Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct 16

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Increasing clouds. Highs in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 20 mph.

.TONIGHT…Rain and snow. Snow accumulation up to 3 inches especially in the Valley City area.  Lows around 30. South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight.  Chance of precipitation 90 percent.

.SATURDAY…Cloudy with snow likely in the morning, then mostly

sunny in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches.  Higher amounts north of I-94.  Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent  in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

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

10 to 15 mph.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds

10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

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

.MONDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. A 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows 15 to 20.

.TUESDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

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

after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s.

Light snow accumulations are possible Friday night through Saturday morning. Stay updated with the forecast as potential snow accumulations may change affecting travel.

A potent clipper system will bring the first chances for
accumulating snow to the area, mainly north of I-94. With ground
temperatures fairly warm, much will melt before accumulating.
However, snowfall could be heavy enough in a narrow band could be
for 1 to 5 inches to accumulate, or even higher in some spots.
Most of the accumulation will be on grassy areas, but road
temperatures could be cold enough and snow heavy enough for some
slushy roads in spots. Exact placement of accumulating snow is
still uncertain, so keep an eye on updated forecasts as the
weekend begins.

 

This Day In History – October 16, 2016:    Medina-(CSi)  emergency response teams were called out around 7:30 Sunday night, Oct 16, 2016  to a large  blaze at Diamond W Feeds facility at 102 N.P. Street Northwest, in Medina. More photos at Facebook.com/TheReplayChannel – Like Us & Share!

 

North Dakota’s rate of positive tests for the coronavirus climbed over 10% for the second time in three days and active cases are nearing the 5,000 mark. The state Health Department report Thursday showed that 705 people tested positive after 7,121 tests were processed in the last day, a rate of 10.45%. A total of 29,653 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Cass County went over the 7,000 mark and Burleigh Country surpassed 5,000 in Wednesday’s update. Active cases jumped up by 188 to a total of 4,947, with Cass County going over 1,000 in the last day. Active infections have risen steadily since reaching the 1,000 mark on Aug. 18.

NDDoH COVID-19 Stats

Thurs. Oct, 15, 2020

Posted 10 a.m.

Barnes

New Positives  0

Total Positives 276

Active Cases 24

Recovered 251

 

Stutsman

New Positives 15

Total Positives 647

Active Cases 98

Recovered  545

More information as it becomes available

COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.

BY THE NUMBERS

7,121 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

738,020 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

705 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

29,653 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

10.45% – Daily Positivity Rate**

 

4,947 Total Active Cases

+188 Individuals from yesterday

513 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (373 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

24,336 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

138 – Curren­tly Hospitalized

+6 – Individuals from yesterday

5 – New Deaths*** (370 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

• Woman in her 70s from Bottineau County with underlying health conditions.
• Woman in her 80s from Cavalier County with underlying health conditions.
• Man in his 70s from Mercer County with underlying health conditions.
• Woman in her 70s from Morton County with underlying health conditions.
• Man in his 90s from Ward County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED THURSDAY

• Adams County – 5
• Benson County – 7
• Billings County – 3
• Bottineau County – 8
• Bowman County – 11
• Burke County – 1
• Burleigh County – 134
• Cass County – 93
• Cavalier County – 1
• Dickey County – 18
• Divide County – 2
• Dunn County – 10
• Eddy County – 6
• Emmons County – 3
• Foster County – 10
• Golden Valley County – 7
• Grand Forks County – 40
• Grant County – 1
• Hettinger County – 5
• Kidder County – 3
• LaMoure County – 17
• Logan County – 1
• McHenry County – 3
• McIntosh County – 9
• McKenzie County – 9
• McLean County – 15
• Mercer County – 31
• Morton County – 67
• Mountrail County – 3
• Nelson County – 2
• Oliver County – 4
• Pembina County – 5
• Pierce County – 3
• Ramsey County – 3
• Ransom County – 10
• Renville County – 1
• Richland County – 12
• Rolette County – 3
• Sargent County – 1
• Sheridan County – 5
• Sioux County – 7
• Stark County – 17
• Stutsman County – 15
• Towner County – 9
• Traill County – 2
• Walsh County – 4
• Ward County – 54
• Williams County – 25

 

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

**Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters).

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19. There is a lag in the time deaths are reported to the NDDoH.
**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

*****Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.

 

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

Update…

Jamestown (CVHD)Due to the change of the weather, Central Valley Health District will be offering it’s free COVID-19 testing this week on Friday, October 16 indoors.  Indoor testing will occur on from 10am to noon in the Exchequer Room at the Jamestown Civic Center.  Those seeking to be tested should enter the building through the north entrance.  Face coverings are required. Testing will occur every Friday until further notice.

