Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Jul 7

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning, then chance of showers and thunderstorms in the

afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of

showers and thunderstorms.  Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 5 to 15 mph.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.SUNDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s.

.MONDAY…Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and

thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 60.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

 

The North Dakota Department of Health dashboard is updated daily by 11 am and includes cases reported through the previous day. The investigations are ongoing and information on the website is likely to change as cases are investigated. The information contained in this dashboard is the most up to date and will be different than previous news releases. This dashboard supersedes information from previous news releases or social media postings.

Check out our other dashboards: The COVID-19 Vaccine Dashboard, NDUS Dashboard.

 

COVID-19 Stats

11-a.m.

Wed. Jul 7,  2021

Barnes

New Positives  1

Total Positives  1424

Active: 1

Recovered:  1393

 

Stutsman

New Positives 1

Total Positives 3547

Active 2

Recovered 3464

 

Jamestown (CVHD)  Upcoming COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics Schedule

Thursday, July 8, 2021

Vaccine Type: MODERNA -or- JOHNSHON & JOHNSON

Event Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm

Event Location: Central Valley Health District

 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

 

Jamestown (CVHD) Central Valley Health District’s COVID-19 testing clinics are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 11-a.m. to noon.  The clinics will be held at the Jamestown Civic Center.   Pre registration is required.

 

Jamestown (CSi)  Frontier Village is seeing a large increase in tourists so far this year.

On Wednesday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Tourism Director, Searle Swedlund said, tourist traffic through the Village has been steady, starting with Memorial Day Weekend, this year.

He said compared to 2019, visitors to the Village has increase by 18 percent. He adds that vendor sales are up as well.

He said the National Buffalo Museum has seen similar increases.

A vendor is still be sought for the Frontier Village, General Store.  Anyone interested can contact Jamestown Tourism at 701-251-9145.

Searle said an Open House date will be announced in August at the Village.

He pointed out that the Jamestown City Council has approved the Villages improvements.

He adds that the Railroad Parkette construction has started, just inside the gate to the right, where the thresher was located.  Rail cars have been ordered to arrive in about a month as track work continues with planning assistance by BNSF Railroad.  He said it’s hopeful the Railroad Parkette will be operational by September this year.  Funding has been provided by the Jamestown Eagles Club.

He said the thresher has been relocated just outside of Jamestown and is on display.

He added that planning for Bison World continues with a contingent from Jamestown to approach the state with additional information to obtain additional funding from North Dakota, possibly with additional dollars from the Legacy Fund.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  The Chamber Farmers Appreciation Festival is Thurs July 8 at the Stutsman County Fairgrounds.

Tickets are only $10 and can be purchased on line at www.jamestownchamber.com, or stop by the office at 120 2^nd Street , Southeast.

On a recent Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Chamber Executive Emily Bivens said the event starts with a social at 5:30-p.m. to 6:30-p.m., followed by dinner at 6:30-p.m.,  to 7:3-p.m.,and the presentation of the Ag Woman of the Year Award, and other awards from 7:30-p.m. to 8-p.m.

There will be drawings for over $1,000 in door prizes.

Entertainment will be by Mylo Hatzenbuhler, “The Original  Rock N Roll Farm Boy,” starting at 8-p.m.

The Chamber’s Ag-Energy Committee hosts the event to recognize the great famers and other agricultural industry professionals in the area.

The event is made possible through the many generous area sponsors.

 

Valley City  (Chamber 7-7-21)  Valley City Mayor Dave Carlsrud is passing along another message to the Valley City community.

Hello,

Hopefully you all have had a safe and enjoyable 4^th of July weekend.

Thankfully mosquitoes have been few in most places this year. Please drain puddles & empty containers holding water (maybe behind the garage?) to keep the numbers low.

Check your TREES! Many Birch Trees are stressing … try water and many Maple Trees have Chlorosis.   Please help them.

