to our circulation rules:

1. Patrons are limited to three (3) items at a time, a limit of ten (10) per family
2. Patrons will be limited to three (3) items on reserve at a time.
3. Reserved items will be available for pick up the following day and will be held for three days. Items reserved Friday, Saturday, or Sunday will be available the following Monday, we hope. Patron’s will receive a text, email, or phone call when items are ready.
4. DVDs will be reservable
5. We will have normal check out periods for library materials; seven (7) days for DVDs no renewals, all other materials twenty-eight (28) days and one renewal. Items with reserves will not be renewable.

 

6. There will be no late fines for any library materials including DVDs. Please return on time or early if you are finished, other patrons may be waiting for that item.
7. All items returned will be held in a 48 hour quarantine and covers wiped down before being returned to circulation. This is the current recommendation from CDC and the American Library Association.
8. The threshold for account suspension, on late fines only, has been changed from $5 to $25. If you returned materials late and accrued fines more than $5 you can now checkout library materials again. This does not apply to patrons who have long overdue items. See item 9 below.
9. We will be enforcing our policy of any item(s) six months (180 days) past due will be considered lost and the patron will be responsible for the replacement cost even if the item is returned later. (full details in the library circulation policy amended September 2019, available on our website)

 

We recognize the reduced number of items per checkout and reserve may inconvenience some of our patrons. Curbside service is much more labor intensive, we anticipate each patron transaction will take approximately ten minutes from start to finish. We will reevaluate the process after a month and decide what, if any, changes can or should be made. We would rather under promise and over deliver.

Moving forward, when returning library materials please use the red drive up box between the library and the city/county health building. We will be locking and discontinuing use of the drop by the glass doors since items tend to get damaged if it gets too full. To use the red box, enter the city/county health parking lot by Leevers, follow if around turning left and heading south, the box will then be on the driver’s side, exit onto 4th St across from the city parking behind the Post Office. This follows the established one-way traffic pattern around the building.

We still have all our electronic materials available through our website, vcbclibrary.org. If you have any questions, please call or send us an email at support@vcbclibrary.org

We think we have anticipated and addressed all the possible difficulties with the curbside delivery model but unknows are simply that. We will do our best and just ask for your patience and understanding during this time of transition.

A public library is all about people, so from all the staff to all our patrons, we have missed you and are happy to be able to serve you again. Stay safe, stay well.”

Fargo  (CSi)  Gov. Doug Burgum signed an executive order Saturday night declaring a state of emergency in Fargo, West Fargo and Cass County and activating the North Dakota National Guard to help local authorities respond to unlawful activity and the risk to people and property due to civil disturbances.

The mayors of Fargo and West Fargo declared a state of emergency Saturday night and requested additional law enforcement and other support from the state of North Dakota.  Fargo Mayor Tim Mahoney  announced a 10 p.m. curfew Saturday night for the downtown Fargo area.

Full stories and statements at CSiNewsNow.com

Fargo  (Click for video)  The City of Fargo held a press conference on Sunday, May 31 at 9 a.m. in the Commission Chambers within Fargo City Hall to discuss Saturday’s events in Downtown Fargo.

Speakers incuded:
• North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum
• Fargo Mayor Dr. Tim Mahoney
• Fargo Police Chief Dave Todd
• Cass County Sheriff Jesse Jahner
• West Fargo Commission President Bernie Dardis
• Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd
• Cass County Commission Chair Chad Peterson

Video posted on line at CSiNewsNow.com

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Business people and dozens of volunteers began filing into downtown Fargo at dawn Sunday to asses the damage and to clean up after a night of sometimes violent protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live)— More than a dozen cities around the nation are still reeling from a grim night of violent riots.

What began as a peaceful protest–thousands gathering and marching to honor the life of George Floyd–ended with police spraying tear gas and rubber bullets at rioters and looters destroying businesses in downtown Fargo.

“Night and day. It was night and day,” peaceful protester Box says. “Good things come with the sun and the bad came with the dark.”

But authorities suspect it’s not the state’s people behind the madness.

Fargo Police Chief David Todd  says,”They were not from this area. They were traveling city to city.  They talked about some of the cities they’d already been to and some of the cities they might go to do this same thing.”

Police say they had several people undercover in the crowds.
They say the ones leading the riots were not Fargo people and only wanted to cause mayhem.

“We walked around our city, no cops or nothing, and no one was destroying anything,” peaceful protester Claude Vyamunge says. “We held each other accountable.”

Ten people were arrested–some local, some out of state–four officers needed medical attention and eight squad cars were destroyed.

FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Police Department has shared the lengthy list of agencies that provided support in Saturday night’s riots in downtown Fargo.

65 officers were working Saturday morning on various assignments including patrol.

As of 1:00 p.m. the Fargo Police Department sent out an all department callback.