Those who wish to receive a test are required to complete the online screening questionnaire in advance, which can be found here: https://testreg.nd.gov/.  If you have completely pre-registration in the past, you do not have to do it again.

Questions regarding testing; please contact Central Valley Health at 252-8130.

Follow Central Valley Health District on Facebook for current and up-to-date information on local response information.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Jamestown City Promotion Capital Construction Fund, and Grant Executive Advisory Board met Thursday, at the Jamestown Civic Center Exchequor Room, also by the Zoom virtual platform.  Board Members were: President, Matthew Woods, Frank Balak, Tena Lawrence, Taylor Barnes, Paulette Ritter, along with Pam Phillips on hand. ExOffcio Member Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Emily Biven, who gave a Chamber update.

Goals and Objectives of Capital Construction Fund were discussed.  Also available on the Jamestown Tourism web site.  The funds are available with applications due on March first and October first each year.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure, Board Member Tena Lawrence was allowed to participate in the discussion, but not allowed to vote, being employed by the University of Jamestown, an agenda item., later in the meeting.

On the agenda was funding requests by:

The Jamestown Arts Center for a  Banner Installation, and,

Jamestown Motorsports, Inc for a Foam Ranger, fire suppressant tool.

 

With the Arts Center Banner Installation, Arts Center Director, Mindi Schmitz said, the Newman Signs quote was in the amount of $3521.25, to replace the banner on the Two Rivers Performing Arts building with a permanent billboard type frame.  She said the Downtown Arts Market billboard lists all of the sponsors throughout the summer is swapped out in the off-season to promote the Arts Center, Two Rivers Performing Arts and Top of the Stairs Dance Studio.  The request pointed out the sign supports promotion of the arts, downtown, and to make tourists aware of more opportunities in Jamestown, and Downtown Jamestown.

She said Top of the Stairs has committed $250 toward the project, and Two Rivers Performing Art $250 and in-kind use of their building.

The board voted to, fund the request of $3521.25.

 

The request from Jamestown Motorsports Foam Ranger, for the fire suppressant tool,  was for $3800, for the skid unit, that fits in the back of a pickup box, with a 60 gallon, water tank, and a 15 gallon foam tank with hose reel.  The skid would be used at several racing events, to fight gas and alcohol fires in race cars, presently not available, to the organization.   A 501-C-3 non-profit organization designation has been granted.  Donations are welcome, as it can not charge the public.  The goal of the group is to promote track safety, and economic development.

The board voted to, request of $3800.

The next meeting will be held in March, as the next round of requests is due, March 1, 2021.

 

At the Grant Board Meeting, requests were made by the University of Jamestown Basketball Shootout, represented by Thad Sankey.

Also, the University of Jamestown NAIA Women’s Wrestling Tournament, by UJ Athletic Director, Sean Johnson.

 

University of Jamestown Basketball Shootout, represented by Thad Sankey, requested  $5,000.  The Shootout  is a high school basketball event for boys and girls teams, to be held, December 19, 2020 at the University of Jamestown campus.  It has become an elite Class B event because of the location, competition venue and fan experience.  He said COVID-19 stringent safety protocols will be in force.

Last year 64 percent of the spectators traveled over 50 miles to Jamestown.

Another source of funding is $1,000 generated from local advertising.

The economic impact is estimated at $75,000.

Information Item:  Reimbursement of $3910, 30 percent of the  unused portion of last year’s advertising requirement, was previously approved,  with a winter storm hampering the event, and the minimum requirements of advertising were not met, thus the $3910 in reimbursement.