A few people have asked about the aerobatic performances taking place north of town. We are one of only two North Dakota communities to have an “Aerobatic Box” where these performances can be seen. An Aerobatic Box is 2.5 miles wide & deep with a 10,000-foot ceiling north of our airport. Recently Aerobatic Competency Examiners, “ACE Pilots”, from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were here to certify aerobatic performance these pilots can perform.  Specific performances are certified for this year’s air shows around the country. The two planes we see are the only ones in the nation, at this point, having jet engines in addition to the prop engines. We are of the very few who can see such planes and performances from our own homes. Enjoy them.

I hope you folks have seen the wonderful projects our Beautification Committee has been doing around town. Thank you to all who have contributed to further beautifying Valley City. There are opportunities for you to help too; contact Brandy at 845-8125.

There is new lighting on the City Park Footbridge. Thank you to our Electrical Department.

July 12^th @ 5:00 PM Magician Jonathan May performs at the Barnes County Library.

August 5^th, be watching for “The Longest Table”. For details see: http://www.vclongesttable.org/

Thank you to contributors again this week.

“Join hands instead of pointing fingers”    (Larry Robinson)

Blessings, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Pray,

Dave

Dave Carlsrud

 

 

Bismarck  (NDPI)  A Valley City Educator is among the four North Dakota teachers chosen as finalists for the state Teacher of the Year award for 2022.

They are:
–Bret Dockter, a sixth-grade teacher at Harvey Elementary School;
–Heather Ell, a first-grade teacher at John Hoeven Elementary School in Minot;
–Shari Jerde, a teacher of business education and family and consumer science at Grand Forks Community High School;
–Matt Nielson, an 11th- and 12th-grade science teacher at Valley City High School.

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says the four finalists are examples of North Dakota teaching excellence.  The finalists will be interviewed by an eight-member selection committee. State law says the winner must be announced by September 30th.

 

 

 

Ellendale  (CSi)  The City of Ellendale and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians will be receiving U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development funds for water and waste disposal projects.  Ellendale will receive  $2,644,000 loan and $747,020 grant to replace sewer pipe and manholes in the city to benefit nearly 1,400 residents. The Ellendale grant will be used to replace sewer pipe and manholes for the city of Ellendale. The current infrastructure is aging and large rains can cause the master lift station to become overloaded and back up onto the streets. Multiple residents have reported sewer backups in their homes.

Senator John  Hoeven states:  “Today’s grants will help residents in Ellendale and Turtle Mountain access clean, safe and reliable water by improving and updating infrastructure,”

The funds will be through the USDA’s Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. Details are as follows:

Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians will receive two grants totaling $2,667,000 to construct sewer improvements and replace aging tile and to construct a water reservoir to provide a reliable water supply to residents.

 

 

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Rep. Keith Kempenich was among the thousands of North Dakotans who never took the coronavirus seriously, eschewing face coverings and blowing off the vaccine as an unnecessary hassle. But the longtime Republican lawmaker and rancher from the state’s highly conservative southwest corner now is now a believer after the virus nearly killed him in the waning days of the legislative session this spring. The North Dakota Health Department is looking for testimonials from former virus skeptics like Kempenich as part of a planned public education campaign aimed at boosting the state’s dismal vaccination rate.

 

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — The Mandan City Commission has agreed to equip the community’s police force with body cameras. The commission approved the cameras unanimously Tuesday with no discussion. The police department received a quote from Digital-Ally, which already has cameras inside the police vehicles. The package of 28 body cameras, upgraded in-car cameras, accessories, set-up, training and cloud storage would cost about $165,000 for a five-year subscription. The Lincoln Police Department began using body cameras in early 2020. The Bismarck Police Department and the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department do not use the technology.

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The uncle of a teenager who recorded the last moments of George Floyd’s life in a video that helped launch a global protest movement against racial injustice has died in a crash involving a Minneapolis police car. Darnella Frazier said in a Facebook post that Leneal Lamont Frazier died early Tuesday after his vehicle was struck by the squad car that police said was pursuing another driver linked to several robberies. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner verified Leneal Frazier’s death Wednesday, listing the cause as “multiple blunt force injuries.” Frazier was not involved in the pursuit. His niece questioned why police were involved in a high-speed chase on a residential road. A police spokesman says the fleeing suspect is still at large.

