Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Nov 21

CSi Weather…

 TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. WEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH.
.SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WINDS
5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN…
FREEZING RAIN…SNOW AND SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER
20S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MORNING…THEN CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. PATCHY BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN
THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA, A60 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA. PATCHY
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDY. LOWS AROUND 15. NORTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.
.MONDAY…DECREASING CLOUDS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE JAMESTOWN AREA.  PATCHY
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDY. HIGHS 15 TO 20.
.MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 10.
.TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS
IN THE MID 20S.
.TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 10 TO 15.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THANKSGIVING DAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS
AROUND 5 BELOW. HIGHS 10 TO 15.
.THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 5 TO 10 ABOVE.
.FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 20S.

A PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN
AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA SATURDAY NIGHT. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP.

GUSTY WINDS AND A CHANCE FOR SNOW ARE FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY ALONG WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG WITH ICY ROADS. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TRAVEL LATER THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK..STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ROAD REPORTS.

Valley City (CSi) Valley City and Barnes County law enforcement were called to a domestic dispute about midnight Friday, at 714 Viking Drive.

Valley City Police Chief Fred Thompson says 28 year-old Joe Allen Uffelman had allegedly thrown a woman to the ground, as she told police that the man had a loaded shotgun and was threatening to shoot anyone who came in the door.

Valley City officers and Barnes County deputies surrounded the residence, then knocked on the door and entered the residence, and found Uffelman unconscious with a shotgun, nearby.

Uffelman was arrested and was charged with domestic battery, felon in possession of a firearm and possession of drug paraphernalia. He has a previously conviction for felony burglary.

Valley City Police ask that anyone with additional information call the Valley City police at 845-3110.

Valley City (CSi)  Mercy Health (Mercy Hospital) is excited to announce the upcoming 19^th Annual Festival of Trees to be held on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at the Valley City Eagles Club.

On Friday’s Wayne Byers Show on CSi Cable 2, Mercy Health (Mercy Hospital’s) Foundation Director, Stephanie Mayfield, said, that with the support of individuals and area businesses, Mercy Healthcare’s Foundation raised $12,000 at last year’s event and was able to complete the renovation of Inpatient Rooms at the Hospital! Funds raised at this year’s Festival of Trees will go towards purchasing new equipment for our Physical Therapy department. The Physical Therapy Department has identified four pieces of new equipment totaling $24,000—so the goal is being stretched for this year’s event.

The event will feature a Silent and Live Auction and offer live Musical Entertainment, Hors d’oeuvres, Quilt Raffle, and Fellowship. New this year will also be a Deluxe Trip Raffle (valued at $5000), with the winner having a choice of trips to one of three locations, New Orleans, Cancun, or Boston, with airfare for two, paid.

There will also be a Wine Pull, and a Designer Purse (to be filled with an undetermined amount of cash!) featured on the live auction. The Hospital Staff create and donate many beautiful gift baskets for the Silent Auction along with terrific donations from local businesses. The Live Auction will feature uniquely decorated live and artificial Christmas trees, wreaths, center pieces, and mantle pieces. Another new item for the Live Auction will be Stephanie preparing a New England Shrimp Boil Experience for a lucky bidder and 7 of their friends to be prepared in their home and paired with wine, appetizers, and homemade Chocolate Rum Cake for dessert.

Tickets are available at Mercy Hospital’s lobby admission desk, $20 per person, or at the door the night of the event. The doors (and silent auction) will open at 6-p.m, and at 8-p.m. the live auction starts.

Contact Stephanie Mayfield in the Mercy Healthcare Foundation office (direct #845-6557 or stephaniemayfield@catholichealth.net) with any questions you have regarding the event.

MAPLETON, N.D. (AP) – The mayor of Mapleton has survived a recall vote in the southeastern North Dakota community.
 
Eric Hillman beat Carlita Dietz with almost two-thirds of the votes in Thursday night’s special election.
 