The board voted to, make a grant not to exceed $5,000, to support the expense of the officials, athletic trainer, and COVID protocol.

 

University of Jamestown NAIA Women’s Wrestling Tournament was represented by UJ Athletic Director Sean Johnson, with a request of $10,000 for adverting. The Tournament will be held on the University of Jamestown Campus on March 12, 13, 2021.  32 teams will compete including UJ., representing 17 states   The participants will be accompanied by coaching staffs and fans, some will come two to three days before the tournament, adding to hotel stays in Jamestown.

A promotional video produced last year was shown. A static ad was on CSi Cable.

The marketing plan includes expenditures with various agencies, that will promote not only  the event, but also the Jamestown community.

The economic impact is estimated at $181,800.

The board voted to fund expenses for the officials in an amount not to exceed, $10,000.

The NAIA cancelled the 2020 event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  (In 2019 the event was interrupted by blizzard.)

The Financial Report was given by Taylor Barnes, and was approved by the board.

The Executive Director evaluation survey was noted, to be returned.

Searle reported that of the $148,000 committed, in the fund, before today’s allocations, $57,000 remained in the fund.  In November this year additional funding requests are expected.

 

Bismarck  (CSi) The North Dakota Aeronautic Commission report, in September this , at Jamestown Regional Airport,  there were  385 airline boardings, compared to  824 in September of 2019, a decrease of 53-percent.

Through September this years there were 4223 boardings compared to 8295 through September 2019, a decrease of 49-percent.

Statewide, North Dakota’s eight commercial service airports posted a total of 39,451 passenger boardings during the month of September. This amounts to a 44% retention rate of the passengers that the state experienced during the same month last year and is the highest monthly retention rate that the North Dakota has experienced since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.  However, this is also the first month since April that the state has experienced a lower passenger volume than the previous month as there were 4,000 fewer passengers in September than in August.

Kyle Wanner, Executive Director of the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, says, “September is seasonally one of our slowest months for air travel in the state of North Dakota and so as expected, we experienced a small dip in passenger volume from August. Our commercial service airports have now been successfully operating during the COVID-19 pandemic for seven months and during that time they have worked hard to ensure that a safe environment exists for the traveling public. Since air transportation is also one of the safest modes of transportation, it is critical that it continues to remain a viable option for our travelers.”

Jamestown  (CSi)  The pandemic has given the Jamestown Arts Center, the opportunity to creatively change some of their signature Arts Center programs to safely enjoy all that culture and the arts have to offer.

On Thursday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2 Arts Center Director Mindi Schmitz said, over the next five months, in association with the opening of each new exhibition we will be offering an “exclusive” wine and cheese tasting for up to 25 participants aptly named Perfectly Paired, because what’s better than curated wine and cheese parings coupled with art. Sommelier Karla Sandness will be choosing each exhibition’s pairings which may be inspired by the art or other common theme. To be sure, the wine and cheeses will delight your palate.

This program is first-come-first-served. To sign up for participation give the office a call at 701-251-2496. Perfectly Paired: October 15, November 19, January 28, March 5 and April 22 at 7:00 pm in The Arts Center gallery. Call soon to reserve your spot as we are limiting attendance to 25 guests.

Tickets are $25 AND look for a discounted book of tickets for the
future wine and cheese events at the October 15 event.

Mindi added that the next Open Mic Night is Thursday Oct 22,  from 7-p.m., to 9-p.m. Poets, writers, musicians, comedians, solos, duos, and any and all performers are welcome to share your talent with the community at our monthly open mic night. There will be a sign up sheet at the door. Please limit your piece to 10 minutes. A P.A. system, bass amp, guitar amp and music stands will be provided and facilitated by local musician Steve Kuykendall. Open mic night is back on The Arts Center gallery stage. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, social distancing is in place and masks are highly encouraged. ENJOY (as safely as possible)!!

If you haven’t yet found the courage to get up on stage, you are welcome to just sit back and take in the show.