 

In sports…

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lance Lynn allowed one run over six innings in his first start since earning a berth on the AL All-Star team, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1 after cutting outfielder Adam Eaton. Tim Anderson had four hits and Leury García hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the second inning and added a run-scoring triple and a single. Chicago is 10-2 against Minnesota this season, outscoring the Twins 91-47. Lynn gave up four hits and three walks, striking out six, lowering his ERA to 1.99. Four relievers combined for three scoreless innings of two-hit relief.

 

 

(Chamber)  The Young Professional of Jamestown  (YPJ) are gearing up for a Cornhole Tournament  during Buffalo Days, along with the Corner Bar in Downtown Jamestown in the designated block off area,  on First Avenue South.  The event will be held rain or shine..

Teams can register on line at www.jamestownchamber.com

The registration deadline is July 21.

$50 per team of two.

Registrations are non refundable.

Must be 21 or older to participate

Check in is at noon, play begins at 1-p.m

The tournament will follow the American Cornhole Association Regulations. All participants agree to follow these rules and regulations and demonstrate good sportsmanship.

 

 

In world and national news…

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — Rescue crews pulled 10 more bodies from a collapsed condo building, and the emotional toll mounted as officials fought back tears and lamented the ordeal of victims’ exhausted families. The 14th day of the search yielded the highest number of bodies found in a single day and pushed the death toll up to 46. During a news conference, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava repeatedly tried not to weep, paused and shook her head as she described the effect of the tragedy on rescue workers and victims’ families. The latest retrievals reflect what rescue officials have said would be a ramped-up pace of work.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has hosted the first significant talks in months between the Taliban and Afghan government representatives. Wednesday’s meeting was not previously announced. It comes as the U.S. completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan, where districts have increasingly fallen to the Taliban. The high-level talks between the warring sides follow months-old discussions in Qatar that have been stalled by a diplomatic stalemate and escalating violence. But even as officials faced each other across the vast tables in Tehran and Iran’s top diplomat pledged to end the crisis, fighting surged in Afghanistan’s western Badghis province. Iran’s foreign minister addressed the delegates, saying Iran stood ready to help after the U.S. pullout.

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on July 19. The visit comes just months after the detention of his half-brother amid a rare moment of palace intrigue for the close American ally. The White House says Abdullah, Queen Rania and Crown Prince Hussein will visit with the Bidens to “highlight the enduring and strategic partnership between the United States and Jordan.” In April, Jordanian authorities broke up an alleged plot by the Prince Hamzah, half brother of King Abdullah II, to try to take a throne he was once in line to inherit.

 

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s embattled president has been killed at age 53. Jovenel Moïse was a former banana producer and political neophyte who ruled Haiti for more than four years as the country grew increasingly unstable under his watch. Moïse was killed at his private home Wednesday following a highly coordinated attack by a highly trained and heavily armed group, according to interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph. Moïse took office in February 2017, pledging to strengthen institutions, fight corruption and bring more investments and jobs to the Western hemisphere’s poorest nation. But his administration was plagued by massive protests, and critics accused him of growing increasingly authoritarian. His wife, Martine Moïse, was injured in the attack and remains hospitalized.

 

(AP)  The FBI is taking the unusual step of ordering a new look at the autopsy of Black motorist Ronald Greene to consider evidence not provided after his 2019 death, including body camera video of Louisiana state troopers stunning, punching and dragging him during his arrest. The re-examined autopsy is part of a federal civil rights investigation that has taken on new urgency in the seven weeks since The Associated Press obtained and published the video of Greene’s arrest. Prosecutors also met with his family and say they plan to present the case to a grand jury by summer’s end.