An addition to the all department callback for the Fargo Police, they also requested mutual aid from Cass County Sheriff’s Office, West Fargo Police Department, Moorhead Police Department, Clay County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Highway Patrol, Barnes Co Sheriff’s Office, Burleigh County Sheriff’s Office, Pembina County Sheriff’s Office, Mandan Police Department, Morton County Sheriff’s Office, Dunn County Sheriff’s Office, Steele County Sheriff’s Office, Griggs County Sheriff’s Office, North Dakota Parole & Probation, North Dakota BCI, Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, Fargo Fire Department, FM Ambulance, Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office, Wilkin County Sheriffs Office, Roletee County Sheriff’s Office, and the North Dakota Air National Guard.

Jamestown  (JPD)  Jamestown Police have received hundreds of calls from concerned citizens of what they believe to be “indications of riots.” Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger says they have been responding to these calls and addressing them as they come.

Chief Edinger says, “We have patrols all over the city. There are emergency personnel on the highways even. We’ve had rumors of buses with tinted windows bringing groups of protestors, which have not been true. We’ve even gotten phone calls about piles of bricks near construction sites.”

Chief Edinger says graffiti found at the Island on Jamestown Reservoir Island  referencing other nationwide protests could be the work of someone local.

Chief Edinger says  they have not seen anything at this time indicating protests or riots in Jamestown,adding that law enforcement remains ready if anything happens.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — A funeral for slain Grand Forks police officer Cody Holte will be held Tuesday in Ralph Engelstad Arena on the University of North Dakota campus. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to noon, with the service set to begin at 1 p.m. Both the visitation and funeral service will be open to the public. Holte was killed Wednesday in a shooting in Grand Forks while helping sheriff’s deputies who were serving eviction papers. A woman also was killed. Holte’s family issued a statement calling him “an incredible husband, father, son, brother, uncle, police officer and soldier.” Prosecutors have charged Salamah Pendleton with two counts of murder in the deaths of Holte and Lola Moore.

Bismarck  (CSi) To help guide best practices as recommended by the Governor Doug Burgum’s ND Smart Restart plan as well as comply with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines, the North Dakota University System has launched a task force led by Dr. Joshua Wynne to implement a three-tiered approach to re-opening North Dakota campuses.

Wynne is currently serving as the interim president of the University of North Dakota and the vice president for the university’s School of Medicine & Health Sciences. The task force held its first meeting Friday of last week.

State Board of Higher Education Chair Nick Hacker said, “The task force has been formed to assist the North Dakota University System (NDUS) campuses in their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic so that students, faculty, and staff can return to their institutions in a way that maximizes safety and minimizes the chance of further spread of the virus. In addition to health and safety, student success and learning is our priority.”

The group will collate the guidelines that have been created for each NDUS campus, recognizing that location, size, and mission differences among the various campuses necessitates specific accommodations and differing local arrangements. The task force will also collect data for individual policies, procedures, and approaches for use by the NDUS campuses, which will encourage higher learning success in the current and eventual post-COVID-19 era. The group will include inputs from students, staff and faculty, as well as a member of the State Board of Higher Education.

Jamestown  (JRMC)  — During the nation’s pandemic, Jamestown Regional Medical Center nurses selected its infection control expert as the 2020 Nora Paulson award recipient.

Quality & Risk Manager Jenna Bredahl joined JRMC in 2000. She started as a nurses aide in the medical surgery department, now known as the Patient Care Unit. She assumed her current role in 2010.

The role of a quality and risk manager is not always well known to those outside of the healthcare industry. Bredahl works proactively to keep patients and employees safe. Her job is to improve the quality of patient care. She does this through patient satisfaction surveys, accreditation requirements, staff education as well as policies and procedures.

JRMC Chief Nursing Officer, Trisha Jungels says, “When we think of hospitals, we don’t always think about the quality and risk manager. However, that person is critical to a hospital’s success, especially during a pandemic. Jenna has led us through preparations for the novel coronavirus as well as other pandemics like Ebola and swine flu. She is what makes JRMC legendary.”

Each year, JRMC nurses vote to select a recipient of the Nora Melvold Paulson Excellence in Leadership Award. The award recognizes a nurse who consistently embodies a commitment to excellence in nursing education and clinical care. JRMC usually announces the award during Nurses Week in May, however, in honor of the 200^th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, the World Health Organization (WHO) designated 2020 as the “Year of the Nurse.” Nightingale was a visionary nurse and leader that became an icon as the founder of modern nursing. As a social reformer, she established early quality measures for care and training.

JRMC President & CEO, Mike Delfs says,  “As the organization’s Infection Control Nurse Jenna has positively led our Incident Command Center Team through effective communication, process improvement and patience. She is a fitting recipient of this honor.”

Bredahl’s leadership provided the platform for a series of healthcare designations and awards including Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital, ND ASRH Quality Excellence Award, National Rural Health Association Top 20 Hospital and iVantage Top 100 Critical Access Hospital (CAH). Bredahl also helped develop the JRMC Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality and Safety and is on the CAH Quality Network Executive Committee.