The next exhibit is October 15- November  13, Sculptures by Patrick Luber

She added that “This Fall we host University of North Dakota sculpture professor, Patrick Luber. His impeccable installation and sculptural work is sophisticated, thought provoking, and distinctive. When you visit the gallery be prepared to consider the variety of themes Luber is addressing while admiring the artist’s mastery over his materials.

Over the span of Patrick Luber’s career he has explored the serious and humorous intersection of religion, national identity, popular culture, and folk art as they relate to American culture. His sculptures are unified by his use of referential objects as sculptural form, especially familiar objects, such as beds, books, architectural forms, or liturgical objects. Through the manipulation and combination of these ordinary objects, a visual language emerges which expresses the idiosyncratic experiment called America.”

Fargo  (CSi)   Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer and Congressman Kelly Armstrong Thursday  announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will expand and extend the Fargo VA’s participation in its hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) clinical demonstration program and increase the number of veterans who can be referred for this alternative treatment option for post-traumatic stress (PTS). The program is being extended through September 30, 2021, expanded to allow veterans to be treated at Jamestown Regional Medical Center and increasing to allow more veterans to be served.

Earlier this year, the delegation urged the VA to extend the Fargo VA’s HBOT demonstration program, which would have expired at the end of September. Fargo was selected as the fifth location for the VA’s HBOT demonstration program last year. The HBOT program provides veterans with PTS in North Dakota and western Minnesota, who have yet to experience positive outcomes from other treatments, access to HBOT through a partnership between the Fargo VA and Healing with Hyperbarics, a Fargo-based facility, and now with Jamestown Regional Medical Center.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a Mandaree man wanted for a stabbing in Bismarck. Police say the victim was stabbed several times in the head last Saturday in a Main Street parking lot. Authorities say the 23-year-old suspect was involved in an altercation in a Bismarck and later attacked the victim in the parking lot. Officers recovered a knife in the parking lot. Investigators say they identified the suspect through witness descriptions and from surveillance video in the bar. The warrant says the suspect is wanted for attempted murder.

In sports…

High School Volleyball…

Homecoming Game

Fargo Davies 3 Valley City 1

 

Carrington 3 Kidder County 1

 

CLASS A

#1 Century def. #5 Mandan 3-0 (25-19, 25-21, 25-19)

#4 Fargo Davies def. Valley City 3-1 (25-11, 25-10, 30-32, 25-17)

RV GF Red River def. Wahpeton 3-0 (25-22, 25-10, 25-18)

WF Sheyenne def. GF Central 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-18)

Fargo South def. Devils Lake 3-0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-14)

Bismarck def. Watford City 3-0 (25-19, 26-24, 25-18)

Bismarck St. Mary’s def. Legacy 3-1 (25-23, 25-23, 14-25, 25-21)

Dickinson def. Williston 3-1 (26-24, 25-20, 21-25, 25-23)

 

CLASS B

#1 Linton-HMB def. #2 Oakes 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-21)

#7 Rugby def. Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 3-0 (25-6, 25-16, 25-14)

#9 Grafton def. Barnes County North 3-1 (25-17, 25-10, 22-25, 25-16)

#10 Kindred def. Sargent County 3-2 (25-19, 21-25, 25-17, 21-25, 15-7)

RV Carrington def. Kidder County 3-1 (28-26, 27-25, 18-25, 32-30)

RV Velva def. Surrey 3-0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-13)

Oak Grove def. Hankinson 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-18)

Richland def. Enderlin 3-0 (25-13, 25-12, 25-6)

Tri-State def. Maple Valley 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-23)

Ellendale def. Lisbon 3-2 (26-24, 21-25, 25-23, 23-25, 15-13)

Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page def. Larimore 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-20)

Rolla def. Drayton/Valley-Edinburg 3-1 (25-23, 17-25, 25-16, 25-21)

Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter def. South Border 3-2 (25-18, 17-25, 25-27, 25-15, 15-10)

New Rockford-Sheyenne Rolette-Wolford 3-0

Nelson County def. St. John 3-0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-13)

Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky def. Standing Rock 3-0

Wilton-Wing def. Washburn 3-0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-15)

Garrison def. Killdeer 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-11)