     Opponents of Hillman said he is unprofessional and belligerent, and has handled city issues unfairly. Hillman said there was no basis for those accusations.
 
     About 600 people live in Mapleton, a growing community near Fargo.

 WASHINGTON (AP) – Hours before addressing the nation on immigration on Thursday, President Barack Obama left the White House for lunch.
 
     The president and first lady Michelle Obama were taking in a midday meal with young people from the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in Cannonball, North Dakota. They were dining on pizza and burgers at adjoining restaurants on Capitol Hill; We, The Pizza and Good Stuff Eatery.
 
     The White House says that, during their visit to the reservation over the summer, the Obamas invited the youth to stop by the White House sometime.
 
     Eighteen youngsters visited the Oval Office before lunch Thursday. Six of them met the Obamas when they were in North Dakota.
 

 FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Cher concerts in the Dakotas have been canceled along with other remaining dates on the singer’s Dress to Kill tour.
 
     The 68-year-old singer is continuing to recover from a viral infection.
 
     Cher had been scheduled to perform in late October at the Fargodome in Fargo and at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. Those performances initially were rescheduled for early next year, and the venues say the shows now have been canceled.
 
     Ticket holders will be able to get refunds.

In sports…

Valley City (CSi) Valley City State University head baseball coach Casey Olney has announced that Oakes native Jon Tyre has signed a letter of intent to play baseball with the Vikings in 2015-16.

A 6-foot tall pitcher and infielder from Oakes, N.D., Tyre pitched 68 innings during the high school and summer baseball seasons. He finished with a 2.15 ERA, 73 strikeouts and an 8-3 record on the mound.

Olney says, “We are excited to welcome Jon to the Viking family. We have been following him for awhile now and think that he will be a great addition to the program. Pitching is most likely the future for Jon, and he will have the chance to compete for innings early on in his career. We are looking forward to seeing him continue to develop and fill out during his senior year. Jon is a great student and bright young man that we think brings a lot to the program on and off the field. ”

He plans to major in athletic training while at VCSU.

The Viking baseball team finished last season third in the North Star Athletic Association and posted an 8-3 record this fall under head coach Casey Olney.

In world and national news…

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A spokesman for the St. Louis County prosecutor says a grand jury is still meeting to consider charges against a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Activists and the Brown family are calling for calm once the grand jury decides whether to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Brown’s Aug. 9 shooting death. Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., put out a video calling for peace, no matter what the decision.
 
     FISHERS, Ind. (AP) – Hundreds of people have turned out to honor an Indiana aid worker who was killed by Islamic State militants. Muslim prayers were offered today for Peter Kassig (KAS’-ihg) at a mosque near Indianapolis. Kassig changed his name to Abdul-Rahman (AHB’-duhl RAHK’-muhn) Kassig when he converted to Islam in captivity. He was captured more than a year ago while delivering aid in Syria through a relief organization he founded.

 
     VIENNA (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry has canceled plans to pull back from nuclear talks with Iran. A State Department spokeswoman says Kerry is staying in Vienna to continue negotiations with Iran’s foreign minister and others. U.S. officials had said earlier Friday that Kerry was planning to leave for Paris later in the day and that his plans to return to the talks were uncertain. The announcement suggests some movement in bridging differences less than four days before Monday’s deadline for a deal.
 
     WASHINGTON (AP) – The United Nations chief is warning that while Ebola may be easing in part of West Africa, it’s still hitting hard in other areas and outpacing the international response. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says if the world speeds its response, “we can contain and end the outbreak by the middle of next year.” But the country of Mali, where six people have died and nearly 500 are being monitored, is of deep concern.

 
     NEW YORK (AP) – Bill Cosby’s shows at casinos in Las Vegas and Arizona have been canceled as more women come forward alleging he sexually assaulted them many years ago. Cosby still apparently plans to bring his comedy to a sold-out theater in Melbourne, Florida, Friday night. At least 34 other shows remain on his schedule through May 2015.