Bredahl says, “This award is special because it’s our colleagues who nominate and vote for the recipient. What I do is behind the scenes. I support out team in patient care. I’m grateful people notice. It’s also important to share that all of the 110 nurses here at JRMC are #DifferenceMakers. They do really hard work, especially in a pandemic. I am grateful for them.”

Jungels said JRMC nurses appreciate Bredahl for her follow through and how she investigates best practices.

“Jenna is open-minded, empathetic, resilient and successful in making decisions and acting on them. She is a great listener and has perspective. During each day, dozens of JRMC teammates ask for her assistance with everything from patient experience data to policy and procedure development. She accommodates each of these requests with care and service.”

Brian and Nancy Spector established this award eight years ago through a named-expendable fund with the JRMC Foundation. The award honors the memory and legacy of Brian’s grandmother, Nora Paulson, RN. Much like Nightingale, Paulson dedicated her life to clinical excellence programs at Jamestown Hospital.

Jamestown  (Chamber)  The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce City Beautification Committee is pleased to announce the 1st winner of the Yard of the Week Program for 2020.  Cristal Ackerman of 1206 9^th Ave. SE,  in Jamestown, has received this award for Week One.  Congratulations to her on this beautiful yard and thank you to her for her efforts to help beautify Jamestown.  Congratulations, Cristal for a job well done!

The Yard of the Week program has been established to recognize those within the community that take pride in the appearance of their yard and do their part to beautify the community. The program began June 1st and ends August 28^th. Yards will be selected each week from nominations received. Nominated yards must be visible from the street.

Bismarck  (CSi)  Governor Doug Burgum announced Friday that the North Dakota Risk Level has moved from the Moderate to the Low Risk Level, which relaxes restrictions on businesses, with the new guidelines based on the type of business.

Burgum  announced North Dakota is moving to the next phase of its ND Smart Restart plan, as the state continues to see a high rate of testing per capita, a low positive test rate and adequate hospital capacity to handle potential surges in COVID-19 cases.

The North Dakota Department of Health Friday confirmed 40 additional cases of COVID-19 out of 2,894 total tests completed, beating the previous record of 2,861 tests on May 15. The positive rate of 1.4 percent also was the lowest since May 17.

With 89 newly recovered cases Friday, the number of active cases decreased to 579, representing .08 percent of North Dakota’s population, and down from 648 active cases two weeks ago. Even in Cass County, the state’s most active county for COVID-19 cases, active cases represent just one-quarter of 1 percent of the population, and the state knows the most about the cases there due to targeted testing and contact tracing by the Red River Valley COVID-19 Task Force, Burgum noted.

Burgum said, “North Dakotans have done a great job exercising individual responsibility to slow the spread of the coronavirus, putting our state in a position to be able to further reopen our economy with a thoughtful, common-sense approach focused on saving lives and livelihoods.  With our increased capacity giving us more confidence to test, trace and isolate positive cases, we are ready to enter the next stage of the ND Smart Restart.”

Under the color-coded health guidance system in the ND Smart Restart plan, the change announced today moves the state out of the yellow, or moderate, risk level, and into the green, or low-risk, level – one level before the blue “new normal” level.

With the move from the moderate to low risk level:

• The recommendation for capacity in bars and restaurants increases from 50 percent to 75 percent.
• The recommendation for banquets/weddings increases from 50 percent occupancy up to 250 attendees, to 75 percent occupancy up to 500 attendees.
• Recommended movie theater capacity increases from 20 percent to 65 percent.
• Fitness centers may consider holding classes with high inhalation/exhalation exchange with social distancing, whereas those classes were not recommended under the yellow level.

Burgum reiterated that the ND Smart Restart protocols are recommendations under Executive Order 2020-06.7, and North Dakotans are strongly encouraged to follow them. Businesses and organizations may move forward under the guidelines based on their own comfort level and ability to meet the recommended protocols.

Fargo (CSi)  Fargo Police are investigating a shooting that occurred about 1:45 Sunday night in the area of Scheel’s and an adjacent apartment building.

Initial reports say a woman was shot, and was taken to the hospital by a friend.  The extent of here injuries are not known at this time.

Police say there was evidence of a shooting, and  as of this morning no one has been taken into custody as the investigation continues.

BISMARCK, N.D. (Bismarck Tribune) — Mandan police say the death of a man at a mobile home court may be a homicide. Deputy Chief Lori Flaten says in a statement the police received a report at 3:33 a.m. Monday of a man lying on the sidewalk in a mobile home court. Officers and ambulance personnel found a 53-year-old Mandan man who was dead. The cause of death is not known. Flaten said the death is being investigated as “a possible homicide.” The news release did not include any other details. Police are continuing to investigate.

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