Nedrose def. Bottineau 3-0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-12)

Newburg-Westhope def. South Prairie 3-1

Glen Ullin-Hebron def. Hazen 3-2

Beach def. Richardton-Taylor 3-0 (25-21, 25-21

 

High School Football…

 

In world and national news…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden showed striking differences in temperament, views on racial justice and approaches to the pandemic that has reshaped the nation in dueling televised town halls. They squared off, in a way, Thursday night, their scuttled second debate replaced by the separate events. Trump was defensive about his administration’s handling of the coronavirus, and evasive when pressed about whether he took a required COVID-19 test before his first debate with Biden. Trump refused to denounce the QAnon conspiracy group, and only testily did so regarding white supremacists. Biden, for his part, denounced the White House’s handling of the virus.

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares are mixed as investors weigh concerns about the U.S. presidential election and an economic stimulus package, on top of fears of flaring outbreaks of coronavirus. Shares rose in Japan and China on Friday but fell in South Korea and Australia. Investors are also looking ahead to the release of data on the Chinese economy next week. Stocks ended mostly lower on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its third straight loss this week. Stocks had been mostly climbing this month, but have pulled back this week as ongoing talks between Democrats and Republicans on more aid for the economy have foundered.

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China is rapidly increasing the number of people receiving its experimental coronavirus vaccines, with a city offering one to the general public and a biotech company providing another free to students going abroad. The city of Jiaxing is offering a vaccine under development by Sinovac. It says high-risk groups, including people who are “responsible for the basic operations of the city,” will receive priority. The vaccine is in the final stage of clinical testing, but has not yet been approved. The city government said it is being provided under an emergency authorization. China National Biotech Group, another vaccine company, is offering its vaccine free to students who study abroad in a strategy health experts say raises safety and ethical concerns.

 

(AP) French restaurants, cinemas and theaters are trying to figure out how to survive a new curfew aimed at stemming the flow of record new virus infections. France registered more than 30,000 virus cases Thursday, its highest single-day jump since the pandemic began, and nearly 200 cases per 100,000 people over the past week. Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot told Le Parisien newspaper she is negotiating for exceptions to a monthlong curfew between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. across the Paris region and eight other metropolitan areas. The curfew comes into effect Friday at midnight, and France is deploying 12,000 extra police to enforce it.

 

LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. must prepare for a no-deal break with the European Union unless there is a “fundamental” change of position from the bloc. Johnson says the EU is refusing to give Britain a trade deal like the one it has with Canada. Johnson was responding to EU leaders, who said at a Brussels summit that the U.K. needs to shift its positions to make an agreement possible. The U.K. had threatened to walk away from the talks if a deal was not struck by the EU summit that ends Friday. Johnson didn’t go that far, but said the EU seemed to have “abandoned” the idea of a deal.

 

BERLIN (AP) — Europe’s aviation regulator is closing in on a decision to allow the Boeing 737 Max to return to the air after it was grounded worldwide following two deadly crashes, according to a report Friday. Bloomberg reported that the European Aviation Safety Agency’s executive director, Patrick Ky, said he is satisfied that changes to the jet have made it safe enough to return to the skies before the end of the year. EASA said Friday that the article was accurate. It said it expects to publish a proposed airworthiness directive for the plane next month ahead of public consultation.

 

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine energy chief says the Philippines is ready to defend the oil and gas exploration it has decided to resume in its internationally recognized waters in the disputed South China Sea. The Department of Energy announced Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte has approved its recommendation to lift a 6-year-old moratorium on energy exploration in three offshore areas west of the Philippines, including Reed Bank, which China also claims. The energy chief says the Philippines will stand up for its rights if China protests or intervenes in the exploration.

 

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s information commissioner has fined British Airways 20 million pounds ($25 million) for failing to protect personal data for some 400,000 customers _ the largest fine the agency has ever issued. The ICO said in a statement Friday that the airline was processing personal data without adequate security measures. It also noted that it did not detect a 2018 cyber attack for two months. Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said says BA’s “failure to act was unacceptable and affected hundreds of thousands of people, which may have caused some anxiety and distress as a result.’’